AN ACT CONCERNING HOSPITAL SALE-LEASEBACK AGREEMENTS AND ATTESTATIONS CONCERNING LACK OF PRIVATE EQUITY CONTROL OF THE HOSPITAL AND CONTROL OF OR INTERFERENCE WITH THE PROFESSIONAL JUDGMENT AND CLINICAL DECISIONS OF CERTAIN HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS.
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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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