Hospitals, require hospitals to bill an injured person's health insurance and only seek compensation from health insurance unless certain circumstances apply, clarifying hospital lien provisions, Sec. 27-12-25 added; Sec. 35-11-371 am'd.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
House Passage
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
Apr 2021
Introduced Feb 2, 2021
Signed Apr 29, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 20, 2021 · House Apr 7, 2021
How they voted
28–0
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 34
Apr 20, 2021
D
Democratic8
62% Yea
R
Republican26
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
9
Committee
0
Amendments
5
Apr 29, 2021
Introduced
Banking and Insurance first Amendment Offered
upper
Apr 29, 2021
Signed into law
Assigned Act No. 2021-379.
lower
Apr 27, 2021
Upper · Passed
Concurred in Second House Amendment
upper
Apr 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
Faulkner motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 996
lower
Apr 20, 2021
Upper · Passed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1075
upper
Apr 20, 2021
Upper · Passed
Elliott motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1074
upper
Apr 20, 2021
Introduced
Banking and Insurance Amendment Offered
upper
Apr 20, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed
upper
Apr 7, 2021
Lower · Passed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 673
lower
Apr 7, 2021
Lower · Passed
Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 672
lower
Apr 7, 2021
Introduced
Insurance Amendment Offered
lower
Apr 7, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
David Faulkner
RRepublican
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