Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Public Health and Welfare Committee on February 3, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2196
No Patient Left Alone Act; enact.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO ENACT THE NO PATIENT LEFT ALONE ACT; TO PROVIDE THAT A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER SHALL ALLOW CLIENTS TO RECEIVE VISITORS DURING THEIR ADMISSION TO, OR RESIDENCY AT, THE PROVIDER'S FACILITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULES PROMULGATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH; TO REQUIRE A PROVIDER TO ALLOW IN-PERSON VISITS IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; TO PROVIDE THAT IF CIRCUMSTANCES REQUIRE A PROVIDER TO RESTRICT PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE FACILITY DUE TO HEALTH OR SAFETY CONCERNS, THE PROVIDER SHALL DEVELOP ALTERNATE VISITATION PROTOCOLS THAT ALLOW VISITATION TO THE GREATEST EXTENT POSSIBLE WHILE MAINTAINING CLIENT HEALTH AND SAFETY; TO PROVIDE THAT IF A PROVIDER DOES NOT CORRECT A VIOLATION IN THE TIME SPECIFIED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH OR REPEATS A VIOLATION, THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SHALL IMPOSE AN ADMINISTRATIVE FINE OF AT LEAST $500.00 PER VIOLATION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the Senate
Sponsor
Its course
January 13 to February 3, 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 action2 actions on 2 days
In the SenateJan 13 to Feb 3 · stopped21 days
Public Health and WelfareJan 13 to Feb 3 · stopped21 days
Text
Each version as the Legislature 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 Legislature published it is below.
In the Senate Jan 13 – Feb 3
- Jan 13Referred to the Senate committee on Public Health and Welfare
- Feb 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 13Referred To Public Health and WelfareSenate
- Feb 3Died In CommitteeSenate