Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary Committee on June 30, 2019. The 2019 session has ended.
2019 Regular Session
Senate Bill 906
Permits individual who has filed claim with insurer for benefits under insurance policy or brought action to seek compensation or damages for individual injury suffered as result of accident or crime to send written notice to health care provider to which individual owes debt for medical care or medical services stating that claim or action is pending.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Permits individual who has filed claim with insurer for benefits under insurance policy or brought action to seek compensation or damages for individual injury suffered as result of accident or crime to send written notice to health care provider to which individual owes debt for medical care or medical services stating that claim or action is pending. Prohibits health care provider that receives notice of pending claim or action from collecting, referring to debt collector or collection agency for collection, selling, assigning or otherwise transferring debt until 60 days after latest of specified dates. Permits health care provider to collect debt for which individual recovered partial proceeds from claim or action, up to limit of recovery. Tolls applicable statute of limitations on health care provider's right to collect debt during pendency of claim or action. Prohibits health care provider from reporting to credit reporting agencies that individual is delinquent, in arrears or otherwise unable or unwilling to pay debt during time in which claim or action is pending. Punishes violation as unlawful collection practice. Becomes operative 91 days after effective date of Act. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the Senate
Sponsor
Its course
February 28 to June 30, 2019, 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 action3 actions on 3 days
In the SenateFeb 28 to Jun 30 · stopped122 days
Waiting for a committeeFeb 28 to Mar 11 day
JudiciaryMar 1 to Jun 30 · stopped121 days
Text
Each version as the Legislative 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 Legislative Assembly published it is below.