CS/SB 656: Health Care Billing and Collection Activities
GENERAL BILL by Health Policy ; Rodriguez
Health Care Billing and Collection Activities; Revising the definition of the term “extraordinary collection action”; authorizing facilities to engage in an extraordinary collection action under certain circumstances, etc.
Effective Date: 7/1/2025
Last Action: 3/27/2025 Senate - CS by Health Policy read 1st time
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 3/27/2025 Senate - CS by Health Policy read 1st time
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Health Policy (HP)
- Commerce and Tourism (CM)
- 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
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CS/SB 656, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/26/2025 at 3:12 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Commerce and Tourism (Pre-Meeting) 3/28/2025 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 547 (c1) Medical Debt Partington Compare Last Action: 3/28/2025 H CS Filed Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 395.3011 Billing and collection activities. Page 1 (pdf) -
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 Partington Similar Last Action: 3/28/2025 H CS Filed 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 PMReplaced by Committee Substitute
3/26/2025Web Page
PDFCommittee 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)