Bills › 91st General Assembly
HF 2253Signed by Governor · April 16, 2026
Relating to terminology involving a pregnant female
Sponsored by the House Health and Human Services Committee
Topics:Reproductive rights
Same legislation: HSB 501
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 12, 2026
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 12, 2026
- Done: House committeeJanuary 29, 2026
- Done: Passes the HouseFebruary 25, 202669–22
- Done: Senate committeeMarch 18, 2026
- Done: Passes the SenateApril 1, 202640–6
- Done: To the GovernorApril 16, 2026
- Done: Signed into lawApril 16, 2026
Signed into law What’s a funnel?
In plain words
- January 12, 2026Filed in the House and sent to the Health and Human Services committee · as HSB 501
- January 12, 2026House subcommittee named: Wood, Brown-Powers, Meyer and A · as HSB 501
- January 27, 2026Subcommittee recommended passing it · as HSB 501
- January 29, 2026Approved by the House committee · as HSB 501
- January 29, 2026Committee vote: 12–5 · as HSB 501
- January 30, 2026Filed in the House
- January 30, 2026Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 2253 · as HSB 501
- February 25, 2026Passed the House, 69–22
- February 25, 2026Arrived in the Senate
- March 3, 2026Senate subcommittee named: Westrich, Petersen and Shipley
- March 9, 2026Subcommittee recommended passing it
- March 18, 2026Approved by the Senate committee
- April 1, 2026Passed the Senate, 40–6
- April 16, 2026Sent to the Governor
- April 16, 2026Signed into law
History
2026 session · second year of the 91st General Assembly
April 16, 2026
Signed by Governor. H.J. 949. Journal
April 16, 2026
Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor. H.J. 933. Journal
April 1, 2026
Passed Senate, yeas 40, nays 6. S.J. 704. Journal
March 18, 2026
Committee report, recommending passage. S.J. 595. Journal
March 9, 2026
Subcommittee recommends passage.
March 3, 2026
Subcommittee: Westrich, Petersen, and Shipley. S.J. 456. Journal
February 25, 2026
Read first time, referred to Judiciary. S.J. 408. Journal
February 25, 2026
Passed House, yeas 69, nays 22. H.J. 429. Journal
January 30, 2026
Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 190. Journal
January 30, 2026
As HSB 501: Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2253.
January 29, 2026
January 29, 2026
January 27, 2026
As HSB 501: Subcommittee recommends passage.
January 12, 2026
January 12, 2026
Meetings
- Tuesday, March 17 · 3:00 PMJudiciary committee · RM 116Official meeting page
- Thursday, March 12 · 1:45 PMJudiciary committee · RM 116Official meeting page
- Monday, March 9 · 2:00 PMJudiciary subcommittee · Room 315Official meeting page
- Wednesday, March 4 · 2:30 PMJudiciary subcommittee · Room 217 Conference RoomOfficial meeting page
- Thursday, January 29 · 11:00 AMHealth and Human Services committee · RM 103Official meeting page
- Tuesday, January 27 · 8:15 AMHealth and Human Services subcommittee · RM 305Official meeting page
- Tuesday, January 13 · 9:00 AMHealth and Human Services committee · RM 103Official meeting page