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CS/HB 983: Abortion

GENERAL BILL by Health Care Regulation Policy Committee ; Flores ; Burgin ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Ambler ; Bovo ; Coley ; Dorworth ; Eisnaugle ; Evers ; Ford ; Fresen ; Frishe ; Hays ; Horner ; Kreegel ; Murzin ; Plakon ; Precourt ; Reagan ; Renuart ; Snyder ; Stargel ; Van Zant ; Weinstein ; Williams, T. ; Workman

Abortion; Requires that ultrasound be performed on any woman obtaining abortion; specifies who must perform ultrasound; requires that ultrasound be reviewed with patient prior to woman giving informed consent; specifies who must review with patient; requires that woman certify in writing that she declined to review ultrasound & did so of her own free will & without undue influence, etc.

Effective Date: 07/01/2009
Last Action: 5/2/2009 House - Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in Policy Council
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/18/2009 House • Filed
3/3/2009 House • Introduced -HJ 00078
3/5/2009 House • Referred to Health Care Regulation Policy (HFPC); Health & Family Services Policy Council; Policy Council -HJ 00182
3/16/2009 House • On Committee agenda-- Health Care Regulation Policy (HFPC), 03/18/09, 1:45 pm, Webster Hall
3/18/2009 House • CS by Health Care Regulation Policy (HFPC); YEAS 5 NAYS 2 -HJ 00240
3/20/2009 House • CS read 1st time on 03/20/09 -HJ 00238; CS filed; CS referred to Policy Council -HJ 00239; Now in Policy Council
3/31/2009 House • On Council agenda-- Policy Council, 04/02/09, 3:45 pm, Morris Hall --Removed from agenda
5/2/2009 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in Policy Council