SB 1820 (2022) -  Protections of Medical Conscience

by Baxley
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: 07/01/2022
Last Event: 03/14/22 S Died in Health Policy on Monday, March 14, 2022 1:02 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Health Policy
  • Judiciary
  • Rules

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Vote History

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Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Health Policy Time: 03/14/2022 - 1:02 PM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: __
Event: S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 03/12/2022 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 156 Time: 01/18/2022 - 4:22 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Health Policy; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 156 Time: 01/12/2022 - 11:47 AM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 01/07/2022 - 4:36 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
381.00321 HB 747