Establishes a pilot hospital medical debt relief program
Summary
Establishes a three-year pilot hospital medical debt relief program to provide hospital medical debt relief to eligible residents of the state utilizing a not-for-profit organization to identify, acquire and cancel medical debt of such eligible residents directly from health care providers in the state.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Jan 2024
Senate Passage
Jun 2023
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 22, 2023
Last action Jan 22, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Jun 8, 2023
How they voted
43–19
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 63
Jun 8, 2023
D
Democratic42
97% Yea
R
Republican21
90% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
1
Committee
6
Amendments
4
Jan 22, 2024
Senate · Referred to committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
Jan 3, 2024
Senate · Referred to committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
Jan 3, 2024
Assembly · Failed
DIED IN ASSEMBLY
Jun 8, 2023
Assembly · Referred to committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
Jun 8, 2023
Senate · Passed
PASSED SENATE
Jun 8, 2023
Senate · Referred to committee
COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
May 31, 2023
Senate · Amendment adopted
PRINT NUMBER 5909B
May 31, 2023
Senate · Amendment adopted
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE
May 23, 2023
Senate · Referred to committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
May 15, 2023
Senate · Amendment adopted
PRINT NUMBER 5909A
May 15, 2023
Senate · Amendment adopted
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH
Mar 22, 2023
Senate · Referred to committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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