Became law as Public Act 16-109, signed June 3, 2016, 106 days after it was filed.
2016 Regular Session
House Bill 5356
AN ACT CONCERNING VETERANS' HEALTH RECORDS.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To prohibit health providers from charging for health records requested in support of claims or appeals for federal or state veterans' benefits.
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
Sponsor
23 co-sponsors
Eric C. Berthel, Dave W. Yaccarino, Pam Staneski, Noreen S. Kokoruda, Stephen G. Harding Jr., Larry B. Butler, Kim Rose, Charlie L. Stallworth, Bruce V. Morris, Daniel S. Rovero, David Rutigliano, Juan R. Candelaria, Terry B. Adams, Catherine F. Abercrombie, Theresa W. Conroy, Cecilia Buck-Taylor, Louis P. Esposito Jr., John K. Hampton, Daniel J. Fox, Al Adinolfi, John "Jack" F. Hennessy, Kelly J.S. Luxenberg, Laura M. Devlin
In the Senate
Its course
February 18 to June 3, 2016, 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 action27 actions on 15 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 18 to Apr 1961 days
Veterans' and Military Affairs CommitteeFeb 18 to Mar 314 days
Public Health CommitteeMar 29 to Apr 13 days
In the SenateApr 19 to May 415 days
Waiting to be sentMay 4 to May 2016 days
With the GovernorMay 20 to Jun 314 days
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted
Adopted Apr 19 · Adopted May 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 House of Representatives Feb 18 – Apr 19
- Feb 18Introduced and sent to Veterans' and Military Affairs Committee
- Feb 19Heard in Veterans' and Military Affairs Committee
- Mar 3Veterans' and Military Affairs Committee recommended it
- Mar 29Sent to Public Health Committee
- Apr 1Public Health Committee recommended it
- Apr 19The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
- Passed the House of Representatives with House of Representatives Amendment A
In the Senate Apr 21 – May 4
- Apr 21Arrived in the Senate
- May 4The Senate adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
- Passed the Senate with House of Representatives Amendment A
To the Governor May 16 – Jun 3
- May 16Numbered Public Act 16-109
- May 20Sent to the Secretary of the State
- Sent to the Governor
- Jun 3Signed by the Governor
All 27 actions, as published
- Feb 18REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Feb 19PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
- Mar 3Joint FavorableBoth houses
- Mar 4FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Mar 14REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
- Mar 21RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Mar 21FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
- Mar 21HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
- Mar 21FILE NO.Both houses
- Mar 29REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ONHouse of Representatives
- Apr 1Joint FavorableBoth houses
- Apr 4FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Apr 4RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Apr 4NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
- Apr 4TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
- Apr 19HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
- Apr 19HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
- Apr 21FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
- Apr 21SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
- Apr 21FILE NO.Both houses
- May 4SEN. ADOPTED HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
- May 4SEN. PASSED, HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
- May 4ON CONSENT CALENDAR /IN CONCURRENCESenate
- May 16PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
- May 20TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
- May 20TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNORGovernor
- Jun 3SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor