SB 782: Health Care Freedom Act
GENERAL BILL by Jones
Health Care Freedom Act; Citing this act as the “Health Care Freedom Act”; repealing provisions relating to the prohibited use of state funds for travel to another state for purpose of abortion services, the prohibited use of state funds for sex-reassignment prescriptions or procedures, and the right of medical conscience of health care providers and health care payors, respectively; creating the “Health Care Transparency and Accessibility Act”; requiring a covered entity to, by a specified date, adopt a policy relating to providing written notice of a complete list of its refused services to patients, etc.
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 12/8/2025 | Senate |
• Filed |
Related Bills
| Bill Number | Subject | Filed By | Relationship | Last Action and Location | Track Bills |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H 681 | Health Care | Eskamani | Similar | Last Action: 12/8/2025 H Filed |
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| H 315 | Immigration, Law Enforcement, and State-issued Identification | Joseph | Compare | Last Action: 11/12/2025 H Now in Judiciary Committee |
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| S 328 | Immigration, Law Enforcement, and State-issued Identification | Smith | Compare | Last Action: 11/17/2025 S Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Fiscal Policy |
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Bill Analyses
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No Vote History AvailableCitations - Statutes (20)
| Citation | Catchline | Location in Bill Location In Bill Help |
|---|---|---|
| 61.517 | Temporary emergency jurisdiction. | Page 16 (pdf) |
| 61.534 | Warrant to take physical custody of child. | Page 17 (pdf) |
| 286.31 | Prohibited use of state funds; travel to another state for purpose of abortion services. | Page 3 (pdf) |
| 286.311 | Prohibited use of state funds; sex-reassignment prescriptions or procedures. | Page 3 (pdf) |
| 381.00321 | The right of medical conscience of health care providers and health care payors. | Page 3 (pdf) |
| 381.027 | Page 3 (pdf) | |
| 381.96 | Pregnancy support and wellness services. | Page 7 (pdf) |
| 390.011 | Definitions. | Page 10 (pdf) |
| 390.0111 | Termination of pregnancies. | Page 11 (pdf) |
| 390.012 | Powers of agency; rules; disposal of fetal remains. | Page 12 (pdf) |
| 395.3027 | Patient immigration status data collection. | Page 13 (pdf) |
| 409.905 | Mandatory Medicaid services. | Page 13 (pdf) |
| 409.908 | Reimbursement of Medicaid providers. | Page 17 (pdf) |
| 409.913 | Oversight of the integrity of the Medicaid program. | Page 20 (pdf) |
| 456.001 | Definitions. | Page 15 (pdf) |
| 456.074 | Certain health care practitioners; immediate suspension of license. | Page 22 (pdf) |
| 456.47 | Use of telehealth to provide services. | Page 16 (pdf) |
| 456.52 | Sex-reassignment prescriptions and procedures; prohibitions; informed consent. | Page 16 (pdf) |
| 636.0145 | Certain entities contracting with Medicaid. | Page 23 (pdf) |
| 766.318 | Civil liability for provision of sex-reassignment prescriptions or procedures to minors. | Page 16 (pdf) |
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