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2006 Regular Session

House Bill 5189

AN ACT REQUIRING THE DISCLOSURE OF FEE INFORMATION BY HEALTH INSURERS.

Became law as Public Act 06-178, signed June 9, 2006, 113 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To establish standards for contracts between health insurers and physicians and to establish a task force to study contracts between contracting health organizations and physicians to determine if legislation is needed to address contracts that allow changes (1) unilaterally, or (2) to provider billed service codes without a reasonable investigation based on all available claim-related medical records.

Sponsors

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

In the House of Representatives

3 co-sponsors

Linda M. Gentile, Peter F. Villano, Patricia M. Widlitz

In the Senate

    1 co-sponsor

    Louis C. DeLuca

    Its course

    February 16 to June 9, 2006, 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 action38 actions on 17 days

    In the House of RepresentativesFeb 16 to May 174 days

    Insurance and Real Estate CommitteeFeb 16 to Mar 1628 days

    Judiciary CommitteeApr 4 to Apr 106 days

    Public Health CommitteeApr 12 to Apr 175 days

    Joint Committee on Legislative ManagementApr 18 to Apr 191 day

    In the SenateMay 1 to May 32 days

    Waiting to be sentMay 3 to May 2522 days

    With the GovernorMay 25 to Jun 915 days

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

      Adopted May 1 · Adopted May 3

    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 House of Representatives Feb 16 – May 1

    1. Feb 16Introduced and sent to Insurance and Real Estate Committee
    2. Feb 24Heard in Insurance and Real Estate Committee
    3. Mar 16Insurance and Real Estate Committee recommended it
    4. Apr 4Sent to Judiciary Committee
    5. Apr 10Judiciary Committee recommended it
    6. Apr 12Sent to Public Health Committee
    7. Apr 17Public Health Committee recommended it
    8. Apr 18Sent to Joint Committee on Legislative Management
    9. Apr 19Joint Committee on Legislative Management recommended it
    10. May 1The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
    11. Passed the House of Representatives with House of Representatives Amendment A

    In the Senate May 1 – May 3

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

    To the Governor May 22 – Jun 9

    1. May 22Numbered Public Act 06-178
    2. May 25Sent to the Secretary of the State
    3. Jun 9Signed by the Governor
    All 38 actions, as published
    1. Feb 16REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Feb 24PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 16Joint FavorableBoth houses
    4. Mar 16FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Mar 23REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Mar 29RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Mar 29FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    8. Mar 29HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    9. Mar 29FILE NO.Both houses
    10. Apr 4REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ONHouse of Representatives
    11. Apr 10Joint FavorableBoth houses
    12. Apr 11FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    13. Apr 11RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    14. Apr 11NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
    15. Apr 11TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    16. Apr 12REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ONHouse of Representatives
    17. Apr 17Joint FavorableBoth houses
    18. Apr 17FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    19. Apr 17RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    20. Apr 17NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
    21. Apr 17TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    22. Apr 18REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ONHouse of Representatives
    23. Apr 19Joint FavorableBoth houses
    24. Apr 19FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    25. Apr 19RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    26. Apr 19NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
    27. Apr 19TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    28. May 1HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    29. May 1HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    30. May 1TRANSMITTED PURSUANT TO JOINT RULE 17Both houses
    31. May 1FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    32. May 1SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    33. May 3SEN. ADOPTED HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    34. May 3SEN. PASSED, HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    35. May 3IN CONCURRENCESenate
    36. May 22PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
    37. May 25TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
    38. Jun 9SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor