SB64

Senate Bill 64 is a fiscal bill that appropriates $2,000,000 for the 2024-2025 fiscal year to the Department of Finance and Administration. The primary purpose of these funds is to establish a grant program specifically for eligible 'pregnancy help organizations.' To qualify, organizations must be nonprofit entities that assist individuals with unintended pregnancies by encouraging birth and providing services such as nutritional counseling, prenatal vitamins, and material support. The bill explicitly excludes any organization that performs, prescribes, refers, or encourages abortion, or that affiliates with such entities. The Department of Finance and Administration is tasked with creating the grant program and establishing rules for the distribution of funds, which are to be disbursed in increments based on submitted spending plans. Any unexpended funds by the end of the fiscal year must be returned to the General Revenue Allotment Reserve Fund.