Indiana House Bill 1242

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-09 - First reading: referred to Committee on Financial Institutions
Pending: House Financial Institutions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Prohibition on lien for medical debt. Provides that: (1) any amount of health care debt owed or alleged to be owed by a consumer; or (2) in an action against a consumer in which a judgment has been entered, any amount of the judgment that represents health care debt determined to be owed by the consumer; does not constitute a lien against the consumer's principal residence. Provides that in any action filed, in a court of competent jurisdiction in Indiana, for the recovery of health care debt owed or alleged to be owed by a consumer, the principal residence of the consumer is not liable to judgment or attachment or to be sold on execution against the consumer.

Prohibition on lien for medical debt.

Rep. Vanessa Summers [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-09	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Financial Institutions
2025-01-09	House	Authored by Representative Summers

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2025/bills/house/1242/details
Text	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1242/HB1242.01.INTR.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1242/fiscal-notes/HB1242.01.INTR.FN001.pdf