SB 3025: OFFICE OF WELLNESS AND RESILIENCE; MEDICAL DEBT ACQUISITION AND FORGIVENESS PROGRAM; REPORTS; APPROPRIATION
- Session Year: 2025-2026
- House: Senate
- Latest Version Date: 2026-03-18
Current Status:
In Progress
(2026-03-17: The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Amato, Hartsfield, Marten, Olds, Takenouchi, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos.)
Introduced
In Committee
First Chamber
In Committee
Second Chamber
Final Decking
Enacted
Requires the Office of Wellness and Resilience to develop, implement, and administer a Medical Debt Acquisition and Forgiveness Program to acquire and forgive outstanding medical debt for certain individuals in the State, subject to the availability of program funds, beginning with the medical debt that has already been acquired by medical debt and consolidation organizations. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 1/30/2050. (HD1)
Discussed in Hearing
9MINHouse Standing Committee on Health
9MINHouse Standing Committee on Human Services & Homelessness
1MINHouse Standing Committee on Health
1MINHouse Standing Committee on Human Services & Homelessness
1MINSenate Standing Committee on Health and Human Services
1MIN