An Act to ensure health care as a right
This bill (S 849) aims to establish health care as a fundamental right for all residents of the state, as proposed by Senator Julian Cyr. The official abstract states the legislation focuses on "Health Care Financing" but does not detail specific mechanisms, funding sources, or coverage requirements in the provided context. Without further information on implementation, the summary cannot describe concrete policy changes or who would be directly affected beyond the broad goal of universal coverage. Procedural details or specific provisions are not included in the abstract provided.
Bill status
passed
3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Governor
Introduced Feb 27, 2025
Last action Jan 29, 2026
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Feb 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
House concurred
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Committee
Referred to the committee on Health Care Financing
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Julian Cyr
DDemocratic
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