Kentucky House Bill 370 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 8-0)
Status: Introduced on February 3 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-03-17 - recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
Pending: House Appropriations and Revenue Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Create a new section of KRS 311.710 to 311.830 to require within 24 hours after a spontaneous miscarriage or abortion, a hospital or abortion provider to inform the parents about their right to determine the final disposition of the fetal remains; parents electing a disposition method other than the customary method for that facility are responsible for the costs of disposition; within ten days following a miscarriage or abortion, the abortion provider, hospital, or parent shall provide for final disposition of the fetal remains; establish a Class D felony for failing to appropriately dispose of fetal remains and a Class A misdemeanor for offering to pay for fetal remains; amend KRS 367.97501 to add fetal remains to the definition of "pathological waste."

AN ACT relating to the dignified treatment of fetal remains.

Rep. Nancy Tate [R]	Rep. Joseph Fischer [R]	Rep. Robert Goforth [R]	Rep. David Hale [R]
Rep. Thomas Huff [R]	Rep. Kim King [R]	Rep. Jerry Miller [R]	Rep. Melinda Prunty [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-17	House	recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
2020-03-05	House	2nd reading, to Rules
2020-03-04	House	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
2020-02-07	House	posted in committee
2020-02-05	House	to Judiciary (H)
2020-02-03	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/20RS/hb370.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/20RS/hb370/orig_bill.pdf
Supplement	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/20RS/hb370/LM.pdf
Supplement	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/20RS/hb370/CI.pdf
Supplement	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/20RS/hb370/HCS1LM.pdf