HB 257 OH
Enact the Ohio Medical Debt Fairness Act
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Summary
To amend sections 1343.01, 1343.03, 1349.01, 2716.02, 2716.03, and 4712.01 and to enact section 1349.54 of the Revised Code to limit the rate of interest on medical debt, to prohibit reporting medical debt to a consumer reporting agency, and to name this act the Ohio Medical Debt Fairness Act.
Sponsors (2)
- Michele Grim Democratic · primary
- Jean Schmidt Republican · primary
26 coauthors / cosponsors
- Munira Abdullahi Democratic · cosponsor
- Rachel B. Baker Democratic · cosponsor
- Sean P. Brennan Democratic · cosponsor
- Juanita O. Brent Democratic · cosponsor
- Karen Brownlee Democratic · cosponsor
- Christine Cockley Democratic · cosponsor
- Sedrick Denson · cosponsor
- Derrick Hall Democratic · cosponsor
- Thomas Hall Republican · cosponsor
- Dontavius L. Jarrells Democratic · cosponsor
- Mark Johnson Republican · cosponsor
- Crystal Lett Democratic · cosponsor
- Lauren McNally Democratic · cosponsor
- Joseph A. Miller, III Democratic · cosponsor
- Ismail Mohamed Democratic · cosponsor
- Beryl Piccolantonio Democratic · cosponsor
- Tristan Rader Democratic · cosponsor
- Tracy M. Richardson Republican · cosponsor
- Monica Robb Blasdel Republican · cosponsor
- Phillip M. Robinson, Jr. Democratic · cosponsor
- C. Allison Russo Democratic · cosponsor
- Mark Sigrist Democratic · cosponsor
- Veronica R. Sims Democratic · cosponsor
- Anita Somani Democratic · cosponsor
- Eric Synenberg Democratic · cosponsor
- Terrence Upchurch Democratic · cosponsor
Action history (2)
- May 6, 2025 Introduced · lower
- May 7, 2025 Referred to committee · lower
Subjects
CommerceConsumer FinanceHealth and Human ServicesPublic Health
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