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Relating to a pregnant minor’s legal capacity to consent to the provision of certain medical care
Sponsored by Rep. Ann Meyer (R)
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedMarch 6, 2025
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 21, 2026
- Done: House committeeFebruary 10, 2026
- Skipped: Passes the HouseContinued as HF 2564
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Became HF 2564 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to HF 2564 What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary If a parent or guardian is not available, pregnant minors can give their own permission for medical care related to pregnancy and childbirth. This change allows certain healthcare providers to give prenatal, labor, and postpartum care to these minors. Doctors must still make sure the minor understands the medical information before they agree to treatment.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.
House subcommittee
Named January 21, 2026. On January 28, 2026 it recommended passage.
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