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SB889Introduced in the Senate

Hospitals; requiring hospitals to make public certain file and list; authorizing compliance monitoring and enforcement; prohibiting certain collection actions. Effective date.

Passed

Introduced by Casey Murdock, District 27

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Official description

Hospitals; requiring hospitals to make public certain file and list; authorizing compliance monitoring and enforcement; prohibiting certain collection actions. Effective date.

Where it stands

Approved by Governor 05/23/2025

May 27, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

4 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Senate: FOURTH READING · May 20, 2025

35

Yes

8

No

4

Absent or Not Voting

47 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

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See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Micheal Bergstrom1Absent
Ally Seifried2Yes
Julie McIntosh3Yes
Tom Woods4Absent
George Burns5Yes
David Bullard6Yes
Warren Hamilton7Yes
Avery Frix9Yes
Bill Coleman10Yes
Regina Goodwin11No

Bill history

  1. First Reading

  2. Authored by Senator Murdock

  3. Second Reading referred to Health and Human Services

  4. Coauthored by Senator Bullard

  5. Coauthored by Senator Bergstrom

  6. Coauthored by Senator Frix

  7. Coauthored by Senator Jett

  8. Coauthored by Representative Luttrell (principal House author)

  9. Coauthored by Senator Grellner

  10. Coauthored by Senator Sacchieri

  11. Coauthored by Senator McIntosh

  12. Reported Do Pass Health and Human Services committee; CR filed

  13. Placed on General Order

  14. Remove as principal author Representative Luttrell and substitute with Representative Lepak

  15. Coauthored by Senator Deevers

  16. General Order, Considered

  17. Measure passed: Ayes: 46 Nays: 0

  18. Referred for engrossment

  19. Engrossed to House

  20. First Reading

  21. Second Reading referred to Health and Human Services Oversight

  22. Referred to Public Health

  23. Policy recommendation to the Health and Human Services Oversight committee; Do Pass Public Health

  24. CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Health and Human Services Oversight Committee

  25. Coauthored by Representative(s) Cantrell, Wolfley, Sneed, Ford, Humphrey, Williams, Woolley, Olsen, Banning, Hildebrant, Luttrell

  26. General Order

  27. Coauthored by Representative(s) Cornwell, Schreiber, Chapman, May, Staires, Roberts

  28. Third Reading, Measure failed: Ayes: 46 Nays: 46

  29. Notice served to reconsider vote by Representative Lepak

  30. Motion to reconsider adopted: Ayes: 68 Nays: 18

  31. Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 51 Nays: 38

  32. Referred for engrossment

  33. Engrossed, signed, to Senate

  34. HAs read

  35. Coauthored by Senator Guthrie

  36. Coauthored by Senator Standridge

  37. Coauthored by Senator Hamilton

  38. HAs adopted

  39. Measure passed: Ayes: 35 Nays: 8

  40. Referred for enrollment

  41. Enrolled, to House

  42. Signed, returned to Senate

  43. Sent to Governor

  44. Approved by Governor 05/23/2025

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