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Wisconsin Governor Signs Pelvic Exam Informed Consent Bill, Vetoes Direct Primary Care Agreement Bill

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On August 8, 2025, Governor Tony Evers signed Senate Bill 14, now 2025 Wisconsin Act 22, which establishes new informed consent requirements for pelvic examinations. This Act requires hospitals to obtain written informed...more

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Pennsylvania Perspective for Monday, August 4, 2025

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Gov. Shapiro Urges Compromise as Budget Talks Stall - Governor Josh Shapiro (D) says progress is slow but ongoing in Pennsylvania’s overdue budget negotiations, with mass transit funding and school choice among key sticking...more

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Virginia Is For Health-Privacy Lovers? Broad Reproductive Health Data Amendment May Add Unintended Compliance Obligations

Virginia S.B. 754, now effective, amends the Virginia Consumer Protection Act to prohibit unauthorized collection and disclosure of non-HIPAA reproductive and sexual health information. The law notably includes a broad scope...more

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Colorado Legislature Proposes Heightened Protections for Healthcare Activity

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The Colorado General Assembly has introduced Senate Bill 25-129, the purpose of which is to provide comprehensive protections for individuals and entities engaged in legally protected healthcare activities, particularly those...more

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New Jersey Statutory Year-End Review

Compared to previous years, the New Jersey Legislature passed a limited number of statutes impacting health care in 2024. It was a slow start to 2024, but activity picked up in the last six months of the calendar year. Once...more

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IVF Caught in the Crosshairs: The Aftermath of the LePage Decision

I. Alabama Legislation Following LePage - On March 7th, the Alabama Legislature passed SB159 (“SB159” or the “bill”), as a means of granting certain protections to IVF clinics and providers in the wake of the LePage v....more

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Part 3: An Update on the Federal and State E-Roe-sion or P-Roe-tection of Abortion Rights

As the nation prepares for the upcoming 2024 elections, the consequences of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson continues to be a significant topic of discussion in numerous states. Since that decision and our...more

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Brooks Pierce Capital Dispatch: Legislators Consider Bills Before Crossover and Pass New Abortion Bill

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It was a very busy week at the General Assembly. Legislators considered dozens of bills to meet the May 4 crossover deadline (the date by which policy bills must pass one chamber to remain eligible). The week of May 8...more

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Legislative Top 5 - January 2023

Tax Conformity - While the federal tax code changed significantly in 2019, Minnesota’s tax code never received important alterations to bring it into conformity. The bill to rectify this was approved by the House Taxes...more

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