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New Jersey Financial Services Legislative Update

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This alert is part of Holland & Knight's Garden State Initiative, a firmwide effort to enhance coordination among attorneys, clients and professional networks with ties to New Jersey to foster greater collaboration across...more

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New Jersey’s Medical Debt Relief Act Now Fully in Effect

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In July 2024, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed the Louisa Carman Medical Debt Relief Act into law (the Act). The Act protects patients from certain medical debt collection actions and contains several restrictions on...more

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Rhode Island Enacts Ban on Reporting Medical Debt to Credit Bureaus

On June 26, Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee signed companion bills S 0169 and S 0172 into law, twin measures that amend the state’s Deceptive Trade Practices Act and Interest and Usury statute to impose some of the nation’s...more

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Oregon Prohibits Medical Debt in Credit Reports

On June 23, Oregon enacted SB 605, barring medical-debt information from appearing in consumer credit reports. The measure, which amends the Oregon Unlawful Trade Practices Act, takes effect January 1, 2026....more

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Rhode Island enacts two laws regulating medical debt

On June 26, the governor of Rhode Island signed into law S0169, which amends the state’s deceptive trade practices laws to prohibit credit reporting agencies from reporting a consumer’s medical debt. The law also bars filing...more

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Oregon prohibits reporting medical debt to consumer reporting agencies

On June 23, the Oregon Legislature chaptered SB 605, enacting new restrictions on the reporting of medical debt to consumer reporting agencies. The law prohibits any person from reporting to a consumer reporting agency the...more

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Maine amends law to ban medical debt reporting to credit bureaus

On June 9, the governor of Maine approved LD 558, which prohibits medical creditors, debt collectors, and debt buyers from reporting consumer medical debt to consumer reporting agencies. The new law replaces previous...more

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Vermont Enacts Law Prohibiting Medical Debt Reporting and Funding Debt Relief Initiative

On May 16, Vermont Governor Phil Scott signed into law S. 27, a medical debt relief measure that prohibits the inclusion of medical debt on consumer credit reports and establishes a state-funded initiative to abolish...more

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Vermont bans credit reporting of medical debt

On May 16, the governor of Vermont signed into law S 27, an act that is meant to provide medical debt relief for Vermont residents by, among other things, excluding medical debt from credit reporting. For fiscal year 2026, $1...more

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Virginia enacts law protecting consumers from medical debt abuse

On May 2, the governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia approved HB 1725, which establishes the Medical Debt Protection Act to regulate billing and collection practices for medical debts. Effective July 1, 2026, the Act...more

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CFPB supports states barring medical debt on credit reports

On January 28, the CFPB expressed support for legislative efforts in Massachusetts, Washington State, Oregon and South Dakota which prohibit furnishing medical debt information to a consumer credit reporting agency and...more

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New Jersey Statutory Year-End Review

Compared to previous years, the New Jersey Legislature passed a limited number of statutes impacting health care in 2024. It was a slow start to 2024, but activity picked up in the last six months of the calendar year. Once...more

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New California Law Keeps Medical Debt Off Consumer Credit Reports

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A bill co-sponsored by California AG Rob Bonta which prohibits consumers’ medical debt from being reported on credit reports was signed into law and will go into effect on January 1, 2025. ...more

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California Enacts New Debt Collection Legislation

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On September 24, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law a package of consumer protection laws, with three bills aimed directly at collection practices. These new laws introduce significant changes in the areas of...more

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New Illinois Protections Against Patient Medical Debt May Also Help Reduce Hospital Bad Debt

Starting in mid-2024, Illinois hospitals will be required to take a much more active role in limiting consumers’ medical debt by screening all consenting uninsured patients for both public health insurance program coverage...more

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Ninth Circuit Rejects Constitutional Challenge to Nevada Medical Debt Legislation; Also Finds Legislation Not Preempted by FDCPA...

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Last week, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court’s denial of preliminary injunctive relief to plaintiffs challenging Nevada Senate Bill 248 (S.B. 248), which places new restrictions on the collection of...more

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Arizona Voters Modify Creditors' Remedies with Passage of Proposition 209

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On November 8th, Arizona voters approved Proposition 209, which significantly modifies the rights of creditors. Although the pre-election publicity focused mostly on medical debt, Prop. 209 changes how all types of debt can...more

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New requirements for collection of medical debt in Washington effective July 28

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Effective July 28, debt collectors licensed in Washington will be subject to new requirements when collecting medical debt. Substitute House Bill 1531, signed into law by Washington Governor Jay Inslee on April 30, amended...more

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