Relating to the Alabama Department of Public Health; to adopt the Genesis Act; to require the Department of Health to establish a Certificate of Nonviable Birth form to issue to parents, upon request, for certain nonviable births.
Summary
Health, the Genesis Act, Department of Public Health to establish a Certificate of Nonviable Birth
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Mar 6, 2023
Signed May 16, 2023
Floor votes · Senate May 2, 2023 · House Apr 18, 2023
How they voted
31–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 34
May 2, 2023
D
Democratic8
87% Yea
R
Republican26
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
6
Committee
5
May 2, 2023
Upper · Passed
Read a Third Time and Pass
upper
Apr 26, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee in Second House
upper
Apr 26, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported Favorably (Healthcare)
upper
Apr 19, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee (Healthcare)
upper
Apr 18, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read a Third Time and Pass
lower
Apr 5, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin
lower
Apr 5, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported Favorably (Health)
lower
Mar 6, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and Referred (Health)
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Juandalynn Givan
DDemocratic
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