Indiana Senate Bill 399 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-01-31 - Senator Tomes added as coauthor
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Parental consent for abortion. Requires the state department of health (state department) to create a consent form (form) for a physician to use before performing an abortion on an unemancipated pregnant minor (minor). Sets forth what the state department must include in the form. Requires a clear and convincing standard to be used if a juvenile court makes certain findings regarding a minor obtaining an abortion. Provides that a juvenile court may require a minor to participate in an evaluation and counseling session with a mental health professional before a juvenile court rules on a minor's petition. Provides criteria for a juvenile court to consider in determining if a minor is mature enough to make a decision regarding an abortion if the minor objects to having the written consent of her parent, legal guardian, or custodian, or if the parent, legal guardian, or custodian refuses to consent to an abortion. Makes technical corrections.

Parental consent for abortion.

Sen. Stacey Donato [R]

Sen. James Tomes [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-01-31	Senate	Senator Tomes added as coauthor
2022-01-12	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
2022-01-12	Senate	Authored by Senator Donato

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2022/bills/senate/399/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/6/7/4/d/674dc36f/SB0399.01.INTR.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/f/e/a/f/feaf7d02/SB0399.01.INTR.FN001.pdf