CSSB 920 - Ultrasound Required Prior to Abortion - Texas Key Vote
Kevin Eltife voted Yea (Passage) on this Legislation.
Timeline
- Replaced by Substitute
- May 11, 2007
- Senate Bill Passed
- May 3, 2007
- Introduced
- April 27, 2007
Related Issues
Stage Details
Title: Ultrasound Required Prior to Abortion
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that requires physicians to perform an ultrasound before performing an abortion.
Highlights:
-Requires that a physician performing an abortion review the ultrasound with the patient, but does not require that the patient view the ultrasound image (Sec.1). -Stipulates that bill must pass each house with a two-thirds majority to take immediate effect, otherwise the bill takes effect September 1, 2007 (Sec.3).
More Info About this Vote
NOTE: THIS IS A SUBSTITUTE BILL, MEANING THE LANGUAGE OF THE ORIGINAL BILL HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE SUBSTITUTE BILL TEXT DIFFERS FROM THE PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE TEXT CAN VARY GREATLY.
Title: Ultrasound Required Prior to Abortion
More Info About this Vote
NOTE: THIS IS A SUBSTITUTE BILL, MEANING THE LANGUAGE OF THE ORIGINAL BILL HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE SUBSTITUTE BILL TEXT DIFFERS FROM THE PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE TEXT CAN VARY GREATLY.
Committee Sponsors
- Health and Human Services Committee (Sponsor)