Higher educational institutions, public; collection of debts by hospitals affiliated w/institutions. (HB1226)
Introduced By
Del. Kathy Tran (D-Springfield) with support from co-patrons Del. Sally Hudson (D-Charlottesville), and Del. Chris Hurst (D-Blacksburg)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✓ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
✓ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
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. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/07/2020 | Committee |
| 01/07/2020 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103924D |
| 01/07/2020 | Referred to Committee on General Laws |
| 01/16/2020 | Referred from General Laws |
| 01/16/2020 | Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions |
| 01/22/2020 | Assigned HWI sub: Health |
| 01/23/2020 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1226) |
| 01/28/2020 | House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered |
| 01/28/2020 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 0-N) |
| 01/28/2020 | Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations |
| 01/30/2020 | Assigned App. sub: Health & Human Resources |
| 01/30/2020 | Committee substitute printed 20106870D-H1 |
| 01/30/2020 | Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/30/2020 | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
| 01/31/2020 | Reported from Appropriations (18-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/04/2020 | Read first time |
| 02/05/2020 | Read second time |
| 02/05/2020 | Committee substitute agreed to 20106870D-H1 |
| 02/05/2020 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1226H1 |
| 02/06/2020 | Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N) |
| 02/06/2020 | VOTE: Passage (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/07/2020 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 02/07/2020 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
| 02/10/2020 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1226H1) |
| 02/14/2020 | Assigned Education sub: Higher Education |
| 02/20/2020 | Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/21/2020 | Constitutional reading dispensed (32-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/24/2020 | Read third time |
| 02/24/2020 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/28/2020 | Enrolled |
| 02/28/2020 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1226ER) |
| 02/28/2020 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1226ER) |
| 02/28/2020 | Signed by Speaker |
| 03/02/2020 | Signed by President |
| 03/11/2020 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2020 |
| 03/11/2020 | G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 |
| 03/31/2020 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 577 (effective 7/1/20) |
| 03/31/2020 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0577) |