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2026 Regular Session

Senate Bill 481

AN ACT REQUIRING NURSING HOME OWNERSHIP TRANSPARENCY, FINANCIAL SAFEGUARDS PROTECTING NURSING HOME OPERATIONS AND PROPERTY AND PROHIBITING REQUIRED ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS.

In the Senate since March 11, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To establish financial safeguards concerning private equity ownership of nursing homes and to prohibit nursing homes from requiring residents or prospective residents to sign arbitration agreements to resolve disputes.

Sponsors

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

In the Senate

1 co-sponsor

Martin M. Looney

In the House of Representatives

    2 co-sponsors

    Mary Fortier, Tom Delnicki

    Its course

    March 11 to April 30, 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 action18 actions on 10 days

    In the SenateFrom Mar 11

    Human Services CommitteeMar 11 to Mar 198 days

    Judiciary CommitteeApr 21 to Apr 243 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 11 – Apr 24

    1. Mar 11Introduced and sent to Human Services Committee
    2. Mar 13Heard in Human Services Committee
    3. Mar 19Human Services Committee recommended a substitute for it
    4. Apr 21Sent to Judiciary Committee
    5. Apr 24Judiciary Committee recommended a substitute for it
    All 18 actions, as published
    1. Mar 11REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Mar 13PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 19Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    4. Mar 20FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Mar 30REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Apr 7RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Apr 7FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    8. Apr 7SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    9. Apr 7FILE NO.Both houses
    10. Apr 21REF. BY SEN. TO COMM. ONSenate
    11. Apr 21IMMEDIATE TRANSMITTAL TO COMMITTEESenate
    12. Apr 24Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    13. Apr 24FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    14. Apr 27REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    15. Apr 30RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    16. Apr 30NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
    17. Apr 30FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    18. Apr 30FILE NO.Both houses