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FL S1722

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/11/2016

Primary Sponsor

Fiscal Policy

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Origin

Senate

2016 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Defines pregnancy trimesters (first: fertilization through week 11; second: weeks 12-23; third: week 24 through birth) and establishes new requirements for disposal of fetal remains, with failure to comply upgraded from second-degree to first-degree misdemeanor

  • Prohibits state agencies, local governments, and Medicaid managed care plans from expending funds or contracting with organizations that own, operate, or are affiliated with abortion clinics, with exceptions for rape, incest, medical necessity, or contracts entered before July 1, 2016

  • Requires abortion clinic physicians to have hospital admitting privileges within reasonable proximity or maintain a written patient transfer agreement with a nearby hospital; mandates annual agency inspections of all licensed clinics

  • Establishes mandatory monthly reporting to the Agency for Health Care Administration on abortions performed, including reasons, gestational period, and infants born alive, with data submission to the CDC beginning January 1, 2017

  • Requires abortion referral or counseling agencies to register with the agency, pay fees, include registration numbers in advertising, and renew biennially; prohibits the sale, donation, or transfer of fetal remains obtained from abortions, punishable as a second-degree felony

Legislative Description

Termination of Pregnancies

Last Action

Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1411 (Ch. 2016-150)

3/8/2016

Committee Referrals

Fiscal Policy2/19/2016
Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services1/26/2016
Health Policy1/15/2016

Full Bill Text

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