Pennsylvania 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: In Committee 25 D cosponsors

HB 1302 — An Act providing for limitation on medical debt interest, for a penalty and for right to equitable relief.

Last action — Referred to Consumer Protection, Technology & Utilities

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

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced April 28, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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

Prognosis

Stalled 26% · 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.

  • 25 sponsors

    1 primary, 24 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (25 D).

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.

In plain language

The bill limits medical debt interest rates to 6% in Pennsylvania.

This legislation restricts health care providers and medical debt collectors in Pennsylvania from charging more than 6% interest on medical debt. It also allows individuals to seek court action for violations and takes effect in 60 days.

What this means for you
  • Consumers: This means consumers in Pennsylvania will pay less interest on medical debt.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Referred to Consumer Protection, Technology & Utilities

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 24 co-sponsors · 228 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (24)

Not signed on (228)

228 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"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.

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Subjects

healthcare health-insurance
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 1302?
HB 1302 is sponsored by Tarik Khan (Democratic), Jeanne McNeill (Democratic), Gina H. Curry (Democratic), Chris Pielli (Democratic), Lisa A. Borowski (Democratic), Nathan Davidson (Democratic), G. Roni Green (Democratic), Jim Prokopiak (Democratic), Jose Giral (Democratic), Ben Waxman (Democratic), Keith S. Harris (Democratic), Tarah Probst (Democratic), Carol Hill-Evans (Democratic), Emily Kinkead (Democratic), Liz Hanbidge (Democratic), Danilo Burgos (Democratic), Joseph C. Hohenstein (Democratic), Benjamin V. Sanchez (Democratic), Kyle Donahue (Democratic), Robert E. Merski (Democratic), Darisha K. Parker (Democratic), Ed Neilson (Democratic), Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (Democratic), Nikki Rivera (Democratic), and Steven R. Malagari (Democratic).
What is the current status of HB 1302?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced April 28, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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