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CS/SB 918: Termination of Pregnancies

GENERAL BILL by Health Policy ; Flores ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Benacquisto

Termination of Pregnancies; Revising the circumstances under which a pregnancy in the third trimester may be terminated; authorizing administrative discipline for a violation of certain provisions by certain licensed professionals; requiring a physician to perform certain examinations to determine the viability of a fetus; prohibiting an abortion of a viable fetus outside of a hospital, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2014
Last Action: 4/24/2014 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1047 (Ch. 2014-137) -SJ 599
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Rules (RC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/6/2014 Senate • Filed
2/10/2014 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 74
2/28/2014 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 03/05/14, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed
3/4/2014 Senate • Introduced -SJ 73
3/27/2014 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 04/01/14, 3:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
4/1/2014 Senate • CS by Health Policy; YEAS 6 NAYS 3 -SJ 442
4/3/2014 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• CS by Health Policy read 1st time -SJ 447
4/4/2014 Senate • Now in Judiciary -SJ 442
4/7/2014 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/08/14, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Office Building
4/8/2014 Senate • Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 6 NAYS 3 -SJ 459
• Now in Rules -SJ 459
4/16/2014 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/21/14, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
4/21/2014 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 7 NAYS 5 -SJ 515
4/22/2014 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 515
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/24/14
4/24/2014 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 598
• Amendment(s) failed (111298) -SJ 598
• Substituted CS/HB 1047 -SJ 599
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1047 (Ch. 2014-137) -SJ 599