Bill Type
Long Title
AN ACT PROHIBITING THE IMPOSITION OF INTEREST AND/OR PENALTY CHARGES ON UNPAID HOSPITAL BILLS AND MEDICAL EXPENSES OF PATIENTS WHO EARN MINIMUM WAGE OR LESS
Short Title
PROHIBITING THE IMPOSITION OF INTEREST ON UNPAID HOSPITAL BILLS AND MEDICAL EXPENSES OF PATIENTS
Co-authors
Date filed
May 15, 2018
Scope
Legislative Status
Legislative Status Date
Session Sequence No.
75
Session Type

Legislative History

Entitled:
AN ACT PROHIBITING THE IMPOSITION OF INTEREST AND/OR PENALTY CHARGES ON UNPAID HOSPITAL BILLS AND MEDICAL EXPENSES OF PATIENTS WHO EARN MINIMUM WAGE OR LESS
[ SECOND REGULAR SESSION, 17TH CONGRESS ]
[ 2018 ]
5/15/2018 Introduced by Senator AQUILINO KOKO III L. PIMENTEL;
5/21/2018 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee(s) on HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHY; and SOCIAL JUSTICE, WELFARE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT;
7/9/2018 Letter from Senator SHERWIN T. GATCHALIAN dated July 2, 2018, requesting that he be made coauthor of SBN-1801, received by the LBIS;
(Pursuant to paragraph g, Sec. 7, Rule V of the Rules of the Senate, SBN-1801 with pertinent documents transmitted to the Archives for safekeeping and preservation on November 18, 2020)
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