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upstreamism<p>Advocates for sexual assault survivors warn that SB 68, the centerpiece of Governor Kemp's push for "tort reform," will make it virtually impossible for survivors to seek justice against businesses that expose them to abuse.</p><p>CW: discussion of sexual abuse <a href="https://georgiarecorder.com/2025/03/18/human-trafficking-emerges-as-new-front-in-georgia-legislative-tension-over-lawsuit-limits/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">georgiarecorder.com/2025/03/18</span><span class="invisible">/human-trafficking-emerges-as-new-front-in-georgia-legislative-tension-over-lawsuit-limits/</span></a><br><a href="https://theatl.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://theatl.social/tags/legislation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legislation</span></a> <a href="https://theatl.social/tags/GAPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GAPol</span></a> <a href="https://theatl.social/tags/GAGeneralAssembly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GAGeneralAssembly</span></a></p>
upstreamism<p>SB 36, the Georgia Religious Freedom Restoration Act, has passed the Senate, but needs a corresponding anti-discrimination law to counterbalance the extra consideration is mandates that state courts give to religious considerations. <a href="https://capitol-beat.org/2025/03/georgia-senate-republicans-pass-religious-freedom-law-raising-concerns-about-discrimination/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">capitol-beat.org/2025/03/georg</span><span class="invisible">ia-senate-republicans-pass-religious-freedom-law-raising-concerns-about-discrimination/</span></a><br><a href="https://theatl.social/tags/legislation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legislation</span></a> <a href="https://theatl.social/tags/GAGeneralAssembly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GAGeneralAssembly</span></a> <a href="https://theatl.social/tags/GAPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GAPol</span></a> <a href="https://theatl.social/tags/religiousFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>religiousFreedom</span></a> <a href="https://theatl.social/tags/civilRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>civilRights</span></a> <a href="https://theatl.social/tags/ChurchAndState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChurchAndState</span></a></p>
upstreamism<p>This has passed the Georgia House, which means it's time to contact your state senators. <a href="https://georgiarecorder.com/2025/02/28/ban-on-trans-girls-playing-girls-school-sports-clears-georgia-house/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">georgiarecorder.com/2025/02/28</span><span class="invisible">/ban-on-trans-girls-playing-girls-school-sports-clears-georgia-house/</span></a><br><a href="https://theatl.social/tags/legislation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legislation</span></a> <a href="https://theatl.social/tags/GAGeneralAssembly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GAGeneralAssembly</span></a> <a href="https://theatl.social/tags/trans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trans</span></a> <a href="https://theatl.social/tags/gender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gender</span></a></p>
upstreamism<p>HB561 sounds like the best bet to protect Georgia's Okeefenokee Swamp from environmentally destructive mining practices. HB562 sounds like a good fallback plan. Similar measures have failed in previous sessions, but momentum is gradually building. <a href="https://georgiarecorder.com/2025/02/20/georgia-house-lawmakers-float-bipartisan-bill-to-protect-okefenokee-swamp-from-new-mining-efforts/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">georgiarecorder.com/2025/02/20</span><span class="invisible">/georgia-house-lawmakers-float-bipartisan-bill-to-protect-okefenokee-swamp-from-new-mining-efforts/</span></a><br><a href="https://theatl.social/tags/legislation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legislation</span></a> <a href="https://theatl.social/tags/GAGeneralAssembly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GAGeneralAssembly</span></a> <a href="https://theatl.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://theatl.social/tags/Okeefenokee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Okeefenokee</span></a></p>
upstreamism<p>HB 267 (the Riley Gains Act) goes much farther than a similar Senate bill banning trans athletes from women's sports. Section 5–10 of the House bill would systematically strip all references to "gender" from Georgia's legal code and replace them with "sex"—including in Georgia's recently passed hate crimes law. <a href="https://georgiarecorder.com/2025/02/19/georgia-house-panel-oks-bill-to-bar-trans-girls-from-playing-school-sports-on-girls-teams/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">georgiarecorder.com/2025/02/19</span><span class="invisible">/georgia-house-panel-oks-bill-to-bar-trans-girls-from-playing-school-sports-on-girls-teams/</span></a><br><a href="https://theatl.social/tags/legislation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legislation</span></a> <a href="https://theatl.social/tags/GAGeneralAssembly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GAGeneralAssembly</span></a> <a href="https://theatl.social/tags/trans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trans</span></a> <a href="https://theatl.social/tags/gender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gender</span></a></p>
upstreamism<p>HB305 would prohibit investment funds with $6.25 million or more in assets, or who own at least 25 single-family homes, in any single county from buying more houses anywhere in Georgia. <a href="https://atlantaciviccircle.org/2025/02/12/georgia-lawmakers-reining-in-corporate-landlords/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">atlantaciviccircle.org/2025/02</span><span class="invisible">/12/georgia-lawmakers-reining-in-corporate-landlords/</span></a> <a href="https://theatl.social/tags/legislation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legislation</span></a> <a href="https://theatl.social/tags/GAGeneralAssembly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GAGeneralAssembly</span></a> <a href="https://theatl.social/tags/housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>housing</span></a></p>
upstreamism<p>I'd be interested to hear what Georgia cyclists think of HB393: <a href="https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70194" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">legis.ga.gov/legislation/70194</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://theatl.social/tags/legislation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legislation</span></a> <a href="https://theatl.social/tags/GAGeneralAssembly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GAGeneralAssembly</span></a> <a href="https://theatl.social/tags/cycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cycling</span></a></p>
upstreamism<p>I used to monitor state and federal legislation, and then my RSS feeds broke, and I just sorta tacitly reverted to following whichever bills were showing up in the news.</p><p>Today I've set up new feeds, so I'll start posting more about pending bills as they make their way through Congress and the Georgia General Assembly.</p><p>I'll tag all of the posts <a href="https://theatl.social/tags/legislation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legislation</span></a>, and then <a href="https://theatl.social/tags/USCongress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USCongress</span></a> or <a href="https://theatl.social/tags/GAGeneralAssembly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GAGeneralAssembly</span></a> based on their jurisdiction, in case you want to follow or mute those terms. The goal is to alert your to legislation you may want to contact your legislators about, so they'll know how you want them to vote.</p>
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