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2003 Regular Session

Senate Bill 568

AN ACT CONCERNING HOSPITAL BILLING PRACTICES.

Became law as Public Act 03-266, signed July 9, 2003, 167 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To require hospitals to provide more detailed reporting on free care and bad debt, to provide protections for hospital patients from certain debt collection practices, and to strengthen existing fair pricing protections for uninsured hospital patients.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

5 co-sponsors

Martin M. Looney, Toni Nathaniel Harp, Edith G. Prague, Gary D. LeBeau, Leonard A. Fasano

In the House of Representatives

    7 co-sponsors

    Robert W. Megna, Robert T. Keeley Jr., Bruce Zalaski, Andrew M. Fleischmann, Elizabeth A. Boukus, Cathy C. Tymniak, Joan A. Lewis

    Its course

    January 23 to July 9, 2003, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

    Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

    Every action29 actions on 17 days

    In the SenateJan 23 to May 28125 days

    Public Health CommitteeJan 23 to Apr 875 days

    Judiciary CommitteeApr 30 to May 66 days

    In the House of RepresentativesMay 28 to Jun 47 days

    Waiting to be sentJun 4 to Jun 2319 days

    With the GovernorJun 23 to Jul 916 days

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

      Adopted May 28 · Adopted Jun 4

    Text

    Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

    l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

    What happened

    In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

    In the Senate Jan 23 – May 28

    1. Jan 23Introduced and sent to Public Health Committee
    2. Feb 14Heard in Public Health Committee
    3. Apr 4Drafted as a bill by Public Health Committee
    4. Apr 7Sent to Public Health Committee
    5. Apr 8Public Health Committee recommended it
    6. Apr 30Sent to Judiciary Committee
    7. May 6Judiciary Committee recommended it
    8. May 28The Senate adopted Senate Amendment A
    9. Passed the Senate with Senate Amendment A

    In the House of Representatives May 28 – Jun 4

    1. May 28Sent to the House of Representatives
    2. Jun 4The House of Representatives adopted Senate Amendment A
    3. Passed the House of Representatives with Senate Amendment A

    To the Governor Jun 19 – Jul 9

    1. Jun 19Numbered Public Act 03-266
    2. Jun 23Sent to the Secretary of the State
    3. Jul 9Signed by the Governor
    All 29 actions, as published
    1. Jan 23REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Feb 6Reserved for Subject Matter Public HearingBoth houses
    3. Feb 14PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    4. Mar 18Vote to DraftBoth houses
    5. Apr 4DRAFTED BY COMMITTEEBoth houses
    6. Apr 7REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    7. Apr 8Joint FavorableBoth houses
    8. Apr 8FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    9. Apr 17REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    10. Apr 24RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    11. Apr 24FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    12. Apr 24SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    13. Apr 24FILE NO.Both houses
    14. Apr 30REF. BY SEN. TO COMM. ONSenate
    15. May 6Joint FavorableBoth houses
    16. May 7FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    17. May 7RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    18. May 7NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
    19. May 7FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    20. May 28SEN. ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    21. May 28SEN. PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    22. May 28RULES SUSPENDED,TRANS.TO HOUSESenate
    23. May 28FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    24. May 28HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    25. Jun 4HOUSE ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    26. Jun 4HOUSE PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    27. Jun 19PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
    28. Jun 23TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
    29. Jul 9SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor