2025-2026 Regular SessionVermont Legislature

S0027

Legislative Summary

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

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Bill History

1/29/2025
Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Judiciary
Senate
1/31/2025
Committee on Judiciary relieved; bill committed to Committee on Health and Welfare on motion of Senator Hashim
Senate
3/11/2025
Entered on Notice Calendar
Senate
3/11/2025
Second Reading
Senate
3/11/2025
Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare
Senate
3/11/2025
Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
Senate
3/18/2025
Entered on Notice Calendar
Senate
3/18/2025
Second Reading
Senate
3/18/2025
Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare
Senate
3/18/2025
Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations
Senate
3/19/2025
New Business/Second Reading
Senate
3/19/2025
Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare
Senate
3/19/2025
Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations
Senate
3/19/2025
Read 2nd time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Cummings for Committee on Health and Welfare
Senate
3/19/2025
Reported favorably by Senator Lyons for Committee on Appropriations
Senate
3/19/2025
Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare agreed to
Senate
3/19/2025
3rd reading ordered
Senate
3/20/2025
New Business/Third Reading
Senate
3/20/2025
Read 3rd time & passed
Senate
3/25/2025
Read first time and referred to the Committee on Health Care
House of Representatives
4/4/2025
Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
House of Representatives
4/4/2025
Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
House of Representatives
4/11/2025
Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
House of Representatives
4/15/2025
Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
House of Representatives
4/15/2025
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a)
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
House of Representatives
4/18/2025
Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
House of Representatives
4/18/2025
Read second time
House of Representatives
4/18/2025
Rep. Page of Newport City reported for the Committee on Health Care
House of Representatives
4/18/2025
Rep. Nigro of Bennington recommended for the Committee on Appropriations
House of Representatives
4/18/2025
Rep. Feltus of Lyndon recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means
House of Representatives
4/18/2025
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, Page of Newport City, and Powers of Waterford moved to amend the report of the Committee on Health Care, as amended, which was agreed to
House of Representatives
4/18/2025
Rep. Donahue of Northfield and Black of Essex moved to amend the report of the Committee on Health Care, which was agreed to
House of Representatives
4/18/2025
Report of Committee on Health Care, as amended, agreed to
House of Representatives
4/18/2025
Third Reading ordered
House of Representatives
4/22/2025
Action Calendar: Third Reading
House of Representatives
4/22/2025
Read third time and passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment
House of Representatives
4/23/2025
House message: House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment
Senate
4/24/2025
Entered on Notice Calendar
Senate
4/24/2025
House proposal of amendment
Senate
4/25/2025
New Business/House Proposal of Amendment
Senate
4/25/2025
House proposal of amendment; text
Senate
4/25/2025
Consideration postponed without objection
Senate
4/29/2025
Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment
Senate
4/29/2025
Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Lyons and Perchlik
Senate
4/29/2025
Pending question: Shall the Senate concur in the House proposal of amendment??
Senate

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(3/20/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text3/25/2025123.6 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/27/202580.5 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note4/25/2025201.6 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note4/17/2025200.1 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note3/25/2025200.0 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note3/13/2025200.1 KB