Kentucky Senate Bill 9 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 26-1)
Status: Passed on January 22 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-01-22 - filed without Governor's signature with the Secretary of State
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [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; 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 titles of "Born-Alive Infant Protection Act" and "Avacyn Act"; EMERGENCY.

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

Sen. Whitney Westerfield [R]	Sen. C.B. Embry [R]	Sen. Ralph Alvarado [R]	Sen. Tom Buford [R]
Sen. Danny Carroll [R]	Sen. Matt Castlen [R]	Sen. Rick Girdler [R]	Sen. David Givens [R]
Sen. Jimmy Higdon [R]	Sen. Paul Hornback [R]	Sen. Jason Howell [R]	Sen. Alice Kerr [R]
Sen. Christian McDaniel [R]	Sen. Stephen Meredith [R]	Sen. Mike Nemes [R]	Sen. Dennis Parrett [D]
Sen. John Schickel [R]	Sen. Wil Schroder [R]	Sen. Brandon Smith [R]	Sen. Robert Stivers [R]
Sen. Brandon Storm [R]	Sen. Damon Thayer [R]	Sen. Johnnie Turner [R]	Sen. Steve West [R]
Sen. Phillip Wheeler [R]	Sen. Mike Wilson [R]	Sen. George Wise [R]

2021-01-09 - House - House: Third Reading RCS# 22 (Y: 76 N: 18 NV: 0 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2021-01-07 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RSN# 1499 (Y: 32 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-01-22	Senate	filed without Governor's signature with the Secretary of State
2021-01-22	Senate	became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 1)
2021-01-09	Senate	delivered to Governor
2021-01-09	Senate	enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
2021-01-09	Senate	enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
2021-01-09	Senate	received in Senate
2021-01-09	House	3rd reading, passed 76-18
2021-01-08	House	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for January 9, 2021
2021-01-08	House	reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules
2021-01-07	House	posted in committee
2021-01-07	House	to Judiciary (H)
2021-01-07	House	1st reading
2021-01-07	House	taken from Committee on Committees (H)
2021-01-07	House	to Committee on Committees (H)
2021-01-07	House	received in House
2021-01-07	Senate	3rd reading, passed 32-4
2021-01-07	Senate	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, January 7, 2021
2021-01-06	Senate	reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules
2021-01-05	Senate	returned to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)
2021-01-05	Senate	1st reading
2021-01-05	Senate	taken from Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)
2021-01-05	Senate	to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)
2021-01-05	Senate	to Committee on Committees (S)
2021-01-05	Senate	introduced in Senate

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/21RS/sb9.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/sb9/orig_bill.pdf
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/sb9/bill.pdf
Supplement	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/21RS/sb9/LM.pdf
Supplement	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/21RS/sb9/CI.pdf
Roll Call	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/21RS/sb9/vote_history.pdf