Arizona Senate Committee Passes Bill Taking On State, Federal Asset Forfeiture
By Michael Maharrey Today, an Arizona Senate committee voted unanimously to pass a bill reforming the state’s asset forfeiture laws. The bill also takes on…
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To The Governor: New Mexico Passes Electronic Communications Privacy Act
By Michael Maharrey Last week, the New Mexico House gave final approval for a bill known as the Electronic Communication Privacy Act. If signed by the…
North Dakota House Passes Bill Taking On Asset Forfeiture And Closing Federal Loophole
By Michael Maharrey A North Dakota bill that would reform the state’s asset forfeiture laws to prohibit the state from taking property without a criminal…
New Mexico House Passes Bill To Decriminalize Industrial Hemp; Foundation To Nullify Federal Prohibition
By Mike Maharrey The New Mexico House overwhelmingly passed a bill that would decriminalize industrial hemp yesterday. Passage into law would set the stage for the people…
Montana Committee Passes Bill To Limit ALPR Use, Help Block National License Plate Tracking Program
By Michael Maharrey A Montana bill that would limit the use of Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs) in the state, and place significant roadblocks in…
Arizona House Passes Bill To Support Sound Money
By Michael Maharrey An Arizona bill that would eliminate state capital gains taxes on gold and silver specie, and encourage its use as currency, passed…
Arizona Committee Passes Bill To Prohibit Warrantless Stingray Spying
By Michael Maharrey An Arizona bill that would ban the use of “stingrays” to track the location of phones and sweep up electronic communications without…
New Hampshire Committee Passes Bill Taking On Warrantless Drone Spying
By Michael Maharrey A New Hampshire bill that would restrict the warrantless or weaponized use of drones by law enforcement passed an important House committee…
New Mexico Committee Passes Electronic Communications Privacy Act
By Mike Maharrey Last week, an important New Mexico Senate Committee passed a bill known as the Electronic Data Privacy Act. Passage of the bill…
Montana House Passes Bill Taking On Warrantless Electronic Data Collection
By Mike Maharrey Yesterday, the Montana House passed a bill that would require police to get a warrant in order to obtain electronic communication information…
Arizona Bill To Support Sound Money Passes Second Committee, 8-0
By Mike Maharrey An Arizona bill that would eliminate state capital gains taxes on gold and silver specie, and encourage its use as currency, passed…
New Hampshire Committee Passes Bill To Decriminalize Industrial Hemp
By Mike Maharrey A New Hampshire House committee unanimously approved a bill that would remove the state ban on industrial hemp, setting the stage to…
Virginia Committee Passes Bill To Restrict ALPR Use, Help Block National License Plate Tracking Program
By Mike Maharrey Today, a Virginia bill that would limit the use of automatic license plate readers (ALPRs), and restrict the retention and sharing of…
New Mexico Committee Passes Bill To Decriminalize Industrial Hemp
By Mike Maharrey A bill working its way through the New Mexico House that would remove the state ban on industrial hemp has already cleared…