Introduced
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To authorize enhanced penalties for threatening or committing a “stalking” or assaultive crime with the intent to coerce a pregnant female to have an abortion, or taking other coercive actions with that goal. The bill authorizes additional fines of $5,000 to $10,000 on top of penalties imposed for the underlying crimes.
Referred to the Committee on Criminal Justice
Reported without amendment
Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
Substitute offered
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The substitute passed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To expand the scope of the proposed sanctions to coercion related to any "reproductive health decision," not just abortion.
The amendment failed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To expand the scope of the proposed sanctions to coercion related to coercing a woman to not have an abortion, not just coercing a woman to have one.
The amendment failed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To remove proposed statutory definition of "unborn child" that reads, "a live human being in utero regardless of his or her gestational stage of development".
The amendment failed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To exempt a doctor's recommendation that a woman should get an abortion for health reasons.
The amendment failed by voice vote
Passed in the House 65 to 43 (details)
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the bill pass.
Amendment offered
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To clarify that the bill does not apply to a doctor who recommends an abortion for health-of-the-mother reasons.
The amendment failed 11 to 26 (details)
Amendment offered
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To reduce the proposed penalties to $500.
The amendment failed 11 to 26 (details)
Amendment offered
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To expand the bill to include using "knowledge of the pregnancy to interfere with the pregnant female's decisions about her future health care related to the pregnancy".
The amendment failed 11 to 26 (details)
Passed in the Senate 26 to 11 (details)
To authorize enhanced penalties for threatening or committing a “stalking” or assaultive crime with the intent to coerce a pregnant female to have an abortion, or taking other coercive actions with that goal. The bill authorizes additional fines of $5,000 to $10,000 on top of penalties imposed for the underlying crimes.
