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The ACLU of Kansas is never busier than when the Legislature is in session. Either independently or with our partners in various and diverse coalitions, we work to protect civil liberties for all Kansans by either placing, supporting, altering, or defeating legislation that would threaten those civil liberties.
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Feb 18, 2020
HB 2434
Feb 18, 2020
HB 2434
SUPPORT FOR HB2434
Position: Support
The ACLU of Kansas supports HB 2434 because suspending driver’s licenses for unpaid fines and fees punishes the working poor and is counterproductive to public safety. HB 2434 is an important step forward...
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Feb 18, 2020
SB 351
Feb 18, 2020
SB 351
SUPPORT FOR SB351
Criminal Legal Reform
Position: Support
Thousands of provisional ballots cast by eligible voters are being rejected every election cycle due to minor technicalities that can be easily resolved. Passing SB 351 is vital to ensuring that the votes...
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Feb 6, 2020
HB 2469
Feb 6, 2020
HB 2469
SUPPORT FOR HB 2469 - Extending terminal medical release to inmates in the custody of the department of corrections with a condition likely to cause death within 90 days
Position: Support
HB 2469 is good policy in that it affirms the fact that people who are facing death due to a terminal illness no longer pose a public safety risk to the community. Expanding the timeframe for this humane...
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Feb 6, 2020
HB 2472
Feb 6, 2020
HB 2472
SUPPORT FOR HB 2472 – Creating certified drug abuse treatment programs for certain people on diversion.
Criminal Legal Reform
Position: Support
HB 2472 presents a valuable opportunity to expand the diversion options in the state with effective solutions to address the scourge of drug addiction within the criminal justice system, and with strong...
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Feb 6, 2020
HB 2484
Feb 6, 2020
HB 2484
SUPPORT FOR HB 2484 - Increasing good time credits for certain offenders
Position: Support
We support every effort to develop policies and programs aimed at rehabilitating the people in Kansas’s prisons. Good-time credits incentivize good behavior (rather than simply punishing bad behavior),...
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Feb 6, 2020
HB 2474
Feb 6, 2020
HB 2474
SUPPORT FOR HB 2474 – Reducing the penalties for violating the Kansas Offender Registration Act and creating a method to waive payment of fees
Position: Support
By reclassifying failure to register to a misdemeanor, HB 2474 puts Kansas in a position to reduce the prison population meaningfully. From FY 2014 – FY 2018, over 1,000 people were sent to prison for...