Health Care - As introduced, enacts the "Freedom from Medical Debt Act," which requires the state treasurer to contract with a nonprofit entity to acquire and repay certain medical debts for Tennessee residents with incomes at or below 400 percent of the federal poverty level or who owe medical debt equal to 5 percent or more of their household income, and prohibits healthcare providers from reporting a patient's medical debt to a consumer reporting agency. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 9; Title 47, Chapter 18; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.

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Chamber: House
Introduced: Jan 21, 2026
Last action: Mar 11, 2026 — Taken off notice for cal in s/c Banking and Consumer Affairs Subcommittee of Commerce Committee
Session: 114
Momentum: 29 · Low

PASSAGE PROBABILITY

24.4% Unlikely

Why this number

Stage base In Committee — base rate 51%, measured from TN's completed sessions
Momentum -5 29/100 from the pace of recorded action
Time since last action -22 218 days quiet

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