Relating to the medical authorization required to release protected health information in a health care liability claim.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2019
Committee Review
May 2019
Senate Passage
Apr 2019
House Passage
May 2019
Signed into Law
May 2019
Introduced Mar 14, 2019
Signed May 22, 2019
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
42
Key actions
9
Committee
9
May 22, 2019
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 10, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 5, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 5, 2019
Lower · Passed
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
lower
May 2, 2019
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
May 2, 2019
Committee
Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent
lower
Apr 29, 2019
Committee
Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
lower
Apr 29, 2019
Introduced
Read first time
lower
Apr 25, 2019
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
Apr 24, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Apr 16, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Apr 16, 2019
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
Apr 10, 2019
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
Mar 14, 2019
Committee
Referred to Health & Human Services
upper
Mar 14, 2019
Introduced
Read first time
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
PF
Pat Fallon
RRepublican
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