Legislation - HB1020

Title: Consumer Protection - Credit Reporting - Medical Debt (Fair Medical Debt Reporting Act)
Sponsored by: Delegate Palakovich Carr
Status: In the House - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
Analysis

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

Details

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
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.

File Code

Subjects

Statutes