CA SB 546
withdrawnCollection Licensing Act: exceptions: billing agents.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did CA SB 546 pass?
No. CA SB 546 was withdrawn and is no longer under consideration. Latest recorded action (2026-08-17): Ordered to inactive file on request of Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry.
What is CA SB 546 about?
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. This bill would provide that the act does not apply to billing agents, except as specified.
Who sponsors CA SB 546?
Grayson is the primary sponsor of CA SB 546.
Description
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. This bill would provide that the act does not apply to billing agents, except as specified.
- Introduced
- 2025-02-20
- Latest action
- 2026-08-17 — Ordered to inactive file on request of Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Graysonauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-08-17
Ordered to inactive file on request of Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry.
2026-08-06
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-08-05
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 5).
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2026-06-23
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2026-06-22
Joint Rule 62(a) suspended.
2026-06-11
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B. & F.
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2026-05-04
Referred to Com. on B. & F.
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2026-01-26
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
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2026-01-26
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 3286.) Ordered to the Assembly.
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2026-01-21
Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
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2026-01-20
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.
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2026-01-09
Set for hearing January 20.
2026-01-07
From 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.
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2026-01-05
Withdrawn from committee.
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2026-01-05
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HOUSING.
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2026-01-05
Re-referred to Com. on B. & F.I.
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2026-01-05
Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
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2025-12-18
Set for hearing January 7 in B. & F.I. pending receipt.
2025-03-05
Referred to Coms. on HOUSING and JUD.
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2025-02-21
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.
2025-02-20
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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Votes
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
2026-01-07 · pass · 5-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Strickland: yes
- Niello: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Hurtado: other
- Limón: other
Consent Calendar 2nd
2026-01-26 · pass · 39-0
Member-level votes (40)
- Grayson: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Valladares: yes
- Becker: yes
- Jones: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Strickland: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Stern: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Laird: yes
- Choi: yes
- Alvarado-Gil: yes
- Pérez: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Limón: yes
- Allen: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Rubio: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Niello: yes
- Grove: yes
- Gonzalez: other
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-06-22 · pass · 8-0
Member-level votes (9)
- Chen: yes
- Krell: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Fong: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Soria: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Schiavo: other
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