CRIME: Provides relative to the unauthorized use of sperm, ovum, or embryo
HB 60 amends the law regarding unauthorized use of sperm, ova, or embryos to explicitly include the use of a spouse's reproductive material by their surviving spouse or by a spouse to conceive a child. By adding these specific scenarios to the list of prohibited actions, the bill clarifies that such consensual reproductive arrangements between married partners are not considered criminal offenses. This legislative change directly affects married couples and their legal standing when using each other's biological material for conception. The bill does not alter the penalties for unauthorized use but rather defines the scope of what constitutes unauthorized use in the context of spousal relationships.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
House Passage
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Feb 6, 2024
Signed May 24, 2024
Floor votes · Senate May 16, 2024 · House Apr 15, 2024
How they voted
37–0
Passed
Total votes 37
May 16, 2024
D
Democratic12
100% Yea
R
Republican25
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
4
Committee
5
May 16, 2024
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 39 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
May 8, 2024
Committee
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
Apr 15, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 102, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Apr 9, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported with amendments (12-0).
lower
Mar 11, 2024
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
lower
Feb 6, 2024
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
lower
1 primary · 14 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Kathy Edmonston
RRepublican
Co
BA
Beryl Amedée
RRepublican
Co
Candace Newell
DDemocratic
Co
Danny McCormick
RRepublican
Co
Francis Thompson
RRepublican
Co
Joy Walters
DDemocratic
Co
Larry Selders
DDemocratic
Co
Michael Melerine
RRepublican
Co
Pat Moore
DDemocratic
Co
Paula Davis
RRepublican
Co
Peter Egan
RRepublican
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