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HB22-1279

Reproductive Health Equity Act

Type Bill
Session 2022 Regular Session
Subjects
Health Care & Health Insurance

Concerning the codification of a person's fundamental right to make reproductive health-care decisions free from government interference.

Bill Summary:

The act declares that every individual has a fundamental right to use or refuse contraception; every pregnant individual has a fundamental right to continue the pregnancy and give birth or to have an abortion; and a fertilized egg, embryo, or fetus does not have independent or derivative rights under the laws of the state.

The act prohibits state and local public entities from:

  • Denying, restricting, interfering with, or discriminating against an individual's fundamental right to use or refuse contraception or to continue a pregnancy and give birth or to have an abortion in the regulation or provision of benefits, services, information, or facilities; and
  • Depriving, through prosecution, punishment, or other means, an individual of the individual's right to act or refrain from acting during the individual's own pregnancy based on the potential, actual, or perceived impact on the pregnancy, the pregnancy's outcomes, or on the pregnant individual's health.
    (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Status

Became Law

Introduced

Passed

Became Law

Related Documents & Information

Date Version Documents
04/04/2022 Signed Act PDF
03/29/2022 Final Act PDF
03/23/2022 Rerevised PDF
03/22/2022 Revised PDF
03/14/2022 Reengrossed PDF
03/12/2022 Engrossed PDF
03/03/2022 Introduced PDF
Date Version Documents
05/23/2022 FN2 PDF
03/04/2022 FN1 PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Refer House Bill 22-1279 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 3-2. Vote summary
Activity Vote Documents
Refer House Bill 22-1279 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 7-4. Vote summary
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
03/23/2022 Third Reading BILL
20
AYE
15
NO
0
OTHER
Vote record
03/22/2022 Committee of the Whole COW * (.006)
15
AYE
20
NO
0
OTHER
Vote record
03/22/2022 Committee of the Whole COW * (.005)
15
AYE
20
NO
0
OTHER
Vote record
03/22/2022 Committee of the Whole COW * (.002)
15
AYE
20
NO
0
OTHER
Vote record
03/22/2022 Committee of the Whole COW * (.001)
15
AYE
20
NO
0
OTHER
Vote record
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
03/14/2022 Third Reading BILL
40
AYE
24
NO
1
OTHER
Vote record
03/14/2022 Third Reading PERM
22
AYE
40
NO
3
OTHER
Vote record
03/12/2022 Committee of the Whole AMD (L.066)
20
AYE
37
NO
8
OTHER
Vote record
03/12/2022 Committee of the Whole AMD (L.026)
20
AYE
37
NO
8
OTHER
Vote record
03/12/2022 Committee of the Whole AMD (L.050)
24
AYE
33
NO
8
OTHER
Vote record
03/12/2022 Committee of the Whole AMD (L.046)
20
AYE
38
NO
7
OTHER
Vote record
03/12/2022 Committee of the Whole AMD (L.058)
20
AYE
38
NO
7
OTHER
Vote record
03/12/2022 Committee of the Whole AMD (L.051)
20
AYE
38
NO
7
OTHER
Vote record
03/12/2022 Committee of the Whole AMD (L.054)
24
AYE
34
NO
7
OTHER
Vote record
03/12/2022 Committee of the Whole AMD (L.049)
24
AYE
34
NO
7
OTHER
Vote record
03/12/2022 Committee of the Whole AMD (L.048)
22
AYE
35
NO
8
OTHER
Vote record
03/12/2022 Committee of the Whole AMD (L.047)
22
AYE
35
NO
8
OTHER
Vote record
03/12/2022 Committee of the Whole AMD (L.065)
20
AYE
37
NO
8
OTHER
Vote record
Date Amendment Number Committee/ Floor Hearing Status Documents
03/22/2022 L.091 Second Reading Lost [**] PDF
03/22/2022 L.094 Second Reading Lost [**] PDF
03/22/2022 L.095 Second Reading Lost [**] PDF
03/22/2022 L.096 Second Reading Lost [**] PDF
03/22/2022 L.081 Second Reading Lost [**] PDF
03/22/2022 L.074 Second Reading Lost [**] PDF
03/22/2022 L.083 Second Reading Lost [**] PDF
03/22/2022 L.089 Second Reading Lost [**] PDF
03/22/2022 L.080 Second Reading Lost [**] PDF
03/22/2022 L.072 Second Reading Lost [**] PDF
03/22/2022 L.076 Second Reading Lost [**] PDF
03/22/2022 L.071 Second Reading Lost [**] PDF
03/12/2022 L.066 Second Reading Lost [**] PDF
03/12/2022 L.065 Second Reading Lost [**] PDF
03/12/2022 L.051 Second Reading Lost [**] PDF
03/12/2022 L.046 Second Reading Lost [**] PDF
03/12/2022 L.064 Second Reading Lost [**] PDF
03/11/2022 L.059 Second Reading Lost [**] PDF
03/11/2022 L.058 Second Reading Lost [**] PDF
03/11/2022 L.053 Second Reading Lost [**] PDF
03/11/2022 L.054 Second Reading Lost [**] PDF
03/11/2022 L.022 Second Reading Lost [**] PDF
03/11/2022 L.026 Second Reading Lost [**] PDF
03/11/2022 L.049 Second Reading Lost [**] PDF
03/11/2022 L.048 Second Reading Lost [**] PDF
03/11/2022 L.047 Second Reading Lost [**] PDF
03/11/2022 L.050 Second Reading Lost [**] PDF
Date Location Action
04/04/2022 Governor Governor Signed
03/29/2022 Governor Sent to the Governor
03/29/2022 Senate Signed by the President of the Senate
03/28/2022 House Signed by the Speaker of the House
03/23/2022 Senate Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
03/22/2022 Senate Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments
03/17/2022 Senate Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole
03/14/2022 Senate Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary
03/14/2022 House House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
03/12/2022 House House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
03/09/2022 House House Committee on Health & Insurance Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
03/03/2022 House Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Insurance
Effective Date Chapter # Title Documents
04/04/2022 67 Reproductive Health Equity Act PDF