AB250Introduced in the Assembly
Revises provisions relating to certain debt. (BDR 52-599)
Introduced by Heather Goulding, District 27
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
AN ACT relating to debt; establishing coerced debt as an affirmative defense in certain civil actions to collect an unsecured consumer debt; setting forth requirements for asserting the affirmative defense of coerced debt; requiring a court to take certain actions upon finding that a debt is a coerced debt; authorizing certain claims and remedies; revising provisions governing the presumption of intent to defraud in the issuance of certain instruments; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Where it stands
Chapter 240.
June 3, 2025
How did lawmakers vote?
Assembly votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
Senate votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
SenateStage: Senate Final Passage · May 23, 2025
21
Yes
0
No
0
Absent or Not Voting
21 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each senator voted
| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Michelee Cruz-Crawford | 1 | Yes |
| Edgar Flores | 2 | Yes |
| Rochelle Nguyen | 3 | Yes |
| Dina Neal | 4 | Yes |
| Carrie Ann Buck | 5 | Yes |
| Nicole Cannizzaro | 6 | Yes |
| Roberta Lange | 7 | Yes |
| Marilyn Dondero Loop | 8 | Yes |
| Melanie Scheible | 9 | Yes |
| Fabian Donate | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
Read first time. Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor. To printer.
From printer. To committee.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
Placed on Second Reading File.
Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 442.)
Dispensed with reprinting.
Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 33, Nays: 9.)
To printer.
From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint.
To Senate.
In Senate.
Read first time. Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor. To committee.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
Placed on Second Reading File.
Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 592.) To printer.
From printer. To re-engrossment. Re-engrossed. Second reprint.
Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 734.)
Reprinting dispensed with.
Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To printer.
From printer. To re-engrossment. Re-engrossed. Third reprint. To Assembly.
In Assembly.
Senate Amendment No. 592 and 734 concurred in. To enrollment.
Enrolled and delivered to Governor.
Approved by the Governor.
Chapter 240.
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