House bill · PC 253
Law to Ensure Palliative Care and Hospice Services
This law aims to provide comprehensive care for patients with life-threatening illnesses.
Para crear la “Ley para garantizar los servicios de cuidados paliativos y de hospicio para el manejo integral de pacientes con enfermedades amenazantes a la vida”.
Puerto Rico Legislature’s bill record, via Open States
Where it stands
- From filing to veto
- 568 days
- Filed Jan 15, 2025
- Last step
- 84 days ago
- Aug 6
- Pocket veto
- Stage
- Vetoed
- Off the track
- IntroducedJan 15, 2025
- In committeeJan 16, 2025
- On the floorNov 13, 2025
- Passed a chamberNov 13, 2025
- Became lawNot yet
Vetoed on Aug 6.
- Sponsors
- Denis Márquez Lebrón, Nelie Lebrón Robles, Adriana Gutiérrez Colón
- Filed in
- The House
Every step
On record, newest first.
Governor
Pocket veto
Veto de Bolsillo
Governor
Sent to the Governor
Enviado a la Gobernadora
Senate
Signed by the Senate President
Firmado por el Presidente del Senado
House
Signed by the House Speaker
Firmado por el Presidente de la Cámara
Passed the House
House approves the conference committee report
Cámara aprueba informe de Comisión de Conferencia
Ordered enrolled
Se dispone que sea enrolado
Passed the Senate
First conference committee report filed
1er Informe de Comisión de Conferencia rendido
The bill's text with the conference report's amendments marked in, filed
Entirillado Electrónico Informe de Conferencia
Senate approves the conference committee report
Senado aprueba informe de Comité de Conferencia
Conference agreed
Se accede a Conferenciar
Passed a chamber
Reconsideration requested
Se solicita reconsideración de la medida
Originating chamber rejects the amendments
Cuerpo de Origen no concurre con enmiendas
Conference committee requested
Se solicita Comité de Conferencia
Passed the House
Originating chamber agrees to the amendments
Cuerpo de Origen concurre con enmiendas
Ordered enrolled
Se dispone que sea enrolado
Signed by the House Speaker
Firmado por el Presidente de la Cámara
Passed the Senate
On the Senate floor calendar
En el Calendario de Ordenes Especiales del Senado
The committee report's amendments approved
Aprobado con enmiendas del informe
Passed by the Senate on final vote
Aprobado por el Senado en Votación Final
In Senate committee
First committee report filed, with amendments
1er Informe Comisión rendido con enmiendas
The bill's text with the report's amendments marked in, filed
Entirillado del Informe
Sent to the Senate Rules and Calendar Committee
Remitido a la Comisión de Reglas y Calendario del Senado
In Senate committee
First reading in the Senate
Aparece en Primera Lectura del Senado
Sent to committee
Referido a Comisión(es)
Passed the House
On the House floor calendar
En el Calendario de Ordenes Especiales de la Cámara
The committee report's amendments approved
Aprobado con enmiendas del informe
Passed by the House on final vote
Aprobado por Cámara en Votación Final
Final text sent to the Senate
Texto de Aprobación Final enviado al Senado
In House committee
First committee report filed, with amendments
1er Informe Comisión rendido con enmiendas
The bill's text with the report's amendments marked in, filed
Entirillado del Informe
Sent to the House Calendar Committee
Remitido a Comisión de Calendarios de la Cámara
Committee meeting: Oficina de la Comisión
Reunión Ejecutiva: Oficina de la Comisión
In House committee
First reading in the House
Aparece en Primera Lectura de la Cámara
Sent to committee
Referido a Comisión(es)
Introduced
Filed
Radicado
Bill data via Open States / Plural Policy (public domain). The English title and summary are AI-generated from the official Spanish text; each step is the legislature’s own wording in plain English, with the Spanish beneath it.