S.F. No. 0084

Hospital services collection rates.

Sponsored By: Senator(s) Rothfuss, Nutting and Von Flatern and Representative(s) Craft and Harvey

AN ACT relating to consumer credit for hospital charges; limiting interest chargeable by a hospital for healthcare services as specified; providing definitions; and providing for an effective date.

1/10/2011 Bill Number Assigned

1/11/2011 S Received for Introduction

1/12/2011 S Introduced and Referred to S10

1/20/2011 S10 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Senator(s) Martin, Nutting and Scott

Nays: Senator(s) Dockstader and Schiffer

Ayes 3 Nays 2 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

1/20/2011 S Placed on General File

SF0084SS001/ADOPTED

Page 1-line 2 Delete "interest chargeable" insert "credit service charges imposed".

Page 1-line 10 Delete "interest" insert "credit service".

Page 1-line 12 After "(a)" insert "Notwithstanding W.S. 40‑14‑212 and 40‑14‑218,".

Page 1-line 13 Delete "interest on any".

Page 1-line 14 Delete.

Page 1-line 15 Delete "unpaid service charges" insert "credit service charge imposed"; delete "seven percent" insert "ten percent (10%)".

Page 1-line 16 Delete "(7%)". SCOTT, CHAIRMAN

1/21/2011 S Passed CoW

1/24/2011 S Passed 2nd Reading

1/25/2011 S Failed 3rd Reading

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Senator(s) Esquibel, F., Hastert, Hines, Martin, Meier, Nicholas, P., Nutting, Ross, Rothfuss, Schiffer, Scott and Von Flatern

Nays: Senator(s) Anderson, Barnard, Bebout, Burns, Case, Christensen, Coe, Cooper, Dockstader, Driskill, Emerich, Geis, Hicks, Jennings, Johnson, Landen, Perkins and Peterson

Ayes 12 Nays 18 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0