There is life after the death penalty – for several of my bills.

Today, the following took place:

The Lilly Ledbetter fair pay bill got a favorable report from the Health and Government Operations Committee.

The Voter’s Rights Protection Act got a favorable vote from the Election Law Subcommittee of the Ways and Means Committee.

My legislation to prevent a judge from considering a person’s disability in a custody proceeding, unless there is a specific finding that the disability causes a condition which is detrimental to the best interest of the child, got a favorable report from the Judiciary Committee.

The bill to prevent the police from infiltrating organizations that are exercising their First Amendment rights when protesting government policy passed the House unanimously. I was the floor leader for this legislation.

Finally, my proposal to allow an inmate to present to a judge newly discovered evidence of innocence got preliminary approval from the full House.

Much still to be done to get these bills enacted, but as my campaign slogan once said:

Hard work, real results.