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HB1345: Bill Hearings & Public Record
HB1345 In addition to many flag rules, this bill only allows official flags to be flown in schools, effectively banning pride flags. (House Education Policy Committee)
Official Title: requiring schools to establish rules related to the display of flags and designate students at each school to serve as the school's color guard.
Bill Sponsors: (Prime) Thibault (R), Moffett (R), Morse (R), Nadeau (R), Perez (R), Ulery (R), Plante (R), Litchfield (R), Innis (R), Pearl (R)
SB464: Public Testimony & Executive Session
SB464 This bill dilutes a legal definition, preventing civil rights offenses from being recognized as such. (Senate Judiciary Committee?) Track
Official Title: relative to civil rights enforcement.
Bill Sponsors: (Prime) Abbas (R), Keith Murphy (R), Pearl (R), Victoria Sullivan (R), Gannon (R), Avard (R), Birdsell (R), Innis (R), Ammon (R)
SB459: Bill Hearings & Public Record
SB459 Nearly identical to SB211, extending sports discrimination to higher education. It is a locker room and prison trans ban. (Senate Education Policy Committee?) Track
Official Title: relative to biological sex in student athletics and prisons.
Bill Sponsors: (Prime) Gannon (R), Victoria Sullivan (R), Pearl (R), Abbas (R), McGough (R), Keith Murphy (R), Innis (R), Bernardy (R), Litchfield (R), Mark Pearson (R), Lilli Walsh (R)