SB 461 (2024): requiring health care providers to report certain information about abortions performed to their medical facility, and requiring those medical facilities to report the information to the department of health and human services.

SB 461 (2024)

requiring health care providers to report certain information about abortions performed to their medical facility, and requiring those medical facilities to report the information to the department of health and human services.

• Status: Killed
• Term: 2023-2024
• House committee: Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
• Senate committee: Judiciary
• Subject: Public and Mental Health

The Story

It was introduced on January 3, 2024 and referred to the Senate Judiciary committee. The committee held a public hearing on January 4, 2024. The committee voted 3–2 to recommend that the Senate pass it with changes (amendment 2024-1419s). On April 5, 2024 the Senate adopted “Special Order to the Next Session, Without Objection”. The committee voted 3–2 to recommend that the Senate pass it with changes (amendment 2024-1419s). On April 11, 2024 the Senate adopted “Without Objection, Sen. Avard Moved the Question”. The committee's amendment (2024-1419s) was adopted on a roll call 14–9 on April 11, 2024, changing the text of the bill. On April 11, 2024 the Senate voted to pass it with changes and ordered it to a third reading. It crossed to the House on April 12, 2024 and was referred to the House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs committee. The committee held a public hearing on May 1, 2024, with 42 people signed in online: 8 in support, 31 in opposition and 3 as neutral. The committee met in executive session on May 8, 2024 to vote on its recommendation. The majority recommended that the House kill it, and the minority recommended that the House pass it with changes (amendment 2024-1790h), by a vote of 13–7. The report was placed on the regular calendar. On May 23, 2024 the House voted to kill it on a division vote 201–164.

Sponsors

• Sen. Cindy Rosenwald (D - SD13) (prime sponsor)
• Sen. David Watters (D - SD4)
• Sen. Donna Soucy (D - SD18)
• Sen. Rebecca Perkins Kwoka (D - SD21)
• Sen. Lou D'Allesandro (D - SD20)
• Sen. Rebecca Whitley (D - SD15)
• Sen. Debra Altschiller (D - SD24)
• Sen. Donovan Fenton (D - SD10)
• Sen. Shannon Chandley (D - SD11)
• Sen. Suzanne Prentiss (D - SD5)
• Rep. Marjorie Smith (D - Straf 10)
• Rep. Alexis Simpson (D - Rock 33)
• Rep. Matthew Wilhelm (D - Hills 40)
• Rep. Lucy Weber (D - Ches 5)
• Rep. Karen Ebel (D - Merr 7)

Hearings and Sessions

• January 4, 2024, 1:45 PM: hearing, Senate Judiciary, SH 100
• May 1, 2024, 1:00 PM: public hearing, House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs, LOB 210-211
• May 8, 2024, 11:00 AM: executive session, House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs, LOB 205-207

Votes

• April 11, 2024, Senate: Adopt Committee Amendment — yeas 14, nays 9, passed
• April 11, 2024, Senate: Ought to Pass with Amendment — yeas 14, nays 9, passed
• May 23, 2024, House: Inexpedient to Legislate — yeas 201, nays 164, passed

The Docket

Laws It Would Change

• RSA 329:49

From the General Court

• Bill text
• Bill status page
• Docket
• SC 13A
• SC 14A
• HC 20, page 27