| Life, Marriage & Family | Maxine Bell,
REP |
Strengthen marriage by reforming the unilateral nature of “no-fault” divorce | UNDECIDED |
Strengthen the recently enacted Idaho law which prohibits coerced abortions | SUPPORT |
Ensure a woman has a medically verified pregnancy before undergoing an abortion procedure | UNDECIDED |
Ban embryonic stem cell and human cloning research in Idaho | SUPPORT |
Add “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” to discrimination law | OPPOSE |
| Education | Maxine Bell,
REP |
Merit pay for public school teachers based on student achievement | SUPPORT |
End “tenure” for public school teachers | SUPPORT |
Remove the cap which limits new charter schools to six per year | UNDECIDED |
Education tax credits or deductions to make education alternatives more affordable | UNDECIDED |
Permit discussion of scientific challenges to the theory of evolution in public schools | SUPPORT |
Teaching the Bible’s impact on history, literature and art in public schools | UNDECIDED |
State-funding for pre-K programs | OPPOSE |
Require registration and/or state testing of home-schooled students | UNDECIDED |
| Religious Liberty | Maxine Bell,
REP |
Protect right of legislative chaplains to pray according to their convictions, including “in Jesus’ name” | SUPPORT |
Posting of Ten Commandments monument on public property | SUPPORT |
| Fiscal & Tax Policy | Maxine Bell,
REP |
Eliminate all personal property tax on businesses | UNDECIDED |
Increase revenue for transportation by raising taxes, fees or rates | SUPPORT |
Grant local option authority to raise taxes for light rail systems | SUPPORT |
| Gun Rights | Maxine Bell,
REP |
“Car Carry” legislation to allow law-abiding adult citizens to put their loaded firearms out of sight in their vehicle without being required to obtain a concealed weapon license | SUPPORT |
Concealed-weapon permit-holder’s (age 21 or over) right to carry concealed weapon on Idaho’s college campuses | UNDECIDED |
| Immigration | Maxine Bell,
REP |
Train state law enforcement agencies to assist federal officials in enforcing immigration laws | UNDECIDED |
Sanctions for employers who knowingly hire illegal aliens | SUPPORT |
| Environment & Energy | Maxine Bell,
REP |
Government-mandated caps on greenhouse gas emissions to reduce threat of global warming | OPPOSE |
Idaho should facilitate the building of nuclear and/or coal-fired energy plants | UNDECIDED |
| Other | Maxine Bell,
REP |
Allow political parties to close primaries to all but publicly registered members of the party | UNDECIDED |
| Maxine Bell,
REP |
