Public Comments

Please pass this bill, hopefully will make people not want to drink and drive.

Pass Bayla’s Law!

I highly disagree. 

Letting teachers carry guns in schools might seem like it will make students safer, but it’ll only do more harm than good. Teachers aren’t trained like security guards or policemen, so in a real emergency they’re more prone to making mistakes. Mistakes that can lead to someone being injured, or worse. For example, a teacher could end up shooting at another armed teacher during an emergency, thinking they posed a threat, or a student could steal a teacher’s gun and use it against them. Having guns in classrooms would make students and teachers feel more scared than safe. Furthermore, It would cost a lot of money for training and insurance, money that can be put into things like improving school lunch, equipment, or remodeling a certain area in the school. Instead of allowing unqualified teachers to carry a concealed weapon on school grounds, the board should work on things that can actually protect students, like better security, surveillance systems, or support for their mental health. 

Pass the bill

Justice needs to be served for this young lady

I think it would be great and Balea deserves justice as well as her family!

I respectfully urge the Court to increase DUI sentencing. Drunk driving is a conscious decision that endangers innocent lives.

A beloved friend of mine, Baylea Bower, was killed far too young by a drunk driver, a loss that was entirely preventable. Current penalties too often fail to reflect the severity of this harm or the value of human life.

Stronger sentencing would promote accountability, deterrence, and public safety.