Issues
Lame Duck Legislation Alert!
As we near the end of 2024, our Michigan legislators are still passing dangerous bills in the House and Senate! It’s more important than ever that we pay attention. These are important issues that affect us all. It’s vital we give feedback. Make your voice heard! All it takes is a call or email to your representative or senator.
HB 6068 “Radical Sex Education Revamp”
This bill dramatically overhauls the current sex education curriculum in 3,000 K-12 public schools. It will:
- Allow schools to distribute family planning drugs and devices WITHOUT a provision for parental notice or consent.
- Allow for sex education classes to teach children where and how to obtain an abortion.
- Removes all teaching that abstinence is a healthy lifestyle for non-married persons.
- Adds a NEW requirement to teach sexual orientation, gender expression, and various types of sexual relationships (WITH examples of each).
Call Rep. Matt Koleszar, Chair, House Education Committee, at 517-373-0854 and let them know that PARENTS, not politicians or school administrators, know their children best, and this radical overhaul is not needed or wanted!
HB 6091 Civil Rights Act Expansion that MUZZLES free speech and religious expression:
- Adds “harassment” as a qualifier, allowing guilt to be established based on “perception” rather than clearly defined standards. The bill targets so-called “harassment” based on sexual orientation, gender identity or expressions. This is a direct threat to our freedom of speech and conscience!
- Violations of the law could include Christian school teachers and Homeschool parents teaching children about their Biblical identity and how they are created either male or female in the image of God.
- Public school parents who attend a school board meeting and speak publicly about concerns about a biological male on their daughters sports team and in her locker rooms could be prosecuted and fined!
Call Rep. Abraham Aiyash (517-373-6990), Majority Floor Leader.
HBs 6077 & SB 1082 SILENCE Pregnancy Resource Centers and Restrict Women’s Choices:
- Limits choices presented to a woman with an unplanned pregnancy, so abortion seems the only option.
- Prevents ads for Pregnancy Resource Centers from being sent to women within 1,850 feet of any abortion clinic. This is very broad and will impact many facilities, especially in cities.
- Undermines Pregnancy Resource Centers by suggesting they engage in “deceptive design” because they offer life-affirming options to women considering abortion.
Call Rep. Tullio Liberati, Chair, Government Operations (517-373-1776).
HBs 6034-6035 Library Bills that Protect Explicit Materials and Remove Local Control:
- Protects EXPLICIT material by giving more power to the Library District Executive Director and removing local elected representatives from making decisions in their communities.
- Makes it almost IMPOSSIBLE for parents to challenge library books.
Call Rep. Tullio Liberati, Chair, Government Operations (517-373-1776).
HBs 4156 & 4440 National Popular Vote:
- Seeks to bypass the Electoral College our founding fathers established by joining Michigan to the National Popular Vote interstate compact. This would mean that the electoral votes of Michiganders would no longer represent their own values but be assigned to whoever wins the most popular vote across the nation!
- Our Founding Fathers in their profound wisdom created the Electoral College so that the major populated cities would not dictate every Presidential election—we don’t want to lose this precious right!
When you call your representative (for House Bills) or senator (for Senate Bills), make sure you tell them what bills you oppose by their assigned number.
CTV stands against the above bills for the following reasons:
- HB 6068 The “Sex Education” bill assumes that politicians know better than parents how to teach YOUR kids. We stand with you as parents.
- HBs 6077 & SB 1082 CTV supports Pregnancy Resource Centers as a valuable resource for women that should NOT be censored.
- HB 6091 CTV supports your freedom of speech and religious expression, and for this reason opposes the change to the Civil Rights Act.
- HB 6034-35 CTV believes in protecting children from explicit, perverse content in libraries.
- HB 4156 & HB 4440 CTV supports the Electoral College and therefore opposes the National Popular Vote bill.
Why we track legislation
CTV strives to keep you informed and involved. We advocate for the sanctity of life, traditional marriage, family values, religious freedom, limited government, and more. We’re constantly monitoring legislation and communicating with legislators and government leaders, seeking to provide a unified voice for Judeo-Christian values.
Full list of bills to watch out for
Hear about a concerning bill? Let us know by calling or emailing us.
Religious Freedom
We Support
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H.B. 4345: This bill would clarify that protections for “sexual orientation” and “gender identity and expression” in the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act (ELCRA) do not apply for religious organizations when they are acting according to their sincerely held religious beliefs. CTV supports this bill. It’s currently in committee.
We Oppose
Civil Rights Act expansion HB 6091. Adds “harassment” as a qualifier, allowing guilt to be established based on “perception” rather than clearly defined standards. The bill targets so-called “harassment” based on sexual orientation, gender identity or expressions. This is a direct threat to our freedom of speech and conscience! Violations of the law could include Christian school teachers and Homeschool parents teaching children about their Biblical identity and how they are created either male or female in the image of God. Public school parents who attend a school board meeting and speak publicly about concerns about a biological male on their daughters sports team and in her locker rooms could be prosecuted and fined!
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Hate speech bills H.R. 4474 and HB 4475. These bills are in violation of the right to free speech as given in the First Amendment. They would allow the government to charge Michigan citizens for speech crimes at their whim, opening the door to rampant abuse in the legal system. The proposed language violates the First Amendment and is a clear attack on religious liberty. To view our testimony, CLICK HERE. Even after the recent changes made, they are still just as dangerous and just as unconstitutional. For an in-depth explanation by David Kallman (Senior Legal Counsel for the Great Lakes Justice Center), CLICK HERE. These bills passed the House and are now in the Senate.
Family & Health
We Support
We Oppose
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Legalizing physician assisted suicide — SB 681 would allow individuals to request assisted suicide by method of prescription drugs. This violates the sanctity of life and opens the door to systematic abuse. Life should always be protected until natural death. We are monitoring this legislation.
Radical sex education revamp — HB 6068. This bill dramatically overhauls the current sex education curriculum in 3,000 K-12 public schools. It will:
- Allow schools to distribute family planning drugs and devices WITHOUT a provision for parental notice or consent.
- Allow for sex education classes to teach children where and how to obtain an abortion.
- Removes all teaching that abstinence is a healthy lifestyle for non-married persons.
- Adds a NEW requirement to teach sexual orientation, gender expression, and various types of sexual relationships (WITH examples of each).
Library bills that protect explicit materials and remove local control —
HBs 6034-6035. This would protect EXPLICIT material by giving more power to the Library District Executive Director and removing local elected representatives from making decisions in their communities. It would also make it almost IMPOSSIBLE for parents to challenge library books.
Education
We Support
We Oppose
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The State Board of Education’s intent to regulate homeschooling (read their letter here). Michigan law is already clear on this issue. “It is the natural, fundamental right of parents and legal guardians to determine and direct the care, teaching, and education of their children.” (MCL 380.10). We stand by this right and will fight against any infringement of it.
Abortion
We Support
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The comprehensive pro-life bill package of H.J.R. C, H.B. 4683, H.B. 4684, H.B. 4685, and H.B. 4686. This would reverse Proposal 3, restore the 1931 abortion ban, restore a ban on the sale of prescription abortion pills, restore a ban on advertising for abortion services, and establish criminal sentencing guidelines for those who violate the above. Even though it’s unlikely to pass, it serves as a model template for the ultimate goal of protecting life in Michigan.
We Oppose
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Restrictions & censorship on pregnancy resource centers — H.B. 6077 & S.B. 1082. This would limit choices presented to a woman with an unplanned pregnancy, so abortion seems the only option. It would also prevents ads for Pregnancy Resource Centers from being sent to women within 1,850 feet of any abortion clinic. This is very broad and will impact many facilities, especially in cities. It also undermines Pregnancy Resource Centers by suggesting they engage in “deceptive design” because they offer life-affirming options to women considering abortion.
Election Integrity
We Support
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Election Integrity Reforms in Michigan: CTV supports any bills to better secure voter identification, absentee ballot issuance, and other practices to ensure honest elections across our state.
We Oppose
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National Popular Vote bills — H.B. 4156 & 4440:
Seeks to bypass the Electoral College our founding fathers established by joining Michigan to the National Popular Vote interstate compact. This would mean that the electoral votes of Michiganders would no longer represent their own values but be assigned to whoever wins the most popular vote across the nation!
Our Founding Fathers in their profound wisdom created the Electoral College so that the major populated cities would not dictate every Presidential election—we don’t want to lose this precious right!
Elections Have Consequences
In 2023, we saw plenty of concerning bills and spoke out on your behalf. Click the button below for a summary:
