AN ACT relating to the human rights of unborn children and declaring an emergency. Create a new section of KRS 311.710 to 311.820 to prohibit an abortion on a pregnant woman that will result in the bodily dismemberment, crushing, or human vivisection of the unborn child when the probable post-fertilization age of the unborn child is 11 weeks or greater, except in the case of a medical emergency; amend KRS 311.990 to provide that a person who violates the prohibition is guilty of a Class D felony; EMERGENCY.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2018
Committee Review
Mar 2018
House Passage
Mar 2018
Senate Passage
Mar 2018
Signed into Law
Apr 2018
Introduced Feb 22, 2018
Signed Apr 10, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
32
Key actions
7
Committee
7
Amendments
2
Apr 10, 2018
Signed into law
Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 142)
lower
Mar 27, 2018
Lower · Passed
Passed 75-13
lower
Mar 27, 2018
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Mar 27, 2018
Lower · Passed
Posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute
lower
Mar 22, 2018
Committee
To Rules (H)
lower
Mar 22, 2018
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Mar 14, 2018
Committee
To Judiciary (S)
upper
Mar 12, 2018
Lower · Passed
Passed 71-11
lower
Mar 12, 2018
Introduced
Floor amendment (1) ruled out of order
lower
Mar 7, 2018
Introduced
Floor amendment (1) filed
lower
Feb 26, 2018
Lower · Passed
Posted in committee
lower
Feb 26, 2018
Committee
To Judiciary (H)
lower
Feb 22, 2018
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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