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

Senate Message: Signed by Governor May 15, 2025

Signed by Governor on May 15, 2025

Delivered to Governor on May 9, 2025

As passed by Senate and House

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

Senate proposal of amendment to House proposal of amendment concurred in

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

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

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

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

House proposal of amendment; text

Consideration resumed

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

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

Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment

Consideration postponed without objection

House proposal of amendment; text

New Business/House Proposal of Amendment

House proposal of amendment

Entered on Notice Calendar

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

Read third time and passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment

Action Calendar: Third Reading

Third Reading ordered

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

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

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

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

Rep. Nigro of Bennington recommended for the Committee on Appropriations

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

Read second time

Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

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

Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)

Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

Read first time and referred to the Committee on Health Care

Read 3rd time & passed

New Business/Third Reading

3rd reading ordered

Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare agreed to

Reported favorably by Senator Lyons for Committee on Appropriations

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

Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations

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

New Business/Second Reading

Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations

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

Second Reading

Entered on Notice Calendar

Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31

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

Second Reading

Entered on Notice Calendar

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

Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Judiciary