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HB552

Birth control; definition.

Status:
Enacted

Chief Patron:
Vivian Watts (D)

Session:
2020 Regular Session

Summary

As Introduced. Definition of birth control.

Defines "birth control," for the purposes of the regulation of medicine, as contraceptive methods that are approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and provides that birth control shall not be considered abortion for the purposes of Title 18.2 (Crimes and Offenses Generally).

  • Bill History

  • 01/05/2020 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101890D
  • 01/05/2020 - House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
  • 01/20/2020 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB552)
  • 01/21/2020 - House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (13-Y 9-N)
  • 01/23/2020 - House: Read first time
  • 01/24/2020 - House: Read second time and engrossed
  • 01/27/2020 - House: Read third time and passed House (55-Y 43-N)
  • 01/27/2020 - House: VOTE: Passage (55-Y 43-N)   Close Floor Vote
  • 01/28/2020 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 01/28/2020 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
  • 02/12/2020 - Senate: Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
  • 02/20/2020 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (9-Y 6-N)
  • 02/21/2020 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (32-Y 0-N)
  • 02/24/2020 - Senate: Read third time
  • 02/24/2020 - Senate: Amendment by Senator Dunnavant withdrawn
  • 02/24/2020 - Senate: Passed by for the day
  • 02/25/2020 - Senate: Read third time
  • 02/25/2020 - Senate: Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)   Close Floor Vote
  • 03/02/2020 - House: Enrolled
  • 03/02/2020 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB552ER)
  • 03/02/2020 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB552ER)
  • 03/02/2020 - House: Signed by Speaker
  • 03/03/2020 - Senate: Signed by President
  • 03/12/2020 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
  • 03/12/2020 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
  • 03/23/2020 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 420 (effective 7/1/20)
  • 03/23/2020 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0420)

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