Sunset Debt-Management Service Providers
Summary
The act implements the recommendations in the 2023 sunset report by the department of regulatory agencies by: Continuing the regulation of debt-management service providers for 11 years, to 2035; Requiring a debt-management service provider to maintain records of the education provided to an individual; Requiring settlement agreements between a consumer and creditor to be in writing; and Requiring fees paid by debt-management service providers to be set administratively instead of through the rule-making process. APPROVED by Governor May 22, 2024 EFFECTIVE August 7, 2024(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Apr 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Apr 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Feb 12, 2024
Signed May 22, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Apr 17, 2024 · House Mar 11, 2024
How they voted
22–9
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 35
Apr 17, 2024
D
Democratic23
82% Yea
R
Republican12
75% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
6
Committee
5
May 22, 2024
Signed into law
Governor Signed
executive
Apr 17, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
upper
Apr 16, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
upper
Apr 10, 2024
Committee
Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to Appropriations
upper
Mar 15, 2024
Introduced
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary
upper
Mar 11, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
lower
Mar 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
lower
Feb 28, 2024
Committee
House Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to Appropriations
lower
Feb 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Committee on Judiciary Witness Testimony and/or Committee Discussion Only
lower
Feb 12, 2024
Introduced
Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Javier Mabrey
DDemocratic
P
Julie Gonzales
DDemocratic
P
Marc Snyder
DDemocratic
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