Protecting consumers from charges for out-of-network health care services, by aligning state law and the federal no surprises act and addressing coverage of treatment for emergency conditions.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Mar 2022
Introduced Jan 10, 2022
Signed Mar 31, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 3, 2022 · House Mar 7, 2022
How they voted
49–0
Passed
Total votes 49
Mar 3, 2022
D
Democratic29
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
49
Key actions
30
Committee
25
Mar 31, 2022
Signed into law
Governor signed.
executive
Mar 10, 2022
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Mar 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Mar 7, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed final passage; yeas, 88; nays, 10; absent, 0; excused, 0.
lower
Mar 7, 2022
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendments.
lower
Mar 3, 2022
Upper · Passed
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
upper
Feb 28, 2022
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM
upper
Feb 28, 2022
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM.
upper
Feb 24, 2022
Committee
Referred to Ways & Means.
upper
Feb 23, 2022
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 08:00 AM
upper
Feb 23, 2022
Committee
And refer to Ways & Means.
upper
Feb 23, 2022
Upper · Passed
Minority; without recommendation.
upper
Feb 23, 2022
Upper · Passed
Minority; do not pass.
upper
Feb 23, 2022
Upper · Passed
HLTC - Majority; do pass.
upper
Feb 23, 2022
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 8:00 AM.
upper
Feb 21, 2022
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 01:00 PM
upper
Feb 21, 2022
Upper · Passed
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 1:00 PM.
upper
Feb 18, 2022
Upper · Passed
Public hearing scheduled, but not heard in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 8:00 AM.
upper
Feb 11, 2022
Lower · Passed
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
lower
Feb 7, 2022
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
lower
Feb 4, 2022
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 10:00 AM
lower
Feb 4, 2022
Lower · Passed
Minority; without recommendation.
lower
Feb 4, 2022
Lower · Passed
Minority; do not pass.
lower
Feb 4, 2022
Lower · Passed
APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
lower
Feb 4, 2022
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 10:00 AM.
lower
Feb 3, 2022
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 01:30 PM
lower
Feb 3, 2022
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
lower
Jan 31, 2022
Committee
Referred to Appropriations.
lower
Jan 26, 2022
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 08:00 AM
lower
Jan 26, 2022
Lower · Passed
Minority; do not pass.
lower
Jan 26, 2022
Lower · Passed
HCW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
lower
Jan 26, 2022
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 8:00 AM.
lower
Jan 12, 2022
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 08:00 AM
lower
Jan 12, 2022
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 8:00 AM.
lower
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