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The Senate has advanced HCMC help (including a widely reported $150M), but the House/Senate are still split—especially on the sales-tax approach—so nothing is final yet.
Public pressure is rising fast (faith groups + workers) because the timeline is tight.
A final deal must pass both chambers by May 18, 2026 (end of regular session).[1]
Miss that window and it likely shifts to a special-session scramble, which burns time HCMC may not have.[1]
Without enacted funding, HCMC may begin shutdown/closure planning as early as June.[1]
Once that starts, the disruption can snowball quickly—staffing, capacity, and regional emergency care all get harder to stabilize.