MA S737

Bill

To prevent bureaucratic overreach in the collection of student debt

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 prevent bureaucratic overreach in the collection of student debt. Higher Education.

AI Summary

This bill aims to prevent bureaucratic overreach in the collection of student debt. It proposes to amend the General Laws by striking out provisions in Chapter 30A and Chapter 112 that relate to the collection of student debt. The bill does not provide specific details on the changes it seeks to make, but the general intent is to limit the government's authority in this area.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (6)

Mike Barrett (D), Will Brownsberger (D), Sonia Chang-Díaz (D), Jo Comerford (D), Eric Lesser (D), John Velis (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2991 (on 12/29/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S737

(9 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S737
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S737.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H205	Relative to debt collection licensure	Accompanied a new draft, see H3949	Similar To
H2549	Relative to the improvement in the process for collecting delinquent property taxes	Accompanied a study order, see H5080	Similar To
H43	Relative to student debt	Accompanied a study order, see H5209	Similar To
S1386	Improving juvenile justice data collection	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1660	Relative to the collection of personal property taxes	Accompanied a study order, see S2549	Similar To
S167	To prevent unscrupulous medical debt recovery practices	Accompanied a study order, see S2534	Similar To
S1762	Relative to the marketplace collection of sales tax	Accompanied a study order, see H5080	Similar To
S2991	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Higher Education to make an investigation and study of a certain current Senate document relative to higher education matters	Order reported favorably by committee and referred to the Joint Committee on Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently	Replaced by
S982	Relative to speed limitations near waste or recycling collection vehicles	Accompanied H1330	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H205

Relative to debt collection licensure

Accompanied a new draft, see H3949

Similar To

H2549

Relative to the improvement in the process for collecting delinquent property taxes

Accompanied a study order, see H5080

Similar To

H43

Relative to student debt

Accompanied a study order, see H5209

Similar To

S1386

Improving juvenile justice data collection

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S1660

Relative to the collection of personal property taxes

Accompanied a study order, see S2549

Similar To

S167

To prevent unscrupulous medical debt recovery practices

Accompanied a study order, see S2534

Similar To

S1762

Relative to the marketplace collection of sales tax

Accompanied a study order, see H5080

Similar To

S2991

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Higher Education to make an investigation and study of a certain current Senate document relative to higher education matters

Order reported favorably by committee and referred to the Joint Committee on Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently

Replaced by

S982

Relative to speed limitations near waste or recycling collection vehicles

Accompanied H1330

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