We are doing our very best to keep you informed during legislative sessions. Below are bills we are tracking. To find information about the time and location of specific hearings, please Click Here and insert the bill's number.
We want to encourage you to review the House and Senate calendars as there may be other bills of interest to you:
House Calendar Senate Calendar
Marriage & Family Issues:
Bill No. |
Bill Description | Our Position |
House Status | Senate Status | Roll Call Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB1590 | Repealing same sex marriage. | Support |
ITL | ||
| CACR28 | Relating to the definition of marriage. Providing that the state shall only recognize the union of one man and one woman as marriage. | Support |
ITL | ||
| HB1402 | Repealing the crime of adultery. | Neutral |
Passed/Adopted | ||
| HB1510 | Relative to grounds for divorce for persons with minor children. | Support |
Report Filed |
Parental Rights
Bill No. |
Bill Description | Our Position |
House Status | Senate Status | Roll Call Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB1454 | Requiring parental consent for medical procedures and medications provided to minors. | Support |
ITL | ||
| CACR29 | Relating to parental rights. Providing that the state shall not abridge the responsibility of parents for the health, education, and welfare of their children. | Support |
Report Filed | ||
| HB1662 | Relative to consent for abortions. | Support |
ITL |
Life Issues:
Bill No. |
Bill Description | Our Position |
House Status | Senate Status | Roll Call Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB1644 | Including "unborn child" in the definition of "another" for the purpose of first and second degree murder, manslaughter, and negligent homicide. | Support |
ITL |
Limited Government & freedom:
Bill No. |
Bill Description | Our Position |
House Status | Senate Status | Roll Call Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB1672 | Relative to freedom of choice on whether to join a labor union. | Support |
ITL | ||
| HCR29 | Requiring the Congress of the United States of America to reaffirm its adherence to the Constitution of the United States regarding international agreements and treaties. | Support |
Report Filed | ||
| CACR25 | Relating to referendums. Providing that the voters can veto laws by referendum. | Neutral |
ITL |
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| HB1635 | Prohibiting the open carrying of a firearm in a public building. | Oppose | Report Filed | ||
| HB1329 | Establishing a committee to study voter fraud. | Support | ITL | ||
| HB1330 | Relative to the preservation of religious freedom. | Support | ITL | ||
| HB1555 | Adding an exemption from immunization for conscientious beliefs. | Support | Report Filed | ||
| HB1343 | Establishing a joint committee on the constitutionality of acts, orders, laws, statutes, regulations, and rules of the government of the United States of America in order to protect state sovereignty. | Support | Report Filed | ||
| HCR26 | Reaffirming the state's religious heritage and constitutional rights to practice religion and free speech. | Support |
Special Order | ||
| HA2 | House Address: for the removal of Lucinda Sadler, district court judge, from her said office. | Support | In Committee | ||
| CACR33 | Relating to the governor's power to reduce appropriations. Providing that the governor shall have line item reduction power of items in any bill making appropriations of money. | Support | In Committee |
Glossary
HB = House Bill
SB = Senate Bill
OTP = Ought to Pass (used when a committee recommends the passage of a bill)
ITL = Inexpedient to Legislate (used when a committee does NOT recommend the passage of a bill)
LOB = Legislative Office Building (where most House bills are heard)
SH = State House (where most Senate bills are heard)
CPR = Cornerstone Policy Research