PHOENIX, Ariz. – (Feb. 23, 2016) – Yesterday, two important legislative committees in Arizona passed bills to prohibit the state from using personnel or resources to enforce various federal gun control measures, setting the foundation to nullify them in practice within the state. Rep. Anthony Kern (R-Glendale), Rep. Darin Mitchell (R-Dist. 13) and Rep. Steve Montenegro (R-Avondale)…
RICHMOND, Va. (Feb. 22, 2016) – A Virginia bill that would take 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 today. Senate Bill 21 (SB21) would require the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to prepare an extensive report highlighting…
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Feb. 22, 2016) – A bill introduced in the Maryland House would ban the use of “stingrays” to track the location of phones and sweep up electronic communications without a warrant. Passage of the bill would not only protect privacy in the Maryland, but would also hinder one aspect of the federal surveillance…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (Feb. 22, 2015) – A bill introduced in the Alabama House would withdraw the state from Common Core standards, an important step toward nullifying nationalized education in the state. House Bill 264 (HB264) was introduced on Feb. 18 by Rep. Bob Fincher (R-Rocky Branch) and 19 co-sponsors. The legislation would void Common Core…
SANTA FE, New Mexico (Feb. 22, 2016) – The New Mexico Senate killed an important measure to legalize marijuana this week, squandering an opportunity to nullify federal prohibition in effect. Instead, New Mexico will help maintain the unconstitutional status quo. Senate Joint Resolution 5 (SJR5) was introduced on Jan. 19 by Sen. Gerald Ortiz Y…
CONCORD, N.H. (Feb. 22, 2016) – An attempt to repeal a New Hampshire law prohibiting state cooperation with the federal REAL ID Act was successfully blocked by approval of an amendment in the state House last week. Congress passed the REAL ID Act in 2005 and Pres. G.W. Bush signed it into law. The act…
PHOENIX, Ariz. (Feb 22, 2016) – An Arizona bill that would “legalize the Constitution” by defining gold and silver coins as money and removing a barrier to their use as currency passed the state Senate last week. Sen. David C. Farnsworth and Rep. John Allen, along with eight cosponsors introduced Senate Bill 1423 (SB1423) on…
JACKSON, Miss. (Feb. 22, 2016) – A Mississippi bill that would bar state enforcement of some future executive orders or federal agency rules relating to gun control passed an important House committee last week. If ultimately passed into law, it would set the stage to effectively block such actions in practice within the state. Rep. Mark Formby (R-Picayune),…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill (Feb. 22, 2016) – An Illinois bill would reform asset forfeiture laws to prohibit the state from taking property without a criminal conviction. The legislation also takes on federal forfeiture programs by banning prosecutors from circumventing state laws by passing cases off to the feds in most situations. Rep. John Cavaletto (R-107th) introduced…
TOPEKA, Kan. (Feb. 22, 2016) – A Kansas bill would prohibit state cooperation with some contentious federal refugee resettlement programs. The legislation would take a significant step towards nullifying these programs in practice within the state. A coalition of 22 representatives introduced House Bill 2661 (HB2661) on Feb. 10. The legislation would bar state participation or…