2007-2008 Bills

Bills under consideration in the 2007-2008 legislative session.

House Bill 493: Anti-LGBT, Anti-Marraige Constitutional Amendment: This bill would amend the state constitution to prohibit marriage, civil union, domestic partnership or any similar relationship for same-sex couples.
House Bill 879: Modify School Health Education Program: This bill would replace the current "abstinence until marriage" curriculum with an abstinence-based, comprehensive sexuality education curriculum.
House Bill 1366: School Violence Prevention Act: This bill would require schools to adopt strong policies against bullying and harassment, including bullying based on sexual orientation and gender identity or expression.
House Bill 1494: Hospital Visitation/Patient Choice: This bill would allow hospital patients to designate individuals not legally related to them as immediate family for purposes of visitation.
House Bill 1631: Safer Communities Act: This bill would add age, gender, disability, sexual orientation and gender identity to the protected classes in the existing hate crime statute.
House Bill 1789: Non-Discrimination in State Employment: This bill would protect state workers from discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity or expression.
Senate Bill 13: Anti-LGBT, Anti-Marraige Constitutional Amendment: This bill would amend the state constitution to prohibit marriage, civil union, domestic partnership or any similar relationship for same-sex couples.
Senate Bill 1182: Modify School Health Education Program: This bill would replace the current "abstinence until marriage" curriculum with an abstinence-based, comprehensive sexuality education curriculum.
Senate Bill 1534: Non-Discrimination in State Employment: This bill would protect state workers from discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity or expression.
Senate Bill 1608: Anti-LGBT, Anti-Marraige Constitutional Amendment: This bill would amend the state constitution to prohibit marriage, civil union, domestic partnership or any similar relationship for same-sex couples.