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HB1317 Relative to patient privacy protections.

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Relative to patient privacy protections.

Impact Score — How Does This Bill Affect You?

7

Overall Impact Score

Mixed

Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)

5
💰

Your Wallet

No direct financial impact on residents, though compliance costs could indirectly affect healthcare pricing.

7
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Your Community

Stronger patient privacy protections help build trust in the healthcare system and protect sensitive medical information.

8
⚖️

Your Freedom

Directly expands individuals' control over their private health information, a core personal liberty.

Status

Remove from Table (Rep. H. Howard): Motion Failed DV 130-186 03/11/2026 House Journal 7

Voted Yes

0 R

Voted No

0 R

R Yes D Yes R No D No

Sponsor

Heath Howard (D)

The Short Version

Seeks to strengthen patient privacy protections in healthcare settings. The bill was tabled by a vote of 183-154 and a motion to remove from table later failed 130-186, suggesting strong opposition from the majority.

Who's Behind This Bill?

Who Benefits

  • ▲ All healthcare patients
  • ▲ Privacy advocates
  • ▲ Vulnerable populations seeking confidential care

Who Pays the Price

  • ▼ Healthcare providers facing additional compliance requirements
  • ▼ Insurers needing data for coverage decisions

Roll Call Detail (1 vote)

Every recorded floor vote on this bill, with each legislator's individual vote. Click a name to see that rep's full record.

Who actually supports this bill?

Across the 1 recorded vote on this bill — counting each legislator's net direction and treating kill motions as opposing the bill — Republicans opposed it ( 180 against ) , and Democrats supported it ( 154 for , 3 against ) .

"Supporting" means voting for passage OR voting against a kill motion. "Opposing" is the inverse. Concurs and amendment-only votes don't count.

Table 2026-03-05
Passed

YES = Kill the bill. NO = Keep the bill alive.

180R + 3D
Voted to Kill the Bill (183)
0R + 154D
Voted to Keep It Alive (154)
39
Absent
16
Not voting
Show all 392 individual votes

Voted Yea (183)

Republicans (180)
Democrats (3)

Voted Nay (154)

Democrats (154)
Absent (39)

Alicia Gregg (D) , Charlie St. Clair (D) , David Nagel (R) , Dick Thackston (R) , Efstathia Booras (D) , Gaby Grossman (D) , James Tierney (R) , Jeffrey Tenczar (R) , Jim Fedolfi (R) , Jodi Nelson (R) , John Suiter (R) , Karen Hegner (D) , Kathleen Paquette (R) , Katy Peternel (R) , Kevin Verville (R) , Kimberly Rice (R) , Linda Franz (R) , Linda Ryan (D) , Lorie Ball (R) , Matt Drew (R) , Matthew Coker (R) , Merryl Gibbs (D) , Michael Moffett (R) , Michael Murphy (R) , Mike Bordes (R) , Myles England (D) , Peter Lovett (D) , Peter Morency (R) , Peter Varney (R) , Pierre Dupont (R) , Russell Muirhead (D) , Sayra Devito (R) , Sheri Minor (R) , Sherman Packard (R) , Stephanie Payeur (D) , Terry Roy (R) , Thomas Buco (D) , Tim Mannion (R) , Travis Toner (R)

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