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Bill:  HB 2256 
Legislative Session: 81(R) Council Document: 81R 8948 PMO-D
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Last Action:06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption Version:Enrolled
Caption Text:Relating to mediation of out-of-network health benefit claim disputes concerning enrollees, facility-based physicians, and certain health benefit plans; imposing an administrative penalty.
Author:Hancock | Martinez Fischer | Rodriguez | Smith, Todd | Leibowitz
Coauthor:Brown, Betty | Brown, Fred | Callegari | Crownover | Gutierrez | Hughes | Laubenberg | Miller, Sid | Weber
Sponsor:Duncan
Subjects:Health Care Providers (I0387)
Hospitals (I0400)
Insurance--Health & Accident (I0422)
MEDIATION, DISPUTE RESOLUTION, & ARBITRATION (S8683)
PHYSICIANS (S1282)
House Committee:Insurance
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=8   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=1
Senate Committee:State Affairs
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=8   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=1
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Description Comment Date       Time       Journal Page
 Filed      03/03/2009    
 Read first time      03/09/2009     605
 Referred to Insurance      03/09/2009     605
 Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      03/24/2009    
 Considered in public hearing      03/24/2009    
 Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee      03/24/2009    
 Committee substitute considered in committee      03/24/2009    
 Left pending in committee      03/24/2009    
 Considered in formal meeting      04/16/2009    
 Committee substitute considered in committee      04/16/2009    
 Amendment(s) considered in committee      04/16/2009    
 Reported favorably as substituted      04/16/2009    
 Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator      04/29/2009     2216
 Committee report printed and distributed      04/30/2009   12:22 AM 
 Committee report sent to Calendars      04/30/2009    
 Considered in Calendars      05/05/2009    
 Placed on General State Calendar      05/08/2009    
 Rules suspended      05/06/2009     2594
 Read 2nd time      05/08/2009     3019
 Amended   1-Hancock   05/08/2009     3019
 Amended   2-Hancock   05/08/2009     3019
 Amended   3-Hancock   05/08/2009     3020
 Amended   4-Eiland   05/08/2009     3020
 Passed to engrossment as amended      05/08/2009     3020
 Read 3rd time      05/11/2009     3055
 Passed      05/11/2009     3055
 Record vote   RV#703   05/11/2009     3055
 Reported engrossed      05/12/2009   08:15 AM  3441
 Received from the House      05/12/2009     2239
 Read first time      05/13/2009     2352
 Referred to State Affairs      05/13/2009     2352
 Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      05/20/2009    
 Considered in public hearing      05/20/2009    
 Testimony taken in committee      05/20/2009    
 Left pending in committee       05/20/2009    
 Considered in public hearing       05/21/2009    
 Testimony taken in committee       05/21/2009    
 Reported favorably as substituted       05/23/2009    
 Committee report printed and distributed       05/23/2009   04:44 PM 
 Placed on intent calendar       05/27/2009    
 Rules suspended-Regular order of business       05/28/2009     4009
 Read 2nd time       05/28/2009     4009
 Amendment(s) offered   FA1 Duncan   05/28/2009     4009
 Amended       05/28/2009     4010
 Vote recorded in Journal       05/28/2009     4010
 Amendment(s) offered   FA2 Shapleigh   05/28/2009     4010
 Amendment withdrawn       05/28/2009     4012
 Passed to 3rd reading as amended       05/28/2009     4012
 Vote recorded in Journal       05/28/2009     4012
 Three day rule suspended       05/28/2009     4012
 Record vote       05/28/2009     4012
 Read 3rd time       05/28/2009     4012
 Passed       05/28/2009     4012
 Record vote       05/28/2009     4012
 Senate passage as amended reported       05/28/2009     5205
 Senate Amendments Analysis distributed      05/28/2009   10:54 PM 
 Senate Amendments printed and distributed      05/28/2009   11:06 PM 
 House concurs in Senate amendment(s)      05/29/2009     5914
 Record vote   RV#1530   05/29/2009     5914
 Text of Senate Amendment(s)       05/29/2009     5914
 House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported      05/30/2009     4520
 Reported enrolled      05/31/2009   01:50 PM  6975
 Signed in the House      06/01/2009     6895
 Signed in the Senate      06/03/2009     5153
 Sent to the Governor      06/03/2009     6977
 Signed by the Governor      06/19/2009     6979
 Effective immediately      06/19/2009