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| Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 19, 2011 | IN | HB 1210 | Repealing Medicaid Funding for Planned Parenthood | Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 13) |
| April 18, 2011 | IN | S. Amdt. 5 | State Appropriations and Abortion Facilities | Amendment Adopted - Senate (36 - 13) |
| April 18, 2011 | TN | SJR 127 | Abortion Specifications | Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (24 - 8) |
| April 13, 2011 | MT | HB 574 | Clarifying Montana Constitution with Regards to Abortion | Amendment Rejected - Senate (30 - 20) |
| April 7, 2011 | ND | HB 1450 | Definition of Human Being | Bill Not Tabled - Senate (26 - 21) |
| April 6, 2011 | VA | HB 2434 | Health Benefits Exchange | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (21 - 20) |
| April 6, 2011 | OH | SB 72 | Revise Post-Viability Abortion Laws | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 8) |
| April 5, 2011 | OK | HB 1888 | Abortion Restrictions | Motion Agreed - Senate (25 - 20) |
| March 23, 2011 | KS | HB 2035 | Amending Statutes Regulating Abortion | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 15) |
| March 23, 2011 | KS | HB 2218 | Abortion Requirements | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 15) |
| March 23, 2011 | ID | S 1165 | Prohibits Abortions after 20 Weeks | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 10) |
| March 21, 2011 | AZ | HB 2443 | Prohibits Abortion Based on Race or Gender | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 5) |
| March 16, 2011 | GA | SB 210 | Liability for Violations of Abortion Laws | Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 16) |
| March 2, 2011 | SD | HB 1217 | Requiring Counseling and a Waiting Period Prior to an Abortion | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 13) |
| March 1, 2011 | ID | S 1115 | Insurance Coverage of Abortion | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 7) |
| Feb. 18, 2011 | MT | SB 97 | Parental Notice of Abortion | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 21) |
| Feb. 17, 2011 | TX | SB 16 | Abortion Procedures Bill | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 10) |
| Jan. 27, 2011 | AR | SB 113 | Prohibit Abortion Health Care Coverage | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 8) |
| June 14, 2010 | LA | HB 1247 | Prohibiting Insurance Coverage of Elective Abortions | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 3) |
| May 25, 2010 | OK | HB 3284 | Requiring Women Seeking Abortions to Answer Questionnaire | Veto Override Passed - Senate (33 - 15) |
| May 18, 2010 | LA | SB 528 | Requiring an Ultrasound for an Abortion | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 4) |
| May 5, 2010 | KS | HB 2115 | Late-Term/Partial Birth Abortion Reporting Requirements | Veto Override Failed - Senate (26 - 14) |
| April 28, 2010 | FL | Amdt 841564 | Pre-Abortion Ultrasound Requirement | Amendment Adopted - Senate (22 - 17) |
| April 27, 2010 | OK | HB 2656 | Abortion Regulation Modifications | Veto Override Passed - Senate (36 - 12) |
| April 22, 2010 | MO | SB 793 | Abortion Law Amendments | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 5) |
| Date | No. | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4/19 | HB 1210 | Repealing Medicaid Funding for Planned Parenthood | Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 13) |
| 4/18 | S. Amdt. 5 | State Appropriations and Abortion Facilities | Amendment Adopted - Senate (36 - 13) |
| 4/18 | SJR 127 | Abortion Specifications | Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (24 - 8) |
| 4/13 | HB 574 | Clarifying Montana Constitution with Regards to Abortion | Amendment Rejected - Senate (30 - 20) |
| 4/07 | HB 1450 | Definition of Human Being | Bill Not Tabled - Senate (26 - 21) |
| 4/06 | HB 2434 | Health Benefits Exchange | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (21 - 20) |
| 4/06 | SB 72 | Revise Post-Viability Abortion Laws | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 8) |
| 4/05 | HB 1888 | Abortion Restrictions | Motion Agreed - Senate (25 - 20) |
| 3/23 | HB 2035 | Amending Statutes Regulating Abortion | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 15) |
| 3/23 | HB 2218 | Abortion Requirements | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 15) |
| 3/23 | S 1165 | Prohibits Abortions after 20 Weeks | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 10) |
| 3/21 | HB 2443 | Prohibits Abortion Based on Race or Gender | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 5) |
| 3/16 | SB 210 | Liability for Violations of Abortion Laws | Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 16) |
| 3/02 | HB 1217 | Requiring Counseling and a Waiting Period Prior to an Abortion | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 13) |
| 3/01 | S 1115 | Insurance Coverage of Abortion | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 7) |
| 2/18 | SB 97 | Parental Notice of Abortion | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 21) |
| 2/17 | SB 16 | Abortion Procedures Bill | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 10) |
| 1/27 | SB 113 | Prohibit Abortion Health Care Coverage | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 8) |
| 6/14 | HB 1247 | Prohibiting Insurance Coverage of Elective Abortions | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 3) |
| 5/25 | HB 3284 | Requiring Women Seeking Abortions to Answer Questionnaire | Veto Override Passed - Senate (33 - 15) |
| 5/18 | SB 528 | Requiring an Ultrasound for an Abortion | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 4) |
| 5/05 | HB 2115 | Late-Term/Partial Birth Abortion Reporting Requirements | Veto Override Failed - Senate (26 - 14) |
| 4/28 | Amdt 841564 | Pre-Abortion Ultrasound Requirement | Amendment Adopted - Senate (22 - 17) |
| 4/27 | HB 2656 | Abortion Regulation Modifications | Veto Override Passed - Senate (36 - 12) |
| 4/22 | SB 793 | Abortion Law Amendments | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 5) |