The Debt Collection Licensing Act generally regulates the business of debt collection and prohibits a person from engaging in the business of debt collection in this state without first obtaining a license pursuant to the act. The act provides that it does not apply to certain institutions and persons.
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This bill would provide that the act does not apply to billing agents, except as specified.
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Introduced
Passed Senate
3Passed Assembly
4To Governor
5Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
2026
Aug 17Ordered to inactive file on request of Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry.Latest
Aug 6Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
Aug 5From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 5).Minor
Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Lower
Jun 23From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
Jun 22Joint Rule 62(a) suspended.
Vote recorded Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Lower
Jun 11From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B. & F.Major
May 4Referred to Com. on B. & F.Minor
Jan 26In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.Minor
Vote recorded Consent Calendar 2nd. Result: pass.Upper
Jan 26Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 3286.) Ordered to the Assembly.Passed Senate
Jan 21Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.Minor
Jan 20From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.Minor
Jan 9Set for hearing January 20.
Jan 7From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 3187.) (January 7). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Upper
Jan 5Re-referred to Com. on B. & F.I.Minor
Jan 5Re-referred to Com. on RLS.Minor
Jan 5Withdrawn from committee.Major
Jan 5From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HOUSING.Major
2025
Dec 18Set for hearing January 7 in B. & F.I. pending receipt.
Mar 5Referred to Coms. on HOUSING and JUD.Minor
Feb 21From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.
Feb 20Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.Introduced