Roll Call: IN SB0174 | 2019 | Regular Session
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Bill Title: Fertility fraud and deception. Establishes a cause of action for civil fertility fraud and provides that a prevailing plaintiff may be awarded: (1) compensatory and punitive damages; or (2) liquidated damages of $10,000. Specifies the statute of limitations for civil fertility fraud. Increases the penalty for deception involving the identity of a person or the identity or quantity of property to a Level 6 felony if the offense involves a misrepresentation relating to: (1) a medical procedure, device, or drug; and (2) human reproductive material. Urges the legislative council to assign the topic of fertility laws, including gestational surrogacy, to an appropriate study committee.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 8-4)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-05 - Public Law 215 [SB0174 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Bill Title: Fertility fraud and deception. Establishes a cause of action for civil fertility fraud and provides that a prevailing plaintiff may be awarded: (1) compensatory and punitive damages; or (2) liquidated damages of $10,000. Specifies the statute of limitations for civil fertility fraud. Increases the penalty for deception involving the identity of a person or the identity or quantity of property to a Level 6 felony if the offense involves a misrepresentation relating to: (1) a medical procedure, device, or drug; and (2) human reproductive material. Urges the legislative council to assign the topic of fertility laws, including gestational surrogacy, to an appropriate study committee.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 8-4)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-05 - Public Law 215 [SB0174 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Vote: Third reading
Vote | Tally | Democrat | Republican |
---|---|---|---|
Yea | 49 | 9 | 40 |
Nay | - | - | - |
Not Voting | - | - | - |
Absent | 1 | 1 | - |
TOTAL | 50 | 10 | 40 |