SB 1820: Protections of Medical Conscience
GENERAL BILL by Baxley
Protections of Medical Conscience; Creating the "Health Care Ethics and Liberty Protection Act"; providing that health care providers and health care payors have the right not to participate in or pay for any health care services that violate their consciences; providing that providers and payors have a right to make certain decisions consistent with their religious beliefs under certain circumstances; prohibiting a person from taking or threatening to take adverse action against such providers and payors for specified actions, etc.
Effective Date: 7/1/2022
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Senate - Died in Health Policy
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Senate - Died in Health Policy
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Health Policy (HP)
- Judiciary (JU)
- Rules (RC)
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/7/2022 | Senate |
• Filed |
| 1/12/2022 | Senate |
• Referred to Health Policy; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 156 |
| 1/18/2022 | Senate |
• Introduced -SJ 156 |
| 3/12/2022 | Senate |
• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration |
| 3/14/2022 | Senate |
• Died in Health Policy |
