March 03, 2021
Tallahassee, FL — Earlier today, the Florida House Justice Appropriations Subcommittee passed House Bill 1. If passed by the full House and Senate, the bill would enact Governor Ron DeSantis’ priority legislation seeking to...
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Florida
March 02, 2021
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- On Tuesday the Florida Senate Committee on Criminal Justice approved Senate Bill 620, which would require the Commission on Offender Review to Partner with the state Department of Corrections (DOC) to adopt...
Alabama
March 02, 2021
Today, the Alabama State Senate voted to approve Senate Bill 10, which effectively bans gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth. Senate Bill 10 will now move on to the Alabama House for consideration. The following...
Florida
March 02, 2021
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- The Florida Senate Committee on Criminal Justice approved Senate Bill 1032 today. It would incentivize participation in educational and vocational training, and rehabilitation in Florida’s prisons by allowing...
Florida
March 02, 2021
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida Senate Committee on Criminal Justice approved Senate Bill 474 today. It requires judicial review before a child is tried in an adult court and prohibits putting someone younger than 15 into an...
Georgia
March 02, 2021
ATLANTA – Lawmakers this week introduced House Resolution 268 in Georgia’s House of Representatives, calling for their legislative body to urge the federal government to abolish the forced sterilizations of women in the custody...
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Federal
February 25, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the US House of Representatives passed the Equality Act, 224-206, groundbreaking civil rights legislation that would explicitly prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender...
February 25, 2021
JACKSON, Miss. – Recently, the Mississippi House added Amendment 4 to House Bill 1030 and the Mississippi Senate passed Senate Bill 2536 . These bills now move to the other chamber for consideration. Both bills would require...
