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2009 SESSION
HB 2579 Informed consent; ultrasound required before performing abortion to determine gestation age.
Introduced by: Kathy J. Byron | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Informed consent: ultrasound required before performing abortion to determine gestation age. Requires that, as a component of informed consent to an abortion and determination of gestation age, every pregnant female shall be given the opportunity to view an ultrasound image of her fetus prior to the abortion.
FULL TEXT
- 01/21/09 House: Presented and ordered printed 098800448 pdf
- 02/09/09 House: Printed as engrossed 098800448-E pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/21/09 House: Presented and ordered printed 098800448
- 01/21/09 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/28/09 House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
- 02/02/09 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting
- 02/04/09 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 6-N)
- 02/06/09 House: Read first time
- 02/08/09 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/09/09 House: Read second time
- 02/09/09 House: Amendments by Delegate Byron agreed to
- 02/09/09 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB2579E
- 02/09/09 House: Printed as engrossed 098800448-E
- 02/10/09 House: Read third time and passed House (62-Y 36-N)
- 02/10/09 House: VOTE: --- PASSAGE (62-Y 36-N)
- 02/11/09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/11/09 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/19/09 Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (11-Y 4-N)