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| Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 10, 2019 | OH | SB 23 | Prohibits Abortion After a Fetal Heartbeat is Detected | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (18 - 13) |
| April 10, 2019 | OH | SB 23 | Prohibits Abortion After a Fetal Heartbeat is Detected | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (18 - 13) |
| June 19, 2019 | RI | H 5125 | Establishes Abortion Procedures as Protected State Law | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (45 - 29) |
| June 19, 2019 | RI | H 5125 | Establishes Abortion Procedures as Protected State Law | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (45 - 29) |
| May 25, 2024 | IL | HB 5142 | Establishes the Birth Equity Initiative to Assist Mothers | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (70 - 35) |
| Feb. 26, 2019 | WY | HB 103 | Requires Doctor Reporting of Abortions | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (46 - 12) |
| May 25, 2024 | IL | HB 5142 | Establishes the Birth Equity Initiative to Assist Mothers | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (70 - 35) |
| Feb. 26, 2019 | WY | HB 103 | Requires Doctor Reporting of Abortions | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (46 - 12) |
| Aug. 30, 2013 | CA | AB 154 | Authorizes Certain Individuals to Perform Aspiration Abortion Procedures | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (49 - 25) |
| March 29, 2019 | GA | HB 481 | Prohibits Abortion After a Fetal Heartbeat is Detected | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (92 - 78) |
| March 29, 2019 | GA | HB 481 | Prohibits Abortion After a Fetal Heartbeat is Detected | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (92 - 78) |
| Nov. 7, 2023 | MI | SB 474 | Repeals Several Medically Unnecessary Abortion and Reproductive Health Care Restrictions | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (20 - 17) |
| Nov. 7, 2023 | MI | SB 474 | Repeals Several Medically Unnecessary Abortion and Reproductive Health Care Restrictions | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (20 - 17) |
| May 13, 2013 | MO | HB 400 | Establishes Requirements for the Administration of Abortion-Inducing Drugs | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (115 - 39) |
| June 8, 2021 | LA | HB 578 | Requires Abortion Pill Dispensers to Provide Women with a Statement Indicating its Efficacy | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (69 - 25) |
| June 29, 2021 | AZ | SB 1082 | Authorizes Certain Contraceptive Products to be Dispensed Without a Prescription | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (21 - 8) |
| April 2, 2013 | AL | HB 57 | Establishes Requirements for Medical Care at Abortion Clinics | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (68 - 21) |
| Nov. 7, 2023 | MI | SB 476 | Amends and Repeals Certain Late Term Abortion Restrictions | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (20 - 17) |
| Nov. 7, 2023 | MI | SB 477 | Repeals Pregnant and Parenting Student Service Office Prohibitions for Abortion Referrals | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (20 - 17) |
| July 2, 2013 | NC | SB 132 | Requires Certain Reproductive Health and Safety Education for Schools | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (32 - 12) |
| July 25, 2013 | NC | SB 353 | Authorizes Regulations for Abortion Services | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (32 - 13) |
| Dec. 6, 2016 | OH | HB 493 | Prohibits Abortion After Fetal Heartbeat Detection | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (56 - 39) |
| May 14, 2014 | MO | HB 1307 | Extends the Waiting Period Prior to an Abortion | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (111 - 39) |
| May 21, 2014 | LA | HB 388 | Requires Abortion Providers to Have Hospital Admitting Privileges | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (88 - 5) |
| May 16, 2018 | LA | SB 181 | Prohibits Abortion After 15 Weeks | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (24 - 1) |
| March 11, 2014 | SD | HB 1162 | Prohibits Sex-Selective Abortions | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (59 - 10) |
| Sept. 11, 2023 | CA | SB 487 | Prohibits Health Insurers from Penalizing a Doctor who Performs an Abortion Procedure | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 8) |
| May 1, 2018 | IA | SF 359 | Prohibits Abortion After a Heartbeat is Detected | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (29 - 17) |
| Sept. 7, 2023 | CA | SB 345 | Establishes State Protections for Health Care Providers who Prescribe an Abortion or Gender-Affirming Care from Out-of-State Legal Action | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (32 - 8) |
| June 3, 2015 | NC | HB 465 | Amends Regulations Regarding Abortion | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (71 - 43) |
| March 7, 2018 | IN | SB 340 | Amends Abortion Regulations | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (37 - 9) |
| March 3, 2018 | WA | SB 6219 | Requires State Insurer Coverage of Abortion and Contraception | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (27 - 22) |
| March 3, 2018 | WA | SB 6219 | Requires State Insurer Coverage of Abortion and Contraception | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (27 - 22) |
| March 29, 2017 | AZ | SB 1367 | Requires Physicians to Attempt to Revive Viable Fetus After Abortion | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (18 - 11) |
| April 21, 2015 | IN | SB 329 | Establishes Rules for Disposition of Aborted Fetuses | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (41 - 6) |
| Sept. 14, 2017 | CA | AB 569 | Prohibits Firing Employees for Obtaining Abortion | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (54 - 20) |
| Jan. 6, 2016 | National | HR 3762 | Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015 | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (240 - 181) |
| April 14, 2021 | IN | HB 1577 | Requires Doctors to Tell Patients About Abortion Reversal Protocol | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (63 - 25) |
| Feb. 1, 2016 | KY | SB 4 | Amends Informed Consent Procedures for Abortion Patients | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (33 - 5) |
| April 8, 2017 | WV | HB 2002 | Amends Notification Requirements for Abortions Performed on Minors | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (82 - 17) |
| March 9, 2016 | FL | HB 1411 | Amends Requirements for Disposal of Fetal Tissue | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (76 - 40) |
| March 22, 2017 | AR | HB 1434 | Prohibits Sex-Selective Abortions | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (57 - 9) |
| March 8, 2017 | KY | SB 8 | Establishes a Tiered System for Federal Family Planning Funds Distribution | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 6) |
| March 8, 2017 | KY | SB 8 | Establishes a Tiered System for Federal Family Planning Funds Distribution | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 6) |
| Sept. 24, 2020 | MI | HB 5289 | Prohibits the State Registrar from Imposing Fees for Stillbirth Records | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (99 - 4) |
| Dec. 14, 2012 | MI | HB 5711 | Increases Requirements on Facilities that Provide Abortions | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (72 - 35) |
| June 13, 2020 | IA | HF 594 | Requires a 24-Hour Waiting Period Prior to Abortion | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (53 - 42) |
| Feb. 21, 2013 | AR | SB 134 | Prohibits an Abortion if a Fetal Heartbeat is Detected | Bill Passed - House (68 - 20) |
| May 16, 2014 | NH | SB 319 | Establishes a Buffer Zone around Abortion Clinics | Bill Passed - House (162 - 100) |
| Dec. 3, 2020 | OH | SB 27 | Requires Either a Funeral or Cremation of Abortion Remains | Bill Passed - House (60 - 36) |
| June 23, 2022 | CA | AB 1666 | Prohibits Recognition of Out-of-State Abortion Lawsuits | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 9) |
| March 17, 2022 | CA | SB 245 | Reduces the Cost of Abortion | Bill Passed - House (52 - 17) |
| July 26, 2022 | MA | H 5090 | Expands Protections for Reproductive and Gender-Affirming Care | Bill Passed - House (137 - 16) |
| Jan. 20, 2016 | WI | AB 310 | Prohibits a Public Entity from Distributing Certain Funds to Abortion Clinics | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 14) |
| July 26, 2022 | MA | H 5090 | Expands Protections for Reproductive and Gender-Affirming Care | (39 - 1) |
| March 31, 2022 | NH | HB 1609 | Requires an Ultrasound Examination as a Provision of the Fetal Life Protection Act | "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - House (231 - 114) |
| March 31, 2022 | NH | HB 1609 | Requires an Ultrasound Examination as a Provision of the Fetal Life Protection Act | "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - House (231 - 114) |
| June 16, 2020 | NH | HB 685 | Requires Maternity Insurance Benefits to Include Abortion Services | "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - Senate (14 - 10) |
| April 12, 2024 | ME | LD 227 | Establishes State Protections for Abortion, In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF), and Gender-Affirming Health Care | "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - Senate (21 - 13) |
| June 21, 2023 | ME | LD 1343 | Prohibits Local Regulations on Abortion Services | "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - Senate (28 - 6) |
| June 21, 2023 | ME | LD 616 | Authorizes Legal Protections for Abortion and Reproductive Healthcare Providers | "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - Senate (23 - 11) |
| June 21, 2023 | ME | LD 616 | Authorizes Legal Protections for Abortion and Reproductive Healthcare Providers | "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - Senate (23 - 11) |
| June 21, 2023 | ME | LD 935 | Repeals Barriers to Abortion Coverage in Private Insurance | "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - Senate (22 - 12) |
| June 29, 2022 | NJ | A 3975 | Establishes Protections for Individuals Related to Reproductive Health Care Services and Abortions | (24 - 13) |
| June 29, 2022 | NJ | A 3975 | Establishes Protections for Individuals Related to Reproductive Health Care Services and Abortions | (24 - 13) |
| March 30, 2010 | KS | HB 2115 | Late-Term/Partial Birth Abortion Reporting Requirements | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (24 - 15) |
| March 30, 2010 | KS | HB 2115 | Late-Term/Partial Birth Abortion Reporting Requirements | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (24 - 15) |
| March 1, 2012 | VA | HB 462 | Requires an Ultrasound Prior to an Abortion | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (61 - 35) |
| Aug. 26, 2010 | CA | AB 1825 | Requiring Inclusion of Maternity Services in Health Coverage | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (52 - 22) |
| July 1, 2009 | AZ | SB 1175 | Prohibiting Non-Physicians from Performing Abortions | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (16 - 11) |
| April 10, 2012 | AZ | HB 2036 | Prohibits Abortions After 20 Weeks | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (37 - 22) |
| May 4, 2011 | FL | HJR 1179 | Prohibits Public Funding of Abortions | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (79 - 34) |
| Oct. 27, 2021 | WI | SB 16 | Establishes Protections for "Infants Born Alive" | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (55 - 38) |
| May 31, 2012 | LA | SB 708 | Amends Abortion Requirements | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (33 - 3) |
| April 30, 2010 | FL | HB 1143 | Pre-Abortion Ultrasounds Requirement and Health Care Law Amendments | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (76 - 44) |
| Sept. 28, 2011 | MI | SB 160 | Bans Partial Birth/Late-Term Abortions | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (29 - 9) |
| April 27, 2011 | MT | HB 627 | Requiring Parental Notification for Abortions | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (65 - 35) |
| May 30, 2012 | NH | HB 217 | Prohibits Violent Offenses Against Fetuses | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (210 - 108) |
| Aug. 27, 2012 | CA | AB 1640 | Expands Cash Assistance Programs for Pregnant Teenagers | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (54 - 26) |
| Aug. 27, 2012 | CA | AB 2348 | Authorizes Registered Nurses to Dispense Contraceptives | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (46 - 28) |
| March 23, 2011 | AZ | HB 2443 | Prohibits Abortion Based on Race or Gender | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (35 - 20) |
| April 24, 2023 | MT | HB 968 | Requires Parental Notification Prior to a Minor's Abortion Procedure | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 18) |
| Sept. 10, 2009 | CA | AB 98 | Required Maternity Services Coverage | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (51 - 27) |
| April 28, 2023 | MT | SB 516 | Requires Health Insurance Cover Initial Cost of Fertility Preservation for Cancer Patients | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (72 - 26) |
| May 5, 2011 | TX | HB 15 | Requires an Ultrasound Prior to an Abortion | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (94 - 41) |
| May 18, 2023 | RI | S 32 | Authorizes Abortion Coverage in the Medicaid Program | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (46 - 20) |
| April 30, 2010 | FL | HB 1143 | Pre-Abortion Ultrasounds Requirement and Health Care Law Amendments | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (76 - 44) |
| July 1, 2009 | AZ | SB 1175 | Prohibiting Non-Physicians from Performing Abortions | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (16 - 11) |
| April 27, 2011 | IN | HB 1210 | Repealing Medicaid Funding for Planned Parenthood | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (66 - 32) |
| April 25, 2023 | MT | HB 862 | Prohibits Use of Public Funds for Abortion Services with Limited Exceptions | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (30 - 19) |
| April 6, 2023 | WA | HB 1340 | Prohibits Medical Licensing Boards from Retaliating Against Clinicians for Providing Reproductive Health Services and Gender-Affirming Care | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 19) |
| June 24, 2013 | TX | SB 5 | Increases Abortion Facility Requirements and Prohibits Abortions After 20 Weeks | Bill Passed - House (95 - 34) |
| June 14, 2010 | LA | HB 1247 | Prohibiting Insurance Coverage of Elective Abortions | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 3) |
| Sept. 6, 2023 | CA | SB 345 | Establishes State Protections for Health Care Providers who Prescribe an Abortion or Gender-Affirming Care from Out-of-State Legal Action | Bill Passed - House (62 - 15) |
| June 7, 2021 | LA | HB 578 | Requires Abortion Pill Dispensers to Provide Women with a Statement Indicating its Efficacy | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 7) |
| March 12, 2022 | WV | SB 468 | Prohibits Abortion on the Basis of Disability | Bill Passed - House (81 - 17) |
| Feb. 24, 2020 | VA | HB 980 | Establishes the "Reproductive Health Protection Act" | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 20) |
| March 11, 2019 | MS | SB 2116 | Prohibits Abortion After a Fetal Heartbeat is Detected | Bill Passed - House (78 - 37) |
| March 9, 2016 | FL | HB 1411 | Amends Requirements for Disposal of Fetal Tissue | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 15) |
| May 15, 2019 | MO | HB 126 | Prohibits Abortion if Roe v Wade is Overturned by the Supreme Court | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 10) |