Abortion legislation prefiled on December 1, 2013:

SB 519 Amends the current waiting period for having an abortion from 24 hours to 72 hours

Sponsor: Sater

LR Number: 4423S.03I Fiscal Note available

Committee: Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence

Last Action: 1/9/2014 – Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee Journal Page: S64

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12/1/2013 Prefiled

1/8/2014 S First Read–SB 519-Sater S35

1/9/2014 Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee S64

Introduced in the House on January 9, 2014:

HB 1307

Changes the current waiting period for having an abortion from 24 hours to 72 hours

Sponsor: Elmer, Kevin (139)

Co-Sponsor: Koenig, Andrew (099) … et al.

Proposed Effective Date: 8/28/2014

LR Number: 5074L.01I

Last Action: 01/09/2014 – Introduced and Read First Time (H)

Bill String: HB 1307

Next Hearing: Hearing not scheduled

Calendar: HOUSE BILLS FOR SECOND READING

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Also introduced in the House on January 9, 2014:

HB 1313

Amends the current waiting period for having an abortion from 24 hours to 72 hours

Sponsor: Frederick, Keith (121)

Proposed Effective Date: 8/28/2014

LR Number: 5277L.01I

Last Action: 01/09/2014 – Introduced and Read First Time (H)

Bill String: HB 1313

Next Hearing: Hearing not scheduled

Calendar: HOUSE BILLS FOR SECOND READING

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What did anyone expect?

House Republican Caucus press conference – Jefferson City – January 8, 2014

….I intend our agenda this year to focus on four major policy areas – growth and opportunity for all Missourians, guaranteeing access to a great education, generating affordable and abundant energy, and guarding and protecting Missouri values that so many Missourians, uh, regardless of political party, hold dear….

Yeah, right.