VirginiaMedical Debt Protection Act; created, prohibited practices, penalties.
What it does
Medical Debt Protection Act; prohibited practices; penalties. Creates the Medical Debt Protection Act to prohibit a large health care facility or medical debt buyer, as those terms are defined in the bill, from using certain extraordinary collection actions to collect medical debt or from charging interest or late fees on medical debt until 90 days following the due date applicable to the final invoice. The bill specifies that no such interest or late fees shall exceed three percent of the amount of such medical debt per annum.
More detail
The bill provides that a violation of its provisions constitutes a prohibited practice under the Virginia Consumer Protection Act. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2026.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- May 2Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0692)Latest
- May 2Approved by Governor Glenn Youngkin-Chapter 692 (Effective 07/01/26)Became Law
- Apr 2Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 2, 2025To Governor
- Vote recorded House rejected Governor's recommendation (33-Y 63-N). Result: fail.Lower
- Vote recorded Motion to pass in enrolled form rejected (51-Y 45-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 2Communicated to Governor
- Apr 2Motion to pass in enrolled form rejected (51-Y 45-N)Minor
- Apr 2House rejected Governor's recommendation (33-Y 63-N)Major
- Mar 24Governor's substitute printed (HB1725H2)
- Mar 24Governor Glenn Youngkin's recommendation received by HouseMinor
- Mar 11Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025Minor
- Mar 11Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025Minor
- Mar 10Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 7Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 7Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1725)
- Mar 7Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1725ER)Major
- Mar 7EnrolledMinor
- Feb 20Senate substitute agreed to by House (53-Y 44-N)Major
- Vote recorded Senate substitute agreed to by House (53-Y 44-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 19Passed Senate with substitute (27-Y 13-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passed Senate with substitute (27-Y 13-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 19Engrossed by Senate - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 19Commerce and Labor Substitute agreed to
- Feb 19Reading of substitute waived
- Feb 19Read third timeMinor
- Feb 18Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 18Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- Feb 18Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1725)
- Feb 18Rules suspended
- Feb 17Committee substitute printed 25107566D-S1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (13-Y 2-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 17Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (13-Y 2-N)Minor
- Jan 30Referred to Committee on Commerce and LaborMinor
- Jan 30Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Jan 29Read third time and passed House (49-Y 46-N)Passed House
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed House (49-Y 46-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 28Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Jan 28Labor and Commerce Substitute agreed to
- Jan 28Read second timeMinor
- Jan 27Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1725)
- Jan 27Read first timeMinor
- Jan 23Committee substitute printed 25105874D-H1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (12-Y 10-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 23Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (12-Y 10-N)Minor
- Jan 16Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N)Major
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 16Committee substitute printed 25104995DMajor
- Jan 10Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #2Minor
- Jan 10Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1725)
- Jan 4Referred to Committee on Labor and CommerceMinor
- Jan 4Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102212DIntroduced