Bills that Passed

Posted on June 21, 2019May 10, 2019 by Lena Juarez

Below is a sampling of bills that passed: PERSONAL HYGIENE PRODUCTS Correctional facilities must make feminine hygiene products, toothbrushes, toothpaste and other such products available, at no cost, to incarcerated women. The bill also prohibits a male correctional officer in a Department of Corrections or Department of Juvenile Justice facility from conducting a pat-down, strip-search, Read more about Bills that Passed[…]

Legislative Issues

Posted on April 24, 2019April 9, 2019 by Lena Juarez

STRAW BAN PROHIBITION Senate Bill 588 and House Bill 603 are both moving in their respective chambers. The bills would ban local governments from enacting ordinances which would prohibit the use of single-use plastic straws in food establishments. Such action would be preempted to the state. The Senate bill has been modified to where it Read more about Legislative Issues[…]