Great Lakes Credit & Collection Association

Registered Principal Details

Business Or Interest:
Credit and collection professionals in Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin.

Lobbying Interests:
Issues that affect debt collection agencies ability to operate and issues that affect the collection industry as a whole.

CEO Name:
Tammy Schoenberg

Contact
TS
Tammy Schoenberg
4040 W 70th St
Minneapolis, MN 55439
6082257477
Schoenberg@acainternational.org
http://www.glcca.org

Authorized Lobbyists

Lobbyist Name Exclusive Duties Authorized On Withdrawn On

Lobbying Interests

Legislative Bills/Resolutions

Assembly Bill 172
Assembly Bill 172
Relating to: consumer data protection and providing a penalty. (FE)

Bill Text and History

Undisclosed
Notification Date
4/10/2025
First Communication Date
4/3/2025
Communication Information
The principal, a lobbyist authorized by the principal, or another individual acting on behalf of the principal has communicated on this matter.
Assembly Bill 296
Assembly Bill 296
Relating to: eliminating the 13-week limit on the garnishment of earnings of certain debtors.

Bill Text and History

Other
Notification Date
6/23/2025
First Communication Date
N/A
Communication Information
The principal, a lobbyist authorized by the principal, or another individual acting on behalf of the principal has not yet communicated on this matter, but intends to do so at a later date.
Assembly Bill 320
Assembly Bill 320
Relating to: increasing certain court fees and surcharges and indexing those amounts for inflation. (FE)

Bill Text and History

Undisclosed
Notification Date
7/14/2025
First Communication Date
N/A
Communication Information
The principal, a lobbyist authorized by the principal, or another individual acting on behalf of the principal has not yet communicated on this matter, but intends to do so at a later date.
Assembly Bill 353
Assembly Bill 353
Relating to: price transparency in hospitals, restricting certain debt collection actions against patients, and providing a penalty. (FE)

Bill Text and History

Undisclosed
Notification Date
7/14/2025
First Communication Date
N/A
Communication Information
The principal, a lobbyist authorized by the principal, or another individual acting on behalf of the principal has not yet communicated on this matter, but intends to do so at a later date.
Senate Bill 300
Senate Bill 300
Relating to: eliminating the 13-week limit on the garnishment of earnings of certain debtors.

Bill Text and History

Other
Notification Date
6/23/2025
First Communication Date
N/A
Communication Information
The principal, a lobbyist authorized by the principal, or another individual acting on behalf of the principal has not yet communicated on this matter, but intends to do so at a later date.
Senate Bill 333
Senate Bill 333
Relating to: increasing certain court fees and surcharges and indexing those amounts for inflation. (FE)

Bill Text and History

Undisclosed
Notification Date
6/23/2025
First Communication Date
N/A
Communication Information
The principal, a lobbyist authorized by the principal, or another individual acting on behalf of the principal has not yet communicated on this matter, but intends to do so at a later date.

Total Lobbying Effort

  2025
January - June
Total
Total Lobbying Expenditures 2025
January - June
$9,000.00
Total $9,000.00
Total Hours Communicating 2025
January - June
0.00
Total 0.00
Total Hours Other 2025
January - June
20.00
Total 20.00

Percent Allocation of Lobbying Effort

Legislative Bills/Resolutions

No legislative bills/resolutions found.

Budget Bill Subjects

No budget bill subjects found.

Administrative Rulemaking Proceedings

No administrative rulemaking proceedings found.

Topics Not Yet Assigned A Bill Or Rule Number

No topics found.

Minor Efforts

(Time spent on matters each of which accounted for less than 10% of the organization's lobbying.)

Minor Efforts
2025
January - June
2025
July - December
2026
January - June
2026
July - December
Total
2025
January - June
20%
2025
July - December
2026
January - June
2026
July - December
Total 20%

Other Matters

Includes time spent on:

  • Gubernatorial nominations
  • Matters on which the organization made no lobbying communication

Other Matters
2025
January - June
2025
July - December
2026
January - June
2026
July - December
Total
2025
January - June
80%
2025
July - December
2026
January - June
2026
July - December
Total 80%

Filed Statements of Lobbying Activity and Expenditures