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AZ HB2909

Bill

Status

Introduced

6/7/2021

Primary Sponsor

Russell Bowers

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Origin

House of Representatives

Fifty-fifth Legislature - First Regular Session (2021)

AI Summary

  • Amends Arizona Revised Statutes sections 36-301, 36-326, 36-329, and 36-2152 to replace the term "product of human conception" with "unborn child" throughout vital records and abortion-related statutes.

  • Updates the definition of "birth" and "fetal death" to use "unborn child" instead of "product of human conception" in describing the expulsion or extraction of a fetus from the mother.

  • Adds "unborn child" as a defined term in section 36-301, with reference to the definition in section 36-2151.

  • Makes grammatical corrections to related statutory language, including changing pronouns from "its" to "the child's" and updating verb forms for consistency.

  • Applies the terminology changes to provisions governing disposition-transit permits for fetal remains and fetal death certificate registration requirements.

Legislative Description

Unborn child; statutory language

Unborn Child

Last Action

House miscellaneous motion: Rep. Toma moved that rules be suspended and House Bill 2909 be immediately placed under the order of business Third Reading of bills for the purpose of substitution of bills on Third Reading

6/25/2021

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