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2026 Regular Session

House Bill 5377

AN ACT CONCERNING RETURN OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDER PAYMENTS.

Became law as Public Act 26-56, signed May 27, 2026, 90 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To: (1) Shorten the time period that health carriers may cancel, deny or demand the return of payment from health care providers and to require that health carriers establish an electronic appeal process; and (2) require hospital-based facilities to submit such facility's national provider identifier and tax identification number with each claim for reimbursement.

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

19 co-sponsors

Patrick E. Callahan, Raghib Allie-Brennan, Tom Delnicki, Michael D. Quinn, William Heffernan, Christopher Poulos, Michael DiGiovancarlo, Renee LaMark Muir, Jill Barry, Anne M. Hughes, Eilish Collins Main, Lucy Dathan, Mitch Bolinsky, John-Michael Parker, Devin R. Carney, Gary A. Turco Jr., Steven Winter, Hector Arzeno, Tammy Nuccio

In the Senate

    3 co-sponsors

    Tony Hwang, Julie Kushner, Saud Anwar

    Its course

    February 26 to May 27, 2026, 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 RepresentativesFeb 26 to Apr 2356 days

    Insurance and Real Estate CommitteeFeb 26 to Mar 1214 days

    In the SenateApr 23 to May 512 days

    Waiting to be sentMay 5 to May 1510 days

    With the GovernorMay 15 to May 2712 days

    Votes

    Yeas to nays, as the General Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

      Adopted Apr 23 · Adopted May 5

    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 26 – Apr 23

    1. Feb 26Introduced and sent to Insurance and Real Estate Committee
    2. Feb 27Heard in Insurance and Real Estate Committee
    3. Mar 12Insurance and Real Estate Committee recommended a substitute for it
    4. Apr 23The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
    5. Passed the House of Representatives with House of Representatives Amendment A

    In the Senate Apr 27 – May 5

    1. Apr 27Arrived in the Senate
    2. May 5The Senate adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
    3. Passed the Senate with House of Representatives Amendment A

    To the Governor May 14 – May 27

    1. May 14Numbered Public Act 26-56
    2. May 15Sent to the Secretary of the State
    3. Sent to the Governor
    4. May 27Signed by the Governor
    All 21 actions, as published
    1. Feb 26REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Feb 27PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 12Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    4. Mar 12FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Mar 23REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Mar 30RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Mar 30FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    8. Mar 30HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    9. Mar 30FILE NO.Both houses
    10. Apr 23HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    11. Apr 23HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    12. Apr 27FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    13. Apr 27SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    14. Apr 27FILE NO.Both houses
    15. May 5SEN. ADOPTED HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    16. May 5SEN. PASSED, HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    17. May 5ON CONSENT CALENDAR /IN CONCURRENCESenate
    18. May 14PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
    19. May 15TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
    20. May 15TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNORGovernor
    21. May 27SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor