Legislative advocacy is a critical part of the ACLU of Alaska’s work to defend and advance the civil liberties and civil rights of Alaskans. During the 33rd Alaska Legislative Session, we’re monitoring a wide range of issues and work, from voting and elections to criminal legal reform and LGBTQIA2S+ rights. To learn more about what we’re watching in session, click here.
We educate legislators about ACLU of Alaska positions, draft legislation on priority issues, lobby and testify on bills affecting civil liberties, work in coalition, and are newly tapping into Alaska’s grassroots power to push for positive change and take on defensive battles in Juneau.
HB 53 would allow the state to keep people in psychiatric facilities against their will for up to two years. It gives prosecutors to request a two-year commitment to keep the public safe if the defendant...
HB 107, a wildly unconstitutional attempt to establish fetal personhood in Alaska and to criminalize reproductive healthcare.
The bill is unconstitutional because it would add broad definitions of “...