Florida House Bill 551 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 10-1)
Status: Failed on May 2 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-05-02 - Died in Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Creates "Unborn Viability Act"; prohibits induced abortions; prohibits operation of facility for purpose of providing abortion services; prohibits termination of pregnancy unless specified conditions are met; requires informed consent; provides standard of care if fetus is viable; requires that fetal remains be disposed of according to specified standards; provides restrictions on use of state & federal funds for state exchanges that provide coverage for induced abortions & termination of pregnancies under certain conditions.

Abortion

Rep. Charles Van Zant [R]	Sen. Ray Rodrigues [R]	Sen. Ben Albritton [R]	Sen. Dennis Baxley [R]
Sen. Daphne Campbell [D]	Rep. Erik Fresen [R]	Rep. Matt Gaetz [R]	Rep. Walter Hill [R]
Rep. Jimmy Patronis [R]	Rep. Cary Pigman [R]	Rep. Jimmie Smith [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-05-02	House	Died in Judiciary Committee
2014-03-04	House	Introduced
2014-01-16	House	Referred to Judiciary Committee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee
2014-01-09	House	Filed

H0545 (Similar To) 2014-05-02 - Died in Judiciary Committee
S1602 (Similar To) 2014-05-02 - Died in Health Policy
S1510 (Similar To) 2014-05-02 - Died in Health Policy

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
27	511		Amended Code	See Bill Text
39	001		Amended Code	See Bill Text
390	0001		Amended Code	See Bill Text
390	011		Amended Code	See Bill Text
390	0111		Amended Code	See Bill Text
390	01114		Amended Code	See Bill Text
390	01116		Amended Code	See Bill Text
390	01117		Amended Code	See Bill Text
390	01118		Amended Code	See Bill Text
390	0112		Amended Code	See Bill Text
390	012		Amended Code	See Bill Text
390	014		Amended Code	See Bill Text
390	015		Amended Code	See Bill Text
390	018		Amended Code	See Bill Text
390	025		Amended Code	See Bill Text
627	64995		Amended Code	See Bill Text
627	6699		Amended Code	See Bill Text
627	66996		Amended Code	See Bill Text
641	31099		Amended Code	See Bill Text
743	065		Amended Code	See Bill Text
765	113		Amended Code	See Bill Text
782	30		Amended Code	See Bill Text
782	32		Amended Code	See Bill Text
782	34		Amended Code	See Bill Text
782	36		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2014/551
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2014/0551/BillText/Filed/PDF