HB55 Alabama 2023 Session
Bill Summary
Under existing law, a nonviable birth that occurs before the twentieth week of gestation is not reported to the Office of Vital Statistics, and a parent of a nonviable birth that occurs before the twentieth week of gestation may not request a certificate of birth
Also under existing law, a parent of a fetal death occurring after 20 weeks of gestation may request a Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth
This bill would create the Genesis Act to require the Alabama Department of Public Health to adopt rules allowing for the parents of a nonviable birth occurring before the twentieth week of gestation to request a Certificate of Nonviable Birth
Relating to the Alabama Department of Public Health; to adopt the Genesis Act; to require the Department of Health to establish a Certificate of Nonviable Birth form to issue to parents, upon request, for certain nonviable births. HB55 INTRODUCED
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| April 19, 2023 | S | Referred to Committee to Senate Healthcare |
| April 19, 2023 | H | Read First Time in Second House |
| April 18, 2023 | H | Add Cosponsor |
| April 18, 2023 | H | Read a Third Time and Pass |
| April 18, 2023 | H | Adopt QHF854-1 |
| April 18, 2023 | H | On Third Reading in House of Origin |
| April 5, 2023 | H | Read Second Time in House of Origin |
| April 5, 2023 | H | Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin |
| April 5, 2023 | H | Amendment/Substitute by House Health QHF854-1 |
| April 5, 2023 | H | Reported Favorably from House Health |
| March 29, 2023 | H | Amendment/Substitute by House Health FO8F5C-1 |
| March 6, 2023 | H | Introduced and Referred to House Health |
| March 6, 2023 | H | Read First Time in House of Origin |
| March 6, 2023 | H | Prefiled |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | April 5, 2023 | Room 206 at 10:30 | House Health Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB55 Alabama 2023 Session - Introduced |
| Bill Amendments | House Health AMD/SUB |
| Bill Amendments | House Health AMD/SUB |
| Fiscal Note | Fiscal Note - As Introduced |
| Fiscal Note | Fiscal Note - As Passed First Chamber Committee |