Raised S.B. No. 196
Session Year 2026
 


AN ACT CONCERNING HOSPITAL SALE-LEASEBACK AGREEMENTS AND ATTESTATIONS CONCERNING LACK OF PRIVATE EQUITY CONTROL OF THE HOSPITAL AND CONTROL OF OR INTERFERENCE WITH THE PROFESSIONAL JUDGMENT AND CLINICAL DECISIONS OF CERTAIN HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS.

To (1) permit hospitals experiencing financial distress to enter into sale-leaseback agreements under certain circumstances, and (2) require hospitals to submit attestations that no private equity entity has a controlling interest in the hospital or interferes with the professional judgment or clinical decision-making of certain health care providers.

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Public Health Committee

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Bill History

 Date Action Taken
 3/3/2026(LCO)Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
 3/2/2026(PH)Joint Favorable Substitute
 2/13/2026Public Hearing 02/18
 2/11/2026Referred to Joint Committee on Public Health

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