Republicans in Alabama will introduce a bill designed to protect access to IVF treatment, after a court ruling cast doubt on its availability.
The state's top court ruled earlier this month that frozen embryos have the same rights as children and people can be held liable for destroying them.
While it did not ban or restrict IVF, it created a legal headache for clinics and some pulled their services.
The bill is expected to be introduced in the Alabama Senate on Tuesday.
Republicans hold a majority in the chamber and Senator Tim Melson, who is putting forward the bill, said he was confident "reasonable minds" would come together to pass it.
Mr Melson, who is also a doctor, told the BBC that the issue became his priority after "a lot of people came into my office in Montgomery and explained that this is the only option they have for a family and it's in jeopardy".
"We need to make sure that clinics are not put in jeopardy for manslaughter, or some criminal homicide or negligent homicide when an unused embryo is discarded," he said. "I think we need to make it clear that when embryos are discarded, it was because it was not the optimal embryo to use."
Alabama's attorney general earlier said he had no intention of prosecuting clinics, but many are still waiting for legal clarity.
Mr Melson expects the bill to progress quickly. "It'll get introduced on Tuesday, be in a committee on Wednesday and then on the special order calendar on Thursday," he said.
