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IN SB 85

died on adjournment

Health care debt and costs.

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

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Did IN SB 85 pass?

No. IN SB 85 died when the 2026 Regular Session (2nd Regular Session, 124th General Assembly) adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-02-02): First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health

What is IN SB 85 about?

Authorizes the attorney general to enforce provisions concerning health care debt wage garnishment and principal residence lien restrictions and establish a complaint process. Requires hospitals to do the following: (1) Offer a person who meets certain income guidelines and has received health services the opportunity to pay the charges through a payment plan that satisfies certain requirements. (2) Develop a written notice about a charity care program operated by the hospital, provide the notice to patients, and post the notice. (3) Include certain information concerning financial assistance on a billing statement. (4) Requires a hospital that reports an annual gross patient revenue of at least $20,000,000 to provide written notice and information to a person who has requested an eligibility determination concerning a payment plan or charity care. Provides that the unpaid earnings of a consumer who meets specified income eligibility requirements may not be attached by garnishment if an individual makes 200% of the federal income poverty level or less, and limits the amount to be garnished over a certain amount of the individual's disposable earnings in satisfaction of: (1) health care debt owed or alleged to be owed by the consumer; or (2) any amount of the judgment that represents health care debt determined to be owed by the consumer. Provides that: (1) 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, the 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 for a consumer. Requires the disclosure of whether a debt is a health care debt in the execution of a judgment. Provides that in any action filed 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.

Who sponsors IN SB 85?

Julie McGuire, Fady Qaddoura, Ed Charbonneau are the primary sponsors of IN SB 85, joined by 17 cosponsors.

Description

Authorizes the attorney general to enforce provisions concerning health care debt wage garnishment and principal residence lien restrictions and establish a complaint process. Requires hospitals to do the following: (1) Offer a person who meets certain income guidelines and has received health services the opportunity to pay the charges through a payment plan that satisfies certain requirements. (2) Develop a written notice about a charity care program operated by the hospital, provide the notice to patients, and post the notice. (3) Include certain information concerning financial assistance on a billing statement. (4) Requires a hospital that reports an annual gross patient revenue of at least $20,000,000 to provide written notice and information to a person who has requested an eligibility determination concerning a payment plan or charity care. Provides that the unpaid earnings of a consumer who meets specified income eligibility requirements may not be attached by garnishment if an individual makes 200% of the federal income poverty level or less, and limits the amount to be garnished over a certain amount of the individual's disposable earnings in satisfaction of: (1) health care debt owed or alleged to be owed by the consumer; or (2) any amount of the judgment that represents health care debt determined to be owed by the consumer. Provides that: (1) 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, the 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 for a consumer. Requires the disclosure of whether a debt is a health care debt in the execution of a judgment. Provides that in any action filed 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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Latest action
2026-02-02 — First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health
Bill type
bill
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Julie McGuiresponsor
  • Fady Qaddouraauthor
  • Ed Charbonneauauthor
  • Mike Bohacekcoauthor
  • Kyle Walkercoauthor
  • Greg Walkercoauthor
  • Greg Taylorcoauthor
  • Mark Spencercoauthor
  • La Keisha Jacksoncoauthor
  • Ben Smaltzcosponsor
  • J.D. Fordcoauthor
  • Blake Doriotcoauthor
  • Ron Altingcoauthor
  • Lonnie Randolphcoauthor
  • Spencer Deerycoauthor
  • Shelli Yodercoauthor
  • Vaneta Beckercoauthor
  • Greg Goodecoauthor
  • Brad Barrettcosponsor
  • Lori Goss-Reavescosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-02-02

    First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health

    reading-1,referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-29

    Referred to the House

    referral

  3. 2026-01-29

    Third reading: passed; Roll Call 135: yeas 33, nays 15

    passage,reading-3,reading-3

  4. 2026-01-29

    Senators Walker G, Walker K, Bohacek added as coauthors

  5. 2026-01-29

    Senator Taylor G added as coauthor

  6. 2026-01-29

    Senator Spencer added as coauthor

  7. 2026-01-29

    Senator Jackson L added as coauthor

  8. 2026-01-29

    Senator Goode added as coauthor

  9. 2026-01-29

    Senator Ford J.D. added as coauthor

  10. 2026-01-29

    Senators Alting, Doriot added as coauthors

  11. 2026-01-29

    Cosponsor: Representative Goss-Reaves

  12. 2026-01-29

    House sponsor: Representative McGuire

  13. 2026-01-29

    Representative Smaltz added as cosponsor

  14. 2026-01-29

    Representative Barrett added as cosponsor

  15. 2026-01-28

    Second reading: ordered engrossed

    reading-2

  16. 2026-01-28

    Senator Randolph added as coauthor

  17. 2026-01-22

    Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

    committee-passage

  18. 2026-01-22

    Senator Deery added as coauthor

  19. 2026-01-08

    Senator Yoder added as coauthor

  20. 2026-01-08

    Senator Becker added as coauthor

  21. 2025-12-09

    Senator Charbonneau removed as second author

  22. 2025-12-09

    Senator Qaddoura added as second author

  23. 2025-12-09

    Senator Charbonneau added as author

  24. 2025-12-09

    Senator Qaddoura removed as author

  25. 2025-12-08

    Authored by Senators Qaddoura, Charbonneau

  26. 2025-12-08

    First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services

    reading-1,referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • SB 85 - Charbonneau - 3rd Reading

    2026-01-29 · pass · 33-15

    Member-level votes (49)
    • Alting: yes
    • Deery: yes
    • Leising: yes
    • Spencer: yes
    • Bassler: yes
    • Dernulc: yes
    • Maxwell: yes
    • Taylor: yes
    • Bohacek: yes
    • Doriot: yes
    • Mishler: yes
    • Tomes: yes
    • Bray: yes
    • Ford J.D.: yes
    • Niemeyer: yes
    • Walker G: yes
    • Buck: yes
    • Glick: yes
    • Niezgodski: yes
    • Walker K: yes
    • Busch: yes
    • Goode: yes
    • Pol: yes
    • Yoder: yes
    • Carrasco: yes
    • Holdman: yes
    • Qaddoura: yes
    • Charbonneau: yes
    • Hunley: yes
    • Randolph: yes
    • Crider: yes
    • Jackson, L: yes
    • Schmitt: yes
    • Alexander: no
    • Byrne: no
    • Garten: no
    • Raatz: no
    • Baldwin: no
    • Clark: no
    • Gaskill: no
    • Rogers: no
    • Brown: no
    • Donato: no
    • Johnson: no
    • Young: no
    • Buchanan: no
    • Freeman: no
    • Koch: no
    • Becker: excused

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https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/sb0085

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