H.B. 114
         ABORTION LITIGATION TRUST ACCOUNT AMENDMENTS

house floor Amendments

Amendment 4 February 12, 2009 10:49 am



Representative Stephen E. Sandstrom proposes the following amendments:

1.    Page 1, Lines 14 through 19
    House Committee Amendments
    2-4-2009 :
    

             14          .    provides that money may be deposited into the account
{   ,   } by private entities      {   or by the

             15      Legislature,  
}
for the purpose of defending any law passed by the Legislature on or
             16      after January 1, 2009, and on or before July 1, 2014, that
  :      

        
  .       challenges the legal

             17      concept that a woman has
{   the   }        a constitutional       right to an abortion      {   , even when the woman is not

             18      threatened with the loss of her life  
}
H. [or]
{   ,   } .H      {   substantial and irreversible impairment of a

             19      major bodily function  
}
H.
{   , rape, or incest   } .H ;        or      

        
  .    places a restriction on the right to an abortion;      


2.    Page 2, Lines 46 through 56b
    House Committee Amendments
    2-4-2009 :
    

             46          (3) The Division of Finance may accept
  ,       for deposit in the account      {   :

             47          (a)  
}
  ,       grants, gifts, bequests, or any money made available from any private sources [to

             48      implement this section.] for the purpose described in Subsection (4)
{   ; and

             49          (b) any money appropriated to the account by the Legislature  
}
.
             50          (4) Except as provided in Subsection (9), money deposited into the account on or after
             51      May 12, 2009, shall be retained in the account for the purpose of paying litigation and appellate
             52      expenses of the Office of the Attorney General
  , including any court-ordered payment of plaintiff's attorney fees,       to defend any law passed by the Legislature on

             53      or after January 1, 2009, that
  :      

    
  (a)            challenges the legal concept that a woman has      {   the   }        a constitutional       right to an

             54      abortion
{   when the woman is not threatened with:

             55          (a) the loss of her life;  
}
  ;       H.      {   [   } or      {   ]   } .H

             56          
{   (b) substantial and irreversible impairment of a major bodily function   } H.      {   ;

             56a          (c)rape; or
             56b          (d)incest  
}
.H
  (b)    places a restriction on the right to an abortion       .



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