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CS/CS/SB 656: Health Care Billing and Collection Activities

GENERAL BILL by Rules ; Health Policy ; Rodriguez

Health Care Billing and Collection Activities; Revising the definition of the term “extraordinary collection action”; authorizing licensed facilities to engage in an extraordinary collection action under certain circumstances, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2025
Last Action: 4/23/2025 Senate - Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 547 -SJ 481
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Commerce and Tourism (CM)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/12/2025 Senate • Filed
    2/25/2025 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Commerce and Tourism; Rules
    3/4/2025 Senate • Introduced
    3/20/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 03/25/25, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
    3/25/2025 Senate • CS by Health Policy; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
    3/26/2025 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Commerce and Tourism
    • On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 03/31/25, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
    3/27/2025 Senate • CS by Health Policy read 1st time
    3/31/2025 Senate • Favorable by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
    4/1/2025 Senate • Now in Rules
    4/3/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/08/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    4/8/2025 Senate • CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 24 NAYS 0
    4/9/2025 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • CS/CS by Rules read 1st time
    4/10/2025 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/15/25
    4/15/2025 Senate • Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 421
    4/16/2025 Senate • Retained on Calendar
    4/21/2025 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/23/25
    4/23/2025 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 481
    • Substituted CS/HB 547 -SJ 481
    • Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 547 -SJ 481

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  • CS/CS/SB 656, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/9/2025 at 11:10 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 547 (er) Medical Debt Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 4/23/2025 H Ordered enrolled

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    395.3011 Billing and collection activities. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 656, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/26/2025 at 3:12 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Commerce and Tourism (Pre-Meeting) 3/28/2025 (pdf)
    Commerce and Tourism (Post-Meeting) 4/1/2025 (pdf)
    Rules (Pre-Meeting) 4/7/2025 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 4/9/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 547 (c1) Medical Debt Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 4/23/2025 H Ordered enrolled

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    171482 - Amendment
    Delete lines 46 - 47 and insert:
    Rules
    (Rodriguez)
    4/7/2025
    8:39 AM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/8/2025
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    3/31/2025 1:30 PM Commerce and Tourism 9 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/8/2025 9:00 AM Rules 24 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    395.3011 Billing and collection activities. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • SB 656, Original Filed Version Posted 2/12/2025 at 9:35 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Health Policy (Pre-Meeting) 3/24/2025 (pdf)
    Health Policy (Post-Meeting) 3/26/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 547 Medical Debt Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 4/23/2025 H Ordered enrolled

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    967282 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Health Policy
    (Rodriguez)
    3/21/2025
    12:09 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/26/2025
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/25/2025 1:30 PM Health Policy 10 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    395.3011 Billing and collection activities. Page 1 (pdf)

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