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HB 583: Partial-Birth Abortion Act

GENERAL BILL by Ball ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Fasano ; Murman ; Miller ; Dockery ; Cantens ; Bilirakis ; Melvin ; Johnson ; Putnam ; Sorensen ; Fuller

Partial-Birth Abortion Act; creates said act; provides definitions; prohibits intentional killing of partially born living fetus; designates such act as second-degree felony; provides penalties; provides exceptions to prohibited acts; provides for intervention by legislators in legal challenges to constitutionality of act; provides construction & severability. Creates 782.30-.36.

Effective Date: Upon becoming law
 Last Action: 5/5/2000 House - Died on Calendar, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to SB 160 (Ch. 2000-142)
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/8/1999 House • Prefiled
1/14/2000 House • Referred to Crime & Punishment (CRC); Judiciary (CJC); Health Care Services (HFC); Criminal Justice Appropriations (FRC)
1/28/2000 House • On Committee agenda-- Crime & Punishment (CRC), 02/07/00, 1:00 pm, 214-C
2/7/2000 House • Comm. Action: Favorable by Crime & Punishment (CRC); YEAS 4 NAYS 2
2/8/2000 House • Now in Judiciary (CJC)
2/11/2000 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary (CJC), 02/21/00, 1:00 pm, Reed Hall
2/21/2000 House • Comm. Action: Favorable by Judiciary (CJC); YEAS 6 NAYS 1
2/22/2000 House • Now in Health Care Services (HFC)
3/7/2000 House • Introduced, referred to Crime & Punishment (CRC); Judiciary (CJC); Health Care Services (HFC); Criminal Justice Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00040; On Committee agenda-- Crime & Punishment (CRC), 02/07/00, 1:00 pm, 214-C; Comm. Action: Favorable by Crime & Punishment (CRC); YEAS 4 NAYS 2 -HJ 00147; Now in Judiciary (CJC) -HJ 00147; On Committee agenda-- Judiciary (CJC), 02/21/00, 1:00 pm, Reed Hall; Comm. Action: Favorable by Judiciary (CJC); YEAS 6 NAYS 1 -HJ 00150; Now in Health Care Services (HFC) -HJ 00150
3/14/2000 House • On Committee agenda-- Health Care Services (HFC), 03/16/00, 9:00 am, Reed Hall
3/16/2000 House • Comm. Action: Favorable by Health Care Services (HFC); YEAS 13 NAYS 3 -HJ 00336
3/17/2000 House • Now in Criminal Justice Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00336
3/29/2000 House • Withdrawn from Criminal Justice Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00342; Placed on Calendar
4/6/2000 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Temporarily postponed, on Second Reading -HJ 00491
4/12/2000 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar
4/18/2000 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar
4/19/2000 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Retained on Calendar
5/5/2000 House • Died on Calendar, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to SB 160 (Ch. 2000-142)