Each year, we review hundreds of bills introduced in the Georgia Legislature for civil liberties implications, identifying those bills that we are going to advocate for or against and developing strategies accordingly.
We educate legislators and the public about ACLU-GA positions, draft legislation on priority issues, lobby on bills affecting civil liberties, testify or arrange for testimony on bills, and build coalitions to pursue pro-active legislative initiatives or battle anti-civil liberties legislation.
Below are just a few of the many priority bills that we actively worked on durinng the 2023 legislative session.
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The ACLU of Georgia opposes SB 351 because the methods listed for verifying the ages of website and social media users leave Georgians susceptible to dangerous data privacy infringements. SB 351 also builds...
HB 1296 is an age verification bill that requires social media companies to verify the ages of all users. It prohibits anyone under the age of 16 from having a social media account without parental consent...
A bill relating to offenses against public order and safety, so as to provide for criminal offenses related to material support of terrorism; to provide for penalties; to provide for legislative intent; to...
A bill relating to education, so as to provide for notification to parents and legal guardians of public school students of the right to receive email notification each time their child obtains school...
A bill relating to program weights to reflect funds for payment of salaries and benefits, maximum class size, reporting requirements, and application to specific school years, so as to authorize local...
A bill relating to health of elementary and secondary school students, so as to provide for the safety of students; to require multiple occupancy restrooms and changing areas in public schools to be...