SB 5768 — Protecting access to abortion medications by authorizing the department of corrections to acquire, sell, deliver, distribute, and dispense abortion medications.

What this bill does

Authorizes the Department of Corrections (DOC) to engage in any activity constituting the practice of pharmacy or wholesale distribution of abortion medications for the benefit of any person. Requires the DOC to establish and operate a program to deliver, dispense, and distribute abortion medications individually or wholesale at cost plus a fee of $5 per dose to offset the cost of secure storage and delivery of the medication. Exempts the DOC from obtaining a wholesaler license for purposes of delivering, dispensing, and distributing abortion medications.

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Floor votes

• House — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · April 20, 2023
  55 yea · 40 nay · 3 not voting
• Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · April 14, 2023
  28 yea · 18 nay · 3 not voting

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