Hearing 3/11 at 2:00 p.m. (House)
Summary
The bill lets a debtor tell a creditor in writing that a debt is "coerced" and requires the creditor to stop collection while the claim is reviewed. After a 30‑day waiting period, the debtor can sue the creditor for relief and can also sue the person who caused the coerced debt. It failed to pass and did not become law.
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- Judiciary — Bill HearingJudiciary · Mar 11, 2026
History
- Hearing canceled
- Hearing 3/11 at 2:00 p.m.
- Hearing 3/11 at 1:30 p.m.
- Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.
- First Reading Judiciary
Sponsors
- Lopez · sponsor
- Charkoudian
- Embry
- Shetty
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