Government
Aug. 22, 2019
Bill to protect debtors is headed to state Assembly vote
A bill that would protect the last few dollars in a debtor’s bank account is headed to a vote in the full state Assembly.
A bill that would protect the last few dollars in a debtor's bank account is headed to a vote in the full state Assembly.
Jessica Bartholow with the Western Center for Law and Poverty testified SB 616 is needed in part because cuts to federal aid programs are worsening the nation's consumer debt crisis and creating a "tsunami" of work for legal aid lawyers who are trying to protect the last assets of low-income people.
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