Virginia House Bill 1725
Session 2025
Medical Debt Protection Act; created, prohibited practices, penalties.
Became Law
Signed by Governor on May 2, 2025
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
1725
State
Virginia
Session
2025
Motion Text
House rejected Governor's recommendation (33-Y 63-N)
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Summary
An Act to amend and reenact § 59.1-200, as it is currently effective and as it shall become effective, of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Title 59.1 a chapter numbered 58, consisting of sections numbered 59.1-607, 59.1-608, and 59.1-609, relating to Medical Debt Protection Act established; prohibited practices; penalties.
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. 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.
Chaptered
Governor Substitute Not Adopted
Governor's Recommendation
Enrolled
Commerce and Labor Substitute
Labor and Commerce Substitute
Labor and Commerce Subcommittee Substitute
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1725)
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05/02/2025
Office of the Governor
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0692)
05/02/2025
Office of the Governor
Approved by Governor-Chapter 692 (Effective 07/01/26)
04/02/2025
Office of the Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 2, 2025
04/02/2025
House
Communicated to Governor
04/02/2025
House
Motion to pass in enrolled form rejected (51-Y 45-N)
04/02/2025
House
House rejected Governor's recommendation (33-Y 63-N)
03/24/2025
House
Governor's substitute printed (HB1725H2)
03/24/2025
Office of the Governor
Governor's recommendation received by House
03/11/2025
Office of the Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
03/11/2025
House
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
03/10/2025
Senate
Signed by President
03/07/2025
House
Signed by Speaker
03/07/2025
House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1725)
03/07/2025
House
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1725ER)
03/07/2025
House
Enrolled
02/20/2025
House
Senate substitute agreed to by House (53-Y 44-N)
02/19/2025
Senate
Passed Senate with substitute (27-Y 13-N)
02/19/2025
Senate
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
02/19/2025
Senate
Commerce and Labor Substitute agreed to
02/19/2025
Senate
Reading of substitute waived
02/19/2025
Senate
Read third time
02/18/2025
Senate
Passed by for the day
02/18/2025
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
02/18/2025
House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1725)
02/18/2025
Senate
Rules suspended
02/17/2025
Senate
Committee substitute printed 25107566D-S1
02/17/2025
Senate
Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (13-Y 2-N)
01/30/2025
Senate
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
01/30/2025
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
01/29/2025
House
Read third time and passed House (49-Y 46-N)
01/28/2025
House
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
01/28/2025
House
Labor and Commerce Substitute agreed to
01/28/2025
House
Read second time
01/27/2025
House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1725)
01/27/2025
House
Read first time
01/23/2025
House
Committee substitute printed 25105874D-H1
01/23/2025
House
Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (12-Y 10-N)
01/16/2025
House
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N)
01/16/2025
House
Committee substitute printed 25104995D
01/10/2025
House
Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #2
01/10/2025
House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1725)
01/04/2025
House
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
01/04/2025
House
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102212D
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VA Legislature
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Record Created
Jan 7, 2025 2:21:49 AM
Record Updated
Oct 13, 2025 2:31:08 PM