2024 Quarter One Impact

Our work contributed to more than 100 pieces of legislation across 22 states.

Here is some of the successful legislation we’ve had in the states in the first quarter—and how those successes are improving the lives of Americans.

FLORIDA

• Creation of the most comprehensive set of homelessness reforms in the nation, including:
  • Street camping prohibition
  • Mental health treatment
  • Safe, drug-free spaces
  • Local government accountability
  • Healthcare innovation with improved transparency incentives
• Increases in physician supply shortage with graduates of international medical programs

IDAHO

• Creation of a comprehensive pathway for international physicians to practice medicine
• Implementation of regulatory reforms that limits agency power in favor of individual liberty
• Limitation of temporary regulatory rules and requiring a reduction of regulatory burdens
• Elimination of unnecessary degree requirements for public-sector jobs
• Consolidation of health professional boards to lower costs and reduce redundancy

KANSAS

• Improvements to mental health laws to provide individuals in crisis the treatment they need

SOUTH CAROLINA

• Improvements to telehealth law to expand access to care across state lines

UTAH

• Improvements to the reentry process for reintegration of former prisoners and to reduce the likelihood of repeat offenders
• Establishment of guidelines to address habitual offenders
• Creation of incentives for inmates to secure and maintain employment while on probation or parole
• Improvements to privacy protections for victims of crime
• Increases in accountability and metrics for success for the Utah Homelessness Services Board

WISCONSIN

• Expansion of pathways for international physicians to practice medicine in the U.S. without repeating residency

VIRGINIA

• Expansion of pathways for international physicians to practice medicine in the U.S. without repeating residency