HB0116 • 2017

Abortion amendments.

AN ACT relating to abortions; prohibiting the sale or transfer of any aborted child or cells or tissue from an aborted child for experimentation; providing applicability; and providing for an effective date.

Abortion Children Healthcare

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Representative Steinmetz
Last action: 2017-03-10
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2017

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Amendments

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HB0116HW001

Committee of the Whole • Barlow

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Committee of the Whole by Barlow

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HB0116HS001

Standing Committee • House Labor

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by House Labor

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HB0116S3001

3rd reading • Scott

Adopted

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Bill History

2017-03-10 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number
2017-03-10 Governor
Governor Signed HEA No. 0094
2017-03-03 Senate
S President Signed HEA No. 0094
2017-03-02 House
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0094
2017-03-01 LSO
Assigned Number HEA No. 0094
2017-03-01 House
H Concur:Passed 48-12-0-0-0
2017-03-01 House
H Received for Concurrence
2017-02-28 Senate
S 3rd Reading:Passed 20-10-0-0-0
2017-02-27 Senate
S 3rd Reading:Laid Back
2017-02-24 Senate
S 2nd Reading:Passed
2017-02-23 Senate
S COW:Passed
2017-02-10 Senate
S Placed on General File
2017-02-10 Senate
S05 - Agriculture:Recommend Do Pass 4-1-0-0-0
2017-02-06 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S05 - Agriculture
2017-02-06 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2017-02-03 House
H 3rd Reading:Passed 48-11-1-0-0
2017-02-02 House
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2017-02-01 House
H COW:Passed
2017-01-31 House
H Placed on General File
2017-01-31 House
H10 - Labor:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 6-3-0-0-0
2017-01-16 House
H Introduced and Referred to H10 - Labor
2017-01-11 House
H Received for Introduction
2017-01-10 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary

Bill No.:
HB0116
Effective
:
7/1/2017

LSO No.:
17LSO-0246

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA No. 0094

Chapter No.:
[Chapter Number_RO]

Prime Sponsor:
Steinmetz

Catch Title:
Abortion amendments.

Subject:
Regulation on the use of an

aborted child for experimentation.

Summary/Major Elements:

This bill amends the existing prohibition against selling, transferring, distributing or giving away an aborted child for experimentation by removing the
"
live or viable
"
limitation

for
an aborted child
and by specifying that the prohibition also applies to tissue or cells from an aborted child.

The bill specifies that the
existing, applicable
prohibition
s and penalties do
not apply to legal organ or tissue donations from a parent or to a child delivered by miscarriage or other condition that is not an abortion.

The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent. While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill
.

Current Bill Text

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ORIGINAL
House
ENGROSSED
Bill No
.
HB0116

ENROLLED ACT NO. 94,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2017 General Session

AN ACT relating to abortions; prohibiting the sale or transfer of any aborted child or cells or tissue from an aborted child for experimentation; providing applicability; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1
.

W.S. 35
‑
6
‑
115
is
amended to read:

35
‑
6
‑
115
.

Penalty for giving away an aborted child for experimentation
; exemptions
.

(a)

Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, w
hoever sells, transfers, distributes or gives away any
live or viable
aborted child

or any tissue or cells from an aborted child
for any form of experimentation is guilty of a felony punishable by a fine of not less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) and by imprisonment in the penitentiary for not less than one (1) year nor more than fourteen (14) years. Any person consenting, aiding or abetting such sale, transfer, distribution or other unlawful disposition of an aborted child

or any tissue or cells from an aborted child
is guilty of a felony punishable by a fine of not less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) and by imprisonment in the penitentiary for not less than one (1) year nor more than fourteen (14) years or both, and shall also be subject to prosecution for violation of any other criminal statute.

(b)

Subsection (a) of this section shall not be construed to apply to:

(i)

Any legal organ or tissue donations made by a parent;

(ii)

A child or any tissues or cells from a miscarriage
or produced by any medical procedure following a miscarriage,
or any other medical condition which is not an abortion
;

(iii)

The use or transfer of tissue or cells from an aborted child, embryo or fetus for medical examination and testing to:

(A)

Identify, confirm or deny any medical condition which lead to or influenced the decision to terminate the pregnancy;

(B)

Obtain information relating to future medical treatment or counseling of parents, siblings or other blood relatives of the aborted child, embryo or fetus; or

(C)

Comply with hospital quality control regulations.

Section
2
.

This
act is effective July 1,
201
7
.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the House.

Chief Clerk

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