Bills to Watch: 2008 General Assembly

Democrats and Republicans score points with bills

Education

SB08-212

Preschool To Postsecondary Ed Alignment

Romer(D)-Witwer(R)

SB08-023
High School Graduation Requirements
Witwer(R)-Penry(R)

SB08-045
Intellectual Diversity in Higher Education
Schultheis(R)--Summers(R)

SB08-098

Graduation Requirements English Language Competency

S. Mitchell(R)--C. Gardner(R)

HB08-1004
Enforcement of School Attendance Laws
Penry(R)--Todd(D)

HB08-1152

Guaranteed Tuition Contract for Higher Education
Gardner B.(R)--Mitchell(R)

Children

HB08-1011
Sex Abuse of Child Civil Actions
Green(D)

Health

HB08-1124

Alternative Medicaid Program For Elderly
Lundberg(R)-Kopp(R)

SB08-025
Food Safety Act of 2008
Boyd(D)-Gagliardi(D)

SB08-002
Family Caregiver and the Developmentally Disabled
Boyd(D)-Garcia(D)

Prohibiting Public Employees from Striking

HB08-1187

Prohibit Public Employee Strikes
Gardner B(R)--Spence(R)

HB08-1189

Prohibit Personnel Sys Employee Strikes
Riesberg(D)--(NONE)

SB08-086

Prohibit Employee Partnership Agreements
Mitchell(R)--Gardner C.(R)

Religion

HB08-112

Preservation Of The Exercise Of Religion

Renfroe(R)

Environment

HB08-1069
Motor Vehicle Public Land Prohibition
Curry(D)-Tochtrop(D)

SB08-041
Clarify Mineral Ownership Under Highways
Cadman(R)

HB08-1161

Strengthen Mining Reclamation Standards
Kefalas(D) - Johnson(R)

Elections/Vote Registration

HB08-1177

Identification Documents Proving Citizenship for Voter Registration
McNulty(R)--McElhaney(R)

HB08-1155

Voting Systems Certification for 2008

Balmer(R)--Gordon(D)

Motor Vehicles and Immigration

HB08-1184

Unlicensed Driver Arrested and Car Impounded
Lambert(R)-Schultheis

Animals

HB08-1096
Hunting Confined Animals Fine Penalty
Stafford(D)

Taxes

HB08-1081
Property Tax Credits to Support Education
Lundberg(R)