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Legislation
Apr 12, 2024
voting rights
  • Voting Rights

Gubernatorial Candidate Residency Requirement (S 2662)

Noting that questions of gubernatorial candidate residency is an issue best left to the voters, we opposed this legislation which would impose a five-year residency requirement on any individual who seeks to become a candidate for governor or other general offices.
Status: Died in Committee
Position: Oppose
Legislation
Apr 12, 2024
first amendment
  • First Amendment

“Parental Rights” Legislation (H 7781)

Status: Died in Committee
Position: Oppose
Legislation
Apr 08, 2024
criminal justice
  • Criminal Justice Reform

Prohibiting Coercive Interrogation Tactics for Juveniles (H 7954, S 2435)

We supported this bill which would prohibit police from employing threats, deception, or psychologically manipulative interrogation tactics during the custodial interrogation of a juvenile.
Status: Died in Committee
Position: Support
Legislation
Apr 08, 2024
government transparency
  • Government Transparency

Railroad Accidents Open Records (H 7835)

We opposed a bill which would make it crime to release any police report involving a railroad fatality and all communications between railroad employees in those situations.
Status: Held for Further Study
Position: Oppose
Legislation
Apr 08, 2024
criminal justice
  • Criminal Justice Reform

Expansion of “Hazing” Offenses (S 2678)

We opposed legislation which would provide that any “person in charge” of student organizations who permits hazing activities or “negligently fails to take reasonable measures” to prevent hazing” could face a potential year-long prison sentence.
Status: Died in Committee
Position: Oppose
Legislation
Apr 08, 2024
racial justice
  • Racial Justice

Indian Child Welfare Act (H 7697)

Status: Died in Committee
Position: Support
Legislation
Apr 08, 2024
students rights
  • Students’ Rights|
  • +1 Issue

Multilingual Students Bill of Rights (S 2842)

Status: Died in Committee
Position: Support
Legislation
Apr 08, 2024
due process
  • Due Process

Statute of Limitations for Child Abuse Offenses (H 7629)

We opposed this bill, noting that the complete abandonment of any statute of limitations hobbles the due process rights of ciriminal defendants.
Status: Passed House, Died in Senate
Position: Oppose
Legislation
Apr 08, 2024
criminal justice
  • Criminal Justice Reform

Second Look Sentencing Act (H 7102, S 2228)

We strongly supported a bill which would allow individuals serving long sentences to request a “second look” and reduction of their sentence after serving ten years.
Status: Died in Committee
Position: Support