SB 5 Kentucky Senate · 2017 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to abortion and declaring an emergency. Create new sections of KRS Chapter 311 to prohibit an abortion when the probable post-fertilization age of the unborn child is 20 weeks or greater; create an affirmative defense if the probable post-fertilization age was less than 20 weeks or if a medical emergency; require a determination of the unborn child's probable post-fertilization age prior to performing an abortion; allow for civil relief; create the Kentucky pain-capable unborn child protection litigation fund; allow for severability; amend KRS 311.595 to allow the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure to suspend or revoke the license of any physician for violations; amend KRS 311.990 to establish a criminal penalty for violations; amend KRS 213.101 to expand the statistical reporting system for abortions; amend KRS 413.140 to provide a one-year statute of limitation for civil actions arising from violations; EMERGENCY.

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Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Jan 2017
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Jan 2017
Introduced Jan 3, 2017 Signed Jan 9, 2017
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Committee
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Amendments
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Jan 9, 2017
Signed into law
Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 005)
legislature
Jan 7, 2017
Introduced
Floor amendments (1) (2) and (3-title) filed
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Jan 7, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Reported favorably, to Rules
legislature
Jan 5, 2017
Committee
To Health and Family Services (H)
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Jan 5, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Reported favorably, to Rules
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Jan 3, 2017
Committee
To Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)
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Jan 3, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Returned to Committee on Committees (S)
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Jan 3, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Taken from Committee on Committees (S)
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Jan 3, 2017
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
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