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Title Number State Proposed Status
Alabama Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (HB 18) HB 18 Alabama Mar 1, 2011 Current
Indiana Omnibus Abortion Bill (HEA 1210) HEA 1210 Indiana Jan 12, 2011 Current
Idaho Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (S 1165) S 1165 Idaho Mar 14, 2011 Blocked/Enjoined
Kansas Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (HB 2218) HB 2218 Kansas Feb 8, 2011 Current
Georgia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (HB 954) HB 954 Georgia Feb 8, 2012 Blocked/Enjoined
Arkansas Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (HB 1037) HB 1037 Arkansas Jan 17, 2013 Current
Louisiana Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (SB 766) SB 766 Louisiana May 17, 2011 Current
Nebraska Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (LB 1103) LB 1103 Nebraska Jan 21, 2010 Current
Oklahoma Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act HB 1888 Oklahoma Feb 7, 2011 Current
Arkansas Human Heartbeat Protection Act (SB 134) SB 134 Arkansas Jan 28, 2013 Blocked/Enjoined
North Dakota Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (SB 2368) SB 2368 North Dakota Jan 28, 2013 Current
Arizona Omnibus Abortion Bill (HB 2036) HB 2036 Arizona Jan 9, 2012 Blocked/Enjoined
Texas Omnibus Abortion Bill (HB 2) HB 2 Texas Jun 28, 2013 Current
Texas Human Heartbeat Protection Act (HB 59) HB 59 Texas Jul 18, 2013 Failed to Pass
North Dakota Human Heartbeat Protection Act (HB 1456) HB 1456 North Dakota Jan 21, 2013 Blocked/Enjoined
District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act HR 3803 District of Columbia Jan 23, 2012 Failed to Pass
Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (HR 1797) HR 1797 Federal Apr 26, 2013 Failed to Pass
Florida Infants Born Alive Bill (HB 1129) HB 1129 Florida Feb 28, 2013 Current
Texas Omnibus Abortion Bill (SB 5) SB 5 Texas Jun 11, 2013 Failed to Pass
Texas Omnibus Abortion Bill (HB 60) HB 60 Texas Jun 12, 2013 Failed to Pass
Texas Omnibus Abortion Bill (SB 1) SB 1 Texas Jul 1, 2013 Failed to Pass
Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (S 1670) S 1670 Federal Nov 7, 2013 Failed to Pass
Texas Preborn Pain Act (SB 25) SB 25 Texas Mar 5, 2013 Failed to Pass
Texas Preborn Pain Act (HB 2364) HB 2364 Texas Mar 5, 2013 Failed to Pass
Texas Preborn Pain Act (HB 16) HB 16 Texas May 28, 2013 Failed to Pass
Texas Preborn Pain Act (SB 13) SB 13 Texas May 29, 2013 Failed to Pass
West Virginia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act 2014 (HB 4588) HB 4588 West Virginia Feb 18, 2014 Failed to Pass
Florida Unborn Viability Act (HB 551) HB 551 Florida Jan 16, 2014 Failed to Pass
Florida for Life Act 2014 (HB 545) HB 545 Florida Jan 9, 2014 Failed to Pass
Florida Third-Trimester Abortion Ban (SB 918) SB 918 Florida Feb 6, 2014 Failed to Pass
Florida Third-Trimester Abortion Ban (HB 1047) HB 1047 Florida Feb 20, 2014 Current
South Carolina Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act 2014 (H 4223) H 4223 South Carolina May 23, 2013 Failed to Pass
South Carolina Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (S 626) S 626 South Carolina Apr 16, 2013 Failed to Pass
Mississippi Preborn Pain Act (HB 1400) HB 1400 Mississippi Jan 20, 2014 Current
Florida Unborn Viability Act (SB 1602) SB 1602 Florida Feb 28, 2014 Failed to Pass
Missouri Abortion Clinic Inspection Law (HB 1352) HB 1352 Missouri Jan 14, 2014 Failed to Pass
Michigan Human Heartbeat Protection Act (HB 5643) HB 5643 Michigan Jun 10, 2014 Failed to Pass
Michigan Bill Regarding Sentencing Guidelines Regarding Violations of Heartbeat Ban (HB 5645) HB 5645 Michigan Jun 10, 2014 Failed to Pass
Michigan Bill Regarding Heartbeat Ban Penalty Provision (HB 5644) HB 5644 Michigan Jun 10, 2014 Failed to Pass
Mississippi Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (SB 2427) SB 2427 Mississippi Jan 20, 2014 Failed to Pass
Virginia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (HB 1285) HB 1285 Virginia Jan 20, 2012 Failed to Pass
West Virginia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act 2013 (HB 2364) HB 2364 West Virginia Feb 13, 2013 Failed to Pass
West Virginia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act 2014 (SB 388) SB 388 West Virginia Jan 21, 2014 Failed to Pass
West Virginia Born Alive Infant Protection Law (HB 2240) HB 2240 West Virginia Jan 9, 2014 Failed to Pass
West Virginia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act 2013 (SB 487) SB 487 West Virginia Mar 8, 2013 Failed to Pass
North Dakota Bill Amending Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (SB 2004) SB 2004 North Dakota Jan 8, 2013 Current
Iowa Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (SF 45) SF 45 Iowa Jan 24, 2013 Failed to Pass
Kentucky Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (SB 57) SB 57 Kentucky Jan 7, 2014 Failed to Pass
South Carolina Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act 2015 (S 25) S 25 South Carolina Dec 3, 2014 Proposed
South Carolina Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act 2015 (S 28) S 28 South Carolina Dec 3, 2014 Proposed
South Carolina Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act 2015 (S 130) S 130 South Carolina Dec 3, 2014 Proposed
South Carolina Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act 2015 (H 3114) H 3114 South Carolina Dec 11, 2014 Current
Florida for Life Act 2015 (HB 247) HB 247 Florida Jan 13, 2015 Failed to Pass
West Virginia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act 2015 (HB 2153) HB 2153 West Virginia Jan 20, 2015 Failed to Pass
Minnesota Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (SF 2940) SF 2940 Minnesota Apr 1, 2014 Failed to Pass
Virginia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (HB 2321) HB 2321 Virginia Jan 26, 2015 Failed to Pass
Oregon Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act 2015 (HB 2388) HB 2388 Oregon Jan 12, 2015 Failed to Pass
Oregon Late-Term Sex-Selective Abortion Ban 2015 (SB 108) SB 108 Oregon Jan 21, 2015 Failed to Pass
Oregon Sex-Selective Abortion Ban 2013 (HB 3515) HB 3515 Oregon Apr 22, 2013 Failed to Pass
Oregon Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act 2013 (SB 553) SB 553 Oregon Feb 14, 2013 Failed to Pass
Minnesota Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (SF 2841) SF 2841 Minnesota Mar 20, 2014 Failed to Pass
Minnesota Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (HF 2927) HF 2927 Minnesota Mar 10, 2014 Failed to Pass
Colorado Born Alive Infant Protection Act (HB 1112) HB 1112 Colorado Jan 15, 2015 Failed to Pass
West Virginia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act 2015 (HB 2568) HB 2568 West Virginia Feb 3, 2015 Current
New Hampshire Viable Unborn Child Protection Act (HB 595) HB 595 New Hampshire Jan 8, 2015 Failed to Pass
Georgia Bill Banning Abortion After Second Trimester (SB 39) SB 39 Georgia Jan 15, 2015 Failed to Pass
New Mexico Late-Term Abortion Ban (HB 390) HB 390 New Mexico Jan 29, 2015 Failed to Pass
Minnesota Born Alive Infant Protection Act (SF 904) SF 904 Minnesota Feb 16, 2015 Failed to Pass
Minnesota Born Alive Infant Protection Act (HF 1047) HF 1047 Minnesota Feb 18, 2015 Failed to Pass
Oregon Late-Term Sex-Selective Abortion Ban 2015 (HB 2986) HB 2986 Oregon Feb 13, 2015 Failed to Pass
Iowa Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (SF 91) SF 91 Iowa Jan 28, 2015 Failed to Pass
Maryland Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (HB 492) HB 492 Maryland Feb 11, 2015 Failed to Pass
Maryland Women’s Late-Term Pregnancy Health Act (SB 511) SB 511 Maryland Feb 6, 2015 Failed to Pass
Maryland Women’s Late-Term Pregnancy Health Act (HB 961) HB 961 Maryland Feb 13, 2015 Failed to Pass
Montana Unborn Child Pain and Suffering Prevention Act (HB 479) HB 479 Montana Feb 12, 2015 Failed to Pass
Ohio “Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act” (SB 127) SB 127 Ohio Mar 16, 2015 Current
Ohio 20-Week Ban (HB 117) HB 117 Ohio Mar 11, 2015 Proposed
Michigan Human Heartbeat Protection Act (HB 4241) HB 4241 Michigan Feb 25, 2015 Failed to Pass
Massachusetts 20-Week Ban (H 1550) H 1550 Massachusetts Mar 10, 2015 Proposed
Florida For Life Act 2015 (SB 1502) S 1502 Florida Feb 26, 2015 Failed to Pass
Texas Bill Relating to the Regulation of Abortion Procedures (HB 1976) HB 1976 Texas Mar 12, 2015 Failed to Pass
Oregon Late-Term Sex-Selective Abortion Ban 2015 (HB 3458) HB 3458 Oregon Mar 2, 2015 Failed to Pass
Kentucky Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (HB 215) HB 215 Kentucky Jan 7, 2011 Failed to Pass
Wisconsin 20-Week Ban (SB 179) SB 179 Wisconsin May 22, 2015 Current
Wisconsin 20-Week Ban (AB 237) AB 237 Wisconsin May 22, 2015 Proposed
New Jersey Pain-Capable Fetus Protection Act (A 4509) A 4509 New Jersey Jun 11, 2015 Failed to Pass
Maryland Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (HB 283) HB 283 Maryland Jan 20, 2014 Failed to Pass
New Jersey Post-Viability Protection Act (S 1020) S 1020 New Jersey Jan 30, 2014 Failed to Pass
Maryland Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (SB 456) SB 456 Maryland Jan 30, 2013 Failed to Pass
Maryland Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (HB 1312) HB 1312 Maryland Feb 8, 2013 Failed to Pass
Michigan Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (HB 4851) HB 4851 Michigan Sep 10, 2015 Proposed
Michigan Sentencing Guidelines for Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (HB 4852) HB 4852 Michigan Sep 10, 2015 Proposed
Missouri Unborn Child Protection from ‘Dismemberment Abortion’ Act (HB 1714) HB 1714 Missouri Jan 6, 2016 Failed to Pass
Florida Bill Regarding the Termination of Pregnancies (HB 1411) HB 1411 Florida Jan 12, 2016 Current
Florida for Life Act 2016 (SB 1718) SB 1718 Florida Jan 11, 2016 Failed to Pass
Florida for Life Act 2016 (HB 865) HB 865 Florida Jan 12, 2016 Failed to Pass
Tennessee 20-Week Abortion Ban (SB 1770) SB 1770 Tennessee Jan 19, 2016 Failed to Pass
Tennessee 20-Week Abortion Ban (HB 1758) HB 1758 Tennessee Jan 15, 2016 Failed to Pass
Virginia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (HB 963) HB 963 Virginia Jan 12, 2016 Failed to Pass
New Hampshire Born-Alive Infant Protection Act (HB 1627) HB 1627 New Hampshire Jan 20, 2016 Failed to Pass
Colorado Born Alive Infant Protection Act (HB 1146) HB 1146 Colorado Jan 21, 2016 Failed to Pass
Alaska Bill Banning Late Term Abortion (SB 179) SB 179 Alaska Feb 12, 2016 Failed to Pass
South Dakota 20-Week Abortion Ban (SB 72) SB 72 South Dakota Jan 22, 2016 Current
Hawaii Born Alive Infant Protection Act (HB 2763) HB 2763 Hawaii Jan 27, 2016 Failed to Pass
Maryland Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (SB 749) SB 749 Maryland Feb 5, 2016 Failed to Pass
Maryland Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (HB 603) HB 603 Maryland Feb 3, 2016 Failed to Pass
Idaho ‘Unborn Child’ Protection from ‘Dismemberment Abortion’ Ban (S 1386) S 1386 Idaho Mar 4, 2016 Failed to Pass
Mississippi ‘Unborn Child Protection from Dismemberment Abortion’ (HB 519) HB 519 Mississippi Feb 8, 2016 Current
Oregon Late-Term Sex-Selective Abortion Ban 2016 (HB 4070) HB 4070 Oregon Jan 27, 2016 Failed to Pass
New Mexico Bill Regarding ‘Born-Alive’ Infants (HB 275) HB 275 New Mexico Jan 22, 2016 Failed to Pass
New Mexico Bill Amending the ‘Partial-Birth Abortion’ Ban (SB 243) SB 243 New Mexico Jan 23, 2016 Failed to Pass
New Mexico ‘Late-Term’ Abortion Ban (SB 242) SB 242 New Mexico Jan 23, 2016 Failed to Pass
New Jersey Post-Viability Protection Act (S 1352) S 1352 New Jersey Feb 11, 2016 Proposed
New Jersey Pain-Capable Fetus Protection Act (A 1703) A 1703 New Jersey Jan 27, 2016 Failed to Pass
New Jersey Protection of Fetuses from ‘Dismemberment Abortion’ (A 1700) A 1700 New Jersey Jan 27, 2016 Proposed
Pennsylvania Bill Regarding Abortion Restrictions (HB 1948) HB 1948 Pennsylvania Apr 1, 2016 Proposed
Rhode Island ‘Unborn Child’ Protection from ‘Dismemberment Abortion’ Act (S 2216) S 2216 Rhode Island Jan 27, 2016 Failed to Pass
Rhode Island ‘Unborn Child’ Protection from ‘Dismemberment Abortion’ Act (H 7282) H 7282 Rhode Island Jan 21, 2016 Failed to Pass
South Carolina ‘Dismemberment Abortion’ Ban (H 4634) H 4634 South Carolina Jan 12, 2016 Failed to Pass
New Jersey Pain-Capable ‘Unborn Child’ Protection Act (A 3452) A 3452 New Jersey Mar 7, 2016 Proposed
New Jersey Pain-Capable ‘Unborn Child’ Protection Act (S 2026) S 2026 New Jersey Apr 18, 2016 Proposed
Louisiana ‘Unborn Child’ Protection from ‘Dismemberment Abortion’ Act (HB 1081) HB 1081 Louisiana Apr 5, 2016 Current
Pennsylvania Bill Regarding Abortion Restrictions (SB 888) SB 888 Pennsylvania Jun 6, 2016 Failed to Pass
New Mexico ‘Born Alive Infant Protection’ Act (HB 37) HB 37 New Mexico Jan 17, 2017 Failed to Pass
Virginia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (HB 1473) HB 1473 Virginia Dec 12, 2016 Failed to Pass
Texas Bill Prohibiting ‘Late-Term’ Abortions Due to Genetic Abnormalities (HB 87) HB 87 Texas Nov 14, 2016 Proposed
Missouri ‘Unborn Child Protection from Dismemberment Abortion Act’ (HB 537) HB 537 Missouri Jan 10, 2017 Failed to Pass
Rhode Island ‘Unborn Child Protection from Dismemberment Abortion’ (H 5100) H 5100 Rhode Island Jan 12, 2017 Failed to Pass
Oregon Late-Term Sex-Selective Abortion Ban (HB 2588) HB 2588 Oregon Jan 9, 2017 Proposed
Oregon Late-Term Sex-Selective Abortion Ban (SB 541) SB 541 Oregon Jan 9, 2017 Proposed
Arkansas Born-Alive Infant Protection Act (SB 148) SB 148 Arkansas Jan 19, 2017 Signed into Law
New Mexico ‘Late-Term’ Abortion Ban (HB 220) HB 220 New Mexico Jan 19, 2017 Failed to Pass
Hawaii Born Alive Infant Protection Act (HB 1368) HB 1368 Hawaii Jan 25, 2017 Proposed
New Mexico ‘Late-Term’ Abortion Ban (SB 183) SB 183 New Mexico Jan 20, 2017 Failed to Pass
Washington Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (HB 1775) HB 1775 Washington Jan 30, 2017 Proposed
Rhode Island Born-Alive Infant Protection Act (H 5446) H 5446 Rhode Island Feb 9, 2017 Failed to Pass
Tennessee Infants Protection Act (SB 1180) SB 1180 Tennessee Feb 9, 2017 Current
Tennessee Infants Protection Act (HB 1189) HB 1189 Tennessee Feb 9, 2017 Current
New York 20-Week and ‘Dismemberment Abortion’ Ban (A 4777) A 4777 New York Feb 3, 2017 Failed to Pass
Missouri ‘Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act’ (HB 908) HB 908 Missouri Feb 9, 2017 Failed to Pass
Maryland Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (HB 547) HB 547 Maryland Failed to Pass
Arizona Bill Regarding Born-Alive Reporting (SB 1367) SB 1367 Arizona Jan 31, 2017 Signed into Law
Maryland ‘Unborn Child Protection from Dismemberment Abortion Act’ (SB 841) SB 841 Maryland Feb 3, 2017 Proposed
Montana Bill Prohibiting Abortion After Viability (SB 282) SB 282 Montana Feb 15, 2017 Failed to Pass
Texas ‘Disabled Preborn Justice Act’ (HB 1971) HB 1971 Texas Feb 16, 2017 Proposed
New York Reproductive Health Act (A 1748) A 1748 New York Jan 17, 2017 Proposed
New York Reproductive Health Act (S 2796) S 2796 New York Jan 17, 2017 Proposed
Missouri ‘Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act’ (HB 1) HB 1 Missouri Jun 12, 2017 Proposed

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