2011 House Bill 5134

Prohibit coercing a woman to have an abortion

Introduced in the House

Oct. 27, 2011

Introduced by Rep. Nancy Jenkins (R-57)

To require an abortion provider to ask a a woman seeking an abortion if her husband, parents, siblings, relatives, employer, the father or putative father, his parents or any other individual in a position of authority has threatened, intimidated, or coerced her into seeking an abortion. Also, to require the Department of Community Health to produce information, screening tools, and protocols for this.

Referred to the Committee on Families, Children and Seniors

Feb. 14, 2012

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

March 8, 2012

Substitute offered

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that does not include a provision requiring a 24 hour abortion postponement in some circumstances.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Joan Bauer (D-68)

To tie-bar this bill a series of Democratic bills that would, among other things, impose new contraceptive, infertility treatment, and pap smear coverage insurance mandates, mandate additional sex education classes in schools, impose new "crisis pregnancy center" regulations, create a state morning-after pill PR campaign, and more. See House Bills 4805 to 4814. "Tie bar" means this bills can't become law unless those ones also become la.

The amendment failed by voice vote

March 13, 2012

Passed in the House 71 to 38 (details)

Motion

To give the bill immediate effect. A two-thirds majority is needed.

The motion failed 69 to 40 (details)

Received in the Senate

March 14, 2012

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary

May 2, 2012

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the bill pass.