2026–2027 Session

Assembly Bill 1502

Creates "Patient and Provider Protection Act."*

In the Senate's Budget and Appropriations Committee since October 5, 2026.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the General Assembly

Roy Freiman
Sponsor from Jan 13
Louis D. Greenwald, Gary S. Schaer, Dan Hutchison, Luanne M. Peterpaul Esq., Alexander Schnall, Sterley S. Stanley
Chief co-sponsors from Jan 13
Heather Simmons
Chief co-sponsor from Mar 19

14 co-sponsors

Verlina Reynolds-Jackson, Balvir Singh, Michael Venezia, Annette Quijano, Clinton Calabrese, Anthony Angelozzi, Robert J. Karabinchak, Ellen J. Park, William B. Sampson IV, Katie Brennan, Tennille R. McCoy, William F. Moen Jr., Carol A. Murphy, Anthony S. Verrelli

Its course

January 13 to October 5, 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 action7 actions on 5 days

In the General AssemblyJan 13 to May 18125 days

Financial Institutions and InsuranceJan 13 to Mar 1965 days

AppropriationsMar 19 to May 1456 days

In the SenateFrom May 18

CommerceMay 18 to Oct 5140 days

Budget and AppropriationsFrom Oct 5

Votes

Yeas to nays, as the Legislature recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

Financial Institutions and Insurance10–0
Do pass as amended · Mar 19 · 4 present
Who voted how
Yea Alexander Schnall, Balvir Singh, Dan Hutchison, Ed Rodriguez, Heather Simmons, Luanne M. Peterpaul Esq., Michael Venezia, Rosaura Bagolie, Roy Freiman, Sterley S. Stanley
Not voting Gregory E. Myhre, Robert Auth, Robert D. Clifton, Victoria A. Flynn
Appropriations10–4
Do pass as amended · May 14
Who voted how
Yea Carmen Theresa Morales, David Bailey Jr., Eliana Pintor Marin, Gary S. Schaer, Kenyatta Stewart, Linda S. Carter, Lisa Swain, Melinda Kane, Tennille R. McCoy, Verlina Reynolds-Jackson
Nay Antwan L. McClellan, Gregory E. Myhre, Jay Webber, Robert Auth
Not voting Balvir Singh
General Assembly, third reading59–18
Passed · May 18

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

General Assembly committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted May 14
Senate committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Oct 5

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 General Assembly Jan 13 – May 18

Jan 13Introduced in the General Assembly and sent to Financial Institutions and Insurance
Mar 19Financial Institutions and Insurance recommended it as amended
Sent to Appropriations
May 14Appropriations recommended it as amended
Read a second time
May 18Passed the General Assembly, 59 to 18

In the Senate May 18 – Oct 5

May 18Arrived in the Senate
Sent to Commerce
Oct 5Commerce recommended it as amended
Read a second time
Sent to Budget and Appropriations

All 7 actions, as published

Jan 13INT 1RA REF AFIGeneral Assembly
Mar 19REP/ACS REF AAPGeneral Assembly
May 14REP/ACA 2RAGeneral Assembly
May 18PAGeneral Assembly
May 18R/S REF SCMSenate
Oct 5REP/SCA 2RSSenate
Oct 5REF SBASenate