SB217Introduced in the Senate
Makes revisions relating to reproductive health care. (BDR 40-24)
Introduced by Nicole Cannizzaro, District 6
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
AN ACT relating to health care; prohibiting a governmental entity from substantially burdening certain activity relating to assisted reproduction under certain circumstances; authorizing a person whose engagement in such activity has been so burdened to assert the violation as a claim or defense in a judicial proceeding; authorizing a court to award damages against a governmental entity that substantially burdens such activity in certain circumstances; providing certain immunity from civil and criminal liability and administrative sanctions for certain persons and entities involved in the provision of assisted reproduction; providing that a fertilized egg or human embryo that exists before implantation in a human uterus is not a person for legal purposes; requiring certain health insurers to authorize a pregnant person to enroll in a health plan during a specified period; requiring certain public and private health insurers to provide certain coverage for the treatment of infertility and fertility preservation; providing a penalty; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Where it stands
Vetoed by the Governor. (Return to 84th Session.)
June 12, 2025
How did lawmakers vote?
Assembly votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
Senate votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
AssemblyStage: Assembly Final Passage · June 2, 2025
27
Yes
15
No
0
Absent or Not Voting
42 assemblymembers recorded in this Assembly vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each assemblymember voted
| Assemblymember | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Daniele Monroe-Moreno | 1 | Yes |
| Heidi Kasama | 2 | No |
| Selena Torres-Fossett | 3 | Yes |
| Lisa Cole | 4 | No |
| Brittney Miller | 5 | Yes |
| Jovan Jackson | 6 | Yes |
| Tanya Flanagan | 7 | Yes |
| Duy Nguyen | 8 | Yes |
| Steve Yeager | 9 | Yes |
| Venise Karris | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
Read first time. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services. To printer.
From printer. To committee.
Notice of eligibility for exemption.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
Placed on Second Reading File.
Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 219.)
Taken from General File. Re-referred to Committee on Finance. Exemption effective. To printer.
From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint.
To committee.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
Placed on General File.
Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 757.)
Reprinting dispensed with.
Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 15, Nays: 5, Excused: 1.) To printer.
From printer. To re-engrossment. Re-engrossed. Second reprint. To Assembly.
In Assembly.
Read first time. Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor. To committee.
From committee: Do pass.
Placed on Second Reading File.
Read second time.
Taken from General File.
Rereferred to Committee on Ways and Means. To committee.
From committee: Do pass.
Placed on General File.
Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 27, Nays: 15.) To Senate.
In Senate.
To enrollment.
Enrolled and delivered to Governor.
Vetoed by the Governor. (Return to 84th Session.)
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