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Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session

SB 1015

Died at session end Official bill text Atom feed

Relating to: right of health care providers to express professional opinions related to health or medical information or guidance.

Discrimination in employment Discrimination in housing Hospitals and health care facilities Medical service — Occupations Medicine Physician

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill establishes a right of health care providers to express their

professional opinions related to health or medical information or guidance, including

any statements, policies, studies, publications, or orders. The bill prohibits any

health care entity from retaliating against, discriminating against, or taking

adverse action against a health care provider for expressing his or her professional

opinions. Further, the bill prohibits any examining board or affiliated credentialing

board in the Department of Safety and Professional Services from retaliating

against, discriminating against, or taking adverse action against, or denying,

suspending, limiting, or revoking a credential to, a health care provider for

expressing his or her professional opinions.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Nass (R)

11 cosponsors

Allen (R) , Armstrong (R) , Brandtjen (R) , Brooks (R) , Horlacher (R) , James (R) , Moses (R) , Rozar (R) , Schraa (R) , Sortwell (R) , Thiesfeldt (R)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Labor and Regulatory Reform, Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Mar 3, 2022 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Feb 23, 2022 · Senate

    Introduced by Senator Nass; cosponsored by Representatives Moses, Sortwell, Allen, Armstrong, Brandtjen, Brooks, Horlacher, James, Rozar, Schraa and Thiesfeldt

  2. Feb 23, 2022 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Labor and Regulatory Reform

  3. Mar 1, 2022 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Mar 3, 2022 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  5. Mar 3, 2022 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Labor and Regulatory Reform, Ayes 3, Noes 2

  6. Mar 3, 2022 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  7. Mar 15, 2022 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1