Key Votes
HB 2218 - Abortion Requirements - Key Vote
Kansas Key Votes
Stages
- April 8, 2011 Executive Signed
- March 29, 2011 House Concurrence Vote Passed
- March 23, 2011 Senate Bill Passed
- Feb. 24, 2011 House Bill Passed
- Feb. 8, 2011 Introduced
Family
Issues
Stage Details
Legislation - Signed (Executive) - April 8, 2011
Title: Abortion Requirements
Legislation - Concurrence Vote Passed (House) (94-28) - March 29, 2011
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (24-15) - March 23, 2011 (Key vote)
Title: Abortion Requirements
Vote to pass a bill that prohibits the abortion of a "pain-capable unborn child" unless the abortion is necessary to preserve the life of the pregnant woman, or if a continuation of the pregnancy will cause a substantial and irreversible physical impairment of a major bodily function of the pregnant woman.
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (91-30) - Feb. 24, 2011 (Key vote)
Title: Abortion Requirements
Vote to pass a bill that prohibits abortions on fetuses that can feel pain.
-Defines a "pain-capable unborn child" as a fetus that has reached the gestational age of 22 weeks (Sec. 2).
-Specifies that no person shall perform an abortion or induce an abortion on a pain-capable unborn child unless the abortion is necessary, as documented by 2 physicians, and in the following instances (Sec. 3):
-To preserve the pregnant woman's life; or
-If the continuation of the pregnancy will cause a substantial and irreversible physical impairment of a major bodily function of the pregnant woman.
Legislation - Introduced (House) - Feb. 8, 2011
Title: Abortion Requirements
Sponsors
- Tom Arpke (KS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Rick Billinger (KS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Benny L. Boman (KS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Anthony R. Brown (KS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Steven 'Steve' Brunk (KS - R)
- Terry L. Calloway (KS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Peter 'Pete' DeGraaf (KS - R)
- Owen Donohoe (KS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Rocky Fund (KS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Randy Garber (KS - R)
- Mario Goico (KS - R)
- Jana Taylor Goodman (KS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Terri Lois Gregory (KS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Amanda Grosserode (KS - R)
- Dennis Hedke (KS - R)
- Jerry Henry (KS - D)
- Phil Hermanson (KS - R)
- Brett M. Hildabrand (KS - R)
- Kyle Dee Hoffman (KS - R)
- Mitch Holmes (KS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jim Howell (KS - R)
- S. Mike Kiegerl (KS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Lance Y. Kinzer (KS - R)
- Marvin G. Kleeb (KS - R)
- Forrest J. Knox (KS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Brenda Landwehr (KS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Peggy L. Mast (KS - R)
- Joe McLeland (KS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Kelly R. Meigs (KS - R)
- Reynaldo R. Mesa (KS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert 'Bob' Montgomery (KS - R)
- Connie R. O'Brien (KS - R)
- Charlotte O'Hara (KS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Bill C. Otto (KS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Joe Patton (KS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Virgil Peck Jr. (KS - R)
- Marc Rhoades (KS - R)
- John Rubin (KS - R)
- Ronald Ryckman Sr. (KS - R)
- Joseph Scapa (KS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Scott Schwab (KS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Arlen H. Siegfreid (KS - R)
- Gregory A. 'Greg' Smith (KS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Gene Suellentrop (KS - R)
- Jene Vickrey (KS - R)
- Brian A. Weber (KS - R)
- Vincent M. 'Vince' Wetta (KS - D) (Out Of Office)
- William M. 'Bill' Wolf (KS - R) (Out Of Office)
