HB1769: Relative to certain prohibitions on abortion referrals by publicly funded medical facilities.
Introduced
House
Keyword matches: ["medical"]
Summary
This bill aimed to prohibit publicly funded medical facilities from referring patients for abortion services. If passed, it would have significantly limited access to comprehensive reproductive healthcare information and pathways to care, impacting bodily autonomy for all individuals who can become pregnant, especially those relying on public facilities due to financial or geographic constraints.
Sponsors
Samuel Farrington
R - HD-08-STR
Primary
Jeanine Notter
R - HD-12-HIL
Co-sponsor
Mark Pearson
R - HD-34-ROC
Co-sponsor
John Sellers
R - HD-10-GRA
Co-sponsor
James Thibault
R - HD-25-MER
Co-sponsor
Michael Granger
R - HD-02-STR
Co-sponsor
Cindy Bennett
R - HD-04-ROC
Co-sponsor
Matt Sabourin
R - HD-30-ROC
Co-sponsor
Kevin Avard
R - SD-012
Co-sponsor
History
- 2025-12-17 Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Judiciary House Journal 1 P. 35
- 2026-02-05 Public Hearing: 02/09/2026 01:30 pm GP 158
- 2026-02-05 Executive Session: 02/13/2026 10:00 am GP 158
- 2026-02-26 Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/13/2026 (Vote 18-0; Consent Calendar) House Calendar 9 P. 19
- 2026-03-05 Inexpedient to Legislate: Motion Adopted Voice Vote 03/05/2026 House Journal 6
Committee Referrals
2025-12-17
Judiciary
House
Calendar Events
Past Events (2)
2026-02-09
Hearing - GP 158
2026-02-13
Hearing - GP 158