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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
March 7, 2012 GA SB 438 Prohibits State Employee Insurance Coverage of Abortions Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 18)
March 6, 2012 OK SB 1274 Requires physicians inform abortion patients of fetal heartbeat Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 8)
Feb. 28, 2012 VA HB 462 Requires an Ultrasound Prior to an Abortion Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 19)
Feb. 22, 2012 WI SB 306 Requires Physicians Performing Abortions to Determine if the Woman's Consent is Voluntary Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 15)
Feb. 15, 2012 OK SB 1433 Defines life as beginning at conception Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 8)
Feb. 14, 2012 KY SB 103 Requires an Ultrasound Prior to an Abortion Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 4)
Feb. 8, 2012 KY SB 102 Specifies Conditions for Informed Consent Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 5)
Feb. 1, 2012 VA SB 484 Requires an Ultrasound Prior to an Abortion Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 18)
Oct. 20, 2011 WI SB 92 Prohibits Abortion Coverage through Healthcare Insurance Exchanges Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 16)
Sept. 28, 2011 MI SB 160 Bans Partial Birth/Late-Term Abortions Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (29 - 9)
Sept. 21, 2011 MI SB 160 Bans Partial Birth/Late-Term Abortions Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 8)
July 13, 2011 OH HB 78 Restrictions on Abortions Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 7)
June 30, 2011 IA HF 649 Appropriations for Health and Human Services Conference Report Adopted - Senate (27 - 18)
June 22, 2011 NH HB 329 Revising Abortion Procedures for Unemancipated Minors Veto Override Passed - Senate (17 - 7)
June 15, 2011 NC HB 854 Abortion Requirements Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 20)
June 9, 2011 AL HB 18 Prohibiting Abortions after 20 Weeks of Pregnancy Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 5)
May 23, 2011 NE LB 521 Requires Physician Presence During Abortions Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 9)
May 16, 2011 IA SF 534 Abortion Restrictions Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 23)
May 12, 2011 KS HB 2075 Prohibiting Insurance Coverage of Abortion Conference Report Adopted - Senate (28 - 10)
May 12, 2011 NE LB 22 Prohibits Insurance Coverage of Abortion Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 7)
May 5, 2011 FL HB 1127 Abortion Law Amendments Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 15)
May 3, 2011 TX HB 15 Requires an Ultrasound Prior to an Abortion Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 10)
April 28, 2011 FL HJR 1179 Prohibits Public Funding of Abortions Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 12)
April 28, 2011 FL HB 97 Prohibits Insurance Coverage of Abortion Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 11)
April 26, 2011 MT HB 627 Requiring Parental Notification for Abortions Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 22)
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)
April 21, 2010 VA Amdt 91 Limiting State Funding of Abortion Amendment Adopted - Senate (20 - 19)
April 12, 2010 NE LB 1103 Prohibiting Abortions After 20 Weeks of Pregnancy Bill Passed - Senate (44 - 5)
April 12, 2010 NE LB 594 Abortion Screening Requirements Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 9)
March 30, 2010 KS HB 2115 Late-Term/Partial Birth Abortion Reporting Requirements Conference Report Adopted - Senate (24 - 15)
March 2, 2010 WV SB 597 Ultrasound Form Requirement Prior To Abortion Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 7)
Feb. 26, 2010 ID S 1353 Authorizing Health Care Professionals to Refuse Specific Health Care Services Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 13)
Feb. 18, 2010 UT HB 12 Abortion and Homicide Law Amendments Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 4)
Jan. 25, 2010 KY SB 3 Omnibus Constitutional Amendment Bill Failed - Senate (21 - 0)
Dec. 24, 2009 National HR 3590 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Bill Passed - Senate (60 - 39)
Dec. 23, 2009 National HR 3590 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Cloture Invoked - Senate (60 - 39)
Dec. 22, 2009 National S Amdt 3276 Senate Health Care Bill Amendments Amendment Adopted - Senate (60 - 39)
Dec. 8, 2009 National S Amdt 2962 Prohibiting Federally Funded Abortion Services Amendment Tabled - Senate (54 - 45)
July 1, 2009 AZ SB 1175 Prohibiting Non-Physicians from Performing Abortions Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (16 - 11)
May 29, 2009 NE LB 675 Establishes Procedures for Ultrasounds Performed Prior to Abortions Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 5)
May 13, 2009 MO HB 46 Expansion of Abortion Laws Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 7)
May 7, 2009 KS SB 218 Partial-Birth/Late-Term Abortion Law Amendments Veto Override Failed - Senate (25 - 13)
April 27, 2009 MN Ban on State Funds for Abortions Amendment Rejected - Senate (26 - 39)
April 3, 2009 ND HB 1572 Legislative Intent With Regards to the Legal Definition of Life Bill Failed - Senate (16 - 29)
March 2, 2009 KY SB 79 Pre-Abortion Ultrasound Requirements Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 4)
Feb. 25, 2009 MT SB 374 Parental Notification for Underage Abortions Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 21)
Feb. 20, 2009 MT SB 46 Amending Constitutional Right to Privacy with Regards to Abortion Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 22)
Feb. 10, 2009 IN SB 90 Pre-Abortion Notification Requirement Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 11)
June 16, 2008 AZ SB 1048 Prohibiting Partial-Birth/Late-Term Abortion Conference Report Adopted - Senate (18 - 6)
April 30, 2008 KS SB 389 Partial-Birth/Late-Term Abortion Law Amendments Veto Override Failed - Senate (25 - 14)
April 30, 2008 FL SB 2400 Pre-Abortion Ultrasound Requirement Bill Failed - Senate (20 - 20)
Date No. Title Outcome
3/07 SB 438 Prohibits State Employee Insurance Coverage of Abortions Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 18)
3/06 SB 1274 Requires physicians inform abortion patients of fetal heartbeat Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 8)
2/28 HB 462 Requires an Ultrasound Prior to an Abortion Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 19)
2/22 SB 306 Requires Physicians Performing Abortions to Determine if the Woman's Consent is Voluntary Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 15)
2/15 SB 1433 Defines life as beginning at conception Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 8)
2/14 SB 103 Requires an Ultrasound Prior to an Abortion Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 4)
2/08 SB 102 Specifies Conditions for Informed Consent Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 5)
2/01 SB 484 Requires an Ultrasound Prior to an Abortion Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 18)
10/20 SB 92 Prohibits Abortion Coverage through Healthcare Insurance Exchanges Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 16)
9/28 SB 160 Bans Partial Birth/Late-Term Abortions Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (29 - 9)
9/21 SB 160 Bans Partial Birth/Late-Term Abortions Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 8)
7/13 HB 78 Restrictions on Abortions Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 7)
6/30 HF 649 Appropriations for Health and Human Services Conference Report Adopted - Senate (27 - 18)
6/22 HB 329 Revising Abortion Procedures for Unemancipated Minors Veto Override Passed - Senate (17 - 7)
6/15 HB 854 Abortion Requirements Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 20)
6/09 HB 18 Prohibiting Abortions after 20 Weeks of Pregnancy Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 5)
5/23 LB 521 Requires Physician Presence During Abortions Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 9)
5/16 SF 534 Abortion Restrictions Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 23)
5/12 HB 2075 Prohibiting Insurance Coverage of Abortion Conference Report Adopted - Senate (28 - 10)
5/12 LB 22 Prohibits Insurance Coverage of Abortion Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 7)
5/05 HB 1127 Abortion Law Amendments Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 15)
5/03 HB 15 Requires an Ultrasound Prior to an Abortion Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 10)
4/28 HJR 1179 Prohibits Public Funding of Abortions Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 12)
4/28 HB 97 Prohibits Insurance Coverage of Abortion Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 11)
4/26 HB 627 Requiring Parental Notification for Abortions Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 22)
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)
4/21 Amdt 91 Limiting State Funding of Abortion Amendment Adopted - Senate (20 - 19)
4/12 LB 1103 Prohibiting Abortions After 20 Weeks of Pregnancy Bill Passed - Senate (44 - 5)
4/12 LB 594 Abortion Screening Requirements Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 9)
3/30 HB 2115 Late-Term/Partial Birth Abortion Reporting Requirements Conference Report Adopted - Senate (24 - 15)
3/02 SB 597 Ultrasound Form Requirement Prior To Abortion Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 7)
2/26 S 1353 Authorizing Health Care Professionals to Refuse Specific Health Care Services Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 13)
2/18 HB 12 Abortion and Homicide Law Amendments Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 4)
1/25 SB 3 Omnibus Constitutional Amendment Bill Failed - Senate (21 - 0)
12/24 HR 3590 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Bill Passed - Senate (60 - 39)
12/23 HR 3590 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Cloture Invoked - Senate (60 - 39)
12/22 S Amdt 3276 Senate Health Care Bill Amendments Amendment Adopted - Senate (60 - 39)
12/08 S Amdt 2962 Prohibiting Federally Funded Abortion Services Amendment Tabled - Senate (54 - 45)
7/01 SB 1175 Prohibiting Non-Physicians from Performing Abortions Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (16 - 11)
5/29 LB 675 Establishes Procedures for Ultrasounds Performed Prior to Abortions Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 5)
5/13 HB 46 Expansion of Abortion Laws Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 7)
5/07 SB 218 Partial-Birth/Late-Term Abortion Law Amendments Veto Override Failed - Senate (25 - 13)
4/27 Ban on State Funds for Abortions Amendment Rejected - Senate (26 - 39)
4/03 HB 1572 Legislative Intent With Regards to the Legal Definition of Life Bill Failed - Senate (16 - 29)
3/02 SB 79 Pre-Abortion Ultrasound Requirements Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 4)
2/25 SB 374 Parental Notification for Underage Abortions Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 21)
2/20 SB 46 Amending Constitutional Right to Privacy with Regards to Abortion Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 22)
2/10 SB 90 Pre-Abortion Notification Requirement Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 11)
6/16 SB 1048 Prohibiting Partial-Birth/Late-Term Abortion Conference Report Adopted - Senate (18 - 6)
4/30 SB 389 Partial-Birth/Late-Term Abortion Law Amendments Veto Override Failed - Senate (25 - 14)
4/30 SB 2400 Pre-Abortion Ultrasound Requirement Bill Failed - Senate (20 - 20)
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