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SB 1574: Newborn Screenings

GENERAL BILL by Bracy Davis ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Sharief

Newborn Screenings; Citing this act as “Mattie’s Law”; requiring that newborns, beginning on a specified date, be screened for biliary atresia; requiring the Department of Health to consult with the Genetics and Newborn Screening Advisory Council before adopting certain rules; requiring hospitals that provide birthing services to screen for biliary atresia in a specified manner, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 2/20/2026 Senate - On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 02/25/26, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/9/2026 Senate • Filed
    1/16/2026 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy
    1/22/2026 Senate • Introduced
    2/6/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 02/11/26, 3:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
    2/11/2026 Senate • Favorable by Health Policy; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
    2/12/2026 Senate • Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
    2/20/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 02/25/26, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building

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  • SB 1574, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/9/2026 at 10:39 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Health Policy (Pre-Meeting) 2/10/2026 (pdf)
    Health Policy (Post-Meeting) 2/11/2026 (pdf)
    Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (Pre-Meeting) 2/24/2026 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1335 Newborn Screenings Plakon Similar Last Action: 1/15/2026 H Now in Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee Track This Bill

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/11/2026 3:00 PM Health Policy 11 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    383.14 Screening for metabolic disorders, other hereditary and congenital disorders, and environmental risk factors. Page 1 (pdf)
    395.3043 Page 3 (pdf)

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