KY HB100 | 2019 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-10 - to Health and Family Services (H)
Pending: House Health and Family Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 8 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-10 - to Health and Family Services (H)
Pending: House Health and Family Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 311 to require a person who intends to perform an abortion to determine whether the unborn human individual has a detectable fetal heartbeat; prohibit a person from performing an abortion before determining whether the unborn human individual has a detectable fetal heartbeat; prohibit a person from performing an abortion without informed consent when there is a detectable fetal heartbeat; prohibit a person from performing an abortion after the detection of a fetal heartbeat; provide exceptions for medical emergencies; require documentation of whether an abortion was performed to preserve the health of the pregnant woman; specify that nothing in the Act restricts access to contraceptives; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to inspect the medical records of a facility that performs abortions to ensure compliance with reporting requirements; permit the Attorney General to apply to a state or federal court for a declaration that the Act's provisions are constitutional, or an order lifting an injunction if one exists, if federal abortion law changes; amend KRS 311.725 to conform; amend KRS 311.595 to allow the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure to suspend or revoke the license of any physician for violations; amend KRS 311.990 to establish criminal penalties for violations; amend KRS 213.101 to expand the statistical reporting system for abortions; allow for severability;
Title
AN ACT relating to abortion and declaring an emergency.
Sponsors
Rep. Robert Goforth [R] | Rep. Nancy Tate [R] | Rep. Jim Duplessis [R] | Rep. Tim Moore [R] |
Rep. Melinda Prunty [R] | Rep. Steve Sheldon [R] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
---|---|---|
2019-01-10 | House | to Health and Family Services (H) |
2019-01-08 | House | introduced in House |
2018-12-13 | House | Prefiled by the sponsor(s). |
Subjects
Administrative Regulations and Proceedings
Children and Minors
Civil Rights
Corrections Impact
Crimes and Punishments
Criminal Procedure
Effective Dates, Emergency
Health and Medical Services
Local Mandate
Parental Rights
Physicians and Practitioners
Reproductive Issues
Children and Minors
Civil Rights
Corrections Impact
Crimes and Punishments
Criminal Procedure
Effective Dates, Emergency
Health and Medical Services
Local Mandate
Parental Rights
Physicians and Practitioners
Reproductive Issues