HB 4189 Summary

• Appropriates $15,000,000 in state general fund/general purpose funds for various state departments and agencies for fiscal year ending September 30, 2021.

• Allocates $14,500,000 to Department of Health and Human Services for child welfare services, behavioral health administration, and family health services including adoption marketing programs, maternal navigator pilot programs, and pregnancy resource centers.

• Allocates $500,000 to Department of Treasury for grants to pregnant and parenting student services.

• Restricts appropriated funds from being used for abortion counseling, referrals, services, or human cloning research involving destruction of human embryos.

• Requires Department of Health and Human Services to submit a report by June 1, 2021 regarding healthy moms healthy babies programs and requests for proposals.