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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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Dec. 11, 2007 | WI | ASA 1 | Emergency Contraception for Sexual Assault Victims | Amendment Adopted - House (56 - 41) |
Nov. 1, 2007 | MA | S 1353 | Reproductive Health Clinic Buffer Zones | Bill Passed - House (122 - 28) |
Nov. 1, 2007 | MA | S 1353 | Reproductive Health Clinic Buffer Zones | Bill Passed - House (122 - 28) |
Nov. 1, 2007 | National | HR 3963 | Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 (CHIP) | Bill Passed - Senate (64 - 30) |
Oct. 30, 2007 | WI | AB 427 | Prevention of Coercive Abortion | Bill Passed - House (65 - 32) |
Oct. 30, 2007 | WI | AB 427 | Prevention of Coercive Abortion | Bill Passed - House (65 - 32) |
Oct. 25, 2007 | National | HR 3963 | Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 (CHIP) | Bill Passed - House (265 - 142) |
Oct. 18, 2007 | National | S Amdt 3330 | Grants to Organizations Which Perform Abortions | Amendment Rejected - Senate (41 - 52) |
Sept. 6, 2007 | National | S Amdt 2707 | Prohibiting U.S. Assistance for Groups that Support Coercive Abortion | Amendment Adopted - Senate (48 - 45) |
Sept. 6, 2007 | National | S Amdt 2707 | Prohibiting U.S. Assistance for Groups that Support Coercive Abortion | Amendment Adopted - Senate (48 - 45) |
Aug. 1, 2007 | National | HR 3162 | State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) Reauthorization | Bill Passed - House (225 - 204) |
July 19, 2007 | National | HR 3043 | Appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies | Bill Passed - House (276 - 140) |
July 19, 2007 | National | HR 3043 | Appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies | Bill Passed - House (276 - 140) |
July 11, 2007 | National | S 1701 | Extension of Funding for Transitional Medical Assistance and Abstinence Education | Bill Passed - House (291 - 126) |
June 20, 2007 | AZ | HB 2641 | Maturity Requirement for Underage Abortions | Bill Failed - Senate (13 - 6) |
June 19, 2007 | LA | HB 25 | Abortion Information Requirements | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 2) |
June 7, 2007 | NH | HB 184 | Abortion Parental Notification | Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 9) |
June 6, 2007 | National | HR 2560 | Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2007 | Bill Failed - House (204 - 213) |
May 31, 2007 | IL | SB 4 | Stem Cell Research and Human Cloning | Bill Passed - House (70 - 44) |
May 22, 2007 | KS | HCS SB 357 | Disclosure for Late-Term Abortions | Veto Override Failed - Senate (19 - 10) |
May 16, 2007 | WI | SB 129 | Emergency Contraception for Sexual Assault Victims | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 6) |
May 14, 2007 | OK | HCS SB 139 | State-Funded Abortion Ban | Bill Passed - House (77 - 19) |
May 7, 2007 | LA | HB 25 | Abortion Information Requirements | Bill Passed - House (83 - 16) |
May 4, 2007 | FL | CS HB 1497 | Abortion Waiting Periods | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 15) |
May 3, 2007 | TX | CSSB 920 | Ultrasound Required Prior to Abortion | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 8) |
May 2, 2007 | CT | SB 1343 | Emergency Contraception for Rape Victims | Bill Passed - House (113 - 36) |
April 27, 2007 | MN | SF 100 | Public Funding for Stem Cell Research | Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 26) |
April 27, 2007 | FL | CS HB 71 | Florida Unborn Victims of Violence Act | Bill Passed - House (76 - 39) |
April 27, 2007 | FL | CS HB 1497 | Abortion Waiting Periods | Bill Passed - House (71 - 42) |
April 26, 2007 | IL | HB 317 | Abortion Notification Bill | Bill Failed - House (55 - 62) |
April 26, 2007 | TX | CSSB 785 | Abortion Reporting Requirement Act | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 10) |
April 25, 2007 | IA | Prohibiting State Funding of Partial-Birth/Late-Term Abortion Services | Amendment Adopted - Senate (37 - 13) | |
April 25, 2007 | KS | HB 2062 | Violence Against Unborn Children | Conference Report Adopted - House (97 - 27) |
April 25, 2007 | CT | SB 1343 | Emergency Contraception for Rape Victims | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 3) |
April 23, 2007 | ND | HB 1466 | Abortion Ban | Conference Report Adopted - House (68 - 24) |
April 23, 2007 | ND | HB 1466 | Abortion Ban | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (29 - 16) |
April 20, 2007 | MN | H Amendment | Prohibiting Public Funding for Abortions | Amendment Rejected - House (64 - 68) |
April 11, 2007 | GA | SCS HB 147 | Pre-Abortion Ultrasound Requirement | Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 17) |
April 4, 2007 | NH | HB 744 | Informed Consent Before Abortion | "Inexpedient to Legislate" Vote Passed - House (276 - 88) |
April 3, 2007 | OK | SB 714 | Ban on State-Funded Abortions | Bill Passed - House (73 - 22) |
March 29, 2007 | DE | SB 5 | Delaware Regenerative Medicine Act | Bill Passed - Senate (13 - 7) |
March 28, 2007 | KS | HB 2062 | Violence Against Unborn Children | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 14) |
March 21, 2007 | SC | H 3355 | Pre-Abortion Ultrasound | Bill Passed - House (91 - 23) |
March 19, 2007 | GA | HCS HB 147 | Pre-Abortion Ultrasound Requirement | Bill Passed - House (116 - 54) |
March 15, 2007 | OK | HCS HB 1317 | Ban on State Participation Regarding Abortion | Bill Passed - House (85 - 13) |
March 13, 2007 | OK | SB 714 | Ban on State-Funded Abortions | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 13) |
March 8, 2007 | MS | SB 2391 | Abortion Law Reform | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (49 - 2) |
March 8, 2007 | AZ | HB 2641 | Maturity Requirement for Underage Abortions | Bill Passed - House (34 - 21) |
March 7, 2007 | NH | HB 184 | Abortion Parental Notification | Bill Passed - House (226 - 130) |
Feb. 28, 2007 | WV | Com Sub SB 544 | Parental Notification of Juvenile Abortions | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 4) |
Feb. 26, 2007 | ID | S 1082 | Parental Consent for Underage Abortions | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 12) |
Feb. 23, 2007 | IL | SB 4 | Stem Cell Research and Human Cloning | Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 23) |
Feb. 22, 2007 | MS | SB 2391 | Abortion Law Reform | Bill Passed - House (97 - 16) |
Feb. 20, 2007 | KY | SB 179 | Informed Abortion Consent | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 3) |
Feb. 19, 2007 | KS | HB 2006 | Legal Status of an Unborn Child/Fetus | Bill Passed - House (94 - 28) |
Feb. 14, 2007 | SD | HB 1293 | Abortion Limitations | Bill Passed - House (45 - 25) |
Feb. 12, 2007 | UT | 2SHB 235 | Abortion Law Revisions | Bill Passed - House (62 - 12) |
Feb. 7, 2007 | MS | SB 2391 | Parental Consent Waiver for Abortions | Bill Passed - Senate (51 - 0) |
Feb. 5, 2007 | SD | HB 1296 | Pre-Abortion Sonograms | Bill Passed - House (43 - 24) |
Feb. 2, 2007 | WY | SF 118 | Homicide During Pregnancy | Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 12) |
Feb. 1, 2007 | WY | HB 144 | Abortion Information Requirement | Bill Failed - House (28 - 32) |
Jan. 30, 2007 | CO | SB 60 | Emergency Contraception for Sexual Assault Survivors | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 10) |
Jan. 26, 2007 | ND | HB 1494 | Prenatal Testing | Bill Failed - House (29 - 60) |
Jan. 26, 2007 | VA | Sub HB 1665 | Forced or Coerced Abortion Ban | Bill Passed - House (71 - 27) |
Jan. 26, 2007 | ND | HB 1489 | Felony to Perform Abortions | Bill Failed - House (20 - 69) |
Jan. 26, 2007 | ND | HB 1464 | Abortion Regulation | Bill Failed - House (39 - 49) |
Jan. 26, 2007 | ND | HB 1466 | Abortion Ban | Bill Passed - House (61 - 26) |
Jan. 23, 2007 | VA | HB 1883 | Abortion Clinic Licensure | Bill Passed - House (60 - 35) |
Date | No. | Title | Outcome |
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12/11 | ASA 1 | Emergency Contraception for Sexual Assault Victims | Amendment Adopted - House (56 - 41) |
11/01 | S 1353 | Reproductive Health Clinic Buffer Zones | Bill Passed - House (122 - 28) |
11/01 | S 1353 | Reproductive Health Clinic Buffer Zones | Bill Passed - House (122 - 28) |
11/01 | HR 3963 | Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 (CHIP) | Bill Passed - Senate (64 - 30) |
10/30 | AB 427 | Prevention of Coercive Abortion | Bill Passed - House (65 - 32) |
10/30 | AB 427 | Prevention of Coercive Abortion | Bill Passed - House (65 - 32) |
10/25 | HR 3963 | Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 (CHIP) | Bill Passed - House (265 - 142) |
10/18 | S Amdt 3330 | Grants to Organizations Which Perform Abortions | Amendment Rejected - Senate (41 - 52) |
9/06 | S Amdt 2707 | Prohibiting U.S. Assistance for Groups that Support Coercive Abortion | Amendment Adopted - Senate (48 - 45) |
9/06 | S Amdt 2707 | Prohibiting U.S. Assistance for Groups that Support Coercive Abortion | Amendment Adopted - Senate (48 - 45) |
8/01 | HR 3162 | State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) Reauthorization | Bill Passed - House (225 - 204) |
7/19 | HR 3043 | Appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies | Bill Passed - House (276 - 140) |
7/19 | HR 3043 | Appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies | Bill Passed - House (276 - 140) |
7/11 | S 1701 | Extension of Funding for Transitional Medical Assistance and Abstinence Education | Bill Passed - House (291 - 126) |
6/20 | HB 2641 | Maturity Requirement for Underage Abortions | Bill Failed - Senate (13 - 6) |
6/19 | HB 25 | Abortion Information Requirements | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 2) |
6/07 | HB 184 | Abortion Parental Notification | Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 9) |
6/06 | HR 2560 | Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2007 | Bill Failed - House (204 - 213) |
5/31 | SB 4 | Stem Cell Research and Human Cloning | Bill Passed - House (70 - 44) |
5/22 | HCS SB 357 | Disclosure for Late-Term Abortions | Veto Override Failed - Senate (19 - 10) |
5/16 | SB 129 | Emergency Contraception for Sexual Assault Victims | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 6) |
5/14 | HCS SB 139 | State-Funded Abortion Ban | Bill Passed - House (77 - 19) |
5/07 | HB 25 | Abortion Information Requirements | Bill Passed - House (83 - 16) |
5/04 | CS HB 1497 | Abortion Waiting Periods | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 15) |
5/03 | CSSB 920 | Ultrasound Required Prior to Abortion | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 8) |
5/02 | SB 1343 | Emergency Contraception for Rape Victims | Bill Passed - House (113 - 36) |
4/27 | SF 100 | Public Funding for Stem Cell Research | Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 26) |
4/27 | CS HB 71 | Florida Unborn Victims of Violence Act | Bill Passed - House (76 - 39) |
4/27 | CS HB 1497 | Abortion Waiting Periods | Bill Passed - House (71 - 42) |
4/26 | HB 317 | Abortion Notification Bill | Bill Failed - House (55 - 62) |
4/26 | CSSB 785 | Abortion Reporting Requirement Act | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 10) |
4/25 | Prohibiting State Funding of Partial-Birth/Late-Term Abortion Services | Amendment Adopted - Senate (37 - 13) | |
4/25 | HB 2062 | Violence Against Unborn Children | Conference Report Adopted - House (97 - 27) |
4/25 | SB 1343 | Emergency Contraception for Rape Victims | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 3) |
4/23 | HB 1466 | Abortion Ban | Conference Report Adopted - House (68 - 24) |
4/23 | HB 1466 | Abortion Ban | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (29 - 16) |
4/20 | H Amendment | Prohibiting Public Funding for Abortions | Amendment Rejected - House (64 - 68) |
4/11 | SCS HB 147 | Pre-Abortion Ultrasound Requirement | Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 17) |
4/04 | HB 744 | Informed Consent Before Abortion | "Inexpedient to Legislate" Vote Passed - House (276 - 88) |
4/03 | SB 714 | Ban on State-Funded Abortions | Bill Passed - House (73 - 22) |
3/29 | SB 5 | Delaware Regenerative Medicine Act | Bill Passed - Senate (13 - 7) |
3/28 | HB 2062 | Violence Against Unborn Children | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 14) |
3/21 | H 3355 | Pre-Abortion Ultrasound | Bill Passed - House (91 - 23) |
3/19 | HCS HB 147 | Pre-Abortion Ultrasound Requirement | Bill Passed - House (116 - 54) |
3/15 | HCS HB 1317 | Ban on State Participation Regarding Abortion | Bill Passed - House (85 - 13) |
3/13 | SB 714 | Ban on State-Funded Abortions | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 13) |
3/08 | SB 2391 | Abortion Law Reform | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (49 - 2) |
3/08 | HB 2641 | Maturity Requirement for Underage Abortions | Bill Passed - House (34 - 21) |
3/07 | HB 184 | Abortion Parental Notification | Bill Passed - House (226 - 130) |
2/28 | Com Sub SB 544 | Parental Notification of Juvenile Abortions | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 4) |
2/26 | S 1082 | Parental Consent for Underage Abortions | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 12) |
2/23 | SB 4 | Stem Cell Research and Human Cloning | Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 23) |
2/22 | SB 2391 | Abortion Law Reform | Bill Passed - House (97 - 16) |
2/20 | SB 179 | Informed Abortion Consent | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 3) |
2/19 | HB 2006 | Legal Status of an Unborn Child/Fetus | Bill Passed - House (94 - 28) |
2/14 | HB 1293 | Abortion Limitations | Bill Passed - House (45 - 25) |
2/12 | 2SHB 235 | Abortion Law Revisions | Bill Passed - House (62 - 12) |
2/07 | SB 2391 | Parental Consent Waiver for Abortions | Bill Passed - Senate (51 - 0) |
2/05 | HB 1296 | Pre-Abortion Sonograms | Bill Passed - House (43 - 24) |
2/02 | SF 118 | Homicide During Pregnancy | Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 12) |
2/01 | HB 144 | Abortion Information Requirement | Bill Failed - House (28 - 32) |
1/30 | SB 60 | Emergency Contraception for Sexual Assault Survivors | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 10) |
1/26 | HB 1494 | Prenatal Testing | Bill Failed - House (29 - 60) |
1/26 | Sub HB 1665 | Forced or Coerced Abortion Ban | Bill Passed - House (71 - 27) |
1/26 | HB 1489 | Felony to Perform Abortions | Bill Failed - House (20 - 69) |
1/26 | HB 1464 | Abortion Regulation | Bill Failed - House (39 - 49) |
1/26 | HB 1466 | Abortion Ban | Bill Passed - House (61 - 26) |
1/23 | HB 1883 | Abortion Clinic Licensure | Bill Passed - House (60 - 35) |