SB736
State/Local Hospitalization Prog.; Dir. of Med. Assist. Serv., exemption from reporting requirement.
Status:
In House
Latest Action:
Feb. 16, 2026
Senate: Blank Action
Chief Patron:
Travis Hackworth (R)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. State/Local Hospitalization Program; repeal.
Eliminates the State/Local Hospitalization Program. Under current law, with such funds as may be appropriated by the General Assembly, the State/Local Hospitalization Program is established to assist indigent persons with certain inpatient and outpatient hospital expenses.-
Bill History
- 01/16/2026 - Senate: Presented and ordered printed 26105176D
- 01/16/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/22/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB736)
- 02/03/2026 - Senate: Assigned Education sub: Health
- 02/05/2026 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/2026 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (13-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (35-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26107887D-S1
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB736)
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Blank Action
