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2012 Regular Session

House Bill 5545

AN ACT CONCERNING FINANCIAL LIABILITY FOR AMBULANCE SERVICES, EVIDENCE OF COLLATERAL SOURCE PAYMENTS AND EVIDENCE OF BILLS FROM TREATING HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS.

Became law as Public Act 12-142, signed June 15, 2012, 91 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To: (1) Specify that a person is liable in contract to pay for the cost of services delivered by an ambulance provider, (2) clarify the purposes for which certain health care provider bills may be used in personal injury and wrongful death actions, and (3) specify that the provisions of public act 11-205 apply to actions pending on or after July 1, 2011.

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

Emil "Buddy" Altobello, Catherine F. Abercrombie, Joseph C. Serra

In the Senate

    2 co-sponsors

    Anthony J. Musto, Joseph J. Crisco Jr.

    Its course

    March 16 to June 15, 2012, 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 action21 actions on 11 days

    In the House of RepresentativesMar 16 to May 348 days

    Judiciary CommitteeMar 16 to Apr 217 days

    In the SenateMay 3 to May 96 days

    Waiting to be sentMay 9 to May 3122 days

    With the GovernorMay 31 to Jun 1515 days

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

      Adopted May 3 · Adopted May 9

    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 Mar 16 – May 3

    1. Mar 16Introduced and sent to Judiciary Committee
    2. Mar 19Heard in Judiciary Committee
    3. Apr 2Judiciary Committee recommended a substitute for it
    4. May 3The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
    5. Passed the House of Representatives with House of Representatives Amendment A

    In the Senate May 3 – May 9

    1. May 3Sent to the Senate
    2. May 9The Senate adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
    3. Passed the Senate with House of Representatives Amendment A

    To the Governor May 29 – Jun 15

    1. May 29Numbered Public Act 12-142
    2. May 31Sent to the Secretary of the State
    3. Jun 15Signed by the Governor
    All 21 actions, as published
    1. Mar 16REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Mar 19PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Apr 2Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    4. Apr 2FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Apr 13REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Apr 19RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Apr 19FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    8. Apr 19HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    9. Apr 19FILE NO.Both houses
    10. May 3HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    11. May 3HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    12. May 3IMMEDIATE TRANSMITTAL TO THE SENATEHouse of Representatives
    13. May 4FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    14. May 4SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    15. May 4FILE NO.Both houses
    16. May 9SEN. ADOPTED HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    17. May 9SEN. PASSED, HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    18. May 9IN CONCURRENCESenate
    19. May 29PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
    20. May 31TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
    21. Jun 15SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor