Bill Title: Establishes the requirement of testing for a fetal heartbeat prior to the performance of an abortion; establishes standards for informed consent; directs the department of public health to prepare and disseminate certain materials regarding abortion and providing for certain civil remedies; expands the definition of medical professional misconduct to include certain acts of abortion and authorizes certain sanctions for violations; criminalizes the performance of an abortion under certain circumstances; establishes the joint legislative committee on adoption promotion and support; provides for certain remedies in the event that the supreme court of the United States overrules Roe v. Wade; and authorizes the commissioner of the department of public health to promulgate certain rules and regulations.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-07-13 - held for consideration in health [A05389 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Assemblymember David DiPietro [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-147	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Assemblymember Christopher Friend [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-124	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Assemblymember Stephen Hawley [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-139	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Assemblymember John Salka [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-121	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Assemblymember Peter Lawrence [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-134	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Assemblymember Joseph DeStefano [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-003	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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