A 946 — "Right to Mental Health for Individuals who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing Act"; establishes certain requirements concerning provision of mental health services to individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Last action — WITHDRAWN APP
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1Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed General Assembly
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been introduced in the General Assembly. Introduced January 13, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.
Odds of enactment
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Introduced
Current position in the legislative process.
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51 sponsors
2 primary, 49 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (32 D · 17 R) — cross-party backing.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Summary
Right to Mental Health, Individuals who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing Act-concerns
Bill Text
- Introduced View text Current html December 12, 2025
Action History
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Sponsors
- Margie Donlon · Cosponsor
- John V. Azzariti Jr. · Cosponsor
- William F. Moen Jr. · Cosponsor
- Sterley S. Stanley · Cosponsor
- Yvonne Lopez · Cosponsor
- Gregory P. McGuckin · Cosponsor
- Dan Hutchison · Cosponsor
- Roy Freiman · Cosponsor
- Brian E. Rumpf · Cosponsor
- Gregory E. Myhre · Cosponsor
- Michael Venezia · Cosponsor
- Lisa Swain · Cosponsor
- Robert D. Clifton · Cosponsor
- Verlina Reynolds-Jackson · Cosponsor
- Dawn Fantasia · Cosponsor
- Ellen J. Park · Cosponsor
- Paul Kanitra · Cosponsor
- Joe Danielsen · Cosponsor
- David Bailey Jr. · Cosponsor
- Cody D. Miller · Cosponsor
- Rosaura Bagolie · Cosponsor
- Alixon Collazos-Gill · Cosponsor
- Mitchelle Drulis · Cosponsor
- Cleopatra G. Tucker · Cosponsor
- Luanne M. Peterpaul Esq. · Cosponsor
- Shama A. Haider · Cosponsor
- Robert J. Karabinchak · Cosponsor
- Alex Sauickie · Cosponsor
- Shanique Speight · Cosponsor
- Wayne P. DeAngelo · Cosponsor
- Alexander Schnall · Cosponsor
- Anthony S. Verrelli · Cosponsor
- Michael Inganamort · Cosponsor
- Brian Bergen · Cosponsor
- Linda S. Carter · Cosponsor
- John DiMaio · Cosponsor
- Robert Auth · Cosponsor
- Victoria A. Flynn · Cosponsor
- Gerry Scharfenberger · Cosponsor
- Aura K. Dunn · Cosponsor
- Al Barlas · Cosponsor
- Gabriel Rodriguez · Cosponsor
- Andrea Katz · Cosponsor
- Clinton Calabrese · Cosponsor
- Erik Peterson · Cosponsor
- Eliana Pintor Marin · Cosponsor
- Annette Quijano · Cosponsor
- William B. Sampson IV · Cosponsor
- Christopher P. DePhillips · Cosponsor
- Heather Simmons · Primary
- Carol A. Murphy · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →2 sponsors · 49 co-sponsors · 69 not signed on
Sponsors (2)
- Simmons, Heather Democrat
- Murphy, Carol A. Democrat
Co-sponsors (49)
- Donlon, Margie
- Azzariti Jr., John V.
- Moen Jr., William F. Democrat
- Stanley, Sterley S. Democrat
- Lopez, Yvonne Democrat
- McGuckin, Gregory P. Republican
- Hutchison, Dan Democrat
- Freiman, Roy Democrat
- Rumpf, Brian E. Republican
- Myhre, Gregory E. Republican
- Venezia, Michael Democrat
- Swain, Lisa Democrat
- Clifton, Robert D. Republican
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina Democrat
- Fantasia, Dawn Republican
- Park, Ellen J. Democrat
- Kanitra, Paul Republican
- Danielsen, Joe Democrat
- Bailey Jr., David Democrat
- Miller, Cody D. Democrat
- Bagolie, Rosaura Democrat
- Collazos-Gill, Alixon Democrat
- Drulis, Mitchelle Democrat
- Tucker, Cleopatra G. Democrat
- Peterpaul Esq., Luanne M. Democrat
- Haider, Shama A. Democrat
- Karabinchak, Robert J. Democrat
- Sauickie, Alex Republican
- Speight, Shanique Democrat
- DeAngelo, Wayne P. Democrat
- Schnall, Alexander Democrat
- Verrelli, Anthony S. Democrat
- Inganamort, Michael Republican
- Bergen, Brian Republican
- Carter, Linda S. Democrat
- DiMaio, John Republican
- Auth, Robert Republican
- Flynn, Victoria A. Republican
- Scharfenberger, Gerry Republican
- Dunn, Aura K. Republican
- Barlas, Al Republican
- Rodriguez, Gabriel Democrat
- Katz, Andrea Democrat
- Calabrese, Clinton Democrat
- Peterson, Erik Republican
- Pintor Marin, Eliana Democrat
- Quijano, Annette Democrat
- Sampson IV, William B. Democrat
- DePhillips, Christopher P. Republican
Not signed on (69)
69 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 69 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does A 946 do?
- Right to Mental Health, Individuals who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing Act-concerns
- Who sponsors A 946?
- A 946 is sponsored by Donlon, Margie, Azzariti Jr., John V., Moen Jr., William F. (Democrat), Stanley, Sterley S. (Democrat), Lopez, Yvonne (Democrat), McGuckin, Gregory P. (Republican), Hutchison, Dan (Democrat), Freiman, Roy (Democrat), Rumpf, Brian E. (Republican), Myhre, Gregory E. (Republican), Venezia, Michael (Democrat), Swain, Lisa (Democrat), Clifton, Robert D. (Republican), Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina (Democrat), Fantasia, Dawn (Republican), Park, Ellen J. (Democrat), Kanitra, Paul (Republican), Danielsen, Joe (Democrat), Bailey Jr., David (Democrat), Miller, Cody D. (Democrat), Bagolie, Rosaura (Democrat), Collazos-Gill, Alixon (Democrat), Drulis, Mitchelle (Democrat), Tucker, Cleopatra G. (Democrat), Peterpaul Esq., Luanne M. (Democrat), Haider, Shama A. (Democrat), Karabinchak, Robert J. (Democrat), Sauickie, Alex (Republican), Speight, Shanique (Democrat), DeAngelo, Wayne P. (Democrat), Schnall, Alexander (Democrat), Verrelli, Anthony S. (Democrat), Inganamort, Michael (Republican), Bergen, Brian (Republican), Carter, Linda S. (Democrat), DiMaio, John (Republican), Auth, Robert (Republican), Flynn, Victoria A. (Republican), Scharfenberger, Gerry (Republican), Dunn, Aura K. (Republican), Barlas, Al (Republican), Rodriguez, Gabriel (Democrat), Katz, Andrea (Democrat), Calabrese, Clinton (Democrat), Peterson, Erik (Republican), Pintor Marin, Eliana (Democrat), Quijano, Annette (Democrat), Sampson IV, William B. (Democrat), DePhillips, Christopher P. (Republican), Simmons, Heather (Democrat), and Murphy, Carol A. (Democrat).
- What is the current status of A 946?
- This bill has been introduced in the General Assembly. Introduced January 13, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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