Medical Ethics and Diversity Act
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SB 1986 — Medical Ethics and Diversity Act
Last action — Died in Health Policy
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✓Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2021 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Summary
Medical Ethics and Diversity Act; Establishing the right of health care practitioners, health care institutions, and health care payors to refuse to participate in or pay for health care services they find objectionable to their conscience; providing such entities immunity from liability for exercising their right of conscience; providing health care institutions immunity from liability if a health care practitioner employed by, under contract with, or granted admitting privileges by the health care institution exercises his or her right of conscience; prohibiting discrimination against health care practitioners for reporting violations to certain entities or for testifying, assisting, or participating in related proceedings, etc.
Bill Text
- Introduced S 1986 Filed Current html
Action History
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Died in Health Policy
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Introduced
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Referred to Health Policy; Judiciary; Rules
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Filed
Sponsors
- Baxley · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 163 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Baxley
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (163)
163 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 163 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 1986 do?
- Medical Ethics and Diversity Act; Establishing the right of health care practitioners, health care institutions, and health care payors to refuse to participate in or pay for health care services they find objectionable to their conscience; providing such entities immunity from liability for exercising their right of conscience; providing health care institutions immunity from liability if a health care practitioner employed by, under contract with, or granted admitting privileges by the health care institution exercises his or her right of conscience; prohibiting discrimination against health care practitioners for reporting violations to certain entities or for testifying, assisting, or participating in related proceedings, etc.
- Who sponsors SB 1986?
- SB 1986 is sponsored by Baxley.
- What is the current status of SB 1986?
- This bill died with 2021 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track SB 1986?
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