An act relating to medical debt relief and excluding medical debt from credit reports
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Officially: “An act relating to medical debt relief and excluding medical debt from credit reports” Read the full text
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2025-2026 biennium
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Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Judiciary · Jan 29, 2025
Committee on Judiciary relieved; bill committed to Committee on Health and Welfare on motion of Senator Hashim · Jan 31, 2025
Entered on Notice Calendar · Mar 11, 2025
Second Reading · Mar 11, 2025
Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare · Mar 11, 2025
Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31 · Mar 11, 2025
Entered on Notice Calendar · Mar 18, 2025
Second Reading · Mar 18, 2025
Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare · Mar 18, 2025
Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations · Mar 18, 2025
New Business/Second Reading · Mar 19, 2025
Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare · Mar 19, 2025
Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations · Mar 19, 2025
Read 2nd time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Cummings for Committee on Health and Welfare · Mar 19, 2025
Reported favorably by Senator Lyons for Committee on Appropriations · Mar 19, 2025
Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare agreed to · Mar 19, 2025
3rd reading ordered · Mar 19, 2025
New Business/Third Reading · Mar 20, 2025
Read 3rd time & passed · Mar 20, 2025
Read first time and referred to the Committee on Health Care · Mar 25, 2025
Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment · Apr 4, 2025
Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a) · Apr 4, 2025
Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment · Apr 11, 2025
Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment · Apr 15, 2025
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a) · Apr 15, 2025
Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment · Apr 17, 2025
Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment · Apr 18, 2025
Read second time · Apr 18, 2025
Rep. Page of Newport City reported for the Committee on Health Care · Apr 18, 2025
Rep. Nigro of Bennington recommended for the Committee on Appropriations · Apr 18, 2025
Rep. Feltus of Lyndon recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means · Apr 18, 2025
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, P · Apr 18, 2025
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 · Apr 18, 2025
Report of Committee on Health Care , as amended, agreed to · Apr 18, 2025
Third Reading ordered · Apr 18, 2025
Action Calendar: Third Reading · Apr 22, 2025
Read third time and passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment · Apr 22, 2025
House message: House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment · Apr 23, 2025
Entered on Notice Calendar · Apr 24, 2025
House proposal of amendment · Apr 24, 2025
New Business/House Proposal of Amendment · Apr 25, 2025
House proposal of amendment; text · Apr 25, 2025
Consideration postponed without objection · Apr 25, 2025
Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment · Apr 29, 2025
Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Lyons and Perchlik · Apr 29, 2025
Pending question: Shall the Senate concur in the House proposal of amendment? ? · Apr 29, 2025
Consideration resumed · Apr 29, 2025
House proposal of amendment; text · Apr 29, 2025
House proposal of amendment concurred in with further proposal of amendment as moved by Senator(s) Lyons and Perchlik · Apr 29, 2025
Senate Message: House proposal of amendment concurred in with further proposal of amendment thereto · Apr 30, 2025
Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment to House Proposal of Amendment · May 1, 2025
Action Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment to House Proposal of Amendment · May 2, 2025
Senate proposal of amendment to House proposal of amendment concurred in · May 2, 2025
House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment to House proposal of amendment · May 6, 2025
As passed by Senate and House · May 6, 2025
Delivered to Governor on May 9, 2025 · May 9, 2025
Signed by Governor on May 15, 2025 · May 16, 2025
Senate Message: Signed by Governor May 15, 2025 · May 16, 2025
The numbers
22
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Sen. Virginia LyonsSen. Philip BaruthSen. Scott BeckSen. Seth BongartzSen. Patrick BrennanSen. Thomas ChittendenSen. Alison ClarksonSen. Brian CollamoreSen. Ann CummingsSen. Martine GulickSen. Ruth HardySen. Wendy HarrisonSen. Larry HartSen. Nader HashimSen. Joseph MajorSen. Robert NorrisSen. Robert PlunkettSen. Kesha Ram HinsdaleSen. Tanya VyhovskySen. Anne WatsonSen. Richard WestmanSen. Rebecca White
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Senate Message: Signed by Governor May 15, 2025 (May 16, 2025).