FIFTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE

FIRST SESSION, 2015

February 20, 2015

Mr. Speaker:

    Your REGULATORY AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred

HOUSE BILL 390

has had it under consideration and reports same with recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:

    1. On page 1, line 15, before the period, insert "; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY".

    2. On page 2, line 11, strike "and".

    3. On page 2, line 15, strike the period and the closing quotation mark and insert in lieu thereof a semicolon.

    4. On page 2, between lines 15 and 16, insert the following new subsections:

          "E. "reasonable medical judgment" means a medical judgment that would be made by a reasonably prudent physician, knowledgeable about the case and the treatment possibilities with respect to the medical conditions involved; and

          F. "viable" means the stage of fetal development when, in reasonable medical judgment, there is a likelihood that the life of the fetus can be sustained outside the woman's uterus with or without artificial support."".

   5. On page 5, line 2, strike "Viability shall" and strike line 3 in its entirety.

   6. On page 5, line 8, after "that", insert a comma.

   7. On page 5, line 9, strike "opinion" and insert in lieu thereof "reasonable medical judgment,".

   8. On page 5, line 10, after "or", insert "physical".

   9. On page 5, line 15, after the subsection designation "C.", strike the remainder of the line, strike all of line 16 and on line 17, strike "of pregnancy.".

 10. On page 9, strike Section 11 in its entirety and insert in lieu thereof the following new section:

     "SECTION 11. EMERGENCY.--It is necessary for the public peace, health and safety that this act take effect immediately.",

and thence referred to the JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.