Massachusetts · Bill 2713 · 193rd General Court

An Act relative to fairness in debt collection

  1. Introduced Mar 25, 2024
  2. In committee Mar 25, 2024
  3. Passed the Senate Mar 28, 2024
  4. Died  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Senate, March 25, 2024 -- The committee on Senate Ways and Means, to whom was referred the Senate Bill relative to fairness in debt collection (Senate, No. 2638),- reports, recommending that the same ought to pass with an amendment substituting a new draft with the same title (Senate, No. 2713).

Every action

8 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. CommitteeReported from the committee on Senate Ways and Means · Senate Committee on Ways and Means
  2. SenateRecommended new draft for S2638
  3. SenateSubstituted as a new draft for S2638
  4. SenateOrdered to a third reading
  5. SenateRead third
  6. SenatePassed to be engrossed -see Roll Call #122 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
  7. CommitteeRead; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means · House Committee on Ways and Means
  8. HouseNo further action taken

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 1 on the floor, 0 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Sponsors

The 0 members who introduced it, joined by 6 cosponsors: 6 Democrats.

  • SC Senate Committee on Ways and Means Sponsoring committee
All 6 cosponsors

From Massachusetts's official records (malegislature.gov/api), checked Nov 14, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.