Index
The Existentialist Republic writes these bills for state legislators to introduce. Each one links to the article that publishes it, newest first.
Make Corrupt Politicians Pay Act campaign hub: theer.org/c/make-corrupt-politicians-pay
Model bill · Aug. 8
The bill lets investors sue officials who trade on nonpublic government information for triple damages and makes that trading a state felony.
Status Mailed in print to 1,519 state legislators and emailed to every Democratic state legislator in September 2026
Model bill · July 21
The bill gives state attorneys general subpoena power modeled on New York’s Martin Act over child sex trafficking and ends the statute of limitations. A presidential pardon has no effect on a state prosecution under it.
Status Version 3.0, revised from the Child Sex Trafficking Investigation and Accountability Act
Model bill · July 12
The bill makes seven kinds of election interference state felonies, including seizing ballots and refusing to certify results.
Model bill · July 9
The bill makes it a felony to deploy license plate reader cameras without a recorded local vote and lets each scanned driver sue the vendor for $1,000 to $5,000 per scan.
Model bill · June 23
The bill has state employers deposit federal payroll tax withholdings into a state escrow account if the federal government subverts elections.
Status Shared with more than 150 state representatives
Model bill · June 23
The bill lets state attorneys general prosecute bribery of any public official, local or federal, regardless of federal immunity or a presidential pardon.
Status Shared with more than 150 state representatives
Model bill · June 23
The bill bars corporations that make political contributions from their treasuries from receiving state tax breaks, subsidies, grants or contracts.
Status Shared with more than 150 state representatives
Model bill · May 19
The bill bans algorithmic amplification of harmful content, infinite scroll and streaks, overnight push notifications and psychologically targeted ads for minors on social platforms.
Model bill · Feb. 8
The bill lets state attorneys general investigate conduct in the Epstein files that took place inside their state, with subpoenas modeled on the Martin Act, and ends the statute of limitations for child sex trafficking.
Model bill · Jan. 3
The bill has a state hold the federal income and payroll taxes withheld from state employee wages in escrow when the federal government crosses red lines the state chooses, such as defying court orders.
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