An Act providing for access to reproductive health services
Section 40 contained in the engrossed Bill making appropriations for the fiscal year 2021 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions and certain activities of the commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund and serial bond requirements and for certain permanent improvements (see House, No. 5164), which had been returned by His Excellency the Governor with recommendation of amendment (for message, see Attachment C of House, No. 5190). December 14, 2020.
Bill Information
Bill Information
Emergency Preamble
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to establish forthwith access to reproductive health services, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public health.
Bill History
| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 12/14/2020 | House | Enacted as section 40 of the General Appropriation Bill, see H5164 |
| 12/14/2020 | House | Governor returned to the House with recommendation of amendment |
| 12/14/2020 | House | For message, see H5190, Attachment C |
| 12/14/2020 | House | Referred to the committee on House Bills in the Third Reading |
| 12/16/2020 | House | Order adopted, see H5201 |
| 12/16/2020 | House | Bills in the Third Reading special report accepted |
| 12/16/2020 | House | Governors amendment rejected - 49 YEAS to 107 NAYS (See YEA and NAY in Supplement, No. 293) |
| 12/16/2020 | House | Amendment 2 rejected - 34 YEAS to 120 NAYS (See YEA and NAY in Supplement, No. 294) |
| 12/18/2020 | Senate | Rules suspended |
| 12/18/2020 | Senate | Governor's amendment rejected -see Roll Call #307 (8 Yeas to 32 Nays) |
| 12/22/2020 | House | Emergency preamble adopted |
| 12/22/2020 | Senate | Emergency preamble adopted |
| 12/22/2020 | House | Re-enacted - 107 YEAS to 50 NAYS (See YEA and NAY in Supplement, No. 317) |
| 12/22/2020 | Senate | Re-enacted and again laid before the Governor |
| 12/24/2020 | Executive | Governor returned to the House with veto |
| 12/24/2020 | House | For message, see H5216 |
| 12/28/2020 | House | Passed over veto - 107 YEAS to 46 NAYS (See YEA and NAY in Supplement, No. 374) |
| 12/29/2020 | Senate | Passed over veto -see Roll Call #372 (Yeas 32 to Nays 8) |
| 1/4/2021 | Executive | Chapter 263 of the Acts of 2020 |
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