On Tuesday the Arkansas Legislature passed a measure authorizing a million dollars in funding for grants to pregnancy help organizations in the state.
S.B. 286 by Sen. Scott Flippo (R – Bull Shoals) and Rep. Lane Jean (R – Magnolia) authorizes $1 million in state-funded grants for crisis pregnancy centers, maternity homes, adoption agencies, and social services agencies that provide material support to women with unplanned pregnancies.
The bill also contains language clarifying that grant funding cannot go to abortion providers or their affiliates.
S.B. 286 passed at the Arkansas Legislature without a single lawmaker voting against it!
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This measure is virtually identical to a good appropriation measure the Arkansas Legislature passed last year.
It ensures that the grant program that lawmakers authorized in 2022 will continue to provide funding for pregnancy help organizations in the coming year.
We are grateful to the General Assembly for supporting this good measure. Now that abortion is prohibited except to save the life of the mother, legislation like S.B. 286 will help support women with unplanned pregnancies and build a culture of life in Arkansas. That’s something to celebrate.
The Following Senators Voted For S.B. 286
J. Boyd
J. Bryant
Caldwell
L. Chesterfield
A. Clark
Crowell
B. Davis
Dees
J. Dismang
J. Dotson
J. English
Flippo
S. Flowers
Gilmore
K. Hammer
Hester
Hickey
Hill
Irvin
B. Johnson
M. Johnson
B. King
G. Leding
F. Love
M. McKee
R. Murdock
J. Payton
C. Penzo
J. Petty
Rice
Stone
G. Stubblefield
D. Sullivan
C. Tucker
D. Wallace
The Following Representatives Voted For S.B. 286
Achor
F. Allen
Andrews
Barker
Beaty Jr.
Beck
Bentley
M. Berry
S. Berry
Breaux
Brooks
K. Brown
M. Brown
Burkes
Joey Carr
John Carr
Cavenaugh
Clowney
A. Collins
C. Cooper
Cozart
Crawford
Dalby
Duffield
Duke
Eaves
Eubanks
Evans
D. Ferguson
K. Ferguson
C. Fite
L. Fite
V. Flowers
Fortner
Furman
Gazaway
Gonzales
Gramlich
Haak
Hawk
D. Hodges
G. Hodges
Holcomb
Hollowell
Jean
L. Johnson
Ladyman
Long
Lundstrum
Lynch
Maddox
Magie
J. Mayberry
McAlindon
McClure
McCollum
M. McElroy
McGrew
B. McKenzie
McNair
S. Meeks
Miller
Milligan
J. Moore
K. Moore
Nicks
Painter
Pearce
Perry
Pilkington
Puryear
Ray
J. Richardson
Richmond
Rose
Schulz
Scott
R. Scott Richardson
T. Shephard
Springer
Steimel
Tosh
Underwood
Unger
Vaught
Walker
Wardlaw
Warren
Watson
D. Whitaker
Wing
Womack
Wooldridge
Wooten
The Following Representatives Did Not Vote
Ennett
D. Garner
Hudson
McCullough
Rye
Speaker Shepherd
LifeNews Note: Jerry Cox is the president of the Arkansas Family Council.
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