SSB 5917: Improving access to abortion medications.
Signed into law: Chapter 52, Laws of 2026
- Sponsor
- Bateman
- Introduced
- January 12, 2026
- Status
- C 52 L 26
- Last action
- Effective date 3/14/2026. (March 14, 2026)
- As of
- October 16, 2026, 5:15 AM Pacific, from the Legislature’s records
What this bill does
Removes requirements that the Department of Corrections (DOC) sell the abortion medications it possesses at a certain cost and instead allows, but does not require, the DOC to obtain payment for any abortion medications it distributes. Modifies the definition of "abortion medications" for these purposes to specifically include misoprostol.
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Floor votes
- House: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 28, 202657 yea · 36 nay · 5 not voting
- Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 10, 202632 yea · 17 nay
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