For
a complete list of key pending legislation filed by Rep. Khan
in the 2007-2008 session, click
here.
Kay Khan's Legislative Record
| • Education | • Housing | • Government/Election Reform |
| • Health Care | • Transportation | • Labor |
| • Human Services | • Other Local | • Civil Rights/Legal Services |
| • Environment | • Public Safety | |
Government and Election Reform
Speaker of House Term Limits
• Voted to reinstate term limits on the office of Speaker of the
House.
Clean Elections
• Supporter of public financing system for candidates for public
office.
• Cosponsor of legislation to provide a permanent funding
source for Clean Elections system.
Labor
Public Higher Education Contract
• Cosponsor of legislation to fund contract signed by higher education
employees in 2001. Successfully advocated for funding in supplemental
budget.
Paid Family Leave
• Cosponsor of legislation to provide paid family leave benefits
to financially support families with a new child.
Civil Rights/Legal Services
Legal Services
• Successfully advocated for funding in budget to provide essential
civil legal aid programs for low-income residents.
• Advocate for funding of public defender programs for poor criminal
defendants.
Civil Rights
• Opponent of amendment to state Constitution to ban same-sex
marriage. Supporter of legislation to allow same-sex couples to marry.
Longtime cosponsor of legislation to create civil unions for same-sex
couples and provide benefits for domestic partners of public employees.