SB1 increases mental health aid and services to Hoosiers and assist people struggling during a mental crisis.
The Indiana State House of Representatives passed SB1 on April 17, 2023 by a vote of 96 to 3. We have assigned pluses to the nays because this is a gross expansion of government. Healthcare expansion should not fall within the government’s domain; rather, it’s more fitting for the free market and the private sector to manage.
SB4 enhances the scope of the local health commission, stipulates that the state department can offer services to local health departments, mandates every local board of health to create a fund for local public health services to receive state funding, and grants authority to the state department for issuing guidance to local health departments. This bill also permits a school corporation facing difficulty in securing an ophthalmologist or optometrist to administer an adapted clinical technique for vision testing, encompassing specific vision screenings. Demands that the school inform parents of students about any recommendations for additional testing from the vision screener.
The Indiana State House of Representatives passed SB4 on April 17, 2023 by a vote of 78 to 21. We have assigned pluses to the nays because this legislation embraces Agenda 2030 and imposes this agenda in public classrooms. The bill’s provisions to mandate local boards of health to establish a fund and grant the state department authority to issue guidance implies an increased role of government in healthcare decisions. Requiring the involvement of a government entity in addressing the challenge of securing ophthalmologists or optometrists for schools undermines the free market. The government stepping in to provide services that would otherwise be handled by the private sector are affecting market dynamics and intrudes on parents’ rights over their children’s healthcare practices.
HB1001 House Amendment 2 prohibits state funding for the Kinsey Institute, which a research institute at Indiana University that studies human sexuality and relationships through research, outreach, education, and historical preservation.
The Indiana State House of Representatives passed House Amendment 2 for HB1001 on February 22, 2023 by a vote of 53 to 34. We have assigned pluses to the ayes because taxpayer dollars should not go toward funding leftist research on human sexuality and relationships.
SB480 prohibits a physician or other practitioner from knowingly providing gender transition procedures to an individual who is less than 18 years of age and aiding or abetting another physician or practitioner in the provision of gender transition procedures to a minor.
The Indiana State House of Representatives passed SB480 on March 27, 2023 by a vote of 65 to 30. We have assigned pluses to the ayes because the Left has been promoting radical Marxist ideas like this for years. The indoctrination that leads people to believe that they can choose their pronouns and identify as a different gender is immoral. Scientifically and biblically, there are only two genders. Additionally, minors are not yet capable of giving informed consent and should not have the ability to choose a gender that contradicts their scientific classification, causing irreversible damage.
SB451 introduces a carbon sequestration pilot project, allowing two carbon dioxide pipelines in Vigo and Vermillion counties. The project’s operator is designated within 30 days of receiving a Class VI well permit from the U.S. EPA, allowing carbon injection. Pore space ownership aligns with surface rights, unless officially transferred, exempted, or reserved. The project’s operator must compensate pore space owners yearly, offering at least 40% of the average cash rent per acre in Indiana for that land type. Compensation follows Purdue University’s recent Farmland Values and Cash Rents Survey. This compensation continues until carbon injection stops.
The Indiana State House of Representatives passed SB451 on March 21, 2023 by a vote of 73 to 22. We have assigned pluses to the nays because this expands government by pushing for interventions infringing on individual freedoms and economic liberties. Tax dollars should not go toward complying with any aspect of Agenda 2030, as it is not constitutional. This pilot program project prioritizes international interests over national sovereignty and control. Government’s involvement in mandating compensation and regulating carbon sequestration infringes on private property rights protected under the Constitution.
HB1637 raises the annual scholarship awarded under the next generation Hoosier educators scholarship program to $10,000 from $7,500. It creates the next generation Hoosier minority educators scholarship program and fund. It allows eligible applicants to receive a $10,000 scholarship each academic year for up to four years. Additionally, it increases the annual scholarship for recipients of the Earline S. Rogers student teaching scholarship for minority students from $4,000 to $5,000.
The Indiana State House of Representatives passed HB1637 on April 20, 2023 by a vote of 86 to 4. We have assigned pluses to the nays because offering taxpayer funded scholarships based on minority status or ethnicity is reverse discrimination and embraces division and wokeness. Taxpayers should not be on the hook for funding an individual’s education. Government should not interfere in personal matters such as education, and allocating funds based on certain criteria infringes upon personal freedom and violates the 14th Amendment.
SB12 would make it illegal for government schools and public libraries to disseminate obscene material, such as pornography, to minors.
The Indiana State Senate passed SB12 on February 28, 2023 by a vote of 37 to 12. We have assigned pluses to the ayes because protecting our children from obscene images is of the utmost importance. The woke leftist agenda is to indoctrinate children with this disgusting material.
SB1 increases mental health aid and services to Hoosiers and assist people struggling during a mental crisis.
The Indiana State Senate passed SB1 on February 13, 2023 by a vote of 49 to 0. We have assigned pluses to the nays because this is a gross expansion of government. Healthcare expansion should not fall within the government’s domain; rather, it’s more fitting for the free market and the private sector to manage.
SB4 enhances the scope of the local health commission, stipulates that the state department can offer services to local health departments, mandates every local board of health to create a fund for local public health services to receive state funding, and grants authority to the state department for issuing guidance to local health departments. This bill also permits a school corporation facing difficulty in securing an ophthalmologist or optometrist to administer an adapted clinical technique for vision testing, encompassing specific vision screenings. Demands that the school inform parents of students about any recommendations for additional testing from the vision screener.
The Indiana State Senate passed SB4 on February 23, 2023 by a vote of 41 to 7. We have assigned pluses to the nays because this legislation embraces Agenda 2030 and imposes this agenda in public classrooms. The bill’s provisions to mandate local boards of health to establish a fund and grant the state department authority to issue guidance implies an increased role of government in healthcare decisions. Requiring the involvement of a government entity in addressing the challenge of securing ophthalmologists or optometrists for schools undermines the free market. The government stepping in to provide services that would otherwise be handled by the private sector are affecting market dynamics and intrudes on parents rights over their children’s healthcare practices.
SB480 prohibits a physician or other practitioner from knowingly providing gender transition procedures to an individual who is less than 18 years of age and aiding or abetting another physician or practitioner in the provision of gender transition procedures to a minor.
The Indiana State Senate passed SB480 on February 28, 2023 by a vote of 36 to 12. We have assigned pluses to the ayes because the Left has been promoting radical Marxist ideas like this for years. The indoctrination that leads people to believe that they can choose their pronouns and identify as a different gender is immoral. Scientifically and biblically, there are only two genders. Additionally, minors are not yet capable of giving informed consent and should not have the ability to choose a gender that contradicts their scientific classification, causing irreversible damage.
SB451 introduces a carbon sequestration pilot project, allowing two carbon dioxide pipelines in Vigo and Vermillion counties. The project’s operator is designated within 30 days of receiving a Class VI well permit from the U.S. EPA, allowing carbon injection. Pore space ownership aligns with surface rights, unless officially transferred, exempted, or reserved. The project’s operator must compensate pore space owners yearly, offering at least 40% of the average cash rent per acre in Indiana for that land type. Compensation follows Purdue University’s recent Farmland Values and Cash Rents Survey. This compensation continues until carbon injection stops.
The Indiana State Senate passed SB451 on April 4, 2023, 2023 by a vote of 30 to 18. We have assigned pluses to the nays because this expands government by pushing for interventions infringing on individual freedoms and economic liberties. Tax dollars should not go toward complying with any aspect of Agenda 2030, as it is not constitutional. This pilot program project prioritizes international interests over national sovereignty and control. Government’s involvement in mandating compensation and regulating carbon sequestration infringes on private property rights protected under the Constitution.
HB1382 establishes the robotics competition program to provide grants to eligible robotics competition teams (eligible teams) in order to expand opportunities to increase interest and improve skills in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics through participation in competitive robotics programs.
The Indiana State Senate passed HB1382 on April 4, 2023 by a vote of 45 to 3. We have assigned pluses to the nays because grants for a particular sector should not be the responsibility of the government. Government-issued grants often grant the government or bureaucracy the authority to choose winners and losers, leading to an expansion of government and increased interference in the private sector.
HA76 would amend SB0001, which terminates the licensure of abortion clinics, to protect an unborn child’s life from the moment of conception. It further declares that “any act, law, treaty, order, rule, or regulation of the United States government that fails to protect a person’s inalienable right to life is null, void, and unenforceable in Indiana.” This amendment would also treat a fetus born alive as a person under Indiana law.
The House failed to pass HA76 on August 4, 2022, by a vote of 6 to 93. We have assigned pluses to the yeas because states should act to ban abortion and secure the right to life for all persons. The right to life is the most fundamental God-given and unalienable right asserted in the Declaration of Independence, and is guaranteed by the 5th and 14th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
HB1296 allows permitless carry of a handgun for certain persons who are not otherwise prohibited from carrying or possessing a handgun in Indiana.
The Senate passed HB1296 on March 8, 2022, by a vote of 30 to 20. We have assigned pluses to the yeas because the fundamental right of the American people to keep and bear arms should not be infringed, as guaranteed by the 2nd Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
SB0017 would remove the exemption for K-12 schools and certain public libraries under current law that prohibits the distribution of material or a performance harmful to minors.
The Senate passed SB0017 on February 1, 2022, by a vote of 34 to 15. We have assigned pluses to the yeas because parents have a right–and the government has a duty–to protect young children from obscene, indecent, or profane activity. Parental rights, as with all other fundamental rights to life, liberty, and property, are guaranteed by the Bill of Rights and the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
HB1296 allows permitless carry of a handgun for certain persons who are not otherwise prohibited from carrying or possessing a handgun in Indiana.
The House passed HB1296 on March 8, 2022, by a vote of 69 to 30. We have assigned pluses to the yeas because the fundamental right of the American people to keep and bear arms should not be infringed, as guaranteed by the 2nd Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
HA14 would amend HB1001, which prohibits COVID-19 vaccine passports and requires employers to allow individual exemptions from COVID-19 vaccination, by eliminating provisions that provide for: the use of federal COVID-19 funds for social services; public health orders authorizing the administration of vaccines for children less than 11 years old; and immunity from civil liability related to the issuance of public health protocols.
The House failed to pass HA14 on January 13, 2022, by a vote of 5 to 83. We have assigned pluses to the yeas because both government control over health care, including mandatory vaccination, and the use of unconstitutional federal funds should be opposed. To compel American citizens to receive medical treatment would be to violate their fundamental rights protected by the Bill of Rights and the 14th Amendment, whereas the spending of federal taxpayer money ought to be limited for purposes authorized under Article 1, Section 8, of the U.S. Constitution.
HB1577 prevents an abortion-inducing drug from being given to a pregnant woman after eight weeks of post-fertilization age. It also requires health care providers to provide a pregnant woman with an ultrasound of the fetus, as well as information about treatment that could stop a drug-induced abortion. Further, it specifies that parental consent forms by minors seeking abortions must be notarized.
The Senate passed HB1577 on April 6, 2021, by a vote of 36 to 14. We have assigned pluses to the yeas because states should act to ban abortion and secure the right to life for all persons. The right to life is the most fundamental God-given and unalienable right asserted in the Declaration of Independence, and is guaranteed by the 5th and 14th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
HB1001 (2021) is the biennial budget for the State of Indiana, as passed by the General Assembly. It appropriates approximately $92.2 billion for FY 22-23.
The Senate passed HB1001 on April 22, 2021, by a vote of 46 to 3. We have assigned pluses to the nays because this spending plan passed by the General Assembly includes $42.1 billion of mostly unconstitutional federal funds, representing 45.7% of the state’s entire budget. It not only increases funding for Medicaid, but also appropriates over $3.1 billion from the federal American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act. States should oppose the use of federal taxpayer money for purposes not authorized under Article 1, Section 8, of the U.S. Constitution.
HB1068 establishes a local or regional Justice Reinvestment Advisory Council (JRAC) for each county in Indiana, consisting of leadership within the respective executive and judicial branches of government, whose purpose is to review local or regional criminal justice systems, policies, and procedures.
The Senate passed HB1068 on March 16, 2021, by a vote of 49 to 0. We have assigned minuses to the yeas because justice reinvestment is a nationwide ‘civil justice corps’ initiative that involves the reallocation of federal, state, and local funds from the criminal justice system to community-based social services programs (e.g., housing, healthcare, jobs, etc.). It entails the creation of ‘advisory councils,’ which like ‘civilian review boards,’ seek to redefine public safety in America by exerting control over the policymaking process apart from the constitutionally-authorized legislative bodies of government.
SB0005 provides that a local order may not be more stringent or broader in aspect than an executive order issued by the state during a declared emergency without the approval of the local legislative body. It also allows a local order to be less stringent than an executive order issued by the state to the extent permitted by the executive order.
The Senate passed SB0005 on February 8, 2021, by a vote of 40 to 8. We have assigned pluses to the yeas because oversight of state and local emergency powers is a proper function of the respective legislative bodies of government within a system of checks and balances. Each state, under Article IV, Section 4, of the U.S. Constitution, is guaranteed a republican form of government, which requires a limitation and separation of powers.
HB1001 (2021) is the biennial budget for the State of Indiana, as passed by the General Assembly. It appropriates approximately $92.2 billion for FY 22-23.
The House passed HB1001 on April 22, 2021, by a vote of 96 to 2. We have assigned pluses to the nays because this spending plan passed by the General Assembly includes $42.1 billion of mostly unconstitutional federal funds, representing 45.7% of the state’s entire budget. It not only increases funding for Medicaid, but also appropriates over $3.1 billion from the federal American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act. States should reject the use of federal taxpayer money for purposes not authorized under Article 1, Section 8, of the U.S. Constitution.
SB0005 provides that a local order may not be more stringent or broader in aspect than an executive order issued by the state during a declared emergency without the approval of the local legislative body. It also allows a local order to be less stringent than an executive order issued by the state to the extent permitted by the executive order.
The House passed SB0005 on April 6, 2021, by a vote of 65 to 28. We have assigned pluses to the yeas because oversight of state and local emergency powers is a proper function of the respective legislative bodies of government within a system of checks and balances. Each state, under Article IV, Section 4, of the U.S. Constitution, is guaranteed a republican form of government, which requires a limitation and separation of powers.
HB1068 establishes a local or regional Justice Reinvestment Advisory Council (JRAC) for each county in Indiana, consisting of leadership within the respective executive and judicial branches of government, whose purpose is to review local or regional criminal justice systems, policies, and procedures.
The House passed HB1068 on March 25, 2021, by a vote of 66 to 18. We have assigned pluses to the nays because justice reinvestment is a nationwide ‘civil justice corps’ initiative that involves the reallocation of federal, state, and local funds from the criminal justice system to community-based social services programs (e.g., housing, healthcare, jobs, etc.). It entails the creation of ‘advisory councils,’ which like ‘civilian review boards,’ seek to redefine public safety in America by exerting control over the policymaking process apart from the constitutionally-authorized legislative bodies of government.