Legislation

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:

  1. Making progress towards achieving a decolonized workspace and culture through a shift in language and centering indigenous sovereignty in internal and external work;
  2. Prioritizing and holding ourselves accountable to the organization’s values of anti-Black racism, equity, and racial justice education and reflection;
  3. Leading with race and centering those most directly impacted by racism and white supremacy in policy decisions, including but not limited to BIPOC/BIWOC communities, immigrants and refugees, people with varying abilities, LGBTQ communities, and people experiencing poverty or other socio-economic injustices.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE: Consumption of Controlled Substances by Minors (SB 1557) (2012)

SB 1557 was brought forward by Senator Chris Telfer (R-Bend) at the request of a few police officers in Bend. The officers wanted to address incidents of high school students coming to school under the influence of drugs – most often, marijuana. They claim that their officers in schools do not have the tools they need to penalize these students – punishment that they see as necessary to early intervention and treatment for substance abuse.

March 21, 2012

CRIMINAL JUSTICE: Heightened Penalty for Solicitation of Crime Using Electronic Communication (SB 1534) (2012)

Citing the intent to target flash mob theft, an occurrence seen in other states whereby a group of people engage in a crime simultaneously, making it more difficult for any one individual to be detected, stopped, or caught, Senator Doug Whitsett (R-Klamath Falls) introduced SB 1534. The bill created the felony crime of aggravated solicitation for persons who use electronic communication to solicit two or more persons to commit a crime.

March 21, 2012

CRIMINAL JUSTICE: Retention of Fingerprints by the State Police (HB 4091) (2012)

Representative Nancy Nathanson (D-Eugene) is a champion in the legislature of government efficiency. As Vice-Chair of the Joint Ways & Means Committee, which writes the state budget, the representative is constantly looking for ways to streamline government’s work to save the state money. To that end, she introduced HB 4091 to require the Department of Administrative Services (DAS) to convene a workgroup to examine and develop recommendations around how the state can improve its systems for performing criminal background checks.

March 21, 2012