Current Legislation
As part of the AASM’s comprehensive legislative advocacy efforts, legislation is tracked at the federal and state levels. The AASM review legislation and determines appropriate steps to support, oppose, and advocate on each piece of legislation. The tracking below details legislation tracking and AASM action for the current calendar year.
Federal Legislation:
Bill |
Issue |
Position |
Status |
AASM Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR 8163 | Medicare payment improvements | Support | Referred to Committee | Drafting response; 2026 Hill Day Advocacy Issue |
| HR 7520 | Medicare Efficiency adjustment delay | Support | Referred to Committee | Response letter; 2026 Hill Day Advocacy Issue |
| HR 6160 | Medicare annual MEI update | Support | Referred to Committee | 2026 Hill Day Advocacy Issue |
| HR 6468 | Rural Residency Planning and Development Act | Support | Referred to Committee | 2026 Hill Day Advocacy Issue |
| S1816/HR 3514 | Reduces admin burden of prior-authorization for Medicare | Support | Referred to Committee | Support letters sent; 2026 Hill Day Advocacy Issue |
| S1406/HR2902 | Improved Supplemental oxygen access | Support | Referred to Committee | CpST letter and coalition meetings |
| HR 7961 | Physician exemption for H-1B visa fees | Support | Referred to Committee | Monitoring |
| HR 7378 | Moves standard time forward a half hour and repeals daylight saving time | Oppose | Referred to Committee | CpST Opposes |
State Legislation:
State level priorities include technologist licensing and education, sleep awareness and public health related matters, daylight saving time, school start times, and other sleep related legislation.
State |
Bill |
Issue |
Position |
Status |
AASM Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NY | A 5337 | Adds pathways (A-STEP) as PSG technologist educational pathway | Support | In Committee | Letter of support to committee; Outreach for meetings with committee members |
| UT | SB 314 | Public health education on sleep disorders | Support | Enacted | Public Health Staff Outreach to UT HHS for partnership |
| CA | AB 2746 | Patient privacy related to medical debt collection | Oppose | In Committee | Signed on to Coalition opposition letter |
| MD | HB 189 | Later School start times for middle and high schools | Support | In Committee | Letter of Support Submitted prior to hearing |
| WV | SB 10 | Later School start times for all public schools | Support | Failed due to Session End | Support submitted to Committee Chair |
| MO | SB 1710 | Later School start times for high schools | Support | Read In | Letter of Support submitted to sponsors |
| KS | SB 1 | Exemption for DST (permanent standard time) | Support | Failed due to Session End | Letters of Testimony Support; Request for meeting w/House Chairs |
| HI | SB 2215 | Later School start times for all public schools | Support | In Committee | Letter of support to Education and Ways & Means Committees |
| CA | SB 1197 | Permanent Standard Time | Support | In Committee | Letter of support submitted via email |
| NJ | S109 | Reduces PSG tech licensing fees | Support | In Committee | Support letter submitted to committee |
| IL | HB 4811 | Later School start times for high schools | Support | Rules Committee | Member communications to committee members; Meetings during Day of Action |
| VA | SB 541 | Permanent Standard Time | Support | Rules Committee | Testimony submitted prior to hearing; Member Testimony (Dr. Dalla) at hearing |
| MO | HB 1758 | Permanent Daylight Saving Time | Oppose | Rules Committee | Letter of opposition sent to committee members |
| MO | HB1326 | Permanent Daylight Saving Time | Oppose | In Committee | Letter of opposition sent to committee members |
| MO | HB 1685 | Permanent Standard Time | Support | Read In | Letter of support sent to sponsors |
| MO | SB 1072 | Permanent Standard Time | Support | In Committee | Letter of support to committee chairs |
| MO | HB 2092 | Permanent Standard Time | Support | Read In | Letter of support to assumed committee and sponsor |
| NJ | S 293 | Permanent Standard Time | Support | In Committee | Letter of support to committee chairs and sponsor |
| NH | HB 1149 | Permanent Standard Time | Support | Failed | Support letter; Hearing letter to all committee members/sponsors; member testimony at hearing (Dr. Johnson) |
| PA | HB 2152 | Create grant program for implementation of later school start times | Support | Read In | Letter of support sent |
| MD | SB 103 | Later School start times for middle and high schools | Support | Failed due to Session End | Letter of support sent |
| OK | HB 3137 | Permanent Standard Time | Support | Rules Committee | Letter of support to sponsor |
| NE | LB 302 | Permanent Standard Time | Support | Failed due to Session End | Letter of support to committee chairs and sponsor |
| VT | H 538 | Permanent Standard Time | Support | In Committee | Letter of support to committee members |
| WA | SB 5001 | Permanent Standard Time | Support | Failed due to Session End | Letter of support to committee chairs and sponsor |
| WA | SB 2179 | Permanent Standard Time | Support | In Committee | Letter of support to committee chairs and sponsor |
| WA | HB 2119 | Permanent Standard Time | Support | Failed Due to Session End | Letter of support to committee chairs and sponsor |
| KY | HB 368 | Permanent Standard Time | Support | Failed Due to Session End | Letter of support to committee chairs and sponsor |
| GA | HB 154 | Moves state to Atlantic time zone (aka permanent daylight saving time) | Oppose | Passed Senate | Letter of opposition sent |
| CA | SR 79 | Sleep Health Week designation | Support | Enacted | Letter of support sent |
| FL | SB1302 | Sleep in parental mental health public health program | Support | Failed | Letter of support sent |