TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Jan. 25, 2016) – Today, the House Criminal Justice Subcommittee passed a bill that would outlaw most abortions, nullifying the Supreme Court opinion of Roe v. Wade in practice. Charles Van Zant (R – Palatka) filed House Bill 865 (HB865) on Dec. 2. Titled the “Florida for Life Act,” the legislation would prohibit abortions, with…
CHARLESTON, W.V. (Jan. 25, 2016) – A bill introduced in the West Virginia House of Delegates this month would block unconstitutional foreign deployments of the state’s national guard troops, effectively restoring the Founders’ framework for state-federal balance on the Guard. House Bill 2168 (HB2168), the Defend the Guard Act, was introduced by Del. Pat McGeehan (R-Hancock),…
RICHMOND, Va. (Jan. 25, 2016) – A Virginia bill would end warrantless collection of cell phone data and ban the use “stingrays” to track the location of phones and sweep up electronic communications without a warrant or wiretap order in most situations. Passage of the bill would not only protect privacy in Virginia, but would…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (Jan. 25, 2016) – A South Carolina bill would bar state cooperation with any future federal gun control measures, effectively nullifying them in practice within the state. A coalition of 16 Republican representatives introduced House Bill 4701 (H4701) on Jan. 19. Titled the Second Amendment Preservation Act, the legislation would prohibit the state…
CHARLESTON, W. Va. (Jan. 25, 2016) – A West Virginia bill would allow the state hemp seed commissioner to issue licenses for industrial hemp production without first obtaining federal waivers. Passage of this legislation would set the foundation to nullify in practice the unconstitutional federal prohibition of hemp within the state. Rep. Lloyd Arnold (D-Lincoln)…
JUNEAU, Alaska – (Jan. 25, 2015) – An Alaska bill introduced earlier this month 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. Introduced by Rep. Scott Kawasaki on Jan. 8, House Bill 215 (HB215) would give terminally ill…
(Jan. 24, 2016) – Bills introduced in Florida, Virginia and Arizona would prohibit state cooperation with some contentious federal refugee resettlement programs, a significant step towards nullifying them in practice within those states. Two separate bills were recently introduced in Virginia. House Bill 852 (HB852), sponsored by Del. Timothy Hugo (R), and House Bill 494 (HB494),…
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Jan. 23, 2016) – A Florida House bill would legalize medical marijuana in the state, setting the foundation to nullify the unconstitutional federal prohibition on the same. Introduced by Rep. John Wood (R-Haines City), House Bill 1183 (H.1183) sets up a state regulatory regime that would allow medical marijuana to make its way into…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Jan. 23, 2016) – After a Gov. Jerry Brown veto killed a similar effort last year, California will try again to set the foundation to nullify in practice some Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rules that deny access to experimental treatments by terminally ill patients. A massive bipartisan coalition of 29 Assembly member introduced…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Jan. 22, 2016) – A Rhode Island bill introduced last week 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. Introduced by Rep. Joseph McNamara, House Bill 7156 (H7156) would give terminally ill patients access to medicines…