Current Session
The 2016 Florida Legislative Session will start on January 11-March 13
Every year as the legislative session looms, we prepare to promote and defend civil liberties and civil rights up in our state's Capitol. We expect to work on a variety of different issues this year, so stay tuned for more information as the session progresses.
Here are some of the bills and materials that we are sending up to the legislature:
Criminal Justice Reform
- Letter to Senate Transportation Committee - Support SPB 7046, Reforming Penalty and Fee Collection Process (01/12/2016)
- Letter to Senate Criminal Justice Subcommittee - Vote YES on SB 1044 & HB 883, Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform (01/25/2016)
Immigrant's Rights
- Letter to House Criminal Justice Subcommittee - Opposition to HB 1095, Ban on Refugee Settlement in Florida (02/02/2016)
- Letter to House Judiciary Committee - Opposition to HB 675, Requiring Local Law Enforcement to Enforce Federal Immigration Law (01/20/2016)
- Letter to House Civil Justice Subcommittee and Senate Judiciary Committee - Oppose HB 9 and SB 118: Creating State Felony for Violation of Federal Immigration Order
- Letter to House Civil Justice Subcommittee- Opposition to House Civil Justice PCS for HB 9: Creating State Felony for Reentry after Removal (11/17/2015)
- Letter to Florida House and Senate- Opposition to SB 872/HB 675, Requiring Local Law Enforcement to Enforce Federal Immigration Law (12/1/2015)
LGBT Rights
- Letter to the House Civil Justice Subcommittee - Vote NO on HB 43, Pastor Protection Act
Reproductive Rights
- Letter to House Health Innovation Subcommittee - Vote NO on HB 233, Unnecessary Regulation of Abortion Facilities (1/18/2016)
- Letter to Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services - Vote NO on HB 1411 / SB 1722, Unnecessary Regulation of Abortion Providers (02/17/2016)
- Fact Sheet: Oppose Bills Putting Medically Unnecessary Requirements on Abortion Doctors and Facilities
Free Speech
- Letter to Gov. Rick Scott - Veto Senate Bill 86, Relating to Scrutinized Companies (2/26/2016)
Press Releases
- ACLU Statement on “Embarrassment to Our State” Anti-Refugee Bill Passed by Florida House Committee (2/5/2016)
- Report Shows Law Enforcement Agencies in at Least 30 Florida Counties Would Be Punished by Proposed Anti-Immigrant Law (1/26/2016)
- Statement Regarding Latest Florida Abortion Bill (1/21/2016)
- National Advocacy Groups Support Florida Civil Forfeiture Reform Bill (1/21/2016)
- ACLU Renews Call for Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Following Florida Legislature Report (11/23/2015)