Alabama Regular Session 2016 Status: In Committee 1 R cosponsors

HB21 — Fetal heartbeat act, prohibits physician from performing abortion without first determining fetal heartbeat, physician who does not make determination or who performs abortion when heartbeat detected is guilty of class c felony

Last action — Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Health

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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 Regular Session 2016. 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Fetal heartbeat act, prohibits physician from performing abortion without first determining fetal heartbeat, physician who does not make determination or who performs abortion when heartbeat detected is guilty of class c felony

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Health

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 139 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (139)

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB21 do?
Fetal heartbeat act, prohibits physician from performing abortion without first determining fetal heartbeat, physician who does not make determination or who performs abortion when heartbeat detected is guilty of class c felony
Who sponsors HB21?
HB21 is sponsored by Terri Collins (R).
What is the current status of HB21?
This bill died with Regular Session 2016. 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 HB21?
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