HB491 Alabama 2015 Session
Bill Summary
This bill would give health care providers the following: The authority to refuse to perform or to participate in health care services that violate their conscience; immunity from civil, criminal, or administrative liability for refusing to provide or participate in a health care service that violates their conscience. This bill would declare it unlawful for any person to discriminate against health care providers for declining to participate in a health care service that violates their conscience. Further, the bill would provide for injunctive relief and back pay for violation
Relating to health care, to allow health care providers to decline to perform any health care service that violates their conscience and provide remedies for persons who exercise that right and suffer consequences as a result.
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| June 3, 2015 | H | Indefinitely Postponed |
| May 7, 2015 | H | Health first Amendment Offered |
| May 7, 2015 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment |
| April 14, 2015 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Health |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | May 6, 2015 | Joint Briefing Room 8th Floor at 09:00 | House HLTH Hearing |
| Hearing | April 29, 2015 | Joint Briefing Room 8th Floor at 19:00 | House HLTH Public Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB491 Alabama 2015 Session - Introduced |