PLI Bulletin
Price Gouging, Racial Data, Fiscal Freefall and More
Posted on April 8, 2020
Protection from Price Gouging During Emergencies Act: Thirty-three states have prohibitions against price gouging during a declared emergency, however, only a few statutes fully cover emergency situations and employ a practical standard for price...
Coronavirus Emergency Act, Telework Instructions, Messaging and More
Posted on March 25, 2020
Coronavirus Emergency Act: Many states, cities and counties have enacted emergency legislation in recent weeks, but one of the most comprehensive laws is the District of Columbia’s. The Coronavirus Emergency Act, modeled after the...
CROWN Act, Amendment Strategy, Tax Abatements and More
Posted on March 11, 2020
CROWN Act: So far, five states have enacted the CROWN (Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair) Act, which provides that, for purposes of state/local law, illegal racial discrimination includes discrimination based...
Easy Enrollment, Virginia Victories, Coronavirus Updates and More
Posted on February 26, 2020
Easy Enrollment Health Insurance Act: Last year, Maryland enacted a system to use information from state income tax returns to help uninsured residents obtain health care coverage. The Easy Enrollment Health Insurance Act is...
LGBT Fairness, Cybersecurity, Coronavirus and More
Posted on February 13, 2020
LGBT Fairness Act: Senator Adam Ebbin, who became Virginia’s first openly gay legislator in 2003, is about to see his long-time legislation enacted to prohibit housing and employment discrimination against LGBT people. The LGBT...
Polling Priorities, Logical Fallacies, Clean Slate and More
Posted on January 29, 2020
Clean Slate Act: In 2018, Pennsylvania enacted the Clean Slate Act which automatically seals criminal records that are routinely eligible for sealing but which otherwise require a complicated and costly application process. How to...
Youth Voting, Repro Rights, Family Leave and More
Posted on January 15, 2020
Six Policies to Promote Youth Voting: The Fair Elections Center and Campus Vote Project produced the report “Democracy’s Future: Proposals to Expand Access to Registration and Voting for a New Generation” which includes model...
Election Day Registration, Neuroscience, Key Questions for 2020, and More
Posted on January 1, 2020
Election Day Registration Act: Twenty-one states and the District of Columbia now have Election Day Registration. The Election Day Registration Act allows qualified individuals with proof of residence to register at a local precinct...
Flavored Tobacco, Opportunity Zones, SNAP Cuts and More
Posted on December 18, 2019
Flavored Tobacco Products Prohibition Act: The State of Massachusetts has banned flavored tobacco products—both flavored tobacco and vapes. The Flavored Tobacco Products Prohibition Act does the same in a simple format. Overwhelmingly, these flavors...
It’s the Economy, Criminal Records, Robocalls and More
Posted on December 4, 2019
Protection Against Robocalls Act: Americans everywhere are subjected to innumerable unwanted robocalls and telephone scams. Earlier this year, the State of Maine enacted legislation to do something about it. The Protection Against Robocalls Act,...