SB 1086: Health Care Services Jurisdiction and Reimbursement

GENERAL BILL by Rodriguez

Health Care Services Jurisdiction and Reimbursement; Providing that health insurance, health maintenance organization coverage, health plan coverage, and travel insurance providers are subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state under certain circumstances; defining the terms “emergency services” and “health care provider”; prohibiting health care providers from collecting or attempting to collect from patients any sums owed by insurers and health maintenance organizations, respectively, for emergency services rendered, etc.

Current Bill Version Posted: 1/5/2026 02:04 PM

• Senate Committee References (3)

  1. Banking and Insurance (BI)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Rules (RC)

• Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  H 1185 by Gonzalez Pittman Health Care Services Jurisdiction and Reimbursement Last Action: 3/13/2026 H Died in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee	Similar

• Citations - Statute (3)

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  48.193	Acts subjecting person to jurisdiction of courts of state.	Page 1 (pdf)
  627.4423		Page 3 (pdf)
  641.1853		Page 5 (pdf)

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  1/5/2026	S	• Filed
  1/12/2026	S	• Referred to Banking and Insurance; Judiciary; Rules
  1/13/2026	S	• Introduced
  3/13/2026	S	• Died in Banking and Insurance