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CS/CS/HB 1243: Hospital or Group Practice Mergers, Acquisitions, and Other Transactions

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations Committee ; Health Market Reform Subcommittee ; Burton

Hospital or Group Practice Mergers, Acquisitions, and Other Transactions; Requires that hospital submits specified information to AG Office for hospital or group practice mergers, acquisitions, & other transactions in certain timeframes; provides requirements for such notice; requires AG to submit biennial reports to Legislature; establishes penalty; provides that certain restrictive covenants are void & unenforceable for specified period; authorizes positions & provides appropriations. APPROPRIATION: $1,344,002

Effective Date: 7/1/2019
Last Action: 5/3/2019 Senate - Died in Commerce and Tourism, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 843 (Ch. 2019-138)
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Commerce and Tourism (CM)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    3/3/2019 House • Filed
    3/5/2019 House • Introduced -HJ 125
    3/8/2019 House • Referred to Health Market Reform Subcommittee; Appropriations Committee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 377
    3/15/2019 House • PCS on Committee agenda-- Health Market Reform Subcommittee, 03/19/19, 3:30 pm, Mashburn Hall
    3/19/2019 House • CS by Health Market Reform Subcommittee; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 -HJ 479
    3/20/2019 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
    3/21/2019 House • Now in Appropriations Committee -HJ 488
    • CS by Health Market Reform Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 476
    3/29/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee, 04/02/19, 3:30 pm, Webster Hall
    4/2/2019 House • CS/CS by Appropriations Committee; YEAS 29 NAYS 0 -HJ 584
    4/4/2019 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
    • Original reference(s) removed: Health and Human Services Committee
    • Referred to- Calendar -HJ 582
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/10/19
    • CS/CS by Appropriations Committee read 1st time -HJ 582
    4/10/2019 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 604
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    4/11/2019 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 644
    • CS passed; YEAS 115 NAYS 0 -HJ 645
    4/18/2019 Senate • In Messages
    • Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 399
    4/22/2019 Senate • Received -SJ 399
    5/3/2019 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Commerce and Tourism, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 843 (Ch. 2019-138)

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  • CS/CS/HB 1243, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/4/2019 at 8:28 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 843 (er) Health Care Rodriguez Compare Last Action: 6/26/2019 Chapter No. 2019-138, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7 (Ch. 2019-105)
    S 882 (c1) Restrictive Covenants Gruters Compare Last Action: 5/3/2019 S Died in Judiciary, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 843 (Ch. 2019-138)
    S 7078 (c1) Health Care Health Policy Compare Last Action: 4/26/2019 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 843 (Ch. 2019-138), CS/HB 7 (Ch. 2019-105) -SJ 561

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/11/2019 1:52 PM House 115 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    542.275 Page 1 (pdf)
    542.336 Page 5 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 1243, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/20/2019 at 6:36 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/3/2019 (pdf)

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    469841 - Amendment
    Between lines 110 and 111, insert:
    Rodrigues 4/1/2019
    6:48 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    4/2/2019
    PDF
    931191 - Amendment
    Between lines 110 and 111, insert:
    Rodrigues 4/1/2019
    6:49 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    4/2/2019
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    542.275 Page 1 (pdf)

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  • HB 1243, Original Filed Version Posted 3/3/2019 at 2:00 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    542.195 Page 1 (pdf)

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