Did not become law. It stopped in the General Assembly's Aging and Human Services Committee on January 13, 2026.
2026–2027 Session
Assembly Bill 946
"Right to Mental Health for Individuals who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing Act"; establishes certain requirements concerning provision of mental health services to individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the General Assembly
Sponsor from Jan 13
Chief co-sponsor from Jan 13
49 co-sponsors
Christopher P. DePhillips, William B. Sampson IV, Annette Quijano, Eliana Pintor Marin, Erik Peterson, Clinton Calabrese, Andrea Katz, Gabriel Rodriguez, Al Barlas, Aura K. Dunn, Gerry Scharfenberger, Victoria A. Flynn, Robert Auth, John DiMaio, Linda S. Carter, Brian Bergen, Michael Inganamort, Anthony S. Verrelli, Alexander Schnall, Wayne P. DeAngelo, Shanique Speight, Alex Sauickie, Robert J. Karabinchak, Shama A. Haider, John V. Azzariti Jr. M.D., Luanne M. Peterpaul Esq., Margie Donlon M.D., Cleopatra G. Tucker, Mitchelle Drulis, Alixon Collazos-Gill, Rosaura Bagolie, Cody D. Miller, David Bailey Jr., Joe Danielsen, Paul Kanitra, Ellen J. Park, Dawn Fantasia, Verlina Reynolds-Jackson, Robert D. Clifton, Lisa Swain, Michael Venezia, Gregory E. Myhre, Brian E. Rumpf, Roy Freiman, Dan Hutchison, Gregory P. McGuckin, Yvonne Lopez, Sterley S. Stanley, William F. Moen Jr.
Its course
January 13 to January 13, 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 action2 actions on 1 day
In the General AssemblyJan 13 to Jan 13 · stopped0 days
Aging and Human ServicesJan 13 to Jan 13 · stopped0 days
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
- Jan 13Introduced in the General Assembly and sent to Aging and Human Services
- Withdrawn
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 13INT 1RA REF AHUGeneral Assembly
- Jan 13WITHDRAWN APPGeneral Assembly