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Legislation

Jun 29, 2019

First Amendment

Disclosure of Campaign Contributions (H 6255, S 1004)

A campaign finance bill introduced only in the last week of the 2019 session raised important First Amendment concerns, prompting the ACLU’s opposition.

Legislation

May 10, 2019

First Amendment

Book Sales Tax (H 5158)

This bill would have clarified the current tax exemption that exists for the sales of books by their authors to apply to works of non-fiction as well as fiction.

Legislation

Apr 05, 2019

First Amendment

Net Neutrality (S 40)

We testified in favor of this critical legislation, noting that open and equal access is a cornerstone to the ubiquitously used and indispensable medium of the internet.

Legislation

Mar 15, 2019

First Amendment

Anti-Panhandling (H 5042)

Rather than confronting the issues that cause individuals to engage in panhandling, this bill sought to ban the practice instead and would have fined a motorist for passing anything out of their window to another individual while in an “active lane of travel.”

Legislation

Mar 01, 2019

First Amendment

FY 2020 Budget (H 5151 Article 5, Section 9)

Article 5, Section 9 of the first version of the proposed FY 2020 budget included, amongst other potential taxes on "services," a proposed 7% sales tax on "lobbying services", which we argued amounted to a direct levy on the exercise of political speech, a quintessential First Amendment activity.

Legislation

Jun 29, 2019

Legislation

Jun 29, 2019

First Amendment

Disclosure of Campaign Contributions (H 6255, S 1004)

A campaign finance bill introduced only in the last week of the 2019 session raised important First Amendment concerns, prompting the ACLU’s opposition.

Legislation

May 10, 2019

Legislation

May 10, 2019

First Amendment

Book Sales Tax (H 5158)

This bill would have clarified the current tax exemption that exists for the sales of books by their authors to apply to works of non-fiction as well as fiction.

Legislation

Apr 05, 2019

Legislation

Apr 05, 2019

First Amendment

Net Neutrality (S 40)

We testified in favor of this critical legislation, noting that open and equal access is a cornerstone to the ubiquitously used and indispensable medium of the internet.

Legislation

Mar 15, 2019

Legislation

Mar 15, 2019

First Amendment

Anti-Panhandling (H 5042)

Legislation

Mar 01, 2019

Legislation

Mar 01, 2019

First Amendment

FY 2020 Budget (H 5151 Article 5, Section 9)

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