Citizen Initiative Petitions

Bill #: SCS SJRs 47, 30, & 10

LWVMO OPPOSES this bill

Short Description: Would require passage of initiative petitions proposing a constitutional amendment upon the majority of vote of both a statewide majority and a majority of state House districts. Includes “ballot candy” which unnecessarily restricts foreign involvement.

Status of the Bill: Placed on the Senate Formal Perfection Calendar for Monday, May 12 at 8:00 AM.

Link to the summary of the bill: SCS SJRs 47, 30, & 10

Call to action: Contact your Senator using the Legislative Lookup HERE and tell them you OPPOSE this bill.

LWV Position: The League believes responsible government should be responsive to the will of the people. (LWVUS Impact on Issues, 2024 - 2026, p. 11)

Reproductive Rights

Bill #: HJR 54

LWVMO OPPOSES this bill

Short Description: This revised version of HJR 54 does not overturn Amendment 3, but instead applies government interest in all reproductive health care to allow regulations reinstating TRAP (Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers) laws as well as other legislation.

Status of the Bill: Placed on the House Perfection Calendar for Monday, May12 at 8 AM.

Link to the summary of the bill: HJR 54

Call to action: Contact your Representative HERE and tell them you OPPOSE this bill.

LWV Position: The League believes that public policy in a pluralistic society must affirm the constitutional right to privacy of the individual to make reproductive choices. At the 2024 Convention, delegates passed a resolution reaffirming the Leagues commitment to fight for reproductive rights and justice, including bodily autonomy, privacy, reproductive health, and access to contraception and abortion. (LWVUS Impact on Issues 2024-2026, pp. 64-68)

LGBTQ Rights

Bill #: SB 100

LWVMO OPPOSES this bill

Short Description: Prohibits amending a birth certificate of an individual where that person’s chooses to identify as a gender different than the birth certificate designation without surgery, and further prohibits the amendment of any certificate of birth related to the person’s gender if the gender of the individual was changed for reasons other than a medically-verifiable disorder.

Status of the Bill: Placed on the Senate Formal Perfection Calendar for Monday, May 12 at 8:00 AM.

Link to the summary of the bill: SB 100

Call to action: Contact your Senator using the Legislative Lookup HERE and tell them you OPPOSE this bill.

Links to further reading: PROMO

LWV Position: Secure equal rights and equal opportunity for all. Promote social and economic justice, and the health and safety of all Americans. (LWVUS Impact on Issues, 2024-2026, p.135)

The League of Women Voters envisions a democracy where every person has the desire, the right, the knowledge and the confidence to participate. We believe in the power of women to create a more perfect democracy.

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