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Committee approves bill expanding abortion‑facility inspections and reporting; public testimony objects
Summary
Senate Bill 463 would add inspection and reporting requirements for abortion facilities, make certain acts related to inspections a class A misdemeanor and require two‑person inspections and reporting license suspensions to CDC; the bill passed the committee after public testimony raising concerns about trauma and reporting burdens.
Senate Bill 463, presented to the Senate Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee, would revise state law on inspections and reporting for abortion facilities. Sponsor described provisions making it a class A misdemeanor to notify a facility about an upcoming unannounced inspection or to conceal/remove information relevant to inspections, requiring inspections to be conducted by two people, and requiring the state to record and report physician license suspensions that occur during abortions to the Centers for Disease…
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