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| Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 29, 2020 | MA | H 5179 | Expands State Abortion Access | Veto Override Passed - Senate (32 - 8) |
| Aug. 11, 2020 | NE | LB 814 | Prohibits Second Trimester Abortions | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 8) |
| June 19, 2020 | TN | HB 2263 | Prohibits Abortion After Fetal Heartbeat is Detected | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 5) |
| June 17, 2020 | MS | HB 1295 | Prohibits Abortions for Reasons of Race, Sex, or Genetic Abnormality | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 11) |
| June 16, 2020 | NH | HB 685 | Requires Maternity Insurance Benefits to Include Abortion Services | "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - Senate (14 - 10) |
| June 14, 2020 | IA | HF 594 | Requires a 24-Hour Waiting Period Prior to Abortion | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 16) |
| March 12, 2020 | ID | S 1385 | Prohibits Abortion if Roe v Wade is Overturned by the Supreme Court | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 7) |
| March 6, 2020 | UT | SB 67 | Amends Requirements for Disposal of Fetal Remains | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (22 - 6) |
| March 4, 2020 | OH | SB 260 | Prohibits the Use of Telemedicine for Medication Abortions | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 9) |
| Feb. 27, 2020 | WY | SF 97 | Establishes Requirements for Abortions Resulting in Premature Birth | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 7) |
| Feb. 25, 2020 | National | S 311 | Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act | Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (56 - 41) |
| Feb. 25, 2020 | National | S 3275 | Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act | Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (53 - 44) |
| Feb. 24, 2020 | VA | HB 980 | Establishes the "Reproductive Health Protection Act" | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 20) |
| Feb. 24, 2020 | VA | HB 980 | Establishes the "Reproductive Health Protection Act" | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 20) |
| Feb. 13, 2020 | IA | SJR 2001 | Amends the State Constitution to Repeal the Right to Abortion | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 18) |
| Feb. 6, 2020 | FL | SB 404 | Requires Parental Consent for Minors Prior to Abortion | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 17) |
| Jan. 29, 2020 | KS | SCR 1613 | Establishes a State Constitutional Amendment Specifying that Abortion Shall Not Be Constitutionally Protected | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 12) |
| Jan. 27, 2020 | KY | SB 9 | Establishes Requirements for Abortions Resulting in Premature Birth | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 0) |
| Nov. 20, 2019 | PA | HB 321 | Prohibits Abortions Based on a Diagnosis of Down Syndrome | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 22) |
| Nov. 20, 2019 | PA | HB 321 | Prohibits Abortions Based on a Diagnosis of Down Syndrome | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 22) |
| Nov. 6, 2019 | OH | SB 155 | Requires Potential Abortion Reversal Drugs be made Available | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 10) |
| Nov. 6, 2019 | OH | SB 208 | Establishes Requirements for Abortions Resulting in Premature Birth | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 9) |
| Nov. 6, 2019 | OH | SB 208 | Establishes Requirements for Abortions Resulting in Premature Birth | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 9) |
| Nov. 6, 2019 | OH | SB 155 | Requires Potential Abortion Reversal Drugs be made Available | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 10) |
| Sept. 4, 2019 | CA | AB 500 | Requires Paid Maternity Leave for California Teachers | Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 2) |
| June 19, 2019 | RI | H 5125 | Establishes Abortion Procedures as Protected State Law | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 17) |
| June 19, 2019 | RI | H 5125 | Establishes Abortion Procedures as Protected State Law | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 17) |
| June 5, 2019 | WI | AB 179 | Establishes Requirements for Abortions Resulting in Premature Birth | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 14) |
| June 5, 2019 | WI | AB 180 | Requires Potential Abortion Reversal Drugs be made Available | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 13) |
| June 5, 2019 | WI | AB 180 | Requires Potential Abortion Reversal Drugs be made Available | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 13) |
| June 5, 2019 | WI | AB 179 | Establishes Requirements for Abortions Resulting in Premature Birth | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 14) |
| May 31, 2019 | IL | SB 25 | Establishes Protections Regarding Abortion | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (34 - 20) |
| May 30, 2019 | NE | LB 209 | Requires Abortion Providers Tell Patients About Options to Continue Pregnancy After Taking Mifepristone | Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 12) |
| May 23, 2019 | ME | LD 1261 | Authorizes Certain Health Care Professionals to Perform Abortions | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 16) |
| May 23, 2019 | NE | LB 209 | Requires Abortion Providers Tell Patients About Options to Continue Pregnancy After Taking Mifepristone | Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 9) |
| May 20, 2019 | CA | SB 24 | Requires Public Universities Offer and Cover the Cost of Abortion Drugs | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 10) |
| May 15, 2019 | MO | HB 126 | Prohibits Abortion if Roe v Wade is Overturned by the Supreme Court | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 10) |
| May 14, 2019 | ME | LD 820 | Requires the State Medicaid Program to Cover Abortion Services | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 16) |
| May 14, 2019 | AL | HB 314 | Increases Penalties for Abortions | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 6) |
| May 7, 2019 | TX | SB 1033 | Establishes the "Preborn Nondiscrimination Act" | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 11) |
| May 6, 2019 | LA | SB 184 | Prohibits Abortion After a Fetal Heartbeat is Detected | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 5) |
| May 1, 2019 | KS | SB 67 | Requires Abortion Reversal Drugs Be Made Known | Veto Override Passed - Senate (27 - 13) |
| April 26, 2019 | IA | HF 766 | Establishes a Health and Human Services Budget for FY 2019-2020 | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 19) |
| April 26, 2019 | IA | HF 766 | Establishes a Health and Human Services Budget for FY 2019-2020 | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 19) |
| April 24, 2019 | OK | HB 2591 | Requires Healthcare Providers Report Statutory Rape | Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 8) |
| April 18, 2019 | MT | HB 500 | Prohibits Abortions After 20th Week of Pregnancy | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 19) |
| April 18, 2019 | MT | HB 500 | Prohibits Abortions After 20th Week of Pregnancy | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 19) |
| April 16, 2019 | NV | SB 179 | Amends Abortion Laws | Bill Passed - Senate (12 - 9) |
| April 15, 2019 | NC | SB 359 | Establishes Requirements for Abortions Resulting in Premature Birth | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 19) |
| April 10, 2019 | OH | SB 23 | Prohibits Abortion After a Fetal Heartbeat is Detected | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (18 - 13) |
| April 10, 2019 | OH | SB 23 | Prohibits Abortion After a Fetal Heartbeat is Detected | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (18 - 13) |
| April 4, 2019 | AR | SB 278 | Establishes a 72-Hour Waiting Period Before Abortions | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (29 - 5) |
| April 2, 2019 | IN | HB 1211 | Prohibits Dilation and Evacuation Abortions | Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 10) |
| April 2, 2019 | IN | HB 1211 | Prohibits Dilation and Evacuation Abortions | Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 10) |
| April 2, 2019 | TX | SB 22 | Prohibits Taxpayer Dollars for Abortion Clinics | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 11) |
| April 1, 2019 | IN | SB 201 | Authorizes Health Providers to Abstain from Participating in Abortion Procedures | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (38 - 8) |
| March 29, 2019 | ND | HB 1546 | Prohibits Dilation and Evacuation Abortions | Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 7) |
| March 28, 2019 | MA | H 3638 | Appropriates Funding to Family Planning and Women Reproductive Health Clinics | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 5) |
| March 27, 2019 | IA | SF 513 | Authorizes Women to Buy Birth Control Without Prescriptions | Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 6) |
| March 27, 2019 | OH | SB 27 | Requires Either a Funeral or Cremation of Abortion Remains | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 7) |
| March 26, 2019 | IA | SF 523 | Expands Penalties for Fetal Homicide | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 18) |
| March 22, 2019 | GA | HB 481 | Prohibits Abortion After a Fetal Heartbeat is Detected | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 18) |
| March 22, 2019 | GA | HB 481 | Prohibits Abortion After a Fetal Heartbeat is Detected | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 18) |
| March 15, 2019 | ND | HB 1336 | Requires Potential Abortion Reversal Drugs be made Available | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 11) |
| March 15, 2019 | ND | HB 1336 | Requires Potential Abortion Reversal Drugs be made Available | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 11) |
| March 14, 2019 | NM | HB 51 | Amends State Law to Decriminalize Abortion | Bill Failed - Senate (18 - 24) |
| March 14, 2019 | NM | HB 89 | Requires Insurance Companies Provide Coverage for Contraceptives | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 8) |
| March 13, 2019 | UT | HB 136 | Prohibits Abortion After 18 Weeks | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 6) |
| March 13, 2019 | OH | SB 23 | Prohibits Abortion After a Fetal Heartbeat is Detected | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 13) |
| March 13, 2019 | OH | SB 23 | Prohibits Abortion After a Fetal Heartbeat is Detected | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 13) |
| March 11, 2019 | AR | HB 1439 | Prohibits Abortion After 18 Weeks | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 6) |
| Feb. 28, 2019 | KY | SB 227 | Requires Lifesaving Measures After Failed Abortion | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 0) |
| Feb. 25, 2019 | WY | HB 103 | Requires Doctor Reporting of Abortions | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 9) |
| Feb. 25, 2019 | WY | HB 103 | Requires Doctor Reporting of Abortions | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 9) |
| Feb. 14, 2019 | KY | SB 9 | Prohibits Abortion After a Fetal Heartbeat is Detected | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 6) |
| Feb. 13, 2019 | MS | SB 2116 | Prohibits Abortion After a Fetal Heartbeat is Detected | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 14) |
| Feb. 12, 2019 | MT | SB 100 | Requires Abortion Providers Offer Patients an Ultrasound | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 19) |
| Feb. 12, 2019 | MT | SB 100 | Requires Abortion Providers Offer Patients an Ultrasound | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 19) |
| Feb. 7, 2019 | AR | SB 149 | Establishes The Arkansas Human Life Protection Act | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 6) |
| Jan. 31, 2019 | NJ | S 1784 | Expands State Medicaid Program to Include Doula Maternity Care Coverage | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 6) |
| Jan. 11, 2019 | KY | SB 50 | Requires Reporting of Abortion Drugs | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 6) |
| Dec. 27, 2018 | OH | HB 258 | Prohibits Abortion After a Fetal Heartbeat is Detected | Veto Override Failed - Senate (19 - 13) |
| Dec. 12, 2018 | OH | HB 258 | Prohibits Abortion After a Fetal Heartbeat is Detected | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 13) |
| Aug. 23, 2018 | National | S Amdt 3967 | Senator Rand Paul's Amendment to H.R. 6157 | Amendment Rejected - Senate (45 - 48) |
| May 16, 2018 | LA | SB 181 | Prohibits Abortion After 15 Weeks | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (24 - 1) |
| May 1, 2018 | IA | SF 359 | Prohibits Abortion After a Heartbeat is Detected | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (29 - 17) |
| May 1, 2018 | LA | SB 534 | Amends "Crime of Violence" to Include Abortion | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 0) |
| May 1, 2018 | LA | SB 325 | Authorizes Department of Health to Close Clinics that Falsify Records | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 3) |
| April 23, 2018 | TN | HB 2381 | Authorizes 'Monument to the Unborn' | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 3) |
| March 30, 2018 | MD | HB 908 | Requires Insurance Companies to Cover Fertility Treatments for Cancer Patients | Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 0) |
| March 29, 2018 | TN | HB 2251 | Prohibits State Funding for Abortions | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 2) |
| March 22, 2018 | KY | HB 454 | Prohibits Abortion After 11 Weeks of Pregnancy | Bill Passed - Senate |
| March 14, 2018 | ID | HB 638 | Requires Additional Abortion Complications Reporting | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 14) |
| March 7, 2018 | IN | SB 340 | Amends Abortion Regulations | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (37 - 9) |
| March 6, 2018 | MS | HB 1510 | Prohibits Abortion After 15 Weeks of Pregnancy | Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 14) |
| March 6, 2018 | MS | HB 1510 | Prohibits Abortion After 15 Weeks of Pregnancy | Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 14) |
| March 3, 2018 | WA | SB 6219 | Requires State Insurer Coverage of Abortion and Contraception | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (27 - 22) |
| March 3, 2018 | WA | SB 6219 | Requires State Insurer Coverage of Abortion and Contraception | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (27 - 22) |
| Feb. 28, 2018 | IA | SF 2281 | Prohibits Abortion After Fetal Heartbeat Detection | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 20) |
| Feb. 22, 2018 | AZ | SB 1394 | Amends Abortion Reporting Requirements | Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 13) |