Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Health & Human Services Committee on July 5, 2023. The 2023–2024 session has ended.
2023–2024 Regular Session
House Bill 78
An Act establishing the Medical Debt Relief Program; establishing requirements for hospital-based financial assistance; and imposing duties on the Department of Health.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
50 co-sponsors
Donna Bullock, Tarik Khan, Bridget M. Kosierowski, Nick Pisciottano, Michael H. Schlossberg, Joshua Siegel, Christopher M. Rabb, Stephen Kinsey, Maureen E. Madden, Tarah Probst, Benjamin V. Sanchez, Darisha K. Parker, Carol Hill-Evans, Napoleon J. Nelson, David M. Delloso, Perry S. Warren, Aerion Abney, TINA M. DAVIS, Ismail Smith-Wade-El, Ryan A. Bizzarro, Justin C. Fleming, Sara Innamorato, Steven R. Malagari, Emily Kinkead, Jeanne McNeill, Nancy Guenst, G. Roni Green, Jim Haddock, Jared G. Solomon, Lisa A. Borowski, Melissa L. Shusterman, Elizabeth Fiedler, Paul Friel, Abigail Salisbury, Mike Zabel, Dave Madsen, Malcolm Kenyatta, P. MICHAEL STURLA, Brandon J. Markosek, Carol Kazeem, SCOTT CONKLIN, Mandy Steele, Danielle Friel Otten, Paul Takac, Mary Jo Daley, Andrew Kuzma, Joe Webster, Manuel Guzman Jr., Kristine C. Howard, Chris Pielli
Its course
March 7 to July 5, 2023, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action13 actions on 6 days
In the House of RepresentativesMar 7 to Jun 26111 days
HealthMar 7 to Jun 1499 days
RulesJun 14 to Jun 217 days
AppropriationsJun 22 to Jun 264 days
In the SenateJun 26 to Jul 5 · stopped9 days
Health & Human ServicesJul 5 to Jul 5 · stopped0 days
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the General Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
House of Representatives, third reading114–89
Passed · Jun 26
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Jun 14
House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted
Adopted Jun 22
Text
Each version as the General Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Mar 7 – Jun 26
- Mar 7Sent to HEALTH
- Jun 14HEALTH recommended it as amended
- Sent to RULES
- Jun 21RULES recommended it
- Jun 22Amended and read a second time
- Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
- Jun 26APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
- Passed the House of Representatives, 114 to 89
In the Senate Jul 5
- Jul 5Arrived in the Senate
- Sent to HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
All 13 actions, as published
- Mar 7Referred to HEALTH, March 7, 2023 [House]House of Representatives
- Jun 14Reported as amended, June 14, 2023 [House]House of Representatives
- Jun 14First consideration, June 14, 2023 [House]House of Representatives
- Jun 14Re-committed to RULES, June 14, 2023 [House]House of Representatives
- Jun 21Re-reported as committed, June 21, 2023 [House]House of Representatives
- Jun 22Second consideration, with amendments, June 22, 2023 [House]House of Representatives
- Jun 22Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, June 22, 2023 [House]House of Representatives
- Jun 22(Remarks see House Journal Page 769), June 22, 2023 [House]House of Representatives
- Jun 26Re-reported as committed, June 26, 2023 [House]House of Representatives
- Jun 26Third consideration and final passage, June 26, 2023 (114-89) [House]House of Representatives
- Jun 26(Remarks see House Journal Page 844-845), June 26, 2023 [House]House of Representatives
- Jul 5In the Senate [Senate]Senate
- Jul 5Referred to HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, July 5, 2023 [Senate]Senate