HI SB 2165
died on adjournmentRELATING TO MEDICAL DEBT.
Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did HI SB 2165 pass?
No. HI SB 2165 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-01-26): Referred to HHS/CPN, JDC.
What is HI SB 2165 about?
Prohibits a health care provider or medical creditor from filing a civil lawsuit to collect medical debt from a patient whose household income is less than or equal to five hundred percent of the Federal Poverty Level. Prohibits a health care provider or medical creditor from engaging in certain debt collection practices. Prohibits a health care provider or medical creditor from selling medical debt. Prohibits a health care provider whose income exceeds a certain threshold from denying non-emergency medically necessary care to patients.
Who sponsors HI SB 2165?
RHOADS, RICHARDS, CHANG and 3 others are the primary sponsors of HI SB 2165, joined by 2 cosponsors.
Description
Prohibits a health care provider or medical creditor from filing a civil lawsuit to collect medical debt from a patient whose household income is less than or equal to five hundred percent of the Federal Poverty Level. Prohibits a health care provider or medical creditor from engaging in certain debt collection practices. Prohibits a health care provider or medical creditor from selling medical debt. Prohibits a health care provider whose income exceeds a certain threshold from denying non-emergency medically necessary care to patients.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-21
- Latest action
- 2026-01-26 — Referred to HHS/CPN, JDC.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- RHOADSprimary
- RICHARDSprimary
- CHANGprimary
- FEVELLAprimary
- LAMOSAOprimary
- MCKELVEYprimary
- Iharacosponsor
- Inouyecosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-01-26
Referred to HHS/CPN, JDC.
referral-committee
2026-01-21
Introduced and passed First Reading.
introduction,reading-1
2026-01-14
Pending Introduction.
Versions
- SB2165Compare
Documents
Votes
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Related bills
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