Action Alert: Help California Limit Surveillance Powers, Support SB1186
SB1186 needs to pass the Assembly Appropriations Committee.
SB1186 needs to pass the Assembly Appropriations Committee.
HB4286 will need to be moved from the Rules Committee to the House floor.
HB4286 will be coming up for a vote soon in the House State Government Administration Committee.
HB2104 passed the House by an overwhelming 136-1 vote on Mar. 8 and is now in the Senate Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee where it will need to be approved before moving forward.
The same week that Congress reauthorized and expanded NSA spying, the Michigan House passed HB4430 by a vote of 107-1, a bill to ban “material support or resources” for warrantless federal surveillance programs. (learn more here). The bill is now in the Senate Judiciary committee where it needs to pass to move forward. Please take the following…
The governor has until May 22 to sign or veto the bill. If he fails to act, it will become law without his signature.
House Bill 4430 (HB4430) was introduced in the Michigan House to ban “material support or resources” for warrantless federal surveillance programs, an essential step for states to take in a time when the federal government seems unlikely to ever end their own spying. (learn more here) It must be approved by the House Judiciary before it…
A Montana bill that would legalize limited raw milk sales in the state has faced well-funded corporate opposition and needs your help to pass the Senate. House Bill 325 (HB325) would authorize limited sales of raw milk from producer to consumer. (Learn more here.) HB325 will soon receive a vote in the Montana Senate. Activists…
Arizona House Bill 2477 (HB2477) would require prosecutors to establish a higher evidentiary standard for asset forfeiture. The bill also takes on federal forfeiture programs by banning prosecutors from circumventing state laws by passing cases off to the feds in most situations. It passed the House by a unanimous 60-0 vote, and then passed the…
Texas House Bill 2338 (HB2338) would create a mechanism to review federal laws and end state cooperation with enforcement of those determined to violate the U.S. Constitution. (learn more here) The bill’s first hurdle is in the State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select Committee. Please take the following actions to support this important bill right now.…