HB404
Abortion; use of public funds prohibited.
Summary
As Introduced. Abortion; use of public funds prohibited.
Provides that no agency of the Commonwealth shall enter into any contract with or make any grant of public funds, as defined in the bill, to any entity or any affiliate of any entity that provides abortion services or operates a facility at which abortion services are provided. The bill ... (More) also repeals provisions authorizing the Board of Health to use state general funds appropriated to the Department of Health to pay the cost of abortions for women who otherwise meet the financial eligibility criteria for services through the state plan for medical assistance services in cases in which (i) a pregnancy occurs as a result of rape or incest that is reported to a law-enforcement or public health agency or (ii) a physician certifies in writing that he believes the fetus will be born with a gross and totally incapacitating physical deformity or with a gross and totally incapacitating mental deficiency. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/08/2024 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103382D
- 01/08/2024 - House: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
- 01/25/2024 - House: Referred from Health and Human Services
- 01/25/2024 - House: Referred to Committee on Rules
- 02/08/2024 - House: Reported without recommendation from Rules (12-Y 6-N)
- 02/09/2024 - House: Read first time
- 02/12/2024 - House: Floor substitute printed 24107573D-H1 (Gilbert)
- 02/12/2024 - House: Read second time
- 02/12/2024 - House: Substitute by Delegate Gilbert ruled not germane 24107573D-H1
- 02/12/2024 - House: Ruling of Chair sustained (51-Y 48-N)
- 02/12/2024 - House: VOTE: Adoption (51-Y 48-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/12/2024 - House: Motion to pass by to strike agreed to (51-Y 48-N)
- 02/12/2024 - House: VOTE: Sustain ruling of the Chair (51-Y 48-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/12/2024 - House: Engrossment refused by House (1-Y 95-N 2-A)
- 02/12/2024 - House: VOTE: Engrossment (1-Y 95-N 2-A)
