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CS/CS/HB 19: Termination of Pregnancies

GENERAL BILL by Health Quality Subcommittee ; Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee ; Grall ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Ahern ; Albritton ; Cortes, B. ; Gruters ; Hahnfeldt ; Plakon ; White ; Yarborough

Termination of Pregnancies; Creates cause of action for physical & emotional injury resulting from termination of pregnancy; provides cause of action is not exclusive remedy; provides that laws on medical malpractice actions are not applicable to this cause of action; provides statutes of limitations & repose; provides for tolling of limitations periods; authorizes award of attorney fees & costs to prevailing plaintiff.

Effective Date: 7/1/2017
Last Action: 5/5/2017 House - Died in Judiciary Committee
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/24/2017 House • Filed
2/2/2017 House • Referred to Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee; Health Quality Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 33
• PCS on Committee agenda-- Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee, 02/09/17, 9:00 am, Sumner Hall
2/9/2017 House • CS by Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee; YEAS 10 NAYS 6 -HJ 270
2/10/2017 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
2/15/2017 House • Now in Health Quality Subcommittee -HJ 268
• On Committee agenda-- Health Quality Subcommittee, 02/22/17, 8:00 am, Mashburn Hall
2/22/2017 House • CS/CS by Health Quality Subcommittee; YEAS 9 NAYS 7 -HJ 274
2/23/2017 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
2/28/2017 House • Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 268
3/7/2017 House • Introduced -HJ 33
• CS by Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 257
• CS/CS by Health Quality Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 257
5/5/2017 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Judiciary Committee