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MA S 2551

introduced

An Act relative to fairness in debt collection

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

Quick answers

Did MA S 2551 pass?

Not yet. MA S 2551 has been introduced as of 2025-07-17 but has not advanced to a vote. Latest recorded action (2025-07-17): Reprinted, as amended, see S2559

What is MA S 2551 about?

MA S 2551 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session (194th General Court) titled “An Act relative to fairness in debt collection”.

Who sponsors MA S 2551?

Senate Committee on Ways and Means is the primary sponsor of MA S 2551, joined by 3 cosponsors.

Introduced
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Latest action
2025-07-17 — Reprinted, as amended, see S2559
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Senate Committee on Ways and Meansprimary
  • James B. Eldridgecosponsor
  • Michael J. Barrettcosponsor
  • Joan B. Lovelycosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-07-10

    Reported from the committee on Senate Ways and Means

  2. 2025-07-10

    Recommended new draft for S2537

  3. 2025-07-10

    Order relative to subject matter adopted

  4. 2025-07-10

    Placed in the Orders of the Day for Thursday, July 17, 2025

  5. 2025-07-17

    Amendment #1 (Rodrigues) adopted

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  6. 2025-07-17

    Substituted, as amended, for S2537

  7. 2025-07-17

    Ordered to a third reading

  8. 2025-07-17

    Read third

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  9. 2025-07-17

    Reprinted, as amended, see S2559

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Passing the bill to be engrossed

    2025-07-17 · pass · 0-0

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S2551

Attribution

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