Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Human Services and Women's Wellness Committee on June 28, 2007. The 2007 session has ended.
2007 Regular Session
House Bill 3275
Requires physicians to inform pregnant females considering abortion about fetal pain and to report on abortions performed.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Requires physicians to inform pregnant females considering abortion about fetal pain and to report on abortions performed. Requires Department of Human Services to publish information about fetal pain. Authorizes Center for Health Statistics to adopt rules to facilitate physician reporting. Authorizes private action for damages for violation of information requirements of Act. Requires physicians to report to center on compliance with Act. Requires reporting of induced terminations of pregnancies as fetal deaths. Permits Speaker of House of Representatives and President of Senate to appoint sponsor of Act to intervene in action challenging validity of Act. Creates crime of unlawful abortion reporting. Punishes by maximum imprisonment of 30 days, $1,250 fine, or both.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
21 co-sponsors
Brian Boquist, Scott Bruun, R. Tom Butler, John Dallum, Sal Esquivel, Linda Flores, Bill Garrard, Vic Gilliam, Fred Girod, Bruce Hanna, Wayne Krieger, Jerry Krummel, Ron Maurer, Karen Minnis, Donna Nelson, Andy Olson, Dennis Richardson, Wayne Scott, Gregory Smith, Kim Thatcher, Gene Whisnant
In the Senate
4 co-sponsors
Its course
March 12 to June 28, 2007, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action3 actions on 3 days
In the House of RepresentativesMar 12 to Jun 28 · stopped108 days
Waiting for a committeeMar 12 to Mar 164 days
Human Services and Women's WellnessMar 16 to Jun 28 · stopped104 days
Text
Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Mar 12 – Jun 28
- Mar 12Introduced
- Mar 16Sent to Human Services and Women's Wellness
- Jun 28Died when the session ended
All 3 actions, as published
- Mar 12First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Mar 16Referred to Human Services and Women's Wellness with subsequent referral to Judiciary.House of Representatives
- Jun 28In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives