Oregon House Bill 4059 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Failed on March 3 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-03-03 - In committee upon adjournment.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requires Oregon Health Authority to establish grant program for purpose of making grants to entities that provide services related to encouraging and assisting pregnant women in carrying their pregnancy to term. Creates Pregnant Women's Assistance Fund and continuously appropriates moneys in fund to authority for purpose of making grants. Specifies minimum biennial amount to be deposited in fund. Specifies that authority may reimburse abortions as part of state's medical assistance program only if abortion is necessary to avoid impairment of pregnant woman's major bodily functions or if pregnancy is result of rape or incest. Refers Act to people for their approval or rejection at next regular general election.

Relating to funding services for women other than types of abortions on which federal moneys may not be spent; providing that this Act shall be referred to the people for their approval or rejection.

Rep. Bill Post [R]

Rep. Betty Komp [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-03-03	House	In committee upon adjournment.
2016-02-01	House	Referred to Health Care with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.
2016-02-01	House	First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
2016-01-27	House	Presession Released to the Public.

Type	Source
Summary	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2016R1/Measures/Overview/HB4059
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2016R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4059/Introduced