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2020 SESSION

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HB 1226 Higher educational institutions, public; collection of debts by hospitals affiliated w/institutions.

Introduced by: Kathy K.L. Tran | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Collection of debts by hospitals affiliated with public institutions of higher education. Prohibits the Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Authority and the University of Virginia Medical Center from participating in debt collection efforts pursuant to the Virginia Debt Collection Act or the Setoff Debt Collection Act unless all reasonable efforts have been made to determine if the individual with delinquent debt is eligible for financial assistance. The bill requires both hospitals to develop debt collection policies that adhere, at a minimum, to Internal Revenue Service policies regarding financial assistance by tax-exempt hospitals as they were in effect on January 1, 2020.

FULL TEXT

• 01/07/20  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103924D  pdf | impact statement
• 01/30/20  House: Committee substitute printed 20106870D-H1  pdf | impact statement
• 02/28/20  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1226ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/31/20  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0577)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
• House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

HISTORY

• 01/07/20  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103924D
• 01/07/20  House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 01/16/20  House: Referred from General Laws by voice vote
• 01/16/20  House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
• 01/22/20  House: Assigned HWI sub: Health
• 01/28/20  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 0-N)
• 01/28/20  House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
• 01/30/20  House: Committee substitute printed 20106870D-H1
• 01/30/20  House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
• 01/30/20  House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
• 01/31/20  House: Reported from Appropriations (18-Y 1-N)
• 02/04/20  House: Read first time
• 02/05/20  House: Read second time
• 02/05/20  House: Committee substitute agreed to 20106870D-H1
• 02/05/20  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1226H1
• 02/06/20  House: Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/06/20  House: VOTE: Passage (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/07/20  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/07/20  Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
• 02/14/20  Senate: Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
• 02/20/20  Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/20  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (32-Y 0-N)
• 02/24/20  Senate: Read third time
• 02/24/20  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/28/20  House: Enrolled
• 02/28/20  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1226ER)
• 02/28/20  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/02/20  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/11/20  House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2020
• 03/11/20  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
• 03/31/20  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 577 (effective 7/1/20)
• 03/31/20  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0577)