State Bills
Arizona Defend the Guard Act Clears Final Committee
PHOENIX, Ariz. (Apr. 7, 2025) β The Arizona Defend the Guard Act took another step forward today when the House Rules committee advanced the measure by a 4-3 vote. The legislation would prohibit the governor from releasing any unit or member of the Arizona National...
Missouri Senate Committee Holds Hearing on Defend the Guard Act
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (April 4, 2025) – This week, a Missouri Senate committee held a hearing on a bill that would prohibit the stateβs National Guard from being deployed into βactive duty combatβ unless Congress issues a declaration of war or calls the Guard into...
Texas Sovereignty Act Passes House Committee
AUSTIN, Texas (April 3, 2025) β A House committee passed the Texas Sovereignty Act, a bill that would create a state process for reviewing federal laws and end state cooperation with enforcement of any determined to violate the U.S. Constitution. This process could...
Texas Senate Passes Bill to Create Process to End State Enforcement of Some Federal Acts
AUSTIN, Texas (April 2, 2025) β Yesterday, the Texas Senate passed a bill to create a process in state law to end state and local enforcement of some federal actions. Sen. Phil King filed Senate Bill 707 (SB707). Under the proposed law, the Texas legislature would be...