SB 268 - Amends Definition of "Person" for Assault and Homicide - Colorado Key Vote
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Kevin Grantham voted Yea (Passage) on this Legislation.
Timeline
- Referred to Committee
- April 28, 2015
- Senate Bill Passed
- April 28, 2015
- Introduced
- April 14, 2015
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Title: Amends Definition of "Person" for Assault and Homicide
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that amends the definition of "person" for purposes of assault and homicide, effective July 1, 2015.
Highlights:
- Expands the definition of “person” for purposes of assault and homicide to include a fetus at every stage of gestation, from conception to live birth (Secs. 1-3).
- Exempts the following acts from the provisions of this bill (Sec. 1):
- An act committed by the mother of the fetus;
- An act involving a medical procedure performed by a physician or other licensed medical professional at the request of a mother or the mother's legal guardian; or
- An act involving the lawful dispensation or administration of lawfully prescribed medication.
Title: Amends Definition of "Person" for Assault and Homicide
- Randy L. Baumgardner (CO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Bill L. Cadman (CO - R) (Out Of Office)
- John B. Cooke III (CO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Larry W. Crowder (CO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Kevin J. Grantham (CO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Kent D. Lambert (CO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Polly Lawrence (CO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Kevin Lundberg (CO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Vicki Marble (CO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Beth Martinez Humenik (CO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Tim Neville (CO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ellen S. Roberts (CO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Mark Harold Scheffel (CO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ray 'Bob' Scott (CO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Laura J. Woods (CO - R) (Out Of Office)