Prohibitions on the use of public employees and public property for activities relating to abortion. (FE)

What it would have done

Summary by the Legislative Reference Bureau, the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

This bill prohibits any person employed by the state, a state agency, or a local governmental unit from providing abortion services, promoting or encouraging abortion services, making abortion referrals, or training others or receiving training in performing abortions while acting within the scope of his or her employment.

Further, this bill prohibits the use of public property to provide abortion services, promote or encourage abortion services, make abortion referrals, or train individuals in performing abortions. However, it is not a violation of the prohibitions established in the bill for a physician to perform a medical intervention designed or intended to prevent the death of a pregnant woman if the physician makes all reasonable medical efforts under the circumstances to preserve both the life of the woman and the life of the unborn child in a manner consistent with conventional medical practice. Under the bill, “public property” is defined to mean a public facility, public institution, or other building or part of a building that is owned, leased, or controlled by the state, a state agency, or a local governmental unit, or any equipment or other physical asset that is owned, leased, or controlled by the state, a state agency, or a local governmental unit.

Who's behind it

8 representatives are its authors⁠. All 8 are Republicans.

4 more lawmakers signed on in support⁠.

What it would cost

State agencies filed a cost estimate. Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

• Fiscal Estimate From DHS
• Fiscal Estimate From UWS