Eric C. Berthel

This bill includes numerous proposals for social media safeguards. The most important of which will prohibit adults from sending unsolicited communication to minors. The bill contains other provisions which CPAC does not support, such as a requirement for social media platforms to have “safety centers” and “cyberbullying policies”. However, CPAC’s concerns about these “cyberbullying policies” are outweighed by the importance of preventing adults from sending unsolicited messages to minors, so CPAC supported this bill. The Senate passed the bill on June 3, 2025 by a vote of 33-2 and the bill later became law.

This bill requires the Medicaid Director to go through the confirmation process. CPAC supports efforts to make the bureaucracy more accountable and CPAC supported this bill. The Senate passed the bill on May 13, 2025 by a vote of 25-11but the bill was not taken up in the House.

This bill sets up a new education fund that will be controlled by the state. CPAC opposes a new fund that is unrestricted by parents and others concerned with the content of their children’s education and opposed this bill. The Senate passed the bill on May 30, 2025 by a vote of 32-4 and the bill later became law.

This bill would provide for government support from birth to age 5. CPAC opposes this attempt to put children under government control as soon as they are born and opposed this bill. The Senate passed the bill on May 13, 2025 by a vote of 22-12 but the bill was not taken up in the House.

This bill mandates that broadband service providers provide “affordable” broadband to everyone. CPAC opposes proposals that force ratepayers to pay twice—once for themselves and once for someone who doesn’t have it and opposed this bill. The Senate passed the bill on May 21 ,2025 by a vote of 29-7 but the bill was not taken up by the House.

This bill dictates that a schedule be published of movie advertisements and movie feature start times. CPAC thinks that government has more important things to worry about and opposed this bill. The Senate passed the bill on May 21, 2025 by a vote of 27-9 but the bill was not taken up in the House.

This takes foreclosure off the table for unpaid sewer and water bills under $3,000. CPAC realizes this puts pressure on utility providers and can raise rates on those who pay their bills and opposed this bill. The Senate passed the bill on May 7, 2025 by a vote of 23-11 and the bill later became law.

This bill provides worker’s comp for any workers in a public works department. CPAC believes worker’s comp should be reserved for proven on the job injuries and opposed this bill. The Senate passed the bill on May 14, 2025 by a vote of 24-12 but the bill was not taken up by the House.

This bill takes tax money from men and gives it to women in certain occupations. CPAC opposes programs that take from one demographic group and give to another, and believes that programs based on race and gender violate the 14th Amendment. CPAC also believes that women should be able to choose homemaking, out-of-home employment or any other life path without financial interference from malicious social engineers in the government. The Senate passed the bill on April 9, 2025 by a vote of 35-0 but the bill was not brought up in the House.

This bill does a number of things to help unemployment cheats, including reducing the time an employer has to bring charges and changing the position of Unemployed Worker’s Advocate to classified service. The Senate passed the bill on May 28, 2025 by a vote of 25-11 and the bill later became law.

This bill would allow any board member of any agency to join the state insurance plan. CPAC opposes this expansion that would raise the cost of healthcare for everyone and opposed the bill. The Senate passed the bill on May 1, 2025 by a vote of 20-14 but the bill wasn’t taken up in the House.

This bill allows the state controller to withhold payment if the contractor is found to pay other than the “prevailing wage.” CPAC opposes this coercion and opposes the prevailing wage law and opposed this bill. The Senate passed the bill on May 14, 2025 by a vote of S27-8 but the bill was not taken up by the House.

This bill prohibits the sale of smoke detecting equipment other than a certain kind that uses batteries. CPAC believes the government has better things to do than giving orders on smoke detectors and opposed this bill. The Senate passed the bill on April 15, 2025 by a vote of 27-4 and the bill later became law.