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S0027Introduced in the Senate

An act relating to medical debt relief and excluding medical debt from credit reports

Passed

Introduced by Virginia Lyons, District CHI

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Official description

An act relating to medical debt relief and excluding medical debt from credit reports

Where it stands

Senate Message: Signed by Governor May 15, 2025

May 16, 2025

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Bill history

  1. Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Judiciary

  2. Committee on Judiciary relieved; bill committed to Committee on Health and Welfare on motion of Senator Hashim

  3. Entered on Notice Calendar

  4. Second Reading

  5. Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare

  6. Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31

  7. Entered on Notice Calendar

  8. Second Reading

  9. Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare

  10. Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations

  11. New Business/Second Reading

  12. Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare

  13. Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations

  14. Read 2nd time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Cummings for Committee on Health and Welfare

  15. Reported favorably by Senator Lyons for Committee on Appropriations

  16. Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare agreed to

  17. 3rd reading ordered

  18. New Business/Third Reading

  19. Read 3rd time & passed

  20. Read first time and referred to the Committee on Health Care

  21. Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

  22. Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)

  23. Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

  24. Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

  25. Referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a)

  26. Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

  27. Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

  28. Read second time

  29. Rep. Page of Newport City reported for the Committee on Health Care

  30. Rep. Nigro of Bennington recommended for the Committee on Appropriations

  31. Rep. Feltus of Lyndon recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means

  32. Rep. Black of Essex, Berbeco of Winooski, Cina of Burlington, Cordes of Bristol, Critchlow of Colchester, Demar of Enosburgh, Goldman of Rockingham, Houghton of Essex Junction, McFaun of Barre Town, Page of Newport City, and Powers of Waterford moved to amend the report of the Committee on Health Care, which was agreed to

  33. Rep. Donahue of Northfield and Black of Essex moved to amend the report of the Committee on Health Care, as amended, which was agreed to

  34. Report of Committee on Health Care, as amended, agreed to

  35. Third Reading ordered

  36. Action Calendar: Third Reading

  37. Read third time and passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment

  38. House message: House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment

  39. Entered on Notice Calendar

  40. House proposal of amendment

  41. New Business/House Proposal of Amendment

  42. House proposal of amendment; text

  43. Consideration postponed without objection

  44. Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment

  45. Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Lyons and Perchlik

  46. Pending question: Shall the Senate concur in the House proposal of amendment??

  47. Consideration resumed

  48. House proposal of amendment; text

  49. House proposal of amendment concurred in with further proposal of amendment as moved by Senator(s) Lyons and Perchlik

  50. Senate Message: House proposal of amendment concurred in with further proposal of amendment thereto

  51. Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment to House Proposal of Amendment

  52. Action Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment to House Proposal of Amendment

  53. Senate proposal of amendment to House proposal of amendment concurred in

  54. House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment to House proposal of amendment

  55. As passed by Senate and House

  56. Delivered to Governor on May 9, 2025

  57. Signed by Governor on May 15, 2025

  58. Senate Message: Signed by Governor May 15, 2025

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