Relating to abortion.
Summary
Digest: Requires a health care worker who is present when a child is born alive after an abortion to give the same level of care as if the child was born alive after a normal birth. Makes it a crime if a health care worker knowingly or recklessly does not do so. Allows the person who had an abortion to sue a health care worker for knowingly or recklessly not giving the required care to a child born alive after an abortion. Allows the court to protect the private information of the person who had an abortion. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.6). Requires a health care practitioner to exercise the proper degree of care to preserve the health and life of a child born alive after an abortion or an attempted abortion. Requires a health care practitioner to ensure that a child born alive is transported to a hospital. Creates crime for failure to exercise proper standard of care, punishable by maximum of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both. Allows specified person to bring civil action for damages and equitable relief against a health care practitioner for failing to exercise proper standard of care. Directs the court to award attorney fees to a prevailing plaintiff. Allows the court to order that the identity or personally identifiable information of specified persons is protected from disclosure.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 5, 2024
Last action Mar 8, 2024
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Mar 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
In committee upon adjournment.
lower
Feb 5, 2024
Committee
Referred to Judiciary.
lower
Feb 5, 2024
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
lower
3 primary · 25 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bobby Levy
RRepublican
P
David Smith
RRepublican
P
Mark Owens
RRepublican
Co
Anna Scharf
RRepublican
Co
Bill Hansell
RRepublican
Co
Boomer Wright
RRepublican
Co
BS
Brian Stout
RRepublican
Co
CG
Christine Goodwin
RRepublican
Co
Court Boice
RRepublican
Co
Cyrus Javadi
DDemocratic
Co
Daniel Bonham
RRepublican
Co
DL
Dennis Linthicum
RRepublican
Co
Dick Anderson
RRepublican
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