American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia
2010 Legislative Agenda
The American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia (ACLU of GA) is committed to
the protection of civil liberties and civil rights of all Georgians as dictated
in the United States Constitution.
Criminal Justice
House Bills
Allow accusations
instead of Indictment (HB 11)
Seeks to allow trial upon accusation in all cases except for certain felony
offenses. (Monitoring)
Department
of Corrections & State Board of Pardons & Paroles (HB 1030)
Establishes a Community supervision division of the Department of Corrections
and changes provisions of the Statewide Probation Act. (Monitoring)
Johnia
Berry DNA Saves Act of 2010 (HB 1033)
Requires collection and analysis of DNA of any person arrested for a felony.
(Monitoring)
Senate Bills
Theft crimes registry (SB
52)
Requires certain metal thieves to register prior to release from prison.
(Monitoring)
Death Penalty
House Bills
Death Penalty Brian
Nichols Bill (HB 32)
Allows for non-unanimous jury death penalty sentence when jury finds at least
one aggravating circumstance. (Monitoring)
Gender Rights/Reproductive Freedom
House Bills
Prenatal Murder
(HB 1)
Seeks to outlaw abortions under any circumstances. (Oppose)
House Resolutions
Paramount Right
to Live (HR 5)
Seeks to define life at the moment of fertilization. (Oppose)
Immigrants' Rights
House Bills
Proof-of-citizenship
for voter registration (HB 139)
Requires proof of citizenship for voter registration. (Oppose)
** Companion: SB86
Senate Bills
English Only Driver's
License Exam (SB 67)
Provides that driver's license exams will only be administered in English
(Oppose). Fact
Sheet
Privacy
House Bills
GCIC to provide
public access (HB 10)
Allow for access to individual's criminal record without the individual's
consent. (Monitoring)
Clarify Pedestrians
(HB 76)
Sseeks to clarify legal activities of pedestrians. (Monitoring)
Abandoned Motor
Vehicles (HB 174)
Allow for possessory liens on abandoned vehicles and their contents. (Monitoring)
Racial Justice
House Bills
Racial Profiling
(HB 110/HB
53)
Anti-racial profiling legislation providing for collection of data upon each
traffic stop. (Support)
Racial Profiling (HB
1009)
Anti-racial profiling legislation requiring policies that prohibit
law enforcement officers from impermissibly using race in determining whether
to stop a motorist (Support) .
End Racial Profiling Fact Sheet
Hate Crimes (HB
111)
Amends current hate crime legislation. (Support)
Senate Bills
Racial Profiling (SB
235)
Anti-racial profiling legislation requiring policies that prohibit law enforcement
officers from impermissibly using race in determining whether to stop a motorist
(Support)
End Racial Profiling Fact Sheet
School Vouchers
Senate Bills
Primary/Secondary
School voucher Program (SB 90)
Seeks to grant public funding for parents to send their children to a different
school ased on the guise of choice. (Oppose)
Voting Rights
House Bills
Proof -of-citizenship
for voter registration (HB 139)
Requires proof of citizenship for voter registration. (Oppose)
Voter Proof of
Identity (HB209)
Seeks to include a student i.d. as valid identification at polls.
(Monitoring)
House Resolutions
Restoration of
Voting Rights (HR 76)
Provides for the restoration of voting rights for felons and requires enumeration
of felonies that involve moral turpitude. (Support)
Senate Bill
Absentee Voting (SB348)
Expands opportunities for absentee voting. (Monitoring)
Youth/Student's Rights/Education
House Bills
Criminal Street
Gang Activity (HB 213)
Prohibits criminal street gang activity within a school safety zone. (Monitoring)
Senate Resolutions
Safeguarding Rights of Children against Abusive Military Recruitment
Resolution (SR
955)
Urges the Georgia Department of Education and all school systems in Georgia
to safeguard the rights of children under the age of 17 from military recruitment
and to implement basic safeguards for the recruitment of 17-year-olds. (Support)