AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- BORN-ALIVE INFANT PROTECTION ACT
Summary
Provides duties/obligations of medical personnel to born-alive infants resulting from an abortion punishable as a felony along with a civil action for compensatory/punitive damages/automatic one year license suspension.
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 5, 2025
Last action Apr 8, 2025
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Apr 8, 2025
Committee
04/08/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 5, 2025
Introduced
02/05/2025 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
lower
7 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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