Bill:  HB 606 
Legislative Session: 77(R) Council Document: 77R 983 AJA-F
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Last Action:06/15/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption Version:Enrolled
Caption Text:Relating to prohibiting certain health benefit plans from requiring the use of hospitalists by participating physicians.
Author:Smithee | Uresti
Coauthor:Jones, Elizabeth
Sponsor:Nelson
Subjects:Health Care Providers (I0387)
Hospitals (I0400)
Insurance--Health & Accident (I0422)
HOSPITALISTS (S0374)
Companion:SB 97 by Nelson, Identical
House Committee:Insurance
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=9   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=0
Senate Committee:Business & Commerce
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=5   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=2
House Conferees:Appointed (05/17/2001) Smithee (Chair) | Averitt | Eiland | Lewis, Glenn | Uresti
Senate Conferees:Appointed (05/22/2001) Nelson (Chair) | Fraser | Harris | Lucio | Zaffirini
Actions: (descending date order)
Description Comment Date       Time       Journal Page
E   Effective on 9/1/01      06/15/2001    
E   Signed by the Governor      06/15/2001     5218
E   Sent to the Governor      05/28/2001     5216
S   Signed in the Senate      05/28/2001     4499
H   Signed in the House      05/28/2001     5210
H   Reported enrolled       05/27/2001   10:00 PM  5215
S   House adopts conf. comm. report-reported      05/27/2001     4416
H   Statement of Leg. Intent Recorded in Journal      05/27/2001     4741
H   House adopts conference committee report      05/27/2001     4740
H   Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported      05/26/2001     4712
S   Senate adopts conference committee report      05/26/2001     3841
H   Conf. Comm. Report printed and distributed       05/25/2001   08:26 PM 
H   Conf. Comm. Report printed and distributed       05/24/2001   03:46 PM 
S   Conference committee report filed      05/24/2001     3453
H   Senate appoints conferees-reported      05/22/2001     3941
H   Senate grants request for conf comm-reported      05/22/2001     3941
S   Senate appoints conferees      05/22/2001     2864
S   Senate grants request for conference comm.      05/22/2001     2864
S   House appoints conferees-reported      05/17/2001     2332
S   House requests conference committee-reported      05/17/2001     2332
S   House refuses to concur-reported      05/17/2001     2332
H   House appoints conferees      05/17/2001     3431
H   House requests conference committee      05/17/2001     3433
H   House refuses to concur in Senate amendments      05/17/2001     3433
H   Senate Amendments printed and distributed       05/15/2001   11:09 PM 
H   Senate passage as amended reported      05/15/2001     3290
S   Record vote      05/15/2001     2052
S   Passed      05/15/2001     2052
S   Read 3rd time      05/15/2001     2052
S   Record vote      05/15/2001     2052
S   Three day rule suspended      05/15/2001     2052
S   Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading      05/15/2001     2052
S   Laid before the Senate      05/15/2001     2052
S   Placed on local & uncontested calendar      05/15/2001    
S   Committee report printed and distributed       05/08/2001   10:44 AM 
S   Recommended for local & uncontested calendar      05/08/2001    
S   Reported favorably as substituted      05/08/2001     1835
S   Testimony taken in committee      05/03/2001    
S   Considered in public hearing      05/03/2001    
S   Scheduled for public hearing on . . . . .      05/03/2001    
S   Referred to Business & Commerce      04/09/2001     1083
S   Read first time      04/09/2001     1083
S   Received from the House      04/05/2001     1058
H   Reported engrossed       04/04/2001   03:29 PM  1023
H   Passed      04/04/2001     962
H   Read 3rd time      04/04/2001     962
H   Passed to engrossment as amended      04/03/2001     943
H   Amendment adopted as amended      04/03/2001     943
H   Amendment amended   2-G.Lewis   04/03/2001     943
H   Amendment(s) offered   1-G.Lewis   04/03/2001     943
H   Read 2nd time      04/03/2001     943
H   Placed on General State Calendar      04/03/2001    
H   Considered in Calendars      03/29/2001    
H   Considered in Calendars      03/22/2001    
H   Committee report sent to Calendars      03/08/2001    
H   Committee report printed and distributed       03/07/2001   11:20 PM 
H   Committee report filed with Chief Clerk      03/07/2001     607
H   Reported favorably as amended      02/26/2001    
H   Amendment(s) considered in committee      02/26/2001    
H   Considered in public hearing      02/26/2001    
H   Left pending in committee      02/19/2001    
H   Testimony taken in committee      02/19/2001    
H   Considered in public hearing      02/19/2001    
H   Scheduled for public hearing on . . . .      02/19/2001    
H   Referred to Insurance      02/01/2001     246
H   Read first time      02/01/2001     246
H   Filed      01/11/2001