BILL · 2009–10 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 6348
SB 6348: Collection agencies
Prohibiting certain communications of collection agencies and their employees.
Summary
- A collection agency may not communicate with a debtor or anyone else in a way that gives a false impression. A communication by a collection agency is presumed to have been made for the purposes of harassment if it is made with the debtor's spouse or anyone else in any form, manner or place, more than three times in a single week.
From the Senate Bill Report (Orig.) (SB 6348), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
- IntroducedJan 12, 2010
- Out of committeeJan 27, 2010
- Passed Senatestopped here
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Kevin Ranker (D-40)
- Introduced
- January 12, 2010 in the Senate
- Last action
- March 15, 2010
- Versions
- SB 6348, SSB 6348
AN ACT Relating to prohibited communications of collection agencies and their employees;
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Kevin Ranker (D-40)
7 co-sponsors (5 Democrats, 2 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes.
History
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SSB 6348)
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- Senate Rules "X" file. (SSB 6348)
- Senate Rules "X" file.
- Made eligible to be placed on second reading. (SSB 6348)
- Made eligible to be placed on second reading.
- Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SSB 6348)
- Minority; without recommendation. (SSB 6348)
- LCCP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 6348)
- LCCP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
- Minority; without recommendation.
- Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection.
SB 6348 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- SB 6348 (2025–26) Tax voluntary disclosure
- SB 6348 (2019–20) Unemployment benefits
- SB 6348 (2017–18) Marijuana businesses
- SB 6348 (2015–16) Existing county statutes
- SB 6348 (2013–14) Public hospital districts
- SB 6348 (2011–12) Laboratory schools
- SB 6348 (2007–08) Water rights transfers
- SB 6348 (2005–06) Legal aid