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Since it's founding in 2016, Every Voice has filed student-written, survivor-centered, and state-specific legislation in eight states across the country: Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Illinois, Nevada, New Mexico, Maine, Pennsylvania, and Hawaii with laws passed in New Hampshire in 2020 and Nevada and Massachusetts in 2021! Read below to learn more about the Every Voice bills and laws in each state:

STATE	LAW	LEAD SPONSORS	SUMMARY ​
New Hampshire	188-H	Sen. Martha Hennessey, Rep. Cam Kenney, Rep. Joe Alexander, Rep. Daryl Abbas, Rep. Mary Heath, ​Rep. Garret Muscatel	MOUs with Rape Crisis Centers to provide free access to medical and legal support services for students through partnerships between universities and rape crisis centers. Amnesty policy to prevent students from being punished for reporting due to alcohol or drug use at the time of an assault. Confidential Resource Advisors to provide privileged advising services to students to make clear their rights and options.  Campus Climate Surveys to collect public data on sexual violence to increase transparency, measure progress, and improve policy.  Annual, evidence-based prevention and response training for all students and staff. ​
Massachusetts	CH. 337	​Rep. Lori Ehrlich, Rep. Tricia Farley-Bouvier, Sen. Mike Moore, ​Sen. Will Brownsberger	MOUs with Rape Crisis Centers to provide free access to medical and legal support services for students through partnerships between universities and rape crisis centers. Amnesty policy to prevent students from being punished for reporting due to alcohol or drug use at the time of an assault. Confidential Resource Providers to provide privileged advising services to students to make clear their rights and options.  Campus Climate Surveys to collect public data on sexual violence to increase transparency, measure progress, and improve policy.  Annual, evidence-based prevention and response training for all students and staff.
Nevada	TBA	Sen. Scheible	MOUs with Rape Crisis Centers to provide free access to medical and legal support services for students through partnerships between universities and rape crisis centers. Amnesty policy to prevent students from being punished for reporting due to alcohol or drug use at the time of an assault. Victim Advocates to provide privileged advising services to students to make clear their rights and options.  Campus Climate Surveys to collect public data on sexual violence to increase transparency, measure progress, and improve policy.  Annual, evidence-based prevention and response training for all students and staff. ​

STATE	BILL	LEAD SPONSORS	SUMMARY
Connecticut	​HB. 6374	Sen. Will Haskell, Rep. Josh Elliott, Rep. Irene Haine	Amnesty policy to prevent students from being punished for reporting due to alcohol or drug use at the time of an assault.​ ​Campus Climate Surveys to collect public data on sexual violence to increase transparency, measure progress, and improve policy.
Hawaiʻi	​HB. 691	Sen. Stanley Chang, Rep. Jeanné Kapela	MOUs with sexual violence service providers to provide free access to medical and legal support services for students through partnerships between universities and rape crisis centers. Confidential Advocates to provide advising services to students to make clear their rights and options.  Annual distribution of materials relative to available rights, options, and resources.
Illinois	SB. 1610	Sen. Bill Cunningham,  ​Rep. Carol Ammons	Campus Climate Surveys to collect public data on sexual violence to increase transparency, measure progress, and improve policy.  ​​
Maine	TBA	Sen. Troy Jackson	MOUs with Rape Crisis Centers to provide free access to medical and legal support services for students through partnerships between universities and rape crisis centers. Amnesty policy to prevent students from being punished for reporting due to alcohol or drug use at the time of an assault. Confidential Resource Advisors to provide privileged advising services to students to make clear their rights and options.  Campus Climate Surveys to collect public data on sexual violence to increase transparency, measure progress, and improve policy.  Annual, evidence-based prevention and response training for all students and staff. ​
New Mexico ​	HB.142	​Rep. Thomson	MOUs with Rape Crisis Centers to provide free access to medical and legal support services for students through partnerships between universities and rape crisis centers. Amnesty policy to prevent students from being punished for reporting due to alcohol or drug use at the time of an assault. Campus Climate Surveys to collect public data on sexual violence to increase transparency, measure progress, and improve policy.
Pennsylvania	​HB. 1489 ​	Rep. Sims,  Rep. Benham	MOUs with Rape Crisis Centers to provide free access to medical and legal support services for students through partnerships between universities and rape crisis centers.

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