Bill Watch List
SUPPORT:
Education Related Bills:
- SB152 – Passed House and Senate – Failed to receive a concurrent vote in the House – Requires public schools to display the official US motto “IN GOD WE TRUST” in every public school classroom.
- SB280 – SIGNED into law – Allows teachers to discuss all theories of how the world began, including Biblical creation.
- SB614 – Passed House and Senate – Failed to receive a concurrent vote in the House – Requires an elementary student (K-6th Grade) to be placed in a behavior intervention program when said student is violent, intimidating towards staff or peers, and/or creates an unsafe learning environment.
Firearms Related Bills:
- HB5694 – Passed House and Senate – Failed to receive a concurrent vote in the House – Creates the Firearms Industry Nondiscrimination Act prohibiting financial institutions from discriminating against firearm companies.
LGBTQ Related Bills:
- HB4233 – SIGNED into law – Requires that either “male” or “female” be listed on birth certificates and prohibits the use of “non-binary.”
- SB601 – Passed House and Senate – Failed to receive a concurrent vote in the House – Creates the Woman’s Bill of Rights. Defines a woman as an adult female and a man as an adult male and provides for other gender-based definitions.
Pornography Related Bills:
- HB4867 – Passed House and Senate – Failed to receive a concurrent vote in the House – Requires pornography websites to utilize age verification methods to prevent minors from accessing their content.
Religious Liberty Related Bills:
- SB503 – SIGNED into law – Provides religious liberty protections for students on college campuses.
Vaccine Related Bills:
- HB5105 – VETOED – Eliminates the vaccine requirements for public virtual schools, private schools, and allows for religious exemptions.
OPPOSE:
Alcohol Related Bills:
- HB4793 – SIGNED into law – Legalizes the manufacture of alcohol for personal use only and not for sale.