MEDICAL PRACTICE-FEE SPLITTING
The bill regulates how medical practitioners can share or divide fees for services. It aims to clarify and establish guidelines for fee splitting among healthcare providers.
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HB 4698 — MEDICAL PRACTICE-FEE SPLITTING
Last action — Sent to the Governor
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed House
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✓Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced January 29, 2026. It awaits signature.
Next likely step: the executive signs it into law or issues a veto.
Prognosis
Where this bill stands today.
Odds of enactment
ModerateHow often bills like it became law.
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To Executive
Current position in the legislative process.
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4 sponsors
2 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (4 D).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 5 recorded votes so far.
Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.
In plain language
This bill addresses fee splitting practices in medical practice.
The bill regulates how medical practitioners can share or divide fees for services. It aims to clarify and establish guidelines for fee splitting among healthcare providers.
What this means for you
- Healthcare: What this means for you: This bill establishes clear guidelines for fee splitting, impacting how medical providers share fees.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
2 added · 2 removedPlain-language change summary
The most recent version of Bill HB 4698 has removed references to the "Engrossed" version and updated it to "Enrolled." This change is important because the "Enrolled" bill represents the final version that is sent for approval and is more likely to reflect the bill's final intentions. By clarifying this status, it ensures that everyone is on the same page regarding the bill's current standing in the legislative process.
HB4698 EngrossedEnrolled LRB104 17664 AAS 31095 b AN ACT concerning regulation.
and (2) make, except in an emergency treatment situation, HB4698 EngrossedEnrolled - 2 - LRB104 17664 AAS 31095 b a good faith effort to obtain written acknowledgment of receipt of the notice described in paragraph (1).
Amendments
1 amendmentClick Show changes on an amendment above to see how it modifies the bill.
Action History
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Sent to the Governor
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Passed Both Houses
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Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000
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Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading **
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Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2026
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Second Reading
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Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2026
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Do Pass Licensed Activities; 009-000-000
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Assigned to Licensed Activities
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Referred to Assignments
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First Reading
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Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Laura Ellman
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Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
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Arrive in Senate
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer
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Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 102-000-000
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Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
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House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Health Care Licenses Committee; 014-000-000
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House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health Care Licenses Committee
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Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
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Second Reading - Short Debate
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House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
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House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
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Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 014-000-000
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Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee
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Referred to Rules Committee
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First Reading
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Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
Sponsors
- Maura Hirschauer · Cosponsor
- Suzanne M. Ness · Cosponsor
- Laura Ellman · Primary
- Janet Yang Rohr · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →2 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 179 not signed on
Sponsors (2)
- Laura Ellman Democrat
- Janet Yang Rohr Democrat
Co-sponsors (2)
- Maura Hirschauer Democrat
- Suzanne M. Ness Democrat
Not signed on (179)
179 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 179 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (58)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Simmons | — | Yea |
| Glowiak Hilton | — | Yea |
| Loughran Cappel | — | Yea |
| Bill Cunningham | Democrat | Yea |
| Celina Villanueva | Democrat | Yea |
| Christopher Belt | Democrat | Yea |
| Cristina Castro | Democrat | Yea |
| David Koehler | Democrat | Yea |
| Doris Turner | Democrat | Yea |
| Elgie R. Sims, Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Emil Jones, III | Democrat | Yea |
| Graciela Guzmán | Democrat | Yea |
| Gregg Johnson | Democrat | Yea |
| Javier L. Cervantes | Democrat | Yea |
| Julie A. Morrison | Democrat | Yea |
| Karina Villa | Democrat | Yea |
| Kimberly A. Lightford | Democrat | Yea |
| Lakesia Collins | Democrat | Yea |
| Laura Ellman | Democrat | Yea |
| Laura Fine | Democrat | Yea |
| Laura M. Murphy | Democrat | Yea |
| Linda Holmes | Democrat | Yea |
| Mark L. Walker | Democrat | Yea |
| Mary Edly-Allen | Democrat | Yea |
| Mattie Hunter | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael E. Hastings | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael W. Halpin | Democrat | Yea |
| Mike Porfirio | Democrat | Yea |
| Napoleon Harris III | Democrat | Yea |
| Omar Aquino | Democrat | Yea |
| Patrick J. Joyce | Democrat | Yea |
| Paul Faraci | Democrat | Yea |
| Rachel Ventura | Democrat | Yea |
| Ram Villivalam | Democrat | Yea |
| Robert F. Martwick | Democrat | Yea |
| Robert Peters | Democrat | Yea |
| Sara Feigenholtz | Democrat | Yea |
| Steve Stadelman | Democrat | Yea |
| Willie Preston | Democrat | Yea |
| Andrew S. Chesney | Republican | Yea |
| Chapin Rose | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Balkema | Republican | Yea |
| Craig Wilcox | Republican | Yea |
| Dale Fowler | Republican | Yea |
| Darby A. Hills | Republican | Yea |
| Dave Syverson | Republican | Yea |
| Donald P. DeWitte | Republican | Yea |
| Erica Harriss | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Plummer | Republican | Yea |
| Jil Tracy | Republican | Yea |
| John F. Curran | Republican | Yea |
| Li Arellano, Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| Neil Anderson | Republican | Yea |
| Sally J. Turner | Republican | Yea |
| Seth Lewis | Republican | Yea |
| Steve McClure | Republican | Yea |
| Sue Rezin | Republican | Yea |
| Terri Bryant | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (9)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Christopher Belt | Democrat | Yea |
| Emil Jones, III | Democrat | Yea |
| Javier L. Cervantes | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael E. Hastings | Democrat | Yea |
| Ram Villivalam | Democrat | Yea |
| Suzy Glowiak Hilton | Democrat | Yea |
| Dave Syverson | Republican | Yea |
| Erica Harriss | Republican | Yea |
| Steve McClure | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 62 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Republican | 32 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Unaffiliated | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 101 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| % of votes cast | 86% | 0% | 0% | 14% |
How each member voted (117)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Du Buclet | — | Yea |
| Faver Dias | — | Yea |
| Hernandez, Lisa | — | Yea |
| Katz Muhl | — | Yea |
| La Ha | — | Yea |
| Williams, Jawaharial | — | Yea |
| Yang Rohr | — | Yea |
| Aarón M. Ortíz | Democrat | Yea |
| Abdelnasser Rashid | Democrat | Yea |
| Amy Briel | Democrat | Yea |
| Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar | Democrat | Yea |
| Ann M. Williams | Democrat | Yea |
| Anna Moeller | Democrat | Yea |
| Anne Stava | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Anthony DeLuca | Democrat | Yea |
| Barbara Hernandez | Democrat | Yea |
| Bob Morgan | Democrat | Yea |
| Camille Y. Lilly | Democrat | Yea |
| Carol Ammons | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Curtis J. Tarver, II | Democrat | Yea |
| Dagmara Avelar | Democrat | Yea |
| Daniel Didech | Democrat | Yea |
| Dave Vella | Democrat | Yea |
| Debbie Meyers-Martin | Democrat | Yea |
| Diane Blair-Sherlock | Democrat | Yea |
| Edgar González, Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Eva-Dina Delgado | Democrat | Yea |
| Fred Crespo | Democrat | Yea |
| Gregg Johnson | Democrat | Yea |
| Harry Benton | Democrat | Yea |
| Hoan Huynh | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Jay Hoffman | Democrat | Yea |
| Jehan Gordon-Booth | Democrat | Yea |
| Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz | Democrat | Yea |
| Joyce Mason | Democrat | Yea |
| Justin Cochran | Democrat | Yea |
| Justin Slaughter | Democrat | Yea |
| Kam Buckner | Democrat | Yea |
| Katie Stuart | Democrat | Yea |
| Kelly M. Cassidy | Democrat | Yea |
| Kevin John Olickal | Democrat | Yea |
| La Shawn K. Ford | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Lilian Jiménez | Democrat | Yea |
| Lindsey LaPointe | Democrat | Yea |
| Lisa Davis | Democrat | Yea |
| Marcus C. Evans, Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Margaret A. DeLaRosa | Democrat | Yea |
| Margaret Croke | Democrat | Yea |
| Martha Deuter | Democrat | Yea |
| Mary Beth Canty | Democrat | Yea |
| Mary Gill | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Matt Hanson | Democrat | Yea |
| Maura Hirschauer | Democrat | Yea |
| Maurice A. West, II | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael Crawford | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael J. Kelly | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Michelle Mussman | Democrat | Yea |
| Nabeela Syed | Democrat | Yea |
| Natalie A. Manley | Democrat | Yea |
| Nicholas K. Smith | Democrat | Yea |
| Nicolle Grasse | Democrat | Yea |
| Norma Hernandez | Democrat | Yea |
| Rick Ryan | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Rita Mayfield | Democrat | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Rita | Democrat | Yea |
| Robyn Gabel | Democrat | Yea |
| Sharon Chung | Democrat | Yea |
| Sonya M. Harper | Democrat | Yea |
| Stephanie A. Kifowit | Democrat | Yea |
| Sue Scherer | Democrat | Yea |
| Suzanne M. Ness | Democrat | Yea |
| Thaddeus Jones | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Theresa Mah | Democrat | Yea |
| Will Guzzardi | Democrat | Yea |
| William "Will" Davis | Democrat | Yea |
| Yolonda Morris | Democrat | Yea |
| Adam M. Niemerg | Republican | Yea |
| Amy Elik | Republican | Yea |
| Amy L. Grant | Republican | Not Voting |
| Blaine Wilhour | Republican | Yea |
| Brad Halbrook | Republican | Yea |
| Brad Stephens | Republican | Not Voting |
| Bradley Fritts | Republican | Yea |
| Brandun Schweizer | Republican | Yea |
| Charles Meier | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer | Republican | Not Voting |
| Dan Swanson | Republican | Not Voting |
| Daniel J. Ugaste | Republican | Yea |
| Dave Severin | Republican | Yea |
| David Friess | Republican | Yea |
| Dennis Tipsword | Republican | Yea |
| Jackie Haas | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jason R. Bunting | Republican | Yea |
| Jed Davis | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Keicher | Republican | Yea |
| Jennifer Sanalitro | Republican | Yea |
| Joe C. Sosnowski | Republican | Not Voting |
| John M. Cabello | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Schmidt | Republican | Yea |
| Kyle Moore | Republican | Yea |
| Martin McLaughlin | Republican | Yea |
| Michael J. Coffey, Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| Norine K. Hammond | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick Sheehan | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick Windhorst | Republican | Yea |
| Paul Jacobs | Republican | Yea |
| Regan Deering | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Spain | Republican | Yea |
| Steven Reick | Republican | Yea |
| Tom Weber | Republican | Yea |
| Tony M. McCombie | Republican | Yea |
| Travis Weaver | Republican | Yea |
| Wayne A. Rosenthal | Republican | Not Voting |
| William E Hauter | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 93% | 0% | 0% | 7% |
How each member voted (15)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Aarón M. Ortíz | Democrat | Yea |
| Anna Moeller | Democrat | Yea |
| Bob Morgan | Democrat | Yea |
| Jawaharial Williams | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Lindsey LaPointe | Democrat | Yea |
| Margaret A. DeLaRosa | Democrat | Yea |
| Natalie A. Manley | Democrat | Yea |
| Rick Ryan | Democrat | Yea |
| Sharon Chung | Democrat | Yea |
| Theresa Mah | Democrat | Yea |
| Jackie Haas | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Schmidt | Republican | Yea |
| Kyle Moore | Republican | Yea |
| Paul Jacobs | Republican | Yea |
| William E Hauter | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 93% | 0% | 0% | 7% |
How each member voted (15)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Aarón M. Ortíz | Democrat | Yea |
| Anna Moeller | Democrat | Yea |
| Bob Morgan | Democrat | Yea |
| Lisa Davis | Democrat | Yea |
| Margaret A. DeLaRosa | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Michael Crawford | Democrat | Yea |
| Natalie A. Manley | Democrat | Yea |
| Rick Ryan | Democrat | Yea |
| Sharon Chung | Democrat | Yea |
| Theresa Mah | Democrat | Yea |
| Dennis Tipsword | Republican | Yea |
| Jackie Haas | Republican | Yea |
| Kyle Moore | Republican | Yea |
| Paul Jacobs | Republican | Yea |
| William E Hauter | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors HB 4698?
- HB 4698 is sponsored by Maura Hirschauer (Democrat), Suzanne M. Ness (Democrat), Laura Ellman (Democrat), and Janet Yang Rohr (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB 4698?
- This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced January 29, 2026. It awaits signature.
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