Relating to: the treatment of a pregnant or postpartum person in prison or jail. (FE)
AB 773 requires correctional facilities to provide specific care for incarcerated pregnant and postpartum individuals (within 6 weeks of birth). It prohibits unnecessary restraints on these individuals except in extreme safety circumstances, mandating written documentation and staff training. Facilities must offer pregnancy testing, STI/HIV screening, continuing medication, doula/lactation support (if available at no cost), mental health assessments, and breastfeeding supplies. The bill directly affects all pregnant or postpartum people held in state prisons or jails, ensuring access to healthcare and support services during incarceration.
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Dec 2025
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Introduced Dec 17, 2025
Last action Mar 23, 2026
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Introduced
Introduced by Representatives Subeck, Snodgrass, Mayadev, Taylor, Anderson, Arney, Bare, Brown, Clancy, DeSmidt, Fitzgerald, Kirsch, Joers, Madison, Neubauer, Palmeri, Phelps, Rivera-Wagner, Sinicki, Stroud and Stubbs;
cosponsored by Senators Roys, L. Johnson, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Hesselbein, Larson, Ratcliff and Spreitzer
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Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Alex Joers
DDemocratic
P
Amaad Rivera-Wagner
DDemocratic
P
Angela Stroud
DDemocratic
P
Ben DeSmidt
DDemocratic
P
Brienne Brown
DDemocratic
P
Christian Phelps
DDemocratic
P
Christine Sinicki
DDemocratic
P
Clint Anderson
DDemocratic
P
Darrin Madison
DDemocratic
P
Greta Neubauer
DDemocratic
P
Joan Fitzgerald
DDemocratic
P
Karen Kirsch
DDemocratic
P
Lee Snodgrass
DDemocratic
P
Lisa Subeck
DDemocratic
P
Lori Palmeri
DDemocratic
P
Margaret Arney
DDemocratic
P
Mike Bare
DDemocratic
P
Renuka Mayadev
DDemocratic
P
Ryan Clancy
DDemocratic
P
Sequanna Taylor
DDemocratic
P
Shelia Stubbs
DDemocratic
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