HB 4761: Medical Treatment/Parental Consent
JOINT RESOLUTION by Kelly ; Murman ; Dockery ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Byrd ; Argenziano ; Alexander ; Maygarden ; Peaden ; Albright ; Pruitt ; Bainter ; Andrews ; Tamargo ; Westbrook ; Harrington ; Ball ; Flanagan ; Trovillion ; Morse ; Barreiro ; Rodriguez-Chomat ; Smith ; Minton ; Bronson ; Sembler ; Wallace ; Ogles ; Posey ; Sindler ; Brooks ; Melvin ; Feeney ; Garcia ; Lacasa ; Bitner ; Littlefield ; Arnold ; Putnam ; Mackey
Medical Treatment/Parental Consent; constitutional amendment to declare right of parents to consent to medical treatment, including abortion, which is provided to their minor children; declares state has compelling interest in protecting such parental right. Creates s. 18, Art. X.
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Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 4/9/1998 | House |
• Filed; Introduced -HJ 00519 |
| 4/14/1998 | House |
• Referred to Civil Justice & Claims (JC) -HJ 00594; On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice & Claims (JC), 04/14/98, 1:32 pm, 102-HOB; Comm. Action:-Favorable by Civil Justice & Claims (JC) -HJ 00743 |
| 4/20/1998 | House |
• In Justice Council, pending ranking -HJ 00743; Placed on Justice Council Calendar -HJ 00741 |
| 4/23/1998 | House |
• Placed on General Calendar; Read second time -HJ 01050 |
| 4/24/1998 | House |
• Temporarily postponed, on Third Reading |
| 4/28/1998 | House |
• Read third time -HJ 01428; Failed to pass; YEAS 64 NAYS 52; Motion to reconsider failed -HJ 01429 |