Our policy team is a constant presence in Salem and local municipalities to pass bills that advance or defend civil liberties and civil rights, and to defeat those that do not. In addition to our mission to defend and advance civil liberties and civil rights, we are committed to:
After the passage of HB 2093 and taking effect January 1, 2014, transgender people in Oregon will no longer have to show proof of surgery in order to change their birth certificates to accurately reflect their gender.
In 2012 the State Board of Education voted to ban Indian mascots, imagery and logos in Oregon’s public schools. As a response, Senator Jeff Kruse (R-Roseburg) introduced SB 215 to essentially reverse that ban.
We worked with Representative Margaret Doherty (D-Tigard) to draft and introduce HB 2654, a priority bill of ours to update digital privacy protections for public and private employees in Oregon. A growing number of employers nationwide are demanding that job applicants and employees hand over the passwords to their private social networking accounts such as Facebook. Such demands constitute a clear invasion of privacy.
We supported HB 2192, which promotes the types of behavior and discipline practices in schools that focus on keeping students safe and keep students learning.
Modeled after the concept of utilizing fiscal and environmental impact statements before pursuing legislation that might affect the state’s budget or projects that might affect environmental interests, SB 463 sets up a process for racial impact statements to inform legislative action in Salem.
HB 3460 licenses and regulates medical marijuana dispensaries which improves safe access to medical care for patients in the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program.