HB1859Introduced in the House
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8; Title 9; Title 47, Chapter 18; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to medical debt.
Introduced by Shaundelle Brooks, District 60
What does this bill do?
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Official description
As introduced, enacts the "Freedom from Medical Debt Act," which requires the state treasurer to contract with a nonprofit entity to acquire and repay certain medical debts for Tennessee residents with incomes at or below 400 percent of the federal poverty level or who owe medical debt equal to 5 percent or more of their household income, and prohibits healthcare providers from reporting a patient's medical debt to a consumer reporting agency. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 9; Title 47, Chapter 18; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.
Where it stands
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Banking and Consumer Affairs Subcommittee of Commerce Committee
March 11, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
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Bill history
Filed for introduction
Intro., P1C.
P2C, ref. to Commerce Committee
Assigned to s/c Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee
Placed on s/c cal Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee for 3/11/2026
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Banking and Consumer Affairs Subcommittee of Commerce Committee
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