FAIR PATIENT BILLING-INCOME
Summary
Amends the Fair Patient Billing Act. Provides that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, a hospital shall not charge or bill a patient whose household income is not greater than 138% of the federal poverty level.
Bill status
signed
all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
Aug 2024
Introduced May 9, 2024
Signed Aug 9, 2024
Floor votes · House May 23, 2024
How they voted
110–0
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 116
May 23, 2024
D
Democratic76
94% Yea
R
Republican40
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
45
Key actions
12
Committee
12
Amendments
2
Aug 9, 2024
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 23, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 23, 2024
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000
lower
May 20, 2024
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Insurance Committee; 014-000-000
lower
May 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 24, 2024
lower
May 13, 2024
Committee
Assigned to Insurance Committee
lower
May 13, 2024
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 9, 2024
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
May 9, 2024
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000
lower
May 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Insurance; 010-000-000
lower
May 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
lower
Apr 30, 2024
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Insurance
lower
Apr 29, 2024
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
lower
Apr 29, 2024
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mike Simmons
lower
Apr 19, 2024
Lower · Passed
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 3, 2024
lower
Apr 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 19, 2024
lower
Mar 15, 2024
Lower · Passed
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 5, 2024
lower
Jan 24, 2024
Committee
Assigned to Insurance
lower
Feb 10, 2023
Committee
Referred to Assignments
lower
2 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bob Morgan
DDemocratic
P
Mike Simmons-Gessesse
DDemocratic
Co
Adriane Johnson
DDemocratic
Co
Carol Ammons
DDemocratic
Co
Debbie Meyers-Martin
DDemocratic
Co
Doris Turner
DDemocratic
Co
Emil Jones
DDemocratic
Co
Joyce Mason
DDemocratic
Co
Karina Villa
DDemocratic
Co
Laura Murphy
DDemocratic
Co
Rachel Ventura
DDemocratic
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