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2020 General Assembly Session

  • Criminal Legal Reform,
  • First Amendment Rights,
  • Reproductive Rights,
  • LGBTQ+ Rights,
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  • Immigrants' Rights,
  • Derechos De Los Inmigrantes
  • Session: 2020 General Assembly
  • Latest Update: January 8, 2020
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The 2020 General Assembly session will convene Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020, for a 60-day session.

NEW: ACLU of Virginia 2020 Legislative Priorities

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We're ready to take on the 2020 General Assembly session! We hope you will stand with us and call your lawmakers to support the following priorities:

Criminal Legal Reforms:

  • Repeal marijuana prohibition
    • TAKE ACTION: TELL YOUR LAWMAKERS TO REPEAL MARIJUANA PROHIBITION
    • BLOG: It's Time for Virginia to Repeal Marijuana Prohibition
  • End solitary confinement in Virginia
    • TAKE ACTION: TELL YOUR LAWMAKERS TO STOP SOLITARY CONFINEMENT
  • Reform the unjust pretrial system
  • Reform felony larceny law

Voting Rights:

  • Pass same-day voter registration
    • Take action: Tell Your Lawmakers to Pass Same-Day Registration
    • BLOG: Same-day Registration Helps Make Voting More Accessible to All Virginians
  • Pass true no-excuse voting
    • TAKE ACTION: TELL YOUR LAWMAKERS TO PASS TRUE NO-EXCUSE ABSENTEE VOTING
    • BLOG: It's Time to Expand True No-Excuse Absentee Voting to All Virginians
  • Pass a constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right to vote
    • BLOG: The Right to Vote Belongs to The People

Other useful links:

  • NEW: Lobby Guide
  • How to contact your legislators
  • Main Virginia General Assembly website
  • Who's my Legislator?
  • Historical session bill tracking (by year)
  • Members of the House of Delegates
  • Members of the Senate of Virginia

Documents

Nov 20, 2019

Legislative Agenda 2020 (FINAL).pdf

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