AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- UNANTICIPATED OUT-OF-NETWORK BILLS FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES (Protects people with health insurance from surprise medical bills for emergency and other services by requiring a non-participating health care provider to bill an insured party only for a co-payment, or deductible.)
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2020
Last action Feb 26, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Feb 26, 2020
Legislature · Passed
02/26/2020 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Jan 9, 2020
Introduced
01/09/2020 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.
lower
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Deborah Ruggiero
DDemocratic
P
Evan Shanley
DDemocratic
P
Joseph Solomon
DDemocratic
P
RH
Raymond H. Johnston Jr.
DDemocratic
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