Indiana Senate Bill 144 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: Introduced on January 5 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-01-19 - Senator Kruse added as coauthor
Pending: Senate Health and Provider Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Abortion. Establishes the interim study committee on adoption promotion and support. Makes certain findings. Requires a physician to determine whether an unborn human individual has a detectable heartbeat before performing or inducing an abortion, except when in a medical emergency. Requires a pregnant woman to certify in writing certain information if a fetal heartbeat is detected. Requires a physician to document certain information in writing if the physician determined that a medical emergency existed and performed or induced an abortion of an unborn human individual with a detectable heartbeat. Prohibits the performance or inducement of an abortion of an unborn

Abortion. Establishes the interim study committee on adoption promotion and support. Makes certain findings. Requires a physician to determine whether an unborn human individual has a detectable heartbeat before performing or inducing an abortion, except when in a medical emergency. Requires a pregnant woman to certify in writing certain information if a fetal heartbeat is detected. Requires a physician to document certain information in writing if the physician determined that a medical emergency existed and performed or induced an abortion of an unborn human individual with a detectable heartbeat. Prohibits the performance or inducement of an abortion of an unborn

Sen. James Banks [R]	Sen. Scott Schneider [R]	Sen. James Tomes [R]	Sen. James Smith [R]
Sen. Pete Miller [R]	Sen. Dennis Kruse [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-01-19	Senate	Senator Kruse added as coauthor
2016-01-11	Senate	Senator Miller, Pete added as coauthor
2016-01-05	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Health & Provider Services
2016-01-05	Senate	Coauthored by Senators Tomes and Smith J
2016-01-05	Senate	Authored by Senators Banks and Schneider

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2016/bills/senate/144/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/3/f/5/1/3f511bd4/SB0144.01.INTR.pdf