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First Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly
HB19-1089

Exemption From Garnishment For Medical Debt

Type Bill
Session 2019 Regular Session
Subjects
Civil Law Courts & Judicial

Concerning an exemption from garnishment for liens arising from judgments for medical debt.

Bill Summary:

The bill exempts a person's earnings from garnishment if the person's family income does not exceed 400% of current federal poverty guidelines and the judgment is for medical debt. A writ of continuing garnishment must include notice that a person's earnings may be exempt if those criteria are met, notice of the judgment debtor's right to object and have a hearing on that objection, and a statement that, to the best of the judgment creditor's knowledge, the judgment debtor's earnings are not exempt.

The bill takes effect on January 1, 2020, and applies to judgments entered on or after that date.


(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

Prime Sponsors

Representative Kerry Tipper

Representative

Kerry Tipper

Representative Alex Valdez

Representative

Alex Valdez

Senator Brittany Pettersen

Senator

Brittany Pettersen

Senator Dominick Moreno

Senator

Dominick Moreno

Committees

House

Finance

Status

Lost

Introduced

Lost

Related Documents & Information

Date Version Documents
01/14/2019 Introduced PDF
Date Version Documents
05/07/2019 FN2 PDF
01/29/2019 FN1 PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment D) The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment E) The motion passed on a vote of 7-4. Vote summary
Adopt amendment L.004 (Attachment F) The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Refer House Bill 19-1089, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion failed on a vote of 4-7. Vote summary
Postpone House Bill 19-1089 indefinitely using a reversal of the previous roll call. There was no objection to the use of the reverse roll call, therefore, the bill was postponed indefinitely. The motion passed on a vote of 7-4. Vote summary
Hearing Summary
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Committee Report:  PDF
Date Amendment Number Committee/ Floor Hearing Status Documents
02/04/2019 L.004 HOU Finance Passed [*] PDF
02/04/2019 L.002 HOU Finance Passed [*] PDF
02/04/2019 L.001 HOU Finance Passed [*] PDF

* Amendments passed in committee are not incorporated into the measure unless adopted by the full House or Senate.

** The status of Second Reading amendments may be subsequently affected by the adoption of an amendment to the Committee of the Whole Report. Refer to the House or Senate Journal for additional information.

Date Location Action
02/04/2019 House House Committee on Finance Postpone Indefinitely
01/14/2019 House Introduced In House - Assigned to Finance

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