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MA H 4316

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An Act relative to fairness in debt collection

Massachusetts · 2025-2026 Regular Session (194th General Court) · lower

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Did MA H 4316 pass?

Not yet. MA H 4316 is in committee as of 2025-07-28 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2025-07-28): Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

What is MA H 4316 about?

MA H 4316 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session (194th General Court) titled “An Act relative to fairness in debt collection”.

Who sponsors MA H 4316?

Joint Committee on Financial Services is the primary sponsor of MA H 4316, joined by 9 cosponsors.

Introduced
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Latest action
2025-07-28 — Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
Bill type
bill
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Sponsors

  • Joint Committee on Financial Servicesprimary
  • Tram T. Nguyencosponsor
  • Christine P. Barbercosponsor
  • Carmine Lawrence Gentilecosponsor
  • Kristin E. Kassnercosponsor
  • Patrick Joseph Kearneycosponsor
  • Sally P. Keranscosponsor
  • David Henry Argosky LeBoeufcosponsor
  • Greg Schwartzcosponsor
  • Danillo A. Senacosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-07-28

    Reported from the committee on Financial Services

  2. 2025-07-28

    New draft of H1275

  3. 2025-07-28

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

    committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee

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Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4316

Attribution

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