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Legislation
Feb 28, 2020
ACLU of Connecticut ACLU-CT Legislative Testimony
  • Immigrants' Rights

H.B. 5251, An Act Establishing a Task Force to Study Health Insurance Coverage for Undocumented Immigrants in This State

This bill would require the creation of a task force to study study the health insurance needs and barriers to insurance access for undocumented people in Connecticut.
Legislation
Feb 28, 2020
ACLU of Connecticut ACLU-CT Legislative Testimony
  • Privacy

S.B. 134, An Act Concerning Consumer Privacy; S.B. 137, An Act Concerning Data Privacy Breaches; H.B. 5174, An Act Concerning Anti-Trust Issues and the Palliative Use of Marijuana

The ACLU-CT supports S.B. 134 and S.B. 137, which would increase consumer privacy protections. We also support H.B. 5174, which would prevent consolidation of ownership of marijuana dispensaries, and we encourage the legislature to expand it to include restorative justice measures.
Legislation
Feb 28, 2020
ACLU of Connecticut ACLU-CT Legislative Testimony
  • Youth and Student Rights

S.B. 140, An Act Requiring Free Feminine Hygiene Products in Middle and High School Student Bathrooms

We cannot have full and equitable participation in society by women and other people who menstruate unless we ensure safe and affordable access to menstrual products to everyone who needs them.
Legislation
Feb 28, 2020
ACLU of Connecticut ACLU-CT Legislative Testimony
  • Youth and Student Rights

S.B. 157, An Act Concerning the Provision of Free Feminine Hygiene Products in Middle and High School Student Bathrooms

We cannot have full and equitable participation in society by women and other people who menstruate unless we ensure safe and affordable access to menstrual products to everyone who needs them.
Legislation
Feb 28, 2020
ACLU of Connecticut ACLU-CT Legislative Testimony
  • Voting Rights

S.B. 233, An Act Concerning Elections

We encourage the legislature to support this bill, which includes restoring the right to vote for people on parole, and providing for automatic voter registration.
Legislation
Feb 28, 2020
ACLU of Connecticut ACLU-CT Legislative Testimony
  • Voting Rights|
  • +1 Issue

S.J.R. 15, A Resolution Proposing an Amendment to the State Constitution to Permit Early Voting; H.B. 5277, An Act Decreasing Fees for Copying Public Records under the Freedom of Information Act; H.B. 5278, An Act Revising Certain Absentee Voting Statutes

Legislation
Feb 28, 2020
ACLU of Connecticut ACLU-CT Legislative Testimony
  • Criminal Legal System

H.B. 5199, An Act Concerning Probation Periods following Conviction for Certain Sexual Misconduct Crimes Against Minors

The punishment suggested by this bill does not have deterrent utility or make our society stronger or safer, so we ask the Committee to oppose House Bill 5199.
Legislation
Feb 28, 2020
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  • Criminal Legal System

H.B. 5242, An Act Concerning The Risk of Homelessness for Those Released From the Custody of the Department of Correction

The ACLU-CT urges this Committee to support this bill and to amend it to make it even more effective and robust.
Legislation
Feb 28, 2020
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  • Women's Rights|
  • +2 Issues

H.B. 5271 An Act Concerning Breastfeeding in the Workplace

Connecticut has done the right thing for working parents who breastfeed by clearly requiring employers to support breastfeeding in the workplace. This bill strengthens those requirements.