Faith Winter
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 24
Primary
The bill extends the time in which debtors experiencing financial hardship due to the COVID-19 emergency may have extraordinary debt collection actions suspended. Currently, the law requires a judgment creditor (creditor) to provide a notice to a judgment debtor (debtor) before instituting an extraordinary debt collection action, which includes an action in the nature of a garnishment, attachment, levy, or execution to collect or enforce a judgment. The debtor may suspend the collection action by notifying the creditor that the debtor is experiencing financial hardship due to COVID-19. The obligation to provide notice and the suspension of the collection action are effective through February 1, 2021. The bill extends the effective period for the notice and the suspension to June 1, 2021. If a collection action has already been suspended by the debtor, the creditor is required to notify the debtor that the suspension is now effective through June 1, 2021. In addition, under current law, up to $4,000 cumulative in a depository account or accounts in a debtor's name is exempt from levy and sale under a writ of attachment or execution through February 1, 2021. The bill extends that date to June 1, 2021. (Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.) (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
Governor Signed
Sent to the Governor
Signed by the Speaker of the House
Signed by the President of the Senate
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
House Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
Senate Committee on Finance Refer Amended to Appropriations
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| Signed Act (01/21/2021) | |
| Final Act (01/15/2021) | |
| Rerevised (01/15/2021) | |
| Revised (01/14/2021) | |
| Reengrossed (01/14/2021) | |
| Engrossed (01/13/2021) | |
| Introduced (01/13/2021) | |
| PA2 (03/01/2021) | |
| PA1 (01/13/2021) | |
| Committee Amendment | |
| Amendment L.001 |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| Fiscal Note FN1 (01/13/2021) |
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