2026 House Bill 5825

Health: death; death with dignity act; create.

A bill to regulate physician assistance for patient-requested life-ending medication; to require safeguards for determining that a patient is qualified to receive life-ending medication; to require documentation and reporting; to specify certain legal consequences regarding insurance; to provide for civil and criminal immunity and freedom from professional sanctions for persons acting in conformity with this act; to provide for penalties and sanctions for violations of this act; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.

Introduced in the House

April 21, 2026

Introduced by Rep. Kimberly Edwards (D-12) and five co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Reggie Miller (D-31), Brenda Carter (D-53), Veronica Paiz (D-10), Carrie Rheingans (D-47) and Samantha Steckloff (D-19)

Referred to the Committee on Government Operations