Abortion; expands who can perform in first trimester, informed consent required. (HB980)
Introduced By
Del. Charniele Herring (D-Alexandria) with support from co-patron Del. Patrick Hope (D-Arlington)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Provision of abortion. Expands who can perform first trimester abortions to include any person jointly licensed by the Board of Medicine and Nursing as a nurse practitioner acting within such person's scope of practice. The bill eliminates all the procedures and processes, including the performance of an ultrasound, required to effect a pregnant person's informed written consent to the performance of an abortion; however, the bill does not change the requirement that a pregnant person's informed written consent first be obtained. The bill removes language classifying facilities that perform five or more first trimester abortions per month as hospitals for the purpose of complying with regulations establishing minimum standards for hospitals. This bill incorporates HB 1060 and is identical to SB 733. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/07/2020 | Committee |
| 01/07/2020 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20105164D |
| 01/07/2020 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 01/22/2020 | Impact statement from DPB (HB980) |
| 01/22/2020 | Committee substitute printed 20106266D-H1 |
| 01/22/2020 | Incorporates HB1060 (Adams, D.M.) |
| 01/22/2020 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (12-Y 9-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/24/2020 | Read first time |
| 01/27/2020 | Impact statement from DPB (HB980H1) |
| 01/27/2020 | House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered |
| 01/27/2020 | Read second time |
| 01/27/2020 | Committee substitute agreed to 20106266D-H1 |
| 01/27/2020 | Delegate Gilbert floor amendments ruled not germane |
| 01/27/2020 | Delegate Gilbert floor amendment ruled not germane |
| 01/27/2020 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB980H1 |
| 01/28/2020 | Read third time and passed House (52-Y 45-N) |
| 01/28/2020 | VOTE: Passage (52-Y 45-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/29/2020 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 01/29/2020 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
| 02/20/2020 | Reported from Education and Health with substitute (9-Y 6-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/20/2020 | Committee substitute printed 20108525D-S1 |
| 02/21/2020 | Constitutional reading dispensed (32-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/24/2020 | Impact statement from DPB (HB980S1) |
| 02/24/2020 | Read third time |
| 02/24/2020 | Reading of substitute waived |
| 02/24/2020 | Committee substitute agreed to 20108525D-S1 |
| 02/24/2020 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB980S1 |
| 02/24/2020 | Passed Senate with substitute (20-Y 20-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/24/2020 | Chair votes Yes |
| 02/26/2020 | Placed on Calendar |
| 02/26/2020 | Senate substitute agreed to by House 20108525D-S1 (52-Y 44-N) |
| 02/26/2020 | VOTE: Adoption (52-Y 44-N) (see vote tally) |
| 03/02/2020 | Enrolled |
| 03/02/2020 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB980ER) |
| 03/02/2020 | Impact statement from DPB (HB980ER) |
| 03/02/2020 | Signed by Speaker |
| 03/03/2020 | Signed by President |
| 03/12/2020 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020 |
| 03/12/2020 | G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 |
| 04/09/2020 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 898 (effective 7/1/20) |
| 04/09/2020 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0898) |
Comments
Some of us believe that abortion is wrong. We believe that God creates life at the moment of conception and that life deserves to be protected. Many of those who support abortion state that they feel that abortion should be legal, safe, and rare. How does this bill make abortion safe? What compelling reason do we have for lowering safety standards? Isn't abortion already accessible enough in Virgnia under the current regulations? If lowering safety standards hurts even one woman, is it worth it? Do our legislators really believe they need an abortion clinic on every corner? Is that the real goal?