North Carolina 2021-2022 Session Status: In Committee 14 R cosponsors

HB 31 — Detected Heartbeat/Prohibit Abortion.

Last action — Passed 1st Reading

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2021-2022 Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

42 added · 40 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendment to House Bill 31 clarifies that information related to abortions provided by physicians will remain confidential and will not be considered public records. Additionally, it maintains that healthcare providers who object to participating in abortions for moral or religious reasons cannot face legal repercussions or disciplinary actions for their refusal. These changes aim to protect patient privacy while ensuring that healthcare providers can exercise their conscience in medical practice.

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA H.B.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2021 H 1 HOUSE BILL 31 Short Title:
31 Jan 28, 2021 SESSION 2021 HOUSE PRINCIPAL CLERK H D HOUSE BILL DRH40028-ML-15A Short Title:
Representative Kidwell.
Representatives Kidwell, Hanig, Cleveland, and C.
Smith (Primary Sponsors).
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO PROHIBIT, UNLESS THERE IS A MEDICAL EMERGENCY, AN ABORTION FROM BEING PERFORMED AFTER THE UNBORN CHILD IS DETERMINED TO HAVE A DETECTABLE HUMAN HEARTBEAT.
Health, if favorable, Judiciary 1, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House February 1, 2021 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO PROHIBIT, UNLESS THERE IS A MEDICAL EMERGENCY, AN ABORTION FROM BEING PERFORMED AFTER THE UNBORN CHILD IS DETERMINED TO HAVE A DETECTABLE HUMAN HEARTBEAT.
90-21.81(5) and shall provide that information to the Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to G.S.
90-21.81(5) and shall provide that information to the Department of Health and Human *H31-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 Services pursuant to G.S.
Materials generated by the physician or provided by the *DRH40028-ML-15A* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 physician to the Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to this section shall not be public records under G.S.
Materials generated by the physician or provided by the physician to the Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to this section shall not be public records under G.S.
Forpurposes ofthis section,thephrase "health careprovider"shall have the same meaning as defined under G.S.
Forpurposes ofthis section,thephrase "healthcareprovider"shall have the same meaning as defined under G.S.
Page 2 DRH40028-ML-15A
Page 2 House Bill 31-First Edition
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Action History

  1. Passed 1st Reading

  2. Ref to the Com on Health, if favorable, Judiciary 1, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  3. Filed

Sponsors

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3 sponsors · 18 co-sponsors · 158 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (18)

Not signed on (158)

158 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Second Reading

Passed 110 Yea · 4 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 11100
Unaffiliated 74306
Republican 23000
U 1000
Total 109406
% of votes cast 92%3%0%5%
How each member voted (119)
Member Party Vote
Avila — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Bumgardner — Not Voting
Conrad — Yea
Dobson — Yea
Faircloth — Yea
Fisher — Yea
Floyd — Yea
Fraley — Yea
Gill — Yea
L.Bell — Yea
C.Graham — Yea
G.Graham — Yea
L.Hall — Yea
Jackson — Yea
R.Johnson — Yea
R.Moore — Yea
Queen — Yea
B.Richardson — Yea
B.Turner — Yea
J.Bell — Yea
Brawley — Yea
B.Brown — Yea
R.Brown — Yea
Bishop — Yea
Boles — Yea
Bryan — Yea
Burr — Yea
Cleveland — Yea
Collins — Yea
Daughtry — Yea
Dollar — Yea
Earle — Yea
Farmer-Butterfield — Yea
Glazier — Yea
Goodman — Yea
Hanes — Yea
Holley — Yea
Hunter — Yea
Insko — Yea
Lucas — Yea
Salmon — Yea
Terry — Yea
Jones — Yea
Malone — Yea
S.Martin — Yea
T.Moore(Speaker) — Yea
R.Turner — Yea
D.Hall — Nay
L.Johnson — Nay
G.Martin — Not Voting
Baskerville — Not Voting
Catlin — Not Voting
Elmore — Yea
Hager — Yea
Hamilton — Not Voting
Hardister — Yea
Holloway — Yea
Horn — Yea
Hurley — Yea
Jeter — Yea
Jordan — Yea
Lewis — Yea
McNeill — Yea
Millis — Yea
Pendleton — Yea
Presnell — Yea
Saine — Yea
Speciale — Yea
Szoka — Yea
West — Yea
Whitmire — Yea
Langdon — Yea
Luebke — Yea
McElraft — Yea
McGrady — Yea
Michaux — Yea
Schaffer — Yea
Stam — Yea
Steinburg — Yea
Wray — Not Voting
Yarborough — Yea
Zachary — Nay
Becky Carney Democratic Yea
Cecil Brockman Democratic Yea
Dante Pittman Democratic Yea
Eric Ager Democratic Yea
Gale Adcock Democratic Yea
Garland E. Pierce Democratic Yea
Gladys A. Robinson Democratic Yea
Graig Meyer Democratic Yea
Joyce Waddell Democratic Yea
Pricey Harrison Democratic Nay
Robert T. Reives, II Democratic Yea
Shelly Willingham Democratic Yea
Carl Ford Republican Yea
Dean Arp Republican Yea
Dennis Riddell Republican Yea
Donny Lambeth Republican Yea
Frank Iler Republican Yea
Harry Warren Republican Yea
Hugh Blackwell Republican Yea
Jay Adams Republican Yea
Jimmy Dixon Republican Yea
John A. Torbett Republican Yea
John M. Blust Republican Yea
Julia C. Howard Republican Yea
Kelly E. Hastings Republican Yea
Mark Brody Republican Yea
Mitchell S. Setzer Republican Yea
Phil Shepard Republican Yea
Sam Watford Republican Yea
Sarah Stevens Republican Yea
Stephen M. Ross Republican Yea
Ted Davis, Jr. Republican Yea
Tricia Ann Cotham Republican Yea
W. Ted Alexander Republican Yea
William D. Brisson Republican Yea
Carla D. Cunningham U Yea

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Subjects

civil-rights healthcare
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 31?
HB 31 is sponsored by C. Smith, Keith Kidwell (Republican), Hanig, Charles W. Miller (Republican), Mark Pless (Republican), Larry W. Potts (Republican), Rogers, Larry C. Strickland (Republican), Diane Wheatley (Republican), David Willis (Republican), Matthew Winslow (Republican), Yarborough, Cleveland, Ben T. Moss, Jr. (Republican), Faircloth, Karl E. Gillespie (Republican), Kyle Hall (Republican), Frank Iler (Republican), Jeffrey C. McNeely (Republican), McNeill, and Mike Clampitt (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 31?
This bill died with 2021-2022 Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track HB 31?
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