Here’s this week’s House and Senate bills needing action now. We’ve made contacting your legislator super easy. Read the bill summary (and full bill). Simply copy the sample letter provided for each bill listed below, click on the legislator’s name, and paste the letter to their email. Then send. Please send replies to your letters to MVLA: news@mvlibertyalliance.org
ACT NOW ON THESE TWO BILLS!
HB71 Vulnerable Child Protection Act
Sponsor: Rep. Brent Crane
Summary: Protects minors with gender dysphoria from so-called ‘gender affirming therapy’ by banning puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and sex reassignment surgeries. Restricts gender-confused children access to experimental pharmaceutical and surgical interventions, many of which are shown to cause irreversible medical and psychological harm.
Read the bill here.
Status: The bill passed the House on 2/14/23.
Action needed: Write your Senators now (listed at bottom of this article). Not sure who yours is? Locate here.
SAMPLE LETTER:
Dear Senator _________:
I urge your support for House Bill 71 ‘Vulnerable Child Protection Act.’ This bill protects minors with gender dysphoria from so-called ‘gender affirming therapy’ by banning puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and sex reassignment surgeries. Please reply.
Respectfully,
YOUR NAME & CITY HERE
Send replies you receive to news@mvlibertyalliance.org
SB 1038 Freedom in Education Act
Senate Education Committee heard public testimony yesterday regarding this bill. Sen. Tammy Nichols presented Senate Bill 1038, Freedom in Education Act to the Senate Education Committee. Education Savings Accounts will allow parents the flexibility to educate their children in the best manner possible, while also creating competition for the public school system. Click here to learn why Idaho Freedom Foundation strongly supports this bill.
Read the bill here.
Status: Email the Senate Education Committee NOW!: sedu@senate.idaho.gov
SENATE BILLS
SB1029 Child Protection Immunization Act
Sponsor: Sen. Brian Lenney
Summary: This bill amends and adds to existing law to prohibit a child protection investigation by Child Protection services based on a child’s immunization status and to provide that a court shall not grant an order terminating a parent and child relationship based on a child’s immunization status. Read the bill here:
Status: Bill was referred by Health and Welfare Committee to Senate Judiciary and Rules Committee.
SAMPLE LETTER:
Senate Judiciary and Rules Committee:
I urge the Committee’s support for SB1029 to prohibit Child Protection Services from investigating a child’s immunization status. Parents, not CPS, have medical authority of their child. A child’s immunization status is none of CPS’ business. Please reply.
Respectfully,
YOUR NAME & CITY HERE
Email to Senate Judiciary and Rules Committee: sjud@senate.idaho.gov
HOUSE BILLS
HB0002: No Funds for Abortion Act
Sponsor: Republican Rep. Bruce Skaug
Summary: Amends, adds to, and repeals existing law to provide for the withholding of sales and use tax revenues from local government entities that defy state law and refuse to investigate or enforce Idaho criminal abortion statutes.
Additional Information: Many amendments throughout bill that establish the legal penalty for violation of the statue. The exemptions provided for in subsection (4) of this section 10 shall not apply to any abortion considered unlawful under section 18-622 or 18-8804 Idaho Code. Any public officer or employee who knowingly violates the 13 provisions of this section shall be in violation of section 18-5701 Idaho Code for misused of public money and shall be subject to punishment 15 under section 18-5702 of Idaho Code. Read the bill in full here.
SAMPLE LETTER:
House State Affairs Committee:
I urge the Committee’s support for HB0002 to withhold sales and use tax revenues from local government entities that defy state law and refuse to investigate or enforce Idaho criminal abortion statutes. Please reply.
Respectfully,
YOUR NAME & CITY HERE
House District 24
Chenelle Dixon
Email: CDixon@house.idaho.gov
Steven Miller
Email: SMiller@house.idaho.gov
House District 25
Lance W. Clow
Email: LClow@house.idaho.gov
Greg L. Lanting
Email: GLanting@house.idaho.gov