Sterilization Rights of Person with Disabilities

Deleted the specific requirement that a psychiatrist or physician and an intellectual and developmental disabilities professional must jointly evaluate a patient's competency and voluntariness prior to sterilization.

Added new Senate sponsors (Amabile, Ball, Benavidez, Coleman, Danielson, Exum, Gonzales J., Jodeh, Kipp, Kolker, Lindstedt, Marchman, Mullica, Roberts, Snyder, Sullivan, Wallace, Weissman) to the bill's sponsorship list.

Updated the document header and summary dates to reflect the 'Rerevised' status and amendments adopted in the Second House.

Removed references to 'decision-making capacity' as a standalone condition for sterilization rights, shifting the focus entirely to informed consent.

Clarified that sterilization without consent is only permitted in cases of imminent threat to life or health, provided the decision follows specific legal processes.

Added a new requirement for individuals whose capacity to consent is challenged to file a petition with the court to declare competency.

Included a specific definition for 'imminent threat to life or health' to standardize the criteria for emergency exceptions.

Added a list of co-sponsors (Bacon, Boesenecker, Brown, Camacho, Duran, English, Espenoza, Garcia, Goldstein, Jackson, Joseph, Lieder, Lindsay, Mabrey, Martinez, Mauro, McCluskie, McCormick, Nguyen, Phillips, Rutinel, Rydin, Sirota, Stewart K., Stewart R., Story, Suckla, Titone, Velasco, Willford, Zokaie) to the House sponsorship section.

Updated the status header from 'ENGROSSED' to 'REENGROSSED' and changed the amendment date from February 9, 2026, to reflect the second reading amendment date.

Added a note stating the bill passed third reading unamended on February 10, 2026.

Added a new subsection defining the legislative intent and establishing that the procedures apply when sterilization is considered for the primary purpose of rendering a person incapable of reproduction.

Replaced a general requirement for counseling with a strict two-part evaluation process requiring assessments by an independent psychiatrist/physician and an independent I/DD professional.

Established that sterilization is only permitted against a person's will if there is an 'imminent threat to life or health,' defined as a real, immediate, or substantial risk of death or serious, irreversible harm.

Clarified that individuals with decision-making capacity retain the right to be sterilized upon giving informed consent, while those lacking capacity are protected unless the imminent threat exception applies.