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CS/CS/SB 490: Medical Expense/Pretrial Detainee/Sentenced Inmate

GENERAL BILL by Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations ; Health Regulation ; Jones

Medical Expense/Pretrial Detainee/Sentenced Inmate; Provides that the responsibility for paying the expenses of medical care, treatment, hospitalization, and transportation for a person who is ill, wounded, or otherwise injured during or as a result of an arrest for a violation of a state law or a county or municipal ordinance is the responsibility of the person receiving the medical care, treatment, hospitalization, or transportation. Removes provisions establishing the order by which medical providers receive reimbursement for the expenses incurred in providing the medical services or transportation, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2011
Last Action: 5/7/2011 House - Died in Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Community Affairs (CA)
  2. Health Regulation (HR)
  3. Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations (BJA)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/19/2011 Senate • Filed
1/25/2011 Senate • Referred to Community Affairs; Health Regulation; Budget -SJ 44
2/10/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 02/21/11, 1:45 pm, 412 Knott Building
2/21/2011 Senate • Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 117
2/22/2011 Senate • Now in Health Regulation -SJ 117
3/4/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Regulation, 03/09/11, 3:15 pm, 412 Knott Building
3/8/2011 Senate • Introduced -SJ 44
3/9/2011 Senate • CS by Health Regulation; YEAS 11 NAYS 1 -SJ 186
3/10/2011 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• CS by Health Regulation read 1st time -SJ 202
3/11/2011 Senate • Now in Budget -SJ 186
4/8/2011 Senate • Subreferred to Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations -SJ 473
• Now in Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations
• On Committee agenda-- Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations, 04/13/11, 9:15 am, 37 Senate Office Building
4/13/2011 Senate • CS/CS by Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 469
4/15/2011 Senate • Now in Budget -SJ 470
4/26/2011 Senate • CS/CS by Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations read 1st time -SJ 477
4/29/2011 Senate • Withdrawn from Budget with subcommittee recommendation -SJ 614
• Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 615
5/2/2011 Senate • Placed on Consent Calendar, 05/03/11
5/3/2011 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 745
• Read 3rd time -SJ 745
• CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 745
5/3/2011 House • In Messages
5/7/2011 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Messages