2011 House Bill 5181

Authorize lawsuit by coerced abortion victim

Introduced in the House

Nov. 28, 2011

Introduced by Rep. Margaret O’Brien (R-61)

To allow a woman who was coerced to have an abortion under the definition proposed by House Bill 4799 to sue for damages for emotional distress plus any economic damages.

Referred to the Committee on Families, Children and Seniors

Feb. 14, 2012

Reported without amendment

Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.

March 8, 2012

Amendment offered by Rep. Ellen Lipton (D-27)

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 law.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Kenneth Kurtz (R-58)

To revise details of which bills are linked together in this package. The amendment added House Bills 5134 and 5182.

The amendment passed by voice vote

March 13, 2012

Passed in the House 72 to 37 (details)

Motion

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

The motion failed 70 to 39 (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.

Dec. 12, 2012

Amendment offered

To move back the date the bill goes into effect.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the Senate 29 to 9 (details)

To allow a woman who was coerced to have an abortion under the definition proposed by House Bill 4799 to sue for damages for emotional distress plus any economic damages.

Received in the House

Dec. 12, 2012