SB 5768 - Authorizes the Department of Corrections to Acquire and Dispense Abortion Medications - Washington Key Vote
Mike Steele voted Nay (Passage) on this Legislation.
Timeline
- Executive Signed
- April 27, 2023
- House Bill Passed
- April 20, 2023
- Senate Bill Passed
- April 14, 2023
- Introduced
- April 5, 2023
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Title: Authorizes the Department of Corrections to Acquire and Dispense Abortion Medications
Signed by Governor Jay Inslee
Title: Authorizes the Department of Corrections to Acquire and Dispense Abortion Medications
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that authorizes the Department of Corrections to acquire, sell, deliver, distribute, and dispense abortion medications.
Highlights:
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Authorizes the Department of Corrections to acquire, sell, deliver, distribute, and dispense abortion medications (Sec. 2).
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Defines “abortion medications” as substances used in the course of medical treatment intended to induce the termination of a pregnancy including, but not limited to, mifepristone (Sec. 2).
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Exempts the Department of Corrections is exempt from obtaining a wholesaler license for the purposes of this bill (Sec. 3).
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Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect after passage and approval by the governor (Sec. 6).
Title: Authorizes the Department of Corrections to Acquire and Dispense Abortion Medications
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that authorizes the Department of Corrections to acquire, sell, deliver, distribute, and dispense abortion medications.
Highlights:
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Authorizes the Department of Corrections to acquire, sell, deliver, distribute, and dispense abortion medications (Sec. 2).
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Defines “abortion medications” as substances used in the course of medical treatment intended to induce the termination of a pregnancy including, but not limited to, mifepristone (Sec. 2).
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Exempts the Department of Corrections is exempt from obtaining a wholesaler license for the purposes of this bill (Sec. 3).
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Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect after passage and approval by the governor (Sec. 6).
Title: Authorizes the Department of Corrections to Acquire and Dispense Abortion Medications
- Annette Cleveland (WA - D)
- Manka Dhingra (WA - D)
- Noel Christina Frame (WA - D)
- Samuel W. 'Sam' Hunt (WA - D)
- Patricia 'Patty' Kuderer (WA - D)
- Elizabeth 'Liz' Lovelett (WA - D)
- T'wina Nobles (WA - D)
- Jamie D. Pedersen (WA - D)
- Emily Randall (WA - D)
- June Grube Robinson (WA - D)
- Derek Stanford (WA - D)
- Yasmin Trudeau (WA - D)
- Javier Valdez (WA - D)
- Lisa Z. Wellman (WA - D)
- Claire Wilson (WA - D)