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2007 Regular Session

House Bill 7210

AN ACT CONCERNING THE PREVENTION OF ABUSIVE AND DECEPTIVE DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES.

Became law as Public Act 07-176, signed July 5, 2007, 135 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To give victims of unfair and abusive creditor debt collection practices the similar remedies under the Connecticut Creditors' Collection Practice Act as are available against collection agencies under the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

9 co-sponsors

Ron Burns, Bruce Zalaski, Elissa T. Wright, Joe Aresimowicz, Carlo Leone, Elizabeth B. Ritter, John C. Geragosian, Walter M. Pawelkiewicz, Kathleen M. Tallarita

In the Senate

    7 co-sponsors

    John A. Kissel, Gary D. LeBeau, Joseph J. Crisco Jr., Andrea L. Stillman, Mary Ann Handley, Edwin A. Gomes, Martin M. Looney

    Its course

    February 20 to July 5, 2007, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

    Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

    Every action27 actions on 18 days

    In the House of RepresentativesFeb 20 to May 170 days

    General Law CommitteeFeb 20 to Mar 614 days

    Judiciary CommitteeMar 27 to Apr 913 days

    In the SenateMay 1 to Jun 535 days

    Waiting to be sentJun 5 to Jun 2520 days

    With the GovernorJun 25 to Jul 510 days

    Text

    Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

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    What happened

    In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

    In the House of Representatives Feb 20 – May 1

    1. Feb 20Introduced and sent to General Law Committee
    2. Feb 23Heard in General Law Committee
    3. Mar 6General Law Committee recommended it
    4. Mar 27Sent to Judiciary Committee
    5. Apr 9Judiciary Committee recommended a substitute for it
    6. May 1Passed the House of Representatives

    In the Senate May 3 – Jun 5

    1. May 3Arrived in the Senate
    2. Jun 5Passed the Senate

    To the Governor Jun 19 – Jul 5

    1. Jun 19Numbered Public Act 07-176
    2. Jun 25Sent to the Secretary of the State
    3. Jul 5Signed by the Governor
    All 27 actions, as published
    1. Feb 20REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Feb 23PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 6Joint FavorableBoth houses
    4. Mar 6FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Mar 15REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Mar 21RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Mar 21FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    8. Mar 21HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    9. Mar 21FILE NO.Both houses
    10. Mar 27REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ONHouse of Representatives
    11. Apr 9Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    12. Apr 10FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    13. Apr 18REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    14. Apr 24RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    15. Apr 24NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
    16. Apr 24TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    17. Apr 24FILE NO.Both houses
    18. May 1HOUSE PASSEDHouse of Representatives
    19. May 3FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    20. May 3SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    21. May 30MOVED TO FOOT OF CAL., SENATESenate
    22. Jun 4REMOVED FOOT OF CALENDAR SENATESenate
    23. Jun 5SENATE PASSEDSenate
    24. Jun 5ON CONSENT CALENDAR /IN CONCURRENCESenate
    25. Jun 19PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
    26. Jun 25TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
    27. Jul 5SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor