AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- BOARD OF MEDICAL LICENSURE AND DISCIPLINE
Summary
Prohibits healthcare providers and health plans from denying the payment of a medical bill, solely because the bill may have arisen from a third-party claim.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 26, 2025
Last action Jun 3, 2025
Floor votes · House Jun 3, 2025
How they voted
67–0
Passed · 8 other
Total votes 75
Jun 3, 2025
D
Democratic64
90% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican10
80% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Jun 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
06/03/2025 House read and passed
lower
May 8, 2025
Legislature · Passed
05/08/2025 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Apr 24, 2025
Committee
04/24/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 26, 2025
Introduced
02/26/2025 Introduced, referred to House Corporations
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Doc Corvese
DDemocratic
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