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State Sen. Ghazala Hashmi (D-Chesterfield) and Del. Betsy Carr (D-Richmond) introduced legislation this year that would have banned that practice in the state. Both proposals were left in the House, though a study on the issue may be ordered.
For people struggling to make ends meet, getting hit with a medical bill from five years ago is a burden that can lead to financial ruin. That's why members of the General Assembly are considering creating a three year statute of limitations for medical debt.
Virginia Sen. Ghazala Hashmi (D-Chesterfield) is sponsoring legislation this year to ban transcript withholding as a form of debt collection for students who attend public colleges and universities in Virginia.
UR law students help craft bill to protect struggling Virginians from losing their homes UR law students draft bill that promotes housing equity and last updated 2021-02-04 07:45:40-05 RICHMOND, Va. -- Moving housing equity forward is a tall order that Jay Speer and his agency have been working on for quite a while. The Executive Director of the Virginia Poverty Law Center said Virginia homeowners will soon have new protections aimed at shielding them from foreclosure. âWe are concerned that because of the loss of income for a lot of folks, we could see more foreclosures,â Speer sai...