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Relating to a pregnant minor’s legal capacity to consent to the provision of certain medical care
Sponsored by the House Health and Human Services Committee, Rep. Ann Meyer (R)
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedMarch 6, 2025
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 21, 2026
- Done: House committeeFebruary 10, 2026
- Done: Passes the HouseMarch 4, 202694–2
- Done: Senate committeeMarch 19, 2026
- Done: Passes the SenateMarch 30, 202646–0
- Done: To the GovernorApril 9, 2026
- Done: Signed into lawApril 9, 2026
Signed into law What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary If a parent or guardian is not available, pregnant minors would be allowed to make their own decisions about medical care related to pregnancy and childbirth. This change would let certain healthcare providers give prenatal, labor, and postpartum care to these minors based on their own consent. Doctors must still make sure the minor fully understands the medical care being provided.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to the legal capacity of a pregnant minor to consent to certain medical care. If a parent, guardian, or legal custodian is not reasonably available, a minor shall have the legal capacity to give consent to the provision of prenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal care by certain health care providers. The bill does not relieve the health care provider of the duty to obtain informed consent from the minor.
Why it matters. Pregnant minors would be able to consent to their own prenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal medical care if a parent, guardian, or legal custodian is not reasonably available. Certain health care providers would be permitted to provide this care based on the minor's consent.2