ABORTION – Amends and adds to existing law to provide for the crime of abortion trafficking, to provide certain requirements for and restrictions on a civil action, and to provide prosecution authority for the attorney general.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2023
House Passage
Mar 2023
Senate Passage
Mar 2023
Signed into Law
Apr 2023
Introduced Feb 28, 2023
Signed Apr 6, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Mar 30, 2023 · House Mar 7, 2023
How they voted
20–4
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 25
Mar 30, 2023
D
Democratic4
100% Nay
R
Republican21
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
10
Committee
5
Amendments
3
Apr 6, 2023
Signed into law
Reported Signed by Governor on April 5, 2023 Session Law Chapter 310 Effective: 05/05/2023 (30 days after passage and approval)
lower
Mar 31, 2023
Upper · Passed
Signed by President; returned to House
upper
Mar 30, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
lower
Mar 30, 2023
Lower · Passed
Rules Suspended: Ayes 66 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 4, read in full as required – PASSED - 58-11-1AYES – Alfieri, Allgood, Andrus, Barbieri, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Cannon, Cheatum, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Dixon(1), Dixon(24), Durrant, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Gallagher, Garner, Handy, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kingsley, Lambert, Lanting, Manwaring, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Price, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Saute
lower
Mar 30, 2023
Committee
Bills as Amended Referred to JRA for Engrossing
lower
Mar 30, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Concurred in Senate Amendments
lower
Mar 30, 2023
Introduced
Returned from the Senate Amended; Held at Desk
lower
Mar 30, 2023
Upper · Passed
Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote - Read in full as required) – PASSED - 27-7-1AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Geddes(Harris), Grow, Guthrie, Hart, Hartgen, Herndon, Lakey, Lee, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Schroeder, Toews, Trakel, VanOrden, Vick(Okuniewicz), Winder, ZuiderveldNAYS – Bearg(Rabe), Just, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Taylor, Ward-Engelking, WintrowAbsent and excused – RicksFloor Sponsor - LakeyTitle apvd - to House
upper
Mar 29, 2023
Introduced
Amendments reported printed
upper
Mar 28, 2023
Introduced
Amendments ordered printed
upper
Mar 28, 2023
Upper · Passed
Placed in the Committee of the Whole
upper
Mar 27, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported out of committee; to 14th Order for amendment
upper
Mar 8, 2023
Introduced
Introduced, read first time; referred to: State Affairs
upper
Mar 7, 2023
Lower · Passed
Rules Suspended: Ayes 68 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 2, read in full as required – PASSED - 57-12-1AYES – Alfieri, Allgood, Andrus, Barbieri, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Cannon, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dixon(1), Dixon(24), Durrant, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Gallagher, Garner, Handy, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kingsley, Lambert, Lanting, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Price, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Sauter, Scott,
lower
Mar 3, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
lower
Mar 1, 2023
Committee
Reported Printed and Referred to State Affairs
lower
Feb 28, 2023
Introduced
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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