Became law as Public Act 21-129, signed July 7, 2021, 160 days after it was filed.
2021 Regular Session
Senate Bill 683
AN ACT CONCERNING HOSPITAL BILLING AND COLLECTION EFFORTS BY HOSPITALS AND COLLECTION AGENCIES.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To (1) restrict (A) the amount that a hospital or collection agent may recover from an uninsured or underinsured patient for the unpaid cost of health care, and (B) the manner in which a hospital or collection agent may secure or recover payment for the unpaid cost of health care, and (2) modify provisions concerning hospital billing practices to protect patients who receive health care at outpatient clinics that are owned by, or affiliated with, hospitals.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the Senate
Sponsor
2 co-sponsors
In the House of Representatives
2 co-sponsors
Its course
January 28 to July 7, 2021, 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 18 days
In the SenateJan 28 to Jun 2125 days
Public Health CommitteeJan 28 to Mar 2657 days
Appropriations CommitteeMay 12 to May 175 days
In the House of RepresentativesJun 2 to Jun 75 days
Waiting to be sentJun 7 to Jun 2417 days
With the GovernorJun 24 to Jul 713 days
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
Senate floor amendmentAdopted
Adopted Jun 2 · Adopted Jun 7
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 28 – Jun 2
- Jan 28Introduced and sent to Public Health Committee
- Mar 17Drafted as a bill by Public Health Committee
- Mar 18Sent to Public Health Committee
- Mar 19Heard in Public Health Committee
- Mar 26Public Health Committee recommended it
- May 12Sent to Appropriations Committee
- May 17Appropriations Committee recommended it
- Jun 2The Senate adopted Senate Amendment A
- Passed the Senate with Senate Amendment A
In the House of Representatives Jun 3 – Jun 7
- Jun 3Arrived in the House of Representatives
- Jun 7The House of Representatives adopted Senate Amendment A
- Passed the House of Representatives with Senate Amendment A
To the Governor Jun 23 – Jul 7
- Jun 23Numbered Public Act 21-129
- Jun 24Sent to the Secretary of the State
- Sent to the Governor
- Jul 7Signed by the Governor
All 29 actions, as published
- Jan 28REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Feb 5Vote to DraftBoth houses
- Mar 17DRAFTED BY COMMITTEEBoth houses
- Mar 18REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Mar 19PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
- Mar 26Joint FavorableBoth houses
- Mar 29FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Apr 8REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
- Apr 14RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Apr 14FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
- Apr 14SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
- Apr 14FILE NO.Both houses
- May 12REF. BY SEN. TO COMM. ONSenate
- May 17Joint FavorableBoth houses
- May 18FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- May 18RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- May 18NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
- May 18FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
- Jun 2SEN. ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
- Jun 2SEN. PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
- Jun 3FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
- Jun 3HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
- Jun 7HOUSE ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
- Jun 7HOUSE PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
- Jun 7IN CONCURRENCEHouse of Representatives
- Jun 23PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
- Jun 24TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
- Jun 24TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNORGovernor
- Jul 7SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor