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2005 SESSION

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HB 1524 Abortion; anesthesia for fetal pain, penalty

Introduced by: Richard H. Black | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Anesthesia for fetal pain. Observes that fetuses over the gestational age of 20 weeks feel pain and provides that failure, subject to exceptions, of a physician to administer anesthesia to such a fetus prior to an abortion is a Class 1 misdemeanor.

FULL TEXT

• 11/23/04  House: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 054512236  pdf | impact statement
• 02/03/05  House: Printed as engrossed 054512236-E  pdf | impact statement

AMENDMENTS

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• House amendments rejected

HISTORY

• 11/23/04  House: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 054512236
• 11/23/04  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/14/05  House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: Criminal Law
• 01/31/05  House: Reported from C. J. with amendments (18-Y 4-N)
• 02/02/05  House: Read first time
• 02/03/05  House: Read second time
• 02/03/05  House: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/03/05  House: Pending question ordered
• 02/03/05  House: Amendment by Del. Watts rejected (32-Y 59-N)
• 02/03/05  House: VOTE: REJECTED (32-Y 59-N)
• 02/03/05  House: Engrossed by House as amended HB1524E
• 02/03/05  House: Printed as engrossed 054512236-E
• 02/04/05  House: Read third time and passed House (72-Y 20-N)
• 02/04/05  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (72-Y 20-N)
• 02/04/05  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/07/05  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/07/05  Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
• 02/17/05  Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Ed. & Health (6-Y 9-N)