SB272 Alabama 2019 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Gerald H. AllenSenator

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2019

Title

Abortion, prohibits issuance of public funding to abortion providers or affiliates, with exceptions

Summary

SB 272 would bar Alabama state agencies and subdivisions from granting funds that support abortion services or related counseling, with limited exceptions.

What This Bill Does

It would prohibit the state and its agencies, subdivisions, or instrumentalities from awarding grants to cover direct or indirect costs of performing, inducing, referring, or counseling in favor of convenience abortions. It would also prohibit grants to individuals or entities that perform, induce, refer for, or counsel in favor of convenience abortions, or to their affiliates. The bill includes exemptions for funding to hospitals, medical schools, and two-year or four-year colleges/universities, and it does not affect Alabama Medicaid funding. The act would take effect immediately after passage and approval.

Who It Affects

• State agencies, political subdivisions, and instrumentalities of Alabama would be barred from awarding grants to support abortion-related activities or counseling.
• Abortion providers and their affiliates would be restricted from receiving grants or being involved with grant-funded activities that perform, induce, refer, or counsel in favor of convenience abortions.

Key Provisions

• Prohibits awarding grants to pay direct or indirect costs of performing, inducing, referring, or counseling in favor of convenience abortions (including administrative costs, overhead, salaries, rent, utilities).
• Prohibits granting funds to individuals or entities that perform, induce, provide referrals for, or counsel in favor of convenience abortions, or to their affiliates.
• Defines terms: abortion referral, affiliate, and convenience abortion.
• Relates exemptions: funding to hospitals, medical schools, or two-year/four-year colleges/universities is not denied; Medicaid funding is not affected.
• Effective immediately following passage and governor's approval.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 24, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Abortion