All Legislation

Legislation
Apr 02, 2019
ACLU of Connecticut ACLU-CT Legislative Testimony
  • Voting Rights

S.B. 358, An Act Concerning Employee Voting Opportunities

The ACLU-CT supports this bill, which would require employers to grant an employee, at their request, at least four hours during their work day to vote on Election Day.
Legislation
Apr 02, 2019
ACLU of Connecticut ACLU-CT Legislative Testimony
  • Racial Justice

H.B. 7317, An Act Concerning Urban and Rural Workforce Development

The ACLU-CT supports this bill, which would establish a grant program for eligible minority business enterprises in distressed municipalities to develop and increase the workforce in those municipalities.
Legislation
Apr 02, 2019
ACLU of Connecticut ACLU-CT Legislative Testimony
  • Youth and Student Rights|
  • +1 Issue

H.B. 7332, An Act Concerning Public Safety and the Welfare of Repeat Juvenile Offenders and Their Victims

As an organization committed to justice and equality, the ACLU-CT strongly opposes this unnecessary bill, which would cause more juveniles to be transferred to the adult criminal system by including car theft as an offense eligible for transfer.
Legislation
Apr 02, 2019
ACLU of Connecticut ACLU-CT Legislative Testimony
  • Privacy|
  • +1 Issue

S.B. 967, An Act Concerning the Recommendations of the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services Regarding Emergency Medication

The ACLU-CT opposes this proposal because it would severely curtail the privacy rights and liberty interests of people with serious mental health conditions.
Legislation
Apr 02, 2019
ACLU of Connecticut ACLU-CT Legislative Testimony

H.B. 7222, An Act Concerning the Duties of the Office of the Attorney General

It is important that the legislature explicitly authorize the Attorney General to advocate on behalf of the people of Connecticut by filing civil rights lawsuits.
Legislation
Apr 02, 2019
ACLU of Connecticut ACLU-CT Legislative Testimony
  • Youth and Student Rights

H.B. 7356, An Act Concerning School Security

The ACLU-CT opposes this bill, which would create a task force to study the arming of school security officers in schools and allow schools to use school security officers in schools and allow schools to use school security infrastructure competitive grant funds to hire school security officers.
Legislation
Apr 02, 2019
ACLU of Connecticut ACLU-CT Legislative Testimony
  • Privacy

H.B. 5898, An Act Concerning Aid in Dying for Terminally Ill Patients

Each terminally ill person should have the right to make their own decisions about how to spend their final days and how to face death.
Legislation
Apr 02, 2019
ACLU of Connecticut ACLU-CT Legislative Testimony
  • Criminal Legal System

S.B. 1056, An Act Concerning Allotment Reductions for the Division of Public Defender Services and Diversionary Programs

The ACLU-CT supports this bill to ensure indigent people accused of crimes have the legal representation they are guaranteed by our constitution.
Legislation
Apr 02, 2019
ACLU of Connecticut ACLU-CT Legislative Testimony
  • Criminal Legal System

S.B. 1055, An Act Establishing a Task Force to Study the Juror Selection Process, Providing Access to Certain Records, And More

The ACLU of Connecticut supports this bill to create more fairness and justice in our criminal justice system.