in committeehouseSession: 2026R180% healthcare relevance

HB 4087

Requires a health care practitioner to exercise the proper degree of care to preserve the health and life of a child born alive, regardless of whether the birth was the result of an induced abortion.

Official Summary

Digest: The Act requires that a doctor provide the same standard of care to any child born alive that requires life-saving treatment. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.6). Requires a health care practitioner to exercise the proper degree of care to preserve the health and life of a child born alive, regardless of whether the birth was the result of an induced abortion. Allows specified persons to bring an action against a health care practitioner for violations. Allows the court to order that the identity or personally identifiable information of specified persons is protected from disclosure.

Committee

HHC

Sponsors

Rep Boice, Rep Yunker, Sen Smith DB, Rep Smith G, Rep Wright

Last Action

Motion to withdraw from Health Care failed.

Invalid Date

Legislative Timeline

bill actionFeb 16, 2026

House: Motion to withdraw from Health Care failed.

bill actionFeb 2, 2026

House: Referred to Health Care.

bill actionFeb 2, 2026

House: First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Story Thread

3 events tracked · Feb 2 Feb 16, 2026

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