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With just a few weeks left in the session, we are watching several bills. SB 16, which would require documentary proof of citizenship for voter registration, is now in the House Calendars committee. SB 33, which would prohibit local governments from spending public money to assist women leaving the state for an abortion, and SB 2880, which would prohibit just about every other kind of assistance to women seeking reproductive care out of state, have passed the Senate and reported favorably out of committee in the House but have not reached the House calendars committee. HB 2, which includes funding for public schools, has passed the House but is not scheduled for hearing in the Senate.
SB 1596, which would legalize sawed off shotguns and rifles, has passed out of committee in the House. Please see the action alert below and contact your House member opposing this bill.
HB 1128, which would allow election judges and clerks with firearms licenses to carry weapons in polling locations, has passed the Senate and is pending in the House. Please respond to the action alert below and let your House member know that you oppose endangering voters by allowing firearms in polling locations.
In better news, the House Elections Committee will hear a bill supporting Online Voter Registration on Thursday. The League will be presenting testimony. HB 1211, which would create resources for foster and homeless youth seeking higher education, has passed in the House as has HB 321, which would make it easier for children to get Medicaid and CHIPS coverage.
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