ENGROSSED HOUSE
BILL NO. 1642	By:	Ritze, Reynolds, Kern, Cockroft and Christian of the House

			  and

		Brown of the Senate

An Act relating to abortions; amending 63 O.S. 2001, Section 1-731, which relates to persons who may perform abortions; modifying requirements for persons allowed to perform or induce abortions; and providing an effective date.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1.     AMENDATORY     63 O.S. 2001, Section 1-731, is amended to read as follows:
Section 1-731.  A.  No person shall perform or induce an abortion upon a pregnant woman unless that person is:
1.  Is a physician licensed to practice medicine in the State of Oklahoma; and
2.  Has clinical privileges at a hospital which offers obstetrical or gynecological care that is located within thirty (30) miles of the location at which the abortion is performed or induced.  Any person violating the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for not less than one (1) year nor more than three (3) years in the State Penitentiary.
B.  No person shall perform or induce an abortion upon a pregnant woman subsequent to the end of the first trimester of her pregnancy, unless such abortion is performed or induced in a general hospital.
SECTION 2.  This act shall become effective November 1, 2011.
Passed the House of Representatives the 15th day of March, 2011.

	
Presiding Officer of the House of
	Representatives

Passed the Senate the ____ day of __________, 2011.

	
Presiding Officer of the Senate