HB2646 Summary

• Adds new provision making it a class 2 felony for persons 18 years or older to intentionally provide advice or encouragement to a minor to commit suicide, knowing the minor intends to commit suicide.

• Restructures existing manslaughter statute to clarify five distinct ways a person may commit manslaughter: recklessly causing death, heat of passion murder, providing means for suicide, coerced murder, or causing death of unborn child.

• Maintains existing exceptions for abortion, medical treatment, and excludes the unborn child's mother from prosecution for causing death of unborn child.

• Preserves manslaughter classification as a class 2 felony offense.