Florida House Bill 959 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: Failed on March 14 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-14 - Died in Health Policy
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Provides personal property exemptions from legal process for medical debts; requires licensed facility to provide cost estimate to patient or prospective patient under certain conditions; prohibits facility from charging amount exceeding cost estimate by set threshold; requires facility to provide patient written explanation of excess charges; requires facility to establish internal grievance process to allow patients to dispute charges; prohibits facility from engaging in certain collection activities.

Medical Billing

Rep. Wyman Duggan [R]

Rep. James Buchanan [R]

Rep. Will Robinson [R]

Sen. Ana Rodriguez [R]

2020-02-20 - House - House: Third Reading RCS#471 (Y: 116 N: 1 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-14	Senate	Died in Health Policy
2020-03-14	Senate	Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
2020-03-02	Senate	Received
2020-02-27	Senate	Referred to Health Policy; Judiciary; Rules
2020-02-26	Senate	In Messages
2020-02-20	House	Passed; YEAS 116 NAYS 1
2020-02-20	House	Read 3rd time
2020-02-19	House	Placed on 3rd reading
2020-02-19	House	Read 2nd time
2020-02-13	House	Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/19/20
2020-02-06	House	Placed on Calendar
2020-02-06	House	Favorable by- Health and Human Services Committee; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
2020-02-04	House	On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Committee, 02/06/20, 12:00 pm, Morris Hall
2020-01-28	House	Now in Health and Human Services Committee
2020-01-28	House	Favorable by Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
2020-01-24	House	On Committee agenda-- Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee, 01/28/20, 12:00 pm, Sumner Hall
2020-01-21	House	Now in Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
2020-01-21	House	Favorable by Health Market Reform Subcommittee; YEAS 14 NAYS 0
2020-01-16	House	On Committee agenda-- Health Market Reform Subcommittee, 01/21/20, 3:00 pm, Mashburn Hall
2020-01-14	House	Introduced
2020-01-03	House	Referred to Health Market Reform Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee
2019-12-16	House	Filed

S1664 (Same As) 2020-03-14 - Died in Health Policy

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
222	26		Amended Code	See Bill Text
395	301		Amended Code	See Bill Text
395	3011		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/959
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/959/BillText/Filed/PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/959/Vote/HouseVote_h00959__471.PDF