SF 523 - Expands Penalties for Fetal Homicide - Iowa Key Vote
Rich Taylor voted Nay (Passage) on this Legislation.
Timeline
- Referred to Committee
- April 1, 2019
- Senate Bill Passed
- March 26, 2019
- Introduced
- March 7, 2019
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Stage Details
Title: Expands Penalties for Fetal Homicide
Title: Expands Penalties for Fetal Homicide
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that expands criminal penalties for fetal homicide.
Highlights:
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Defines “unborn person” as a individual organism of the species homo sapien from fertilization to live birth (Sec. 1).
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Specifies that anyone who causes the death of an “unborn person” without the consent of the pregnant individual during the act of committing a felony, is guilty of a class A felony (Sec. 1).
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Specifies that anyone who intentionally or unintentionally causes the death of an “unborn person” without the knowledge and consent of the pregnant individual is guilty of a class B felony (Sec. 1).
Title: Expands Penalties for Fetal Homicide
Committee Sponsors
- Judiciary Committee (Sponsor)