It’s good to get some advice that you already follow.

The Attorney General and Solicitor of New Jersey have written:

First, state elected officials must be ready to respond quickly to, or act in advance of, rulings from the Supreme Court. If, for example, the Affordable Care Act is weakened or struck down, Democratic state legislatures should have bills drafted to introduce that day to protect people who will lose coverage. And officials must act now to protect and expand access to reproductive health care — especially for poor women and women of color — given the clear threat to Roe v. Wade.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/16/opinion/progressive-conservative-courts.html

When the General Assembly enacted HB 959, Health Insurance – Consumer Protections, we made it  as consistent as possible with the ACA protections.

When we wrote the holding of Roe v. Wade into Maryland law, I was the floor leader in the House of Delegates.  If the Supreme Court overturns Roe, women’s reproductive health will still be protected in our state.

“The new court may also make it easier for companies to degrade the environment,” the op-ed continues.

Last year, I introduced HB 869 to require that all State agencies adopt environmental regulations consistent with the federal standards in effect on January 1, 2020, in case the Trump administration weakened those protections.   After reading the op-ed, I wrote state environmental advocates, “Are there cases on the Supreme Court’s docket that pose this problem?”

The Supreme Court will reach decisions this term regarding the free exercise of religion.  I’ve already written a colleague about working on an appropriate response.