SB 828 Summary

• Appropriates $27,074,600 from state general fund to the Department of Health and Human Services for fiscal year ending September 30, 2023

• Allocates funding across multiple health programs including epidemiology/laboratory ($1,079,800), family health services ($19,000,600), and children's special health care services ($6,994,200)

• Designates $14,984,900 of total appropriations for payments to local units of government, specifically for family planning agreements ($7,966,800) and local maternal/child health services ($7,018,100)

• Prohibits the department from contracting with organizations that provide elective abortions, abortion counseling, or abortion referrals using appropriated state funds

• Prohibits use of appropriated funds for abortion services, counseling, or referrals, and for activities involving human cloning or destruction of human embryos