ENROLLED
ACT No. 77
2018 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 287
BY REPRESENTATIVES EDMONDS, CHANEY, COX, HENSGENS, HOFFMANN,
JACKSON, JOHNSON, LEBAS, POPE, STAGNI, AND STOKES
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 40:1061.1.2(C)(3), relative to the prohibition on abortion based on genetic
3 abnormality; to provide relative to information to be conveyed to a woman prior to
4 an abortion; to provide relative to violations of law pertaining to the furnishing of
5 such information; to limit the assessment of penalties in connection with such law;
6 and to provide for related matters.
7 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
8 Section 1. R.S. 40:1061.1.2(C)(3) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
9 ยง1061.1.2. Abortion based on genetic abnormality; prohibition
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11 C.
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13 (3) No person shall be found in violation of this Subsection, and no penalty
14 for a violation of this Subsection shall be assessed, in any instance in which the
15 informational document required by this Subsection is not available for use.
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17 Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
18 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
19 by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
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1 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
2 effective on the day following such approval.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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