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2003 SESSION

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HB 1741 Abortion; conscience clause.

Introduced by: Kathy J. Byron | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Abortion; conscience clause. Includes any physician, pharmacist, or other medical or health care professional who is asked to dispense or administer any medication for the purpose of performing or causing an abortion within the provisions of the conscience clause. The conscience clause states that the objection, in writing, of any facility or practitioner or other person to participating in abortion procedures on personal, ethical, moral or religious grounds will not be the basis for claims for damages or disciplinary or recriminatory actions or denial of employment.

FULL TEXT

• 01/08/03  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/06/03 034274656  pdf
• 01/30/03  House: Printed as engrossed 034274656-E  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House amendments

HISTORY

• 01/08/03  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/06/03 034274656
• 01/08/03  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/27/03  House: Reported from C. J. with amendments (17-Y 5-N)
• 01/29/03  House: Read first time
• 01/30/03  House: Read second time
• 01/30/03  House: Committee amendments agreed to
• 01/30/03  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 01/30/03  House: Printed as engrossed 034274656-E
• 01/31/03  House: Read third time and passed House (69-Y 29-N)
• 01/31/03  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (69-Y 29-N)
• 01/31/03  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/03/03  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/03/03  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/05/03  Senate: Pursuant to S. Rule 20(j), rerefer. by C.J. (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/05/03  Senate: Rereferred to Education and Health
• 02/13/03  Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Ed. & Health (9-Y 5-N 1-A)