16RS House Bill 257

House Bill 257

Actions

Last Action	to Health & Welfare (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to the human rights of unborn children and declaring an emergency.
Bill Documents	Bill
Impact Statements	Corrections Impact Local Mandate
Bill Request Number	933
Sponsors	A. Wuchner, J. Fischer, L. Bechler, R. Benvenuti III, K. Bratcher, D. Butler, J. Carney, H. Collins, T. Couch, W. Coursey, R. Crimm, J. DeCesare, B. DeWeese, M. Dossett, J. DuPlessis, D. Elliott, D. Floyd, J. Gooch Jr., D. Hale, R. Heath, J. Hoover, C. Howard, R. Huff, K. Imes, T. Kerr, K. King, M. King, A. Koenig, S. Lee, B. Linder, D. Mayfield, D. Meade , M. Meredith, R. Meyer, S. Miles, J. Miller, P. Moffett, B. Montell, T. Moore, R. Nelson, D. Osborne, M. Rader, B. Rowland, S. Rudy, S. Santoro, J. Shell, J. Short, D. St. Onge, F. Steele, J. Stewart III, T. Thompson, J. Tipton, T. Turner, K. Upchurch, G. Watkins, R. Webber, J. York
Summary of Original Version	Amend KRS 311.770 to prohibit an abortion from being performed that will resort in the dismemberment, crushing, or vivisection of the unborn child; amend KRS 311.780 to prohibit abortion after 20 weeks of fetal development; create a new section of KRS Chapter 311 to regulate the classifiaction of the remains of an aborted child or deceased infant; amend KRS 525.120 to classify the placement of the remains of an aborted child or deceased infant in a Kentucky landfill within the offense of abuse of a corpse; amend KRS 216B.0431 to include additional requirements relating to the disposition of remains in regulations governing abortion facilities; amend KRS 311.990 to clarify the applicable criminal penalty; EMERGENCY.
Index Headings of Original Version	Crimes and Punishments - Abortion, method, timing, and disposition of remains Criminal Procedure - Abortion, method, timing, and disposition of remains Effective Dates, Emergency - Abortion, method, timing, and disposition of remains Health and Medical Services - Abortion, method, timing, and disposition of remains Parental Rights - Abortion, method, timing, and disposition of remains Physicians and Practitioners - Abortion, method, timing, and disposition of remains Reproductive Issues - Abortion, method, timing, and disposition of remains Corrections Impact - Abortion, method, timing, and disposition of remains Civil Actions - Abortion, method, timing, and disposition of remains Civil Procedure - Abortion, method, timing, and disposition of remains Civil Rights - Abortion, method, timing, and disposition of remains Local Mandate - Abortion, method, timing, and disposition of remains
Votes	Vote History

01/14/16	introduced in House
01/19/16	to Health & Welfare (H)