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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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Dec. 24, 2009 | National | HR 3590 | Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act | Bill Passed - Senate (60 - 39) |
Dec. 23, 2009 | National | HR 3590 | Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act | Cloture Invoked - Senate (60 - 39) |
Dec. 22, 2009 | National | S Amdt 3276 | Senate Health Care Bill Amendments | Amendment Adopted - Senate (60 - 39) |
Dec. 8, 2009 | National | S Amdt 2962 | Prohibiting Federally Funded Abortion Services | Amendment Tabled - Senate (54 - 45) |
Nov. 7, 2009 | National | H Amdt 509 | Prohibiting Federally Funded Abortion Services | Amendment Adopted - House (240 - 194) |
July 1, 2009 | AZ | SB 1175 | Prohibiting Non-Physicians from Performing Abortions | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (16 - 11) |
June 29, 2009 | AZ | SB 1175 | Prohibiting Non-Physicians from Performing Abortions | Bill Passed - House (35 - 19) |
May 29, 2009 | NE | LB 675 | Establishes Procedures for Ultrasounds Performed Prior to Abortions | Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 5) |
May 13, 2009 | MO | HB 46 | Expansion of Abortion Laws | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 7) |
May 7, 2009 | KS | SB 218 | Partial-Birth/Late-Term Abortion Law Amendments | Veto Override Failed - Senate (25 - 13) |
April 27, 2009 | MN | H Amendment | Prohibits State Funding for Abortions | Amendment Rejected - House (66 - 66) |
April 27, 2009 | MN | Ban on State Funds for Abortions | Amendment Rejected - Senate (26 - 39) | |
April 15, 2009 | IN | SB 89 | Health Care Amendments | Bill Passed - House (73 - 20) |
April 3, 2009 | KS | SB 218 | Partial-Birth/Late-Term Abortion Law Amendments | Bill Passed - House (82 - 43) |
April 3, 2009 | ND | HB 1572 | Legislative Intent With Regards to the Legal Definition of Life | Bill Failed - Senate (16 - 29) |
April 2, 2009 | AK | HB 35 | Parental Consent for Underage Abortions | Bill Passed - House (22 - 14) |
March 24, 2009 | NH | HB 531 | Parental Notification for Underage Abortion | "Inexpedient to Legislate" Vote Passed - House (216 - 160) |
March 11, 2009 | MO | HB 46 | Expansion of Abortion Laws | Bill Passed - House (115 - 43) |
March 11, 2009 | AZ | HB 2400 | Specifying Partial-Birth/Late-Term Abortion Penalty | Bill Passed - House (37 - 19) |
March 11, 2009 | AZ | HB 2564 | Abortion Law Amendments | Bill Passed - House (36 - 19) |
March 4, 2009 | KS | SB 238 | Pre-Abortion Notification Requirement Amendments | Bill Passed - House (85 - 37) |
March 4, 2009 | KS | HB 2206 | Partial Birth/Late-term Abortion Reporting Requirements | Bill Passed - House (82 - 40) |
March 2, 2009 | KY | SB 79 | Pre-Abortion Ultrasound Requirements | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 4) |
Feb. 26, 2009 | SC | H 3245 | 24-Hour Waiting Period for Abortions | Bill Passed - House (87 - 24) |
Feb. 26, 2009 | National | HR 1105 | 2009 Budget Bill | Bill Passed - House (245 - 178) |
Feb. 25, 2009 | MT | SB 374 | Parental Notification for Underage Abortions | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 21) |
Feb. 24, 2009 | SC | Amdt 2 | Exempting Cases of Rape from Abortion Waiting Period | Amendment Tabled - House (69 - 45) |
Feb. 24, 2009 | SC | Amdt 5 | Prohibiting Employment Termination Due to Abortion Waiting Period | Amendment Rejected - House (54 - 60) |
Feb. 20, 2009 | MT | SB 46 | Amending Constitutional Right to Privacy with Regards to Abortion | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 22) |
Feb. 17, 2009 | ND | HB 1572 | Legislative Intent With Regards to the Legal Definition of Life | Bill Passed - House (51 - 41) |
Feb. 16, 2009 | ND | HB 1445 | Amending Abortion Requirements | Bill Passed - House (61 - 31) |
Feb. 10, 2009 | IN | SB 90 | Pre-Abortion Notification Requirement | Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 11) |
Feb. 3, 2009 | UT | HB 222 | Offering Anesthetics to Women Undergoing Abortions | Bill Passed - House (56 - 15) |
Feb. 3, 2009 | UT | HB 90 | Increasing Illegal Abortion Penalty | Bill Passed - House (56 - 16) |
Date | No. | Title | Outcome |
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12/24 | HR 3590 | Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act | Bill Passed - Senate (60 - 39) |
12/23 | HR 3590 | Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act | Cloture Invoked - Senate (60 - 39) |
12/22 | S Amdt 3276 | Senate Health Care Bill Amendments | Amendment Adopted - Senate (60 - 39) |
12/08 | S Amdt 2962 | Prohibiting Federally Funded Abortion Services | Amendment Tabled - Senate (54 - 45) |
11/07 | H Amdt 509 | Prohibiting Federally Funded Abortion Services | Amendment Adopted - House (240 - 194) |
7/01 | SB 1175 | Prohibiting Non-Physicians from Performing Abortions | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (16 - 11) |
6/29 | SB 1175 | Prohibiting Non-Physicians from Performing Abortions | Bill Passed - House (35 - 19) |
5/29 | LB 675 | Establishes Procedures for Ultrasounds Performed Prior to Abortions | Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 5) |
5/13 | HB 46 | Expansion of Abortion Laws | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 7) |
5/07 | SB 218 | Partial-Birth/Late-Term Abortion Law Amendments | Veto Override Failed - Senate (25 - 13) |
4/27 | H Amendment | Prohibits State Funding for Abortions | Amendment Rejected - House (66 - 66) |
4/27 | Ban on State Funds for Abortions | Amendment Rejected - Senate (26 - 39) | |
4/15 | SB 89 | Health Care Amendments | Bill Passed - House (73 - 20) |
4/03 | SB 218 | Partial-Birth/Late-Term Abortion Law Amendments | Bill Passed - House (82 - 43) |
4/03 | HB 1572 | Legislative Intent With Regards to the Legal Definition of Life | Bill Failed - Senate (16 - 29) |
4/02 | HB 35 | Parental Consent for Underage Abortions | Bill Passed - House (22 - 14) |
3/24 | HB 531 | Parental Notification for Underage Abortion | "Inexpedient to Legislate" Vote Passed - House (216 - 160) |
3/11 | HB 46 | Expansion of Abortion Laws | Bill Passed - House (115 - 43) |
3/11 | HB 2400 | Specifying Partial-Birth/Late-Term Abortion Penalty | Bill Passed - House (37 - 19) |
3/11 | HB 2564 | Abortion Law Amendments | Bill Passed - House (36 - 19) |
3/04 | SB 238 | Pre-Abortion Notification Requirement Amendments | Bill Passed - House (85 - 37) |
3/04 | HB 2206 | Partial Birth/Late-term Abortion Reporting Requirements | Bill Passed - House (82 - 40) |
3/02 | SB 79 | Pre-Abortion Ultrasound Requirements | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 4) |
2/26 | H 3245 | 24-Hour Waiting Period for Abortions | Bill Passed - House (87 - 24) |
2/26 | HR 1105 | 2009 Budget Bill | Bill Passed - House (245 - 178) |
2/25 | SB 374 | Parental Notification for Underage Abortions | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 21) |
2/24 | Amdt 2 | Exempting Cases of Rape from Abortion Waiting Period | Amendment Tabled - House (69 - 45) |
2/24 | Amdt 5 | Prohibiting Employment Termination Due to Abortion Waiting Period | Amendment Rejected - House (54 - 60) |
2/20 | SB 46 | Amending Constitutional Right to Privacy with Regards to Abortion | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 22) |
2/17 | HB 1572 | Legislative Intent With Regards to the Legal Definition of Life | Bill Passed - House (51 - 41) |
2/16 | HB 1445 | Amending Abortion Requirements | Bill Passed - House (61 - 31) |
2/10 | SB 90 | Pre-Abortion Notification Requirement | Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 11) |
2/03 | HB 222 | Offering Anesthetics to Women Undergoing Abortions | Bill Passed - House (56 - 15) |
2/03 | HB 90 | Increasing Illegal Abortion Penalty | Bill Passed - House (56 - 16) |