Oklahoma 2022 2022 Regular Session

Oklahoma House Bill HB1904 Enrolled / Bill

Filed 04/21/2021

                    An Act 
ENROLLED HOUSE 
BILL NO. 1904 	By: Roe, Mize, Townley, Stark, 
Dills, Hill, Hasenbeck, 
Nollan, Moore, Newton, 
Roberts (Sean), Martinez, 
Miller, Boatman, Caldwell 
(Trey), Steagall, Wolfley, 
Lawson, Echols, Manger and 
Conley of the House 
 
  and 
 
  Garvin, Bergstrom and Jett 
of the Senate 
 
 
 
 
 
An Act relating to public health; amending 63 O.S. 
2011, Section 1-731, which relates to persons who may 
perform abortions; requiring that certain physicians 
specialize in certain fields; and providing an 
effective date. 
 
 
 
SUBJECT: Public health 
 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: 
 
SECTION 1.     AMENDATORY     63 O.S. 2011, Section 1 -731, is 
amended to read as follows: 
 
Section 1-731.  A.  No person shall perform or induce an 
abortion upon a pregnant woman unless that person is a physician 
licensed to practice medicine in the State of Oklahoma who is board-
certified in obstetrics and gynecology .  Any person violating this 
section shall be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment f or 
not less than one (1) year nor more than three (3) years in the 
State Penitentiary custody of the Department of Corrections . 
 
B.  No person shall perform or induce an abortion upon a 
pregnant woman subsequent to the end of the first trimester of her  ENR. H. B. NO. 1904 	Page 2 
pregnancy, unless such abortion is performed or induced in a general 
hospital. 
 
SECTION 2.  This act shall become effective November 1, 2021. 
  ENR. H. B. NO. 1904 	Page 3 
Passed the House of Representatives the 2nd day of March, 2021. 
 
 
 
  
 	Presiding Officer of the House 
 	of Representatives 
 
 
Passed the Senate the 20th day of April, 2021. 
 
 
 
  
 	Presiding Officer of the Senate 
 
 
 
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR 
Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________ 
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'cloc k _______ M. 
By: _________________________________ 
Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _________ 
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M. 
 
 
 	_________________________________ 
 	Governor of the State of Oklahoma 
 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE 
Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________ 
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M. 
By: _________________________________