Abortion, physicians, duty of care owed to babies born alive after faild abortion, criminal penalties, definitions further provided
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2019
Committee Review
House Passage
May 2019
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 23, 2019
Last action May 22, 2019
Floor votes · House May 21, 2019
How they voted
65–18
Passed · 20 other
Total votes 103
May 21, 2019
D
Democratic28
64% Nay
R
Republican75
84% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
4
Committee
0
Amendments
2
May 21, 2019
Lower · Passed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 843
lower
May 21, 2019
Lower · Passed
Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 842
lower
May 21, 2019
Lower · Passed
Ledbetter motion to Previous Question adopted Roll Call 841
lower
May 21, 2019
Introduced
Shaver first Substitute Offered
lower
May 21, 2019
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ginny Shaver
RRepublican
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