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SB1784 • 2025

Relating to notice provided by a health care provider before initiating debt collection against a patient.

Relating to notice provided by a health care provider before initiating debt collection against a patient.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Parker
Last action
2025-05-26
Official status
05/26/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Relating to notice provided by a health care provider before initiating debt collection against a patient.

Relating to notice provided by a health care provider before initiating debt collection against a patient.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to notice provided by a health care provider before initiating debt collection against a patient.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  2. 2025-05-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  3. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  4. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  5. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  6. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  7. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  8. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  9. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  10. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  11. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  12. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  13. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Public Health

  14. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the Senate

  15. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on local & uncontested calendar

  16. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Not again placed on intent calendar

  17. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Laid before the Senate

  18. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

  19. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  20. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  21. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  22. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  23. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  24. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  25. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  26. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  27. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  28. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  29. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  30. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  31. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  32. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  33. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  34. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  35. 2025-03-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  36. 2025-03-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Health & Human Services

  37. 2025-02-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

  38. 2025-02-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to notice provided by a health care provider before initiating debt collection against a patient.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) SB 1784 - House Committee Report version - Bill Text

By: Parker

S.B. No. 1784

(Harris Davila, et al.)

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to notice provided by a health care provider before

initiating debt collection against a patient.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Chapter 185, Health and Safety Code, is amended

by adding Section 185.004 to read as follows:

Sec.

185.004.

REQUIRED NOTICE OF DEBT COLLECTION. A health

care provider that intends to pursue debt collection for a health

care service or supply provided to a patient shall provide written

notice to the patient at least 60 days before the date the provider

initiates debt collection.

SECTION 2. Section 185.004, Health and Safety Code, as

added by this Act, applies only to debt collection initiated on or

after the effective date of this Act.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.