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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
Oct. 26, 2021 IL HB 370 Repeals the Parental Notice of Abortion Act Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 22)
Oct. 26, 2021 IL HB 370 Repeals the Parental Notice of Abortion Act Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 22)
Oct. 20, 2021 WI SB 593 Prohibits Abortions Based on Race, Sex, or Suspected Disability Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 11)
Sept. 28, 2021 WI SB 16 Establishes Protections for "Infants Born Alive" Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 12)
Sept. 1, 2021 CA AB 1356 Prohibits Patients and Providers at Reproductive Healthcare Facilities from Being Recorded Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 10)
June 29, 2021 AZ SB 1082 Authorizes Certain Contraceptive Products to be Dispensed Without a Prescription Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (21 - 8)
June 22, 2021 DE HB 31 Authorizes the Complete Decriminalization of Abortion in the State Bill Passed - Senate (13 - 7)
June 10, 2021 NC HB 453 Prohibits Abortions Based on Race, Sex, or Suspected Disability Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 20)
June 7, 2021 LA HB 578 Requires Abortion Pill Dispensers to Provide Women with a Statement Indicating its Efficacy Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 7)
June 1, 2021 CA SB 245 Reduces the Cost of Abortion Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 8)
June 1, 2021 CA SB 523 Requires University Health Plans to Include Coverage of Over-the-counter Birth Control and Contraceptives Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 5)
May 26, 2021 CA SB 771 Repeals Limit on the Number of Prenatal Tests State Programs May Provide Per Patient Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 4)
May 25, 2021 TX HB 1280 Prohibits Abortion if Roe v Wade is Overturned by the Supreme Court Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 12)
May 19, 2021 IA HJR 5 Amends the State Constitution to Repeal the Right to an Abortion Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (30 - 18)
May 11, 2021 NC SB 405 Establishes Protections for "Infants Born Alive" Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 21)
April 26, 2021 ND SB 2030 Appropriates Funds for Higher Education on Condition Schools Do Not Sponsor, Promote, or Partner with Pro-Choice Organizations Conference Report Adopted - Senate (35 - 11)
April 26, 2021 TX SB 1146 Establishes a Criminal Offense Relating to Abortion Reporting and Exemptions to Abortion Facility Licensing Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 12)
April 21, 2021 ID H 366 Prohibits Abortion Procedures Once a Fetal Heartbeat Can be Detected Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 7)
April 21, 2021 TN HB 1181 Requires Either a Funeral or Cremation of Abortion Remains Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 6)
April 19, 2021 AR HB 1592 Prohibits Charter Schools from Engaging in Transactions with Entities that Provide Abortions Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 5)
April 6, 2021 IN HB 1577 Requires Doctors to Tell Patients About Abortion Reversal Protocol Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 14)
April 6, 2021 ID S 1183 Prohibits Abortion After Fetal Heartbeat Is Detected Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 7)
March 30, 2021 TX SB 9 Prohibits Abortion Unless Parent's Life in Danger Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 12)
March 30, 2021 TX SB 1173 Establishes Preborn Nondiscrimination Act; Prohibits "Discriminatory" Abortions Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 12)
March 30, 2021 TX SB 8 Prohibits Abortion After Fetal Heartbeat is Detected Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 12)
March 30, 2021 TX SB 394 Establishes New Restrictions for Pill Induced Abortions Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 12)
March 22, 2021 NE LB 100 Extends Insurance Coverage and Medicaid Access to Prescribed Contraceptives Amendment Adopted - Senate (25 - 11)
March 19, 2021 MT SB 315 Establishes Protections for "Infants Born Alive" After Abortion Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 19)
March 19, 2021 MT SB 315 Establishes Protections for "Infants Born Alive" After Abortion Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 19)
March 10, 2021 OK SB 612 Establishes Further Restrictions on Abortions Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 9)
March 10, 2021 OK SB 647 Authorizes Parental Funeral and Burial Rights for First Trimester Miscarriages Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 6)
March 8, 2021 AR SB 85 Requires Abortion Providers to Complete an Ultrasound Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 6)
March 4, 2021 AZ SB 1457 Classifies Abortions Specifically for a Fetus with a Genetic Abnormality as a Class 3 Felony Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 14)
Feb. 24, 2021 AZ SB 1254 Prohibits Organizations from Counseling, Referring, or Performing Abortions Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 14)
Feb. 22, 2021 AR SB 6 Prohibits All Abortions in the State Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 7)
Feb. 17, 2021 WA SB 5140 Prohibits Hospital Policies that Restrict Necessary Miscarriage Treatment Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 20)
Feb. 16, 2021 SD HB 1051 Establishes Requirements for Abortions Resulting in Premature Birth Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 3)
Feb. 11, 2021 NM SB 10 Repeals State Laws Criminalizing Abortion Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 17)
Feb. 8, 2021 AZ SB 1022 Amends Arizona Revised Statutes in Regard to Unborn Children Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 14)
Feb. 4, 2021 AR HB 1195 Requires Pregnant Individuals Call a Hotline Number Before Receiving an Abortion Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 5)
Jan. 28, 2021 KS HCR 5003 Amends the State Constitution to Allow Legislative Regulation and Specify that there is No Constitutional Right to Abortion Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 11)
Jan. 28, 2021 SC S 0001 Prohibits Abortion After Fetal Heartbeat is Detected Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 13)
Jan. 22, 2021 VA SB 1276 Repeals the Abortion Prohibition in Virginia Health Insurance Plans Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 17)
Jan. 9, 2021 KY HB 2 Increases Attorney General Powers to Enforce State Abortion Laws Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 5)
Jan. 7, 2021 KY SB 9 Establishes Requirements for Abortions Resulting in Premature Birth Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 4)
Date No. Title Outcome
10/26 HB 370 Repeals the Parental Notice of Abortion Act Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 22)
10/26 HB 370 Repeals the Parental Notice of Abortion Act Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 22)
10/20 SB 593 Prohibits Abortions Based on Race, Sex, or Suspected Disability Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 11)
9/28 SB 16 Establishes Protections for "Infants Born Alive" Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 12)
9/01 AB 1356 Prohibits Patients and Providers at Reproductive Healthcare Facilities from Being Recorded Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 10)
6/29 SB 1082 Authorizes Certain Contraceptive Products to be Dispensed Without a Prescription Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (21 - 8)
6/22 HB 31 Authorizes the Complete Decriminalization of Abortion in the State Bill Passed - Senate (13 - 7)
6/10 HB 453 Prohibits Abortions Based on Race, Sex, or Suspected Disability Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 20)
6/07 HB 578 Requires Abortion Pill Dispensers to Provide Women with a Statement Indicating its Efficacy Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 7)
6/01 SB 245 Reduces the Cost of Abortion Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 8)
6/01 SB 523 Requires University Health Plans to Include Coverage of Over-the-counter Birth Control and Contraceptives Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 5)
5/26 SB 771 Repeals Limit on the Number of Prenatal Tests State Programs May Provide Per Patient Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 4)
5/25 HB 1280 Prohibits Abortion if Roe v Wade is Overturned by the Supreme Court Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 12)
5/19 HJR 5 Amends the State Constitution to Repeal the Right to an Abortion Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (30 - 18)
5/11 SB 405 Establishes Protections for "Infants Born Alive" Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 21)
4/26 SB 2030 Appropriates Funds for Higher Education on Condition Schools Do Not Sponsor, Promote, or Partner with Pro-Choice Organizations Conference Report Adopted - Senate (35 - 11)
4/26 SB 1146 Establishes a Criminal Offense Relating to Abortion Reporting and Exemptions to Abortion Facility Licensing Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 12)
4/21 H 366 Prohibits Abortion Procedures Once a Fetal Heartbeat Can be Detected Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 7)
4/21 HB 1181 Requires Either a Funeral or Cremation of Abortion Remains Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 6)
4/19 HB 1592 Prohibits Charter Schools from Engaging in Transactions with Entities that Provide Abortions Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 5)
4/06 HB 1577 Requires Doctors to Tell Patients About Abortion Reversal Protocol Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 14)
4/06 S 1183 Prohibits Abortion After Fetal Heartbeat Is Detected Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 7)
3/30 SB 9 Prohibits Abortion Unless Parent's Life in Danger Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 12)
3/30 SB 1173 Establishes Preborn Nondiscrimination Act; Prohibits "Discriminatory" Abortions Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 12)
3/30 SB 8 Prohibits Abortion After Fetal Heartbeat is Detected Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 12)
3/30 SB 394 Establishes New Restrictions for Pill Induced Abortions Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 12)
3/22 LB 100 Extends Insurance Coverage and Medicaid Access to Prescribed Contraceptives Amendment Adopted - Senate (25 - 11)
3/19 SB 315 Establishes Protections for "Infants Born Alive" After Abortion Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 19)
3/19 SB 315 Establishes Protections for "Infants Born Alive" After Abortion Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 19)
3/10 SB 612 Establishes Further Restrictions on Abortions Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 9)
3/10 SB 647 Authorizes Parental Funeral and Burial Rights for First Trimester Miscarriages Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 6)
3/08 SB 85 Requires Abortion Providers to Complete an Ultrasound Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 6)
3/04 SB 1457 Classifies Abortions Specifically for a Fetus with a Genetic Abnormality as a Class 3 Felony Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 14)
2/24 SB 1254 Prohibits Organizations from Counseling, Referring, or Performing Abortions Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 14)
2/22 SB 6 Prohibits All Abortions in the State Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 7)
2/17 SB 5140 Prohibits Hospital Policies that Restrict Necessary Miscarriage Treatment Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 20)
2/16 HB 1051 Establishes Requirements for Abortions Resulting in Premature Birth Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 3)
2/11 SB 10 Repeals State Laws Criminalizing Abortion Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 17)
2/08 SB 1022 Amends Arizona Revised Statutes in Regard to Unborn Children Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 14)
2/04 HB 1195 Requires Pregnant Individuals Call a Hotline Number Before Receiving an Abortion Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 5)
1/28 HCR 5003 Amends the State Constitution to Allow Legislative Regulation and Specify that there is No Constitutional Right to Abortion Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 11)
1/28 S 0001 Prohibits Abortion After Fetal Heartbeat is Detected Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 13)
1/22 SB 1276 Repeals the Abortion Prohibition in Virginia Health Insurance Plans Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 17)
1/09 HB 2 Increases Attorney General Powers to Enforce State Abortion Laws Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 5)
1/07 SB 9 Establishes Requirements for Abortions Resulting in Premature Birth Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 4)
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