Legislation to Watch

• US: H.R. 482 in the house, and S. 103 in Senate: blocks access to data and blocks funding of data collection related to racial disparities
• EO on Immigration: Plan advocates detention and deportation based on massively expanded definition of “criminal alien”; Will require House approval of additional funds
• Texas: Senate Bill 3 (SB3): Creates a school voucher program to shift public monies for funding private school education
• Texas: Senate Bill 4 (SB4): Cuts funding to municipalities offering sanctuary policies and gives municipal law enforcement power to enforce federal immigration law
• Texas: Senate Bill 6 (SB6): “Bathroom bill”
• Texas: House Bill 2702 (HB 2702): The Sandra Bland Act
• Texas Senate Bill 25 (SB 25): “Wrongful birth” bill; Takes away patient’s rights to sue doctor if doctor fails to inform of
• Texas House Budget: Includes severe budget cuts to services for individuals with Intellectual  and Developmental Disabilities (IDD); Potential to affect 23,000 people of the Basin who receive services
• Midland: Proposed 4b Tax for parks improvement; Voting begins April 24^th