Senate passes SB002 restricting state funding for entities barred from federal reimbursement for certain reproductive-health services
Summary
Senate Bill 002, concerning state-only funding for entities ineligible for federal CMS reimbursement due to providing certain reproductive-health services, was read and passed on final reading with a recorded vote of 23–12.
Senate Bill 002, sponsored by Senators Bridges and Doherty, was read on the floor Aug. 21 and moved for third-reading final passage. The bill concerns state-only funding for entities that are ineligible for federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reimbursement because they provide certain reproductive-health services.
Senator Bridges moved the bill on final passage and asked for an aye vote. There was no extended floor discussion. The clerk announced the vote tally as 23 ayes and 12 noes, and the bill was recorded as passed on final reading.
