Bill Summary

HB 547 Medical Debt (2025 Session)
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Sponsors
by Partington  CS Sponsors: Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
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Summary
Medical Debt: Revises definition; provides exception to prohibition of facility engaging in extraordinary collection action to obtain payment for services for sale of certain debt. Effective Date: July 1, 2025
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committees of reference
   H Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
   H Health & Human Services Committee
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Actions
02/11/25
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Filed
02/19/25
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Referred to Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee; Insurance & Banking Subcommittee; Health & Human Services Committee
02/19/25
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Now in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
03/25/25
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On Committee agenda - Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee, 03/27/25, 3:30 pm, 404 H - PCS
03/27/25
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Favorable with CS by Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee; 16 Yeas, 0 Nays
03/28/25
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Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
03/31/25
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Reference to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee removed; Remaining reference: Health & Human Services Committee
03/31/25
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Now in Health & Human Services Committee
04/03/25
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On Committee agenda - Health & Human Services Committee, 04/07/25, 3:30 pm, 17 H
04/07/25
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Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee; 24 Yeas, 0 Nays
04/07/25
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Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
04/10/25
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Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/16/25
04/16/25
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Read Second Time; Amendment Adopted (111771); Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 116 Yeas / 0 Nays)
04/16/25
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Engrossed Text (E1) Filed
04/16/25
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In Messages
04/16/25
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Received; Referred to Rules
04/23/25
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Withdrawn from Rules; Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading; Substituted for SB 0656; Read Second Time; Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 38 Yeas / 0 Nays)
04/23/25
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Ordered enrolled
04/23/25
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Enrolled Text (ER) Filed
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bill text & filed amendments
0547
Filed on 02/11/25
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Amendment 1000 PCS
Health Care Facilities & Systems Sub
Filed on 03/25/25
Adopted
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0547C1
Filed on 03/28/25
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Amendment 111771
Partington
Filed on 04/11/25
Adopted on 2nd Reading
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0547E1
Filed on 04/16/25
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
0547ER
Filed on 04/23/25
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
395.3011
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