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CS/SB 918: Termination of Pregnancies

GENERAL BILL by Health Policy ; Flores ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Benacquisto

Termination of Pregnancies; Revising the circumstances under which a pregnancy in the third trimester may be terminated; authorizing administrative discipline for a violation of certain provisions by certain licensed professionals; requiring a physician to perform certain examinations to determine the viability of a fetus; prohibiting an abortion of a viable fetus outside of a hospital, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2014
Last Action: 4/24/2014 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1047 (Ch. 2014-137) -SJ 599
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/6/2014 Senate • Filed
    2/10/2014 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 74
    2/28/2014 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 03/05/14, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed
    3/4/2014 Senate • Introduced -SJ 73
    3/27/2014 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 04/01/14, 3:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
    4/1/2014 Senate • CS by Health Policy; YEAS 6 NAYS 3 -SJ 442
    4/3/2014 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • CS by Health Policy read 1st time -SJ 447
    4/4/2014 Senate • Now in Judiciary -SJ 442
    4/7/2014 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/08/14, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Office Building
    4/8/2014 Senate • Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 6 NAYS 3 -SJ 459
    • Now in Rules -SJ 459
    4/16/2014 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/21/14, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
    4/21/2014 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 7 NAYS 5 -SJ 515
    4/22/2014 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 515
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/24/14
    4/24/2014 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 598
    • Amendment(s) failed (111298) -SJ 598
    • Substituted CS/HB 1047 -SJ 599
    • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1047 (Ch. 2014-137) -SJ 599

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  • CS/SB 918, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/22/2014 at 4:42 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 4/7/2014 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 4/8/2014 (pdf)
    Rules (Pre-Meeting) 4/17/2014 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 4/21/2014 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1047 (er) Termination of Pregnancies Adkins Similar Last Action: 6/13/2014 Chapter No. 2014-137
    Location: Became Law

    Floor Amendments (5)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    724406 - Amendment
    Delete lines 57 - 59 and insert:
    Margolis 4/23/2014
    4:53 PM
    Senate: Withdrawn
    4/24/2014
    Web Page
    PDF
    855682 - Amendment
    Delete lines 64 - 66 and insert:
    Margolis 4/23/2014
    4:53 PM
    Senate: Withdrawn
    4/24/2014
    Web Page
    PDF
    111298 - Amendment
    Delete lines 69 - 134 and insert:
    Sobel 4/23/2014
    11:48 AM
    Senate: Failed
    4/24/2014
    Web Page
    PDF
    839524 - Amendment
    Delete lines 112 - 114 and insert:
    Margolis 4/23/2014
    4:53 PM
    Senate: Withdrawn
    4/24/2014
    Web Page
    PDF
    170520 - Amendment
    Delete lines 119 - 121 and insert:
    Margolis 4/23/2014
    4:53 PM
    Senate: Withdrawn
    4/24/2014
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    4/8/2014 9:00 AM Judiciary 6 Yeas - 3 Nays
    4/21/2014 1:00 PM Rules 7 Yeas - 5 Nays

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/24/2014 11:37 AM Senate - Amendment 111298 14 Yeas - 22 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    390.011 Definitions. Page 2 (pdf)
    390.0111 Termination of pregnancies. Page 2 (pdf)
    390.01112 Page 4 (pdf)
    797.03 Prohibited acts; penalties. Page 5 (pdf)

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  • SB 918, Original Filed Version Posted 2/6/2014 at 4:39 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Health Policy (Pre-Meeting) 3/4/2014 (pdf)
    Health Policy (Post-Meeting) 4/2/2014 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1047 (c1) Termination of Pregnancies Adkins Similar Last Action: 6/13/2014 Chapter No. 2014-137
    Location: Became Law

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    791524 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Health Policy
    (Flores)
    3/31/2014
    3:16 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/1/2014
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/1/2014 3:00 PM Health Policy 6 Yeas - 3 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    390.011 Definitions. Page 1 (pdf)
    390.0111 Termination of pregnancies. Page 2 (pdf)
    390.01112 Page 4 (pdf)
    797.03 Prohibited acts; penalties. Page 5 (pdf)

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