MA H205

Bill

MA H205

Relative to debt collection licensure

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to further regulate debt collection licensure. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.

AI Summary

This bill, known as the "Debt Collection Licensure Parity Act," aims to further regulate debt collection practices in Massachusetts. It amends the definition of "debt collector" to include any person or entity that purchases charged-off debt for collection purposes, even if they do not directly collect the debt themselves. The bill requires all debt collectors, including those who purchase charged-off debt, to obtain a license from the state commissioner before engaging in debt collection activities. It also allows affiliated debt collection companies to be licensed under a single license, subject to a single examination. The bill will take effect on January 1, 2020 and will not impact any debt collection actions, civil suits, or judgments entered prior to that date.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (2)

Tackey Chan (D), Brad Jones (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see H3949 (on 07/01/2019)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H205

(11 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H205
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H205.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1179	Relative to hospital billing and licensure	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
H203	Relative to licensure of equine dentists	Accompanied a study order, see H5043	Similar To
H304	Providing for provisional licensure for speech-language pathologists	Accompanied S105	Similar To
H3053	Relative to the licensure of inspection stations	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H309	Relative to updating the plumbing code in order to accommodate agricultural uses	Accompanied a study order, see H5043	Similar To
H3949	Relative to debt collection licensure	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Replaced by
H558	Relative to the licensure and regulation of au pair and nanny agencies by the Department of Early Education and Care	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Similar To
S105	Providing for provisional licensure for speech-language pathologists	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S137	Requiring domestic violence and sexual assault education for certain occupations	Accompanied S125	Similar To
S162	Relative to permitting apprenticing for Type 2 operator cosmetology licensure	Accompanied a study order, see S2534	Similar To
S167	To prevent unscrupulous medical debt recovery practices	Accompanied a study order, see S2534	Similar To

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