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1998 SESSION
SB 552 Partial birth abortion.
Introduced by: Stephen D. Newman | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Partial birth abortion. Prohibits partial birth abortions. The bill also defines "partial birth abortion" as an abortion in which the person performing the abortion deliberately and intentionally delivers a living fetus or a substantial portion thereof into the vagina for the purpose of performing a procedure the person knows will kill the fetus, performs the procedure, kills the fetus and completes the delivery. The offense is punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor. This bill also allows a physician charged with performing a partial birth abortion to request a review by a medical necessity advisory committee on whether the operation was necessary to save the life of the mother. A report concerning the findings of the committee will be filed with the court in which the criminal prosecution is pending. No woman may be prosecuted under this provision for conspiracy or any other offense arising out of the performance of a partial birth abortion. This bill is identical to HB 1154.
FULL TEXT
- 01/26/98 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 988624719 pdf
- 02/12/98 Senate: Committee substitute printed 988432719-S1 pdf
- 02/16/98 Senate: Printed as engrossed 988432719-ES1 pdf
- 03/09/98 House: Committee substitute printed 988788719-H1 pdf
- 04/02/98 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB552ER) pdf
- 04/21/98 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0448) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/26/98 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 988624719
- 01/26/98 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/12/98 Senate: Committee substitute printed 988432719-S1
- 02/12/98 Senate: Reported from Ed. & H. with substitute (11-Y 4-N)
- 02/13/98 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/98 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/98 Senate: Read second time
- 02/16/98 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/16/98 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 988432719-S1
- 02/16/98 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/16/98 Senate: Amendments #1, 2 & 3 by Sen. Newman agreed to
- 02/16/98 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - comm. sub. w/amdts. 988432719-ES1
- 02/16/98 Senate: Printed as engrossed 988432719-ES1
- 02/17/98 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (33-Y 7-N)
- 02/17/98 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (33-Y 7-N)
- 02/17/98 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/19/98 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/20/98 House: Read first time
- 02/20/98 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/23/98 House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 1
- 03/09/98 House: Reported from C. J. with substitute (19-Y 4-N)
- 03/09/98 House: Committee substitute printed 988788719-H1
- 03/10/98 House: Read second time
- 03/11/98 House: Read third time
- 03/11/98 House: Committee substitute agreed to 988788719-H1
- 03/11/98 House: Engrossed by House - com. sub. 988788719-H1
- 03/11/98 House: Passed House with substitute (79-Y 20-N)
- 03/11/98 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (79-Y 20-N)
- 03/12/98 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 03/12/98 Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (32-Y 8-N)
- 03/12/98 Senate: VOTE: CONCUR HOUSE SUBSTITUTE R (32-Y 8-N)
- 04/02/98 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB552ER)
- 04/06/98 Senate: Enrolled
- 04/06/98 House: Signed by Speaker
- 04/08/98 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/13/98 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 448 (effective 7/1/98)
- 04/21/98 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0448)