California bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California AB 1166
Fair Debt Settlement Practices Act.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Valencia (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the California legislature· summary
Existing law, the Fair Debt Settlement Practices Act, prohibits a debt settlement provider from engaging in false, deceptive, or misleading acts or practices, as specified, when providing debt settlement services. Existing law requires a debt settlement provider to provide a consumer with certain disclosures along with an unsigned copy of the proposed written contract between the debt settlement provider and the consumer and prohibits certain unfair, abusive, or deceptive practices in connection with payment processor activities. Existing law authorizes a consumer to terminate a contract for debt settlement services at any time without a fee or penalty of any sort by notifying the debt settlement provider, at which time the debt settlement provider is required to, among other things, provide, within 3 business days, a detailed accounting of any amounts received or expected to be received by the debt settlement provider from the consumer's settlement account after the debt settlement provider received effective notice of request for cancellation. Existing law authorizes a consumer to bring a civil action for violation of these provisions.
This bill would expand the protections for consumers described above to include commercial debtors, as defined, and make other, nonsubstantive and related changes.
Text versions
- 07/07/25 - Amended Senate· Jul 7, 2025
- 02/21/25 - Introduced· Feb 21, 2025
- AB1166
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 8:06 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 2025 Senate | Placed on suspense file | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Jul 15, 2025 Senate | Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Jul 2, 2025 Senate | Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Judiciary] | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| May 15, 2025 House | AB 1166 Valencia Assembly Third Reading | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| May 5, 2025 House | Do pass. | pass | Set your home in California to see |
Actions
- Aug 29, 2025 · Senate
In committee: Held under submission. - Aug 18, 2025 · Senate
In committee: Referred to suspense file. - Jul 16, 2025 · Senate
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 1.) (July 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. - Jul 7, 2025 · Senate
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. - Jul 3, 2025 · Senate
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (July 2). - Jun 12, 2025 · Senate
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee. - May 28, 2025 · Senate
Referred to Coms. on B. & F.I., JUD. and APPR. - May 15, 2025 · Senate
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. - May 15, 2025 · House
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 1560.) - May 7, 2025 · House
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. - May 6, 2025 · House
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (May 5). - Mar 13, 2025 · House
Referred to Com. on B.&F. - Feb 24, 2025 · House
Read first time. - Feb 22, 2025 · House
From printer. May be heard in committee March 24. - Feb 21, 2025 · House
Introduced. To print.