2008 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 748

File Code: Financial Institutions
Sponsored By:
Chair, Economic Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Labor, Licensing and Regulation)
Entitled:
Commercial Law - Consumer Debt Collection

Synopsis:

Altering the definition of "collector" to exclude a property manager from provisions of law relating to debt collection; prohibiting specified actions by debt collectors collecting or attempting to collect an alleged debt arising out of a consumer transaction; authorizing a debt collector to make a specified assumption; requiring debt collectors to apply payments to the debt indicated by the debtor, under specified circumstances; and defining "property manager".

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occuring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
2/4
First Reading Economic Matters
2/6
Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.
4/2
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
3/27
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/28
Third Reading Passed (136-5)
Senate Action
3/31
First Reading Senate Rules
4/5
Re-referred Finance
Hearing 4/5 at 11:00 a.m.
4/7
Unfavorable Report by Finance

Sponsored by:

Economic Matters Committee, Chair
Departmental
Labor, Licensing and Regulation, Department of

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Banks and Trust Companies
Checks
Consumer Protection -see also- Unfair Trade Practices
Debt Collection -see also- Attachments and Garnishments
Disclosure
Harassment

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Commercial Law
( 14-201 , 14-202 , 14-203 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
House
Number: 793495/01     Offered on: April 2, 2008   at: 10:26 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
House
March 28, 2008: Third Reading Passed (136-5)