PLI Bulletin
Answering Tough Questions, Bills for Localities, Nullifying the Tax Bill and More
Posted on January 3, 2018
Felony Threshold Reform Act: Felony theft is distinguished from misdemeanor theft by a monetary value. If the item stolen is worth more than, say $500, the crime is a felony while taking an item...
Ten Modest Bills, Restorative Justice, Webinar Archive and More
Posted on December 20, 2017
Fair Share Employer Disclosure Act: Too often, employers pay wages so low that their workers need government assistance to make ends meet. The Fair Share Employer Disclosure Act, based on legislation in California and...
Class Warfare, Sexual Harassment Policies, Register New Residents and More
Posted on December 7, 2017
Register New Residents Act: Whenever people move, they should register to vote or update their preexisting voter registration. That’s why Seattle enacted a simple ordinance in 2017 that requires landlords to provide information on...
Protecting Young Lungs, Bye Bye Bannon, Sanctuary Cities Saved and More
Posted on November 21, 2017
Protecting Young People from Tobacco Act: Smoking is the leading cause of preventable deaths and more than 90 percent of smokers start as teenagers. The Protecting Young People from Tobacco Act would increase the...
What Happens in Vegas, Health Care Disclosure, Policies for Workers and More
Posted on November 8, 2017
Fair Share Health Care Disclosure Act: More than 60 percent of enrollees in Medicaid and CHIP are members of working families. This means the worker’s employer is being subsidized, which burdens the state treasury...
Student Loans, Saving the ACA, Disinformation Playbook and More
Posted on October 25, 2017
Student Loan Bill of Rights: 43 million Americans now owe more than $1.3 trillion in student loans and, more and more, the lenders aren’t playing fair. States (and Washington, D.C.) have started to protect...
Multiburst Triggers, Tax Giveaways, Nevada Blueprint and More
Posted on October 11, 2017
Prohibition on Multiburst Trigger Activators Act: The mass murderer in Las Vegas attached “bump fire” stocks to semiautomatic assault weapons so they would simulate machine gun fire, shooting hundreds of rounds per minute. The...
No Gag Rule, Media Lies, Debating Public Policy and More
Posted on September 27, 2017
No Gag Rule on Pharmacists Act: Incredibly, some health insurance companies and pharmacy benefits managers restrict pharmacists from telling customers how they can save money on certain prescriptions. Five states (CT, GA, LA, ME...
Emergency Price Gouging, Helping DACA Dreamers, Drug Price Law and More
Posted on September 13, 2017
Protection from Price Gouging During Emergencies Act: It is all-too-common that sellers try to make windfall profits during emergencies, like hurricanes, earthquakes and floods. Most states do not have an effective law to protect...
How to Move Issues, Demilitarization of Police, Hurricane Harvey and More
Posted on August 30, 2017
Demilitarization of Police Act: A few days ago, Donald Trump and Jeff Sessions announced that they have reversed an Obama rule that limited the types of surplus military equipment available to local police forces....