Medicare for All Resolution

At a glance

• What: a policy order from Al-Zubi, Sobrinho-Wheeler, Nolan and Mayor Siddiqui reaffirming support for House Bill 1405 and Senate Bill 860 (numbers as heard in the captions), a state single-payer bill that lapsed at the end of formal sessions and must be refiled in January.
• Where it stands: adopted by voice vote on Oct 20.

Discussion highlights

• Al-Zubi said the city budgets about $120 million a year for employee and retiree health insurance and cited an estimated saving of $69 million to $90 million under the bill.

Sources

• 2026-10-20 - Continued City Council Meeting (council discussion and vote)

Discussion time

About 3 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).

Log

• 2026-10-20 - Policy order adopted by voice vote.