South Carolina H.4496 would completely ban the use of automatic license plate readers by law enforcement in the state. It would also throw significant roadblocks in the way of a federal program using states to help track the location of millions of everyday people through pictures of their license plates. It must pass through the House Judiciary…
Florida H271 and S554 would legalize industrial hemp for production, effectively nullifying the federal prohibition on the same. H271 must pass through the Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee and S554 must pass through the Senate Agriculture Committee before the bills can receive votes in their respective chambers. PLEASE TAKE THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS to support these…
Michigan HB5026 would put severe restrictions on the government use of drones in the state. HB5026 must pass through the House Committee on Government Operations before the bill can receive a vote in the full House. PLEASE TAKE THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS to support this important bill. 1. Call the House Committee on Government Operations Chair,…
New York A8334 would legalize industrial hemp for production, effectively nullifying in practice the federal prohibition on the same. It must pass through the Assembly Agriculture Committee before it can receive a full vote and be approved. PLEASE TAKE THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS to support this bill. 1. Call the Assembly Agriculture Committee Chair, William Magee.…
Kentucky HB35 seeks to “invalidate and nullify all federal laws and regulations restricting ownership or possession of firearms.” It has yet to be assigned to a committee at the present time. PLEASE TAKE THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS to support this bill. 1. Contact your State Representative. Strongly, but respectfully urge them to cosponsor and support HB35. A phone…
Florida H271 would legalize industrial hemp for production, effectively nullifying the federal prohibition on the same. It must pass through the Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee before it can recieve a full vote and be approved. PLEASE TAKE THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS to support this bill. 1. Call the Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee Chair, Tom…
The California Assembly has an opportunity to send an historic and powerful asset forfeiture reform bill to Governor Jerry Brown for a signature. Senate Bill 443 (SB443) passed the Senate 38-1 in June, and already passed unanimously out of the Public Safety Committee in the Assembly earlier this month. BUT, inside sources close to the…
AB1327, a bill that would put severe restrictions on the use of drones by government officials within the state of California, was introduced on Feb. 22 by Assemblyman Jeff Gorrell (R-44). It passed in the state assembly by a 63-6 vote. It has since been moved to the Senate Appropriations Committee where it will need…
In California, an important bill (SB828) would create a mechanism to turn off all material support and assistance, including water and electricity resources, to the NSA from the state of California. It passed in the state senate by a 29-1 margin, and is now in the Assembly Committee on Public Safety. It will need to pass through…
California Assembly Bill 1327 (AB1327) will ban the use of drones for warrantless surveillance in California. (Click here to learn more about the bill.) Status: This bill was passed by the Assembly on January 29, 2014 and ordered to the Senate and the Senate Public Safety Committee. On May 13, 2014 the committee passed the…