Wednesday, October 8, 2008
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HB1556: Unborn child pain information; requires doctors to offer to anesthetize fetus prior to abortion.

This vote on HB1556 was held in the House. This vote passed.

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Explanation

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Status History

  • 01/18/2008 Committee
  • 01/18/2008 Presented and ordered printed 084735464
  • 01/18/2008 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
  • 01/24/2008 Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
  • 01/25/2008 Impact statement from DPB (HB1556)
  • 01/28/2008 Reported from Courts of Justice (18-Y 4-N)
  • 01/30/2008 Read first time
  • 01/31/2008 Read second time
  • 01/31/2008 Amendment by Delegate Marshall, R.G. rejected
  • 01/31/2008 Pending question ordered
  • 01/31/2008 Engrossed by House
  • 02/01/2008 Read third time and passed House (68-Y 31-N)
  • 02/01/2008 VOTE: --- PASSAGE (68-Y 31-N)
  • 02/01/2008 Communicated to Senate
  • 02/04/2008 Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 02/04/2008 Referred to Committee on Education and Health
  • 02/28/2008 Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (10-Y 5-N)