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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 141 FILED ON: 1/6/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 476
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Bud L. Williams
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to medical debt exclusion from creditor reports.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Bud L. Williams11th Hampden1/6/2025Carlos González10th Hampden2/24/2025 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 141 FILED ON: 1/6/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 476
By Representative Williams of Springfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 476) of
Bud L. Williams and Carlos González relative to medical debt exclusion from creditor reports.
Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3564 OF 2023-2024.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act relative to medical debt exclusion from creditor reports.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 Subsection (a) of section 52 of chapter 93 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
2Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out paragraph (6) and inserting in place thereof
3the following 2 paragraphs:-
4 (6) Any bills, charges, debts, payments or collection of such bills, charges, debts or
5payments for medical services rendered by a health care provider as defined in section 1 of
6chapter 111. The provisions of this paragraph shall not be subject to the limitations provided in
7subsection (b).
8 (7) Any other adverse item of information which antedates the report by more than 7
9years.