Bill Summary

SB 1606 Patient Access to Records (2025 Session)
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Sponsors
by Grall Co Sponsors: Bradley CS Sponsors: Health Policy, Rules
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Summary
Patient Access to Records; Requiring a mental health service provider to furnish records within a specified timeframe after receiving a request for such records; requiring a substance abuse service provider to furnish and provide access to records within a specified timeframe after receiving a written request from an individual or the individual’s legal representative; revising the timeframe within which a nursing home facility must provide access to, and copies of, resident records after receiving a request for such records, etc. Effective Date: 1/1/2026
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committees of reference
   S Health Policy
   S Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
   S Rules
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Actions
02/27/25
SENATE
Filed
03/06/25
SENATE
Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Rules
03/20/25
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Health Policy, 03/25/25, 1:30 pm, 412 K
03/25/25
SENATE
Unfavorable by Health Policy; 4 Yeas, 4 Nays - Pending Reconsideration
03/27/25
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Health Policy, 04/01/25, 1:30 pm, 412 K
04/01/25
SENATE
Reconsidered; Favorable with CS by Health Policy; 7 Yeas, 3 Nays
04/03/25
SENATE
Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
04/03/25
SENATE
Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
04/07/25
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 04/10/25, 8:30 am, 412 K
04/10/25
SENATE
Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; 5 Yeas, 3 Nays
04/11/25
SENATE
Now in Rules
04/16/25
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Rules, 04/21/25, 2:00 pm, 412 K
04/21/25
SENATE
Favorable with CS by Rules; 15 Yeas, 8 Nays
04/23/25
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Committee Substitute Text (C2) Filed
04/24/25
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Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
04/28/25
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Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/30/25
04/30/25
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Read Second Time; Substituted for HB 1083; Laid on Table, Refer to HB 1083
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bill text & filed amendments
1606
Filed on 02/27/25
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Amendment 900268
Grall
Filed on 03/24/25
Replaced by Substitute Amendment
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Amendment 332792
Grall
Filed on 03/31/25
Replaced by CS
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Amendment 894726 SA
Grall
Filed on 03/31/25
Replaced by CS
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1606C1
Filed on 04/03/25
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Amendment 667108 DE
Grall
Filed on 04/18/25
Replaced by CS
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1606C2
Filed on 04/23/25
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
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456.057
456.47
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