RELIGION IS ESSENTIAL
CALIFORNIA STATE BILL
STANCE: SUPPORT
AUTHOR: Senator Jones
SUMMARY: Requires the Governor or local government to consider and treat religious services as essential during a state or local emergency.
READ BILL: Click Here
STATUS: Introduced
HISTORY:
Introduced 2/11/21
ARTICLES AND RESOURCES:
Pastor Jack Hibbs' Press Release: Click Here
https://jones.cssrc.us/content/senator-brian-jones-introduces-religion-essential-act
VOTING/ELECTION LAWS
U.S. FEDERAL HOUSE RESOLUTION
STANCE: OPPOSE
AUTHOR: Representative Sarbanes
SUMMARY: Expands the potential for voter fraud by requiring same-day registration, automatic voter registration for eligible individuals, the unsolicited sending of mail-in-ballots to all Native Americans on tribal lands, voter registration for sixteen-year-olds, fifteen days of early in-person voting, use of ballot drop boxes, and acceptance of all voter registration applications, while prohibiting states from requiring voter ID, penalizing non-citizens who vote, requiring more than a signature to verify a person’s eligibility to vote, and more.
READ HOUSE RESOLUTION: Click Here
STATUS: Passed in the House 3/3/21 and will be heard next in the U.S. Senate. Voting date TBD.
HISTORY:
Introduced 1/4/21
Passed in the House 3/3/21
ARTICLES AND RESOURCES:
https://www.conservativehq.org/post/conservatives-oppose-h-r-1-the-ultimate-fantasy-of-the-left
THE EQUALITY ACT
U.S. FEDERAL HOUSE RESOLUTION
STANCE: OPPOSE
AUTHOR: Representative Cicilline
SUMMARY: "The Equality Act" would add “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” as a protected class in the federal Civil Rights Act, thereby affecting employment, housing, public accommodations, jury service, education, and federal programs.
READ BILL: Click Here
STATUS:
Passed in the House 2/25/2021 and will be heard next in the U.S. Senate (date TBD).
HISTORY:
Passed in the House 2/25/2021
Introduced 2/18/2021
(Assigned to the House -Judiciary; Education and Labor; Financial Services es; Oversight and Reform; House Administration)
WATCH HOUSE VOTE 2/25/2021:
ARTICLES:
https://www.heritage.org/gender/heritage-explains/the-equality-act
https://www.frc.org/get.cfm?i=WA21B60&f=WU21B18
FREE ABORTIONS
CALIFORNIA STATE BILL
STANCE: OPPOSE
AUTHOR: Senator Gonzalez
SUMMARY: Requires all healthcare plans to include free abortion services.
READ BILL: Click Here
STATUS: Assigned to Senate Committee on Health
HISTORY:
Introduced 1/22/21
ARTICLES AND RESOURCES:
MENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION
CALIFORNIA STATE BILL
STANCE: OPPOSE
AUTHOR: Senator Portantino
SUMMARY: Requires mental health to be taught in grades K-12 that covering information “appropriate for use with pupils of all races, genders, sexual orientations, ...” We believe that that this curriculum will be used to promote inaccurate ideas about LGBTQ issues and social justice.
READ BILL: Click Here
STATUS: Assigned to Senate Committee on Education
HISTORY:
Introduced 1/14/21
ETHNIC STUDIES
CALIFORNIA STATE BILL
STANCE: OPPOSE
AUTHOR: Assembly Member Medina
SUMMARY: Requires high schoolers to complete a state-mandated ethnic studies course before graduating.
READ BILL: Click Here
STATUS: Assigned to House Committee on Education
HISTORY:
Introduced 12/11/20
ARTICLES AND RESOURCES:
WEBINAR: https://www.facebook.com/wenyuan.wu.7/videos/4249786801704719/
SEX ED TRANSPARENCY
CALIFORNIA STATE BILL
STANCE: SUPPORT
AUTHOR: Senator Dahle
SUMMARY: Requires schools to provide parents with a notice that they will be teaching comprehensive sexual health education and HIV prevention instruction in their child’s class and inform them that the educational materials that will be used are available for parents to inspect.
READ BILL: Click Here
STATUS: Assigned to Senate Committee on Education
HISTORY:
Introduced 1/13/21
ARTICLES AND RESOURCES:
STUDENT RIGHTS
CALIFORNIA STATE BILL
STANCE: SUPPORT
AUTHOR: Assembly Member Kiley
SUMMARY: Prohibits schools from requiring that minors forfeit their right to sue in the case of sexual assault or battery as a condition of enrollment.
READ BILL: Click Here
STATUS: Assigned to House Committee on Judiciary
HISTORY:
Introduced 1/19/21
RACISM
CALIFORNIA STATE BILL
STANCE: OPPOSE
AUTHOR: Senator Pan
SUMMARY: Requires the state government to address racism as a public health crisis.
READ BILL: Click Here
STATUS: Assigned to Senate Committee on Rules
HISTORY:
Introduced 12/7/20
EMPLOYEE FREE SPEECH
CALIFORNIA STATE BILL
STANCE: SUPPORT
AUTHOR: Senator Melendez
SUMMARY: Prevents employers from discriminating against employees due to the employee’s political affiliation.
READ BILL: Click Here
STATUS: Assigned to Senate Committee on Judiciary
HISTORY:
Introduced 1/21/21
STUDENTS’ FREE SPEECH
CALIFORNIA STATE BILL
STANCE: SUPPORT
AUTHOR: Senator Melendez
SUMMARY: Prevents schools from discriminating against students due to the student’s political affiliation.
READ BILL: Click Here
STATUS: Assigned to the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Education
HISTORY:
Introduced 1/25/21