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2025–2026 Regular Session

Senate Bill 461

An Act providing for patient access to diagnostics and treatments for Lyme disease and related tick-borne illnesses; and requiring health care policies to provide certain coverage.

In the Senate since March 17, 2025.

Sponsors

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

In the Senate

12 co-sponsors

Maria Collett, Wayne D. Fontana, Steven J. Santarsiero, Wayne Langerholc Jr., Lynda Schlegel Culver, Jay Costa, Carolyn T. Comitta, John I. Kane, Judy Ward, Lindsey M. Williams, Marty Flynn, Tracy Pennycuick

Its course

March 17 to September 9, 2025, 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 action4 actions on 3 days

In the SenateFrom Mar 17

Health & Human ServicesMar 17 to Jun 1186 days

Text

Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

In the Senate Mar 17 – Jun 11

  1. Mar 17Sent to HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
  2. Jun 11HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES recommended it
All 4 actions, as published
  1. Mar 17Referred to HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, March 17, 2025Senate
  2. Jun 11Reported as committed, June 11, 2025Senate
  3. Jun 11First consideration, June 11, 2025Senate
  4. Sep 9Laid on the table (Pursuant to Senate Rule 9), Sept. 9, 2025Senate