2025-2026 Regular Session • Vermont Legislature
S0027
Legislative Summary
An act relating to medical debt relief and excluding medical debt from credit reports
Demographic Impact
Overall analysis of equity impact
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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
Sponsors
Democrat: 16
Republican: 6
Primary Sponsor

Virginia Lyons
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (21)
Philip Baruth
Democrat
Scott Beck
Republican
Seth Bongartz
Democrat
Patrick Brennan
Republican
Thomas Chittenden
Democrat
Alison Clarkson
Democrat
Brian Collamore
Republican
Ann Cummings
Democrat
Martine Gulick
Democrat
Ruth Hardy
Democrat
Wendy Harrison
Democrat
Larry Hart
Republican
Nader Hashim
Democrat
Joseph Major
Democrat
Robert Norris
Republican
Robert Plunkett
Democrat
Kesha Ram Hinsdale
Democrat
Tanya Vyhovsky
Democrat
Anne Watson
Democrat
Richard Westman
Republican
Rebecca White
Democrat