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Senate panel hears support for HB 4238 to protect victims of coerced debt and identity theft
Summary
The Senate Committee on Business & Commerce heard testimony supporting HB 4238, which would limit debt collection when consumers present a court order showing debts were incurred through identity theft or coercion, including in domestic-violence cases.
The Senate Committee on Business & Commerce heard testimony in favor of House Bill 4238, a bill intended to protect consumers from collection attempts on debts incurred through identity theft, including coerced debts arising from domestic violence.
Senators were told the measure aligns with prior work on coerced debt and would give victims a clear mechanism to stop collection activity. Senator Dean Zaffirini described the committee substitute as narrowing proof of…
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