Legislation - HB1020

Title: Consumer Protection - Credit Reporting - Medical Debt (Fair Medical Debt Reporting Act)
Sponsored by: Delegate Palakovich Carr
Status: In the Senate - First Reading Finance
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Prohibiting a consumer reporting agency from furnishing any consumer report containing certain adverse information relating to a consumer's medical debt, or any collection action against a consumer for medical debt, or maintain a file on a consumer related to medical debt or collections; prohibiting a person from using medical debt information from a consumer report for certain purposes; prohibiting a health care facility, a health care practitioner, or an ambulance service from disclosing medical debt to a consumer reporting agency; etc.

Committees

Original:: Economic Matters Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Finance

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Cross-filed with: SB0614

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2025

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/03/2025 Legislative Date 2/03/2025 Action First Reading Economic Matters Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Consumer Protection - Credit Reporting - Medical Debt (Fair Medical Debt Reporting Act) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/04/2025 Legislative Date 2/04/2025 Action Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Economic Matters Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/03/2025 Legislative Date 3/03/2025 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/04/2025 Legislative Date 2/25/2025 Action Favorable with Amendments {763627/1 Adopted Proceedings 37BClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/04/2025 Legislative Date 2/25/2025 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 37BClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Consumer Protection - Credit Reporting - Medical Debt (Fair Medical Debt Reporting Act) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/06/2025 Legislative Date 2/27/2025 Action Third Reading Passed (101-33) Proceedings 39 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/07/2025 Legislative Date 2/19/2025 Action Referred Finance Proceedings 39 Click to view Recorded Media

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	2/03/2025	2/03/2025	First Reading Economic Matters
			Text - First - Consumer Protection - Credit Reporting - Medical Debt (Fair Medical Debt Reporting Act)
House	2/04/2025	2/04/2025	Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Economic Matters	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/03/2025	3/03/2025	Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
House	3/04/2025	2/25/2025	Favorable with Amendments {763627/1 Adopted	37BClick to view Recorded Media
House	3/04/2025	2/25/2025	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	37BClick to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Consumer Protection - Credit Reporting - Medical Debt (Fair Medical Debt Reporting Act)
House	3/06/2025	2/27/2025	Third Reading Passed (101-33)	39 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/07/2025	2/19/2025	Referred Finance	39 Click to view Recorded Media

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