# Florida HB 547: Medical Debt Florida HB 547, Medical Debt, is a 2025 House bill sponsored by Bill Partington (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-28 (Chapter No. 2025-98) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB547-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Florida HB 547 - State: Florida - Session: 2025 - Title: Medical Debt - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-11 - Last action: 2025-05-28, Chapter No. 2025-98 - Sponsor: Bill Partington (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Appropriation, Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee, Insurance & Banking Subcommittee, Health & Human Services Committee, Rules - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (154 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Broader collection protections for Florida patients: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Florida's licensed medical facilities must apply collection safeguards to more bills, including care outside their financial-aid policies. Covered actions include debt sales, negative credit reporting, lawsuits, liens, foreclosure, property seizures, arrest, and taking wages… - Earlier medical debt sales with safeguards: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, licensed Florida medical facilities can skip the 30-day waiting period for debt sales under protective contracts. The facility's contract must bar interest, fees, and other extraordinary collection actions by the buyer. These include actions such as lawsuits, wage garnishmen… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Bill Partington (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-23 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 38 | 0 | | | 2025-04-16 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 116 | 0 | | ## Actions (40) - 2025-05-28: Chapter No. 2025-98 - 2025-05-27: Approved by Governor - 2025-05-23: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor - 2025-04-23: Ordered enrolled (House) - 2025-04-23: In Messages (House) - 2025-04-23: CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 481 (Senate) - 2025-04-23: Read 3rd time -SJ 481 (Senate) - 2025-04-23: Read 2nd time -SJ 481 (Senate) - 2025-04-23: Substituted for CS/CS/SB 656 -SJ 481 (Senate) - 2025-04-23: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate) - 2025-04-23: Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 481 (Senate) - 2025-04-22: Received (Senate) - 2025-04-16: Referred to Rules (Senate) - 2025-04-16: In Messages (Senate) - 2025-04-16: CS passed as amended; YEAS 116, NAYS 0 (House) - 2025-04-16: Read 3rd time (House) - 2025-04-16: Added to Third Reading Calendar (House) - 2025-04-16: Placed on 3rd reading (House) - 2025-04-16: Amendment 111771 adopted (House) - 2025-04-16: Read 2nd time (House) - 2025-04-10: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/16/2025) (House) - 2025-04-07: Added to Second Reading Calendar (House) - 2025-04-07: Bill released to House Calendar (House) - 2025-04-07: Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee (House) - 2025-04-07: Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee (House) - 2025-04-03: Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda (House) - 2025-03-31: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) (House) - 2025-03-31: Now in Health & Human Services Committee (House) - 2025-03-31: Referred to Health & Human Services Committee (House) - 2025-03-28: CS Filed (House) - 2025-03-28: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) (House) - 2025-03-28: Reported out of Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee (House) - 2025-03-27: Favorable with CS by Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee (House) - 2025-03-25: PCS added to Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee agenda (House) - 2025-03-04: 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) (House) - 2025-02-19: Now in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee (House) - 2025-02-19: Referred to Health & Human Services Committee (House) - 2025-02-19: Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee (House) - 2025-02-19: Referred to Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee (House) - 2025-02-11: Filed (House) ## Bill text - er, 2025-07-01: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/547/BillText/er/PDF) - e1, 2025-04-16: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/547/BillText/e1/PDF) - c1, 2025-03-28: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/547/BillText/c1/PDF) - Filed, 2025-02-11: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/547/BillText/Filed/PDF) ## Related bills - HB 1427: Nursing Education Programs (vetoed) - HB 1095: Criminal Offender Substance Abuse Program (vetoed) - HB 6017: Recovery of Damages for Medical Negligence Resulting in Death (vetoed) - HB 1445: Public Officers and Employees (vetoed) - HB 11: Municipal Water and Sewer Utility Rates (vetoed) - HB 5015: State Group Insurance (vetoed) ## Sources - [er (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/547/BillText/er/PDF) - [e1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/547/BillText/e1/PDF) - [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/547/BillText/c1/PDF) - [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/547/BillText/Filed/PDF) ## Related - [HB 1427: Nursing Education Programs](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1427-2025) - [HB 1095: Criminal Offender Substance Abuse Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1095-2025) - [HB 6017: Recovery of Damages for Medical Negligence Resulting in Death](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6017-2025) - [HB 1445: Public Officers and Employees](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1445-2025) - [HB 11: Municipal Water and Sewer Utility Rates](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB11-2025) - [HB 5015: State Group Insurance](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB5015-2025) - [Florida bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/florida/bills) - [Florida state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/florida) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB547-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).