SSB 5720: Enacting the uniform consumer debt default judgments act.
Signed into law: Chapter 107, Laws of 2026
- Sponsor
- Pedersen
- Introduced
- February 10, 2025
- Status
- C 107 L 26
- Last action
- Effective date 1/1/2027. (March 18, 2026)
- As of
- October 16, 2026, 5:15 AM Pacific, from the Legislature’s records
What this bill does
Adopts the Uniform Consumer Debt Default Judgments Act to create rules a plaintiff must follow in order to obtain a default judgment in a lawsuit seeking collection of a consumer debt. Establishes requirements for the contents of a complaint or amended complaint, contents of a required notice to the consumer, and penalties for violating these requirements.
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Floor votes
- House: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 4, 202693 yea · 1 nay · 4 not voting
- Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 5, 202647 yea · 0 nay · 2 not voting
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