State Status Update

State Status Updated 7/27/2026

States with Bills to Legalize Assisted Suicide in 2026

  1. Massachusetts – S.1486/H.2505. Public hearing held 4/2025 in Joint Committee on Public Health. 

    1. Senate bill has passed out of Public Health and Health Care Financing; currently in Senate Ways and Means. 

    2. House bill passed out of Public Health and is still in Health Care Financing. Reporting deadline extended (again) 7/31.

  2. Rhode Island – S2051 referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee. No actions taken, deadline missed.

    1. House Judiciary Committee hearing held April 30th, no vote taken
    2. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing held May 7th, no vote taken

  3. Pennsylvania – SB570/HB1109 -carry-over from 2025

  4. Minnesota – The End of Life Option Act (HF2998/SF3215) carry-over from 2025; deadlines missed.

  5. North Carolina (study, not legalization) – H410 has been introduced by the legislature and would direct the North Carolina Institute of Medicine to conduct a comprehensive study on medical aid in dying. The bill has been referred to the House Rules, Calendar, and Operations Committees. Carry-over from 2025 legislative session.

  6. Missouri – HB 2188 no action taken; deadlines missed.

  7. Tennessee – SB0640 carry-over  from 2025 where it had previously failed in subcommittee. deadlines missed.

  8. Arizona – HB2569, referred to the House Health and Human Services Committee. No action taken, deadlines missed.

  9. Kentucky – HB408, referred to the House Health Services Committee. No action taken; deadlines missed.

  10. Iowa – HF 2262 was referred to the Health and Human Services committee. Subcommittee hearing scheduled for 2/17 and then cancelled. No action taken, deadlines missed.

  11. Washington (expansion bill) – HB 1876 carried-over into the 2026 legislative session. Legislative deadlines missed.

  12. Indiana – HB 1011 – no action, deadlines missed. 
  13. Ohio – HB 835– introduced 4.23.26.
  14. Georgia – SB 610. No action taken, deadlines missed. 
  15. Wisconsin – AB1164/SB1114. No action taken, deadlines missed. Will carry-over to the 2027 session. 

  16. Virginia – HB886/SB359,

    1. House bill tabled to 2027

    2. Senate bill passed subcommittee, failed in Senate Committee on Education and Health

 
After 2025 passage, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed an assisted suicide bill after the legislature made her requested changes. It is set to go into effect on August 5th, 2026.

Illinois is set to go into effect in September, 2026.
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