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.