Home

2010 Legislative Agenda Status and Fact Sheets

2010 Legislative Agenda

For the updated status on the CAP-supported bills, go to our Current Bills Status page.

  • Abortion Reporting Requirements (SB 1304) Requires abortion providers to report abortion statistics to provide an overview of abortion in Arizona. Fact Sheet 
     
  • Prohibition on TaxPayer-Funded Abortion Coverage (SB 1305) Clarifies Arizona law prohibiting taxpayer funding of abortion to prohibit government entities from providing insurance coverage for abortion. Fact Sheet 
     
  • Human Egg Provider Protection Act (SB 1306) Protects women from being exploited for their eggs and ensures women are given full information before donating their eggs. Fact Sheet 
     
  • Ethical Treatment of Human Embryos Act (SB 1307) Prohibits researchers from intentionally destroying human embryos. Fact Sheet   
     
  • Marital Preference for Adoption (HB 2148) Gives children in foster care a chance to have a mom and a dad by ensuring that married couples are considered the first adoption as adoptive parents. Fact Sheet 
     
  • Scholarship Tax Credit Reform (HB 2664) Improves the individual tax credit program by providing for greater accountability and increased donation limit. Fact Sheet  
     
  • Scholarship Tax Credit Conformity - Corporate Tax Credit (HB 2663) Conforms reporting requirements in the corporate scholarship tax credit program to the new changes to the individual scholarship tax credit program. Fact Sheet 
     
  • Tax Credit Donations Deadline (SB 1274) Allows donations made to school tuition organizations and charitable organizations to relate back to previous tax year if the donations are made by the filing date of the person's return. Fact Sheet 
     
  • University Scholarship Equity (SB 1280) Requires state universities to publish the criteria used for awarding scholarships and notify students in a timely manner to assure fair and equitable access for students from traditional, charter, private, and home schools. Fact Sheet 
     
  • Parental Rights (SB 1309) Codifies the constitutional rights of parents to direct the upbringing and education of their children. Fact Sheet 
     
  • Religious Freedom, Land Use (HB 2596) Ensures that religious institutions are protected from unreasonable land-use regulations. Fact Sheet  
     
  • Religious Freedom, Campaign Finance (HB 2490) Exempts a church or religious organization from registering as a political committee when speaking out in favor of or against a ballot measure. Fact Sheet  
     
  • Divorce Reform (SB 1199/HB 2650) Provides couples seeking divorce with adequate time and information to consider effects and alternatives of divorce. Fact Sheet 
     
  • Child Prostitution (HB 2699) - Removes a defense for predators who engage in prostitution with a minor. Fact Sheet