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.
