An act relating to medical debt relief and excluding medical debt from credit reports
H.112 provides medical debt relief for Vermont residents by appropriating $1 million to contract with a nonprofit to purchase and erase qualifying medical debt. It directly affects Vermonters with household incomes at or below 400% of the federal poverty level or those owing medical debt equal to 5% or more of their household income. The bill prohibits credit bureaus from reporting medical debt on credit reports and bans healthcare providers from submitting such debt to credit agencies. It requires debt relief contractors to remove adverse credit information after debt abolition, ensuring no cost or tax impact for affected residents.
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Introduced Jan 28, 2025
Last action Jan 28, 2025
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State
District
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Alyssa Black
DDemocratic
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Angela Arsenault
DDemocratic
P
Barbara Rachelson
DDemocratic
P
Bob Hooper
DDemocratic
P
Bram Kleppner
DDemocratic
P
Brian Cina
DDemocratic/Progressive
P
Bridget Burkhardt
DDemocratic
P
Carol Ode
DDemocratic
P
Chea Evans
DDemocratic
P
Chloe Tomlinson
DDemocratic/Progressive
P
Conor Casey
DDemocratic
P
Daisy Berbeco
DDemocratic
P
Dan Noyes
DDemocratic
P
Dara Torre
DDemocratic
P
Dave Yacovone
DDemocratic
P
Debbie Powers
RRepublican
P
Doug Bishop
DDemocratic
P
Edye Graning
DDemocratic
P
Elizabeth Burrows
DDemocratic
P
Emilie Krasnow
DDemocratic
P
Emily Long
DDemocratic
P
Esme Cole
DDemocratic
P
Jana Brown
DDemocratic
P
Jay Hooper
DDemocratic
P
John O'Brien
DDemocratic
P
Jubilee McGill
DDemocratic
P
Kate Logan
DDemocratic
P
Kate Nugent
DDemocratic
P
Larry Satcowitz
DDemocratic
P
Leslie Goldman
DDemocratic
P
Mary Howard
DDemocratic
P
Mary-Katherine Stone
DDemocratic
P
Matt Birong
DDemocratic
P
Michelle Bos-Lun
DDemocratic
P
Mike Mrowicki
DDemocratic
P
Penny Demar
RRepublican
P
Phil Pouech
DDemocratic
P
Rebecca Holcombe
DDemocratic
P
Rey Garofano
DDemocratic
P
Rob Hunter
DDemocratic
P
Saudia Lamont
DDemocratic
P
Scott Campbell
DDemocratic
P
Teddy Waszazak
DDemocratic
P
Theresa Wood
DDemocratic
P
Tiff Bluemle
DDemocratic
P
Tom Stevens
DDemocratic
P
Topper McFaun
RRepublican
P
V.L. Coffin
RRepublican
P
Wendy Critchlow
DDemocratic
P
Will Greer
DDemocratic
P
Woody Page
RRepublican
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Zon Eastes
DDemocratic
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