2025 Regular Session • Florida Legislature
H0547: Medical Debt
Legislative Summary
Revises definition; provides exception to prohibition of facility engaging in extraordinary collection action to obtain payment for services for sale of certain debt.
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Bill History
2/11/2025
Filed
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
Referred to Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
Now in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
House of Representatives
3/25/2025
PCS added to Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee agenda
House of Representatives
3/27/2025
Favorable with CS by Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/28/2025
Reported out of Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/28/2025
Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
House of Representatives
3/28/2025
CS Filed
House of Representatives
3/31/2025
Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
House of Representatives
3/31/2025
Now in Health & Human Services Committee
House of Representatives
3/31/2025
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
House of Representatives
4/3/2025
Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
House of Representatives
4/7/2025
Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee
House of Representatives
4/7/2025
Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
House of Representatives
4/7/2025
Bill released to House Calendar
House of Representatives
4/7/2025
Added to Second Reading Calendar
House of Representatives
4/10/2025
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/16/2025)
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Read 2nd time
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Amendment 111771 adopted
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Placed on 3rd reading
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Added to Third Reading Calendar
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Read 3rd time
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
CS passed as amended; YEAS 116, NAYS 0
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
In Messages
Senate
4/16/2025
Referred to Rules
Senate
4/22/2025
Received
Senate
4/23/2025
Withdrawn from Rules
Senate
4/23/2025
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Senate
4/23/2025
Substituted for CS/CS/SB 656
Senate
4/23/2025
Read 2nd time
Senate
4/23/2025
Read 3rd time
Senate
4/23/2025
CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0
Senate
4/23/2025
In Messages
House of Representatives
4/23/2025
Ordered enrolled
House of Representatives
Amendments
House Floor Amendment #111771
4/11/2025Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Senate: Third Reading RCS#4
4/23/2025
38
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Third Reading RCS#140
4/16/2025
116
Yea
0
Nay
3
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Health & Human Services Committee
4/7/2025
24
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
3/27/2025
16
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Enrolled(4/23/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Republican: 1
Primary Sponsor
Bill Partington
Republican