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SB 546STATE · CaliforniaIntroduced

Collection Licensing Act: exceptions: billing agents.

The Debt Collection Licensing Act generally regulates the business of debt collection and prohibits a person from engaging in the business of debt collection in this state without first obtaining a license pursuant to the act. The act provides that it does not apply to certain institutions and persons. This bill would provide that the act does not apply to billing agents, except as specified.

Voted 8/17/2026View source

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Docket history

Action history

  1. 6/23/2026From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
  2. 6/22/2026Joint Rule 62(a) suspended.
  3. 6/11/2026From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B. & F.
  4. 5/4/2026Referred to Com. on B. & F.
  5. 1/26/2026Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 3286.) Ordered to the Assembly.
  6. 1/26/2026In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
  7. 1/21/2026Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
  8. 1/20/2026From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.
  9. 1/9/2026Set for hearing January 20.
  10. 1/7/2026From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 3187.) (January 7). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.