HB519
Unprofessional conduct; disciplinary action against doctor for providing abortion care, etc.
Status:
Vetoed
Latest Action:
April 17, 2024
House: House sustained Governor's veto
Chief Patron:
Candi King (D)
Session:
2024 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Board of Medicine; unprofessional conduct.
Prohibits the Board of Medicine from taking disciplinary action against a doctor based on the alleged provision or receipt of abortion care that is not prohibited under the laws of the Commonwealth, regardless of where such abortion care was provided or received. The bill also specifies that grounds for refusal ... (More) to issue a certificate or license to any applicant or to take disciplinary action for procuring or performing an abortion apply to such action only as it is prohibited by the laws of the Commonwealth. Under current law, such grounds for refusal or disciplinary action apply for procuring or performing a criminal abortion. This bill is identical to SB 716. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/08/2024 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103442D
- 01/08/2024 - House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
- 01/16/2024 - House: Referred from Labor and Commerce
- 01/16/2024 - House: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
- 01/17/2024 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB519)
- 01/31/2024 - House: Assigned sub: Health
- 02/06/2024 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N)
- 02/08/2024 - House: Reported from Health and Human Services (13-Y 8-N)
- 02/11/2024 - House: Read first time
- 02/12/2024 - House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/13/2024 - House: Read third time and passed House (54-Y 45-N)
- 02/13/2024 - House: VOTE: Passage (54-Y 45-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/14/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/14/2024 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/22/2024 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (9-Y 5-N)
- 02/23/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/2024 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/26/2024 - Senate: Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/29/2024 - House: Enrolled
- 02/29/2024 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB519ER)
- 02/29/2024 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB519ER)
- 02/29/2024 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/03/2024 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/2024 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
- 03/11/2024 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
- 04/05/2024 - Governor: Vetoed by Governor
- 04/17/2024 - House: House sustained Governor's veto
