CS/HB 839: Abortion
GENERAL BILL by Civil Justice Subcommittee; Davis; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Ahern; Horner; Porter; Stargel; Trujillo; Van Zant; Weinstein
Abortion; Designates act "Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act"; provides legislative findings; requires physician performing or inducing abortion to first make determination of probable postfertilization age of unborn child; provides exception; prohibits abortion if probable postfertilization age of unborn child is 20 or more weeks; provides exception; provides recordkeeping & reporting requirements for physicians; requires annual report by DOH; provides financial penalties for late reports & civil actions to require reporting; provides for disciplinary action against noncompliant physicians; provides criminal penalties for certain violations; provides that penalty may not be assessed against woman involved in such abortion or attempt; provides for civil actions by certain persons for violations; provides for attorney fees in certain circumstances; requires confidentiality in court proceedings consistent with Rules of Judicial Administration.
Last Action: 03/09/2012 Died in Health and Human Services Committee
Effective Date: July 1, 2012
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 12/01/2011 | House | • Filed |
| 12/12/2011 | House | • Referred to Health and Human Services Access Subcommittee; Civil Justice Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 82 |
| 01/10/2012 | House | • Introduced -HJ 82 |
| 01/20/2012 | House | • On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Access Subcommittee, 01/24/12, 2:00 pm, Webster Hall |
| 01/24/2012 | House | • Favorable by Health and Human Services Access Subcommittee; YEAS 9 NAYS 5 -HJ 284 |
| 01/25/2012 | House | • Now in Civil Justice Subcommittee -HJ 284 |
| 01/27/2012 | House | • On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice Subcommittee, 01/31/12, 8:00 am, 404 HOB |
| 01/31/2012 | House | • CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 8 NAYS 5 -HJ 320 |
| 02/01/2012 | House | • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c) • CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 314 |
| 02/02/2012 | House | • Now in Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 451 |
| 03/09/2012 | House | • Died in Health and Human Services Committee |
