In the House of Representatives since February 26, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
House Bill 5415
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A VETERANS' AND MILITARY HEALTHCARE OMBUDSMAN FOR THE COORDINATION AND OVERSIGHT OF STATE AND LOCAL RESOURCES IN NAVIGATING FEDERAL HEALTH CARE BENEFITS FOR VETERANS, MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND THEIR FAMILIES.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To establish a Veterans' Health Care Ombudsman for the coordination and oversight of state and local resources in navigating the health care system administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
February 26 to April 15, 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 action15 actions on 10 days
In the House of RepresentativesFrom Feb 26
Veterans' and Military Affairs CommitteeFeb 26 to Mar 1012 days
Appropriations CommitteeApr 7 to Apr 136 days
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the General Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
Veterans' and Military Affairs Committee22–0
Mar 10
Who voted how
Yea Anthony L. Nolan, Bill Buckbee, Brian Lanoue, Catherine A. Osten, Christopher Poulos, Daniel Gaiewski, Farley Santos, Gary A. Winfield, Hubert D. Delany, Iris N. Sanchez, Jaime S. Foster, Jeff Gordon, Kurt Vail, Mae Flexer, Mark DeCaprio, Mark W. Anderson, Matthew L. Lesser, Michael DiGiovancarlo, Patrick S. Boyd, Paul Cicarella, Paul Honig, William Heffernan
Apr 14
Who voted how
Yea Andre F. Baker Jr., Anthony L. Nolan, Antonio Felipe, Bobby G. Gibson Jr., Cara Christine Pavalock-D'Amato, Catherine A. Osten, Christopher Rosario, Corey P. Paris, Cristin McCarthy Vahey, Daniel Gaiewski, David DeFronzo, Derek Slap, Douglas McCrory, Eleni Kavros DeGraw, Emmanuel Sanchez, Eric C. Berthel, Gary A. Winfield, Geraldo C. Reyes Jr., Gregory Haddad, Heather S. Somers, Hubert D. Delany, Jane M. Garibay, Jeff Gordon, Jennifer Leeper, Joan V. Hartley, Joe Hoxha, Juan R. Candelaria, Julie Kushner, Kai J. Belton, Kathy Kennedy, Lucy Dathan, Marcus Brown, Martha Marx, Martin Foncello, Maryam Khan, Matthew L. Lesser, Patricia A. Dillon, Rebecca Martinez, Saud Anwar, Stephen G. Harding Jr., Susan M. Johnson, Tammy R. Exum, Toni E. Walker, Travis Simms
Nay Mark DeCaprio, Mitch Bolinsky, Tammy Nuccio, Tim Ackert, Tina Courpas
Not voting James Sanchez, Jillian Gilchrest, Mae Flexer, Minnie Gonzalez
Text
Each version as the General Assembly 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 General Assembly published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Feb 26 – Apr 13
- Feb 26Introduced and sent to Veterans' and Military Affairs Committee
- Feb 27Heard in Veterans' and Military Affairs Committee
- Mar 10Veterans' and Military Affairs Committee recommended a substitute for it
- Apr 7Sent to Appropriations Committee
- Apr 13Appropriations Committee recommended it
All 15 actions, as published
- Feb 26REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Feb 27PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
- Mar 10Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
- Mar 11FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Mar 18REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
- Mar 24RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Mar 24FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
- Mar 24HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
- Mar 24FILE NO.Both houses
- Apr 7REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ONHouse of Representatives
- Apr 13Joint FavorableBoth houses
- Apr 14FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Apr 14RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Apr 15NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
- Apr 15TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives