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Ballot Candy – part 2

17 Friday May 2024

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Missouri Capitol Building, Jefferson City, Missouri [2023 file photo]

SJR 74 [pdf] was stalled in the Missouri Senate by a lengthy filibuster conducted by the Democratic minority. The bill would ultimately make it more difficult to pass initiatives. It was also loaded with “ballot candy” – measures already in state law which are included to make approval of this particular initiative more attractive to voters, obscuring the original intent.

The Senate sent the bill to the House for conference with the “ballot candy” removed.

Yesterday the House refused to recede (and conference) and sent it back to the Senate:

SJR74 Coleman, Mary Elizabeth HCS SS#4 SCS SJRs 74, 48, 59, 61 & 83
3890H.17C – Modifies provisions relating to constitutional amendments

Taken Up
House Refuses to Recede, Requests Senate to Take Up and Pass (H) – Request Senate adopt HCS, as amended, and take up and pass bill.

[emphasis in original]

There are approximately ten hours remaining in the legislative session.

Here’s hoping for the usual end-of-session dysfunction from the right wingnut controlled General Assembly.

Previously:

Ballot Candy (May 16, 2024)

Ballot Candy

16 Thursday May 2024

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SJR 74 [pdf] was stalled in the Missouri Senate by a lengthy filibuster conducted by the Democratic minority. The bill would ultimately make it more difficult to pass initiatives. It was also loaded with “ballot candy” – measures already in state law which are included to make approval of this particular initiative more attractive to voters, obscuring the original intent.

The bill is now awaiting conference with the House.

In social media:

Senate Democrats @MoSenDems
Senate Democrats have held the floor for over 50 hours, the longest filibuster in Missouri Senate history, to protect voters’ access to the ballot box & to stop a Republican attempt to eliminate ‘one person, one vote’.
[….]
4:52 PM · May 15, 2024

Jonathan Shorman @jonshorman
In the Missouri Senate, Democratic filibuster appears to have succeeded as Republican Sen. Mary Elizabeth Coleman moves to send plan to limit direct democracy back to conference committee #moleg
4:31 PM · May 15, 2024

Missouri Independent @MO_Independent
A 50-hour Democratic filibuster forced the Senate’s divided GOP majority to finally yield Wednesday evening, stalling a vote on a bill seeking to make it more difficult to amend Missouri’s constitution.
[….]
6:49 PM · May 15, 2024

The end of the legislative session is on Friday, May 17th.

Someone has a sad:

Rick Brattin (r) [2013 file photo].

State Senator Rick Brattin
[May 15, 2024]
Today 9 republicans joined with 9 democrats in an attempt to kill IP reform.
[….]

This time, vote like your whole world depended on it. It will.

26 Friday Apr 2024

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Peter Merideth (D) [2021 file photo].

Yesterday, from Representative Peter Merideth (D):

Peter Merideth
April 25, 2024]
Friendly reminder: Trump and his lawyers openly argue in court that as president he could order the murder of his political rivals and be immune from prosecution. That as president he is entirely above the law.
This is the man that Republican politicians across Missouri continue to swear loyalty to and want to be president again. And that is why when we call them fascists, it is not hyperbole.
[….]

Some of the responses:

What do we need to do to break the fever?

This time, vote like your whole world depended on it. It will.

And our AG thinks he should be immune. [….] he used to be a fucking prosecutor.
Commer doesn’t believe in presidential immunity. He said he was going to send Biden’s investigation as a criminal referral. The right needs to make up their damn minds. Is the border a crisis or not? Do presidents have immunity or not?

Sounds like a Nixon

We noticed that, too.

I mean… “sovereign immunity” is not a power granted to the government…. and it is nowhere in the constitution. Ive been having that argument for as long as I have been a lawyer.

We have been warned (as a country)…our fate is in our own hands…

I realize his argument is a joke, but this court is as well, and I’m just waiting for them to twist the truth so they can rule in his favor. I have a hard time believing they’ll ever rule against him. It’s his court

There are other comments from apparent Trump supporter(s) defending Sauer’s (Trump’s attorney) arguments before the Supreme Court. Some of the responses to those:

Far too much of this discussion seems focused on things that don’t happen. No President has engaged in the behavior of the self-serving Trump and we need to avoid normalizing it.
I have people whom I used to respect that voted for Donald Trump; I even know some who would likely vote for him again and I’m aghast at the thought

I see people here attempting to draw a through line between the things Donald Trump did out of self-preservation, or to harm perceived enemies,or to personally
enrich himself and what other presidents did as part of their jobs I can’t believe what some of you people are saying…

There is not a lot here that is altering my perception of Republicans taking a simple or shat approach to reasoning.
Clear examples of how Donald Trump was elected in the first place…

Also with that 18th Century vestige of slavery, the Electoral College.

Bad combover. Check. Too long red tie. Check. Orange spray tan. Check. Tiny hands. Check. Cluelessness. Check…

In the 54th Legislative District

24 Sunday Mar 2024

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Eric Stevens (D) [2024 file photo].

Candidate filings in the 54th Legislative District:

State Representative – District 54

Republican

Name Mailing Address Random Number Date Filed

Brandon Phelps 19 SW 260TH RD WARRENSBURG MO 64093 474 2/27/2024 9:43 a.m.

Matthew Sergent 423 NE 500TH RD. WARRENSBURG MO 64093 961 2/27/2024 9:23 a.m.

Democratic

Name Mailing Address Random Number Date Filed

Eric Stevens 8 LOCUST LN WARRENSBURG MO 64093 3/12/2024 3:59 p.m.

[emphasis added]

Left out the part about wearing a yellow star

14 Thursday Dec 2023

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Was that an oversight? Just asking.

Sarah Unsicker (D) [2023 file photo].

This afternoon:

Sarah Unsicker @SarahUnsicker
I will not be running against Elad Gross for the Democratic Attorney General Primary.

Given the credible and detailed allegations I received yesterday, I call on Mr. Gross to step down from the AG race and from public life.
[….]
3:40 PM · Dec 14, 2023

[….]
In recent days, it has become increasingly clear how broken our political system has become.

Manipulations of the media surrounding my professional and personal relationships is only one such example.

My state representative office was copied on a criminal complaint against Elad Gross yesterday, alleging that he and his family have failed to register as foreign agents for Israel.

This is a professional and detailed complaint that I have forwarded to the Missouri Secretary of State’s office. It was initially sent to the FBI.

Because of the considerable conflict of interest these allegations present, I will not be running against Elad Gross for Missouri Attorney General.

I call on Elad Gross to resign from the Missouri Attorney General’s race and from public life.

In the coming days I will be preparing for the 2024 legislative session as the State Representative from the 83rd District, as I consider my political future and enjoy the holidays with family. I hope that you, too, can step away from the crazy news cycle of recent weeks and enjoy love and beauty this holiday season.

I will be making an announcement about my political future in January.
[….]

This reads like it was collectively written by a junior high school dance decoration subcommittee.

“…it has become increasingly clear how broken our political system has become…”

Yeah, and who broke it? Blame Canada.

“…Manipulations of the media surrounding my professional and personal relationships is only one such example…”

That’s a lot to unpack. It’s the company you keep. You’re a public office holder, what did you think was going to happen? Anonymity?

“…My state representative office was copied on a criminal complaint against Elad Gross yesterday…”

By who? Release it and the name of whoever gave it to you to the public.

“…failed to register as foreign agents for Israel…”

JEW, JEW, JEW.

Could you be any more clueless and obvious?

The accusation of disloyalty or divided loyalty is a very old and common antisemitic trope.

“…This is a professional and detailed complaint…”

Again, by who? What’s the source?

“…that I have forwarded to the Missouri Secretary of State’s office…”

And what’s he going to do, issue a press release? Just asking.

“…It was initially sent to the FBI…”

How do you know? Again, who sent it, and exactly what did they send?

“…Because of the considerable conflict of interest these allegations present, I will not be running against Elad Gross for Missouri Attorney General…”

Translation: “I didn’t think about the possible consequences of my actions ahead of time.”

“…I call on Elad Gross to resign from the Missouri Attorney General’s race and from public life…”

A junior high school dance decoration subcommittee would use the word “resign”. An adult would use the word “withdraw”. Resign from “public life”? WTF? Who do you think you are?

“…as I consider my political future…”

The first rule of holes is, when you find that you’re in one, stop digging.

“…I will be making an announcement about my political future in January…”

Yeah, that ought to be good for a few laughs.

Previously:

If you’ve ever wondered what you’d be doing if civilization as we know it ended, you’re doing it now (December 8, 2023)

The usual obsessions

10 Sunday Dec 2023

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“Useless laws weaken the necessary laws.” – Charles-Louis de Secondat, baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu (1689 – 1755)

Bills pre-filed by Brad Hudson (r):

HB 1518
Prohibits public institutions of higher learning from discriminating against a religious student association or denying a religious student association any benefit available to any other student association
Sponsor: Hudson, Brad (138)
Proposed Effective Date: 8/28/2024
LR Number: 2975H.01I
Last Action: 12/01/2023 – Prefiled (H)
[….]

[….]
173.1556. 1. (1) No public institution of higher learning shall take any adverse action against a belief-based student association or an applicant to be recognized as such:
(a) Because such association is political, ideological, or religious;
(b) On the basis of such association’s viewpoint or expression of the viewpoint by the association or the association’s members; or
(c) Based on such association’s requirement that the association’s leaders be committed to furthering the association’s mission or that the association’s leaders adhere to the association’s sincerely held beliefs, sincere practice requirements, or sincere standards of conduct.
(2) Leaders referred to in paragraph (c) of subdivision (1) of this subsection shall include, but not be limited to, any person who holds a position within the association that authorizes such person to participate in the leadership or governance of the association or in establishing criteria for the association’s leadership or governance.
(3) The mission, beliefs, practice requirements, and standards of conduct referred to in paragraph (c) of subdivision (1) of this subsection shall be interpreted as defined by the association.
2. Any belief-based student association or applicant to be recognized as such that has been aggrieved as a result of a violation or threatened violation of subsection 1 of this section may assert that violation or threatened violation as a claim or defense in a judicial proceeding or in an administrative proceeding involving the public institution of higher learning and obtain appropriate relief.

[emphasis in original]

In the Missouri Constitution:

I Section 7. Public aid for religious purposes — preferences and discriminations on religious grounds. — That no money shall ever be taken from the public treasury, directly or indirectly, in aid of any church, sect or denomination of religion, or in aid of any priest, preacher, minister or teacher thereof, as such; and that no preference shall be given to nor any discrimination made against any church, sect or creed of religion, or any form of religious faith or worship.

IX Section 8. Prohibition of public aid for religious purposes and institutions. — Neither the general assembly, nor any county, city, town, township, school district or other municipal corporation, shall ever make an appropriation or pay from any public fund whatever, anything in aid of any religious creed, church or sectarian purpose, or to help to support or sustain any private or public school, academy, seminary, college, university, or other institution of learning controlled by any religious creed, church or sectarian denomination whatever; nor shall any grant or donation of personal property or real estate ever be made by the state, or any county, city, town, or other municipal corporation, for any religious creed, church, or sectarian purpose whatever.

Anyone think the President of the University of Pennsylvania would like to weigh in?

HB 1519
Prohibits discrimination against health care professionals who refuse to assist in medical procedures or treatments relating to sex reassignment or gender identity transitioning
Sponsor: Hudson, Brad (138)
Proposed Effective Date: 8/28/2024
LR Number: 2960H.01I
Last Action: 12/01/2023 – Prefiled (H)
[….]

191.1705. 1. As used in this section, the following terms mean:
(1) “Health care institution”, any public or private hospital, outpatient center for primary care, medical center, physician organization, health care professional association, outpatient center for surgical services, private physician’s office, pharmacy, long-term care facility, medical school, nursing school, medical training facility, or other entity or location in which health care services are performed;
(2) “Health care professional”, any physician; nurse practitioner or other nurse; physician assistant; nurse’s aide; allied health professional; medical assistant; employee of a hospital, outpatient center for primary care, outpatient center for surgical services, long-term care facility, or pharmacy; pharmacist; pharmacy technician; medical school faculty member or student; nursing school faculty member or student; psychology or counseling faculty member or student; medical researcher; laboratory technician; counselor; social worker; or other person who facilitates or participates in a health care service;
(3) “Sex reassignment or gender identity transitioning”, the process in which a person transitions from identifying with and living as a gender that corresponds to his or her biological sex to identifying with and living as a gender different from his or her biological sex and may involve social, legal, or physical changes.
2. (1) No health care institution or any health care professional or other person shall be required to perform, assist, or participate in medical procedures, treatments, counseling, prescriptions, or surgeries related to sex reassignment or gender identity transitioning if such procedures, treatments, counseling, prescriptions, or surgeries are contrary to the established policy of, or the moral, ethical, or religious beliefs of, such health care institution, health care professional, or other person.
(2) No cause of action shall accrue against any such health care institution, health care professional, or other person on account of such refusal to perform, assist, or participate in medical procedures, treatments, counseling, prescriptions, or surgeries related to sex reassignment or gender identity transitioning. This section may be used as a defense in any purported action related to or arising out of the exercise of the rights protected by this section.
3. No person or institution shall be:
(1) Denied or discriminated against in the receipt of any public benefit, assistance, or privilege whatsoever; or
(2) Denied or discriminated against in any public or private employment by any means including, but not limited to, any adverse action related to hiring, promotion, advancement, transfer, licensing, education, training, or granting of hospital privileges or staff appointments on the grounds that the person or institution refuses to perform, assist, or participate in medical procedures, treatments, counseling, prescriptions, or surgeries related to sex reassignment or gender identity transitioning.
4. Any person who shall deny or discriminate against another for refusal to perform, assist, or participate in medical procedures, treatments, counseling, prescriptions, or surgeries related to sex reassignment or gender identity transitioning shall be liable to the party injured in an action at law, suit in equity, or other form of redress. A prevailing party who establishes a violation of the rights protected by this section shall be awarded reasonable attorney’s fees.
5. Nothing in this section shall be construed to allow any person to deny visitation, recognition of a designated representative for health care decision-making, or emergency medical treatment necessary to cure an illness or injury as required by law in accordance with the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 1395dd, in effect on January 1, 2024.

[emphasis in original]

So much for access to health care.

“Protect and Support Trans Kids”

HB 1520
Modifies provisions relating to gender transition procedures
Sponsor: Hudson, Brad (138)
Proposed Effective Date: 8/28/2024
LR Number: 3009H.01I
Last Action: 12/01/2023 – Prefiled (H)
[….]

Removing this exception:

[….]
[(2) The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to the prescription or administration of cross-sex hormones or puberty-blocking drugs for any individual under eighteen years of age who was prescribed or administered such hormones or drugs prior to August 28, 2023, for the purpose of assisting the individual with a gender transition.
(3) The provisions of this subsection shall expire on August 28, 2027.]
[….]

“Trans Liberation Now”

HB 1523
Changes provisions relating to student interactions in schools
Sponsor: Hudson, Brad (138)
Proposed Effective Date: 8/28/2024
LR Number: 2976H.01I
Last Action: 12/01/2023 – Prefiled (H)
[….]

[….]
10. No provision of this section shall be construed to require any school district or charter school to provide any teaching on sexual orientation or gender identity not otherwise required by law.
11. No school district, charter school, or employees of such district or school shall knowingly give false or misleading information to the parent or guardian of a student regarding the student’s gender identity or intention to transition to a gender that is different from the sex listed on the student’s official birth certificate issued at or near the time of the student’s birth or a certificate issued upon the student’s adoption.
12. A school district employee or charter school employee who receives a request from an enrolled student for an accommodation that is intended to affirm a gender identity that is different from the student’s sex as assigned to the student in the student’s school district or charter school registration records, such as a request that the student be addressed using a name or pronoun that is different from the name or pronoun in such student’s registration records, shall report the student’s request to the school administrator of the student’s school. A school administrator shall report student requests received under this subsection to the student’s parent or guardian.
13. (1) The following may bring a civil action against a school district or charter school that violates this section:
(a) The attorney general of this state;
(b) A student’s parent or guardian who is aggrieved by such violation; or
(c) A parent or guardian on behalf of a student who is aggrieved by a violation of this section.
(2) A civil action brought under this subsection shall be brought in the circuit court of the county in which the violation occurred.
(3) In a civil action brought under this section, the court:
(a) Shall award court costs, expenses, and reasonable attorney’s fees to a prevailing party who establishes a violation of this section; and
(b) May award compensatory damages, injunctive relief, or any other appropriate relief.

[emphasis in original]

Again, what’s Missouri’s ranking in appropriations for public K-12 education? Just asking.

[….]
In addition to his legislative duties, [Brad] Hudson is the pastor to the congregation at Blessing Heights Worship Center. He also served as the Stone County Assessor after being first elected to the position in 2008 and re-elected in 2012 and 2016.

Rep. Hudson is a member and past president of the Rotary Club of Table Rock Lake, He is past president of the Southwest Missouri Assessors Association and is a member of the Table Rock Lake Chamber of Commerce, as well as the Missouri Farm Bureau and the National Rifle Association. Hudson served for several years as the coordinator for the Stone County National Day of Prayer.

Rep. Hudson received a bachelor’s degree in Biblical Studies from the Midwest College of Theology in 2011…
[….]

If you’ve ever wondered what you’d be doing if civilization as we know it ended, you’re doing it now

08 Friday Dec 2023

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“Useless laws weaken the necessary laws.” – Charles-Louis de Secondat, baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu (1689 – 1755)

A bill, pre-filed by Jamie Gragg (r):

HB 1624
Designates cashew chicken as the official dish of the state of Missouri
Sponsor: Gragg, Jamie (140)
Proposed Effective Date: 8/28/2024
LR Number: 2929H.01I
Last Action: 12/01/2023 – Prefiled (H)
[….]

10.249. Cashew chicken is selected for and shall be known as the official dish for the state of Missouri. Deep-fried cashew chicken was invented in 1963 in Springfield, Missouri by chef David Leong. An immigrant from China, Leong sought to make his native dishes more appealing to locals. Deep-fried cashew chicken is now served in more than seventy restaurants in the Springfield area.

But, wait, there’s more:

Sarah Unsicker (D) [2023 file photo].

Cashew Chicken
Show me elected officials who should Log Off!

CONNER KERRIGAN
DEC 4, 2023

Rep. Sarah Unsicker, as of this writing, is currently the main character of Missouri politics Twitter (I’m sorry, I keep trying to call it X and it makes the skin on my typing fingers crawl).

It’s hard to find where all of this started, but as far as I can tell, it has something to do with Rep. Jamie Gragg’s HB 1624, which seeks to make Cashew Chicken the official state food of Missouri. Yes. That’s where all of this started. People on Twitter got upset about the bill, as people on Twitter are literally always getting hyper-upset about uncontroversial things. It’s part of the fun of the platform.

And that also could have been where all of this ended. We all could have had a nice laugh about a superfluous bill that will never become law and moved on with our lives. But I am here writing about it because Rep. Unsicker began pointing to tweets about cashew chicken and HB 1624 as examples of a literal foreign influence campaign, meant to distract us all from the real issues. She has multiple multi-tweet threads about how there is a grand conspiracy to divide democrats and hurt Rep. Unsicker, specifically, using anger over cashew chicken. Seriously.

[….]

Of course, there’s more. There’s always more:

Missouri Democrats Strip Unsicker of Committee Assignments
The Shrewsbury representative also faces calls to resign over her boasts about meeting with an alt-right troll
By Sarah Fenske on Fri, Dec 8, 2023 at 8:38 am

House Minority Leader Crystal Quade has removed a St. Louis-area representative of her committee assignments over her association with a notorious alt-right troll.

State Representative Sarah Unsicker (D-Shrewsbury) has faced calls to resign from her fellow Democrats after an odd series of tweets this past week….

[….]

In short, what began with a weird series of tweets about cashew chicken has led to a big mess for a St. Louis County politician with statewide ambitions — and yet another indicator that anyone trying to achieve something in this world is best off never Tweeting or X-ing about anything — and especially about grabbing lemonade with alt-right trolls….

[….]

HB 1414: “…All others pay cash.”

04 Monday Dec 2023

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“Useless laws weaken the necessary laws.” – Charles-Louis de Secondat, baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu (1689 – 1755)

Missouri Capitol Building, Jefferson City, Missouri [2023 file photo]

On December 1st bills for the 2024 Missouri General Assembly legislative session were pre-filed in Jefferson City.

A bill by pre-filed by Representative Dan Stacy (r):

HB 1414
Requires the national motto to be posted in all public buildings, including public schools
Sponsor: Stacy, Dan (031)
Proposed Effective Date: 8/28/2024
LR Number: 2995H.01I
Last Action: 12/01/2023 – Prefiled (H)
[….]

[….]
1.365. 1. If funds as described in subsection 3 of this section are available, local school superintendents, local building administrators, and chief administrators of the public schools in this state or institutions of higher education, or their respective designees, and the administrative officials of state agencies, or their respective designees, shall prominently display in a conspicuous place a durable poster or framed copy containing “In God We Trust”, the national motto of the United States, subject to the following requirements:
(1) The national motto shall be easily readable on a poster or framed copy of at least eleven inches by fourteen inches, be the central focus of the poster or framed copy, and be displayed in a large font size;
(2) An accurate representation of the United States flag shall be under the national motto on the poster; and
(3) An accurate representation of the Missouri state flag shall be under the national motto on the poster.
2. The durable posters or framed copies of the national motto described in section 1 of this section shall be displayed in each public institution of higher education and elementary and secondary school library and classroom in this state and in each public building or facility in this state that is maintained or operated by state funds.
3. The posters or framed copies authorized under this section shall either be donated or purchased solely with funds made available through voluntary contributions to the local school boards or the state board of public buildings for the purpose stated in this section.
[….]

[emphasis in original]

A semi-unfunded mandate? Just asking.

Hardy Billington (r): Bill Pre-filing for the 2024 Missouri Legislative Session

03 Sunday Dec 2023

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“Useless laws weaken the necessary laws.” – Charles-Louis de Secondat, baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu (1689 – 1755)

On December 1st bills for the 2024 Missouri General Assembly legislative session were pre-filed in Jefferson City.

Hardy Billington (r) [2022 file photo].

Some of the bills by pre-filed by Representative Hardy Billington (r)

HB 1400
Modifies provisions defining terrorist organizations
Sponsor: Billington, Hardy (152)
Proposed Effective Date: 8/28/2024
LR Number: 3065H.01I
Last Action: 12/01/2023 – Prefiled (H)

[….]
576.080. 1. A person commits the offense of supporting terrorism if such person knowingly provides material support to:
(1) Any organization designated as a foreign terrorist organization pursuant to 8 U.S.C. Section 1189, as amended, and acts recklessly with regard to whether such organization had been designated as a foreign terrorist organization pursuant to 8 U.S.C. Section 1189; or
(2) A drug cartel.
2. For the purpose of this section, the following terms shall mean:
(1) “Drug cartel”, a criminal organization composed of individuals who collude with each other in the illegal drug trade, specifically in the trafficking of fentanyl across the borders of the United States.
[….]

[emphasis in original

It’s already illegal to traffic in fentanyl, among many other controlled substances.

HB 1401
Creates the offense of trespass by an illegal alien
Sponsor: Billington, Hardy (152)
Proposed Effective Date: 8/28/2024
LR Number: 3147H.01I
Last Action: 12/01/2023 – Prefiled (H)

[….]
569.087. 1. A person commits the offense of trespass by an illegal alien if the person:
(1) Is present on public or private land in this state; and
(2) Is not carrying the person’s alien registration card, is not a temporary resident, is not a temporary visitor, or has willfully failed to register.
2. The offense of trespass by an illegal alien is a class E felony.
3. The provisions of this section shall not apply to a person who maintains authorization from the federal government to remain in the United States.
4. As used in this section, the following terms mean:
(1) “Alien registration card”, the identification card given to lawful permanent residents by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services to identify them as such;
(2) “Illegal alien”, an alien who is not lawfully present in the United States, according to the terms of 8 U.S.C. Section 1101, et seq.
[….] [emphasis in original]

If a person forgets or loses their card and they’re in a hot air balloon, are they in compliance with this proposed law? Just asking.

HB 1402
Allows members of the general assembly and other elected officials to display the state and national flags outside of their offices
Sponsor: Billington, Hardy (152)
Proposed Effective Date: 8/28/2024
LR Number: 3067H.01I
Last Action: 12/01/2023 – Prefiled (H)
[….]

[….]
8.009. Members of the general assembly and elected officials with office space in the capitol building shall have the authority to display the state and national flags outside of their office doors.
[….]

[emphasis in original]

There doesn’t appear to be a size requirement. Either way.

HB 1408
Prohibits an employer from terminating an employee for having a firearm in the employee’s vehicle on the employer’s premises
Sponsor: Billington, Hardy (152)
Proposed Effective Date: 8/28/2024
LR Number: 3131H.01I
Last Action: 12/01/2023 – Prefiled (H)
[….]

[….]
290.148. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, no employer in this state shall discharge or otherwise terminate the employment of any employee on the basis of such employee having a firearm in the employee’s vehicle on the employer’s property when the employee is arriving to or leaving from the employer’s property for employment purposes or when the employee is conducting activities within the course and scope of his or her employment, provided that the employee’s vehicle is locked, the firearm is not visible, and the employee is not prohibited from possessing a firearm by
law. An employer shall not be civilly liable for any injuries or damages resulting from the use of firearms that are stored in compliance with this section.
[….]

[emphasis in original]

“…An employer shall not be civilly liable for any injuries or damages resulting from the use of firearms that are stored in compliance with this section…”

Wait, if the first sentence is applicable in its entirety, there’s no need for the second sentence.