Bills · 2009-2010 Regular Session
collection agencies.
- Introduced, completed
- Passes Senate, completed
- Passes Assembly, completed
- Governor signs, completed
- Law, completed
Unfamiliar terms? Glossary
What this bill does
Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, a person may not operate as a collection agency unless the
person is licensed as a collection agency by the Division of Banking in the
Department of Financial Institutions (division). A "collection agency" is defined as
a person engaging in the business of collecting or receiving for payment for others
of any account, bill, or other indebtedness, but the definition also contains specific
exceptions, including those for attorneys, banks, express companies, insurers, and
real estate brokers and salespersons. A collection agency is subject to regulation by
the division and to certain laws regulating its operations.
This bill creates an exception from the definition of "collection agency" for
health care billing companies. As a result, health care billing companies are not
regulated as collection agencies by the division and are not subject to laws governing
collection agencies.
Sponsors
Votes
Senate: Report passage recommended by committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, Biotechnology, and Financial Institutions, Ayes 5, Noes 0
Passed 5–0 Feb 26, 2010 official source full pageNo individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Senate: Read a third time and passed, Ayes 23, Noes 9
Passed 23–9 Mar 4, 2010 official source full pageNo individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Assembly: Report concurrence recommended by committee on Financial Institutions, Ayes 10, Noes 0
Passed 10–0 Apr 9, 2010 official source full pageNo individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Full history
- Sep 14, 2009 · Senate
Introduced by Senator Darling;Cosponsored by Representative J. Ott
- Sep 14, 2009 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, Biotechnology, and Financial Institutions
- Nov 4, 2009 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Nov 18, 2009 · Senate
Senate amendment 1 offered by Senator Darling
- Feb 24, 2010 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Feb 26, 2010 · Senate
Report passage recommended by committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, Biotechnology, and Financial Institutions, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Feb 26, 2010 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Mar 3, 2010 · Senate
Placed on calendar 3-4-2010 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Mar 4, 2010 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Mar 4, 2010 · Senate
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 23, Noes 9
- Mar 4, 2010 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Mar 4, 2010 · Senate
Read a second time
- Mar 4, 2010 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Mar 5, 2010 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- Mar 5, 2010 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Financial Institutions
- Mar 24, 2010 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Apr 7, 2010 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Apr 9, 2010 · Assembly
Report concurrence recommended by committee on Financial Institutions, Ayes 10, Noes 0
- Apr 9, 2010 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Apr 13, 2010 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 4-15-2010 by committee on Rules
- Apr 15, 2010 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Apr 15, 2010 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Apr 15, 2010 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Apr 15, 2010 · Assembly
Read a third time and concurred in
- Apr 15, 2010 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Apr 16, 2010 · Senate
Received from Assembly concurred in
- Apr 23, 2010 · Senate
Report correctly enrolled on 4-23-2010
- May 13, 2010 · Senate
Presented to the Governor on 5-13-2010
- May 18, 2010 · Senate
Report approved by the Governor on 5-18-2010. 2009 Wisconsin Act 404
- May 20, 2010 · Senate
Published 6-1-2010