Legislation
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Mar 7, 2019
S.B. 25, An Act Restoring Electoral Privileges to Felony Convicts Who are on Parole
By passing this bill, Connecticut would join Florida, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and ten other states plus the District of Columbia in affording people on parole their rights to vote.
Status:
Pending
Position:
Support
Mar 7, 2019
H.B. 5563, An Act Concerning Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Issues Impacting Veterans Involved in the Criminal Justice System
The ACLU-CT strongly encourages the legislature to support House Bill 5563 and to expand it to include training about all people in the criminal justice system living with mental health and PTSD issues.
Status:
Pending
Position:
Support
Mar 6, 2019
H.B. 7202, An Act Concerning the Sustainability of Connecticut’s Transportation Infrastructure, H.B. 7280, An Act Concerning Support for Transportation Infrastructure and the Creation, and H.B. 7283, An Act Concerning a Study by the DOT
Under a statewide electronic tolling system, Connecticut tolls would capture sensitive information about millions of drivers. Without rules to restrict how the government stores, collects, shares, sells, or keeps this information, it could be used to hurt people who travel through our state.
Status:
Pending
Position:
Needs amendments
Mar 6, 2019
S.B. 970, An Act Concerning the Confidentiality of Evidence Seized in a Criminal Investigation and Suggesting Alternative Language
Status:
Pending
Position:
Other
Mar 5, 2019
H.B. 5525, An Act Concerning Accountability for the Earned Risk Reduction Credit Program; H.B. 5526, An Act Concerning Good Time Credits and the Earned Risk Reduction Credit Program; and H.B. 5527, An Act Excluding Persons Convicted
Reducing or setting limits to the risk reduction credit program (“program”) is poor public policy, as it will make Connecticut less safe, contribute to costly prison overcrowding, make Connecticut's prisons more dangerous, and expose the state to civil rights lawsuits.
Status:
Pending
Position:
Oppose
Mar 5, 2019
H.B. 5745, An Act Concerning the Creation of Enterprise Funds for Municipal Broadband Services
If amended to require that municipal broadband services follow net neutrality policies, this bill would protect the free speech rights of Connecticut residents by providing an alternative to internet service providers that choose not to continue to follow critical network neutrality policies.
Status:
Pending
Position:
Support
Feb 26, 2019
H.B. 6921 An Act Concerning Discrimination Based on a Person’s Criminal History
H.B. 6921 is the opportunity for Connecticut to prevent discrimination against someone based solely on their criminal record in employment, housing, public education and accommodations, insurance, credit transactions, government programs and services, and economic development programs.
Status:
Pending
Position:
Support
Feb 26, 2019
S.B. 156, An Act Concerning the Secretary of the State and Absentee Voting and S.B. 915, An Act Concerning Town Clerks and Elections
Voting is the foundation of our democracy and a fundamental right. Providing additional ways to request absentee ballots and removing barriers to voting absentee would strengthen both the representation of our democracy and our state.
Status:
Pending
Position:
Support
Feb 26, 2019
H.B. 7213, An Act Concerning Electoral Privileges of Certain Parolees and Challengers in the Polling Place
The right to vote is a fundamental part of America’s democracy. Restoring the right to vote for people who have been disenfranchised because of their involvement in the justice system strengthens our democracy and helps formerly incarcerated people to reintegrate into society.
Status:
Pending
Position:
Support
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