During every Florida Legislative Session, the ACLU of Florida works to accomplish positive reforms for civil liberties and civil rights and defend every Floridians' rights. Our legislative priorities this year cover a broad array of civil liberties issues including, criminal justice reform, LGBT rights, immigrant's rights, reproductive rights, religious liberty, and voting rights.
HB 1557/SB 1834 is a government censorship bill that would ban classroom discussions related to sexual orientation and gender identity in schools. It would silence students from speaking about their LGBTQ+ family members, friends, neighbors, and icons.
SB148 / HB7 would censor protected speech in workplaces and classrooms by banning teaching about systemic racism and gender and race discrimination. It also removes instruction on mental and emotional health from our schools.
In August 2021, newborn Ava died in the Alachua County Jail after her mother’s pleas for medical care went ignored.
Repeals SB 168, the anti-immigrant statute that usurped local discretion on public safety priorities by requiring local law enforcement to hold anyone in jail whenever requested by federal immigration authorities, increasing family separation and deportation.
Modernizes Florida elections and maximizes voter participation by making Election Day a paid holiday, making registering to vote more convenient, allowing individuals to register to vote during early voting and on election day, ensuring that vote-by-mail ballots postmarked by election day are cou
Incentivizes and rewards rehabilitation in prison, reduces recidivism and increases public safety, saves hundreds of millions of dollars that can be reinvested in mental health and drug treatment services, educational programming, and vocational skills training.