Establishes a pilot hospital medical debt relief program
Summary
Establishes a three-year pilot hospital medical debt relief program to provide hospital medical debt relief to eligible residents of the state utilizing a not-for-profit organization to identify, acquire and cancel medical debt of such eligible residents directly from health care providers in the state.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Jan 2024
Senate Passage
Jun 2023
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 22, 2023
Last action Jan 22, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Jun 8, 2023
How they voted
43–19
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 63
Jun 8, 2023
D
Democratic42
97% Yea
R
Republican21
90% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
5
Committee
6
Amendments
4
Jan 22, 2024
Committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
upper
Jan 3, 2024
Committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
upper
Jun 8, 2023
Committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
lower
Jun 8, 2023
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jun 8, 2023
Committee
COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
upper
May 31, 2023
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 5909B
upper
May 31, 2023
Upper · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE
upper
May 23, 2023
Committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
upper
May 15, 2023
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 5909A
upper
May 15, 2023
Upper · Passed
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH
upper
Mar 22, 2023
Committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
upper
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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