This bill prohibits local governments from expending funds for the purposes of assisting a person in obtaining an abortion, specifically including expending funds as part of a health benefit plan or for travel to a state where abortion is legal.
ON MARCH 13, 2023, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #2 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 600, AS AMENDED.
AMENDMENT #2 rewrites this bill to prohibit local governments from expending funds for the purposes of assisting a person in obtaining a criminal abortion. This prohibition includes expending funds as part of a health benefit plan or for travel to another state for the purpose of obtaining an abortion that would be a criminal abortion if performed in this state.