AN ACT relating to public health and safety; allowing health care providers, health care institutions and health care payers the right to refuse to participate in or pay for health care services as specified; authorizing religious-based health care organizations to make decisions consistent with religious beliefs; prohibiting discrimination for making health care decisions based on conscience; prohibiting adverse licensing actions based on protected expressive activity; specifying liability and damages for notice requirements; providing immunity; providing definitions; specifying applicability; requiring rulemaking; and providing for effective dates.
Sponsored By: Pepper Ottman (Republican)
Introduced
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Bill Overview
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Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Pepper Ottman
Republican • House
Cosponsors
Mike Schmid
Republican • House
Daniel Singh
Republican • House
Clarence Styvar
Republican • House
Lynn Hutchings
Republican • Senate
Bob Ide
Republican • Senate
Laura Pearson
Republican • Senate
Cheri Steinmetz
Republican • Senate
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
Actions Timeline
H Did not Consider for Introduction
2/3/2025HouseH Received for Introduction
1/6/2025HouseBill Number Assigned
1/3/2025
Bill Text
Introduced
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