Each year during the General Assembly session, the ACLU of Virginia works to support legislation that expands or protects our civil liberties and fights against bills that infringe on our freedoms. The ACLU of Virginia tracks hundreds of bills each session.
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Dec 21, 2023
2024 General Assembly Session
In 2023, Virginia voters seized the opportunity to vote their values. Now that the 2024 General Assembly session is underway, we are eager to work with a new legislature to ensure our laws and policies...
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Nov 22, 2022
2023 General Assembly Session
The 2023 legislative session is going to be just as challenging. We will do whatever it takes to block the bills that seek to roll back the progress we have made. At the same time, we will be proactively...
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Nov 17, 2021
2022 General Assembly Session
Criminal Legal Reform
The 2022 legislative session is officially over and if you'd like to see where things ended up, you can view and interact with our 2022 General Assembly End-of-Session Report.
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Dec 14, 2020
2021 General Assembly Session
Criminal Legal Reform
In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic and the police killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Marcus-David Peters,...
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Jul 21, 2020
2020 Special Legislative Session
Criminal Legal Reform
The tragic murders of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd and Marcus-David Peters, and the recent protests across the country, show there is an urgent need for fundamental change in policing. We must reimagine and...
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Mar 16, 2020
2020 End-of-Session Report
Criminal Legal Reform
The following report on our priority legislation and bills we supported shows the groundbreaking impact this session will have on Virginia, as well as the work still left to do.