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Maryland · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 765: Hospitals - Medical Debt Collection - Sale of Patient Debt

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 765 is a bill introduced in the Maryland House on January 29, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Hospitals - Medical Debt Collection - Sale of Patient Debt. Primary sponsor: Kim Ross (Democratic), Teresa Woorman (Democratic), Jamila Woods (Democratic), Jennifer White Holland (Democratic), Deni Taveras (Democratic), Sandy Rosenberg (Democratic), Martinez, Lesley Lopez (Democratic), Ken Kerr (Democratic), Anne Kaiser (Democratic), Steve Johnson (Democratic), Terri Hill (Democratic), Pam Guzzone (Democratic), Harry Bhandari (Democratic), Heather Bagnall Tudball (Democratic), Tiffany Alston (Democratic), Bonnie Cullison (Democratic), Joseline Peña-Melnyk (Democratic), Ryan Spiegel (Democratic), Julian Ivey (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (May 20, 2025): Approved by the Governor - Chapter 750.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 19

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Kim RossPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse8
Teresa WoormanPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse16
Jamila WoodsPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse26
Jennifer White HollandPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse10
Deni TaverasPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse47B
Sandy RosenbergPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse41
MartinezPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Lesley LopezPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse39
Ken KerrPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse3
Anne KaiserPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse14
Steve JohnsonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse34A
Terri HillPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse12A
Pam GuzzonePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse13
Harry BhandariPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse8
Heather Bagnall TudballPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse33C
Tiffany AlstonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse24
Bonnie CullisonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse19
Joseline Peña-MelnykPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse21
Ryan SpiegelPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse17
Julian IveyPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse47A

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Approved by the Governor - Chapter 750
  2. Returned Passed
  3. Third Reading Passed
  4. Second Reading Passed
  5. Favorable Adopted
  6. Favorable Report by Finance
  7. Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
  8. Referred Finance
  9. Third Reading Passed
  10. Second Reading Passed with Amendments
  11. Favorable with Amendments {
  12. Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations

Showing 12 most recent of 14 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source