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** Week 6: New Legislation & Updates
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ECONOMY & TAXATION ([link removed])
New Legislation: Representative Steven Harris has introduced a bill, House Bill 199 ([link removed]) , to lower the state income tax and sales tax. This would create ease on low-income families as it repeals the grocery tax credit and would create $284,000,000 in total tax relief. This bill is currently in theHouse Revenue and Taxation Committee ([link removed]) .

Update: House Bill 140 ([link removed]) was passed out of committee for a second reading this week. The bill is sponsored by Representative Priscilla Giddings ([link removed]) . This bill would prohibit any government entity in Idaho from contracting with a company that discriminates against their employees based on vaccination status.

Update: Senate Bill 1084 ([link removed]) was read for a second time and filed for a third reading this week. This bill would set up a regular review of required licensing for jobs and occupations to evaluate if any licensing is unnecessary and can be eliminated. This bill is sponsored by Senators Lori Den Hartog ([link removed]) and Todd M. Lakey ([link removed]) , and Representative Gayann De Mordaunt ([link removed]) ...
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Legislative Video Update: Week 6

Lindsey Zea, the Policy Associate at the Madison Liberty Institute ([link removed]) , provides a quick update on what happened at the Capitol this week.

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Urgent Call to Protect Religious Liberty:

On Thursday this week, the Equality Act (HR 5) ([link removed]) was introduced in the Federal House of Representatives. This bill is a serious imminent threat to religious rights. If signed into law, this proposed legislation would require that an individual or business cannot choose to abstain from serving someone who identifies as homosexual or transgender even if providing the service violates their religious conscience. In addition to stealing religious rights, this bill would also require that girls' locker rooms be open to males that identify as females, mandate insurance companies offer "gender transitions" and much more. This bill accomplishes these changes by adding sexual orientation and gender identity to the list of protected traits under federal law (which currently includes sex, race, age, skin color, and religion) and changing other federal civil rights laws. This bill would
radically change society's concept of binary genders and the good they bring into this world.

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With this tool, you can easily reach out to your Senators and Representatives with a simple click of a button. We highly encourage you to keep in contact with your State Officials during this legislative session. Let them know how you feel about legislation and share your appreciation for their hard work.
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Legislative Progress Report:
Week 6 (as of 02.19.2021)

Legislation
* New legislation prepared: 559
* Changes, amendments, and engrossment: 61
* Total legislation: 620

Introductions
* Bills: 353
* Resolutions, Memorials, Proclamations (both houses): 24

Action
* Bills passed (both houses): 13
* Bills awaiting signatures: 6
* Bills signed by Governor: 7
* Resolutions, Memorials adopted: 0

Bills Passed by Chamber (and pending in the other)
* Senate: 36
* House of Representatives: 57

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– Samuel Adams
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