SACRAMENTO., May 15, 2014 – A California bill to strictly limit drone use passed out of an important state senate committee this week, and is now slated to receive a vote from the full senate. The bill had previously passed through the state assembly by a 63-6 vote. AB1327 would ban law enforcement agencies in California from using…
ST. PAUL, Min., – May 14, 2014. A bipartisan bill that bans Minnesota law enforcement from obtaining cellphone location tracking information without a warrant passed final hurdles in the state House and Senate today. The House vote was 130-0 and the Senate vote was 63-1. SF2466 was introduced by Sen. Brandon Petersen (R-Andover) and cosponsored…
Today, the South Carolina House gave final approval to a bill which authorizes the growing and production of industrial hemp within the state, effectively nullifying the unconstitutional federal ban on the same.
Even though the Missouri 2nd Amendment Preservation Act (HB1439) is stronger than Thomas Jefferson’s original nullification resolution in 1798, a debate over whether to make it even stronger or not is likely to kill the strongest nullification bill in modern times. HB1439 has passed both chambers, but with different language. The general concept is that…
Editor’s note: the following is a short statement written for the Missouri legislature in support of a bill that would limit drone surveillance without a warrant The Tenth Amendment Center urges passage of HB1204, the “Preserving Freedom from Unwarranted Surveillance Act.” This legislation takes important steps to ensure the privacy of the People of Missouri.…
SACRAMENTO, May 12, 2014 – A bipartisan bill which creates a mechanism to turn off resources to the NSA was moved out of an important state senate committee and sent to the full Senate for consideration. Dubbed the 4th Amendment Protection Act, Senate Bill 828 (SB828) would ban the state from participating in, or providing…
A Missouri bill to strictly limit drone use passed out of a state senate committee last Tuesday, and is now slated to receive a vote from the full senate. The bill had previously passed through the state house by a 109-44 vote on Apr. 28. HB1204, the “Preserving Freedom from Unwarranted Surveillance Act,” was voted ‘Do Pass’ by…
On Feb. 26, H4791 was introduced to protect the electronic data of South Carolina residents from unwarranted surveillence within state lines. (learn about it here) It passed through the state house by a 89-17 margin, and was sent to the Senate Judiciary Committee. The bill will need to pass through that committee by a majority…
If SJR36 is approved by voters in November, The state of Missouri shall be obligated to uphold the right to keep and bear arms and shall under no circumstances decline to protect against their infringement.
CONCORD, N.H., May 9, 2014 – The New Hampshire legislature has passed a bill which bans government officials from obtaining “information contained in a portable electronic device” without a warrant “signed by a judge and based on probable cause.” The House and Senate passed slightly different versions of the bill, so a conference committee was…