Substance Abuse During Pregnancy

Title	Number	State	Proposed	Status
Tennessee Fetal Assault Law (SB 1391)	SB 1391	Tennessee	Feb 14, 2013	No Longer In Effect
Tennessee Fetal Assault Law (HB 1295)	HB 1295	Tennessee	Feb 14, 2013	No Longer In Effect
Missouri Pregnancy Criminalization Law (SB 185)	SB 185	Missouri	Jan 22, 2013	Failed to Pass
Ohio Bill Modifying Offense of “Corrupting Another With Drugs” (HB 394)	HB 394	Ohio	Dec 23, 2013	Signed into Law
North Carolina Pregnancy Criminalization Law (SB 297)	SB 297	North Carolina	Mar 17, 2015	Failed to Pass
Mississippi Bill Regarding the Chemical Endangerment of a Fetus (SB 2797)	SB 2797	Mississippi	Jan 19, 2015	Failed to Pass
Arkansas Bill Classifying Fetus as a Person (HB 1376)	HB 1376	Arkansas	Feb 13, 2015	Failed to Pass
Oklahoma Bill Regarding Pregnant Women and Substance Abuse (SB 559)	SB 559	Oklahoma	Feb 2, 2015	Failed to Pass
Kentucky Bill Regarding Drug-Addicted Newborn Statistics (SB 47)	SB 47	Kentucky	Jan 7, 2014	Current
Kentucky Bill Regarding Substance Abuse Treatment for Pregnant Women (SB 162)	SB 162	Kentucky	Feb 25, 2014	Failed to Pass
Alabama Pregnancy Criminalization Law (SB 26)	SB 26	Alabama	Aug 3, 2015	Failed to Pass
Virginia Bill Redefining the Term ‘Child’ (HB 556)	HB 556	Virginia	Jan 11, 2016	Failed to Pass
Missouri Pregnancy Criminalization Law (HB 1903)	HB 1903	Missouri	Jan 6, 2016	Failed to Pass
Colorado Offenses Against ‘Unborn Children’ Bill (HB 1007)	HB 1007	Colorado	Jan 13, 2016	Failed to Pass
Tennessee Bill Making the Fetal Assault Law Permanent (HB 1660)	HB 1660	Tennessee	Jan 13, 2016	Failed to Pass
Tennessee Bill Making the Fetal Assault Law Permanent (SB 1629)	SB 1629	Tennessee	Jan 13, 2016	Failed to Pass
Alabama Bill Regarding Prenatal Exposure to Drugs (HB 420)	HB 420	Alabama	Mar 15, 2016	Failed to Pass
Louisiana Bill Regarding Prenatal Exposure to Drugs (HB 73)	HB 73	Louisiana	Feb 8, 2016	Failed to Pass
Alabama Bill Regarding Pregnancy and Controlled Substances (HB 428)	HB 428	Alabama	Mar 17, 2016	Failed to Pass
Alabama Bill Regarding Pregnancy and Controlled Substances (SB 372)	SB 372	Alabama	Mar 22, 2016	Current
Mississippi Bill Regarding the Chemical Endangerment of a Fetus (SB 2518)	SB 2518	Mississippi	Feb 8, 2016	Failed to Pass
New Jersey Bill Regarding Substance Abuse During Pregnancy (A 3437)	A 3437	New Jersey	Jun 23, 2014	Failed to Pass
New Jersey Bill Regarding Substance Abuse During Pregnancy (A 774)	A 774	New Jersey	Jan 27, 2016	Failed to Pass
West Virginia Bill Regarding Substance Abuse During Pregnancy (HB 4503)	HB 4503	West Virginia	Feb 11, 2016	Failed to Pass
Missouri Pregnancy Criminalization Bill (HB 252)	HB 252	Missouri	Jan 4, 2017	Failed to Pass
Wyoming Drug Induced Infant Endangerment Bill (HB 215)	HB 215	Wyoming	Jan 24, 2017	Failed to Pass
Mississippi Bill Regarding the Chemical Endangerment of a Fetus (SB 2577)	SB 2577	Mississippi	Jan 16, 2017	Failed to Pass
Virginia In Utero Exposure to a Controlled Substance Bill (HB 1786)	HB 1786	Virginia	Jan 9, 2017	Current
Virginia In Utero Exposure to a Controlled Substance Bill (SB 1086)	SB 1086	Virginia	Jan 6, 2017	Current
South Carolina Bill Requiring Reporting When an Infant or Fetus is Exposed to a Controlled Substance (S 447)	S 447	South Carolina	Feb 21, 2017	Failed to Pass
South Carolina Bill Requiring Reporting When an Infant or Fetus is Exposed to a Controlled Substance (H 3823)	H 3823	South Carolina	Feb 22, 2017	Failed to Pass
Tennessee Fetal Assault Bill (SB 1381)	SB 1381	Tennessee	Feb 9, 2017	Failed to Pass
Missouri Bill Expanding the Definition of ‘Neglect’ (HB 1176)	HB 1176	Missouri		Failed to Pass
Minnesota Chemical Endangerment of an ‘Unborn Child’ (HF 316)	HF 316	Minnesota	Jan 17, 2017	Failed to Pass
Michigan Bill Including Pregnant Individuals in Child Abuse Crimes (HB 4877)	HB 4877	Michigan	Aug 16, 2017	Proposed
Missouri Pregnancy Criminalization Bill (HB 1875)	HB 1875	Missouri	Jan 3, 2018	Failed to Pass
Mississippi Bill Regarding the Chemical Endangerment of a Fetus (SB 2426)	SB 2426	Mississippi	Jan 15, 2018	Failed to Pass
Illinois Drug-Induced Homicide of an ‘Unborn Child’ Bill (HB 4493)	HB 4493	Illinois	Jan 31, 2018	Proposed
Illinois Bill Regarding Child Endangerment (HB 5437)	HB 5437	Illinois	Feb 16, 2018	Failed to Pass
West Virginia Bill Regarding Substance Abuse During Pregnancy (HB 4623)	HB 4623	West Virginia	Feb 16, 2018	Failed to Pass
Utah Child and Family Service Amendments (HB 418)	HB 418	Utah	Feb 20, 2018	Failed to Pass
Mississippi Bill Regarding the Chemical Endangerment of a Fetus (SB 2113)	SB 2113	Mississippi	Jan 11, 2019	Failed to Pass
South Carolina Bill Requiring Reporting When an Infant or Fetus is Exposed to a Controlled Substance (H 3729)	H 3729	South Carolina	Jan 23, 2019	Proposed
Missouri Bill Expanding the Definition of ‘Neglect’ (HB 781)	HB 781	Missouri	Jan 31, 2019	Failed to Pass
Tennessee Fetal Assault Bill (HB 1168)	HB 1168	Tennessee	Feb 6, 2019	Failed to Pass
Tennessee Fetal Assault Bill (SB 659)	SB 659	Tennessee	Feb 6, 2019	Failed to Pass
Arkansas Bill Regarding Referrals on Prenatal Drug Exposure (HB 1452)	HB 1452	Arkansas	Feb 13, 2019	Current
Illinois Bill Regarding Child Endangerment (HB 3004)	HB 3004	Illinois	Feb 15, 2019	Proposed
Iowa Bill Regarding Personal Injury to a Viable Fetus Claims (HF 621)	HF 621	Iowa	Mar 5, 2019	Proposed

Title

Number

State

Proposed

Status

Tennessee Fetal Assault Law (SB 1391)

SB 1391

Tennessee

Feb 14, 2013

No Longer In Effect

Tennessee Fetal Assault Law (HB 1295)

HB 1295