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House rejects proposal to restore funding for pregnancy resource centers and maternity homes
Summary
House File 25, a bill to reinstate state grants for pregnancy resource centers and maternity homes and to create conditions on record confidentiality and facility transparency, failed on final passage after a lengthy floor debate and multiple unsuccessful amendment votes; the clerk recorded 67 ayes and 65 nays and announced the bill did not pass.
House File 25, a bill to restore and fund pregnancy resource centers and maternity homes (often labeled “positive alternatives” grants), failed on the Minnesota House floor on March 12, 2025. Multiple substantive amendments were offered and rejected during the debate; the clerk recorded a final tally of 67 ayes and 65 nays and announced the bill did not pass.
Representative Mary Zalesnikar (St. Louis), the bill author, framed HF 25 as restoring a bipartisan program that existed from 2006 to 2023 and that provided housing, parenting classes, supplies and other non‑clinical supports for pregnant people who choose parenting or adoption. “Choice implies there are options,” Zalesnikar said, urging restoration of the funds.
Opponents and some amendment sponsors criticized crisis pregnancy centers for lacking medical licensing and for sometimes adopting messaging or intake procedures that can be misleading. Representative Cher Gomez described a personal experience she said involved being greeted by a…
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