Introduced
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To make it a crime to coerce or attempt to coerce a woman into having an abortion. In addition to potential prison for threats of violence or "stalking," the bill authorizes fines for acts like threatening divorce or other living arrangement changes, threatening to withhold current or promised support, etc.
Referred to the Committee on Families, Children and Seniors
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Substitute offered
The substitute passed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To also apply the proposed sanctions if a person coerces a woman to continue a pregnancy against her will.
The amendment failed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To strip out the bill’s definition of “unborn child” as “a live human being in utero regardless of his or her gestational stage of development”.
The amendment failed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To tie-bar this bill a series of Democratic bills that would, among other things, impose new contraceptive, infertility treatment, and pap smear coverage insurance mandates, mandate additional sex education classes in schools, impose new "crisis pregnancy center" regulations, create a state morning-after pill PR campaign, and more. See House Bills 4805 to 4814. "Tie bar" means this bills can't become law unless those ones also become law.
The amendment failed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To strip out the bill's definition of actions that indicate "malicious intent".
The amendment failed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To move back the date the bill goes into effect until Jan. 1, 2013.
The amendment passed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To essentially strip out the bill's provisions except for authorizing enhanced penalties for threats of violence or stalking made with the intent for coerce a woman to have an abortion.
The amendment failed by voice vote
Passed in the House 72 to 37 (details)
Motion
To give the bill immediate effect. A two-thirds majority is needed.
The motion failed 70 to 39 (details)
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Substitute offered
The substitute passed by voice vote
Passed in the Senate 29 to 9 (details)
To make it a crime to coerce or attempt to coerce a woman into having an abortion. In addition to potential prison for threats of violence or "stalking," the bill authorizes fines for acts like threatening divorce or other living arrangement changes, threatening to withhold current or promised support, etc.
