CAP: Update on legislative bills - marriage amendment, partial-birth abortion ban

(1) Marriage Amendment Clears Another Hurdle (2) Arizona House Approves Partial-Birth Abortion Ban (3) Age Misrepresentation Bill Heads to the Governor (4) Parents Beware! (5) Making Our Days Count

(1) Marriage Amendment Clears Another Hurdle

As you may recall, a few weeks ago, opponents attached hostile language to the marriage amendment. As a result, we had to start again with a new bill to bring the marriage amendment to the ballot. On Monday, the House Judiciary Committee passed the new bill, SCR 1042, by a vote of 6-3, and on Tuesday, the House allowed the bill to advance through Committee of the Whole with no amendments. This is a major victory! The bill is now past the point in the legislative process where it can be amended. We expect the House to vote as soon as today on this bill and will keep you posted! Thank you for continuing to stand with us as we work to let you vote on the definition of marriage for Arizona! Pray for our legislative efforts to be successful.

(2) Arizona House Approves Partial-Birth Abortion Ban

On Tuesday, the House also approved the revised partial-birth abortion ban by a vote of 31-24. SB 1048 bans the horrific practice of partial-birth abortion in Arizona and addresses the two concerns Governor Napolitano mentioned in her veto letter of the first ban passed by the legislature. This bill now awaits a final Senate vote before going back to the Governor.

(3) Age Misrepresentation Bill Heads to the Governor

The House gave final approval today for HB 2129 by a vote of 55-0. This bill makes it a felony for someone to misrepresent his or her age on the Internet for the purpose of luring a minor. It is another tool for law enforcement to use in order to better protect our children from Internet predators. The bill now goes to the Governor.

(4) Parents Beware!

If you haven't seen Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed yet, go see it right away. It's worth your time. Take your family. Ben Stein's creativity artfully exposes the bias prevalent at universities today. Parents - take this opportunity to have meaningful discussions about freedom and the importance of standing for what you believe. Don't be caught unaware of what's going on in academia's ongoing attack on freedom of thought and ideas. The movie's website offers resources for students and a theater locator to find the closest place for you to see the film.

(5) Making Our Days Count

There's still time to get tickets for our April 29 dinner featuring Tony Snow at the Arizona Grand Resort! Sign up now! Visit azpolicy.org for full details. CAP will continue to keep you posted on the latest from the Capitol! To check the latest status of all our bills, visit www.azpolicy.org/legislation.