AB343Introduced in the Assembly
Makes revisions relating to health care. (BDR 40-988)
Introduced by Steve Yeager, District 9
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
AN ACT relating to health care; requiring hospitals to publish certain information relating to the pricing of goods and services; prohibiting a hospital from collecting medical debt that accrued while the hospital was out of compliance with that requirement; prescribing a procedure for the correction of violations of that requirement; authorizing certain investigations, civil actions and the imposition of certain administrative sanctions; providing for the publication of certain information relating to violations; requiring certain health care entities to provide certain information before taking any action to collect a medical debt; providing a penalty; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Where it stands
Chapter 247.
June 3, 2025
How did lawmakers vote?
Assembly votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
Senate votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
SenateStage: Senate Final Passage · May 23, 2025
13
Yes
8
No
0
Absent or Not Voting
21 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
What do people think?
Citizen Voice
How would you vote on this bill?
An unofficial public opinion poll. It does not affect the bill or the official vote.
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See how each senator voted
| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Michelee Cruz-Crawford | 1 | Yes |
| Edgar Flores | 2 | Yes |
| Rochelle Nguyen | 3 | Yes |
| Dina Neal | 4 | Yes |
| Carrie Ann Buck | 5 | No |
| Nicole Cannizzaro | 6 | Yes |
| Roberta Lange | 7 | Yes |
| Marilyn Dondero Loop | 8 | Yes |
| Melanie Scheible | 9 | Yes |
| Fabian Donate | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
Read first time. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services. To printer.
From printer. To committee.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
Placed on Second Reading File.
Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 450.)
Dispensed with reprinting.
Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 28, Nays: 14.)
To printer.
From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint.
To Senate.
In Senate.
Read first time. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services. To committee.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
Placed on Second Reading File.
Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 749.) To printer.
From printer. To re-engrossment. Re-engrossed. Second reprint.
Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 13, Nays: 8.) To Assembly.
In Assembly.
Senate Amendment No. 749 concurred in. To enrollment.
Enrolled and delivered to Governor.
Approved by the Governor.
Chapter 247.
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