SB 87 West Virginia Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Establishing WV Mothers and Babies Pregnancy Support Program

SB 87 establishes the West Virginia Mothers and Babies Pregnancy Support Program under the Bureau for Public Health to provide funding to pregnancy help organizations. The bill expands funding eligibility beyond the previous "fee per service" model to include capital expenses, new services, licensing costs, and staff training for these organizations. Crucially, it explicitly prohibits abortion industry organizations from receiving these funds. This program directly affects pregnancy help centers (like crisis pregnancy centers) by giving them greater financial flexibility to operate and expand services.
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Feb 2025
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Introduced Feb 12, 2025 Last action Feb 12, 2025
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Patricia Rucker
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