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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

AB 549

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Relating to: use and final disposition of fetal body parts and providing a penalty.

Abortion Maternal and infant care

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, 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

This bill prohibits any person from knowingly acquiring, providing, receiving,

or using a fetal body part, regardless of whether the acquisition, provision, receipt,

or use is for valuable consideration. A fetal body part, as defined in the bill, is tissue,

an organ, or another part of an unborn child that is obtained after and as a result of

an induced abortion after January 1, 2017. Pathological study of a fetal body part

to confirm a prenatal diagnosis of the unborn child or for autopsy is exempt from this

prohibition.

The bill also requires a facility that provides an induced abortion to arrange for

the entombment, inurnment, or interment of fetal body parts resulting from an

induced abortion. Anyone that acts exclusively in furtherance of final disposition of

a fetal body part is not guilty of violating the prohibition against acquiring,

providing, receiving, or using a fetal body part.

The bill imposes a forfeiture on entities that are not individuals that violate the

requirements of the bill. The bill specifies that a mother or father of an unborn child

may not be penalized for violating requirements of the bill.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Allen (R) , Bernier (R) , Born (R) , Brandtjen (R) , Edming (R) , Gannon (R) , Horlacher (R) , Hutton (R) , Jacque (R) , Katsma (R) , Kleefisch (R) , Knodl (R) , Kremer (R) , Krug (R) , Kulp (R) , Macco (R) , Murphy (R) , Neylon (R) , Ott (R) , Quinn (R) , Ripp (R) , Rohrkaste (R) , Sanfelippo (R) , Schraa (R) , Skowronski (R) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Tittl (R) , Tusler (R) , Wichgers (R)

9 cosponsors

Craig (R) , Kapenga (R) , LeMahieu (R) , Marklein (R) , Moulton (R) , Nass (R) , Stroebel (R) , Testin (R) , Vukmir (R)

Full history

  1. Oct 19, 2017 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Kleefisch, Bernier, Jacque, Allen, Born, Brandtjen, Edming, Gannon, Horlacher, Hutton, Katsma, Knodl, Kremer, Krug, Kulp, Macco, Murphy, Neylon, Ott, Quinn, Ripp, Rohrkaste, Sanfelippo, Schraa, Skowronski, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Tusler and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Moulton, Vukmir, Testin, Stroebel, Craig, Nass, LeMahieu, Kapenga and Marklein

  2. Oct 19, 2017 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety

  3. Jan 31, 2018 · Assembly

    Withdrawn from committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety and referred to committee on Assembly Organization pursuant to Assembly Rule 42 (3)(c)

  4. Mar 28, 2018 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1