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Bills · 2011-2012 Regular Session

SB 172

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sale and use of fetal body parts and providing a penalty.

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Current law prohibits a person from knowingly, and for valuable consideration,

acquiring, receiving, or otherwise transferring a human organ. Current federal law

prohibits a person from knowingly acquiring, receiving, or otherwise transferring,

in interstate commerce, any fetal tissue for valuable consideration. This bill

prohibits a person from knowingly and for valuable consideration acquiring,

receiving, or otherwise transferring a fetal body part in this state. A fetal body part

is a cell, tissue, organ, or other part of an unborn child who is aborted by an induced

abortion. The bill also prohibits a person from knowingly providing, receiving, or

using, for experimentation a fetal body part in this state, regardless of whether the

provision, receipt, or use is for valuable consideration.

Because this bill creates a new crime or revises a penalty for an existing crime,

the Joint Review Committee on Criminal Penalties may be requested to prepare a

report concerning the proposed penalty and the costs or savings that are likely to

result if the bill is enacted.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Galloway (R) , Grothman (R) , Kedzie (R) , Lazich (R) , Leibham (R) , Moulton (R) , Wanggaard (R) , Zipperer (R)

52 cosponsors

A. Ott (R) , August (R) , Bernier (R) , Bies (R) , Brooks (R) , Craig (R) , Endsley (R) , Farrow (R) , Honadel (R) , J. Fitzgerald (R) , Jacque (R) , Kapenga (R) , Kaufert (R) , Kerkman (R) , Kestell (R) , Kleefisch (R) , Klenke (R) , Knilans (R) , Knodl (R) , Knudson (R) , Kooyenga (R) , Kramer (R) , Krug (R) , Kuglitsch (R) , LeMahieu (R) , Litjens (R) , Marklein (R) , Murtha (R) , Nass (R) , Nygren (R) , Petersen (R) , Petrowski (R) , Petryk (R) , Pridemore (R) , Ripp (R) , Rivard (R) , Severson (R) , Spanbauer (R) , Steineke (R) , Strachota (R) , Stroebel (R) , Suder (R) , T. Larson (R) , Tauchen (R) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Tiffany (R) , Tranel (R) , Van Roy (R) , Vos (R) , Weininger (R) , Wynn (R) , Ziegelbauer (I)

Full history

  1. Aug 25, 2011 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Grothman, Galloway, Lazich, Leibham, Moulton, Wanggaard, Zipperer and Kedzie;Cosponsored by Representatives Jacque, Craig, August, Bernier, Bies, Brooks, Endsley, Farrow, J. Fitzgerald, Honadel, Kapenga, Kerkman, Kestell, Kleefisch, Klenke, Knilans, Knodl, Knudson, Kooyenga, Kramer, Krug, Kuglitsch, T. Larson, LeMahieu, Litjens, Marklein, Murtha, Nass, Nygren, A. Ott, Petersen, Petrowski, Petryk, Pridemore, Ripp, Rivard, Severson, Spanbauer, Steineke, Strachota, Stroebel, Suder, Tauchen, Thiesfeldt, Tiffany, Tranel, Van Roy, Vos, Wynn, Ziegelbauer, Kaufert and Weininger

  2. Aug 25, 2011 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations

  3. Sep 8, 2011 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Mar 23, 2012 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1