Patrick Boyd

This bill mandates a “social equity” plan for all cannabis stores and an annual report that includes an annual social equity training course. CPAC opposes this effort to indoctrinate workers on the left’s view of society and opposed this bill. The bill passed the House on April 28, 2025 by a vote of 114-30 and the bill later became law.

This bill protects access to “reproductive health care,” which is the Left’s euphemism for abortion. CPAC believes abortion is a human tragedy and opposes protecting access to it and opposed this bill. The House passed the bill on May 1, 2025 by a vote of 117-27 and the bill later became law.

This bill requires the state to have zero carbon emissions by the year 2050 with interim goals of reduced emissions by 2030 and 2040. CPAC opposes these mandates that raise the cost of energy for everyone, supports the freedom to choose the form of energy you use and opposed this bill. The House passed the bill on May 1, 2025 by a vote of 98-47 and the bill later became law.

This bill takes a number of steps to give parents more control over their children’s use of social media. They include age verification, restricting hours and public disclosure of content. CPAC supports efforts to protect children from addictive behaviors until they reach the age of majority when they can make their own decision. CPAC supported this bill. The House passed the bill on May 14, 2025 by a vote of 121-26 but the bill was not taken up by the Senate.

This bill requires medical providers to send health and safety information for a child patient to that patient’s school (with the permission of the patient’s parent). CPAC this move toward medical transparency and supported this bill. The House passed the bill on May 15, 2025 by a vote of 105-42 but the bill was not taken up by the Senate.

This bill authorizes hunting on Sundays. CPAC has no objection to Sunday hunting and supported this bill. The House passed the bill on May 28, 2025 by a vote of 101-45 and the bill later became law.

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 House passed the bill on June 4, 2025 by a vote of 127-15 and the bill later became law.

This bill caps rent increases on mobile homes by dictating how mobile homes are appraised. CPAC opposes price controls on any homes or apartments because they lead to shortages and black markets. CPAC opposed this bill. The House passed the bill on June 3, 2025 by a vote of 132-16 but the bill was not brought up in the Senate.

This bill calls for the commissioning of new statues to the state capitol that reflect the state’s “diversity” and a review of the signage around the capitol. The bill also calls for the establishment of a state historical commission to reflect these views. CPAC opposes the use of the government to promulgate left-wing propaganda and opposed this bill. The House passed the bill on May 14, 2025 by a vote of 100-46 but the bill was not taken up by the Senate.

This bill requires state government to develop a plan to translate various forms into other languages. CPAC opposes this measure since it is designed to make it easier for foreigners to infiltrate America and opposed this bill. The House passed the bill on May 14, 2025 by a vote of 100-46 but the bill was not taken up by the Senate.

This bill bans the use of work quotas at warehouse distribution centers. CPAC supports the freedom of workers to decide on these issues and negotiations between employer and employee without government interference and opposed this bill. The House passed the bill on May 7, 2025 by a vote of 97-48 but the bill was not taken up by the Senate.

This bill sets up a new education fund that will be controlled by the state. CPAC opposes a new fund that is unaccountable to parents and opposed this bill. The House passed the bill on May 31, 2025 by a vote of 101-45 and the bill later became law.

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 House passed the bill on June 4, 2025 by a vote of 84-65 and the bill later became law.

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 House passed the bill on June 3, 2025 by a vote of 96-42 and the bill later became law.

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 House passed the bill on June 4, 2025 by a vote of 122-28 and the bill later became law.