Actions for This Week Phew... crossover week has ended, and so have the chances for almost half of the 1,800 bills introduced this session. Unfortunately, many bills that threaten church:state separation have advanced. Now is the time to speak up. Please take a minute to log into RTS, contact committee members, or contact your own representatives directly and fight these bills: - Oppose HB2112: Would require proof of age before accessing pornography on the Internet. Problem: Who decides what constitutes "pornography?" Opens the door to ban LGBTQ-related content, reproductive health info, sex education, HIV/AIDs info, etc. Use RTS and contact members of the Senate Judiciary & Elections Committee before Wednesday.
- Oppose SB2062: Would remove gender-related terms in AZ law and replace with sex-related terms, effectively erasing trans, non-binary and intersex people.Contact members of Senate Government before Wednesday.
- Oppose HB2113: Would ban the display of certain flags, such as Pride and BLM flags, on public property. This bill targets the LGBTQ+ community. Contact members of the Senate Government Committee before Wednesday.
- Oppose HB2018: Allows private schools to receive taxpayer funds to training teachers, in what amounts to a giveaway to religious schools like Grand Canyon University. Contact members of Senate Education before Wednesday.
- Oppose HB2728: Allows courts to order DUI defendants to attend a religiously based program. Contact members of the Senate Public Safety Committee before Wednesday.
- Oppose HB2191: Changes zoning restrictions to allow churches to build housing on their properties, only requiring 40% of housing to be low-income. This bill is likely a gift to a particular mega-church that's encroaching on a low-density neighborhood. Contact your own representatives directly.
- Oppose HB2216 and HB2439: Forces taxpayers to fund fake "pregnancy clinics" that are a front to push anti-choice propaganda and incorrect healthcare info based on a specific religious perspective. Contact your own representatives directly.
- Oppose HB2547: Bars state funding to any healthcare provider that promotes or performs abortion, even to save the mother’s life. Contact your own representatives directly.
- Oppose HB2681: Adds requirements to medical providers before and after prescribing abortion medication, including that it must be prescribed at an in-person visit. Contact your own representatives directly.
- Oppose SB1298: Allows for broad definition of religious-related activities (not just worship) to receive get tax breaks, including include education and housing. Opens door for government funding of religious schools. Contact your own representatives directly.
- Contact Reps Alma Hernandez (D-20) at ahernandez@azleg.gov/602-926-3136 and Consuelo Hernandez (D-21) at chernandez@azleg.gov/602-926-3523 to ask why they support HB2126, a bill pushed by Christian nationalist lobbyists which would require health care providers to give parents of minors access to all electronic data - including records of procedures that do not require parental consent - which could keep minors from accessing contraceptive, sexual health, and gender-affirming care.
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