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HB1416 Establishing a committee to study what legal protections currently exist for the freedom of expression of pregnancy resource centers and whether further First Amendment protections are needed.

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Establishing a committee to study what legal protections currently exist for the freedom of expression of pregnancy resource centers and whether further First Amendment protections are needed.

Impact Score — How Does This Bill Affect You?

4

Overall Impact Score

Concerning

Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)

5
💰

Your Wallet

No direct financial impact on residents.

3
🏘️

Your Community

Reduces transparency for women seeking reproductive healthcare by shielding centers from disclosure requirements.

4
⚖️

Your Freedom

Protects centers' operational freedom but reduces patients' ability to make fully informed healthcare decisions.

Status

Sen. Gannon Refused to Accede to House Request for Committee of Conference, Motion Adopted, Voice Vote; 05/21/2026; Senate Journal 13

Voted Yes

176 R

Voted No

7 R + 156 D

R Yes D Yes R No D No

Sponsor

Samuel Farrington (R)

The Short Version

Prohibits government from regulating pregnancy resource centers regarding their abortion and contraception service offerings. This shields crisis pregnancy centers from disclosure requirements about what services they do or don't provide.

Who's Behind This Bill?

Who Benefits

  • ▲ Pregnancy resource centers that don't offer abortion or contraception services

Who Pays the Price

  • ▼ Women seeking comprehensive reproductive healthcare information
  • ▼ Patients who may be misled about available services

Roll Call Detail (4 votes)

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 4 recorded votes on this bill — counting each legislator's net direction and treating kill motions as opposing the bill — Republicans supported it ( 176 for , 8 against ) , and Democrats opposed it ( 157 against ) .

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

Inexpedient to Legislate (kill motion) 2026-03-12
Failed

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

9R + 156D
Voted to Kill the Bill (165)
175R + 1D
Voted to Keep It Alive (176)
30
Absent
21
Not voting
Show all 392 individual votes

Voted Yea (165)

Republicans (9)
Democrats (156)

Voted Nay (176)

Republicans (175)
Democrats (1)
Absent (30)

Brian Seaworth (R) , Dale Swanson (D) , Donald McFarlane (R) , Efstathia Booras (D) , Gaby Grossman (D) , Geoff Smith (D) , Jaci Grote (D) , James Spillane (R) , Jay Markell (R) , Jeanine Notter (R) , Jennifer Rhodes (R) , Jess Edwards (R) , Jim Fedolfi (R) , John Janigian (R) , Jonathan Smith (R) , Joseph Hamblen (R) , Kimberly Rice (R) , Linda Haskins (D) , Lorie Ball (R) , Mark Warden (R) , Mary Ford (R) , Matthew Hicks (D) , Patricia Cornell (D) , Peter Lovett (D) , Peter Varney (R) , Robert Harb (R) , Russell Muirhead (D) , Sayra Devito (R) , Susan Vandecasteele (R) , Thomas Buco (D)

Adopt Amendment 2026-03-12
Passed

YES = Adopt this amendment. NO = Reject this amendment.

179R
Voted to Adopt Amendment (179)
4R + 157D
Voted Against Amendment (161)
31
Absent
21
Not voting
Show all 392 individual votes

Voted Yea (179)

Republicans (179)

Voted Nay (161)

Republicans (4)
Democrats (157)
Absent (31)

Brian Seaworth (R) , Dale Swanson (D) , Donald McFarlane (R) , Efstathia Booras (D) , Gaby Grossman (D) , Geoff Smith (D) , Jaci Grote (D) , James Spillane (R) , Jay Markell (R) , Jeanine Notter (R) , Jennifer Rhodes (R) , Jess Edwards (R) , Jim Fedolfi (R) , John Janigian (R) , Jonathan Smith (R) , Joseph Hamblen (R) , Kimberly Rice (R) , Linda Haskins (D) , Lorie Ball (R) , Mark Warden (R) , Mary Ford (R) , Matthew Hicks (D) , Mike Bordes (R) , Patricia Cornell (D) , Peter Lovett (D) , Peter Varney (R) , Robert Harb (R) , Russell Muirhead (D) , Sayra Devito (R) , Susan Vandecasteele (R) , Thomas Buco (D)

Table 2026-03-12
Failed

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

9R + 156D
Voted to Kill the Bill (165)
174R
Voted to Keep It Alive (174)
31
Absent
22
Not voting
Show all 392 individual votes

Voted Yea (165)

Republicans (9)
Democrats (156)

Voted Nay (174)

Republicans (174)
Absent (31)

Brian Seaworth (R) , Dale Swanson (D) , Donald McFarlane (R) , Efstathia Booras (D) , Gaby Grossman (D) , Geoff Smith (D) , Jaci Grote (D) , James Spillane (R) , Jay Markell (R) , Jeanine Notter (R) , Jennifer Rhodes (R) , Jess Edwards (R) , Jim Fedolfi (R) , John Janigian (R) , Jonathan Smith (R) , Joseph Hamblen (R) , Kimberly Rice (R) , Linda Haskins (D) , Lorie Ball (R) , Mark Warden (R) , Mary Ford (R) , Matthew Hicks (D) , Mike Bordes (R) , Patricia Cornell (D) , Peter Lovett (D) , Peter Varney (R) , Robert Harb (R) , Russell Muirhead (D) , Sayra Devito (R) , Susan Vandecasteele (R) , Thomas Buco (D)

Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-03-12
Passed

YES = Pass the bill with the attached amendment. NO = Reject the bill (as amended).

176R
Voted to Pass (176)
7R + 156D
Voted Against (163)
32
Absent
21
Not voting
Show all 392 individual votes

Voted Yea (176)

Republicans (176)

Voted Nay (163)

Republicans (7)
Democrats (156)
Absent (32)

Beth Richards (D) , Brian Seaworth (R) , Dale Swanson (D) , Donald McFarlane (R) , Efstathia Booras (D) , Gaby Grossman (D) , Geoff Smith (D) , Jaci Grote (D) , James Spillane (R) , Jay Markell (R) , Jeanine Notter (R) , Jennifer Rhodes (R) , Jess Edwards (R) , Jim Fedolfi (R) , John Janigian (R) , Jonathan Smith (R) , Joseph Hamblen (R) , Kimberly Rice (R) , Linda Haskins (D) , Lorie Ball (R) , Mark Warden (R) , Mary Ford (R) , Matthew Hicks (D) , Mike Bordes (R) , Patricia Cornell (D) , Peter Lovett (D) , Peter Varney (R) , Robert Harb (R) , Russell Muirhead (D) , Sayra Devito (R) , Susan Vandecasteele (R) , Thomas Buco (D)

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