1.
Arizona Bills
HB2002 Employment Non-Discrimination Act.
(Representatives Sinema, Campbell
CH & Prezelski) are responsible for this bill which seeks to add the words
“Gender, Gender Identity or Expression, and Sexual Orientation” as illegal
in hiring. This would make not only homosexuals but those who want to
express themselves as another gender okay. Once allowed they can apply for
special government funding.
-No action at this time
HB2009 Bill Against Child Bigamy
Sponsor: Rep. D Lujan, would bar
judges from awarding custody to a parent who engages in child bigamy.
-Held.
SM1003 Citizenship for Same-Sex Couples (Senator
Rebecca Rios)
Asks Congress to enact the “uniting American
Families Act,” which allows same-sex partners of immigrants to be given
permanent residency.
-See Article Is Governor Forcing State Domestic Partner Benefits?
-This bill had no action.
HB 2387
Aid in Dying Rep. Linda Lopez sponsored this bill which is similar to
the Oregon euthanasia law.
-Not yet assigned to committee.
HB2480-482R
Aggravated Luring (Rep. Adams, Crandall, Burges, Campbell, Koponichi
and Murphy.) Adds “luring minor for sexual exploitation” and “to receive 17
years.” This allows the state to go after those who lure kids into
prostitution.
-Governor signed into law.
HB2612-482R Dangerous Crimes Against
Children Those (18 and older)
who commit dangerous crimes against children in 1st Degree sexual
assault (12 and under) can receive life without parole unless commuted. (AFD
checked into this bill and it is said it was passed last year but was not
included in the wording. This adds the wording.)
-No Action at this time.
HB2129 Internet Age Misrepresentation (Rep.
Bob Robson) Makes it illegal to misrepresent your age on the Internet for
purposes of luring minors.
-Governor signed into law.
HB2713 Student Religious Liberties Act
(Rep. Doug Clark)
A public educational institution shall not discriminate against students or
parents on the basis of a religious viewpoint or on the basis of religious
expression. Each public educational institution shall permit religious
viewpoints in the same manner and to the same extent as secular viewpoints.
-Passed House Moving Through Senate.
HCR2065
Marriage (Rep. Jim Weiers, Barto, many others) States marriage would
be defined as between a man and woman only.
-Passed Judiciary Committee. Billed stopped due to change in bill. Amendment
added which entirely changed the bill.
2.
Two Abortion Bills were
vetoed by democratic Governor Napolitano. One was the partial birth bill
making partial birth abortions illegal. The second bill was for parental
notification. Both the House and Senate approved the bills.
3.
Will Your Wallet Look Like Swiss
Cheese?
[Governor] Napolitano Seeking
12 Massive Government Programs
Az Conservative
In spite of record deficits, Governor
Napolitano spoke in her State of the State address FOR new levels
of state government spending.
By giving all manner of items to people,
Napolitano plans to run for the next federal Senate seat.
The state currently has no money
allocated to pay for them and we are currently in debt! By giving
wonderful programs, she will be removing more money out of everyone’s
pockets. Can you afford more taxes with increased gas prices?
1.
Free college education
2.
All day kindergarten
3.
Raising dropout age to 18
4.
New schools and a Phoenix medical school
5.
(15% of students do not speak English) More English language
instruction
6.
Homebuyers’ Bill of Rights
a)
License Loan Officers
b)
Go after Unlawful Escrow (they’re already doing this)
7.
Comprehensive Immigration Reform
8.
More money to Child Protection Services
9.
More Roads & Public Transit
10.
More Controls on Electricity - all utilities provide 15% of their
electricity from renewable sources. Ten percent of fuel should be low in
carbon emissions.
11.
More veteran counselors
12.
More govern. health information
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4. Is Governor Forcing State
Domestic Partner Benefits?
A proposal to give state employees and
retired employee domestic partner benefits was quietly filed at the Arizona
Secretary of State’s Office in December. The public was given 30 days to
comment. This idea was given to a state oversight (Napolitano appoint-ted)
committee to decide. The health benefits would apply to same sex and
unmarried couples. Four of the seven voted for passage with three
absent or abstaining.
This forces the
state to pay out an additional $1.3 to $4.2 million dollars in benefits in
just the first year. The program will begin in December.
Only thirteen
states and District of Columbia have passed similar benefits.
5. Passing Sexually-Oriented Business Regulations in Your
Community
Daniel Weiss, www.citizenlink.org/FOSI/pornography/A000006326.cfm
Many cities and counties in
America
have never considered that sexually-oriented businesses (SOBs) could
target their communities, but if they haven't put in place tough,
constitutionally sound regulations they may be vulnerable. Once such
businesses set up shop, it is much more difficult to remove them than to
pass good ordinances in the first place.
Legal
Restrictions
If your
community is vulnerable and you want to protect it, consider these key
points about SOB regulation:
1) The U.S.
Supreme Court has ruled that communities may not ban SOBs outright. The
Court maintains that such businesses—provided they don't violate the
law—have a right to exist.
2) However,
the Court also ruled that communities can relegate SOBs to certain areas
of town in order to mitigate their undesirable secondary effects.
Hundreds of
land-use studies
have found that SOBs increase crime and blight and decrease property
values where they are located. A community can pass an ordinance
restricting such businesses to industrial areas or require that they be
located a certain distance from parks, churches, schools and residential
neighborhoods.
3) The
Supreme Court also allows communities to pass what are known as time and
manner restrictions. This type of ordinance can restrict such businesses
from operating late at night (after midnight) when crime tends to
increase. Also, restrictions on how such a business operates are
constitutionally sound. Such regulations can include requiring
background checks for all employees (to weed out convicted felons),
requiring a no-touch rule for strip clubs, removing doors from "peep
show" booths, prohibiting alcohol from being sold at strip clubs, or
requiring such businesses to be licensed by the city.
For more
information
If you'd
like to take action to protect your community, Focus on the Family
encourages you to seek guidance from trained attorneys specializing in
these matters. For reference purposes we include the following
recommendations:
Alliance
Defense Fund
15100 N. 90th Street
Scottsdale,
Arizona 85260
Phone: 1-800-TELL-ADF
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