SB 299 Indiana Senate · 2020 Regular Session

Fetal remains.

Summary
Requires the state department of health (state department) to develop forms that provide: (1) that a pregnant woman has a right after a surgical abortion to dispose of the remains by interment or cremation or have the provider dispose of the remains; and (2) that, after an abortion induced by an abortion inducing drug, the pregnant woman will expel an aborted fetus and set forth the disposition policy of the health care facility or abortion clinic concerning the disposition of the aborted fetus, including allowing a pregnant woman to return an aborted fetus to the health care facility or abortion clinic for disposition by interment or cremation. States that a pregnant woman who has an abortion has the right to have the health care facility or abortion clinic dispose of the aborted fetus by cremation or interment and to ask the health care facility or abortion clinic the method of disposition used. Requires the pregnant woman to inform the health care facility or abortion clinic of the pregnant woman's decision for disposition or, in the case of an abortion induced by an abortion inducing drug, whether the pregnant woman will return the aborted fetus to the health care facility or abortion clinic for disposition. Requires the health care facility or abortion clinic to dispose of the returned fetus by cremation or interment. Requires that a burial transit permit that includes multiple aborted fetal remains be accompanied by a log prescribed by the state department containing certain information, except in certain circumstances, about each fetus included under the burial transit permit.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
House Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Mar 3, 2020 Signed Mar 18, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Feb 4, 2020 · House Feb 27, 2020

How they voted

337
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 41
Feb 4, 2020
D Democratic8
1 Yea 6 Nay 1
75% Nay
R Republican33
32 Yea 1 Nay
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
47
Key actions
8
Committee
5
Amendments
6
Mar 18, 2020
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Mar 11, 2020
Lower · Passed
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 369: yeas 81, nays 15
lower
Mar 10, 2020
Upper · Passed
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 363: yeas 39, nays 10
upper
Mar 10, 2020
Introduced
CCR # 1 filed in the House
lower
Mar 10, 2020
Introduced
CCR # 1 filed in the Senate
upper
Mar 3, 2020
Amended
Senate dissented from House amendments
upper
Mar 3, 2020
Introduced
Motion to dissent filed
upper
Feb 28, 2020
Amended
Returned to the Senate with amendments
lower
Feb 27, 2020
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (73-11-8)
house
Feb 24, 2020
Lower · Passed
Amendment #1 (Bacon) prevailed; voice vote
lower
Feb 20, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee report: do pass, adopted
lower
Feb 5, 2020
Committee
Referred to the House
upper
Feb 4, 2020
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (33-7-1)
senate
Feb 3, 2020
Amended
Amendment #3 (Breaux) failed; voice vote
upper
Feb 3, 2020
Amended
Amendment #2 (Breaux) failed; voice vote
upper
Feb 3, 2020
Amended
Amendment #1 (Breaux) failed; voice vote
upper
Jan 30, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
4 primary · 9 co-sponsors

Sponsors