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California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Senate Bill

SB 546: Collection Licensing Act: exceptions: billing agents.

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 546 is a senate bill introduced in the California Senate on February 20, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Collection Licensing Act: exceptions: billing agents. Primary sponsor: Timothy Grayson (D). Most recent recorded action (August 17, 2026): Ordered to inactive file on request of Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry.

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Official summary

Legislative Counsel’s Digest (official, as of the latest version). Written by nonpartisan legislative staff; reproduced verbatim.

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.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Timothy GraysonPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate9

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Ordered to inactive file on request of Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry.
  2. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
  3. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 5).
  4. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
  5. Joint Rule 62(a) suspended.
  6. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B. & F.
  7. Referred to Com. on B. & F.
  8. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
  9. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 3286.) Ordered to the Assembly.
  10. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
  11. From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.
  12. Set for hearing January 20.

Sources

  1. California Legislative Information — pubinfo database export
  2. Official bill page