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2024 SESSION

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SB 237 Contraception; establishes right to obtain, applicability, enforcement.

Introduced by: Ghazala F. Hashmi | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)

Contraception; right to contraception; applicability; enforcement. Establishes a right to obtain contraceptives and engage in contraception, as defined in the bill. The bill creates a cause of action that may be instituted against anyone who infringes on such right. This bill is identical to HB 609.

FULL TEXT

• 01/09/24  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101787D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/08/24  Senate: Committee substitute printed 24107290D-S1  pdf | impact statement
• 02/08/24  Senate: Substitute bill reprinted 24107290D-S1  pdf | impact statement
• 03/04/24  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB237ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/08/24  Senate: Governor's substitute printed 24109328D-S2  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
• Governor's recommendation
• Governor's veto explanation

HISTORY

• 01/09/24  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101787D
• 01/09/24  Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
• 02/05/24  Senate: Assigned Education and Health Sub: Health
• 02/08/24  Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (9-Y 6-N)
• 02/08/24  Senate: Committee substitute printed 24107290D-S1
• 02/08/24  Senate: Substitute bill reprinted 24107290D-S1
• 02/08/24  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/09/24  Senate: Read second time
• 02/09/24  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/09/24  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 24107290D-S1
• 02/09/24  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB237S1
• 02/12/24  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
• 02/15/24  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/15/24  House: Read first time
• 02/15/24  House: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
• 02/16/24  House: Assigned sub: Health
• 02/20/24  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N)
• 02/22/24  House: Reported from Health and Human Services (13-Y 8-N)
• 02/26/24  House: Read second time
• 02/27/24  House: Read third time
• 02/27/24  House: Passed House (53-Y 43-N)
• 02/27/24  House: VOTE: Passage (53-Y 43-N)
• 03/04/24  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/04/24  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB237ER)
• 03/04/24  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/07/24  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/11/24  Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
• 03/11/24  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
• 04/08/24  Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
• 04/08/24  Senate: Governor's substitute printed 24109328D-S2
• 04/17/24  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 04/17/24  Senate: Communicated to Governor
• 04/17/24  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 17, 2024
• 05/17/24  Governor: Vetoed by Governor