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 repeals the abortion coverage exclusion for state employee insurance plans.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Jan 18, 2023
Signed May 18, 2023
Floor votes · Senate May 18, 2023
How they voted
36–17
Passed · 8 other
Total votes 61
May 18, 2023
D
Democratic54
66% Yea
R
Republican7
71% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
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
Lower · Passed
05/18/2023 House passed in concurrence
lower
May 18, 2023
Upper · Passed
05/18/2023 Senate read and passed
upper
May 16, 2023
Legislature · Passed
05/16/2023 Committee recommends passage
legislature
May 9, 2023
Committee
05/09/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Jan 18, 2023
Introduced
01/18/2023 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
upper
10 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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