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Missouri Senate Passes Bill That Would Take Steps Toward Treating Gold and Silver as Money

The legislation would take steps to treat gold and silver as money in Missouri and encourage its use as such, including making it legal tender, and eliminating the state capital gains tax on gold and silver. It also prohibits any entity of the state from requiring payment in the form of any digital currency, including a central bank digital currency (CBDC).

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Iowa Bill Would Repeal Capital Gains Taxes on Gold and Silver Bullion

The proposed law would exclude capital gains and losses from the sale of bullion, coins, or currency from income for the purpose of calculating state income taxes. The bill defines "bullion" as bars, ingots, or commemorative medallions of gold, silver, platinum, and palladium where the value depends on its contents, not its form.

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New York Bill Would Limit State Participation in Federal Police Militarization Programs

The bill would prohibit New York state and local law enforcement agencies from receiving or purchasing certain property from a military equipment surplus program operated by the federal government.

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Arizona Bill Would Take First Step to Limit Federal Militarization of Police and Local Surveillance

A bill introduced in the Arizona Senate would take a first step toward limiting the impact of federal programs that militarize local police and expand the national surveillance state.

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Rhode Island Bill Would Limit Warrantless Electronic Data Collection and Stingray Surveillance

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Feb. 8, 2023) – A bill introduced in the Rhode Island House would ban the warrantless collection of electronic data and the use of “stingrays” to track the location of phones and sweep up electronic communications in most situations. The passage of the bill would not only protect privacy in Rhode Island; it […]

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Texas Bills Would Create State Process to End Police Qualified Immunity

The bill would create a cause of action in state courts to sue a police officer, "for any appropriate relief, including legal or equitable relief, against a peace officer who, under the color of law, deprived the person of or caused the person to be deprived of a right, privilege, or immunity secured by the Texas Constitution."

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New York Bill Would Ban Warrantless Drone Surveillance

The legislation would require a search warrant prior to the use of drones for any law enforcement purposes in most situations. It would also require police to get a search warrant before obtaining any data or information collected by a privately operated drone. Under the law, police would be able to use a drone without a warrant for search and rescue operations and to survey conditions in dangerous areas after a natural disaster.

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Tennessee Bills Would Create State Process to End Police Qualified Immunity

The legislation would create a cause of action in state courts to sue a police officer who “under color of law, subjects or causes to be subjected, including failing to intervene, as required in § 38-8-129, another person to the deprivation of an individual right secured by the Tennessee Constitution.”

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Virginia Senate Passes Bill to Establish Retail Marijuana Sales Despite Federal Prohibition

The legislation would establish a framework for the creation of a retail marijuana market in Virginia administered by the Virginia Cannabis Control Authority. Under the proposed law, retail marijuana sales would begin on Jan. 1, 2024. This is all illegal under current federal law.

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