VA HB1725 | 2025 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 4 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-23 - Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (12-Y 10-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 4 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-23 - Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (12-Y 10-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
Summary
Medical Debt Protection Act; prohibited practices; penalties. Creates the Medical Debt Protection Act to prohibit a large health care facility or medical debt buyer, as those terms are defined in the bill, from charging interest or late fees on medical debt. The bill requires a large health facility or medical debt buyer to offer a payment plan to any patient with medical debt and sets required time frames for certain extraordinary collection actions, as defined in the bill. The bill provides that a violation of its provisions constitutes a prohibited practice under the Virginia Consumer Protection Act.
Title
Medical Debt Protection Act; prohibited practices; penalties.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2025-01-23 - House - Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (12-Y 10-N) (Y: 12 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-01-16 - House - Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N) (Y: 5 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-01-16 - House - Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N) (Y: 5 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-23 | House | Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (12-Y 10-N) |
| 2025-01-16 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N) |
| 2025-01-16 | House | Committee substitute printed 25104995D-H1 |
| 2025-01-10 | House | Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #2 |
| 2025-01-10 | House | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1725) |
| 2025-01-04 | House | Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce |
| 2025-01-04 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102212D |
