2026 Regular Session
HB385
Courts and Judicial Proceedings - Evidence - Rebuttable Presumption of Medical Bills
Establishing a rebuttable presumption in an action for personal injury or wrongful death that a medical bill from a health care provider or an agent of the health care provider is authentic, fair, and reasonable if the bill was properly provided in discovery; and establishing that a party may overcome the presumption that a medical bill is authentic, fair, and reasonable by proving, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the medical bill, or any charge in a medical bill, is not authentic, is unfair, or is unreasonable.
Legislative progress
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Committee referrals
January 21, 2026 · House
Judiciary
Instrument history
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House Hearing 3/11 at 2:00 p.m.
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House Hearing canceled
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House Hearing 3/11 at 1:30 p.m.
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House Hearing canceled
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House Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.
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House Hearing canceled
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House Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
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House First Reading Judiciary