HB6
Contraception; establishes right to obtain, applicability, enforcement.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 16, 2026
House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB6)
Chief Patron:
Cia Price (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Contraception; right to contraception; applicability; enforcement.
Establishes a right to obtain contraceptives and engage in contraception, as such terms are defined in the bill. The bill clarifies that none of its provisions shall be construed to permit or sanction the performance of any sterilization procedure without a patient's voluntary and informed consent. The bill creates a ... (More) cause of action that may be instituted against anyone who infringes on such right. (Less)-
Bill History
- 11/17/2025 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102026D
- 11/17/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
- 01/16/2026 - House: Assigned sub: Health
- 01/19/2026 - House: Placed on Health and Human Services Agenda
- 01/20/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 3-N)
- 01/20/2026 - House: Placed on Health and Human Services Agenda
- 01/20/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB6)
- 01/22/2026 - House: Reported from Health and Human Services (15-Y 7-N)
- 01/26/2026 - House: Read first time
- 01/27/2026 - House: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/28/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (65-Y 32-N 0-A)
- 01/29/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 01/29/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/19/2026 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (10-Y 4-N)
- 02/19/2026 - Senate: Senate committee offered
- 02/20/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/20/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/20/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 02/20/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26108284D-S1
- 02/22/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB6)
- 02/23/2026 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/23/2026 - Senate: Education and Health Substitute agreed to
- 02/23/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
- 02/23/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (23-Y 15-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 02/25/2026 - House: Senate substitute rejected by House (1-Y 96-N 0-A)
- 02/27/2026 - Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/27/2026 - Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 03/02/2026 - House: House acceded to request
- 03/04/2026 - House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/04/2026 - House: House Conferees: Price, Cole, N.T., Bloxom
- 03/04/2026 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/04/2026 - Senate: Senate Conferees: Carroll Foy, Favola, Suetterlein
- 03/12/2026 - House: Conference substitute printed 26109488D-H1
- 03/12/2026 - Conference Report released
- 03/12/2026 - Conference Report released
- 03/12/2026 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (64-Y 34-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 03/13/2026 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (24-Y 15-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 03/16/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB6)
