ESHB 1340 — Concerning actions by health professions disciplining authorities against license applicants and license holders.

What this bill does

Establishes that participation in reproductive health care services or gender affirming treatment by health care providers does not constitute "unprofessional conduct" under the Uniform Disciplinary Act (UDA) and may not serve as the basis for professional discipline, with some exceptions. Establishes that a conviction or disciplinary action based solely on a health care provider's violation of another state's laws prohibiting participation in reproductive health care services or gender affirming treatment does not constitute "unprofessional conduct" under the UDA and may not serve as the basis for professional discipline, with some exceptions.

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Floor votes

• House — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 28, 2023
  57 yea · 40 nay · 1 not voting
• House — Final Passage as Amended by the Senate · April 14, 2023
  60 yea · 36 nay · 2 not voting
• House — Final Passage as Amended by the Senate on Reconsideration · April 14, 2023
  57 yea · 39 nay · 2 not voting
• Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate · April 6, 2023
  28 yea · 19 nay · 2 not voting

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