Kentucky Senate Bill 9 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 16-2)
Status: Vetoed on April 24 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-04-24 - Vetoed
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 311 to prohibit a person from denying or depriving a born-alive infant of nourishment with the intent to cause or allow the death of the infant; prohibit a person from denying or depriving a born-alive infant of medically appropriate and reasonable medical care, medical treatment, or surgical care; require a physician performing an abortion to take all medically appropriate and reasonable steps to preserve the life and health of a born-alive infant; specify that if the physician is unable to perform those duties then an attending physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse, nurse, or other healthcare worker shall assume the duties; provide that a born-alive infant shall be treated as a legal person under the laws of the Commonwealth; specify that any born-alive infant, whose parents file a petition for voluntary termination of parental rights, shall become a ward of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services; prohibit any person from performing scientific research on a born-alive infant; specify that this section shall not be construed as preventing a born-alive infant's parent or guardian from refusing medical care that is not medically appropriate or reasonable; specify that the parent or guardian of a born-alive infant shall not be held criminally or civilly liable for the actions of a physician, physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse, or other healthcare provider that acted without his or her consent; provide for civil and administrative penalties for violations of this Act; allow for severability; allow the General Assembly by joint resolution to appoint members to intervene as a matter or right in any case that challenges the constitutionality of this Act; amend KRS 311.595, 311.850, 314.091, and 315.121 to suspend or revoke the license of any physician, physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse, nurse, or pharmacist who violates this Act; amend KRS 311.990 to establish criminal penalties for violations; establish the short title of "Born-Alive Infant Protection Act"; EMERGENCY.

AN ACT relating to the protection of born-alive infants and abortion and declaring an emergency.

Sen. Whitney Westerfield [R]	Sen. Damon Thayer [R]	Sen. Ralph Alvarado [R]	Sen. Danny Carroll [R]
Sen. Matt Castlen [R]	Sen. C.B. Embry [R]	Sen. Rick Girdler [R]	Sen. Jimmy Higdon [R]
Sen. Stan Humphries [R]	Sen. Stephen Meredith [R]	Sen. Robert Mills [R]	Sen. Dennis Parrett [D]
Sen. Albert Robinson [R]	Sen. John Schickel [R]	Sen. Johnny Turner [D]	Sen. Phillip Wheeler [R]
Sen. Mike Wilson [R]	Sen. George Wise [R]

2020-04-15 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading W/hcs1, hfa2, hfta3 FINAL PASSAGE RSN# 1495 (Y: 30 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2020-04-15 - House - House: Third Reading RCS# 382 (Y: 70 N: 16 NV: 0 Abs: 14) [PASS]
2020-01-27 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RSN# 1166 (Y: 32 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 6) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-04-24	Senate	Vetoed
2020-04-15	Senate	delivered to Governor
2020-04-15	Senate	enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
2020-04-15	Senate	enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
2020-04-15	Senate	passed 30-2
2020-04-15	Senate	Senate concurred in House Committee Substitute (1) and floor amendments (2) and (3-title)
2020-04-15	Senate	posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1) and floor amendments (2) and (3-title)
2020-04-15	Senate	to Rules (S)
2020-04-15	Senate	received in Senate
2020-04-15	House	3rd reading, passed 70-16 with Committee Substitute (1) and floor amendments (2) and (3-title)
2020-04-14	House	floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute , floor amendments (1) and (3-title) filed to bill
2020-03-12	House	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 17, 2020
2020-03-12	House	2nd reading, to Rules
2020-03-11	House	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
2020-01-31	House	posted in committee
2020-01-29	House	to Judiciary (H)
2020-01-27	House	received in House
2020-01-27	Senate	3rd reading, passed 32-0
2020-01-24	Senate	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, January, 27, 2020
2020-01-23	Senate	reported favorably, to Rules
2020-01-16	Senate	returned to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)
2020-01-16	Senate	2nd reading
2020-01-16	Senate	taken from Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)
2020-01-15	Senate	to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)
2020-01-15	Senate	returned to Committee on Committees (S)
2020-01-15	Senate	1st reading
2020-01-15	Senate	taken from Committee on Committees (S)
2020-01-13	Senate	introduced in Senate

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/20RS/sb9.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/20RS/sb9/orig_bill.pdf
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/20RS/sb9/bill.pdf
Supplement	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/20RS/sb9/LM.pdf
Supplement	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/20RS/sb9/CI.pdf
Roll Call	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/20RS/sb9/vote_history.pdf
Supplement	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/20RS/sb9/HCS1LM.pdf