CS/CS/HB 19: Termination of Pregnancies
GENERAL BILL by Health Quality Subcommittee ; Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee ; Grall ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Ahern ; Albritton ; Cortes, B. ; Gruters ; Hahnfeldt ; Plakon ; White ; Yarborough
Termination of Pregnancies; Creates cause of action for physical & emotional injury resulting from termination of pregnancy; provides cause of action is not exclusive remedy; provides that laws on medical malpractice actions are not applicable to this cause of action; provides statutes of limitations & repose; provides for tolling of limitations periods; authorizes award of attorney fees & costs to prevailing plaintiff.
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/24/2017 | House |
• Filed |
| 2/2/2017 | House |
• Referred to Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee; Health Quality Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 33 • PCS on Committee agenda-- Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee, 02/09/17, 9:00 am, Sumner Hall |
| 2/9/2017 | House |
• CS by Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee; YEAS 10 NAYS 6 -HJ 270 |
| 2/10/2017 | House |
• Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c) |
| 2/15/2017 | House |
• Now in Health Quality Subcommittee -HJ 268 • On Committee agenda-- Health Quality Subcommittee, 02/22/17, 8:00 am, Mashburn Hall |
| 2/22/2017 | House |
• CS/CS by Health Quality Subcommittee; YEAS 9 NAYS 7 -HJ 274 |
| 2/23/2017 | House |
• Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c) |
| 2/28/2017 | House |
• Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 268 |
| 3/7/2017 | House |
• Introduced -HJ 33 • CS by Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 257 • CS/CS by Health Quality Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 257 |
| 5/5/2017 | House |
• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration • Died in Judiciary Committee |
