CS/SB 644 -  Rural Emergency Hospitals

General Bill by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services and Simon
Rural Emergency Hospitals: Subjecting rural emergency hospitals to certain requirements for the provision of emergency services and care; defining the terms “rural emergency hospital” and “rural emergency services”; authorizing qualifying hospitals to apply to the Agency for Health Care Administration for designation as a rural emergency hospital, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2024
Last Event: 03/06/24 S Ordered enrolled on Wednesday, March 6, 2024 11:51 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Health Policy
    • On agenda for: 01/23/24 1:00 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 10   Nays 0
  • Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
    • On agenda for: 02/08/24 10:45 AM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 10   Nays 0
  • Fiscal Policy
    • On agenda for: 02/22/24 12:00 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 17   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/HB 309 Subject: Rural Emergency Hospitals Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Fiscal Policy 2/23/2024 10:53:31 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Fiscal Policy 2/20/2024 1:47:30 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services 2/12/2024 9:37:46 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services 2/7/2024 11:47:07 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Health Policy 1/23/2024 3:51:28 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Health Policy 1/22/2024 12:42:47 PM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: Senate Date: 02/28/2024 10:19 AM   Yeas: 37 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 3] Barcode:
Chamber: House Date: 03/06/2024 11:24 AM   Yeas: 113 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Passage Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 880] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Message sent to senate Time: 03/06/2024 - 11:53 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Ordered enrolled Time: 03/06/2024 - 11:51 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H CS passed; YEAS 113, NAYS 0 Time: 03/06/2024 - 11:24 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Read 3rd time Time: 03/06/2024 - 11:23 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Added to Third Reading Calendar Time: 03/05/2024 - 8:21 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Placed on 3rd reading Time: 03/05/2024 - 12:40 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Read 2nd time Time: 03/05/2024 - 12:40 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/04/2024 - 9:19 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/5/2024) Time: 03/04/2024 - 6:48 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Bill referred to House Calendar Time: 02/28/2024 - 6:00 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H In Messages Time: 02/28/2024 - 12:15 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 486 Time: 02/28/2024 - 10:19 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Read 3rd time -SJ 486 Time: 02/28/2024 - 10:18 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 486 Time: 02/28/2024 - 10:18 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/28/24 Time: 02/26/2024 - 8:02 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Time: 02/23/2024 - 11:06 AM Member: Committee: Fiscal Policy Version: c1
Event: S Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 Time: 02/22/2024 - 8:03 PM Member: Committee: Fiscal Policy Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/22/24, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building Time: 02/19/2024 - 3:07 PM Member: Committee: Fiscal Policy Version: c1
Event: S CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services read 1st time Time: 02/13/2024 - 4:06 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services Version: c1
Event: S Now in Fiscal Policy Time: 02/12/2024 - 12:22 PM Member: Committee: Fiscal Policy Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 02/12/2024 - 10:01 AM Member: Committee: Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services Version: c1
Event: S CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 Time: 02/08/2024 - 12:27 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 02/08/24, 10:45 am, 412 Knott Building Time: 02/05/2024 - 2:42 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services Version: __
Event: S Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services Time: 01/24/2024 - 8:16 AM Member: Committee: Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Health Policy; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 Time: 01/23/2024 - 2:22 PM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 01/23/24, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building Time: 01/18/2024 - 2:34 PM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: __
Event: S Introduced Time: 01/09/2024 - 9:37 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy Time: 12/13/2023 - 9:01 AM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 11/29/2023 - 2:42 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
395.1041 HB 219, CS/HB 309, SB 390
395.602 CS/HB 309, CS/CS/HB 1549, CS/SB 7016
395.607 CS/HB 309

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