2025 House Bill 4329

Consumer credit: credit reports and reporting agencies; collection and reporting of medical debt information; regulate.

A bill to prohibit consumer reporting agencies from including certain information related to medical debt in consumer reports; to establish standards for the collection of medical debt; and to provide remedies.

Official record

AI Analysis – Experimental

Seeks to protect consumers by prohibiting the inclusion of medical debt in credit reports, except for significant credit transactions, and allows for civil action against violations.

Introduced in the House

April 17, 2025

Introduced by Rep. Denise Mentzer (D-61) and 32 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Julie Brixie (D-73), Cynthia Neeley (D-70), Brenda Carter (D-53), Kimberly Edwards (D-12), Sharon MacDonell (D-56), Mike McFall (D-14), Mai Xiong (D-13), Morgan Foreman (D-33), Tyrone Carter (D-1), Carrie Rheingans (D-47), Phil Skaggs (D-80), Penelope Tsernoglou (D-75), Matt Longjohn (D-40), Noah Arbit (D-20), Tonya Myers Phillips (D-7), Carol Glanville (D-84), Erin Byrnes (D-15), Reggie Miller (D-31), Julie Rogers (D-41), Joey Andrews (D-38), Jason Morgan (D-23), Dylan Wegela (D-26), Jimmie Wilson (D-32), Kara Hope (D-74), Jennifer Conlin (D-48), Stephanie Young (D-16), Matt Koleszar (D-22), Regina Weiss (D-5), Stephen Wooden (D-81), Helena Scott (D-8), Angela Witwer (D-76) and Laurie Pohutsky (D-17)

Referred to the Committee on Health Policy