Relating to health care decisions related to palliative care, hospice programs, life-sustaining procedures, and out-of-hospital do-not-resuscitate orders

Where it is now

1. ✓
   Done: IntroducedMarch 3, 2025
2. ✓
   Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 12, 2026
3. ✓
   Done: House committeeFebruary 3, 2026
4. –
   Skipped: Passes the HouseContinued as HF 2305
5. Next: Senate committee
6. Next: Passes the Senate
7. Next: To the Governor
8. Next: Signed into law

Became HF 2305 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to HF 2305 What’s a funnel?

Amendments · 5

2 adopted · 0 failed · 1 never voted on. Newest first.

• H-8377Strike everything · filed April 16, 2026 by

  AI summary This amendment replaces the entire bill and changes several definitions and rules regarding hospice care. It redefines hospice patients as individuals with an expected life expectancy of six months or less and updates the requirements for hospice programs to focus on symptom management. It also clarifies who can make medical decisions for patients unable to speak for themselves and expands the definition of an attending physician provider to include physician assistants and advanced registered nurse practitioners.
  Never voted on
• S-5185Strike everything · filed April 15, 2026 by Sen. Mark Costello (R)

  AI summary This amendment replaces the entire bill and changes how hospice care and medical decision-making are defined and managed. It updates the definition of a hospice patient to focus on those with an expected life expectancy of six months or less and expands the authority of physician assistants and nurse practitioners to act as attending providers. It also clarifies that hospice programs must provide symptom management and defines who can request hospice admission for a patient unable to speak for themselves.
  Adopted
  April 16, 2026
• S-5140Strike everything · filed March 30, 2026 by Sen. Mark Costello (R)

  AI summary This amendment replaces the entire bill and updates definitions and rules regarding hospice care and medical decision-making. It changes the requirement for hospice programs from providing palliative care to providing symptom management, and it expands the authority of physician assistants and nurse practitioners to act as attending providers. It also clarifies who can request hospice admission for an incapacitated patient and defines a "close adult friend" for medical decision-making purposes.
  Ruled out of order
  April 16, 2026
• S-5122 · filed March 19, 2026 by

  AI summary This amendment changes the rules for who can make medical decisions and request hospice admission for patients who cannot speak for themselves. It replaces the previous list of people with a specific order of priority and adds requirements for what qualifies as a "close adult friend." It also adds new requirements for probate court guardianship reports to include a person's wishes regarding hospice and life-sustaining procedures.
  Ruled out of order
  April 16, 2026
• H-8020 · filed February 23, 2026 by

  AI summary This amendment changes the list of people allowed to make medical decisions by specifying that relatives must be adults. It also updates the language regarding medical providers and removes certain requirements from the bill.
  Adopted
  March 5, 2026