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CS/CS/SB 404: Abortion

GENERAL BILL by Rules ; Health Policy ; Stargel ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Hutson ; Harrell ; Gruters ; Mayfield ; Baxley ; Diaz ; Albritton ; Broxson

Abortion; Reclassifying the criminal offense for a specified violation; prohibiting physicians from performing or inducing the termination of the pregnancy of a minor unless specified requirements are satisfied; requiring a physician to obtain written consent from a minor’s parent or legal guardian before performing or inducing a termination of the pregnancy of a minor; providing exceptions to such consent requirement; providing criminal penalties for physicians, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2020
 Last Action: 7/1/2020 - Chapter No. 2020-147, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 406 (Ch. 2020-148)
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Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Rules (RC)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
9/30/2019 Senate • Filed
10/15/2019 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 32
11/5/2019 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 11/12/19, 10:30 am, 412 Knott Building --Amendment(s) Adopted - Temporarily Postponed
12/2/2019 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 12/10/19, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
12/10/2019 Senate • CS by Health Policy; YEAS 6 NAYS 3 -SJ 134
12/11/2019 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
12/13/2019 Senate • Now in Judiciary
1/10/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/15/20, 10:15 am, 110 Senate Building
1/14/2020 Senate • Introduced -SJ 31
• CS by Health Policy read 1st time -SJ 125
1/15/2020 Senate • Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 3 NAYS 2 -SJ 154
• Now in Rules
1/17/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 01/22/20, 8:30 am, 110 Senate Building
1/22/2020 Senate • CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 9 NAYS 7 -SJ 191
1/24/2020 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
1/27/2020 Senate • CS/CS by Rules read 1st time -SJ 192
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 01/29/20 -SJ 213
1/29/2020 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 202
• Amendment(s) failed (197648, 207366, 237978, 343056, 363704, 380726, 386300, 393252, 404156, 407778, 454474, 456390, 458018, 458694, 467392, 532410, 581924, 754024, 771568, 880790, 909932, 927186, 938934, 969342) -SJ 202, 207, 210, 211, 212, 213
• Amendment(s) adopted (115836, 694892) -SJ 209, 213
• Ordered engrossed -SJ 213
• Placed on 3rd reading
2/6/2020 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 237
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 23 NAYS 17 -SJ 237
2/12/2020 House • In Messages
2/13/2020 House • Referred to Calendar -HJ 564
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/19/20
• Received -HJ 564
2/19/2020 House • Substituted for HB 265 -HJ 591
• Read 2nd time -HJ 592
• Amendment(s) failed (252905, 329461, 341595, 357437, 568471, 584395, 723957, 800009, 841177, 852719, 899143, 956239, 960011, 969025) -HJ 592, 597
• Placed on 3rd reading
2/20/2020 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 617
• CS passed; YEAS 75 NAYS 43 -HJ 618
2/26/2020 Senate • Ordered enrolled -SJ 355
6/16/2020 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/30/2020 • Approved by Governor
7/1/2020 • Chapter No. 2020-147, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 406 (Ch. 2020-148)