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2002 SESSION

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HB 1154 Medically induced infanticide; penalty.

Introduced by: Robert G. Marshall | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Medically induced infanticide; penalty. Creates a Class 4 felony for any person to cause the death of a living fetus by deliberately and intentionally performing either: (i) the delivery of a living fetus or a substantial portion thereof into the vagina for the purpose of performing a subprocedure intended to kill the fetus, performing the subprocedure and completing the delivery of the fetus regardless of whether death occurs before or after delivery or (ii) surgically accessing a living fetus by Caesarian section for the purpose of performing a subprocedure intended to kill the fetus, performing the subprocedure and delivering the fetus whether death occurs before or after delivery. The procedure is deemed necessary for the preservation of the life or health of the pregnant woman only if it will avert her death or avoid a serious risk of substantial and irreversible impairment of a major bodily function. The bill includes a severability clause.

FULL TEXT

• 01/09/02  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/09/02 024041824  pdf | impact statement
• 02/05/02  House: Committee substitute printed 022354824-H1  pdf | impact statement
• 02/08/02  House: Floor substitute printed 024892824-H2 (Marshall)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/07/02  Senate: Floor substitute #2 printed 025293524-S1 (Reynolds)  pdf
• 03/08/02  Senate: Floor substitute printed 025290577-S2 (Deeds)  pdf
• 03/13/02  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1154ER)  pdf | impact statement

AMENDMENTS

• Senate amendments
• Senate amendments rejected
• Governor's veto explanation

HISTORY

• 01/09/02  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/09/02 024041824
• 01/09/02  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/04/02  House: Reported from C. J. with substitute (15-Y 7-N)
• 02/05/02  House: Committee substitute printed 022354824-H1
• 02/06/02  House: Read first time
• 02/07/02  House: Passed by for the day
• 02/08/02  House: Read second time
• 02/08/02  House: Committee substitute rejected 022354824-H1
• 02/08/02  House: Pending question ordered
• 02/08/02  House: Substitute by Del. Marshall, R.G. agreed to 024892824-H2
• 02/08/02  House: Floor substitute printed 024892824-H2 (Marshall)
• 02/08/02  House: Engrossed by House - floor substitute 024892824-H2
• 02/09/02  House: Passed by for the day
• 02/11/02  House: Read third time and passed House (75-Y 25-N)
• 02/11/02  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (75-Y 25-N)
• 02/11/02  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/12/02  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/12/02  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/20/02  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/amds (8-Y 6-N 1-A)
• 02/20/02  Senate: Rereferred to Finance
• 02/28/02  Senate: Reported from Finance (14-Y 2-N)
• 03/01/02  Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/01/02  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/04/02  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 03/05/02  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 03/06/02  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 03/07/02  Senate: Read third time
• 03/07/02  Senate: Reading of committee amendments waived
• 03/07/02  Senate: Committee amendments rejected
• 03/07/02  Senate: Reading of substitute #1 waived
• 03/07/02  Senate: Substitute #1 by Sen. Deeds withdrawn
• 03/07/02  Senate: Floor substitute #2 printed 025293524-S1 (Reynolds)
• 03/07/02  Senate: Reading of substitute #2 waived
• 03/07/02  Senate: Substitute #2 by Sen. Reynolds rejected 025293524-S1
• 03/07/02  Senate: Committee amendments reconsidered (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/07/02  Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/07/02  Senate: Committee amendments rejected
• 03/07/02  Senate: Passed Senate (27-Y 13-N)
• 03/07/02  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (27-Y 13-N)
• 03/07/02  Senate: Rec. of Sen. passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/07/02  Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/07/02  Senate: Passed Senate (26-Y 12-N 1-A)
• 03/07/02  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (26-Y 12-N 1-A)
• 03/08/02  Senate: Floor substitute printed 025290577-S2 (Deeds)
• 03/13/02  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1154ER)
• 03/18/02  House: Enrolled
• 03/18/02  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/19/02  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/08/02  Governor: Vetoed by Governor
• 04/17/02  House: Placed on Calendar
• 04/17/02  House: Pending question ordered
• 04/17/02  House: Motion to pass in enrolled form agreed to (71-Y 28-N)
• 04/17/02  House: VOTE: (71-Y 28-N)
• 04/17/02  Senate: Motion to pass in enrolled form rejected (24-Y 14-N)
• 04/17/02  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE-ENROLLED BILL REJECTED (24-Y 14-N)
• 04/17/02  Senate: Senate sustained Governor's veto