HB55 Alabama 2023 Session
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Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2023
Title
Relating to the Alabama Department of Public Health; to adopt the Genesis Act; to require the Department of Health to establish a Certificate of Nonviable Birth form to issue to parents, upon request, for certain nonviable births.
Description
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Under existing law, a nonviable birth that
occurs before the twentieth week of gestation is not
reported to the Office of Vital Statistics, and a
parent of a nonviable birth that occurs before the
twentieth week of gestation may not request a
certificate of birth</p><p class="bill_description"> Also under existing law, a parent of a fetal
death occurring after 20 weeks of gestation may request
a Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth</p><p class="bill_description"> This bill would create the Genesis Act to
require the Alabama Department of Public Health to
adopt rules allowing for the parents of a nonviable
birth occurring before the twentieth week of gestation
to request a Certificate of Nonviable Birth</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Relating to the Alabama Department of Public Health; to
adopt the Genesis Act; to require the Department of Health to
establish a Certificate of Nonviable Birth form to issue to
parents, upon request, for certain nonviable births.
HB55 INTRODUCED
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Subjects
Health, the Genesis Act, Department of Public Health to establish a Certificate of Nonviable Birth
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| April 19, 2023 | S | Referred to Committee to Senate Healthcare |
| April 19, 2023 | H | Read First Time in Second House |
| April 18, 2023 | H | Add Cosponsor |
| April 18, 2023 | H | Read a Third Time and Pass |
| April 18, 2023 | H | Adopt QHF854-1 |
| April 18, 2023 | H | On Third Reading in House of Origin |
| April 5, 2023 | H | Read Second Time in House of Origin |
| April 5, 2023 | H | Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin |
| April 5, 2023 | H | Amendment/Substitute by House Health QHF854-1 |
| April 5, 2023 | H | Reported Favorably from House Health |
| March 29, 2023 | H | Amendment/Substitute by House Health FO8F5C-1 |
| March 6, 2023 | H | Introduced and Referred to House Health |
| March 6, 2023 | H | Read First Time in House of Origin |
| March 6, 2023 | H | Prefiled |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | April 5, 2023 | Room 206 at 10:30 | House Health Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB55 Alabama 2023 Session - Introduced |
| Bill Amendments | House Health AMD/SUB |
| Bill Amendments | House Health AMD/SUB |
| Fiscal Note | Fiscal Note - As Introduced |
| Fiscal Note | Fiscal Note - As Passed First Chamber Committee |