Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary A Committee on February 5, 2019. The 2019 session has ended.
2019 Regular Session
House Bill 529
Abortion; prohibit after fetal heartbeat is detectable.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 41-41-131, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CHANGE THE NAME OF THE WOMEN'S HEALTH PROTECTION AND PREBORN PAIN ACT TO THE WOMEN'S HEALTH PROTECTION AND FETAL HEARTBEAT ACT; TO AMEND SECTION 41-41-133, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ADD SEVERAL NEW DEFINITIONS TO THE ACT; TO AMEND SECTION 41-41-135, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT PHYSICIANS FROM PERFORMING OR INDUCING AN ABORTION WITHOUT FIRST MAKING A DETERMINATION BY USING AN ABDOMINAL ULTRASOUND IMAGING PROCEDURE IF THE UNBORN HUMAN INDIVIDUAL THAT THE PREGNANT WOMAN IS CARRYING HAS A DETECTABLE FETAL HEARTBEAT; TO AMEND SECTION 41-41-137, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT PHYSICIANS FROM PERFORMING OR INDUCING AN ABORTION IF IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THE UNBORN HUMAN INDIVIDUAL THAT THE PREGNANT WOMAN IS CARRYING HAS A DETECTABLE FETAL HEARTBEAT; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 41-41-138, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR PHYSICIANS WHO KNOWINGLY PERFORM OR INDUCE AN ABORTION IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 41-41-135 OR 41-41-137; TO PROVIDE THAT A PREGNANT WOMAN ON WHOM AN ABORTION IS PERFORMED OR INDUCED IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 41-41-135 OR 41-41-137 IS NOT GUILTY OF VIOLATING OR ATTEMPTING TO VIOLATE EITHER OF THOSE SECTIONS AND IS NOT SUBJECT TO A CRIMINAL PENALTY BASED ON THAT VIOLATION; TO AMEND SECTION 41-41-139, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING PROVISIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 41-41-141, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO LIMIT THE EXEMPTION FROM THE PROHIBITIONS IN THIS ACT ONLY TO CASES WHERE THERE EXISTS A CONDITION IN WHICH AN ABORTION IS NECESSARY TO PRESERVE THE LIFE OF THE PREGNANT WOMAN AND TO REMOVE THE OTHER EXEMPTIONS; 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
19 co-sponsors
William Shirley, Stephen A. Horne, William Tracy Arnold, Jeff Hale, Lester Carpenter, Jerry R. Turner, Larry Byrd, Timmy Ladner, Randy Rushing, Randy P. Boyd, Stacey Wilkes, Dan Eubanks, Dana Criswell, Donnie Bell, Patricia H. Willis, Tom Weathersby, Ray Rogers, John Glen Corley, Bill Pigott
Its course
January 15 to February 5, 2019, 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 15 to Feb 5 · stopped21 days
Judiciary AJan 15 to Feb 5 · stopped21 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 15 – Feb 5
- Jan 15Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
- Feb 5Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 15Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
- Feb 5Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives