l9n/ Mississippi

2012 Regular Session

House Bill 1196

Abortion; prohibit an abortion of an unborn human individual with a detectable heartbeat.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division B Committee on April 3, 2012. The 2012 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CODIFY NEW SECTION 41-41-34.1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT AN ABORTION OF AN UNBORN HUMAN INDIVIDUAL WITH A DETECTABLE FETAL HEARTBEAT EXCEPT WHEN A MEDICAL EMERGENCY NECESSITATES; TO AUTHORIZE AND DIRECT THE STATE BOARD OF HEALTH TO PROMULGATE REGULATIONS FOR THE APPROPRIATE METHODS OF PERFORMING AN EXAMINATION FOR THE PRESENCE OF A FETAL HEARTBEAT; TO AMEND SECTION 73-25-29, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT A PHYSICIAN PERFORMING AN ABORTION ON A PREGNANT WOMAN BEFORE DETERMINING IF THE UNBORN HUMAN INDIVIDUAL HAS A DETECTABLE FETAL HEARTBEAT IS SUBJECT TO LICENSE REVOCATION OR DISCIPLINARY ACTION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

7 co-sponsors

William Tracy Arnold, Nick Bain, Chris Brown, Brian Aldridge, Mark Baker, Richard Bennett, Casey Eure

Its course

February 20 to April 3, 2012, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action13 actions on 8 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 20 to Mar 1423 days

Judiciary BFeb 20 to Mar 110 days

Public Health and Human ServicesMar 1 to Mar 10 days

Judiciary BMar 1 to Mar 10 days

In the SenateMar 14 to Apr 3 · stopped20 days

Judiciary, Division BMar 28 to Apr 3 · stopped6 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentPending

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Feb 20 – Mar 14

  1. Feb 20Referred to the House committees on Judiciary B and on Public Health and Human Services
  2. Mar 1Reported as a committee substitute from JB to PH in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Reported as a committee substitute from PH to JB in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  5. Mar 13Read the third time in the House
  6. Mar 14Committee substitute adopted in the House
  7. Amendment failed in the House
  8. Passed the House

In the Senate Mar 14 – Apr 3

  1. Mar 14Motion in the House to reconsider entered (Wooten, Gipson and Buck (72nd))
  2. Mar 15Motion in the House to reconsider tabled
  3. Mar 19Sent to the Senate
  4. Mar 28Referred to the Senate committees on Judiciary, Division B and on Public Health and Welfare
  5. Apr 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 13 actions, as published
  1. Feb 20Referred To Judiciary B;Public Health and Human ServicesHouse of Representatives
  2. Mar 1DR - TSDPCS: JB To PHHouse of Representatives
  3. Mar 1DR - TSDPCS: PH To JBHouse of Representatives
  4. Mar 1Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  5. Mar 13Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
  6. Mar 14Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  7. Mar 14Amendment FailedHouse of Representatives
  8. Mar 14PassedHouse of Representatives
  9. Mar 14Motion to Reconsider Entered (Wooten, Gipson, Buck (72nd))House of Representatives
  10. Mar 15Motion to Reconsider TabledHouse of Representatives
  11. Mar 19Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  12. Mar 28Referred To Judiciary, Division B;Public Health and WelfareSenate
  13. Apr 3Died In CommitteeSenate