Signed by Governor Kevin Stitt

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that authorizes the use of Oklahoma grate funding for out-of-state pro-life organizations.

Highlights:

• Amends the Choosing Childbirth Act to allow grants to private organizations that are located outside of Oklahoma (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that the bill supports organizations that provide (Sec. 1): 

• Medical attention for a pregnant woman for the duration of her pregnancy including, but not limited to, obstetric ultrasounds;

• Mental health and substance abuse services;

• Nutritional support services;

• Housing assistance;

• Transportation assistance;

• Adoption services;

• Education and employment assistance;

• Parenting education and support services;

• Information and services to encourage women to carry their children to term; and

• Health care services to mother and infants for up to three years postpartum.

• Prohibits funds from being used to support organizations that provide abortion services (Sec. 1).

• Requires each organization be registered as a not-for-profit corporation, provide information about unborn children, and assure that the grant’s sole purpose is to encourage women to carry their children to term (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that this Act is effective November 1, 2026 (Sec. 7).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that authorizes the use of Oklahoma grate funding for out-of-state pro-life organizations.

Highlights:

• Amends the Choosing Childbirth Act to allow grants to private organizations that are located outside of Oklahoma (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that the bill supports organizations that provide (Sec. 1): 

• Medical attention for a pregnant woman for the duration of her pregnancy including, but not limited to, obstetric ultrasounds;

• Mental health and substance abuse services;

• Nutritional support services;

• Housing assistance;

• Transportation assistance;

• Adoption services;

• Education and employment assistance;

• Parenting education and support services;

• Information and services to encourage women to carry their children to term; and

• Health care services to mother and infants for up to three years postpartum.

• Prohibits funds from being used to support organizations that provide abortion services (Sec. 1).

• Requires each organization be registered as a not-for-profit corporation, provide information about unborn children, and assure that the grant’s sole purpose is to encourage women to carry their children to term (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that this Act is effective November 1, 2026 (Sec. 7).

Full Bill Text