AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - CHILDREN (Criminalizes the knowing and intentional failure of a physician, nurse, or other licensed medical person to provide reasonable medical care and treatment to an infant born alive a felony and manslaughter if the infant dies.)
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 18, 2017
Last action Feb 1, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Feb 1, 2017
Legislature · Passed
02/01/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Jan 18, 2017
Committee
01/18/2017 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
legislature
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bob Phillips
DDemocratic
P
DA
David A. Coughlin, Jr.
DDemocratic
P
Doc Corvese
DDemocratic
P
Ramon Perez
DDemocratic
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