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CS/SB 1184: Free Speech of Health Care Practitioners

GENERAL BILL by Health Policy ; Broxson

Free Speech of Health Care Practitioners; Prohibiting certain regulatory boards and the Department of Health from reprimanding, sanctioning, or revoking or threatening to revoke a license, certificate, or registration of a health care practitioner for specified use of his or her right of free speech without specified proof; providing for liability; requiring the board or department, as applicable, to provide to a health care practitioner certain complaints within a specified timeframe, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2022
 Last Action: 3/14/2022 Senate - Died in Appropriations
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    12/7/2021 Senate • Filed
    1/5/2022 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Judiciary; Appropriations -SJ 79
    1/11/2022 Senate • Introduced -SJ 79
    1/21/2022 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 01/26/22, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    1/26/2022 Senate • CS by Health Policy; YEAS 6 NAYS 3 -SJ 237
    • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    1/27/2022 Senate • CS by Health Policy read 1st time -SJ 239
    1/28/2022 Senate • Now in Judiciary
    2/2/2022 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/07/22, 2:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
    2/7/2022 Senate • Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 7 NAYS 3 -SJ 343
    2/8/2022 Senate • Now in Appropriations
    3/12/2022 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    3/14/2022 Senate • Died in Appropriations

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  • CS/SB 1184, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/26/2022 at 4:42 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 2/4/2022 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 2/7/2022 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 687 (c1) Free Speech of Health Care Practitioners Professions and Public Health Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 3/14/2022 H Died in Health & Human Services Committee Track This Bill

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/7/2022 2:30 PM Judiciary 7 Yeas - 3 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    456.61 Page 1 (pdf)

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  • SB 1184, Original Filed Version Posted 12/7/2021 at 2:45 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Health Policy (Pre-Meeting) 1/25/2022 (pdf)
    Health Policy (Post-Meeting) 1/26/2022 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 687 Free Speech of Health Care Practitioners Professions and Public Health Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 3/14/2022 H Died in Health & Human Services Committee Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    646934 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Health Policy
    (Broxson)     		1/24/2022
    2:40 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    1/26/2022     		Web Page
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    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    1/26/2022 10:00 AM Health Policy 6 Yeas - 3 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    456.61 Page 1 (pdf)

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