Bill > HB4088

This bill establishes protections for reproductive and gender-affirming health care activities in Oregon, defining these terms and stating the policy that individuals should be protected under state law when receiving, providing, or assisting in such care if it is lawful in Oregon and provided by a licensed healthcare provider to a patient physically located in the state. It prohibits the Governor from extraditing individuals charged in other states for engaging in these legally protected activities, unless federal law requires it, and prevents state officials and public bodies from cooperating with or providing information to out-of-state or federal agencies investigating such activities if they would be lawful in Oregon. The bill also amends existing laws to ensure that Oregon law governs claims related to reproductive and gender-affirming care provided in the state, clarifies that certain legal proceedings related to gender-affirming care are confidential, and exempts specific information related to reproductive and gender-affirming health care providers from public disclosure. Additionally, it modifies rules regarding professional discipline for direct-entry midwives, preventing license suspension or revocation solely based on lawful out-of-state reproductive or gender-affirming care that is unlawful elsewhere, and makes certain provisions related to name and sex changes effective on July 1, 2026, declaring an emergency to allow the bill to take effect immediately upon passage.