Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary B Committee on January 30, 2018. The 2018 session has ended.
2018 Regular Session
House Bill 45
Abortion; provide that inducing or performing is unlawful.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 97-3-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT ANY PERSON WHO WILLFULLY CAUSES AN ABORTION SHALL BE GUILTY OF A FELONY; TO AMEND SECTION 97-3-4, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY THAT IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PHYSICIAN TO PERFORM AN ABORTION OR TO PERFORM AN ABORTION THAT RESULTS IN THE DELIVERY OF A LIVING CHILD AND TO INTENTIONALLY ALLOW OR CAUSE THE CHILD TO DIE; TO AMEND SECTION 97-3-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE THE PENALTY FOR A PERSON WHO ADVERTISES FOR MEDICINE OR TOOLS THAT CAN BE USED IN AN UNLAWFUL ABORTION; TO AMEND SECTIONS 41-41-39 AND 41-41-73, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT ANY PERSON WHO PERFORMS OR INDUCES ANY ABORTION SHALL BE GUILTY OF MURDER; TO AMEND SECTION 41-41-91, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT NO PUBLIC FUNDS MAY BE PROVIDED TO ANY FACILITY PERFORMING AN ABORTION; TO AMEND SECTION 41-41-99, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT ABORTION COVERAGE BY A QUALIFIED HEALTH PLAN OFFERED THROUGH THE STATE HEALTH PLAN; TO AMEND SECTION 41-41-107, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT ANY PERSON WHO KNOWINGLY GIVES ABORTION INDUCING DRUGS TO A PREGNANT WOMAN SHALL BE GUILTY OF A FELONY; TO AMEND SECTIONS 97-3-37, 97-5-51, 41-41-113, 41-41-115, 41-75-1, 41-75-3, 41-75-5, 41-75-13 AND 73-25-29, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING SECTIONS; TO REPEAL SECTIONS 41-41-31, 41-41-33, 41-41-34, 41-41-35, 41-41-37, 41-41-45, 41-41-51, 41-41-53, 41-41-55, 41-41-57, 41-41-59, 41-41-61, 41-41-63, 41-41-71, 41-41-80, 41-41-109, 41-41-111, 41-75-16, 41-75-18, 41-75-26 AND 41-75-29, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDE FOR LAWFUL ABORTIONS, PARTIAL BIRTH ABORTIONS AND ABORTION FACILITIES; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 41-41-151, 41-41-153, 41-41-155, 41-41-157, 41-41-159, 41-41-161, 41-41-163, 41-41-165, 41-41-167 AND 41-41-169, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDE FOR THE MISSISSIPPI UNBORN CHILD PROTECTION FROM DISMEMBERMENT ABORTION ACT, FOR PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; 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
Sponsor
Its course
January 2 to January 30, 2018, 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 action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 2 to Jan 30 · stopped28 days
Judiciary BJan 2 to Jan 30 · stopped28 days
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 Jan 2 – Jan 30
- Jan 2Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
- Jan 30Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 2Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
- Jan 30Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives