Consumer Protection

194th General Court (2025-2026)

S.735/H.1275
An Act Relative to Fairness in Debt Collection

The Debt Collection Fairness Act updates several long out-of-date consumer protections ensuring that people aren’t pushed over a financial precipice when they are sued for debts that are often old, and have been bought for pennies on the dollar by those currently trying to collect them.


S.1523/H.2438
An Act Removing Social Security Numbers from Death Certificates

This bill protects privacy for the family of a person who dies.