The legislation The American Council is tracking in this state, with our position and analysis on each bill.
Shields parents from state punishment for raising children consistent with their biological sex and maintains protections against elective mastectomies on minors.
AB 2540 requires all public university and community college student health centers to provide medication abortion, embedding the direct ending of human life into routine campus healthcare with no conscience protections for staff.
AB 2563 rewrites the legal definition of 'sex' to include gender identity and sexual orientation across more than 30 California codes, threatening religious liberty, parental rights, and conscience protections throughout the state.
Creates a formal legal pathway to restore previously terminated parental rights in Pennsylvania adoption proceedings.
HB 1442 affirms that biological sex may lawfully govern access to restrooms, locker rooms, sex-separated sports, and involuntary-commitment facilities under New Hampshire civil-rights law.
Prohibits U.S. nonmilitary foreign aid from flowing to organizations that promote abortion, gender ideology, or discriminatory equity ideology abroad.
AB2664 adds a dedicated Penal Code section establishing criminal liability for unlawful acts committed at or against places of religious worship.
Requires freestanding abortion clinics to obtain state licensure and meet the same health facility standards applied to comparable medical facilities in Michigan.
Prohibits law enforcement from using minors as confidential informants without parental consent.
SB9 establishes legal infrastructure for infant safe surrender devices (baby boxes) in Alaska, giving mothers in crisis a safe, anonymous option that protects newborn life.
Bars the most serious child sex offenders from loitering within 1,000 feet of schools, churches, and other places children gather without a legitimate purpose.
AB 2615 amends California's core instructional and curriculum statutes in ways that risk embedding contested ideological frameworks into daily classroom instruction and state-approved materials.
Creates an independent Inspector General to investigate fraud, waste, and mismanagement in Rhode Island public spending.
HB 1792 bars public school educators from intentionally teaching that any group is inherently superior or inferior, or that individuals bear guilt for immutable characteristics.
Empowers Rhode Island families to choose the school — public or private — that best fits their children's needs and values.
Modifies Missouri's Empowerment Scholarship Account program to expand educational options for families seeking alternatives to government schools.
Establishes biological sex as the operative legal classification throughout Missouri statutes, protecting women's spaces, fair athletic competition, parental rights, and faith-based institutions.
Modifies the standards and procedures governing when Missouri courts may permanently terminate the parent-child relationship.
Shields municipalities from liability when operating or accepting infants placed in newborn safety incubators, removing a key barrier to wider adoption of these life-saving safe haven devices.
Affirms Missouri's legal sovereignty within its borders and protects faith communities from compelled compliance with federal mandates that violate sincerely held religious convictions.
Classifies mifepristone as a Schedule IV controlled substance and creates a criminal offense for deceiving a woman into a chemical abortion.
HB8769 codifies the purpose, duties, and ecclesiastical qualification requirements for military chaplains in federal statute, preserving authentic pastoral care and religious liberty for service members.
HB8734 would use federal preemption to override state laws restricting medication abortion dispensing, undermining both human life protections and the democratic processes that produced them.
HB 1447 defines 'sex' as biological reality in New Hampshire law, requires sex-separated facilities in government spaces, and protects private and faith-based institutions that do the same from civil liability.
HB1299 affirms that recognizing biological sex in shared facilities, athletics, and corrections is lawful and does not constitute discrimination under New Hampshire statute.
Allows New Hampshire institutions to separate spaces and athletic competition by biological sex without violating state anti-discrimination law.
Amends the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act to include explicit protections for religious exercise, shielding individuals, businesses, and faith-based organizations from coercive enforcement actions that would compel them to violate sincerely held beliefs.
HB2426 codifies parental authority over children's upbringing, education, and healthcare, affirming the family as the foundational institution of civil society.
Prohibits social media platforms from using algorithmically manipulated, engagement-maximizing feeds to target minor users in Michigan.
Requires schools to obtain written parental consent before implementing individualized education programs, ensuring parents are active decision-makers in their child's special education.
SB 101 lets New Hampshire parents enroll their children in any public school statewide, replacing district assignment with genuine parental choice.
HF5064 prohibits coercing pregnant minors into abortion, mandates human trafficking screening, requires informational displays, and creates a wrongful death cause of action for abortion.
Criminalizes coercion of pregnant minors into abortion, mandates human trafficking screening, requires informed-consent disclosures, and allows wrongful death claims when abortion causes maternal death.
SB2346 bars individuals with records of child abuse or neglect from employment in private schools participating in Tennessee's school choice programs, and extends background review capacity to child care agencies.
Shields pregnancy resource centers from government mandates that would force them to act against their life-affirming mission, and creates a private right of action to enforce those protections.
HB2376 would authorize civil immigration arrests inside churches and other houses of worship, threatening the freedom of religious assembly and the institutional independence of the church from state enforcement operations.
HB47 criminalizes AI-generated child sexual abuse material, restricts minors' social media access, and holds platforms civilly liable for facilitating child exploitation.
Strengthens Alaska law protecting minors from sexual predation by raising the age of consent to 18 and tightening enforcement across multiple related offenses.
HB05516 bars institutions, licensing boards, and employers from taking any adverse action against providers who perform abortions or gender-affirming procedures, eliminating professional accountability and compelling institutional complicity.
Codifies comprehensive protections for student and staff religious expression in Tennessee public schools across personnel, judicial, and education law.
Establishes joint legal custody and equal parenting time as the legal presumption in divorce proceedings, requiring courts to justify any deviation.
Shields Oklahoma pregnancy centers from government mandates that would force them to refer for abortions, dispense abortion-inducing drugs, or abandon faith-based hiring practices.
Codifies enforceable protections for students and educators who pray, share their faith, form religious clubs, or express religious viewpoints in Tennessee public schools.
Prohibits Rhode Island minors from holding social media accounts, creating a structural safeguard for child welfare that supports parental authority over children's digital lives.
Requires social media platforms to verify user ages, apply protective default settings for minors, and obtain affirmative parental consent before exposing children to addictive platform features.
Requires age verification and parental consent before minors can access unrestricted AI chatbot features, and prohibits platforms from prioritizing engagement over user wellbeing.
This resolution would amend Connecticut's constitution to replace gendered references with gender-neutral language, embedding an ideological redefinition of human identity into the state's most foundational legal document.
Establishes a state-level standard requiring the government to prove a compelling interest and use the least restrictive means before substantially burdening religious exercise.
Codifies parents' right to be present during their child's medical procedures and driving instruction, with enforceable penalties and a civil cause of action.
HB2286 would eliminate all three of Tennessee's major school choice programs, stripping families of publicly supported alternatives to government-assigned schools.
Requires age verification and parental consent before minors can access AI chatbots, and prohibits platforms from prioritizing engagement over child well-being.
Requires New Jersey schools to disclose information to parents, prohibits concealment of a child's gender identity changes, and guarantees opt-out rights for conflicting curriculum.
Enshrines parental rights in the Alabama Constitution, providing the strongest legal protection against government interference in the upbringing of children.
SB2384 would allow school social workers to counsel students on sensitive personal matters without first obtaining parental consent, directly undermining the God-given authority of parents over their children's formation.
Mandates that funeral homes extend their services to fetal remains, affirming the dignity and personhood of the unborn in Arizona law.
Provides eligible New Jersey families a gross income tax credit for qualifying homeschooling costs including textbooks, curriculum, educational software, and library memberships.
SB2624 would eliminate every major school choice mechanism in Tennessee, stripping families of the tools they depend on to direct their children's education.
Codifies parental authority over children's education and protects educators from ideological coercion in Missouri public schools.
Establishes a 50/50 parenting time presumption for fit parents, requiring clear and convincing evidence of harm to override it.
HB 1564 would strike every reference to 'gender identity' from New Hampshire law, restoring a framework grounded in biological sex across education, employment, and public life.
Prohibits publicly funded medical facilities from referring patients for abortions and requires referrals to pregnancy resource centers instead.
Broadens New Hampshire's Right to Try Act to cover severe illnesses and permits regenerative stem cell therapies sourced only from ethical, non-destructive means.
Requires individuals convicted of DUI to pay child support for the children of victims they kill or incapacitate.
Allows parents to authorize a trusted adult to make educational and healthcare decisions for their child without court involvement or loss of parental rights.
Permits local school boards and charter schools to employ or accept volunteer chaplains to support students, staff, and families.
SB1328 affirms the right of parents and legal guardians to be informed about their child's medical care by removing a statutory prohibition on parental notice.
HB363 establishes a distinct criminal offense for disrupting a worship service, giving law enforcement a clear legal tool to protect religious assemblies.
SB190 enshrines parental rights into South Dakota statute, creating enforceable legal protections against government overreach in the upbringing of children.
Reduces New Hampshire's abortion prohibition threshold from 24 to 20 weeks, aligning it with the criminal code's existing recognition of fetal personhood.
Requires app stores to verify users' ages and obtain parental consent before minors can access applications.
Adds a formal complaint process and private right of action so Oklahoma parents can enforce their existing legal rights against schools that violate them.
Requires healthcare providers to notify a parent or guardian before delivering pregnancy-related services to a minor, with a judicial bypass process for cases where the minor objects.
SB331 bars Alabama public school employees from conducting classroom discussions of gender identity, displaying related flags or insignia, or addressing students by pronouns inconsistent with their biological sex.
Authorizes local school boards to accept volunteer chaplains in public K-12 schools, expanding access to faith-based pastoral care for students.
Permits Tennessee local school boards and charter school governing bodies to employ or accept volunteer chaplains to serve students, staff, and families.
HB326 establishes regulations on abortion-inducing drugs in Alaska, adding meaningful oversight to the dominant method by which unborn lives are ended in the state.
Requires platforms to adopt protective default settings for minors, restricts notification hours, and classifies violations as deceptive trade practices.
Requires parental notice and consent before AI systems are used in public school instruction, mandates teacher oversight, and protects student data.
Enumerates parents' fundamental rights over their children's education, healthcare, and welfare, requires schools to adopt implementing policies, and closes consent loopholes that have allowed minors to receive medical treatment without parental knowledge.
Prohibits gender identity classroom instruction in Minnesota public schools and adds firearm safety, hunting, archery, and angling to physical education curricula.
SB218 would create a legal framework for charter schools in South Dakota, expanding educational options for families seeking alternatives to traditional public schools.
Bars New Hampshire Medicaid payments to healthcare facilities that punish employees, students, or trainees for exercising lawful medical or religious vaccine exemptions.
Mandates age verification before individuals may access online applications and platforms, creating a legal safeguard that supports parents in protecting children from harmful digital content.
Requires parental consent before minors can access social media platforms, giving families legal authority to guard their children's digital lives.
Requires Missouri public schools to instruct students on the positive contributions of religion to American history and civic life.
Streamlines disability evaluation processes within Arizona's ESA program so families can more readily access the educational freedom their children need.
Improves Educational Savings Account requirements for children with disabilities, ensuring families retain full authority to choose the learning environment best suited to their child's needs.
Grants Rhode Island parents the right to review public school learning materials, object to content they find harmful, and withdraw their child from related activities in exchange for an alternative assignment.
Codifies parents' fundamental authority over their minor children's health, education, and welfare against government and institutional overreach.
Protects healthcare providers and payers from being compelled to participate in medical services that violate their sincere moral or religious convictions.
Requires equal medical care for all infants born alive, including after abortion procedures, with criminal penalties, license revocation, and civil liability for violations.
Bars Missouri courts from enforcing rulings grounded in foreign legal systems that conflict with constitutional civil liberties.
Raises the state's burden of proof to beyond a reasonable doubt and guarantees the right to a jury trial before parental rights may be terminated.
Revises existing South Dakota law to expand and strengthen statutory protections for unborn children at all stages of development.
Gives Oklahoma parents legal rights to access, correct, and opt out of uses of their children's school data while banning its use for commercial purposes.
Establishes that student data belongs to families, bans commercial exploitation, and creates enforceable parental oversight tools.
SB2020 codifies specific parental rights and protections, updates disclosure requirements, and gives parents a civil remedy when those rights are violated.
SB1738 authorizes Oklahoma school districts and charter schools to employ or accept as volunteers one or more chaplains, subject to background checks.
Bans the manufacture and provision of abortion-inducing drugs in Oklahoma and empowers private citizens to enforce the law through qui tam actions.
Requires written parental consent before students may participate in sexual education instruction, shifting Oklahoma from an opt-out to an opt-in model.
Bills we tracked in this state that have been signed or have died. Our position stays on record.
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