SB716
Unprofessional conduct; disciplinary action against doctor for providing abortion care, etc.
Status:
Vetoed
Latest Action:
April 17, 2024
Senate: Passed by for the day
Chief Patron:
Jennifer Carroll Foy (D)
Session:
2024 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Board of Medicine; unprofessional conduct.
Prohibits the Board of Medicine from taking disciplinary action against a doctor based on the alleged provision or receipt of abortion care that is not prohibited under the laws of the Commonwealth, regardless of where such abortion care was provided or received. The bill also specifies that grounds for refusal ... (More) to issue a certificate or license to any applicant or to take disciplinary action for procuring or performing an abortion apply to such action only as it is prohibited by the laws of the Commonwealth. Under current law, such grounds for refusal or disciplinary action apply for procuring or performing a criminal abortion. This bill is identical to HB 519. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/19/2024 - Senate: Presented and ordered printed 24104822D
- 01/19/2024 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/25/2024 - Senate: Assigned Education and Health Sub: Health Professions
- 01/26/2024 - Senate: Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- 01/31/2024 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB716)
- 02/01/2024 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (9-Y 6-N)
- 02/01/2024 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 24106224D-S1
- 02/02/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/2024 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB716S1)
- 02/05/2024 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/05/2024 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/05/2024 - Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 24106224D-S1
- 02/05/2024 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB716S1
- 02/06/2024 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 16-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/06/2024 - Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/2024 - Senate: Passed Senate (21-Y 18-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/13/2024 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/13/2024 - House: Read first time
- 02/13/2024 - House: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
- 02/15/2024 - House: Reported from Health and Human Services (14-Y 8-N)
- 02/19/2024 - House: Read second time
- 02/20/2024 - House: Read third time
- 02/20/2024 - House: Passed House (54-Y 45-N)
- 02/20/2024 - House: VOTE: Passage (54-Y 45-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/26/2024 - Senate: Enrolled
- 02/26/2024 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB716ER)
- 02/26/2024 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB716ER)
- 02/26/2024 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/29/2024 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/2024 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
- 03/11/2024 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
- 04/05/2024 - Governor: Vetoed by Governor
- 04/17/2024 - Senate: Passed by for the day
