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H2370Introduced in the House

Prioritizing patient access to care

Introduced

Introduced by Christine Barber, District 34-MID

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Relative to pregnancies existing for 24 weeks or more. Public Health.

Where it stands

New draft substituted, see H5595

July 22, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

No recorded vote is available for this bill yet.

Bill history

  1. Referred to the Joint Committee on Public Health

  2. Senate concurred

  3. Hearing scheduled for 07/10/2025 from 09:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1

  4. Reported favorably by committee and referred to the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing

  5. Reporting date extended to Wednesday, March 18, 2026

  6. Reporting date extended to Monday, June 15, 2026

  7. Committee recommended bill ought to pass and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

  8. Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, substituting therefor a bill with the same title, see H5595

  9. Referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling with the amendment pending

  10. Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading with the amendment pending

  11. Rules suspended

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

  13. New draft substituted, see H5595

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