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.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 12, 2025
Last action Feb 12, 2025
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Feb 12, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
Feb 12, 2025
Committee
To Finance
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Legislator
Party
State
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P
Patricia Rucker
RRepublican
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