SB137
Obstructing health care facility access; penalties.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 17, 2026
Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB137)
Chief Patron:
Stella Pekarsky (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Obstructing health care facility access; penalties.
Creates a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person not authorized by the health care facility who knowingly obstructs, detains, hinders, impedes, blocks, or delays another person's entry to or exit from such health care facility, as defined in the bill. The bill also creates a Class 3 misdemeanor for any ... (More) person who knowingly approaches another person within eight feet of such person in the public way or sidewalk area within a radius of 40 feet from any entrance door to a health care facility, unless such other person consents to the approach, for the purpose of giving, tendering, or exhibiting any material to, displaying a sign to, or engaging in oral protest, education, or counseling with such other person. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/06/2026 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100615D
- 01/06/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/16/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB137)
- 01/19/2026 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (8-Y 7-N)
- 01/20/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 01/20/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 01/20/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- 01/21/2026 - Senate: Read second time
- 01/21/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)
- 01/22/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 19-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 02/03/2026 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/03/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/03/2026 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/17/2026 - House: Assigned HCJ sub: Criminal
- 02/17/2026 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 02/26/2026 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 02/27/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 02/27/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 3-N)
- 02/27/2026 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 03/02/2026 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 7-N)
- 03/02/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26108463D-H1
- 03/03/2026 - House: Read second time
- 03/04/2026 - House: Read third time
- 03/04/2026 - House: committee substitute agreed to
- 03/04/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 03/04/2026 - House: Passed House with substitute (64-Y 35-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 03/04/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB137)
- 03/06/2026 - Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (1-Y 39-N 0-A)
- 03/09/2026 - House: House insisted on substitute
- 03/09/2026 - House: House requested conference committee
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Senate acceded to request Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Senate Conferees: Pekarsky, Surovell, Sturtevant
- 03/12/2026 - House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/12/2026 - House: House Conferees: Watts, Schmidt, Tata
- 03/14/2026 - Senate: Conference substitute printed 26109882D-S1
- 03/14/2026 - Conference Report released
- 03/14/2026 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (62-Y 35-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 03/14/2026 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 03/17/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB137)
