AN ACT CONCERNING HOSPITAL SALE-LEASEBACK TRANSACTIONS AND ATTESTATIONS CONCERNING LACK OF A CONTROLLING INTEREST OF A HOSPITAL OR OF INTERFERENCE WITH THE PROFESSIONAL JUDGMENT AND CLINICAL DECISIONS OF CERTAIN HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS OF A HOSPITAL BY A PRIVATE EQUITY ENTITY.
To (1) permit hospitals experiencing financial distress to enter into sale-leaseback agreements under certain circumstances, and (2) require hospitals to submit attestations that no private equity entity has a controlling interest in the hospital or interferes with the professional judgment or clinical decision-making of certain health care providers.
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| Text of Bill | |
| Public Act No. 26-22 [doc] | |
| File No. 48 [doc] | |
| PH Joint Favorable Substitute [doc] | |
| Raised Bill [doc] |
| Called Amendments | |
| Senate Schedule A LCO# 4504 (D) [doc] |
| Uncalled Amendments | |
| Senate LCO Amendment #4440 (D) [doc] | |
| Senate LCO Amendment #4425 (D) [doc] | |
| Senate LCO Amendment #4394 (D) [doc] | |
| Senate LCO Amendment #4273 (D) [doc] |
| Votes | |
| House Roll Call Vote 214 AS AMENDED | |
| Senate Roll Call Vote 138 |
| Committee Actions | |
| PH Joint Fav. Rpt | |
| PH Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) |
| Bill Analyses | |
| Bill Analysis for SB-196, as amended by Senate "A" | |
| Bill Analysis For File Copy 48 |
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Bill History
| Date | Action Taken | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 5/15/2026 | Transmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor | ||
| 5/15/2026 | Transmitted to the Secretary of State | ||
| 5/14/2026 | (LCO) | Public Act 26-22 | |
| 5/4/2026 | In Concurrence | ||
| 5/4/2026 | House Passed as Amended by Senate Amendment Schedule A | ||
| 5/4/2026 | House Adopted Senate Amendment Schedule A | ||
| 4/23/2026 | House Calendar Number 494 | ||
| 4/23/2026 | Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House | ||
| 4/22/2026 | Senate Passed as Amended by Senate Amendment Schedule A | ||
| 4/22/2026 | Senate Adopted Senate Amendment Schedule A 4504 | ||
| 3/17/2026 | (LCO) | File Number 48 | |
| 3/17/2026 | Senate Calendar Number 58 | ||
| 3/17/2026 | Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate | ||
| 3/17/2026 | (LCO) | Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office | |
| 3/11/2026 | (LCO) | Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/16/26 5:00 PM | |
| 3/3/2026 | (LCO) | Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office | |
| 3/2/2026 | (PH) | Joint Favorable Substitute | |
| 2/13/2026 | Public Hearing 02/18 | ||
| 2/11/2026 | Referred to Joint Committee on Public Health |
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