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IN HB 1050

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Prohibition on lien for medical debt.

Indiana · 2026 Regular Session (2nd Regular Session, 124th General Assembly) · lower

Description

Provides that: (1) any amount of health care debt owed or alleged to be owed by a consumer; or (2) in an action against a consumer in which a judgment has been entered, any amount of the judgment that represents health care debt determined to be owed by the consumer; does not constitute a lien against the consumer's principal residence. Provides that in any action filed, in a court of competent jurisdiction in Indiana, for the recovery of health care debt owed or alleged to be owed by a consumer, the principal residence of the consumer is not liable to judgment or attachment or to be sold on execution against the consumer.

Introduced
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Status date
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Latest action
2025-12-05 — First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Vanessa Summersauthor

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2025-12-05

    Authored by Representative Summers

  2. 2025-12-05

    First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary

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Related bills

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Official source

https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/hb1050

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