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BILL · 2009–10 SESSION

HB 1974: Collection agencies

Restricting the ability of collection agencies to report public debt to consumer reporting agencies.

Summary

  • Requires governmental entities assigning debt to a collection agency to establish in contract that the collection agency may not report the debt to a consumer reporting agency.

From the House Bill Analysis 2009 (HB 1974), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedFeb 4, 2009
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Sharon Tomiko Santos (D-37)
Introduced
February 4, 2009 in the House
Last action
March 15, 2010
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to restricting the ability of collection agencies to report public debt to consumer reporting agencies;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Sharon Tomiko Santos (D-37)

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. First reading, referred to Financial Institutions & Insurance.

HB 1974 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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