HB95 Alabama 2017 Session
Signed by Governor
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2017
Title
Health care providers, authorized to decline to perform services that violate their consciences, exceptions, Health Care Rights of Conscience Act
Description
<p class="bill_description"> 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. The bill would also provide for
injunctive relief and back pay for violation</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> 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.
</p>
Subjects
Health Care Providers
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| April 20, 2017 | H | Forwarded to Governor on April 20, 2017 at 3:33 p.m. |
| April 20, 2017 | H | Assigned Act No. 2017-189. |
| April 20, 2017 | H | Clerk of the House Certification |
| April 20, 2017 | H | Enrolled |
| April 20, 2017 | S | Signature Requested |
| April 20, 2017 | H | Passed Second House |
| April 20, 2017 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 663 |
| April 20, 2017 | S | Rules Committee Petition to Cease Debate adopted Roll Call 662 |
| April 20, 2017 | S | Third Reading Passed |
| April 13, 2017 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| March 16, 2017 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Health and Human Services |
| March 16, 2017 | H | Pringle intended to vote Yea |
| March 16, 2017 | H | Members intended to cosponsor |
| March 16, 2017 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 330 |
| March 16, 2017 | H | Third Reading Passed |
| February 9, 2017 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| February 7, 2017 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Health |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | April 12, 2017 | Room 304 at 00:00 | Senate HLTH Hearing |
| Hearing | February 8, 2017 | Joint Briefing Room--8th Floor at 10:30 | House HLTH Public Hearing |
| Hearing | February 8, 2017 | Joint Briefing Room--8th Floor at 10:30 | House HLTH Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB95 Alabama 2017 Session - Introduced |