Rep. J.E. SMITH proposes the following Amendment No. 7a to H. 3114 (COUNCIL\BH\3114C008.BH.VR15):

Reference is to Printer's Date 5/19/15-S.
Amend the bill, as and if amended, by striking Section 44-41-420(8) and inserting:

/            (8)      The connection between the spinal cord and the thalamus starts to develop after fourteen weeks. The thalamocortical connections grow into the cortex after twenty-four weeks of gestation. This means that the first time that pain impulses may reach the central cortex is after twenty-six weeks.      /                  
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend title to conform.