Abortion, physicians, duty of care owed to babies born alive after failed abortion, criminal penalties, definitions further provided
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
House Passage
May 2021
Senate Passage
May 2021
Signed into Law
May 2021
Introduced Feb 2, 2021
Signed May 17, 2021
Floor votes · Senate May 17, 2021 · House Mar 18, 2021
How they voted
31–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 34
May 17, 2021
D
Democratic8
75% Yea
R
Republican26
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
9
Committee
0
Amendments
4
May 17, 2021
Signed into law
Assigned Act No. 2021-502.
lower
May 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed Second House
lower
May 17, 2021
Upper · Passed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1457
upper
May 17, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed
upper
Mar 18, 2021
Lower · Passed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 485
lower
Mar 18, 2021
Lower · Passed
Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 484
lower
Mar 18, 2021
Introduced
Judiciary 2nd Amendment Offered
lower
Mar 18, 2021
Lower · Passed
Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 483
lower
Mar 18, 2021
Lower · Passed
Ledbetter motion to Previous Question adopted Roll Call 482
lower
Mar 18, 2021
Introduced
Judiciary 1st Amendment Offered
lower
Mar 18, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ginny Shaver
RRepublican
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