SB340 (2017)

Title: Prohibiting Abortion-Related "Wrongful Birth Lawsuits"
Summary: This bill bans "wrongful birth" lawsuits where parents of a baby born with a disability or genetic disorder sue their doctor claiming they would have aborted their baby if they had known their baby might have a disability. Family Council Action Committee supports the sanctity of human life and supported this bill. The Senate passed the bill by a vote of 29-0. The House passed the bill by a vote of 82-6.
Outcome: Passed
Act Number: 385 of 2017

Name

How They Voted

Voting to Override a Veto

Rep. Fred Allen

NotVoting/Absent

Rep. Eddie Armstrong III*

Yes

Sen. Bob Ballinger*

Yes

Rep. Scott Baltz*

Yes

Rep. Sonia Barker

Yes

Rep. Rick Beck

Yes

Rep. Mary Bentley

Yes

Rep. Charles Blake*

NotVoting/Absent

Sen. Cecile Bledsoe*

Yes

Sen. Will Bond*

Yes

Sen. Justin Boyd

Yes

Rep. Ken Bragg*

Yes

Rep. David Branscum*

Yes

Rep. Karilyn Brown

Yes

Rep. LeAnne Burch*

Yes

Sen. Ronald Caldwell

Yes

Rep. Sarah Capp*

Yes

Rep. Frances Cavenaugh

Yes

Sen. Eddie Cheatham*

Yes

Sen. Linda Chesterfield

Present

Sen. Alan Clark

Yes

Rep. Bruce Coleman*

Yes

Rep. Charlie Collins*

Yes

Sen. Linda Collins-Smith*

Yes

Sen. John Cooper*

Yes

Rep. Bruce Cozart

Yes

Rep. Carol Dalby

Yes

Rep. Andy Davis*

Yes

Rep. Gary Deffenbaugh*

Yes

Rep. Jana Della Rosa*

Yes

Sen. Jonathan Dismang

Yes

Sen. Jim Dotson

Yes

Rep. Dan Douglas*

Yes

Rep. Charlotte Douglas*

Yes

Rep. Trevor Drown*

Yes

Sen. Lance Eads*

Yes

Rep. Les Eaves

Yes

Sen. Joyce Elliott*

Present

Sen. Jane English

Yes

Rep. Jon Eubanks

Yes

Rep. Joe Farrer*

Yes

Rep. Deborah Ferguson

Yes

Rep. Kenneth Ferguson

NotVoting/Absent

Rep. David Fielding*

NotVoting/Absent

Sen. Jake Files*

Yes

Rep. Lanny Fite

Yes

Rep. Charlene Fite

Yes

Sen. Scott Flippo

Yes

Rep. Vivian Flowers

No

Sen. Stephanie Flowers

Present

Rep. Jack Fortner

Yes

Sen. Trent Garner*

Yes

Rep. Mickey Gates*

NotVoting/Absent

Rep. Jimmy Gazaway

Yes

Rep. Jeremy Gillam*

NotVoting/Absent

Rep. Justin Gonzales

Yes

Rep. Michelle Gray*

Yes

Rep. Michael Gray*

Yes

Sen. Kim Hammer

Yes

Rep. Ken Henderson*

Yes

Sen. Jim Hendren*

Yes

Rep. Kim Hendren*

Yes

Sen. Bart Hester

Yes

Sen. Jimmy Hickey

Yes

Rep. David Hillman*

Yes

Rep. Grant Hodges

Yes

Rep. Monte Hodges*

Yes

Rep. Mike Holcomb

Yes

Rep. Steve Hollowell

Yes

Rep. Douglas House*

Yes

Sen. Jeremy Hutchinson*

Yes

Sen. Keith Ingram*

NotVoting/Absent

Sen. Missy Irvin

Yes

Rep. Lane Jean

Yes

Rep. Joe Jett*

Yes

Sen. Blake Johnson

Yes

Rep. Bob Johnson*

NotVoting/Absent

Sen. Bryan King

Excused

Rep. Jack Ladyman

Yes

Sen. Greg Leding

Yes

Rep. Timothy Lemons*

Yes

Sen. Uvalde Lindsey*

NotVoting/Absent

Sen. Fredrick Love

No

Rep. Mark Lowery*

Yes

Rep. Robin Lundstrum

Yes

Rep. Roger Lynch

Yes

Rep. John Maddox

Yes

Rep. Stephen Magie

Yes

Sen. Bruce Maloch*

Yes

Rep. Andy Mayberry*

Yes

Rep. Austin McCollum

Yes

Rep. Mark McElroy

Yes

Rep. George McGill*

No

Rep. Ron McNair

Yes

Rep. David Meeks*

Yes

Rep. Stephen Meeks

Yes

Rep. Josh Miller

Yes

Sen. Reginald Murdock

No

Rep. Milton Nicks, Jr.

NotVoting/Absent

Sen. John Payton

Yes

Sen. Clint Penzo

Yes

Rep. Rebecca Petty*

Yes

Rep. Aaron Pilkington

Yes

Sen. Mathew Pitsch*

Yes

Sen. Jason Rapert*

Yes

Sen. Terry Rice

Yes

Rep. Chris Richey*

NotVoting/Absent

Rep. Marcus Richmond

Yes

Rep. Laurie Rushing*

Yes

Rep. Johnny Rye

Yes

Rep. Warwick Sabin*

NotVoting/Absent

Sen. Bill Sample*

Yes

Sen. David Sanders*

Yes

Rep. Matthew Shepherd

Yes

Rep. Brandt Smith*

Yes

Rep. James Sorvillo*

Yes

Rep. Nelda Speaks*

Yes

Sen. Greg Standridge*

Yes

Sen. Gary Stubblefield

Yes

Sen. James Sturch*

Yes

Sen. Dan Sullivan

Yes

Sen. Larry Teague*

Yes

Rep. Dwight Tosh

Yes

Sen. Clarke Tucker

Yes

Rep. DeAnn Vaught

NotVoting/Absent

Rep. John Walker*

No

Sen. David Wallace

Yes

Rep. Jeff Wardlaw

Yes

Rep. Les Warren

Yes

Rep. Danny Watson

Yes

Rep. David Whitaker

No

Rep. Jeff Williams*

NotVoting/Absent

Sen. Eddie Joe Williams*

Yes

Rep. Carlton Wing

Yes

Rep. Richard Womack

Yes