2026 Regular Session
HB442
Professional Liability Insurance Coverage - Nursing Homes, Assisted Living Facilities, Nurse Midwives, and Licensed Certified Midwives - Disclosure (Nyeli Rose Lewis Act of 2026)
Requiring nursing homes, assisted living programs, nurse midwives, and licensed certified midwives to notify each resident and prospective resident in writing or by written electronic communication if the nursing home, assisted living program, nurse midwife, or licensed certified midwife either does not maintain professional liability insurance or professional liability insurance coverage has lapsed; and requiring conspicuous posting of the information that the professional liability coverage has not been maintained.
Legislative progress
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Recorded floor votes
2 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
February 26, 2026 · House
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
136 yea–0 nay · 5 absent
April 6, 2026 · Senate
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
46 yea–0 nay · 1 absent
Committee referrals
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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House Approved by the Governor - Chapter 33
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House Returned Passed
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Senate Third Reading Passed (46-0) View roll call
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Senate Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
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Senate Favorable Report by Finance
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Senate Referred Finance
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House Third Reading Passed (136-0) View roll call
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House Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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House Favorable with Amendments {283826/1 Adopted
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House Favorable with Amendments Report by Health
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House Hearing 2/12 at 1:30 p.m.
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House Hearing canceled
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House Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m.
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House First Reading Health