HF1646 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))
Definition of debt buyer modified, Undue Medical Debt grant funding provided, reports required, and money appropriated.
Related bill: SF1347
AI Generated Summary
This bill modifies the definition of "debt buyer" in Minnesota statutes to exclude nonprofit organizations that purchase charged-off debts for charitable purposes. Additionally, it appropriates $5 million from the general fund in fiscal year 2026 for a grant to Undue Medical Debt, a nonprofit organization, to relieve the medical debt of eligible residents who were unable to pay after reasonable collection efforts by hospital providers. The appropriation is available until June 30, 2028. The bill also requires Undue Medical Debt to report to the commissioner of commerce and the attorney general on the number and characteristics of residents who have had their medical debts relieved.
Bill text versions
- Introduction PDF file
Actions
Date | Chamber | Where | Type | Name | Committee Name |
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February 27, 2025 | House | Floor | Action | Introduction and first reading, referred to | Commerce Finance and Policy |
March 06, 2025 | House | Floor | Action | Author added | |
March 11, 2025 | House | Floor | Action | Author added | |
March 17, 2025 | House | Floor | Action | Author added | |
March 20, 2025 | House | Floor | Action | Author added | |
March 24, 2025 | House | Floor | Action | Author added | |
April 03, 2025 | House | Floor | Action | Authors added | |
April 10, 2025 | House | Floor | Action | Author added |
Citations
[ { "analysis": { "added": [], "removed": [], "summary": "The bill modifies the definition of a debt buyer under section 332.31 subdivision 8.", "modified": [ "Modification of the criteria for classification as a debt buyer." ] }, "citation": "332.31", "subdivision": "subdivision 8" } ]
Progress through the legislative process
In Committee
Sponsors
- Rep. Kaela Berg (DFL)
- Rep. Ethan Cha (DFL)
- Rep. Steve Elkins (DFL)
- Rep. Leigh Finke (DFL)
- Rep. Amanda Hemmingsen-Jaeger (DFL)
- Rep. Athena Hollins (DFL)
- Rep. Kristi Pursell (DFL)
- Rep. Liz Reyer (DFL)
- Rep. Peter Johnson (DFL)
- Rep. Katie Jones (DFL)
- Rep. Heather Keeler (DFL)
- Rep. Alicia Kozlowski (DFL)
- Rep. Larry Kraft (DFL)
- Rep. Fue Lee (DFL)
- Rep. Liz Lee (DFL)
- Rep. Anquam Mahamoud (DFL)
- Rep. Andrew Smith (DFL)
- Rep. Bianca Virnig (DFL)
- Rep. Jay Xiong (DFL)
- Rep. Kristin Bahner (DFL)
- Rep. Mary Frances Clardy (DFL)
- Rep. Alexander Falconer (DFL)
- Rep. Jessica Hanson (DFL)
- Rep. María Isa Pérez-Vega (DFL)
- Rep. Samantha Vang (DFL)