SPLC Action Fund: Gov. DeSantis's SB 90 Signing Event "Embarrassing, Grotesque, Dangerous, and Disastrous for Florida’s Democracy"

May 06, 2021

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - This morning, Governor Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill (SB) 90 into law at an event billed as a rally for “The Best Governor in the USA” at the Hilton at Palm Beach International Airport, less than three miles...

Florida

Florida legislative session saw progress, much work needs to be done 

April 30, 2021

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida legislative session ended today with some progress, things that should never have been done, and much work left to be accomplished. SPLC Action Fund will continue to work on issues essential to our...

Alabama

Alabama House Committee Takes Up Due Process Bill in Final Days of Legislative Session

April 28, 2021

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Today, the Alabama House Education Policy Committee will hold a public hearing on SB 203, a bill that would offer due process protections within state law for students facing exclusionary discipline such as...

Alabama

SPLC Action Applauds Gov. Ivey for Signing HB 385, Modifying Alabama’s Sex Ed Mandates

April 27, 2021

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Today, Gov. Ivey signed Act 2021-293 (HB 385) which modified Alabama’s sex education mandates by removing the discriminatory language regarding homosexuality and homosexual conduct. The following statement is...

Florida

Florida No Place for a Child supports expunging the record of rehabilitated children

April 27, 2021

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Earlier today, the Florida House passed Senate Bill 274 and Senate Bill 166, which would expunge the nonjudicial arrest records of children who have successfully completed diversion programs for criminal...

Florida

SPLC Action Fund: Florida SB 90 Based on "Deadly, Dangerous Lies and...White Supremacist Rhetoric"

April 26, 2021

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The full Florida Senate voted 23-17 to pass SB 90 today, an anti-voter bill that would, among other provisions, criminalize giving “any item to a voter” in line – like food and water – and require voters who...

Alabama

SPLC Action Fund Condemns Gov. Ivey for Signing HB 391, Which Eliminates Trans Student Athletes from School Sports

April 23, 2021

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – This evening, it was announced that Gov. Ivey signed HB 391. The bill prevents transgender kindergarten to 12th grade student athletes from participating in sports that align with their gender identity. The...

SPLC Statement Observing Day of Silence

April 22, 2021

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Scott McCoy, SPLC Action Fund interim deputy legal director, LGBTQ Rights & Special Litigation, released the statement below observing Day of Silence on Friday, April 23: “The overt discrimination that gay...

Federal

SPLC Action Fund Applauds Confirmation of Vanita Gupta as Associate Attorney General

April 21, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Senate confirmed Vanita Gupta as associate attorney general at the Justice Department, where she will help reform our criminal justice system and advance civil rights. The 51-49 confirmation vote...

Federal

SPLC Action Fund Applauds House Passage of NO BAN Act

April 21, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. House of Representatives today passed the NO BAN Act, sending the legislation to the Senate. The No BAN Act is designed to end the discriminatory and racist entry bans on Muslims and Africans imposed...

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SPLC Action Fund: Gov. DeSantis's SB 90 Signing Event "Embarrassing, Grotesque, Dangerous, and Disastrous for Florida’s Democracy"

Florida legislative session saw progress, much work needs to be done

Alabama House Committee Takes Up Due Process Bill in Final Days of Legislative Session

SPLC Action Applauds Gov. Ivey for Signing HB 385, Modifying Alabama’s Sex Ed Mandates

Florida No Place for a Child supports expunging the record of rehabilitated children

SPLC Action Fund: Florida SB 90 Based on "Deadly, Dangerous Lies and...White Supremacist Rhetoric"

SPLC Action Fund Condemns Gov. Ivey for Signing HB 391, Which Eliminates Trans Student Athletes from School Sports

SPLC Statement Observing Day of Silence

SPLC Action Fund Applauds Confirmation of Vanita Gupta as Associate Attorney General

SPLC Action Fund Applauds House Passage of NO BAN Act

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