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2026 Regular Session

House Bill 5127

AN ACT CONCERNING CREDIT CARDS AND HEALTH AND VETERINARY CARE SERVICES.

Became law as Public Act 26-6, signed May 7, 2026, 86 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To (1) provide that no health or veterinary care provider shall (A) advertise, market, solicit, promote or offer a medical credit card to a consumer, (B) receive any financial incentive or compensation in exchange for advertising, marketing, soliciting, promoting or offering a medical credit card to a consumer, (C) assist a consumer in acquiring a medical credit card, or (D) charge a medical credit card for (i) any health care or veterinary service before such service is provided to a patient or animal, or (ii) any ancillary product unless a consumer separately consents to purchase such product, (2) require a health or veterinary care provider to make certain disclosures concerning a medical credit card in response to a consumer's request for financial information concerning a medical credit card, and (3) require a health or veterinary care provider to accept, and provide a full refund for, certain returned ancillary products.

Sponsors

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

In the House of Representatives

24 co-sponsors

Gary A. Turco Jr., Iris N. Sanchez, Nicholas Menapace, Kenneth Gucker, Kaitlyn Shake, Michael D. Quinn, Amy Morrin Bello, William Heffernan, David DeFronzo, Jillian Gilchrest, Andre F. Baker Jr., Frank Smith, Josh Elliott, Kate Farrar, Laurie Sweet, Lucy Dathan, Roland J. Lemar, Nick Gauthier, Rebecca Martinez, Mary Fortier, David Rutigliano, Kara Rochelle, John-Michael Parker, William Pizzuto

In the Senate

    7 co-sponsors

    Matthew L. Lesser, Martha Marx, Saud Anwar, James J. Maroney, Rick Lopes, Derek Slap, Patricia Billie Miller

    Its course

    February 10 to May 7, 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 action20 actions on 12 days

    In the House of RepresentativesFeb 10 to Apr 2372 days

    General Law CommitteeFeb 10 to Mar 1129 days

    In the SenateApr 23 to Apr 307 days

    Waiting to be sentApr 30 to May 66 days

    With the GovernorMay 6 to May 71 day

    Votes

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

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

      Adopted Apr 23

    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 House of Representatives Feb 10 – Apr 23

    1. Feb 10Introduced and sent to General Law Committee
    2. Feb 13Heard in General Law Committee
    3. Mar 11General Law Committee recommended a substitute for it
    4. Apr 23The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
    5. Passed the House of Representatives with House of Representatives Amendment A

    In the Senate Apr 27 – Apr 30

    1. Apr 27Arrived in the Senate
    2. Apr 30Passed the Senate

    To the Governor May 4 – May 7

    1. May 4Numbered Public Act 26-6
    2. May 6Sent to the Secretary of the State
    3. Sent to the Governor
    4. May 7Signed by the Governor
    All 20 actions, as published
    1. Feb 10REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Feb 13PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 11Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    4. Mar 12FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Mar 23REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Mar 30RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Mar 30FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    8. Mar 30HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    9. Mar 30FILE NO.Both houses
    10. Apr 23HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    11. Apr 23HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    12. Apr 27FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    13. Apr 27SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    14. Apr 27FILE NO.Both houses
    15. Apr 30SENATE PASSEDSenate
    16. Apr 30IN CONCURRENCESenate
    17. May 4PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
    18. May 6TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
    19. May 6TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNORGovernor
    20. May 7SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor