SB211 Alabama 2019 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2019
Title
Abortion, make abortion a Class A felony and attempted abortion a Class C felony
Description
<p class="bill_description"> 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</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would provide that a woman who
receives an abortion will not be held criminally
culpable or civilly liable for receiving the
abortion</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"> 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.
</p>
Subjects
Abortion
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| April 2, 2019 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary |
Bill Text
Bill News
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB211 Alabama 2019 Session - Introduced |