HB23
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Create a new section of KRS 311.710 to 311.820 to define terms; establish privacy protections for a woman seeking reproductive health care outside of the Commonwealth; establish protections for any person or entity assisting a woman seeking reproductive health care outside of the Commonwealth; establish a civil cause of action for violations; waive sovereign immunity protections of the Commonwealth.
Introduced: January 6, 2026
Last action: January 13, 2026
Plain-language summary
This bill would create new legal protections for Kentucky women who travel outside the state to seek reproductive health care, as well as for anyone who helps them do so. It would establish privacy rights around that care and allow people to sue in court if those protections are violated. The bill also waives certain legal shields that normally protect the state government from being sued in these cases. Who it may affect: women seeking reproductive health care outside Kentucky, and individuals or organizations who assist them.
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