AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- HEALTH CARE FOR CHILDREN AND PREGNANT WOMEN -- EQUALITY IN ABORTION COVERAGE (Provides for abortion coverage in the Medicaid program and repeal the abortion coverage exclusion for state employee insurance plans.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Jan 6, 2023
Signed May 18, 2023
Floor votes · House Apr 27, 2023
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
4
Committee
2
May 18, 2023
Signed into law
05/18/2023 Signed by Governor
executive
May 18, 2023
Upper · Passed
05/18/2023 Senate passed in concurrence
upper
Apr 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
04/27/2023 House read and passed
lower
Apr 20, 2023
Legislature · Passed
04/20/2023 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Mar 6, 2023
Committee
03/06/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Jan 6, 2023
Introduced
01/06/2023 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
lower
10 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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