It was a tough week last week, but we’re going to look at it as a glass half-full. There were two dozen terrible bills up in committee this week (and when I say terrible, I mean on a scale of one to 10, most were probably a 9 or 10). Seven of the bills got out of committee; the rest were held. That’s good news. Sent back to the Rules Committee are 13 bills, including the bill that would allow abortion providers to operate inside birth centers, allow minors to obtain birth control with zero parental involvement, and provide for live election ballots to be mailed to everyone.
The bills that passed are on their way to the full House chamber for debate and a vote, such as a big expansion of DCFS authority to spread LGBTQ propaganda among kids already having problems in the system, pushing mental health into public schools’ health classes, and allowing someone to put X on their driver’s license instead of male or female. And we wonder why kids are confused.
Going with the glass half-full analogy, these bills still have to survive a floor debate, and most importantly they have to survive the Senate. These bills did have great opposition in witness slips thanks to IFI supporters so the full House will see the opposition. And the Senate half the time does not allow controversial bills to be heard in committee. But half the time they do, so we’ve got our work cut out for us.
Below are the 7 bills (2 of which are new) that did pass committee and we are working against. (A few good bills we were supporting did not pass committee either; these were sponsored by Republicans as well as Democrats.)
Both the House and Senate have adjourned for Easter. The House comes back two days after Easter (April 7) and the Senate comes back a week later. When the House comes back, they will be debating these bills on the floor.
Up till then may God bless our efforts, and we thank God for His many blessings – the most important blessing of dying on the cross for our sins and resurrecting to eternal glory so that we may share in it.
TAKE ACTION: If you have not yet emailed your state representative on bills other than HB 4359 and HB 4862 (these are new), please do so while he/she is home in the district. In addition, a phone call to their office would seal the deal.
Click HERE for their contact information. Once your zip and street are entered, click Continue under View Your Officials, then select State. The last person on the list is your state rep.
HB 4966 – DCFS-Secure Act (Kelly Cassidy D-Chicago): IFI OPPOSES
Big expansion of DCFS authority. Youth can have a say-so of where they’re placed based on the youth’s needs and characteristics as defined under the Illinois Human Rights Act (i.e. sexual orientation, gender identity, etc.). Prohibits counseling those under DCFS care who struggle with unwanted same-sex attraction or gender confusion.
Click HERE to email your state rep to oppose HB 4966.
HB 2960 – Mental Health Curriculum (Laura Faver Dias D-Grayslake): IFI OPPOSES
Laura Faver Dias (D-Grayslake): requires schools to teach mental health as part of health class with state-defined topics and materials. This bill should alarm all parents!
Click HERE to email your state rep to oppose HB 2960.
HB 5408 – Abortion Access Fund (Anna Moeller D-Elgin): IFI OPPOSES
Creates a special state fund to pay for abortions for uninsured or underinsured patients. Even pulls excess insurance premium dollars into the fund if abortion-related accounts run a surplus.
Click HERE to email your state rep to oppose HB 5408.
HB 4862 – School Staff Mental Health (Janet Yang Rohr D-Naperville): IFI OPPOSES
Requires districts to create staff mental health programs, committees, and policies. Includes ongoing assessments, training, and reporting. If school curriculum teaches children that homosexuality is normal and that students can marry or become a male or a female, one can safely assume that teacher and staff mental health assessments will be based on the same lies.
Click HERE to email your state rep to oppose HB 4862.
HA#1 TO HB 5095 – State ID Gender (Mary Beth Canty D-Arlington Heights): IFI OPPOSES
Lets people choose “X” instead of male/female on IDs and update gender via a form. Adds administrative processes for changes and recordkeeping.
Click HERE to email your state rep to oppose HA #1 to HB 5095.
HA #4 to HB 2929 – State-Funded Drug Sites (LaShawn Ford D-Chicago): IFI OPPOSES
Creates pilot sites where people can consume pre-purchased drugs and obtain needles, syringes, snorting and smoking kits to use on site under supervision. The bill also grants immunity to those staffing the sites.
Click HERE to email your state rep to oppose state-funded drug houses – HA #1 to HB 2929.
HB 4359 – Nursing Home LGBTQ “Bill of Rights” (Nicolle Grasse D-Arlington Heights): IFI OPPOSES
Creates new protected categories and rights in nursing homes tied to gender identity and sexual orientation. Violations mean penalties and even “abuse” findings for things like misgendering.
Click HERE to email your state rep to oppose HB 4359.
THANK YOU!
Have a Blessed Easter!
