Tag Archives: Dwight Kay

Courageous Lawmakers Fight for Student Privacy

Posted on January 28, 2016 by David E Smith

State Representative Tom Morrison (R-Palatine) introduced the bi-partisan Pupil Physical Privacy Act (HB 4474), which if passed would require the following:

[A] school board to designate each pupil restroom, changing room, or overnight facility accessible by multiple pupils simultaneously, whether located in a public school building or located in a facility utilized by the school for a school-sponsored activity, for the exclusive use of pupils of only one sex. Defines “sex” as the physical condition of being male or female, as determined by an individual’s chromosomes and identified at birth by that individual’s anatomy.

Signing on as co-sponsors …

Posted in Education, Sexuality | Tagged Barbara Wheeler, Bill Mitchell, C.D. Davidsmeyer, David Reis, District 211, Dwight Kay, HB 4474, Jeanne M. Ives, John D. Anthony, John M. Cabello, Keith Wheeler, Mark Batinick, Mary E. Flowers, Pupil Physical Privacy Act, Reginald Phillips, Sherry L. Jesiel, Thomas Morrison | Comments Off

State Rep. Peter Breen Pushes to End Trafficking of Aborted Fetal Body Parts and Tissue

Posted on August 8, 2015 by David E Smith

In response to controversial videos that have surfaced surrounding the harvesting and sale of aborted fetal body parts and tissue, State Representative Peter Breen (R-Lombard) has filed legislation to amend and clarify the Illinois Anatomical Gift Act as it relates to tissue and body parts that can be legally donated or sold.

The bill, HB 4266, was filed Wednesday in Springfield. This proposal would expand the definition of “decedent” to include a deceased fetus or unborn child using definitions outlined in the Illinois Abortion Law of 1975. The proposed new language also expressly prohibits the donation or sale of …

Posted in Sanctity of Life | Tagged Brandon Phelps, Dwight Kay, Jerry Costello, Peter Breen | Comments Off

Illinois House Resolution Calls for Planned Parenthood Investigation

Posted on July 31, 2015 by David E Smith

As a result of three videos from the Center for Medical Progress that have exposed the dark, sickening underbelly of Planned Parenthood, 31 Republicans and 1 Democrat have filed a resolution (HR 671) urging “the Illinois Department of Public Health, the Illinois Executive Inspector General, the Illinois Attorney General, and the Illinois Depart of Revenue to investigate Planned Parenthood’s procedures for abortions, obtaining informed consent, and sale of donation of human fetal tissues across the state.”

Moreover, the resolution urges these same government bodies to “investigate which organizations across the state are involved in purchasing or accepting human …

Posted in Sanctity of Life | Tagged Adam Brown, Barbara Wheeler, Brian W. Stewart, C.D. Davidsmeyer, Charles E. Meier, Dan Brady, David Harris, David McSweeney, David Reis, Donald L. Moffitt, Dwight Kay, Ed Sullivan, Grant Wehrli, II, Jeanne Ives, Jerry F. Costello, Joe Sosnowski, John D. Cavaletto, John M. Cabello, Keith Wheeler, Margo McDermed, Mark Batinick, Norine Hammond, Patricia R. Bellock, Planned Parenthood, Randy Frese, Reginald Phillips, Robert W. Pritchard, Ron Sandack, Sheri L Jesiel, Steven Andersson, Terri Bryant, Thomas Morrison, Tim Butler, Tom Demmer | Comments Off

Legislation to Delay Common Core — Hearing This Wednesday

Posted on March 24, 2014 by David E Smith

This Wednesday, State Representative Dwight Kay (R-Glen Carbon) will be presenting HR 543 before the House Elementary & Secondary Education Committee. This resolution will urge the Illinois State Board of Education to delay the implementation of Common Core Standards until a study is conducted showing the costs associated with Common Core.

Take ACTION: Click HERE to create a witness slip in support of Rep. Kay’s bill to delay the implementation of Common Core. Enter information into all the fields. Click Proponent and Record of Appearance Only. Type in the Captcha Numbers, check the Terms of Agreement, then …

Posted in Education | Tagged Common Core Standards, Dwight Kay, HR 543 | Comments Off

Marriage Redefinition Passes in the House

Posted on November 5, 2013 by altha-admin

Sixty-one state representatives in the Illinois House cave in to pressure from Speaker Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) and the LGBTQ lobby.

Posted in How Did They Vote, Illinois Politics | Tagged David Harris, David Reis, Dwight Kay, Ed Sullivan, Jeanne Ives, Mary Flowers, Ron Sandack, Same-sex marriage, SB 10, Tom Cross, Tom Morrison | Comments Off

Two Lawmakers Step Up to Defend Natural Marriage

Posted on July 24, 2012 by David E Smith

Two Illinois state lawmakers are pushing back against an ACLU lawsuit seeking to overturn the Illinois’ 1996 marriage law that defines marriage as between one man and one woman.

Posted in Marriage/Family/Culture | Tagged David Reis, Dwight Kay, Jil Tracy, Lisa Madigan, Marriage Amendment, Michael Madigan, Paul Evans, Same-sex marriage, Tom Morrison | Comments Off