TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (March 7, 2016) – A bill expanding the state’s “Right to Try” law by legalizing the limited use of medical marijuana passed the state Senate today and will go on to the governor’s desk. If signed into law, the legislation will further nullify in effect federal prohibition of cannabis. Rep. Matt Goetz (R-Fort…
CHARLESTON, W. Va. (March 7, 2016) – Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin signed a bill into law last week legalizing limited raw milk consumption in the state. This begins a process of nullifying the federal prohibition scheme in practice. Sen. Robert Karnes (R – Upshur) introduced Senate Bill 387 (SB387) in January. The legislation allows West…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Mar. 6, 2016) – A bill introduced in the Kentucky House would withdraw the state from Common Core standards, an important step toward nullifying nationalized education in the state. House Bill 553 (HB553) was introduced on Mar. 1 by Rep. Lynn Bechler (R-Marion) and Rep. David Hale (R-Wellington). The legislation would void Common…
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PROVIDENCE, N.H. (March 4, 2016) – A New Hampshire House committee has approved a bill that would make jury nullification an official aspect of the state legal system. A coalition of nine representatives introduced House Bill 1270 (HB1270) in January. The legislation would allow a defendant or defense attorney to request that the court instruct…
CHARLESTON, W. Va. (Mar. 4, 2016) – A bill introduced in the West Virginia House to withdraw the state from Common Core standards passed in the state House. However, alterations were made during the process that could impact the effect of the bill. House Bill 4014 (HB4014) was introduced by Del. Jim Butler (R-Mason) and…
HONOLULU, Hawaii (March 4, 2016) – A Hawaii bill that would set the foundation to nullify in practice some Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rules that deny access to experimental treatments by terminally ill patients cleared its final House committee hurdle Thursday. A coalition of four Democrats introduced House Bill 1013 (HB1013). The legislation would…
PIERRE, S.D. (March 4, 2016) – Four Republican senate committee members joined a pair of Democrats to kill a non-binding resolution in the South Dakota legislature that would have reaffirmed the fundamental, natural right to keep and bear arms. The measure passed the South Dakota House by an overwhelming 62-4 vote before the Senate Judiciary Committee…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (March 3, 2016) – Today, the South Carolina House passed a bill banning the enforcement of any future federal gun control measures. Passage would render them “nearly impossible to enforce.” Rep. Mike Pitts introduced House Bill 4701 (H4701) on Jan. 19. Titled the Second Amendment Preservation Act, the bill garnered 31 cosponsors in the…
RICHMOND, Va. (Mar 3, 2016) – Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe (D) blatantly misrepresented the Virginia state constitution and vetoed a bill that would have taken a small, but important, first step in setting the foundation to reject federal some EPA rules and regulations in practice passed out of the state House yesterday. Senate Bill 21 (SB21) would…