ABORTION: Amends definitions relative to the crime of abortion
Bill status
in committee
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 31, 2023
Last action May 17, 2023
Floor votes · House May 11, 2023
How they voted
58–36
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 101
May 11, 2023
D
Democratic33
100% Nay
I
Independent1
100% Nay
R
Republican67
86% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
3
Committee
5
May 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
Involuntarily deferred in committee.
lower
May 11, 2023
Committee
Read by title, recommitted to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
lower
May 11, 2023
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (58-36-7)
house
May 10, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported without action, (14-0-1) with recommendation to recommit to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
lower
Apr 10, 2023
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
lower
Mar 31, 2023
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Candace Newell
DDemocratic
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