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This post takes a look at notable categories of abusive preemption bills from 2025 state legislative sessions that have become law or came close to becoming law.
The Local Solutions Support Center (LSSC) has long engaged with city attorneys in the fight against the abuse of state preemption, and, at the critical juncture we find ourselves in, LSSC is seeking to renew and deepen this aspect of our work. Through this Request for Conversation, LSSC seeks a dynamic project manager to oversee a six-month outreach and planning process, ideally beginning in July 2025, to develop a plan for re-engaging with city attorneys.
Meet Feroza Freeland, Policy Director of the Southern Office for A Better Balance. She is a Tennessee native who leverages creative advocacy tactics to achieve progress and deliver concrete policy wins for working families in the South.
We take a look at preemption trends in state abusive preemption legislation, even as the new federal landscape further emboldens state lawmakers to advance harmful preemption bills, with a particular focus on anti-immigrant, anti-LGBTQ+, and anti-DEI legislation.
Throughout the history of the LGBTQ+ rights movement, local governments have been leaders in securing new rights for LGBTQ+ individuals and families. However, the ability of local officials to lead on LGBTQ+ equality and protect transgender youth is increasingly under assault.
In an effort to carry out the federal administration's agenda on immigration, state governments are stepping in where the federal government is limited and forcing controversial immigration policies on localities through abusive preemption.
Just seven weeks into 2025, we’re already seeing more of the same concerning activity. As of February 14, LSSC was tracking 344 abusive preemption bills in legislatures across the country. Many of them are in Tennessee and Texas.
LSSC’s new report, Winning Strategies for Combating Abusive Preemption, can serve as action-oriented inspiration for both the well-tenured and emerging leaders whose creativity and passion pushes our fight forward.
“Whenever we have a setback, that doesn’t mean it’s not the time to invest. In fact, that’s the time to double down. “
This resource from ChangeLab Solutions and the Local Solutions Support Center (LSSC), newly updated for 2025, provides advocates with the research and data they need to document the harmful consequences of preemption and advocate for repealing inequitable preemption laws.