SSB 5720 — Enacting the uniform consumer debt default judgments act.

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, 2026
  93 yea · 1 nay · 4 not voting
• Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 5, 2026
  47 yea · 0 nay · 2 not voting

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