Existing law regulates various practices related to debt, including its sale and collection. Existing law provides for various private rights of action, including for a patient against a psychotherapist for sexual contact, as defined and specified, a peace officer against an individual who has filed a false complaint with the officer's employing agency, as specified, and a person against another for sexual harassment, as defined and specified.
California SB 975 (20212022) — Debt: coerced debts.
Existing law regulates various practices related to debt, including its sale and collection. Existing law provides for various private rights of action, including for a patient against a psychotherapist for sexual contact, as defined and specified, a peace officer against an individual who has filed a false complaint with the officer's employing agency, as specified, and a person against another for sexual harassment, as defined and specified.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 9–2 (pass) · upper
3rd Reading — 26–8 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended — 5–2 (pass) · upper
Unfinished Business SB975 Min Concurrence — 31–8 (pass) · upper
SB 975 Min Senate Third Reading By Stone — 59–15 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 9–1 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended. — 12–3 (pass) · lower
Placed on suspense file — 6–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Min — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2022-02-10 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2022-02-10 Article IV Section 8(a) of the Constitution and Joint Rule 55 dispensed with February 7, 2022, suspending the 30 calendar day requirement.
2022-02-11 From printer.
2022-02-23 Referred to Coms. on JUD. and APPR. referral-committee
2022-03-30 Set for hearing April 19.
2022-04-14 April 19 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
2022-04-14 Set for hearing April 26.
2022-04-18 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2022-04-28 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 2. Page 3513.) (April 26). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2022-05-02 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2022-05-06 Set for hearing May 16.
2022-05-16 May 16 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.
2022-05-17 Set for hearing May 19.
2022-05-19 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 3777.) (May 19). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2022-05-19 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2022-05-23 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2022-05-24 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 26. Noes 8. Page 3884.) Ordered to the Assembly. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2022-05-25 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2022-06-09 Referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2022-06-16 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2022-06-17 June 21 hearing postponed by committee.
2022-06-23 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2022-06-29 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 1.) (June 28). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2022-06-30 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2022-08-03 August 3 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
2022-08-11 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 3.) (August 11). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2022-08-15 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2022-08-16 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2022-08-24 Read third time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
2022-08-24 Ordered to third reading.
2022-08-30 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2022-08-30 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2022-08-30 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 31. Noes 8. Page 5326.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2022-09-06 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
2022-09-30 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2022-09-30 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 989, Statutes of 2022. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/f68c2893-a63e-48e3-94cd-a3b17a2aca8f. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).