OKLAHOMA CITY (Jan. 20, 2016) – A bill filed in Oklahoma this week would significantly limit drone surveillance in the state, and also serve to thwart one aspect of the federal surveillance state. Rep. Paul Wesselhoft introduced House Bill 2337 (HB2337), the Oklahoma Unmanned Aerial Surveillance Act. The bill requires law enforcement to obtain a warrant before…
PHOENIX, Ariz. (Jan. 20, 2016) – A bill introduced in the Arizona House would reform asset forfeiture laws to prohibit the state from taking property without a criminal conviction. The legislation also takes on federal forfeiture programs by banning prosecutors from circumventing state laws by passing cases off to the feds in most situations. Rep.…
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (Jan. 19, 2016) – An Indiana bill would allow the state hemp seed commissioner to issue licenses for industrial hemp production without first obtaining federal waivers. Passage of this legislation would set the foundation to nullify in practice the unconstitutional federal prohibition of hemp within the state. Rep. Lloyd Arnold (R-Dist. 74) introduced House Bill…
PHOENIX, Ariz. – (Jan. 19, 2016) – An Arizona bill would prohibit state cooperation with the enforcement all future federal gun control measures, effectively nullifying them in practice within the state. Rep. Anthony Kern (R-Glendale), Rep. Darin Mitchell (R-Dist. 13) and Rep. Steve Montenegro (R-Avondale) filed House Bill 2300 (HB2300) last week with three other…
Virginia HB83 would prohibit state cooperation with the enforcement of any future federal laws, regulations, or executive orders relating to firearms, ammunition or firearms components, effectively nullifying any such acts in practice within the state. The bill must pass in the House Appropriations Committee before moving forward. PLEASE TAKE THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS to support this important…
South Carolina H.4628 would end state cooperation with all federal gun control measures, effectively nullifying them in practice within the state. The bill must pass in the House Judiciary Committee to receive a vote in the full House. PLEASE TAKE THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS to support this important bill. 1. Call the House Judiciary Committee Chair,…
MADISON, Wisc. (Jan. 18, 2016) – A Wisconsin bill would legalize some raw milk sales in the state, taking an important step toward effectively nullifying a federal prohibition scheme in effect. A bipartisan coalition of 18 legislators filed Assembly Bill 697 (AB697) on Jan. 13. The legislation would allow dairy farmers to sell unpasteurized (raw) milk…
Michigan HB5162 would deny state-level support and resources to the NSA and all federal agencies involved in warrantless spying. It must pass in the House Oversight And Ethics Committee to receive a vote in the full House. PLEASE TAKE THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS to support this important bill. 1. Call the House Oversight And Ethics Committee Chair,…
LINCOLN, Neb. (Jan. 17, 2016) – A bill filed in the Nebraska legislature would put limitations on the storage and sharing of information collected by Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs) by law enforcement in the state, and place significant roadblocks in the way of a federal program using states to help track the location of…
CHARLESTON, W. Va. (Jan. 17, 2016) – A West Virginia bill would legalize the sale of raw milk within the state, taking an important step toward effectively nullifying the federal prohibition scheme. A coalition of nine Republican representatives filed House Bill 2448 (HB2448) on Jan. 13. The legislation would legalize the sale of “raw milk…