An Act strengthening health care protections in the Commonwealth

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 16 of the Acts of 2025

Laid before the Governor

Enacted - 132 YEAS to 24 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 72 )

Rules suspended

Senate concurred in the House amendment with a further amendment, see S2572

Referred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading

Enacted -see Roll Call #68 (Yeas 37 to Nays 3)

House concurred in the Senate amendment - 132 YEAS to 24 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 70 )

Amendment 8 rejected - 30 YEAS to 129 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 63 )

Amendment 7 adopted, as changed

Amendment 9 adopted, as changed

Amended by substitution of a new text, see H4294

Passed to be engrossed - 136 YEAS to 23 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 65 )

Amendment 6 adopted, as changed - 130 YEAS to 29 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 64 )

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

Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting with the amendment pending

Rules suspended

Read second, amended (as recommended by the committee on House Ways and Means)

Ordered to a third reading

Read third

Amendment 4 rejected

Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Rules suspended

Text of S2538, printed as amended

Passed to be engrossed -see Roll Call #57 (Yeas 37 to Nays 3)