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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

SB 843

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 Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

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

8 cosponsors

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

Full history

  1. Feb 21, 2018 · Senate

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

  2. Feb 21, 2018 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Insurance, Financial Services, Constitution and Federalism

  3. Mar 28, 2018 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1