Public health and safety; creating the Choosing Childbirth Act; effective date.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2017
Committee Review
May 2017
House Passage
May 2017
Senate Passage
May 2017
Signed into Law
May 2017
Introduced Feb 6, 2017
Signed May 19, 2017
Floor votes · Senate Apr 27, 2017 · House Mar 21, 2017
How they voted
39–4
Passed
Total votes 43
Apr 27, 2017
D
Democratic5
80% Nay
R
Republican38
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
35
Key actions
10
Committee
8
Amendments
1
May 19, 2017
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 05/19/2017
lower
May 11, 2017
Committee
Referred for enrollment
lower
May 11, 2017
Lower · Passed
Fourth Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 77 Nays: 7
lower
May 11, 2017
Lower · Passed
SA's read, adopted
lower
May 1, 2017
Upper · Passed
Engrossed to House
upper
Apr 27, 2017
Committee
Referred for engrossment
upper
Apr 27, 2017
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 41 Nays: 5
upper
Apr 27, 2017
Introduced
General Order, Amended by Floor Substitute
upper
Apr 12, 2017
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass as amended Appropriations committee; CR filed
upper
Apr 10, 2017
Committee
Referred to Appropriations
upper
Apr 10, 2017
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Health and Human Services committee; CR filed
upper
Mar 22, 2017
Introduced
First Reading
upper
Mar 22, 2017
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Mar 21, 2017
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Mar 21, 2017
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (62-9-6)
house
Mar 2, 2017
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute General Government Oversight and Accountability Committee
lower
Feb 27, 2017
Committee
Referred to General Government Oversight and Accountability
lower
Feb 6, 2017
Introduced
First Reading
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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