SB96 Alabama 2012 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2012
Title
Abortion, physician guidelines prior to administering an abortion-inducing drug, civil and criminal penalties, Abortion-Inducing Drug Safety Act
Description
<p class="bill_description"> This bill would establish the
Abortion-Inducing Drug Safety Act</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would provide legislative findings
and purposes</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would make it unlawful to
administer any abortion-inducing drug to a woman
without her receiving an exam by a physician</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would provide a physician with
guidelines to follow in administering an
abortion-inducing drug</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill provides for criminal and civil
penalties</p><p class="bill_description">
Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama
of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the
Official Recompilation of the Constitution of
Alabama of 1901, as amended, prohibits a general
law whose purpose or effect would be to require a
new or increased expenditure of local funds from
becoming effective with regard to a local
governmental entity without enactment by a 2/3 vote
unless: it comes within one of a number of
specified exceptions; it is approved by the
affected entity; or the Legislature appropriates
funds, or provides a local source of revenue, to
the entity for the purpose</p><p class="bill_description">
The purpose or effect of this bill would be
to require a new or increased expenditure of local
funds within the meaning of the amendment. However,
the bill does not require approval of a local
governmental entity or enactment by a 2/3 vote to
become effective because it comes within one of the
specified exceptions contained in the amendment</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To establish the Abortion-Inducing Drug Safety Act;
to provide findings and define terms; to provide guidelines
for abortion-inducing drugs; to provide criminal penalties and
civil remedies for violations; and in connection therewith
would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new
or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of
Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now
appearing as Section 111.05 of the Official Recompilation of
the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended.
</p>
Subjects
Abortion
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2012 | Indefinitely Postponed | |
| April 19, 2012 | Pending third reading on day 22 Favorable from Health with 1 substitute | |
| April 19, 2012 | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and | |
| February 7, 2012 | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Health |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB96 Alabama 2012 Session - Introduced |