Get to know the legislation
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, and Hawaii with laws passed in New Hampshire in 2020 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 |
Sen. Martha Hennessey, Rep. Cam Kenney, Rep. Joe Alexander, Rep. Daryl Abbas, Rep. Mary Heath, Rep. Garret Muscatel |
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Massachusetts |
Rep. Lori Ehrlich, Rep. Tricia Farley-Bouvier, Sen. Mike Moore, Sen. Will Brownsberger |
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STATE |
BILL |
LEAD SPONSORS |
SUMMARY |
Connecticut |
Sen. Will Haskell, Rep. Josh Elliott, Rep. Irene Haine |
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Hawaiʻi |
Sen. Stanley Chang, Rep. Jeanné Kapela |
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Illinois |
Sen. Bill Cunningham, Rep. Carol Ammons |
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Maine |
TBA |
Sen. Troy Jackson |
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Nevada |
TBA |
Sen. Scheible |
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New Mexico |
Rep. Thomson |
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