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HB 2311

AN ACT concerning children and minors; relating to the secretary for children and families; prohibiting the secretary from adopting and enforcing policies for placement, custody or appointment of a custodian that may conflict with sincerely held religious or moral beliefs regarding sexual orientation or gender identity; creating a right of action for violations {against the secretary for children and families}.

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House - Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Ruiz, S. was rejected - 02/19/2025

On roll call the vote was:

Yea - (36):

Alcala, Amyx, Ballard, Brownlee Paige, Carlin, Carmichael, Carr, Curtis, Featherston, Haskins, Hoye, Martinez, McDonald, Melton, Meyer, Miller, Mosley, Neighbor, Ohaebosim, Oropeza, Osman, Ousley, Poskin, L. Ruiz, S. Ruiz, Sawyer, Sawyer Clayton, Schlingensiepen, Schreiber, Simmons, Vaughn, Weigel, Wikle, Winn, Woodard, Xu,

Nay - (84):

Anderson, Awerkamp, Barrett, Barth, Bergkamp, Bergquist, Blex, Bloom, Bohi, Borjon, Brantley, Bryce, Buehler, Butler, B. Carpenter, W. Carpenter, Collins, Corbet, Croft, Delperdang, Droge, Ellis, Esau, Essex, Estes, Fairchild, Francis, Gardner, Goddard, Goetz, Hawkins, Hill, Hoffman, Hoheisel, Howe, Howell, Howerton, Huebert, Humphries, James, Johnson, Kessler, King, Lewis, Long, McNorton, Minnix, Moser, Neelly, Penn, Pickert, Pishny, Proctor, Rahjes, Reavis, Resman, Rhiley, Roeser, Roth, Sanders, Schmoe, Schwertfeger, Seiwert, A. Smith, C. Smith, Steele, Stiens, Sutton, Sweely, Tarwater, Thompson, Turk, Turner, VanHouden, Waggoner, Ward, Wasinger, Waymaster, White, Wilborn, Willcott, K. Williams, L. Williams, Wolf,

Present but not Voting - (0):

Absent and Not Voting - (5):

Chauncey, Helgerson, Helwig, Poetter Parshall, Stogsdill,

Not Voting - (0):