An Act strengthening health care protections in the Commonwealth
Summary
Senate, June 26, 2025 -- Text of the Senate Bill strengthening health care protections in the Commonwealth (Senate, No. 2543) (being the text of Senate, No. 2538, printed as amended).
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2025
Committee Review
Jul 2025
Senate Passage
Jul 2025
House Passage
Jul 2025
Signed into Law
Aug 2025
Introduced Jun 26, 2025
Signed Aug 7, 2025
Floor votes · House Jul 16, 2025
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
14
Committee
4
Amendments
8
Aug 7, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor, Chapter 16 of the Acts of 2025
executive
Jul 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Enacted -see Roll Call #68 (Yeas 37 to Nays 3)
upper
Jul 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
Enacted - 132 YEAS to 24 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 72 )
lower
Jul 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
House concurred in the Senate amendment - 132 YEAS to 24 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 70 )
lower
Jul 31, 2025
Committee
Referred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading
lower
Jul 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in the House amendment with a further amendment, see S2572
upper
Jul 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to be engrossed - 136 YEAS to 23 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 65 )
lower
Jul 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amended by substitution of a new text, see H4294
lower
Jul 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amendment 9 adopted, as changed
lower
Jul 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amendment 7 adopted, as changed
lower
Jul 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amendment 6 adopted, as changed - 130 YEAS to 29 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 64 )
lower
Jul 16, 2025
Amended
Amendment 8 rejected - 30 YEAS to 129 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 63 )
lower
Jul 16, 2025
Amended
Amendment 4 rejected
lower
Jul 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read second, amended (as recommended by the committee on House Ways and Means)
lower
Jul 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting with the amendment pending
lower
Jul 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting the text of H4271, and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
lower
Jul 3, 2025
Committee
Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
lower
Jun 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed to be engrossed -see Roll Call #57 (Yeas 37 to Nays 3)
upper
Jun 26, 2025
Introduced
Text of S2538, reprinted as amended
upper
0 primary · 11 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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