Mississippi House Bill 1295 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 15-0)
Status: Passed on July 1 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-07-01 - Approved by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

An Act To Create The "life Equality Act Of 2020"; To State Legislative Findings And Purpose; To Define Terms; To Prohibit Abortions Being Performed Because Of Race, Sex Or Genetic Abnormality Except In A Medical Emergency; To Require The Physician Performing An Abortion To Notate In A Report That The Abortion Is Not Sought Because Of Race, Sex Or The Presence Of A Genetic Abnormality; To Require The State Department Of Health To Create The Forms Necessary For The Reports Under This Act; To Provide Criminal Penalties, Professional Sanctions And Civil Penalties For Violations Of This Act; To Authorize The Attorney General To Bring An Enforcement Action On Behalf Of The State Department Of Health Or The State Board Of Medical Licensure; To Provide That Nothing In The Act Creates Or Recognizes A Right To An Abortion; To Provide That The Provisions Of This Act Are Severable; And For Related Purposes.

The "Life Equality Act"; create to prohibit abortion based on certain factors.

Rep. Carolyn Crawford [R]	Rep. Brady Williamson [R]	Rep. Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes [R]	Rep. Lester Carpenter [R]
Rep. William Arnold [R]	Rep. Dana Criswell [R]	Rep. Donnie Scoggin [R]	Rep. Dana Underwood McLean [R]
Rep. Steve Hopkins [R]	Rep. Chris Brown [R]	Rep. Dan Eubanks [R]	Rep. Shane Barnett [R]
Rep. Jansen Owen [R]	Rep. Gene Newman [R]	Rep. Randy Boyd [R]

2020-06-23 - House - House Concurred in Amend From Senate (Y: 91 N: 25 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-06-17 - Senate - Senate Passed As Amended (Y: 33 N: 11 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-03-12 - House - House Passed As Amended (Y: 79 N: 33 NV: 9 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-07-01		Approved by Governor
2020-06-24	House	Enrolled Bill Signed
2020-06-24	Senate	Enrolled Bill Signed
2020-06-23	House	Concurred in Amend From Senate
2020-06-18	Senate	Returned For Concurrence
2020-06-18	Senate	Motion to Reconsider Tabled
2020-06-17	Senate	Motion to Reconsider Entered
2020-06-17	Senate	Passed As Amended
2020-06-17	Senate	Amended
2020-06-09	Senate	Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
2020-05-11	Senate	Referred To Judiciary, Division B
2020-03-17	House	Transmitted To Senate
2020-03-12	House	Passed As Amended
2020-03-12	House	Point of Order-Not Well Taken
2020-03-12	House	Point of Order Raised
2020-03-12	House	Amended
2020-03-11	House	Read the Third Time
2020-03-03	House	Title Suff Do Pass
2020-02-17	House	Referred To Judiciary B

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2020/pdf/history/HB/HB1295.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2020/html/HB/1200-1299/HB1295IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2020/html/HB/1200-1299/HB1295PS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2020/html/HB/1200-1299/HB1295SG.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2020/html/ham/HB1295_H_Amend_01.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2020/html/sam/HB1295_S_Cmte_Amend_01.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2020/html/sam/HB1295_S_Amend_01.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2020/html/sam/HB1295_S_Amend_02.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2020/html/sam/HB1295_S_Amend_03.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2020/pdf/votes/house/0660032.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2020/pdf/votes/senate/1630018.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2020/pdf/votes/house/1690003.pdf