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2025–2026 Regular Session

House Bill 79

An Act establishing requirements for hospital-based financial assistance; providing for hospital-based financial assistance forms, for information about hospital-based financial assistance programs and for reporting of hospital-based financial assistance policies; and imposing duties on the Department of Health.

In the Senate's Health & Human Services Committee since May 22, 2025.

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

53 co-sponsors

Nathan Davidson, Tarik Khan, Bridget M. Kosierowski, Andrew Kuzma, Jim Rigby, Tim Twardzik, Nancy Guenst, Tarah Probst, Aerion Abney, Dan L. Miller, Jose Giral, Liz Hanbidge, Joe Ciresi, Benjamin V. Sanchez, Kristine C. Howard, Elizabeth Fiedler, Jim Haddock, Lindsay Powell, Lisa A. Borowski, Carol Hill-Evans, ROBERT FREEMAN, Malcolm Kenyatta, Kyle Donahue, DAN FRANKEL, Justin C. Fleming, Paul Friel, Steven R. Malagari, Melissa L. Shusterman, Chris Pielli, EDDIE DAY PASHINSKI, Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz, Heather Boyd, Joshua Siegel, Jennifer O'Mara, Danielle Friel Otten, John C. Inglis III, DANIEL J. DEASY JR., Melissa Cerrato, G. Roni Green, Christopher M. Rabb, Ben Waxman, Dan K. Williams, Mandy Steele, Jeanne McNeill, Jeremy Shaffer, Abigail Salisbury, Paul Takac, Joe Webster, Keith S. Harris, TINA M. DAVIS, Dave Madsen, Mary Jo Daley, Gina H. Curry

Its course

January 10 to May 22, 2025, 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 action12 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 10 to May 13123 days

HealthJan 10 to Apr 989 days

AppropriationsMay 12 to May 131 day

In the SenateFrom May 13

Health & Human ServicesFrom May 22

Votes

Yeas to nays, as the General Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

  • House of Representatives, third reading187–16

    Passed · May 13

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Apr 9

Text

Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

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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 Jan 10 – May 13

  1. Jan 10Sent to HEALTH
  2. Apr 9HEALTH recommended it as amended
  3. May 12Read a second time
  4. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  5. May 13APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  6. Passed the House of Representatives, 187 to 16

In the Senate May 22

  1. May 22Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
All 12 actions, as published
  1. Jan 10Referred to HEALTH, Jan. 10, 2025House of Representatives
  2. Apr 9Reported as amended, April 9, 2025House of Representatives
  3. Apr 9First consideration, April 9, 2025House of Representatives
  4. Apr 9Laid on the table, April 9, 2025House of Representatives
  5. May 7Removed from table, May 7, 2025House of Representatives
  6. May 12Second consideration, May 12, 2025House of Representatives
  7. May 12Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, May 12, 2025House of Representatives
  8. May 13Re-reported as committed, May 13, 2025House of Representatives
  9. May 13Third consideration and final passage, May 13, 2025 (187-16)House of Representatives
  10. May 13(Remarks see House Journal Page 666-668), May 13, 2025House of Representatives
  11. May 22In the SenateSenate
  12. May 22Referred to HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, May 22, 2025Senate