HB1204
To Establish Recovery of Damages for Necessary Medical Care, Treatment, or Services Rendered.
Eubanks · 2025 Regular Session · Notification that HB1204 is now Act 28
· Act 28
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TO ESTABLISH RECOVERY OF DAMAGES FOR NECESSARY MEDICAL CARE, TREATMENT, OR SERVICES RENDERED.
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24 mentions · 8 meetings · 2 named speakers
April 14, 2025 · Judiciary Committee (Senate & House)
Matched: “the act number is, but take for example, House Bill 1204.”
know what the act number is, but take, for example, House Bill 1204 from this session.
to House Bill 1204? Well, they could, or they could hear, they could take up just the issue of
Feb. 6, 2025
· on the agenda
Matched: “HB1204 Eubanks Irvin TO ESTABLISH RECOVERY OF DAMAGES FOR NECESSAR…”
...t's it need to be titled? He said, you need to change the title to the Insurance Enrichment Program. Cause that's exactly what House Bill 1204 is. I've had a lot of calls from constituents on this, and not a single constituent has called me
By a vote of 1817 nay House Bill 1204 passes, please return to the house. I Senators, we will now take up the budget calendar, Senator dismaying. Right Oh, I'm sorry, Senator Bryant. You're recognized.
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Feb. 5, 2025
Matched: “calendar Committee on Judiciary to whom was first House Bill 1204 by Representative Eubank's recommend who pass calendar. Com…”
calendar Committee on Judiciary to whom was first House Bill 1204 by Representative Eubank's recommend who pass calendar. Committee on Public Health to whom was referred Senate Bill 50 by Senator Boyd recommend due pass calendar Committee o...
Feb. 5, 2025 · Judiciary Committee (Senate & House)
· on the agenda
Matched: “…use Bill 1071. Then we're going to dive right into the fun. House Bill 1204. Representative view banks,”
A house built 1071. is representative Richardson. Is that right? No one here to present. House Bill 1071. Then we're going to dive right into the fun. House Bill 1204. Representative view banks,
...ould be, I think, a really good analogy to forecasting future medicals, but with regard to House Bill 1204, we're talking about things that happened in the past and we know precisely what was paid. Uh, what percentage of these cases settle?
...o have faced a trial. As you can see right now, I'm having trouble facing you all. And this isn't supposed to be stressful. I didn't have time to get a case together. This is exactly the scenario House Bill 1204 is proposing. As a survivor,
...t as a parent and in Arkansan who believes in fairness that we've talked about. HB 1204 is a dangerous bill that protects those who cause harm while even innocent people like you and me and our families to pay the price. Right now if someon...
...tal's billing practices that need the reform probably um. There's no doubt that HB 1204 puts profits over people, so I ask you please to vote no, and I know it's been asked about Texas and someone that's watching at home did send me this an...
...y thumb on the scale, so I'm going to try to call it exactly as I hear it, so please vote loud enough that I can hear you, right? All those we have a motion of due pass on Bill House Bill 1204, all those in favor say aye. All those against.
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Jan. 29, 2025
· on the agenda
Matched: “…nd 0 present. The bill has passed. Madam Clerk, please read House Bill 1204.”
...the house is the passage of House Bill 1074. Prepare the machine, madam clerk. Everyone voted, everyone voted. Cast up the ballot. With a vote of 96 ye, zero nay, and 0 present. The bill has passed. Madam Clerk, please read House Bill 1204.
House Bill 1204, uh, is something that's garnered a lot of attention, obviously, uh. It's something that I have cared about for a number of years. And as I said in committee, it was something that I've felt strongly about even prior to gett...
question before the House is the passage of House Bill 1204. Members, we have a pair on the desk. Representative Hope Duke votes yes. Representative Ashley Hudson votes no. This pair was witnessed by Representative Steve Holliwell, Represen...
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Jan. 28, 2025
Matched: “…eaker, we your committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred House Bill 1204 Baley report. We understand consideration here the term the…”
...naugh, chair. Mr. Speaker, we your committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred House Bill 1204 Baley report. We understand consideration here the term the same recognition that it do pass respectfully submitted Carol Darby, chair. Mr. Spea...
Jan. 28, 2025 · Judiciary Committee (House)
· on the agenda
Matched: “HB1204 Eubanks TO ESTABLISH RECOVERY OF DAMAGES FOR NECESSARY MEDI…”
...you come often, uh, we're only hearing one bill today. That bill is going to be House Bill 1204 by Representative Eubanks before we get to that, members. I want to give you in case we go a little long today and I get busy and not tell you w...
...ll let you know when to uh put your bib and tucker on for that day. All right. First and only bill that we'll be hearing today is House Bill 1204 Representative Eubanks, you're recognized to go to the end of the table and present your bill.
House Bill 1204. You know, it's 5 lines long, basically the, the meat of the of the bill. And it is an act to establish recovery of damages for necessary medical care, treatment, or services rendered. I was asked to insert uh some language ...
difference between House Bill 1204 and the provision in the Civil Justice Reform Act is the CGRA provision spoke directly to what could and could not come into evidence. This bill doesn't address that, OK? And, and as, as we all have well k...
...'s in Maryland as an example, it's policy, it's bill is effectively the same as House Bill 1204 in its Supreme Court made the decision, we're going to allow the full amount of the bill to come into evidence. The jury's not going to be told ...
...t that's the right policy, but I see no problem or issues with this setting forth the policy as drafted in House Bill 1204, and we'll see if the majority of the body agrees. Madam. So in the case where these similar provisions were declared
House Bill 1204, this is a clear statement of policy by the General Assembly. And I appreciate that. I think that's just a point that we're just going to have to disagree on. Um, I have one other uh line of questioning based on Representati...
... be speaking, Representatives, what you're saying, but I think it may be. Under House Bill 1204, if it is enacted as law, what plaintiffs in Arkansas have traditionally been recovering will go down in cases where medical bills are discounte...
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Jan. 23, 2025 · Judiciary Committee (House)
Matched: “…on January the 28th, we will have a special order which is House Bill 1204. For those of you who may not be familiar out in the audien…”
... this coming Tuesday on January the 28th, we will have a special order which is House Bill 1204. For those of you who may not be familiar out in the audience, special order means that's the only bill that will be heard that day. So make tha...
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