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AJC Politics: House Bill 481

See how Georgia lawmakers voted on anti-abortion ‘heartbeat’ bill

March 29, 2019 Atlanta - Members of the House vote on HB 481, anti-abortion ‘heartbeat’ bill, during the 38th day of legislation in the House Chambers at the Georgia State Capitol on Friday, March 29, 2019. The Georgia House narrowly voted 92-78 to approve legislation that would outlaw most abortions once a doctor can detect a heartbeat in the womb. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM
March 29, 2019 Atlanta - Members of the House vote on HB 481, anti-abortion ‘heartbeat’ bill, during the 38th day of legislation in the House Chambers at the Georgia State Capitol on Friday, March 29, 2019. The Georgia House narrowly voted 92-78 to approve legislation that would outlaw most abortions once a doctor can detect a heartbeat in the womb. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM
Maya T. Prabhu
By Maya T. Prabhu

Last week, the Georgia House narrowly gave final approval to the controversial anti-abortion "heartbeat" bill that would outlaw the procedure in most cases at about six weeks.

The House voted 92-78 to approve House Bill 481. It takes 91 votes for a bill to pass in the House.

Gov. Brian Kemp is expected to sign the legislation sometime this month.

If the bill becomes law, it would be among the most restrictive in the country and abortion rights advocates have vowed to challenge the legislation in court.

Current Georgia law allows abortions up to 20 weeks.

The vote fell mostly along party lines, though six members bucked that trend.

Eight lawmakers were excused from voting or did not vote.

See the full list of how Senate members voted here.