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BILL · 2025–26 SESSION

HB 1507: Health care nondisclosure

Limiting health care nondisclosure agreements.

Summary

  • Prohibits certain nondisclosure and nondisparagement agreements that limit the disclosure of acts, errors, or omissions by a health care provider that a patient reasonably believes to constitute medical malpractice, or a tort or crime.
  • Applies restrictions retroactively to invalidate prohibited provisions in agreements entered into before the bill's effective date.
  • Provides a civil cause of action against health care providers for violations.

From the House Bill Analysis 2025 (HB 1507), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 22, 2025
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Shaun Scott (D-43)
Introduced
January 22, 2025 in the House
Last action
January 12, 2026
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to prohibiting certain nondisclosure and nondisparagement provisions in agreements between health care providers and patients related to medical malpractice, or any tort or crime;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Shaun Scott (D-43)

12 co-sponsors (12 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Liz Berry D-36Strom Peterson D-21Julia Reed D-36Tarra Simmons D-23Timm Ormsby D-3Darya Farivar D-46Lisa Parshley D-22Mary Fosse D-38Nicole Macri D-43Alex Ramel D-40Gerry Pollet D-46Lillian Ortiz-Self D-21

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. First reading, referred to Civil Rights & Judiciary.

HB 1507 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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