House Judiciary Committee adopts amendment and forwards HB 4,088 on privacy protections for reproductive and gender-affirming care

The House Committee on Judiciary on Monday adopted an amendment and moved House Bill 4,088, a measure addressing legal protections for reproductive and gender-affirming health care and related records, to the full House with a due-pass recommendation.

Committee staff told lawmakers the bill would create targeted protections in public records and court files for people engaged in legally protected reproductive and gender-affirming health care activities and for some providers. The dash-4 amendment removes a requirement that confidentiality of individually identifiable information hinge on whether the care was paid for, and allows such information to be shared with individual consent. It also broadens the list of records exempted from disclosure to include image and home telephone number, among other details.

Sponsor and staff emphasized the bill is limited in scope: some sections will take effect on passage, name‑change-related provisions would apply beginning July 1, 2026, and provisions tied to interstate actions, gubernatorial extradition and certain cooperation clauses would sunset in 2030.

Vice Chair Chosin moved the dash-4 amendment, and the committee adopted it after a roll call. Vice Chair Chosin subsequently moved the bill, as amended, to the floor with a due-pass recommendation; the motion passed. Representative Kevin Mannix said he supported the dash-4 amendment but would vote against final passage on the floor.

The committee record shows the dash-5 amendment narrows limits on cooperation with federal or interstate investigations and allows release of data related to legally protected reproductive or gender‑affirming care without direct identifiers while specifying information that must be excluded, such as name and contact information.

The measure will advance to the House chamber for further consideration.