Tag: House

Tennessee Approves Bill Allowing Teachers to Carry Concealed Guns

On Tuesday, Tennessee legislators approved a contentious bill permitting teachers to carry concealed handguns on…

HOUSE REPUBLICANS WANT TO BAN UNIVERSAL FREE SCHOOL LUNCHES

ON WEDNESDAY, THE Republican Study Committee, of which some three-quarters of House Republicans are members, released…

Arizona House Passes a Bill That Would Force Children To Say the Pledge of Allegiance

A bill aimed at forcing Arizona’s public school students to recite the Pledge of Alliance each day…

Tennessee Republicans introduce religious exemption bill protecting anti-LGBTQ+ foster parents

Republican lawmakers in the Tennessee have introduced legislation that will ensure that people with anti-LGBTQ+…

Proposed Missouri bill would make teachers register as sex offenders if found supporting transgender students who socially transition

A newly proposed law in Missouri could charge teachers and counselors with a felony and…

Florida Anti-Trans Bill Could Raise Everyone’s Health Insurance Costs

The Republican-Led Florida House last week passed some of the most extreme anti-trans legislation to move through the…

Florida House passes restrictions on sleeping in public places

The Florida House on Friday approved a controversial proposal that would prevent homeless people from…

Arizona GOP advances bill legalizing killing undocumented migrants on suspicion of trespassing

Arizona Republicans are advancing a bill that would allow people to legally kill someone accused of attempting to…

Tennessee GOP Kill a Bill To Legalize Abortion Exception for Children Who Are Raped

Tennessee Republicans have killed HB2603, a bill written by Rep. Gloria Johnson, which would have…

West Virginia GOP Passes Deranged Bill That Could Put Librarians in Jail

The Republican-controlled West Virginia House of Delegates has passed a bill that could see librarians facing jail…

Controversial bill that criminalizes abortion aid for Tennessee teens clears its first hurdle

A proposal that would make it a felony to help teens get abortions passed out…

MISSOURI HOUSE ADVANCES BILL TO CUT ITS CORPORATE TAX IN HALF

North Carolina made state tax history in 2021 by passing a law to eliminate the…

A Florida Immigration Law Is Turning Farm Towns Into ‘Ghost Towns’

Moncho had just started building a life in Florida when SB 1718, a broad law targeting…

Oklahoma bill would ban state agencies from celebrating Pride Month

A bill introduced in the Oklahoma Legislature on Monday would bar state agencies from celebrating…

Alabama Bill Proposes Rapists be Castrated

A proposed bill in Alabama could see convicted rapists castrated or given a vasectomy. Democrat Representative…

West Virginia House Bill 4334 (WV HB4334)

[SOURCE] By AMM.org Summary: This bill would allow public officials (government employees) to refuse to issue a…

Indiana lawmakers trying to kill historic lawsuit seeking gun industry accountability

Republicans, who hold supermajorities in both chambers of the Statehouse, are close to passing a bill banning cities from suing firearm manufacturers, dealers or trade groups. Instead, only the state could bring such a lawsuit. Significantly, it’s retroactive to Aug. 27, 1999 — three days before Gary filed its lawsuit.

Florida House to discuss bill that would ban sleeping on public property

Senate Bill 1530 would prohibit counties from allowing public camping or sleeping in public spaces unless they designate a property for that reason.