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Committee releases bill to require courts to publish consumer debt lawsuit statistics

Assembly Regulated Professions Committee · February 12, 2026
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Summary

The Assembly Regulated Professions Committee released A1340, which would direct the Administrative Office of the Courts to collect and publish detailed statistics on civil consumer debt collection lawsuits, including new filings by court division, cases pending 3+ months, representation rates and default judgments. There were no witnesses; the committee voted to release the bill.

Assemblyman Dan Hutchison presiding over the Assembly Regulated Professions Committee on the bill to improve transparency in consumer debt litigation.

The committee on Monday released Assembly Bill A1340, a measure that would require the Administrative Office of the Courts to collect and publish annual statistics on civil consumer debt collection lawsuits and to provide an…

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