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CS/CS/SB 1636: Infants Born Alive

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary ; Health Policy ; Flores

Infants Born Alive; Providing that an infant born alive during or immediately after an attempted abortion is entitled to the same rights, powers, and privileges as any other child born alive in the course of natural birth; requiring health care practitioners to preserve the life and health of such an infant born alive, if possible; providing for the transport and admittance of an infant born alive to a hospital; requiring a health care practitioner or certain employees who have knowledge of any violations with respect to infants born alive after an attempted abortion to report those violations to the Department of Health, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2013
Last Action: 4/29/2013 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 1129 (Ch. 2013-121) -SJ 738
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Appropriations (AP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/2/2013 Senate • Filed
3/7/2013 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Judiciary; Appropriations -SJ 174
• Introduced -SJ 174
4/4/2013 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 04/09/13, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
4/9/2013 Senate • CS by Health Policy; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 398
4/10/2013 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• CS by Health Policy read 1st time -SJ 403
4/11/2013 Senate • Now in Judiciary -SJ 398
• On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/15/13, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
4/15/2013 Senate • CS/CS by Judiciary; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 480
4/17/2013 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
4/18/2013 Senate • Now in Appropriations -SJ 480
• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/23/13, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
4/23/2013 Senate • Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 -SJ 658
• CS/CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 496
4/25/2013 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 658
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/29/13
4/29/2013 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 738
• Substituted CS/CS/CS/HB 1129 -SJ 738
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 1129 (Ch. 2013-121) -SJ 738