This bill would require a physician to exercise reasonable care to preserve the life of a child born alive after an abortion or attempted abortion in an abortion or reproductive health center.
This bill would establish criminal penalties for violations.
This bill would further provide definitions relating to 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.
Forwarded to Governor on May 17, 2021 at 11:13 p.m. on May 17, 2021.
Assigned Act No. 2021-502.
Clerk of the House Certification
Enrolled
Signature Requested
Passed Second House
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1457
Third Reading Passed
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Healthcare
Engrossed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 485
Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 484
Judiciary 2nd Amendment Offered
Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 483
Ledbetter motion to Previous Question adopted Roll Call 482
Judiciary 1st Amendment Offered
Third Reading Passed
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 2 amendments
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary
Source: Alabama Legislature