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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

AB 1014

Died at session end Official bill text Atom feed

Relating to: requiring hospitals to provide plain-language, itemized billing.

Hospitals and health care facilities

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill requires hospitals to provide each hospital patient with a

plain-language, itemized bill that includes an explanation of all charges, regardless

of the source of payment.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Anderson (D) , Berceau (D) , Brostoff (D) , Crowley (D) , Pope (D) , Sargent (D) , Subeck (D) , Zamarripa (D)

3 cosponsors

Larson (D) , Risser (D) , Vinehout (D)

Full history

  1. Mar 12, 2018 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Anderson, Crowley, Berceau, Zamarripa, Sargent, Subeck, Brostoff and Pope; cosponsored by Senators Vinehout, Risser and Larson

  2. Mar 12, 2018 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Health

  3. Mar 28, 2018 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1