COLUMBUS, Ohio (WDTN) – House Bill 294 was passed Wednesday afternoon stating that state and federal funding will not be given to organizations that promote or perform abortions, including Planned Parenthood.

The Ohio House of Representatives voted 59-32 to defund the organization.

The bill will now head to the desk of Ohio Governor John Kasich the move may help him with conservatives who dominate the upcoming Republican presidential primary in South Carolina.

The bill targets the roughly $1.3 million in grant funding that Planned Parenthood receives through Ohio’s Department of Health. The money, which is mostly federal, supports initiatives for HIV testing, breast and cervical cancer screenings, and prevention of violence against women.

The legislation would prohibit such funds from going to entities that perform or promote abortions, their affiliates and those that contract with an entity that performs abortions. It would not affect the amount of money available for prevention and screening programs, just who could get it.

Kasich was scheduled to spend Wednesday and the rest of the week campaigning in South Carolina, home of the South’s first primary on Feb. 20.