BILL · 2019–20 SESSION
SB 5034: Debt collection complaints
Requiring debt collection complaints to be filed prior to service of summons and complaint.
Summary
- Prohibits a collection agency from serving a debtor with a summons and complaint in a debt collection lawsuit unless the court documents are filed with the court first and the assigned case number appears on the service documents.
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Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
- IntroducedJan 14, 2019
- Out of committeeFeb 1, 2019
- Passed Senatestopped here
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Manka Dhingra (D-45)
- Introduced
- January 14, 2019 in the Senate
- Last action
- January 13, 2020
- Requested by
- State agency
- Companion bill
- HB 1066
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
AN ACT Relating to the service of legal actions to collect a debt by a collection agency;
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Manka Dhingra (D-45)
6 co-sponsors (6 Democrats, 0 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes.
History
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- Senate Rules "X" file.
- Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- Minority; do not pass.
- LAW - Majority; do pass.
- First reading, referred to Law & Justice.
- Prefiled for introduction.
SB 5034 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- SB 5034 (2025–26) System improvement team
- SB 5034 (2023–24) Vehicular pursuits
- SB 5034 (2021–22) Nonprofit corporations
- SB 5034 (2017–18) Local gov. financial reports
- SB 5034 (2015–16) Occupational therapists
- SB 5034 (2013–14) Operating omnibus approps
- SB 5034 (2011–12) Private infrastructure
- SB 5034 (2009–10) Veterans' scoring criteria