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2012 SESSION

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SB 484 Abortion; ultrasound required at least 24 hours prior to undergoing procedure.

Introduced by: Jill Holtzman Vogel | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Abortion; informed consent.  Requires that, as a component of informed consent to an abortion, to determine gestation age, every pregnant female shall undergo ultrasound imaging and be given an opportunity to view the ultrasound image of her fetus prior to the abortion. The medical professional performing the ultrasound must obtain written certification from the woman that the opportunity was offered and whether the woman availed herself of the opportunity to see the ultrasound image or hear the fetal heartbeat. A copy of the ultrasound and the written certification shall be maintained in the woman's medical records at the facility where the abortion is to be performed.  This bill incorporates SB 279.

FULL TEXT

• 01/11/12  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12101357D  pdf | impact statement
• 01/26/12  Senate: Committee substitute printed 12104755D-S1  pdf | impact statement
• 02/01/12  Senate: Floor substitute printed 12104956D-S2 (Northam)  pdf
• 02/22/12  House: Floor substitute printed 12105494D-H1 (Herring)  pdf
• 02/22/12  House: Floor substitute printed 12105599D-H2 (Albo)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• Senate amendments rejected

HISTORY

• 01/11/12  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12101357D
• 01/11/12  Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
• 01/26/12  Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (8-Y 7-N)
• 01/26/12  Senate: Committee substitute printed 12104755D-S1
• 01/27/12  Senate: Incorporates SB279
• 01/27/12  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 01/30/12  Senate: Read second time
• 01/30/12  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 01/30/12  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 12104755D-S1
• 01/30/12  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 01/30/12  Senate: Amendment by Senator Howell rejected (19-Y 21-N)
• 01/30/12  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB484S1
• 01/31/12  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 02/01/12  Senate: Floor substitute printed 12104956D-S2 (Northam)
• 02/01/12  Senate: Substitute by Senator Northam withdrawn 12104956D-S2
• 02/01/12  Senate: Motion to Pass by for the day rejected (19-Y 20-N)
• 02/01/12  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 18-N)
• 02/13/12  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/13/12  House: Read first time
• 02/13/12  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/15/12  House: Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 4-N)
• 02/17/12  House: Read second time
• 02/20/12  House: Passed by for the day
• 02/21/12  House: Motion to pass by indefinitely rejected (32-Y 68-N)
• 02/21/12  House: VOTE: REJECTED (32-Y 68-N)
• 02/21/12  House: Passed by for the day
• 02/22/12  House: Motion to rerefer to committee rejected (33-Y 67-N)
• 02/22/12  House: VOTE: MOTION REJECTED (33-Y 67-N)
• 02/22/12  House: Read third time
• 02/22/12  House: Passed by temporarily
• 02/22/12  House: Passed by motion rejected
• 02/22/12  House: Pending question ordered
• 02/22/12  House: Floor substitute printed 12105494D-H1 (Herring)
• 02/22/12  House: Floor substitute printed 12105599D-H2 (Albo)
• 02/22/12  House: Substitute by Delegate Albo agreed to 12105599-H2 (66-Y 33-N)
• 02/22/12  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (66-Y 33-N)
• 02/22/12  House: Engrossed by House - floor substitute SB484H2
• 02/22/12  House: Passed House with substitute (65-Y 32-N 1-A)
• 02/22/12  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (65-Y 32-N 1-A)
• 02/24/12  Senate: Stricken from Senate calendar (31-Y 2-N)