HB 173 - RESTRICT MEDICAID PAYMENT FOR ABORTIONS                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
1:11:03 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR KELLER announced  that the next order of  business would be                                                               
[HOUSE  BILL  NO.  173, "An  Act  defining  'medically  necessary                                                               
abortion'  for  purposes  of  making  payments  under  the  state                                                               
Medicaid program."]                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  KELLER  noted  that  public  testimony  on  and  committee                                                               
discussion of HB 173 had already occurred.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE   GRUENBERG,  mentioning   that  he   wouldn't  be                                                               
offering any amendments  [at this time,] relayed  that he opposes                                                               
passage of HB 173 and would be voting "No" on it.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
1:12:17 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE LYNN moved to report  HB 173 out of committee with                                                               
individual recommendations and the accompanying fiscal notes.                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  GRUENBERG   reiterated  his  opposition   to  the                                                               
motion.                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR KELLER objected  to the motion, recapped  what had occurred                                                               
during the meeting thus far, and removed his objection.                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  GRUENBERG again  relayed that  he objects  to the                                                               
motion.                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
1:14:45 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
A  roll call  vote was  taken.   Representatives Pruitt,  LeDoux,                                                               
Lynn,  and Keller  voted  in favor  of reporting  HB  173 out  of                                                               
committee.   Representatives Gruenberg  and Foster  voted against                                                               
it.   Therefore,  HB 173  was reported  from the  House Judiciary                                                               
Standing Committee by a vote of 4-2.