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HB0182 • 2017

Abortion–ultrasound information.

AN ACT relating to public health and safety; requiring physicians to provide patients with specified information before certain nonemergency abortion procedures; providing exceptions; providing and amending definitions; 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 Gray
Last action
2017-03-10
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
7/1/2017

Plain English Breakdown

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Amendments

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HB0182H2001

2nd reading • Brown

Failed

Plain English: Failed 2nd reading by Brown

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HB0182H2002

2nd reading • Gray

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted 2nd reading by Gray

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HB0182H3001

3rd reading • Barlow

Divided

Plain English: Divided 3rd reading by Barlow

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HB0182H3001.01

3rd reading • Barlow

Corrected, Adopted

Plain English: Corrected, Adopted 3rd reading by Barlow

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HB0182H3001.02

3rd reading • Barlow

Corrected, Failed

Plain English: Corrected, Failed 3rd reading by Barlow

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HB0182H3002

3rd reading • Connolly

Failed

Plain English: Failed 3rd reading by Connolly

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HB0182HW001

Committee of the Whole • Zwonitzer

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Committee of the Whole by Zwonitzer

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HB0182HS001

Standing Committee • House Labor

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by House Labor

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HB0182S2001

2nd reading • Rothfuss

Failed

Plain English: Failed 2nd reading by Rothfuss

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HB0182SW001

Committee of the Whole • Anselmi-Dalton

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Committee of the Whole by Anselmi-Dalton

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HB0182SS001

Standing Committee • SAgriculture

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by SAgriculture

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Bill History

  1. 2017-03-10 Governor

    Governor Signed HEA No. 0090

  2. 2017-03-10 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number

  3. 2017-03-01 Senate

    S President Signed HEA No. 0090

  4. 2017-03-01 House

    H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0090

  5. 2017-03-01 LSO

    Assigned Number HEA No. 0090

  6. 2017-02-28 House

    H Concur:Passed 47-12-1-0-0

  7. 2017-02-27 House

    H Received for Concurrence

  8. 2017-02-27 Senate

    S 3rd Reading:Passed 20-10-0-0-0

  9. 2017-02-24 Senate

    S 2nd Reading:Passed

  10. 2017-02-23 Senate

    S COW:Passed

  11. 2017-02-10 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  12. 2017-02-10 Senate

    S05 - Agriculture:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-1-0-0-0

  13. 2017-02-06 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S05 - Agriculture

  14. 2017-02-06 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  15. 2017-02-03 House

    H 3rd Reading:Passed 41-17-2-0-0

  16. 2017-02-02 House

    H 2nd Reading:Passed

  17. 2017-02-01 House

    H COW:Passed

  18. 2017-01-31 House

    H Placed on General File

  19. 2017-01-31 House

    H10 - Labor:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 6-3-0-0-0

  20. 2017-01-20 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H10 - Labor

  21. 2017-01-19 House

    H Received for Introduction

  22. 2017-01-18 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary

Bill No.:
HB0182
Effective
:

7/1/2017

LSO No.:
17LSO-0514

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA No. 0090

Chapter No.:
[Chapter Number_RO]

Prime Sponsor:
Gray

Catch Title:
Abortion–ultrasound information.

Subject:
Nonemergency a
bortion procedure requirements
.

Summary/Major Elements:

This bill requires
a

physician
performing an abortion
,
a
referring
physician

or their designee
s

to inform
patient
s
of the opportunity to view an
active
ultrasound
image
and hear

the fetal
heartbeat
.

Th
e requirement
s
impose
d by this bill are
not required
in cases of
medical
emergencies
or for procedures
performed
to:

Save the life of the patient
;

Ameliorate
a serious risk
of
impairment of a major bodily function
;

Preserve
the live
of the unborn child;
or

Remove a dead unborn child or
an ectopic pregnancy.

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

Read the full stored bill text 
ORIGINAL
House
ENGROSSED
Bill No
.
HB0182

ENROLLED ACT NO. 90,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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

AN ACT relating to public health and safety; requiring physicians to provide patients with specified information before certain nonemergency abortion procedures; providing exceptions; providing and amending definitions; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1
.

W.S. 35
‑
6
‑
119 is created to read:

35
‑
6
‑
119
.

Information provided to patient
; exceptions; penalty
.

(a)

Except in the case of a medical emergency, the physician performing the abortion on the
patient
, the referring physician or a person
designated by either
physician shall inform the
patient of the opportunity
to view an active ultrasound of the unborn child and hear the heartbeat of the unborn child if the heartbeat is audible. The active ultrasound image
and
auscultation of fetal heart tone shall be of a quality consistent with standard medical practice in the community.

(
b
)

This section shall not apply to a procedure performed with the intent to:

(
i
)

Save the life of the patient;

(ii)

Ameliorate a serious risk of causing the patient substantial and irreversible impairment of a major bodily function;

(iii)

Preserve the health of the unborn child;

(iv)

Remove
a dead unborn child; or

(v)

Remove an ectopic pregnancy.

Section 2
.

W.S. 35
‑
6
‑
101(
a)(xii) is amended to read:

35
‑
6
‑
101
.

Definitions.

(a)

As used in the act, unless the context otherwise requires:

(xii)

"This act" means W.S. 35
‑
6
‑
101 through
35
‑
6
‑
118
35
‑
6
‑
119
.

Section 3
.

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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