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HB98 Alabama 2017 Session

Updated Jul 24, 2021
HB98 Alabama 2017 Session
House Bill
Enacted
Current Status
Regular Session 2017
Session
1
Sponsor

Summary

Primary Sponsor
Matt Fridy
Republican
Session
Regular Session 2017
Title
Children, Alabama's commitment to the right to life of unborn children, affirmed, const amend.
Description

This bill proposes an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, relating to the right to life of unborn children.

This proposed amendment would declare and otherwise affirm this state's longstanding public policy and commitment to acknowledge and support the rights of unborn children, namely the right to life, and would specify that the constitution of this state does not protect the right to abortion or require the funding of abortion.

Subjects
Constitutional Amendments

Bill Text

Download Enrolled PDF

Votes

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass

March 16, 2017 House Passed
Yes 67
No 14
Absent 23

Members intended to cosponsor

March 16, 2017 House Passed
Yes 60
No 4
Absent 40

Singleton motion to Adopt

April 20, 2017 Senate Failed
Yes 12
No 19
Absent 4

Rules Committee Petition to Cease Debate

April 20, 2017 Senate Passed
Yes 24
No 7
Absent 4

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass

April 20, 2017 Senate Passed
Yes 25
No 7
Absent 3

Fridy motion to Concur In and Adopt

April 25, 2017 House Passed
Yes 73
No 24
Abstained 1
Absent 7

Fridy motion to Table

April 25, 2017 House Passed
Yes 71
No 23
Abstained 1
Absent 10

Documents

Bill Text (Enrolled) HB98 Alabama 2017 Session - Enrolled
Bill Text (Introduced) HB98 Alabama 2017 Session - Introduced

Source: Alabama Legislature