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2003 SESSION

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HB 1421 Duty to report childbirth.

Introduced by: John A. Cosgrove | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Duty to report childbirth. Provides that any woman who gives birth without the assistance of a health care professional after more than 24 weeks have elapsed since the beginning of her last menstrual period and who, though she is reasonably able to do so, fails to report the birth, whether a live birth or stillbirth, within 12 hours of the event, to the local sheriff, police department or fire department is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

FULL TEXT

• 01/08/03  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 10/23/02 032221674  pdf | impact statements

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HISTORY

• 01/08/03  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 10/23/02 032221674
• 01/08/03  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/16/03  House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 1
• 01/31/03  House: Reported from C. J. with amendments (12-Y 9-N)
• 02/01/03  House: Read first time
• 02/03/03  House: Read second time
• 02/03/03  House: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/03/03  House: Motion to rerefer to committee agreed to
• 02/03/03  House: Rereferred to Courts of Justice
• 02/04/03  House: Left in Courts of Justice