Bills of Interest as of 4/3/23

Nat Bender on Monday, April 3 2023 - 4:19pm

Bills of Interest as of 4/3/23

SB256/HB1445 - Employee Organizations Representing Public Employees by Sen Ingoglia, by Rep Black

SB102- Housing, by Sen Alexis Calatydud

banning rent control ordinances locally
Voted favorable by Senate Community Affairs (9 yas, 0 nays)
Passed Senate
Favorable in State Affairs House Committee 18 yeas, 3 Nays
Now in Ways and Means Committee as of 3/10/23; scheduled to be heard on 3/20/23, substituted for SB 102, read 2nd time in House, passed
Signed by Governor on 3/23/23

SB 170 - Local Ordinances by Sen Jay Trumbull

seeks to limit local ordinances passed by creating a fiscal impact to businesses by passing of ordinance, allowing for ordinance to be stayed until after judicial process completes
Passed Senate
Referred to House Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee as of 3/9/23
In messages
On Civil Justice subcommittee in the House 3/20/23, passed committee
On 2nd reading in House as of 3/23/23
No Movement in House since

SB 94/HB31 - Partisan Election of Members of District School Board by Sen Grueters, by Rep Roach, Sirois, Rudman

Proposing amendment to State Constitution to require members of district school board to be elected in a partisan election
Referred to Ethics and Elections:Education Pre K-12, Rules Committee in Senate
Passed Senate Committee, now in Rules committee
On 2nd reading in the House
Passed House; referred to Rules in Senate

SB266/ HB999 - Higher Education by Sen Grall, Rep Andrade

Banning of certain majors
Bans Diversity, equity and inclusion programs on campuses
Creates post tenure review process at anytime for facility and other radical changes
Referred to Education Postsecondary: Appropriations Committee on Education: Fiscal Policy subcommittees in Senate
Passed Senate, Education Postsecondary on 3/15/23 7 yeas,3 Nays
Now in Appropriations Committee on Education in Senate
In House Postsecondary Education and Workforce Subcommittee: Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee; Education and Employment Committee
Passed House committee agenda 3/13/23 Postsecondary Education & Workforce Subcommittee & 7 yays, 3 Nays
Now in Education and Employment Committee on Education in House

SB436/HB 291 - 911 Public Safety Telecommunicators by Sen Ana Maria Rodriguez, Co-Sponsor: Sen Alexis Calatayud, Rep Holcomb, Hawkins

Revising definition of “first responder” to include 911 public safety telecommunicators for purposes related for applying special provisions relating to employment-related accidents and injuries to 911 public safety telecommunicators
Referred to Gov Ops and Accountability, Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment and General Government: Fiscal Policy Committees
In House, in Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee
No movement yet in both chambers
Dead this year

HB1/ SB202 - School Choice pushed by House Leadership, SB202 K-12 Education, by Sen Simon

Revises provisions allowing for the expansion of school vouchers, leading to increased funding leaving the Public Education system
Referred to House Choice and Innovation Subcommittee, Pre K-12 appropriations subcommittee, Education Employment Committee, Education Quality Subcommittee
Favorable in House Education Quality Subcommittee: 13 Yeas, 3 Nays
Read Third time in House Passed (83 Yeas, 27 Nays)
In Messages and referred to Senate Appropriations
Favorable in Senate Appropriations Committee on Education 12 yeas, 6 Nays
Passed 2nd and 3rd reading, passed by House
Signed into law by Governor

HB543/SB150 - Public Safety by House Leadership, by Sen Collins in Senate

SB1718/HB1617 - Immigration by Sen Ingoglia, by Rep Michael in the House

Most anti-immigrant legislation filed at the state level
Makes it a 3rd degree felony to house an undocumented immigrant, expands E-verify, violates HIPPA by mandating healthcare providers to disclose immigration status
Referred to subcommittees in House and Senate
Passed Rules Committee in Senate, 15 yeas, 5 Nays
Now in Senate Fiscal Policy subcommittee

SB 300/HB7 - Abortion (Pregnancy and Parent Support) by Sen Grall and Reps Persons-Mulicka in House

6 week abortion ban
Referred to Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee: Health and Human Services Committee
Now in Healthcare Regulation subcommittee in House
In Senate Health Policy, Fiscal Policy
In House Healthcare Regulations Subcommittee as of 3/9/23
On Senate Committee agenda in Health Policy, 3/20/23, Passed
On Fiscal Policy agenda in Senate for 3/28/23, Passed
On Floor for Senate vote on 4/3/23, Passed
On 2nd reading in the House

HB 733 - Middle and High School Start Times by Rep Temple

HB 1331/SB1380 - Municipal Utilities by Rep Busatta-Cabrera, Sen Martin