Rep. MAGNUSON proposes the following Amendment No. to H. 5399 (COUNCIL\VR\5399C033.CC.VR22):

Reference is to the bill as introduced.

Amend the bill, as and if amended, SECTION 3, Section 44-41-820, by adding the following subsection to read:

/ (C)No person may knowingly mail or transport into or within this State, or procure, provide, or possess, mifepristone or misoprostol with the specific intent of causing an abortion, not including a necessary medical procedure as provided in Section 44-41-830. /

Amend the bill further, SECTION 3, Section 44-41-840, by adding the following subsection to read:

/ (D)A person who violates Section 44-41-820(C) is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction for a first offense, must be fined not more than two hundred dollars, or imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both. For a second or subsequent offense, the person must be fined not more than two thousand dollars, or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both. /

Amend the bill further, SECTION 3, by striking Section 44-41-860 and inserting:

/ Section 44-41-860.Except as provided in Section 44-41-840(D), a pregnant woman on whom an abortion is performed or induced in violation of this article may not be criminally prosecuted for violating any of the provisions of this article or for attempting to commit, conspiring to commit, or acting complicitly in committing a violation of any of the provisions of the article and is not subject to a civil or criminal penalty based on the abortion being performed or induced in violation of any of the provisions of this article. /