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type: "Bill"
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title: "Contract actions; collection of medical debt, definition."
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description: "Contract actions; medical debt. Provides that in any action, including those brought by the Commonwealth, upon any contract to collect medical debt, as defined in the bill, such an action is barred if not commenced within three years from the due date applicable to the first invoice for a health care service unless the contract with a hospital or health care provider is for a payment plan that allows for a longer period of time for the collection of debt by the hospital or health care provider. The bill specifies that such limitation shall not apply to medical debt arising from services provided by programs administered by the Department of Medical Assistance Services."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2024"
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identifier: "HB 34"
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citation: "Virginia HB 34 (2024)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Nadarius E. Clark"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 52
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vote_count: 10
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first_action: "2023-12-18"
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last_action: "2024-04-17"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3c5f0601-3147-4adf-89c7-40b3fe0a7cd8"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+HB34"
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source_hash: "0504f9320964cc28947e7c2ea950deb9624ad2b39ec1557a1bb000a4295af134"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia HB 34 (2024) — Contract actions; collection of medical debt, definition.
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Contract actions; medical debt. Provides that in any action, including those brought by the Commonwealth, upon any contract to collect medical debt, as defined in the bill, such an action is barred if not commenced within three years from the due date applicable to the first invoice for a health care service unless the contract with a hospital or health care provider is for a payment plan that allows for a longer period of time for the collection of debt by the hospital or health care provider. The bill specifies that such limitation shall not apply to medical debt arising from services provided by programs administered by the Department of Medical Assistance Services.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **CHAP0800** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+CHAP0800)
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2. **Committee substitute printed 24104549D-H1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB34H1)
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3. **HB34ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB34ER)
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4. **HB34ER2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB34ER2)
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5. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101239D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB34)
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## Votes
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- VOTE: Passage (49-Y 46-N) — **48–46** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (14-Y 0-N) — **14–0** (pass) · upper
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- VOTE: Adoption (52-Y 48-N) — **51–48** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (12-Y 3-N) — **12–3** (pass) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passed Senate with amendments (26-Y 14-N) — **26–14** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (12-Y 10-N) — **12–10** (pass) · lower
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 2-N) — **6–2** (pass) · lower
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- VOTE: Adoption (51-Y 46-N) — **50–46** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Nadarius E. Clark — primary (person)
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- Aaron R. Rouse — cosponsor (person)
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- Adele Y. McClure — cosponsor (person)
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- Angelia Williams Graves — cosponsor (person)
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- Bonita G. Anthony — cosponsor (person)
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- Briana D. Sewell — cosponsor (person)
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- C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
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- Debra D. Gardner — cosponsor (person)
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- Delores L. McQuinn — cosponsor (person)
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- Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker — cosponsor (person)
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- Irene Shin — cosponsor (person)
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- Jackie H. Glass — cosponsor (person)
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- Jeion A. Ward — cosponsor (person)
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- Joshua E. Thomas — cosponsor (person)
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- Joshua G. Cole — cosponsor (person)
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- Kannan Srinivasan — cosponsor (person)
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- Karen Keys-Gamarra — cosponsor (person)
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- Karrie K. Delaney — cosponsor (person)
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- Kathy K.L. Tran — cosponsor (person)
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- Katrina Callsen — cosponsor (person)
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- Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler — cosponsor (person)
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- Lamont Bagby — cosponsor (person)
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- Marcia S. "Cia" Price — cosponsor (person)
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- Marty Martinez — cosponsor (person)
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- Michael B. Feggans — cosponsor (person)
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- Michael J. Jones — cosponsor (person)
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- Michelle Lopes Maldonado — cosponsor (person)
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- Phil M. Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
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- Rae Cousins — cosponsor (person)
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- Rodney T. Willett — cosponsor (person)
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- Rozia A. Henson, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
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- Saddam Azlan Salim — cosponsor (person)
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- Sam Rasoul — cosponsor (person)
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- Scott A. Surovell — cosponsor (person)
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- Shelly A. Simonds — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-12-18** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101239D `filing, introduction`
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- **2023-12-18** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
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- **2024-01-16** Assigned Courts sub: Civil `referral-committee`
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- **2024-01-17** House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2024-01-17** Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 2-N) `substitution`
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- **2024-01-19** House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2024-01-19** House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2024-01-19** House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2024-01-19** House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2024-01-19** Committee substitute printed 24104549D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2024-01-19** Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (12-Y 10-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2024-01-23** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2024-01-24** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2024-01-24** Committee substitute agreed to 24104549D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2024-01-24** Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB34H1 `substitution`
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- **2024-01-25** Passed by for the day
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- **2024-01-26** Read third time and passed House (49-Y 46-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2024-01-26** VOTE: Passage (49-Y 46-N) `passage`
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- **2024-01-29** Constitutional reading dispensed
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- **2024-01-29** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-14** Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2024-02-14** Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (12-Y 3-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2024-02-14** Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations `referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-29** Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2024-02-29** Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (14-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2024-03-04** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2024-03-05** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2024-03-05** Reading of amendment waived
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- **2024-03-05** Courts of Justice Committee amendment agreed to `amendment-passage`
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- **2024-03-05** Reading of amendment waived
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- **2024-03-05** Finance and Appropriations Committee amendment agreed to `amendment-passage`
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- **2024-03-05** Engrossed by Senate as amended
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- **2024-03-05** Passed Senate with amendments (26-Y 14-N) `passage`
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- **2024-03-06** Senate amendments agreed to by House (51-Y 46-N) `amendment-passage`
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- **2024-03-06** VOTE: Adoption (51-Y 46-N)
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- **2024-03-25** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2024-03-25** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB34ER) `passage`
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- **2024-03-25** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2024-03-26** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2024-03-27** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
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- **2024-03-27** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-04-08** Governor's recommendation received by House `executive-veto-line-item`
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- **2024-04-17** House concurred in Governor's recommendation (52-Y 48-N)
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- **2024-04-17** VOTE: Adoption (52-Y 48-N)
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- **2024-04-17** Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2024-04-17** Governor's recommendation adopted `executive-signature`
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- **2024-04-17** Reenrolled `enrolled`
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- **2024-04-17** Reenrolled bill text (HB34ER2) `enrolled`
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- **2024-04-17** Signed by Speaker as reenrolled `enrolled, passage`
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- **2024-04-17** Signed by President as reenrolled `enrolled, passage`
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- **2024-04-17** Enacted, Chapter 800 (effective 7/1/24) `became-law`
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- **2024-04-17** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0800)
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3c5f0601-3147-4adf-89c7-40b3fe0a7cd8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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