HB 314
Bill Summary
This bill would make abortion and attempted abortion felony offenses except in cases where abortion is necessary in order to prevent a serious health risk to the unborn child's mother
This bill would provide that a woman who receives an abortion will not be held criminally culpable or civilly liable for receiving the abortion
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
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
Relating to abortion; to make abortion and attempted abortion felony offenses except in cases where abortion is necessary in order to prevent a serious health risk to the unborn child's mother; to provide that a woman who receives an abortion will not be held criminally culpable or civilly liable for receiving the abortion; 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.
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2019 | S | Judiciary first Amendment Offered |
| May 15, 2019 | H | Delivered to Governor at 2:45 p.m. on May 15, 2019. |
| May 15, 2019 | H | Assigned Act No. 2019-189. |
| May 15, 2019 | H | Clerk of the House Certification |
| May 15, 2019 | S | Signature Requested |
| May 14, 2019 | H | Enrolled |
| May 14, 2019 | H | Passed Second House |
| May 14, 2019 | S | Chambliss motion to Reconsider and Table adopted Roll Call 720 |
| May 14, 2019 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 719 |
| May 14, 2019 | S | Rules Committee Petition to Cease Debate adopted Roll Call 718 |
| May 14, 2019 | S | Singleton motion to Adopt lost Roll Call 717 |
| May 14, 2019 | S | Singleton Amendment Offered |
| May 14, 2019 | S | Smitherman motion to Adopt lost Roll Call 716 |
| May 14, 2019 | S | Smitherman Amendment Offered |
| May 14, 2019 | S | Coleman-Madison motion to Adopt lost Roll Call 715 |
| May 14, 2019 | S | Coleman-Madison Amendment Offered |
| May 14, 2019 | S | Figures motion to Adopt lost Roll Call 714 |
| May 14, 2019 | S | Figures Amendment Offered |
| May 14, 2019 | S | Figures motion to Adopt lost Roll Call 713 |
| May 14, 2019 | S | Figures Amendment Offered |
| May 14, 2019 | S | Figures motion to Adopt lost Roll Call 712 |
| May 14, 2019 | S | Figures Amendment Offered |
| May 14, 2019 | S | Third Reading Passed |
| May 9, 2019 | S | Marsh motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote |
| May 9, 2019 | S | Chambliss motion to Table adopted Voice Vote |
| May 9, 2019 | S | Judiciary Amendment Offered |
| May 9, 2019 | S | Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair |
| May 8, 2019 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment |
| May 2, 2019 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary |
| April 30, 2019 | H | Sells intended to vote Yea |
| April 30, 2019 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 425 |
| April 30, 2019 | H | Rogers motion to Carry Over to Day Certain lost Roll Call 424 |
| April 30, 2019 | H | Scott intended to vote Nay |
| April 30, 2019 | H | Collins motion to Table adopted Roll Call 423 |
| April 30, 2019 | H | Coleman Amendment Offered |
| April 30, 2019 | H | Collins motion to Table adopted Roll Call 422 |
| April 30, 2019 | H | Daniels Amendment Offered |
| April 30, 2019 | H | Third Reading Passed |
| April 18, 2019 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| April 3, 2019 | H | Rereferred from Judy to Health |
| April 2, 2019 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | May 8, 2019 | Committee Room 325 at 08:30 | Senate JUDY Public Hearing |
| Hearing | April 17, 2019 | room 206 at 10:30 | House HLTH Public Hearing |
Bill Text
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Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB 314 - Enrolled |
| Bill Text | HB 314 - Introduced |
| Bill Amendments | House Daniels Amendment Offered |
| Bill Amendments | House Coleman Amendment Offered |
| Bill Amendments | Senate Judiciary first Amendment Offered |
| Bill Amendments | Senate Figures Amendment Offered |
| Bill Amendments | Senate Figures Amendment Offered |
| Bill Amendments | Senate Figures Amendment Offered |
| Bill Amendments | Senate Coleman-Madison Amendment Offered |
| Bill Amendments | Senate Smitherman Amendment Offered |
| Bill Amendments | Senate Singleton Amendment Offered |