Montana

The Montana legislature's regular session runs from January 05, 2009 to April 28, 2009. Bills that have not been enacted by the end of this legislative session will not carry over to next year.

Anti-Choice Legislation Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA) - Anti-Choice Near-Total Abortion Ban Refusal to Provide Medical Services Restrictions on Young Women's Access to Abortion Separate Legal Status for Embryos and Fetuses

Pro-Choice Legislation Guaranteed Access to Prescriptions Healthy Childbearing HIV/STD Prevention/Education Low-Income Women's Access to Family Planning Sex/STD Education - Pro-Choice Teen Pregnancy Prevention

Anti-Choice Legislation Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA) - Anti-Choice Bill Number: MT  SJR  27 Summary: Opposes the federal Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA), which would make the protections of Roe v. Wade permanent in state law, even if Roe is overturned or further limited by the courts. Sponsor: Balyeat (R) Introduced: 02/13/2009 Last Action: Died Last Action Date: 04/28/2009 Near-Total Abortion Ban Bill Number: MT  S  406 Summary: Is intended to impose near-total ban on abortion. Defines personhood as beginning at fertilization, which could lead to prohibitions on most contraceptives and fertility treatments. Sponsor: McGee (R) Introduced: 02/09/2009 Last Action: Died Last Action Date: 04/28/2009 Refusal to Provide Medical Services Bill Number: MT  D  1843 Summary: Allows pharmacists and related professionals to refuse to provide or dispense contraceptives in all or most circumstances. Sponsor: Warburton (R) Introduced: null Bill Number: MT  D  1842 Summary: Allows certain individuals or entities to refuse to perform any medical services in all or most circumstances. Sponsor: Warburton (R) Introduced: null Restrictions on Young Women's Access to Abortion Bill Number: MT  S  374 Summary: Modifies existing parental notice law by modifying the judicial bypass provision. Sponsor: Perry (R) Introduced: 02/05/2009 Last Action: Died Last Action Date: 04/28/2009 Separate Legal Status for Embryos and Fetuses Bill Number: MT  S  327 Summary: Amends homicide laws to allow an "unborn child" to be a victim of crime separate and apart from the pregnant woman. Sponsor: Curtiss (R) Introduced: 01/31/2009 Last Action: Died Last Action Date: 04/28/2009 Bill Number: MT  S  406 Summary: Is intended to impose near-total ban on abortion. Defines personhood as beginning at fertilization, which could lead to prohibitions on most contraceptives and fertility treatments. Sponsor: McGee (R) Introduced: 02/09/2009 Last Action: Died Last Action Date: 04/28/2009

Pro-Choice Legislation Guaranteed Access to Prescriptions Bill Number: MT  D  1458 Summary: Requires a pharmacy to fill valid prescriptions. Sponsor: Dickenson (D) Introduced: null Healthy Childbearing Bill Number: MT  H  214 Summary: Promotes healthy childbearing by expanding Medicaid coverage for pregnant women. Sponsor: MacDonald (D) Introduced: 01/09/2009 Last Action: Enacted with Governor's Signature Last Action Date: 04/06/2009 HIV/STD Prevention/Education Bill Number: MT  H  596 Summary: Establishes teen pregnancy prevention program. Improves sex education in schools. Sponsor: Henry (D) Introduced: 02/12/2009 Last Action: Died Last Action Date: 04/28/2009 Bill Number: MT  D  1521 Summary: Establishes teen pregnancy prevention program. Improves sex education in schools. Sponsor: Henry (D) Introduced: null Low-Income Women's Access to Family Planning Bill Number: MT  D  1198 Summary: Expands low-income women's access to family planning by repealing a ban on public funding for contraception in a Medicaid program. Sponsor: Hunter (D) Introduced: null Sex/STD Education - Pro-Choice Bill Number: MT  D  1521 Summary: Establishes teen pregnancy prevention program. Improves sex education in schools. Sponsor: Henry (D) Introduced: null Bill Number: MT  H  596 Summary: Establishes teen pregnancy prevention program. Improves sex education in schools. Sponsor: Henry (D) Introduced: 02/12/2009 Last Action: Died Last Action Date: 04/28/2009 Teen Pregnancy Prevention Bill Number: MT  D  1521 Summary: Establishes teen pregnancy prevention program. Improves sex education in schools. Sponsor: Henry (D) Introduced: null Bill Number: MT  H  596 Summary: Establishes teen pregnancy prevention program. Improves sex education in schools. Sponsor: Henry (D) Introduced: 02/12/2009 Last Action: Died Last Action Date: 04/28/2009

This information was last updated on 10/28/2009

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