Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Abortion Policy topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Panel approves bill to clarify enforcement and penalties for abortion-inducing drug rules
Summary
House Bill 23-80, presented by Chairman Terry, clarifies enforcement mechanisms for existing state protections on abortion-inducing drugs, establishing a $10,000 civil penalty per violation and up to $1,000,000 per instance when serious injury or death occurs; the committee advanced the bill 8–2.
Chairman Terry presented House Bill 23-80 to provide clearer enforcement tools for statutes governing abortion-inducing drugs. The sponsor said the bill does not change substantive restrictions but gives the attorney general defined mechanisms to enforce compliance and authorizes proportional civil penalties — $10,000 per violation and up to $1,000,000 when a violation results in serious bodily injury or death.
During the presentation members discussed procedural and screen/voting logistics; the committee recorded a roll-call result of 8 ayes and 2 noes and advanced the bill to full Health.
