Past Legislative Sessions
Here is where you can find past legislative sessions to 2008, and legislative scorecards to 2007.
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:
Here is where you can find past legislative sessions to 2008, and legislative scorecards to 2007.
The ACLU submitted written testimony in opposition to SB 777, which would have significantly weakened the Oregon Medical Marijuana Act (OMMA).
The ACLU opposed SB 392, which extends a special exemption to the public records law for the Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU). This law allows OHSU to redact the names and home addresses of those involved in animal research.
A constitutional amendment to weaken our search and seizure provision (Article I, section 9) of the Oregon Constitution was introduced for the third session in a row. HJR 25 would have amended the constitution to authorize law enforcement to use roadblocks to stop and question individuals to detect drunk drivers without any individualized suspicion of wrongdoing.
In response to the nationwide publicity surrounding the Phelps family that operates the Westboro Baptist Church and their controversial demonstrations outside the funerals of fallen service members, HB 3241 was introduced.
April 7, 2010 – ACLU of Oregon testified before Portland City Council raising concerns about the City’s use of photo radar and red light cameras.