Did not become law. It stopped in the General Assembly on January 8, 2026. The 2024–2025 session has ended.
2024–2025 Session
Senate Bill 1962
Provides certain protections to residents of long-term care facilities and long-term acute care hospitals.*
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the Senate
Sponsor from Jan 9
Chief co-sponsor from Jan 9
1 co-sponsor
Its course
January 9, 2024 to January 8, 2026, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action9 actions on 6 days
In the SenateJan 9 to Mar 1869 days
Health, Human Services and Senior CitizensJan 9 to Mar 1465 days
In the General AssemblyMar 18 to Jan 8 · stopped661 days
Aging and Human ServicesMar 18 to May 8416 days
HealthJun 12 to Jun 120 days
AppropriationsJan 8 to Jan 80 days
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the Legislature recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens6–0
Do pass as amended · Mar 14 · 2 present
Who voted how
Yea John F. McKeon, Joseph F. Vitale, Owen Henry, Raj Mukherji, Renee C. Burgess, Robert W. Singer
Not voting Angela V. McKnight, Holly T. Schepisi
Senate, third reading36–0
Passed · Mar 18
Who voted how
Yea Andrew Zwicker, Anthony M. Bucco, Bob Smith, Brian P. Stack, Britnee N. Timberlake, Carmen F. Amato Jr., Declan J. O'Scanlon Jr., Gordon M. Johnson, James Beach, James W. Holzapfel, John F. McKeon, John J. Burzichelli, Jon M. Bramnick, Joseph A. Lagana, Joseph F. Vitale, Joseph P. Cryan, Joseph Pennacchio, Kristin M. Corrado, Latham Tiver, Linda R. Greenstein, M. Teresa Ruiz, Michael L. Testa Jr., Nellie Pou, Nicholas P. Scutari, Owen Henry, Parker Space, Patrick J. Diegnan Jr., Paul A. Sarlo, Paul D. Moriarty, Raj Mukherji, Renee C. Burgess, Robert W. Singer, Shirley K. Turner, Troy Singleton, Vin Gopal, Vincent J. Polistina
Not voting Angela V. McKnight, Douglas J. Steinhardt, Holly T. Schepisi, Nilsa I. Cruz-Perez
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
Senate committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Mar 14
General Assembly committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Jun 12, 2025
General Assembly committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Jan 8, 2026
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.
In the Senate Jan 9 – Mar 18
- Jan 9Introduced in the Senate and sent to Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens
- Mar 14Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens recommended it as amended
- Read a second time
- Mar 18Passed the Senate, 36 to 0
In the General Assembly Mar 18 – Jan 8, 2026
- Mar 18Arrived in the General Assembly
- Sent to Aging and Human Services
- May 8, 2025Aging and Human Services recommended it
- Read a second time
- Jun 12, 2025Sent to Health
- Health recommended it as amended
- Read a second time
- Jan 8, 2026Sent to Appropriations
- Appropriations recommended it as amended
- Read a second time