Vermont 2026 Biennium Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 15 D · 6 R · 1 I cosponsors

S.27 — An act relating to medical debt relief and excluding medical debt from credit reports

Last action — Senate Message: Signed by Governor May 15, 2025

Track this bill free

No card. One bill, free forever — alerts when it moves.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced January 29, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Signed by Governor Phil Scott (Republican) on May 16, 2025.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

Prognosis

Advancing 42% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 22 sponsors

    1 primary, 21 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 3 parties (15 D · 6 R · 1 I) — cross-party backing.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Summary

An act relating to medical debt relief and excluding medical debt from credit reports

Bill Text

We don't have the full text on file for this bill yet.

Read S.27 on the official Vermont source →

Action History

  1. Senate Message: Signed by Governor May 15, 2025

  2. Signed by Governor on May 15, 2025

  3. Delivered to Governor on May 9, 2025

  4. As passed by Senate and House

  5. House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment to House proposal of amendment

  6. Senate proposal of amendment to House proposal of amendment concurred in

  7. Action Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment to House Proposal of Amendment

  8. Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment to House Proposal of Amendment

  9. Senate Message: House proposal of amendment concurred in with further proposal of amendment thereto

  10. House proposal of amendment concurred in with further proposal of amendment as moved by Senator(s) Lyons and Perchlik

  11. House proposal of amendment; text

  12. Consideration resumed

  13. Pending question: Shall the Senate concur in the House proposal of amendment??

  14. Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Lyons and Perchlik

  15. Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment

  16. Consideration postponed without objection

  17. House proposal of amendment; text

  18. New Business/House Proposal of Amendment

  19. House proposal of amendment

  20. Entered on Notice Calendar

  21. House message: House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment

  22. Read third time and passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment

  23. Action Calendar: Third Reading

  24. Third Reading ordered

  25. Report of Committee on Health Care, as amended, agreed to

  26. Rep. Donahue of Northfield and Black of Essex moved to amend the report of the Committee on Health Care, as amended, which was agreed to

  27. Rep. Black of Essex, Berbeco of Winooski, Cina of Burlington, Cordes of Bristol, Critchlow of Colchester, Demar of Enosburgh, Goldman of Rockingham, Houghton of Essex Junction, McFaun of Barre Town, Page of Newport City, and Powers of Waterford moved to amend the report of the Committee on Health Care, which was agreed to

  28. Rep. Feltus of Lyndon recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means

  29. Rep. Nigro of Bennington recommended for the Committee on Appropriations

  30. Rep. Page of Newport City reported for the Committee on Health Care

  31. Read second time

  32. Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

  33. Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

  34. Referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a)

  35. Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

  36. Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

  37. Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)

  38. Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

  39. Read first time and referred to the Committee on Health Care

  40. Read 3rd time & passed

  41. New Business/Third Reading

  42. 3rd reading ordered

  43. Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare agreed to

  44. Reported favorably by Senator Lyons for Committee on Appropriations

  45. Read 2nd time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Cummings for Committee on Health and Welfare

  46. Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations

  47. Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare

  48. New Business/Second Reading

  49. Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations

  50. Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare

  51. Second Reading

  52. Entered on Notice Calendar

  53. Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31

  54. Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare

  55. Second Reading

  56. Entered on Notice Calendar

  57. Committee on Judiciary relieved; bill committed to Committee on Health and Welfare on motion of Senator Hashim

  58. Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Judiciary

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

Export CSV (upgrade) →

1 sponsors · 21 co-sponsors · 168 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (21)

Not signed on (168)

168 members have not signed on to this bill.

Show all 168 →

"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Subjects

finance healthcare
Cross-referencing the record. Reading this bill against every other bill in the corpus by meaning, not keywords. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Matching · Ranking · Engrossing

Frequently asked questions

What does S.27 do?
An act relating to medical debt relief and excluding medical debt from credit reports
Who sponsors S.27?
S.27 is sponsored by Virginia "Ginny" V Lyons (Democrat), Philip E Baruth (Democrat/Progressive), Scott L Beck (Republican), Seth Bongartz (Democrat), Patrick "Pat" M Brennan (Republican), Thomas I Chittenden (Democrat), Alison Clarkson (Democrat), Brian P Collamore (Republican), Ann E Cummings (Democrat), Martine Larocque L Gulick (Democrat), Ruth E Hardy (Democrat), Wendy K Harrison (Democrat), Larry Hart (Republican), Nader A Hashim (Democrat), Joseph "Joe" D Major (Democrat), Robert W Norris (Republican), Robert Plunkett (Democrat), Kesha K Ram Hinsdale (Democrat), Tanya C Vyhovsky (Progressive/Democrat), Anne E Watson (Democrat/Progressive), Richard A Westman (Republican), and Rebecca "Becca" E White (Democrat).
What is the current status of S.27?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced January 29, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Where can I track S.27?
Track S.27 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.

Make your voice heard on S.27

Find the representatives who decide this bill and tell them where you stand — for yourself, or mobilize your whole list in one click with One Click Politics advocacy software.

Find my representatives → Run a campaign

Stay ahead of S.27

Last checked for changes 4 months ago · updated continuously

One Click Politics tracks every bill in Congress and all 50 states.

Track this bill →