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MA S 2559

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An Act relative to fairness in debt collection

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

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Did MA S 2559 pass?

Not yet. MA S 2559 is in committee as of 2025-07-21 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2025-07-21): Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

What is MA S 2559 about?

Senate, July 17, 2025 -- Text of the Senate Bill relative to fairness in debt collection (Senate, No. 2559) (being the text of Senate, No. 2551, printed as amended).

Description

Senate, July 17, 2025 -- Text of the Senate Bill relative to fairness in debt collection (Senate, No. 2559) (being the text of Senate, No. 2551, printed as amended).

Introduced
Latest action
2025-07-21 — Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • James B. Eldridgecosponsor
  • Michael J. Barrettcosponsor
  • Joan B. Lovelycosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2025-07-17

    S2551, reprinted as amended

  2. 2025-07-17

    Passed to be engrossed -see Roll Call #60 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)

    passage

  3. 2025-07-21

    Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

    referral-committee

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Votes

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Related bills

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Attribution

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