Committee introduces RS 32793 defining "medical intervention" and limiting business mandates; substitute motion carried after lengthy debate

Representative Josh Tanner (District 14) presented RS 32,793, a request statute intended to prohibit business entities from refusing service, product, admission or transportation to a person solely because that person has not received or used a defined "medical intervention." Tanner and supporters described the measure as protecting individual medical decisionmaking and preventing businesses from imposing medical mandates.

Committee members engaged in extended questioning about the bill’s language and scope, including how the definition of "medical intervention" would apply to employer wellness incentives, daycare exclusion policies, workplace safety requirements and public‑health actions. Representative Mickelson proposed a narrower definition—"medical intervention means vaccination, drug, injection or treatment that would alter the health or biological function of a person"—and Representative Scott offered a substitute motion to introduce RS 32,793.

Representative Deigert and other members raised concerns that the draft could limit private businesses' rights to set safety standards for customers or employees, or force employers to bear medical costs if employees refuse recommended interventions. Representative Deigert noted a past workplace incident in which untreated health conditions led to significant employer costs and said he opposed moving the bill forward in its present form.

Representative Hostetler and others supported the measure, saying it gets to the core issue of protecting medical freedom and limits government or private entities from mandating medical procedures. Representative Green voiced concerns about daycare and school policies that rely on immunization or temporary exclusions during outbreaks, asking whether the bill would prevent such protective measures.

The committee considered multiple procedural motions: an amended substitute to return the RS to sponsor failed on a roll call (motion to return failed 12‑3), and the committee ultimately adopted Representative Scott’s substitute motion to introduce RS 32,793 by a roll call of 11‑4. The matter was introduced for further committee work and the item remained under committee jurisdiction for later hearings and amendment.

No final substantive vote on an enacted statute occurred; the committee’s action was to introduce the RS for drafting and future consideration.