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HB 1859STATE · TennesseeIn Committee

Health Care - As introduced, enacts the "Freedom from Medical Debt Act," which requires the state treasurer to contract with a nonprofit entity to acquire and repay certain medical debts for Tennessee residents with incomes at or below 400 percent of the federal poverty level or who owe medical debt equal to 5 percent or more of their household income, and prohibits healthcare providers from reporting a patient's medical debt to a consumer reporting agency. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 9; Title 47, Chapter 18; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.

Latest action: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Banking and Consumer Affairs Subcommittee of Commerce Committee

Voted 3/11/2026

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Docket history

Action history

  1. 3/11/2026Taken off notice for cal in s/c Banking and Consumer Affairs Subcommittee of Commerce Committee
  2. 3/4/2026Placed on s/c cal Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee for 3/11/2026
  3. 2/2/2026Assigned to s/c Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee
  4. 2/2/2026P2C, ref. to Commerce Committee
  5. 1/22/2026Intro., P1C.
  6. 1/21/2026Filed for introduction