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MD bill #SB238 • Last Action 02/18/2026
School Psychologist Interstate Licensure Compact
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill enacts the School Psychologist Interstate Licensure Compact, which allows licensed school psychologists who meet specific requirements to practice in other member states without needing to obtain a separate license in each state, thereby improving access to school psychological services. The compact establishes a School Psychologist Interstate Licensure Compact Commission to oversee its implementation, sets requirements for obtaining an "equivalent license" (a license recognized by other member states), and outlines procedures for member states to join and withdraw from the compact. It also defines key terms like "home state" (the state where a psychologist is primarily licensed) and "remote state" (another member state where they practice under the compact), and includes provisions for information sharing between states regarding disciplinary actions and other relevant licensee data, while preserving each state's authority to regulate the practice of school psychology within its borders.
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Bill Summary: Entering into the School Psychologist Interstate Licensure Compact for the purpose of authorizing licensed school psychologists who hold multistate licenses to provide school psychological services in member states; establishing requirements for multistate licensure; establishing the School Psychologist Interstate Licensure Compact Commission; providing for the withdrawal from the Compact; etc.
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• Introduced: 01/15/2026
• Added: 01/15/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Malcolm Augustine (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 01/15/2026
• Last Action: Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Hearing (13:00:00 2/18/2026 )
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MD bill #SB99 • Last Action 02/04/2026
Open Meetings Act - County Boards of Education - Enhanced Requirements (Local Boards of Education Transparency Act)
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill, known as the Local Boards of Education Transparency Act, enhances the requirements for county boards of education to make their meetings more accessible to the public. Specifically, it mandates that county boards of education must not only make their meeting agendas and minutes publicly available on their websites, but also provide live video streaming of all portions of meetings held in open session. Furthermore, archived video recordings of these open sessions must be maintained on the county board's website for a minimum of five years. These new requirements are intended to increase transparency and public access to the decision-making processes of local education boards, with the changes taking effect on July 1, 2026.
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Bill Summary: Establishing enhanced requirements under the Open Meetings Act for county boards of education and the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners; requiring the county boards and the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners to maintain on their respective websites a complete and unedited archived video recording of each open meeting for which live video streaming was made available for a minimum of 5 years after the date of the meeting; etc.
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• Introduced: 01/11/2026
• Added: 01/12/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Cheryl Kagan (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 4
• Last Amended: 01/11/2026
• Last Action: Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Hearing (14:00:00 2/4/2026 )
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OK bill #HB3006 • Last Action 02/02/2026
Schools; Oklahoma Advisory Council on Indian Education; sunset; effective date; emergency.
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill extends the "sunset date" for the Oklahoma Advisory Council on Indian Education, which is a group that makes recommendations to the State Board of Education and the Superintendent of Public Instruction regarding the education of Native American students, by one year, from July 1, 2026, to July 1, 2027. The bill also specifies that it will become effective on July 1, 2026, and declares an emergency, meaning it will take effect immediately upon passage and approval to ensure the preservation of public peace, health, or safety.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to schools; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 3-173, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 306, O.S.L. 2023 (70 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 3-173), which relates to the Oklahoma Advisory Council on Indian Education; extending sunset date; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
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• Introduced: 01/09/2026
• Added: 01/10/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Gerrid Kendrix (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/09/2026
• Last Action: Authored by Representative Kendrix
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OK bill #SB1466 • Last Action 02/02/2026
Advisory Committee on Midwifery; extending sunset date. Effective date. Emergency.
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill extends the sunset date for the Advisory Committee on Midwifery from July 1, 2026, to July 1, 2036, meaning the committee will continue to exist for an additional ten years. The Advisory Committee on Midwifery is a group appointed by the State Commissioner of Health that advises on all aspects of midwifery practice, including scope of practice, licensure requirements, continuing education, and disciplinary actions, and also assists in hearings related to Shepherd's Law, which governs midwifery in Oklahoma. The bill also makes minor technical changes, such as updating "vice-chair" to "vice chair," and declares an emergency, allowing the act to take effect immediately upon passage and approval.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to professions and occupations; amending 59 O.S. 2021, Section 3040.5, which relates to the Advisory Committee on Midwifery; extending sunset date; updating statutory language; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
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• Introduced: 01/08/2026
• Added: 01/09/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Micheal Bergstrom (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/08/2026
• Last Action: Authored by Senator Bergstrom
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OK bill #HB3320 • Last Action 02/02/2026
Sunsets; removing sunsets from certain agencies, boards, and commissions; repealing the Oklahoma Sunset Act; repealers; emergency.
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill removes "sunset dates," which are predetermined expiration dates, from numerous state agencies, boards, and commissions, effectively allowing them to continue operating indefinitely without needing periodic legislative review for reauthorization. It also repeals the Oklahoma Sunset Act itself, which is the law that established the process for these sunset dates. The bill amends existing statutes to remove references to these sunset provisions for entities such as the Oklahoma Abstractors Board, Oklahoma State Athletic Commission, Teacher Recruitment and Retention Program, Oklahoma Partnership for School Readiness Board, Child Death Review Board, and many other professional licensing boards and advisory councils, ensuring their continued existence.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating sunsets; amending 1 O.S. 2021, Section 22, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 85, O.S.L. 2023 (1 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 22), which relates to the Oklahoma Abstractors Board; amending 3A O.S. 2021, Section 604.1, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 75, O.S.L. 2024 (3A O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 604.1), which relates to Oklahoma State Athletic Commission; amending Section 1, Chapter 345, O.S.L. 2025 (10 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 461), which relates to the Teacher Recruitment and Retention Program; amending 10 O.S. 2021, Section 640.1, as last amended by Section 1, Chapter 74, O.S.L. 2024 (10 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 640.1), which relates to the Oklahoma Partnership for School Readiness Board; amending 10 O.S. 2021, Section 1150.2, as last amended by Section 10, Chapter 347, O.S.L. 2024 (10 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 1150.2), which relates to the Child Death Review Board; amending 19 O.S. 2021, Section 130.1, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 86, O.S.L. 2023 (19 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 130.1), which relates to the Commission on County Government Personnel Education and Training; amending 20 O.S. 2021, Section 1501, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 61, O.S.L. 2023 (20 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 1501), which relates to the State Board of Examiners of Certified Shorthand Reporters; amending 20 O.S. 2021, Section 1652, which relates to the Council on Judicial Complaints; removing reference to the Oklahoma Sunset Law; amending 27A O.S. 2021, Section 2-2-201, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 69, O.S.L. 2023 (27A O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 2-2-201), which relates to advisory councils; amending 47 O.S. 2021, Section 759, as last amended by Section 14, Chapter 330, O.S.L. 2025 (47 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 759), which relates to the Board of Tests for Alcohol and Drug Influence; amending 52 O.S. 2021, Section 288.3, as last amended by Section 1, Chapter 13, O.S.L. 2025 (52 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 288.3), which relates to the Oklahoma Energy Resources Board; amending 59 O.S. 2021, Section 15.2, as last amended by Section 1, Chapter 33, O.S.L. 2023 (59 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 15.2), which relates to the Oklahoma Accountancy Board; amending 59 O.S. 2021, Section 46.4, as last amended by Section 4, Chapter 138, O.S.L. 2024 (59 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 46.4), which relates to the Board of Governors of the Licensed Architects, Landscape Architects and Licensed Interior Designers of Oklahoma; amending 59 O.S. 2021, Section 137, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 25, O.S.L. 2024 (59 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 137), which relates to the Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners; amending 59 O.S. 2021, Section 161.4, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 1, O.S.L. 2024 (59 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 161.4), which relates to the Board of Chiropractic Examiners; amending 59 O.S. 2021, Section 199.2, as amended by Section 2, Chapter 317, O.S.L. 2025, (59 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 199.2), which relates to the State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering; amending 59 O.S. 2021, Section 396, as last amended by Section 1, Chapter 381, O.S.L. 2025 (59 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 396), which relates to the Oklahoma Funeral Board; amending 59 O.S. 2021, Section 475.3, as last amended by Section 11, Chapter 147, O.S.L. 2024 (59 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 475.3), which relates to the State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Surveyors; amending 59 O.S. 2021, Section 481, as last amended by Section 1, Chapter 14, O.S.L. 2025 (59 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 481), which relates to the State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision; amending 59 O.S. 2021, Section 582, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 252, O.S.L. 2023 (59 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 582), which relates to the Board of Examiners in Optometry; amending 59 O.S. 2021, Section 698.3, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 15, O.S.L. 2025 (59 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 698.3), which relates to the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners; amending 59 O.S. 2021, Section 1000.2, as last amended by Section 121, Chapter 452, O.S.L. 2024 (59 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 1000.2), which relates to the Construction Industries Board; amending 59 O.S. 2021, Section 1253, as last amended by Section 1, Chapter 263, O.S.L. 2025 (59 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 1253), which relates to the State Board of Licensed Social Workers; amending 59 O.S. 2021, Section 1354, as last amended by Section 1, Chapter 265, O.S.L. 2025 (59 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 1354), which relates to the State Board of Examiners of Psychologists; amending 59 O.S. 2021, Section 1455, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 87, O.S.L. 2023 (59 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 1455), which relates to the Polygraph Examiners Board; amending 59 O.S. 2021, Section 1607, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 26, O.S.L. 2025 (59 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 1607), which relates to the Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology; amending 59 O.S. 2021, Section 1873, as last amended by Section 1, Chapter 266, O.S.L. 2025 (59 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 1873), which relates to the Oklahoma Board of Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselors; amending 59 O.S. 2021, Section 2053, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 76, O.S.L. 2024 (59 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 2053), which relates to the State Board of Examiners of Perfusionists; amending 59 O.S. 2021, Section 6001, as last amended by Section 1, Chapter 89, O.S.L. 2023 (59 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 6001), which relates to the State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure; amending 63 O.S. 2021, Section 1-1923, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 197, O.S.L. 2023 (63 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 1-1923), which relates to the Long-Term Care Facility Advisory Council; amending 63 O.S. 2021, Section 91, as last amended by Section 1, Chapter 264, O.S.L. 2025 (63 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 91), which relates to the State Anatomical Board; amending 67 O.S. 2021, Section 305, as last amended by Section 1, Chapter 217, O.S.L. 2025 (67 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 305), which relates to the Archives and Records Commission; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 3- 173, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 306, O.S.L. 2023 (70 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 3-173), which relates to the Oklahoma Advisory Council on Indian Education; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 23-105, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 296, O.S.L. 2023 (70 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 23-105), which relates to the Oklahoma Educational Television Authority; amending 73 O.S. 2021, Section 83.1, as last amended by Section 1, Chapter 16, O.S.L. 2025 (73 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 83.1), which relates to the Capitol- Medical Center Improvement and Zoning Commission; amending 74 O.S. 2021, Section 245, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 92, O.S.L. 2023 (74 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 245), which relates to the Oklahoma Climatological Survey; amending 74 O.S. 2021, Section 7005, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 70, O.S.L. 2023 (74 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 7005), which relates to the Oversight Committee for State Employee Charitable Contributions; removing sunset dates; repealing 2 O.S. 2021, Section 18-34, which relates to the Oklahoma Beef Council; repealing 2 O.S. 2021, Section 18-181, which relates to the Sheep and Wool Utilization, Research and Market Development Commission; repealing 10 O.S. 2021, Section 1430.4, which relates to the Group Homes for Persons with Developmental or Physical Disabilities Advisory Board; repealing 11 O.S. 2021, Section 51-104, which relates to the Public Employees Relations Board; repealing 47 O.S. 2021, Section 759, which relates to the Board of Tests for Alcohol and Drug Influence; repealing 52 O.S. 2021, Section 420.22, which relates to the Oklahoma Liquefied Petroleum Gas Research, Marketing and Safety Commission; repealing 53 O.S. 2021, Section 231, which relates to the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame Board; repealing 56 O.S. 2021, Section 162.1b, which relates to Department of Human Services Citizens Advisory Panels; repealing 57 O.S. 2021, Section 521.1, which relates to the Reentry Policy Council; repealing 57 O.S. 2021, Section 549.2, which relates to the Oklahoma Prison Industry Marketing Development Advisory Task Force; repealing 59 O.S. 2021, Section 46.4, as last amended by Section 2, Chapter 147, O.S.L. 2024 (59 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 46.4), which relates to the Board of Governors of the Licensed Architects, Landscape Architects and Registered Commercial Interior Designers of Oklahoma; repealing 59 O.S. 2021, Section 481, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 227, O.S.L. 2024 (59 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 481), which relates to the State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision; repealing 59 O.S. 2021, Section 1000.2, which relates to the Construction Industries Board; repealing 62 O.S. 2021, Section 34.56, which relates to the Special Agency Account Board; repealing 63 O.S. 2021, Section 330.52, as amended by Section 4, Chapter 271, O.S.L. 2023 (63 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 330.52), which relates to the State Board of Examiners for Long-Term Care Administrators; repealing 70 O.S. 2021, Section 6-129.1, which relates to the Minority Teacher Recruitment Advisory Committee; repealing 72 O.S. 2021, Section 241, which relates to the State Accrediting Agency; repealing 74 O.S. 2021, Section 18p-2, which relates to the Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Advisory Council; repealing 74 O.S. 2021, Section 5060.40, which relates to the Science and Technology Council; repealing 74 O.S. 2021, Sections 3901, 3902, 3903, 3904, 3905, 3906, 3907, 3908, 3909, 3911, 3913, 3914, 3915, 3916, 3917, 3918, 3920, and 3921, which relate to the Oklahoma Sunset Law; and declaring an emergency.
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• Introduced: 01/14/2026
• Added: 01/15/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Mike Osburn (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/14/2026
• Last Action: Authored by Representative Osburn
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OK bill #SB1620 • Last Action 02/02/2026
Counties and county officers; allowing for publication of certain notices on a website maintained by the county. Effective date.
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill allows counties to publish certain official notices on a website maintained by the county, in addition to or instead of traditional newspaper publications, modernizing how public information is disseminated. It amends numerous existing laws related to counties and county officers, updating statutory language, making it gender-neutral in places, and ensuring that important legal notices, such as those for public hearings, property sales, budget proposals, and tax delinquencies, are accessible online. This change aims to improve transparency and public access to county government information.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to counties and county officers; amending 19 O.S. 2021, Sections 174.1, 326, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 369, O.S.L. 2025, 339, as last amended by Section 1, Chapter 157, O.S.L. 2025, 339.6, 343, 345, 351, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 212, O.S.L. 2022, 360, 383, 421.1, as amended by Section 2, Chapter 337, O.S.L. 2023, 444, 445, 731, 733, 736, 740, 765, 782, 788, 794, 863.26, 865.66, 866.29, 868.3, 868.5, 872, 872.1, 876, 880, 881, 884, 888, 893, 896, 901.2, 901.3, 901.15, 901.17, 901.42, 902.3, 902.4, 902.12, 902.14, 902.21, 904.1, 956, 1205, 1234, 1242, 1250, 1264, 1276, 1412, 1505, as last amended by Section 2, Chapter 85, O.S.L. 2025, and 1714 (19 O.S. Supp. 2025, Sections 326, 339, 351, 421.1, and 1505), which relate to counties and county officers; allowing for publication of certain notices on a website maintained by the county; granting county commissioners the option to maintain certain website; updating statutory language; making certain language gender neutral; amending 26 O.S. 2021, Section 13A- 109, which relates to school district and technology center school district elections; allowing for publication of certain legal notices on a website maintained by the county; allowing for the digital publication of certain news releases; amending 68 O.S. 2021, Sections 2819.1, 2836, 2882, 3002, 3007, 3013, 3021, 3022, 3030, 3102, 3106, 3127, as amended by Section 3, Chapter 179, O.S.L. 2025, and 3134.1 (68 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 3127), which relate to county business; allowing for publication of certain notice on a website maintained by the county; updating statutory language; updating statutory references; and providing an effective date.
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• Introduced: 01/13/2026
• Added: 01/14/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Julie McIntosh (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/13/2026
• Last Action: Authored by Senator McIntosh
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OK bill #HB3451 • Last Action 02/02/2026
Oklahoma Turnpike Authority; modifying locations of construction and operation of certain turnpikes; requiring publication of certain notice; effective date.
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority's (OTA) powers and duties, specifically concerning the construction and operation of turnpikes, by updating statutory references and altering the authorized locations for certain turnpike projects, including changes to the Eastern (Indian Nation) Turnpike and the addition of the Chickasaw Turnpike and Gilcrease Expressway. It introduces new requirements for public notice and engagement before the design of new turnpike routes, mandating publication of notices in newspapers and on the OTA's website, holding public meetings with opportunities for comment, and submitting detailed reports to state officials and local elected representatives. The bill also specifies that legislative authorization for new turnpike locations will expire after five years unless design contracts are approved in public meetings, removes a requirement for automatic tollgates on the Will Rogers Turnpike, and clarifies that the OTA must compensate for damaged property and comply with all applicable federal and state laws.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority; amending 69 O.S. 2021, Section 1705, as amended by Section 572, Chapter 486, O.S.L. 2025 (69 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 1705), which relates to powers and duties of the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority; modifying statutory references; modifying locations of construction and operation of certain turnpikes; requiring publication of certain notice; detailing publishing requirements; requiring certain meeting be held; requiring submission of certain report; requiring report be published to website; requiring certain formal public meeting be held; detailing contents of meeting; requiring notice of certain public meeting; detailing publishment requirements; stating requirements for meeting venue; authorizing persons to present at meeting; requiring public comments be collected; requiring certain report be submitted; requiring route changes be electronically submitted; authorizing additional meetings at Authority's discretion; requiring Authority submit certain electronic report prior to completion of design of a new route of an authorized turnpike project; requiring certain authorizations terminate after five years under certain conditions; removing certain requirement for automatic tollgates; modifying statutory references to certain proposed turnpikes; requiring compensation for certain damaged property; modifying certain entities Authority shall comply with; requiring Authority adopt certain rules and adhere to existing laws; and providing an effective date.
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• Introduced: 01/14/2026
• Added: 01/15/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Jonathan Wilk (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/14/2026
• Last Action: Authored by Representative Wilk
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OK bill #HB3278 • Last Action 02/02/2026
Open Meeting Act; violations; allowing the Attorney General to enter into a consent order or issue a finding of violation to a public body, agency, or officer; effective date.
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Open Meeting Act to grant the Attorney General new powers to address violations by public bodies, agencies, or officers. Instead of solely relying on criminal penalties or civil lawsuits initiated by individuals, the Attorney General can now investigate alleged violations and, if evidence supports it, either enter into a "consent order" with the offending entity or issue a "finding of violation." A consent order, which requires the signature of the responsible party, can include admissions of fact, mandatory training on the Open Meeting Act for first-time offenders, civil penalties of up to $150 for repeat violations, and an agreement to comply with the law. A finding of violation can require the entity to stop violating the law, comply with its provisions, undergo training, and pay civil penalties of up to $300 per violation. The Attorney General can also demand proof of compliance with these orders or findings. If the public body, agency, or officer fails to comply, the Attorney General can seek enforcement in district court, which can then issue court orders for compliance, impose civil penalties, and award court costs and attorney fees to the Attorney General, especially if the violation was made in bad faith. The bill also outlines how these findings of violation should be served and requires the Attorney General to make these documents publicly available, defining which district court has jurisdiction based on the type of entity involved. This legislation aims to provide more immediate and accessible enforcement mechanisms for open meeting law violations, with an effective date of January 1, 2027.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to the Open Meeting Act; amending 25 O.S. 2021, Section 314, which relates to violations; allowing the Attorney General to enter into a consent order or issue a finding of violation to a public body, agency, or officer; providing consent order content; providing findings content; allowing the Attorney General to require proof of compliance; permitting application to the district court for enforcement; providing jurisdiction; requiring court order for compliance, civil penalties, costs, and other remedies under certain circumstances; requiring payment of attorney's fees for bad faith violations; providing service procedures; defining term; and providing an effective date.
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• Introduced: 01/14/2026
• Added: 01/15/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : John Pfeiffer (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/14/2026
• Last Action: Authored by Representative Pfeiffer
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OK bill #SB1532 • Last Action 02/02/2026
Oklahoma Open Records Act; authorizing public bodies to require the full name and contact information of requestors. Effective date.
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Oklahoma Open Records Act to allow public bodies to require requesters to provide their full name and contact information when requesting public records, and also permits public bodies to keep timekeeping and badge entrance information confidential. The Oklahoma Open Records Act is the state law that generally grants the public the right to access government records. This change aims to provide public bodies with more information about who is requesting records and for what purpose, while also expanding the types of personnel information that can be kept private. The bill also updates statutory references and makes language gender-neutral, with an effective date of November 1, 2026.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to the Oklahoma Open Records Act; amending 51 O.S. 2021, Sections 24A.5, as last amended by Section 2, Chapter 404, O.S.L. 2025, and 24A.7, as amended by Section 2, Chapter 307, O.S.L. 2022 (51 O.S. Supp. 2025, Sections 24A.5 and 24A.7), which relate to inspection and reproduction of records and personnel records; authorizing public bodies to require the full name and contact information of requestors; authorizing public bodies to keep timekeeping and badge entrance information confidential; updating statutory reference; updating statutory language; making language gender neutral; and providing an effective date.
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• Introduced: 01/12/2026
• Added: 01/13/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Kelly Hines (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/12/2026
• Last Action: Authored by Senator Hines
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OK bill #HB3670 • Last Action 02/02/2026
Oklahoma Distillers Trail Creation Act; Oklahoma Distillers Trail; Commission; effective date.
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the "Oklahoma Distillers Trail Creation Act" to promote Oklahoma distilleries and boost tourism and economic development by creating the Oklahoma Distillers Trail Commission and the Oklahoma Distillers Trail itself. The Commission will consist of nine members appointed by legislative leaders and the Lieutenant Governor, who must have knowledge of the Oklahoma distilling industry, and they will serve six-year terms. The Commission is empowered to adopt administrative rules, hold regular and special meetings subject to the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act, and will be responsible for approving an official list of licensed distilleries for the trail, marketing the trail, and fostering collaborations. Commission members are protected from personal liability for actions taken in furtherance of their duties, and the Commission is authorized to accept private donations to fund its operations until state appropriations are available, with the act taking effect on November 1, 2026.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to tourism and recreation; creating the Oklahoma Distillers Trail Creation Act; creating Oklahoma Distillers Trail Commission; creating Oklahoma Distillers Trail; providing for membership of Commission; prescribing method of appointment; prescribing terms; imposing requirements for membership on Commission; authorizing removal for cause; providing for filling of vacancies; providing for quorum; providing for effect of lack of quorum; providing for appointment of officers; providing for adoption of administrative rules; prescribing authorized meetings; requiring meetings to comply with Oklahoma Open Meeting Act; making declaration regarding rights, privileges, and functions of Commission; providing for official listing; providing immunity from liability; authorizing additional powers and prescribing additional duties; prescribing mission of Commission; specifying certain powers; imposing responsibilities with respect to marketing options for Oklahoma Distillers Trail; requiring evaluations; requiring certain collaborations; authorizing receipt of private donations; providing for codification; and providing an effective date.
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• Introduced: 01/15/2026
• Added: 01/15/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Eddy Dempsey (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/15/2026
• Last Action: Authored by Representative Dempsey
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OK bill #SB2152 • Last Action 02/02/2026
Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation; modifying certain season dates. Emergency.
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies existing Oklahoma law concerning wildlife conservation, specifically by amending Section 5-401 of Title 29 of the Oklahoma Statutes, which grants the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission authority to declare open hunting seasons. The key changes include specifying that the open season for black bears must include a muzzleloader period and an archery period that begins no earlier than September 1st of each year, and clarifying that when the Commission makes changes to hunting seasons or limits due to abnormal wildlife populations or damage to agricultural lands, it is the Commission itself, not "they," that will issue administrative orders to make these changes. The bill also makes minor technical adjustments to language and statutory references, and declares an emergency, meaning the act will take effect immediately upon its passage and approval.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission; amending 29 O.S. 2021, Section 5-401, which relates to authority to declare open seasons on wildlife; requiring certain periods to begin after certain date; conforming statutory reference; updating statutory language; and declaring an emergency.
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• Introduced: 01/15/2026
• Added: 01/16/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Casey Murdock (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/15/2026
• Last Action: Authored by Senator Murdock
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OK bill #HB4128 • Last Action 02/02/2026
Game and fish; seasons and rules; Commission authority; specific dates; effective date.
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends existing Oklahoma law concerning game and fish regulations, specifically focusing on the authority of the Wildlife Conservation Commission. The key change is that the Commission is now authorized to declare an open season for bear hunting that includes a muzzleloader period running concurrently with the muzzleloader deer season and an archery period that must begin no later than September 15th each year and continue through the deer season. The bill also specifies an effective date of November 1, 2026, for these changes.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to game and fish; amending 29 O.S. 2021, Section 5-401, which relates to seasons and rules; amending the Wildlife Conservation Commission's authority; determining a certain earliest start date; and providing an effective date.
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• Introduced: 01/15/2026
• Added: 01/16/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Scott Fetgatter (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/15/2026
• Last Action: Authored by Representative Fetgatter
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OK bill #SB2161 • Last Action 02/02/2026
Oklahoma Open Meeting Act; modifying definition. Effective date.
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies the definition of a "meeting" under the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act, which requires public bodies to conduct their business openly. Specifically, it clarifies that any task force, working group, advisory group, study group, committee, subcommittee, or similar group created by a public body to discuss and make recommendations, regardless of how many members are present, will now be considered a meeting of that public body. This change aims to ensure greater transparency in the deliberative processes that inform decisions made by public entities. The bill also specifies an effective date of November 1, 2026.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act; amending 25 O.S. 2021, Section 304, as last amended by Section 2, Chapter 369, O.S.L. 2025 (25 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 304), which relates to definitions; modifying definition; and providing an effective date.
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• Introduced: 01/15/2026
• Added: 01/16/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Brian Guthrie (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/15/2026
• Last Action: Authored by Senator Guthrie
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OK bill #SB2157 • Last Action 02/02/2026
Scenic rivers; creating the Southeast Scenic Rivers Act. Effective date.
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill, titled the Southeast Scenic Rivers Act, establishes a new framework for preserving and managing certain rivers in Oklahoma for their natural scenic beauty, water, fish, wildlife, and outdoor recreation value. It designates the Glover, Kiamichi, Little, and Mountain Fork Rivers as southeast scenic rivers and creates the Southeast Scenic Rivers Commission to oversee these areas. The Commission, an agency of the state, will receive funding through the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission and will be composed of eleven members appointed by various state officials, with specific representation from affected counties, conservation groups, academic institutions, and Native American tribes. The bill outlines the Commission's responsibilities, including establishing minimum standards for planning and ordinances to protect the scenic qualities of the rivers without unduly limiting other uses, and prohibits the Commission from using eminent domain. It also details the Commission's powers, such as appointing an administrator, cooperating with other government agencies, developing management plans, accepting gifts and grants, and reviewing local government actions that may adversely affect the scenic river areas. Additionally, the bill amends existing law to remove a duty from the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission regarding affirmative action hiring and adds a provision for the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission to cooperate with the newly created Southeast Scenic Rivers Commission. The act will become effective on November 1, 2026.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to scenic rivers; creating the Southeast Scenic Rivers Act; providing short title; authorizing the Legislature to designate certain rivers as scenic rivers; establishing the Southeast Scenic Rivers Commission; designating the Department of Wildlife Conservation to administer funds as necessary; providing for membership; establishing procedure for the election of certain members; stating appointment terms; prohibiting participation of membership under certain circumstances; subjecting the Commission to the provisions of the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act and Oklahoma Open Records Act; requiring the Commission to establish certain minimum standards for designated areas; establishing powers and duties of Commission; requiring the establishment of minimum standards for designated areas; prohibiting the power of eminent domain by the Commission; authorizing additional powers; providing for promulgation of rules; amending 29 O.S. 2021, Section 3-103, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 6, O.S.L. 2024 (29 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 3-103), which relates to functions, powers, and duties of the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission; repealing certain duty of the Commission; authorizing Commission to prescribe the manner of cooperating with the Southeast Scenic Rivers Commission; providing for codification; and providing an effective date.
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• Introduced: 01/15/2026
• Added: 01/16/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : David Bullard (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/15/2026
• Last Action: Authored by Senator Bullard
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OK bill #SB1420 • Last Action 02/02/2026
Open Meeting Act; permitting public bodies to provide opportunity for public comment. Effective date.
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act, which governs how public bodies conduct meetings to ensure transparency. Specifically, it allows public bodies, such as government agencies and boards, to offer the public a chance to provide comments on agenda items before official business begins. While public comment is optional for these bodies, if they choose to allow it, they can establish reasonable written rules for how it will be managed, including setting time limits for individual speakers, total comment time for an agenda item, or requiring people to sign up in advance to speak, as long as these rules are applied fairly and help the meeting run efficiently. The bill also updates some existing statutory language and references and sets an effective date of November 1, 2026.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act; amending 25 O.S. 2021, Section 311, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 60, O.S.L. 2024 (25 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 311), which relates to notice; permitting public bodies to provide opportunity for public comment; authorizing certain limitations on public comment; updating statutory language; updating statutory references; and providing an effective date.
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• Introduced: 01/06/2026
• Added: 01/07/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Mark Mann (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/06/2026
• Last Action: Authored by Senator Mann
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OK bill #SB2162 • Last Action 02/02/2026
Oklahoma Open Meeting Act; modifying definition. Effective date.
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act by changing the definition of a "public body" to explicitly include the Legislature, which was previously excluded from this definition. The Act requires public bodies to conduct their business in open meetings, ensuring transparency for citizens. By adding the Legislature to the list of entities considered "public bodies," this bill aims to subject legislative sessions and committee meetings to the same open meeting requirements as other governmental entities. Additionally, the bill repeals a section of existing law related to the Legislature, likely to avoid redundancy or conflict with the updated definition. This change will take effect on November 1, 2026.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act; amending 25 O.S. 2021, Section 304, as last amended by Section 2, Chapter 369, O.S.L. 2025 (25 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 304), which relates to definitions; modifying definition; repealing 25 O.S. 2021, Section 309, which relates to the Legislature; and providing an effective date.
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• Introduced: 01/15/2026
• Added: 01/16/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Lisa Standridge (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/15/2026
• Last Action: Authored by Senator Standridge
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OK bill #SJR42 • Last Action 02/02/2026
Constitutional amendment; vesting the power of redistricting with the Citizens' Independent Redistricting Commission.
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment to transfer the power of redistricting, which is the process of drawing new electoral district boundaries, from the Legislature to a newly established Citizens' Independent Redistricting Commission. This commission would be responsible for drawing districts for both state legislative seats (48 for the Senate and 101 for the House of Representatives) and federal congressional seats. The commission would consist of nine members, with representation from the two largest political parties and unaffiliated voters, selected through a process overseen by the Administrative Office of the Courts, involving retired judges to review applications and select candidates. Commissioners would have specific qualifications, including residency and a prohibition on holding partisan office or being a registered lobbyist in the years prior to their appointment. The resolution outlines procedures for commissioner selection, removal, and filling vacancies, requires commissioners to waive their right to run for office in the districts they draw, and provides for their compensation. It mandates that commission votes be public, taken by roll call, and published, with public notice of all meetings and livestreaming of proceedings, while prohibiting private discussions about redistricting matters outside of public meetings. The commission would be tasked with developing preliminary and final redistricting plans, considering factors like racial and ethnic fairness, communities of interest, political subdivisions, and compactness, and ensuring plans do not provide a disproportionate advantage to any political party. If the commission fails to approve a plan within a specified timeframe, a fallback mechanism involving the Oklahoma Supreme Court would be activated. The resolution also grants the Supreme Court original jurisdiction over challenges to the commission's actions and plans, and establishes a revolving fund for the commission's operations, which would be dissolved after its work is completed. Finally, it repeals existing constitutional provisions related to legislative redistricting and includes a ballot title for the proposed amendment to be voted on by the people.
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Bill Summary: A Joint Resolution directing the Secretary of State to refer to the people for their approval or rejection a proposed amendment to the Oklahoma Constitution by adding new Sections 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 to Article III; dividing the state into certain Senate and House districts; vesting the power of redistricting with the Citizens’ Independent Redistricting Commission; defining terms; requiring Commissioners to possess certain qualifications; authorizing removal in certain circumstances; requiring the Administrative Office of the Courts to oversee Commissioner applications; providing application requirements; providing process of approval for applications; providing conditions for removal and filling of vacancies; requiring the waiving of certain rights; providing for compensation of Commissioners; requiring Commission votes to be taken by roll call and published; requiring public notice of Commission meetings; defining powers and duties of the Citizens’ Independent Redistricting Commission; requiring Commissioners to appoint certain officer; establishing certain duties of the Secretary; requiring the Commission to take certain actions; directing the Commission to conduct certain processes while satisfying certain conditions; establishing guidelines for approval of plans; requiring Commission to develop preliminary plan; requiring Administrator to submit approved plan to certain officers; establishing fallback mechanism; granting the Supreme Court original jurisdiction over the Commission; authorizing aggrieved parties to petition the Supreme Court; granting the Commission standing in all legal proceedings; prohibiting assertions of legislative privilege for certain communications; creating the Citizens’ Independent Redistricting Commission Revolving Fund; providing for dissolution of the Commission; authorizing the people to override the Citizens’ Independent Redistricting Commission; construing provisions; repealing Sections 9A, 10A, 11A, 11B, 11C, 11D, and 11E of Article V of the Oklahoma Constitution, which relate to the Legislature; providing ballot title; and directing filing.
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• Introduced: 01/15/2026
• Added: 01/15/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Julia Kirt (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/15/2026
• Last Action: Authored by Senator Kirt
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OK bill #HB3357 • Last Action 02/02/2026
State government; Department of Central Purchasing; Central Purchasing Division; Director; Office of Management and Enterprise Services; effective date.
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes a new Department of Central Purchasing, which will assume the duties and responsibilities previously handled by the Central Purchasing Division of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services (OMES). The Director of the new Department, appointed by the Governor, will oversee its operations, including adopting and enforcing existing rules and creating new ones. The bill ensures that employees transferred to the new department will retain their current salary, leave, and benefits, and that the Office of Management and Enterprise Services will cover any expenses related to this transfer. Upon completion of the personnel and duties transfer, the Central Purchasing Division within OMES will be abolished. The bill also makes numerous amendments to existing statutes to reflect the creation of the Department of Central Purchasing and to replace references to the former Central Purchasing Division and its director.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to state government; creating the Department of Central Purchasing; directing the Department of Central Purchasing to assume duties of the Central Purchasing Division of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services; providing for succession to contractual rights and responsibilities; requiring Director to adopt and enforce certain rules and authorizing further rulemaking authority; authorizing execution of certain agreement; providing certain protections relating to salary, leave, time earned, and benefits; requiring transfer of personnel to be coordinated with Office of Management and Enterprise Services; requiring payment of certain expenses; abolishing certain division within the Office of Management and Enterprise Services upon completion of transfer; amending 19 O.S. 2021, Section 1505, as last amended by Section 1, Chapter 66, O.S.L. 2025 (19 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 1505), 20 O.S. 2021, Section 1304, 57 O.S. 2021, Section 549.1, 61 O.S. 2021, Section 139, 74 O.S. 2021, Section 85.3, 74 O.S. 2021, Section 85.5, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 102, O.S.L. 2024 (74 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 85.5), 74 O.S. 2021, Section 85.5a, 74 O.S. 2021, Sections 85.7, as last amended by Section 1, Chapter 339, O.S.L. 2023, Section 85.12, as amended by Section 2, Chapter 339, O.S.L. 2023 (74 O.S. Supp. 2024, Sections 85.7, and 85.12), 74 O.S. 2021, Section 85.17A, 74 O.S. 2021, Section 85.33, 74 O.S. 2021, Section 85.33A, 74 O.S. 2021, Section 85.41A, 74 O.S. 2021, Section 85.44D.1, 74 O.S. 2021, Section 85.45j.11, 74 O.S. 2021, Section 85.45k, 74 O.S. 2021, Section 85.54, 74 O.S. 2021, Section 85.58Q, 74 O.S. 2021, Section 85.58T, 74 O.S. 2021, Section 85.58V, 74 O.S. 2021, Sections 3001, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 252, O.S.L. 2022, 3001.1, as amended by Section 2, Chapter 252, O.S.L. 2022, 3003, as amended by Section 3, Chapter 252, O.S.L. 2022, 3004, as amended by Section 4, Chapter 252, O.S.L. 2022, 3004.1, as amended by Section 5, Chapter 252, O.S.L. 2022, Section 3004.2, as amended by Section 6, Chapter 252, O.S.L. 2022, 3005, as amended by Section 7, Chapter 252, O.S.L. 2022, 3006, as amended by Section 8, Chapter 252, O.S.L. 2022, 3007, as amended by Section 9, Chapter 252, O.S.L. 2022, 3008, as amended by Section 10, Chapter 252, O.S.L. 2022, 3009, as amended by Section 11, Chapter 252, O.S.L. 2022 (74 O.S. Supp. 2024, Sections 3001, 3001.1, 3003, 3004, 3004.1, 3004.2, 3005, 3006, 3007, 3008, and 3009), 74 O.S. 2021, Section 4191, and 80 O.S. 2021, Section 34.2, which relate to the duties and responsibilities of the Central Purchasing Division of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services; replacing references to the Central Purchasing Division and that division director to the Department of Central Purchasing and the Director of the Department of Central Purchasing; providing for codification; and providing an effective date.
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• Introduced: 01/14/2026
• Added: 01/15/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Danny Williams (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/14/2026
• Last Action: Authored by Representative Williams
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OK bill #SB2135 • Last Action 02/02/2026
Counties; authorizing counties to utilize purchasing cards through depositories. Emergency.
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill authorizes counties to obtain and use county purchase cards, which are like credit cards for official county business, issued through a county depository, which is a bank where county funds are held. The bill specifies that there will be no limit on the transaction amount for purchases made under existing county or multi-county contracts, for utilities, intergovernmental payments (payments to other government entities), emergency acquisitions that meet established criteria, or for professional services. For all other transactions made with these county purchase cards, there will be a limit of $5,000 or a higher limit set by the county purchasing agent, as long as it doesn't exceed the fair and reasonable acquisition threshold. Cardholders must sign an agreement and receive training, and a complete description of purchases will be published, similar to how warrants are published. Importantly, all purchases made with these cards will still be subject to competitive bidding, emergency declaration, and purchase order procedures unless specifically exempted by this bill. The bill also declares an emergency, meaning it will take effect immediately upon passage and approval.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to counties; amending 19 O.S. 2021, Section 1505, as last amended by Section 2, Chapter 85, O.S.L. 2025 (19 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 1505), which relates to purchasing procedures for counties; authorizing counties to obtain and utilize county purchase cards through depositories; providing transaction parameters; providing internal controls and publication requirements; and declaring an emergency.
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• Introduced: 01/15/2026
• Added: 01/16/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Aaron Reinhardt (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/15/2026
• Last Action: Authored by Senator Reinhardt
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OK bill #HB4489 • Last Action 02/02/2026
Corporation Commission; Open Meeting Act exemptions; sunset; effective date; emergency.
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill extends the sunset date for certain exemptions to the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act for the Corporation Commission from July 1, 2026, to July 1, 2031, meaning these exemptions will remain in effect for an additional five years. The Oklahoma Open Meeting Act generally requires public bodies to conduct their business in public meetings, but this bill allows Corporation Commissioners to discuss specific administrative, operational, and procedural matters, attend certain events, and participate in legislative proceedings without strictly adhering to the Act's public meeting requirements, provided no official action is taken and certain documentation and notice requirements are met. The bill also specifies an effective date of July 1, 2026, and declares an emergency, meaning it will take effect immediately upon passage and approval.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to the Corporation Commission; amending Section 1, Chapter 188, O.S.L. 2024 (17 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 180.13), which relates to Open Meeting Act exemptions; extending exemptions sunset date; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
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• Introduced: 01/15/2026
• Added: 01/16/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Tammy Townley (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/15/2026
• Last Action: Authored by Representative Townley
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OK bill #SB2103 • Last Action 02/02/2026
Charter schools; modifying definition; modifying certain restriction on private schools. Effective date. Emergency.
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies the Oklahoma Charter Schools Act by updating the definition of a "charter school" to mean a "publicly funded school created and operated" rather than just a "public school established," and it also clarifies that the Statewide Charter School Board, rather than the State Board of Education, will be the sponsor for virtual charter schools starting July 1, 2024. Additionally, the bill makes several technical amendments, such as updating statutory references and correcting minor wording, including changing "time lines" to "timelines" in application requirements and specifying that student discipline policies must cover students "with disabilities" instead of "special education students." It also clarifies that an "operating private school" is not eligible to contract for a charter school or virtual charter school. The bill also includes an effective date of July 1, 2026, and declares an emergency, meaning it will take effect immediately upon passage and approval.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to charter schools; amending Sections 2, Chapter 323, O.S.L. 2023, and 3-134, as last amended by Section 6, Chapter 323, O.S.L. 2023, (70 O.S. Supp. 2025, Sections 3-132.2 and 3-134), which relate to the Oklahoma Charter Schools Act; modifying definition; modifying certain restriction on private schools; updating statutory language; updating statutory references; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
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• Introduced: 01/15/2026
• Added: 01/16/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : David Bullard (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/15/2026
• Last Action: Authored by Senator Bullard
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OK bill #HB3854 • Last Action 02/02/2026
Confidential records; prescribing right of victims to confidentiality of crime scene and autopsy photographs; codification; effective date.
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes new protections for victims and their families by granting them the right to keep certain crime scene and autopsy photographs confidential during clemency hearings, which are proceedings where individuals can request a pardon or commutation of their sentence. Specifically, these sensitive photographs, when submitted to the Pardon and Parole Board, will no longer be accessible to the public. To facilitate this, parties involved in clemency hearings will be required to submit two separate packets of information: one for public viewing that excludes the confidential photographs, and another for the Pardon and Parole Board that includes all materials. The bill also amends the Oklahoma Open Records Act, which generally requires public bodies to make records available to the public, by adding these specific victim photographs to the list of confidential records. The Pardon and Parole Board will have the authority to seal any submissions that would compromise a victim's privacy, and the Governor's office will receive the complete packet containing all evidence, including the sensitive photographs.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to confidential records; prescribing right of victims to confidentiality of certain crime scene and autopsy photographs; prohibiting public access to certain photographs submitted to the Pardon and Parole Board; amending 51 O.S. 2021, Section 24A.5, as last amended by Section 2, Chapter 404, O.S.L. 2025 (51 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 24A.5), which relates to the Oklahoma Open Records Act; adding certain victim photographs to list of confidential records; prohibiting certain victim photographs submitted to the Board from being presented to the public; requiring parties to submit two separate clemency hearing packets to the Board; clarifying contents for each packet; allowing Board to seal certain records; clarifying which packet the Governor shall receive; providing for codification; and providing an effective date.
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• Introduced: 01/15/2026
• Added: 01/16/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Eric Roberts (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/15/2026
• Last Action: Authored by Representative Roberts
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OK bill #SB2080 • Last Action 02/02/2026
Government administration; requiring entities that issue building permits to provide weekly notification of issuances to the county assessor. Effective date.
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill requires entities that issue building permits in counties with a population of 450,000 or more to electronically submit weekly notifications of these permits to the county assessor, aiming to improve property tax assessment accuracy. It also makes several changes to existing laws, including authorizing counties to administer fees for certain costs related to project plans, adding county assessors as non-voting members to specific review committees, and establishing requirements for district boundaries to prevent the division of individual properties. Additionally, the bill mandates that governing bodies submit fiscal impact reports to the Oklahoma Department of Commerce, which will then compile and submit its own report, and ensures county assessors are notified upon the approval of certain project plans. Furthermore, it updates various statutes to allow for electronic mail notifications, applications, letters, and transactional statements, modernizing government processes and improving efficiency in areas like property tax assessment and the administration of local development projects.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to government administration; requiring entities that issue building permits to provide weekly notification of issuances to the county assessor; amending 62 O.S. 2021, Sections 854, 855, 856, 860, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 145, O.S.L. 2023, and 862 (62 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 860), which relate to the Local Development Act; authorizing the county to administer fees for certain costs; adding certain county assessors to certain membership review committees in a nonvoting capacity; prescribing requirements for district boundaries; requiring certain governing bodies to submit fiscal impact reports to the Oklahoma Department of Commerce; requiring the Department to submit certain report; requiring county assessor to be notified upon approval of certain project plans; amending 68 O.S. 2021, Sections 2813, as amended by Section 238, Chapter 282, O.S.L. 2022, 2817.3, 2882, and 2893 (68 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 2813), which relate to the Ad Valorem Tax Code; authorizing certain notifications, applications, letters, and transactional statements to be issued by electronic mail; updating statutory language; providing for codification; and providing an effective date.
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• Introduced: 01/15/2026
• Added: 01/16/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Jerry Alvord (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/15/2026
• Last Action: Authored by Senator Alvord
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OK bill #HB3001 • Last Action 02/02/2026
Children; Child Death Review Board; sunset; effective date; emergency.
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill extends the sunset date for the Child Death Review Board, which is responsible for reviewing child deaths and near-deaths in Oklahoma to identify causes, improve protective services, and enhance agency policies, from July 1, 2026, to July 1, 2027. The bill also declares an emergency, meaning it will take effect immediately upon passage and approval, rather than waiting for the standard July 1 effective date. The Child Death Review Board, established within the Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth, plays a crucial role in gathering information, making recommendations for improvement within the child protection system, and reporting findings to state leadership.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to children; amending 10 O.S. 2021, Section 1150.2, as last amended by Section 10, Chapter 347, O.S.L. 2024 (10 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 1150.2), which relates to the Child Death Review Board; extending sunset date; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
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• Introduced: 01/09/2026
• Added: 01/10/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Gerrid Kendrix (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/09/2026
• Last Action: Authored by Representative Kendrix
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OK bill #SB2070 • Last Action 02/02/2026
Charter schools; adding requirements to charter school application; requiring annual oversight and performance review. Effective date. Emergency.
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill, concerning charter schools in Oklahoma, introduces new requirements for charter school applications and mandates annual oversight and performance reviews. Key provisions include requiring applicants and sponsors to complete specific training, detailing extensive information that must be included in charter school applications such as financial plans, academic programs, and student services, and establishing new procedures for application submission and review by school districts and the Statewide Charter School Board. Furthermore, it mandates that sponsors conduct annual oversight and performance reviews of charter schools, which must evaluate academic, operational, and financial performance, assess the school's administrator, and include an anonymous survey for parents; the results of these reviews must be shared with the school's governing board and posted online by the sponsor. The bill also allows the Statewide Charter School Board to suspend a sponsor's authority if they fail to conduct these reviews or ensure compliance with open meeting and records laws, and it clarifies the process for charter contract renewal, including the content of performance reports and the criteria for renewal decisions. Finally, it sets an effective date of July 1, 2026, and declares an emergency.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to charter schools; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Sections 3-134, as last amended by Section 6, Chapter 323, O.S.L. 2023, and 3-137, as amended by Section 8, Chapter 323, O.S.L. 2023 (70 O.S. Supp. 2025, Sections 3-134 and 3-137), which relate to the Oklahoma Charter Schools Act; adding requirements to charter school application; requiring certain review to be provided to certain governing board and posted on certain sponsor’s website; providing contents of annual oversight and performance review; requiring a sponsor’s performance report to include certain information; allowing the Statewide Charter School Board to suspend certain sponsor authority if a sponsor fails to take certain actions; requiring certain determination to identify certain deficiencies; updating statutory language; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
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• Introduced: 01/15/2026
• Added: 01/16/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Adam Pugh (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/15/2026
• Last Action: Authored by Senator Pugh
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OK bill #SB1440 • Last Action 02/02/2026
Oklahoma Turnpike Authority; mandating certain election to approve certain route; removing ability of Authority to acquire property by condemnation. Effective date.
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill mandates that the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority (OTA) must hold a public meeting to approve the design of any new turnpike route and then submit a report with project details to the Governor, legislators, and local officials in affected municipalities and counties. Following this, any municipality or county where a new route is planned must hold a special election for its registered voters to approve or reject the route, with the OTA required to revise the design if a majority votes against it. Additionally, the bill removes the OTA's ability to acquire property through condemnation, which is the process of taking private property for public use with just compensation, and requires the OTA to notify real property owners within one mile of a proposed bonded project route via certified mail, in addition to the existing newspaper publication requirement. The bill also repeals a section related to property or facilities of public utilities or common carriers and sets an effective date of November 1, 2026.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority; amending 69 O.S. 2021, Sections 1705, as amended by Section 572, Chapter 486, O.S.L. 2025, and 1718 (69 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 1705), which relate to the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority; requiring certain notice; mandating certain election to approve certain route; providing for Authority to redesign certain route upon certain election result; removing ability of Authority to acquire property by condemnation; requiring certain notice to be sent to certain real property owners; repealing 69 O.S. 2021, Section 1722, which relates to property or facilities of public utilities or common carriers; and providing an effective date.
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• Introduced: 01/07/2026
• Added: 01/08/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Mary Boren (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/07/2026
• Last Action: Authored by Senator Boren
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OK bill #SB2061 • Last Action 02/02/2026
Food policy; creating the Oklahoma Food Policy Council Act. Effective date.
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the Oklahoma Food Policy Council Act, creating a nine-member council within the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry to advise and coordinate efforts related to food policy in the state. The council will consist of members appointed by the Governor, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, representing various sectors including farmers, food security initiatives, health departments, food banks, and agricultural and conservation practices. The council's responsibilities include fostering connections between farmers and local organizations to promote "local food" (food produced within Oklahoma) and "sustainable food" (food produced in a way that is economically viable, environmentally sound, and accessible), strengthening farm-to-school programs, supporting direct access for producers to consumers, and assessing the economic and health impacts of local food systems. The council will operate under the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act and Oklahoma Open Records Act, with members eligible for travel expense reimbursement but not compensation, and will submit an annual report to the Governor and legislative leaders. This act will become effective on November 1, 2026.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to food policy; creating the Oklahoma Food Policy Council Act; providing short title; defining terms; establishing membership of the Oklahoma Food Policy Council; providing for membership terms; providing for filling of vacancies; requiring compliance with the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act and the Oklahoma Open Records Act; allowing for reimbursement of certain expenses; providing for an advisory and coordinating role to connect farmers, community gardens, and local organizations; promoting sustainable locally grown food and farm-to-school initiatives; supporting producer-to-consumer access, farmers markets, and agritourism; providing for collaboration with the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry; requiring annual reporting to the Governor and the Legislature; providing for noncodification; providing for codification; and providing an effective date.
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• Introduced: 01/15/2026
• Added: 01/16/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Nikki Nice (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/15/2026
• Last Action: Authored by Senator Nice
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OK bill #HB3142 • Last Action 02/02/2026
Liquified petroleum gas; authorizing certain investigations; requiring certain notifications; effective date.
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill makes several changes to Oklahoma's laws regarding liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), also known as propane or butane. It grants the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board the authority to investigate LPG accidents and fires, requiring immediate notification from law enforcement and fire departments to the State Liquefied Petroleum Gas Administrator, with a deadline of one business day after awareness. The bill also removes the position of "chief deputy administrator" and clarifies that deputy administrators and safety code enforcement officers must be certified by the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training (CLEET) to have peace officer powers. It modifies the types of meetings the LP-Gas Board can hold, ensuring they comply with the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act, and updates various statutory references. The bill introduces a new permit class, "Class V - Food Truck Permit," and requires that fees collected for refillable cylinders be used to cover the costs of LPG administration inspections, including those for cylinder exchange stations. It also establishes a flat annual fee for containers used in cylinder exchange cabinets, defining such a cabinet, and allows the Administrator to implement a system for identifying containers on which fees have been paid, including the use of identification tags. Furthermore, the bill mandates that registered permit holders conspicuously mark their containers for easy identification and requires authorization from the container owner before another permit holder can fill it, with consumer authorization always being necessary. Finally, it specifies that a penalty of twenty-five percent will be assessed for unpaid invoices within 35 days of issuance, in addition to any other penalties.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to liquefied petroleum gas; authorizing certain investigations; requiring notifications of certain accidents or fires; requiring notification be sent within certain time frame; amending 52 O.S. 2021, Section 420.2, which relates to the State Liquefied Petroleum Gas Administrator; removing certain appointed position; amending 52 O.S. 2021, Section 420.3, which relates to the Oklahoma Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board; modifying statutory references; modifying types of meetings that can be designated; requiring meetings adhere to the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act; amending 52 O.S. 2021, Section 420.4, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 330, O.S.L. 2022 (52 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 420.4), which relates to registration permits; modifying statutory references; modifying list of permit classes; amending 52 O.S. 2021, Section 420.5, as amended by Section 2, Chapter 330, O.S.L. 2022 (52 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 420.5), which relates to fees for refillable cylinders; requiring fees be used for certain purpose; modifying list of entities required to pay fee; removing language regarding refunds of credit fees; authorizing the Board to promulgate certain administrative rules; requiring flat fee for certain containers; defining term; authorizing Administrator to adopt certain system; authorizing assessment of certain penalty; amending 52 O.S. 2021, Section 420.7, which relates to inspections; modifying reference to certain appointed position; requiring certain law enforcement certification for certain positions; amending 52 O.S. 2021, Section 420.9, as amended by Section 3, Chapter 330, O.S.L. 2022 (52 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 420.9), which relates to specifications for commercial propane, butane, and mixtures; removing certain requirements for filling, using, and identifying containers; requiring certain identifying marks on containers; requiring certain authorizations; providing for codification; and providing an effective date.
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• Introduced: 01/13/2026
• Added: 01/14/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Rusty Cornwell (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/13/2026
• Last Action: Authored by Representative Cornwell
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OK bill #SB1411 • Last Action 02/02/2026
Charter schools; adding requirements to charter school application; requiring annual oversight and performance review. Effective date. Emergency.
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies Oklahoma's Charter Schools Act by adding several new requirements for charter school applications and oversight. Starting July 1, 2024, charter school applicants must complete a 10-hour training program provided by the Statewide Charter School Board, and sponsors must also complete training on their oversight duties. The bill expands application requirements to include more detailed information about school operations, governance, academic programs, and financial plans. It mandates that charter school governing boards meet at least 10 months per year, include public comment periods in meetings, post open records request procedures online, and submit annual compliance reports. The bill also strengthens sponsor oversight by requiring annual performance reviews that evaluate academic, operational, and financial performance, include an administrator performance evaluation, and conduct parent satisfaction surveys. Additionally, the bill introduces mechanisms for sponsors to address charter school deficiencies, potentially suspending a sponsor's ability to establish new charter schools if they fail to conduct proper oversight. The legislation aims to improve transparency, accountability, and quality in Oklahoma's charter school system by establishing more rigorous application, governance, and review processes.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to charter schools; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Sections 3-134, as last amended by Section 6, Chapter 323, O.S.L. 2023, and 3-137, as amended by Section 8, Chapter 323, O.S.L. 2023 (70 O.S. Supp. 2025, Sections 3-134 and 3-137), which relate to the Oklahoma Charter Schools Act; adding requirements to charter school application; requiring certain review to be provided to certain governing board and posted on certain sponsor’s website; providing contents of annual oversight and performance review; requiring a sponsor’s performance report to include certain information; allowing the Statewide Charter School Board to suspend certain sponsor authority if a sponsor fails to take certain actions; requiring certain determination to identify certain deficiencies; updating statutory language; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
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• Introduced: 12/31/2025
• Added: 01/01/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Dana Prieto (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 12/31/2025
• Last Action: Authored by Senator Prieto
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OK bill #HB3398 • Last Action 02/02/2026
Open Meeting Act; Open Meeting Reform Act of 2026; effective date.
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill, titled the "Open Meeting Reform Act of 2026," establishes new provisions for open meetings in Oklahoma, meaning public bodies must conduct their business in public. The act is not intended to be incorporated into the permanent Oklahoma Statutes, which means it's a standalone piece of legislation. It will become effective on November 1, 2026, providing a future date for these reforms to take place.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to open meetings; creating the Open Meeting Reform Act of 2026; providing for noncodification; and providing an effective date.
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• Introduced: 01/14/2026
• Added: 01/15/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Amanda Clinton (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/14/2026
• Last Action: Authored by Representative Clinton
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OK bill #SB2008 • Last Action 02/02/2026
School athletic associations; adding provision to be included in certain association written policy. Effective date. Emergency.
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill requires that any school athletic association that a public school or school district joins must have a written policy that includes four key provisions: all association records must be accessible under the Oklahoma Open Records Act, all meetings must follow the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act regarding notice, agendas, voting, and executive sessions, the association must undergo annual financial and compliance audits according to the Oklahoma Public School Audit Law, and importantly, a student who transfers to a public school in a district where they do not reside, as allowed by the Education Open Transfer Act, must be permitted to participate in interscholastic activities offered by that new school district upon enrollment. Additionally, this bill repeals a previous law concerning participation in competitions after a transfer and will become effective on July 1, 2026, with an emergency clause allowing it to take effect immediately upon passage and approval.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to school athletic associations; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 27-103, which relates to requirements for school athletic association written policies; adding provision to be included in written policy; repealing 70 O.S. 2021, Section 8- 103.2, which relates to participation in certain competitions after certain transfer; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
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• Introduced: 01/15/2026
• Added: 01/15/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Ally Seifried (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/15/2026
• Last Action: Authored by Senator Seifried
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OK bill #SB1593 • Last Action 02/02/2026
Higher education; removing language regarding the promulgation of rules and the presidential search process for the Board of Trustees for Oklahoma State University/Tulsa. Effective date. Emergency.
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill makes changes to the governance of Oklahoma State University/Tulsa by removing specific requirements for its Board of Trustees. Specifically, it eliminates the mandate for the Board to create its own rules and policies for its operations and removes outdated language related to contract negotiations during the university's early development. Additionally, the bill removes the detailed process for how the president of Oklahoma State University/Tulsa is selected, which previously involved a search committee with representatives from both the Board of Trustees and the Board of Regents for the Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges (often referred to as the A&M Board). The bill also states an emergency clause, meaning it will take effect immediately upon passage and approval, and sets its effective date for July 1, 2026.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to higher education; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 4663, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 230, O.S.L. 2024 (70 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 4663), which relates to the Board of Trustees for Oklahoma State University/Tulsa; removing requirement for the Board to promulgate certain rules and enact certain policies; removing outdated language; removing language regarding presidential search process; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
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• Introduced: 01/13/2026
• Added: 01/13/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Todd Gollihare (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/13/2026
• Last Action: Authored by Senator Gollihare
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OK bill #SB1356 • Last Action 02/02/2026
State government; transferring certain duties from Office of Management and Enterprise Services to certain departments; modifying duties of Fleet Management Division. Effective date. Emergency.
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill transfers several administrative functions and divisions from the Office of Management and Enterprise Services (OMES) to other state departments, restructuring various government operations. Specifically, the bill moves the Civil Service Division to the Department of Labor, transfers the State Use Advisory Council and its related functions to the State Department of Rehabilitation Services, and relocates the Office of Veterans Placement to the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs. The legislation also renames the Fleet Management Division to the Fleet Oversight Division, changes reporting requirements for state agencies regarding vehicle management, and modifies several existing state financial and personnel management processes. Additionally, the bill returns funds from certain revolving accounts to their originating agencies and eliminates some specific funds, such as the Pay for Success Innovation Fund and the State Fleet Management Fund. The changes aim to streamline state government operations, improve oversight, and potentially reduce administrative redundancies. The bill is set to take effect on July 1, 2026, with an emergency clause indicating the immediate importance of these governmental restructuring efforts.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to state government; amending 57 O.S. 2021, Section 510.8c, which relates to the Criminal Justice Pay for Success Revolving Fund; transferring certain fund to the Department of Corrections; amending 62 O.S. 2021, Section 34.36, as amended by Section 2, Chapter 199, O.S.L. 2025 (62 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 34.36), which relates to estimate of funds; requiring the Office of Management and Enterprise Services to offer certain contract to state agencies; providing process for state agencies to decline certain contract; requiring publication of certain report; providing for state agencies to enter into certain contract in certain circumstance; amending 62 O.S. 2021, Section 34.301, as last amended by Section 1, Chapter 319, O.S.L. 2025 (62 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 34.301), which relates to the Civil Service and Human Capital Modernization Act; transferring the Civil Service Division to the Department of Labor; removing provision for the Office of Management and Enterprise Services; requiring Commissioner of Labor to establish certain procedures; amending 62 O.S. 2021, Sections 9010.4 and 9010.5, which relate to the Pay for Success Act; removing option to use Pay for Success Innovation Fund for certain purpose; returning monies from the Pay for Success Innovation Fund to certain state agencies; requiring that no further monies be deposited in certain revolving fund; transferring the Office of Veterans Placement from the Human Capital Management Division of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services to the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs; requiring the Office of Veterans Placement to offer certain services; authorizing promulgation of rules by certain Department; amending 74 O.S. 2021, Sections 78, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 351, O.S.L. 2023, 78a, as amended by Section 8, Chapter 199, O.S.L. 2025, 78b, as amended by Section 9, Chapter 199, O.S.L. 2025, 78c, and 78d, as amended by Section 2, Chapter 351, O.S.L. 2023 (74 O.S. Supp. 2025, Sections 78, 78a, 78b, and 78d), which relate to the Fleet Management Division of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services; changing name of Fleet Management Division to Fleet Oversight Division; requiring Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services to take certain actions; mandating the promulgation of certain rules; providing duties of Fleet Oversight Manager; requiring state agencies to submit certain report after acquisition of motor vehicle; providing for state agencies to submit certain report after disposal of motor vehicle; returning monies from the State Fleet Management Fund to certain state agencies; requiring that no further monies be deposited in certain fund; providing for Division to submit certain annual report; granting certain state agencies certain authority; requiring submission of certain report to Division; amending 74 O.S. 2021, Section 85.5a, which relates to state purchase card; removing reference to state fleet card; amending 74 O.S. 2021, Section 85.42, as amended by Section 9, Chapter 336, O.S.L. 2025 (74 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 85.42), which relates to one-year limitation on entering into contracts; allowing for specified designee to make certain statement; amending 74 O.S. 2021, Section 110.3, which relates to inventory records of state agency motor vehicles; requiring state agencies to submit certain report to Division; amending 74 O.S. 2021, Section 840-1.6A, as amended by Section 4, Chapter 243, O.S.L. 2022 (74 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 840-1.6A), which relates to the duties of the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services; removing certain duty; amending 74 O.S. 2021, Sections 3001, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 252, O.S.L. 2022, 2, Chapter 252, O.S.L. 2022, 3003, as amended by Section 3, Chapter 252, O.S.L. 2022, 3004, as amended by Section 4, Chapter 252, O.S.L. 2022, 3004.1, as amended by Section 5, Chapter 252, O.S.L. 2022, 3004.2, as amended by Section 6, Chapter 252, O.S.L. 2022, 3005, as amended by Section 7, Chapter 252, O.S.L. 2022, 3006, as amended by Section 8, Chapter 252, O.S.L. 2022, 3007, as amended by Section 9, Chapter 252, O.S.L. 2022, 3008, as amended by Section 10, Chapter 252, O.S.L. 2022, and 3009, as amended by Section 11, Chapter 252, O.S.L. 2022 (74 O.S. Supp. 2025, Sections 3001, 3001.1, 3003, 3004, 3004.1, 3004.2, 3005, 3006, 3007, 3008, and 3009), which relate to the State Use Advisory Council; transferring State Use Advisory Council to the State Department of Rehabilitation Services; transferring certain duties from the Office of Management and Enterprise Services to certain Department; transferring the State Use Advisory Council Revolving Fund to certain Department; allowing for electronic submission of reports; updating statutory language; updating statutory references; providing for codification; providing for recodification; repealing 74 O.S. 2021, Section 78e, which relates to alternative fueling infrastructure; repealing 74 O.S. 2021, Section 78f, which relates to compressed natural gas fueling infrastructure; repealing 74 O.S. 2021, Section 80.1, which relates to the Task Force to Study the Fleet Management Division; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
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• Introduced: 12/30/2025
• Added: 12/31/2025
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : David Bullard (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 12/30/2025
• Last Action: Authored by Senator Bullard
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OK bill #SB1613 • Last Action 02/02/2026
Liquefied petroleum gas; modifying provisions related to the State Liquefied Petroleum Gas Administrator and the Oklahoma Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board. Effective date.
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies various provisions related to the regulation of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in Oklahoma, aiming to enhance safety, clarify responsibilities, and update administrative procedures. Key changes include granting the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Administration the authority to investigate LPG accidents and fires, requiring immediate notification of such incidents to the Administration by local authorities within one business day, and removing the position of "chief deputy administrator" while making other administrative roles gender-neutral. The bill also updates statutory references, allows for more flexible meeting designations for the Oklahoma Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board (LP-Gas Board) while ensuring adherence to the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act, and introduces a new permit class for food trucks. It clarifies that fees collected for refillable cylinders will be used to cover inspection costs, including those for United States Department of Transportation (DOT) specifications and cylinder exchange stations, and establishes a flat annual fee for cylinder exchange cabinets based on permit locations. Furthermore, the bill mandates that all registered permit holders conspicuously mark their LPG containers for easy identification and requires authorization from the container owner before another permit holder can fill it, with consumer authorization always being necessary. It also requires law enforcement certification for certain safety code enforcement officers and updates requirements for identifying commercial propane, butane, and mixtures in transport vehicles. Finally, the bill sets an effective date of November 1, 2026.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to liquefied petroleum gas; authorizing certain investigations; requiring notifications of certain accidents or fires; requiring notification be sent within certain time frame; amending 52 O.S. 2021, Section 420.2, which relates to the State Liquefied Petroleum Gas Administrator; removing certain appointed position; amending 52 O.S. 2021, Section 420.3, which relates to the Oklahoma Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board; modifying statutory references; modifying types of meetings that can be designated; requiring meetings adhere to the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act; making language gender neutral; amending 52 O.S. 2021, Section 420.4, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 330, O.S.L. 2022 (52 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 420.4), which relates to registration permits; modifying statutory references; modifying list of permit classes; amending 52 O.S. 2021, Section 420.5, as amended by Section 2, Chapter 330, O.S.L. 2022 (52 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 420.5), which relates to fees for refillable cylinders; requiring fees be used for certain purpose; modifying list of entities required to pay fee; removing language regarding refunds of credit fees; authorizing the Board to promulgate certain administrative rules; requiring flat fee for certain containers; defining term; authorizing Administrator to adopt certain system; authorizing assessment of certain penalty; amending 52 O.S. 2021, Section 420.7, which relates to inspections; modifying reference to certain appointed position; requiring certain law enforcement certification for certain position; amending 52 O.S. 2021, Section 420.9, as amended by Section 3, Chapter 330, O.S.L. 2022 (52 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 420.9), which relates to specifications for commercial propane, butane, and mixtures; removing certain requirements for filling, using, and identifying containers; requiring certain identifying marks on containers; requiring certain authorizations; updating statutory language and references; providing for codification; and providing an effective date.
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• Introduced: 01/13/2026
• Added: 01/14/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Grant Green (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/13/2026
• Last Action: Authored by Senator Green
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OK bill #SB1327 • Last Action 02/02/2026
Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Commission; transferring certain duties to the Commission; authorizing the Commission to appoint Executive Director. Effective date.
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill restructures the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Commission by shifting key administrative powers from the Executive Director to the Commission itself. Specifically, the bill transforms the Commission from an advisory body to an active governing entity with expanded responsibilities, including the power to appoint its own Executive Director, establish organizational rules, and hold regular meetings. The Commission will now consist of eight members (including the Lieutenant Governor as an ex officio member), with members appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate, serving six-year terms with no more than one member from any single county. The bill introduces new procedural requirements, such as establishing a quorum of five members, mandating that members take official oaths, and specifying that meetings must occur at least quarterly and be subject to open meeting laws. Additionally, the bill gives the Commission broader powers to make contracts, adopt bylaws, appoint staff, and promulgate rules, effectively changing the leadership structure of the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department by giving the Commission more direct control over departmental operations and leadership selection.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department; amending 74 O.S. 2021, Sections 2203, 2204, and 2206, which relate to the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Commission; transferring certain duties to the Commission; modifying powers and duties of the Executive Director; requiring certain oath; establishing organizational and meeting requirements for the Commission; authorizing the Commission to appoint Executive Director; providing for determination of salary; and providing an effective date.
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• Introduced: 12/29/2025
• Added: 12/30/2025
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Darcy Jech (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 12/29/2025
• Last Action: Authored by Senator Jech
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OK bill #HB4491 • Last Action 02/02/2026
Schools; allowing school districts to adopt a policy for certain students to participate in extracurricular activities; eligibility requirements; definitions; school athletic association written policy; effective date; emergency.
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill allows school districts to create policies enabling students educated through charter schools, virtual charter schools, or other means (such as homeschooling) to participate in extracurricular activities offered by the district, provided the activity isn't offered by their own school and they meet the district's and any relevant athletic association's eligibility requirements, including academic standards and fees. It also prohibits public schools from joining athletic associations that do not permit such participation and sets an effective date of July 1, 2026, declaring an emergency for immediate implementation.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to schools; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 3-140, as amended by Section 10, Chapter 323, O.S.L. 2023 (70 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 3-140), which relates to student eligibility; authorizing certain virtual charter school students to participate in Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association (OSSAA) activities; allowing school districts to adopt a policy for charter school students, virtual charters school students, and students educated by other means to participate in extracurricular activities the district offers; establishing eligibility requirements; providing options for students to participate in other districts under certain circumstances; prescribing participation requirements for students that align with public school district requirements; defining terms; requiring student participants who are educated by other means to adhere to certain academic standards; providing methods of evaluation of academic standards; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 27-103, which relates to school athletic association written policy; prohibiting public schools from joining a school athletic association that does not allow certain students to participate in activities offered by public school districts; providing for codification; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
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• Introduced: 01/15/2026
• Added: 01/16/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Tammy Townley (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/15/2026
• Last Action: Authored by Representative Townley
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OK bill #SB2005 • Last Action 02/02/2026
School athletic associations; requiring association written policy to include certain provision. Effective date. Emergency.
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill requires that any school athletic association that public schools or school districts join must have a written policy that includes specific provisions, building upon existing requirements for open records and open meetings, as well as annual financial and compliance audits. The key new provision mandates that the association's committee responsible for reviewing hardship waivers, which are exceptions to athletic eligibility rules, must be composed of five parents or legal guardians of students in public high schools, appointed by various state leaders, and one parent or legal guardian of a student in a private high school, appointed by the Governor. This change aims to ensure broader representation and input in decisions regarding student athlete eligibility. The bill also specifies an effective date of July 1, 2026, and declares an emergency to allow for immediate implementation.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to school athletic associations; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 27-103, which relates to requirements for school athletic association written policies; adding provision to be included in written policy; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
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• Introduced: 01/15/2026
• Added: 01/15/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Ally Seifried (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/15/2026
• Last Action: Authored by Senator Seifried
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OK bill #HB4361 • Last Action 02/02/2026
Schools; authorizing State Board of Education members to add items to meeting agendas; effective date.
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies existing law concerning the State Board of Education, which is the governing body for public schools in Oklahoma. Specifically, it amends Section 3-102 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes to allow any member of the State Board of Education to propose adding an item to the Board's meeting agenda, provided they secure the agreement of at least two other Board members. Once this concurrence is achieved, the item will be placed on the agenda for the next or a subsequent meeting, following the rules of the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act, which ensures transparency and public access to government proceedings. The bill also specifies an effective date of November 1, 2026.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to schools; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 3-102, which relates to meetings of the State Board of Education; authorizing members to add items to meeting agendas; providing procedure for adding item to an agenda; and providing an effective date.
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• Introduced: 01/15/2026
• Added: 01/16/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Anthony Moore (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/15/2026
• Last Action: Authored by Representative Moore
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OK bill #SB1971 • Last Action 02/02/2026
Charter schools; adding requirements to charter school application; requiring annual oversight and performance review. Effective date. Emergency.
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill, concerning charter schools in Oklahoma, introduces new requirements for charter school applications and strengthens oversight and performance reviews. It mandates that applicants and sponsors complete specific training, and applications must now include more detailed information about the school's operations, finances, and student support plans. A key provision requires annual oversight and performance reviews for each charter school, which must evaluate academic, operational, and financial performance, assess the school's administrator, and administer an anonymous survey to parents and guardians. The results of these reviews must be shared with the school's governing board and posted online by the sponsor. Furthermore, the bill clarifies procedures for charter contract renewals and terminations, including requirements for sponsors to provide detailed performance reports and for charter schools to address any identified deficiencies. It also establishes consequences for sponsors who fail to conduct these reviews or address compliance issues, potentially leading to the suspension of their authority to sponsor new charter schools, and mandates that such deficiencies be clearly identified. The bill also updates language regarding student discipline policies for students with disabilities and ensures charter schools and virtual charter schools adhere to open meeting and open records laws, including a public comment period and posting their response procedures for open records requests.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to charter schools; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Sections 3-134, as last amended by Section 6, Chapter 323, O.S.L. 2023, and 3-137, as amended by Section 8, Chapter 323, O.S.L. 2023 (70 O.S. Supp. 2025, Sections 3-134 and 3-137), which relate to the Oklahoma Charter Schools Act; adding requirements to charter school application; requiring certain review to be provided to certain governing board and posted on certain sponsor’s website; providing contents of annual oversight and performance review; requiring certain survey to be administered according to certain requirements; requiring a sponsor’s performance report to include certain information; directing the Statewide Charter School Board to suspend certain sponsor authority if a sponsor fails to take certain actions; requiring certain determination to identify certain deficiencies; updating statutory language; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
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• Introduced: 01/15/2026
• Added: 01/15/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Kendal Sacchieri (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/15/2026
• Last Action: Authored by Senator Sacchieri
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OK bill #HB3929 • Last Action 02/02/2026
Professions and occupations; occupational therapy compact; multi-state license; Commission; duties; expectations; rulemaking; codification; effective date.
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the Oklahoma Occupational Therapy Compact, a multi-state agreement designed to improve access to occupational therapy services by allowing licensed occupational therapists and assistants to practice in multiple member states with a single license. The compact aims to enhance public safety by facilitating information sharing between states, supporting military families by easing relocation for spouses, and allowing for the use of telehealth. It creates an Occupational Therapy Compact Commission (Commission) to oversee the compact, develop uniform rules, and maintain a data system for tracking licensees, including any adverse actions taken against them. To participate, states must meet certain criteria, including licensing occupational therapists and assistants and actively participating in the Commission's data system. Licensed individuals seeking to practice in another member state (a "remote state") will need to meet specific requirements, including holding a valid license in their home state and having no disciplinary actions against their license. The home state retains primary authority for disciplinary actions, but remote states can take action against a licensee's compact privilege within their jurisdiction. The bill also outlines the structure and duties of the Commission, including its rulemaking authority, and establishes an effective date of November 1, 2026.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to professions and occupations; creating an occupational therapy services compact; describing purpose; creating pathway for out-of-state occupational therapists to be licensed; defining terms; describing guidelines and qualifications; describing requirements for state participation in compact; describing licensee requirements to participate; providing for adverse actions; requiring the establishment of the Occupational Therapy Compact Commission; describing duties; requiring the creation and use of a data system; describing rulemaking authority; providing for oversight mechanisms; providing for codification; and providing an effective date.
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• Introduced: 01/15/2026
• Added: 01/16/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Marilyn Stark (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/15/2026
• Last Action: Authored by Representative Stark
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OK bill #SB1890 • Last Action 02/02/2026
School activities; creating the Oklahoma Athletics and Activities Commission; providing for membership; providing duties. Effective date. Emergency.
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the Oklahoma Athletics and Activities Commission, a new body responsible for supervising, coordinating, and regulating secondary school activities for both public and private schools across the state. The Commission will be composed of a diverse group of individuals, including public school administrators and athletic directors from both larger and smaller districts, parents of students from various school sizes, and parents of students from private schools of different enrollment numbers, along with the Superintendent of Public Instruction or their designee. Members will be appointed by the Governor, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, with initial appointments due by August 1, 2026, and staggered terms of three, four, and five years. The Commission will hold an organizational meeting by September 1, 2026, to elect a chair and vice chair, and will meet monthly thereafter, with special meetings allowed. A quorum of ten members is required for business, and all actions must be approved by a majority vote. Members of the Legislature are prohibited from serving on the Commission while in office or for two years afterward. The Commission will be subject to the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act and the Oklahoma Open Records Act, and the State Department of Education will provide office space. Beginning with the 2027-2028 school year, the Commission will be tasked with supervising and organizing all secondary school activities, including categorization of schools, scheduling competitions, hiring officials, and managing facility usage, and will have the authority to promulgate rules, hire staff, enter into agreements with private schools and national athletic associations, develop a comprehensive plan, set membership and participation fees, and cooperate with other states on program coordination. The bill also repeals an existing law related to participation in competitions after a transfer and will take effect on July 1, 2026, with an emergency clause for immediate implementation.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to school activities; creating the Oklahoma Athletics and Activities Commission; providing for appointment of members; requiring initial appointments to be made by certain date; providing for terms of members; requiring organizational meeting to be held by certain date; providing for election of chair and vice chair; providing term limit for chair; allowing members to be removed for cause; providing for filling of vacancies; prohibiting members of the Legislature from being appointed while serving and for certain time period thereafter; providing frequency of meetings; allowing special meetings to be called; providing for quorum; providing for travel reimbursement; subjecting the Commission to certain acts; directing the State Department of Education to provide office space; providing duties of the Commission; directing the Commission to supervise and organize certain activities beginning in certain school year; repealing 70 O.S. 2021, Section 8-103.2, which relates to participation in certain competitions after certain transfer; providing for codification; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
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• Introduced: 01/15/2026
• Added: 01/15/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Casey Murdock (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/15/2026
• Last Action: Authored by Senator Murdock
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OK bill #HB3842 • Last Action 02/02/2026
State government; Legislative Transparency, Accountability, and Open Meetings Act of 2026; open meetings; nondisclosure agreements; reports; effective date; emergency.
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill, titled the "Legislative Transparency, Accountability, and Open Meetings Act of 2026," aims to increase transparency in state government by making the Oklahoma Legislature and its various committees, task forces, and working groups subject to the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act, which requires advance public notice, agendas, public observation and recording, and timely posting of minutes or records for all meetings, with invalidation of any action taken in violation unless it's a constitutionally authorized caucus meeting where no official action is taken. It also mandates that legislators who receive campaign contributions, gifts, travel, or anything of value from registered lobbyists or their principals that materially relate to a bill they are involved with must file a "Lobbyist Impact Statement" (LIS) detailing the lobbyist, the benefit received, and its connection to the bill, with failure to do so resulting in an ethics violation, potential removal from committee assignments, and a misdemeanor penalty. Furthermore, the bill requires legislators to file a "Nondisclosure Agreement (NDA) Disclosure Statement" within five business days of signing any such agreement, detailing the entity requesting it, its basis, the associated subject matter, and duration, with these disclosures becoming public records, and it prohibits NDAs from restricting a legislator's ability to communicate with constituents, disclose information for legislative deliberation, vote, or inform other officials, declaring any such restrictive NDA void and imposing penalties for non-disclosure. Additionally, the bill prohibits state agencies, public trusts, and contractors from requiring legislators to sign NDAs, confidentiality agreements, or waivers of rights unless expressly authorized by statute, deeming such attempts void and an obstruction of legislative oversight, with penalties for violations including referral to the Attorney General and audits. Finally, any existing statutes, rules, policies, or legislative orders that conflict with this act are repealed to the extent of the conflict, and the act is declared an emergency measure to take effect immediately upon passage and approval, with its provisions becoming effective July 1, 2026.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to state government; enacting the Legislative Transparency, Accountability, and Open Meetings Act of 2026; requiring Legislature and certain legislative entities to be subject to the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act; prescribing procedures for meeting notices; imposing requirements related to observation and recording; prescribing procedures related to receipt of things of value from lobbyists; requiring Lobbyist Impact Statement; prescribing content of statement; providing for penalties for failure to file statement; imposing requirements related to certain nondisclosure agreements; prescribing requirements for disclosure; prohibiting certain effects of nondisclosure agreements; prescribing penalties; prohibiting requirements imposed by certain governmental entities; providing for penalties; providing for nullification of statutes, rules, policies or legislative order; amending 25 O.S. 2021, Section 304, as last amended by Section 2, Chapter 369, O.S.L. 2025 (25 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 304), which relates to the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act; modifying definitions; providing for codification; providing for noncodification; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
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• Introduced: 01/15/2026
• Added: 01/16/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Tom Gann (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/15/2026
• Last Action: Authored by Representative Gann
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OK bill #SB1478 • Last Action 02/02/2026
Cities and towns; creating the Oklahoma Land Bank Act. Effective date. Emergency.
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill, titled the "Oklahoma Land Bank Act," establishes a framework for municipalities in Oklahoma to create land banks, which are entities designed to acquire, hold, and transfer vacant or underutilized real property for redevelopment. These land banks will be governed by a board of directors and can hire employees and consultants. The act outlines procedures for the creation of land banks, including the possibility of intergovernmental cooperation between multiple municipalities or with school districts. Land bank property is exempt from taxation, and the act details how land banks can acquire property through various means, including foreclosure sales, and how they can dispose of it, with provisions for prioritizing certain uses like public spaces and affordable housing. The bill also addresses the financing of land bank operations through grants, loans, and the issuance of bonds, and requires compliance with open meeting and open records laws. Importantly, it allows for the sale of tax-delinquent properties to land banks for less than market value under specific conditions, particularly when the property is unimproved and has a significant history of tax delinquency, and provides a process for land banks to quiet title to properties they acquire. The act also includes provisions for the creation of land banks in response to natural disasters and clarifies conflict of interest rules for board members and employees.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to cities and towns; creating the Oklahoma Land Bank Act; providing short title; defining terms; permitting municipalities to create a land bank program; providing terms for the creation of a board; permitting terms for hiring employees; providing powers to facilitate land banks; providing certain exemptions against taxation of land bank property; providing certain terms of acquisition of property; clarifying terms of disposition of property; providing qualification of the financing of land bank operations; providing terms for the borrowing and issuance of bonds; requiring compliance with the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act and the Oklahoma Open Records Act; clarifying conflict of interest terms; providing procedure for the creation of land banks due to natural disasters; providing intent; providing terms for enforcement of delinquent property tax; permitting taxing units to sell property for less than market value; requiring the sale of property be in accordance with certain procedures; clarifying the deed of conveyance; clarifying bulk tax foreclosure terms; providing terms for quiet title proceedings; providing for codification; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
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• Introduced: 01/08/2026
• Added: 01/09/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Julia Kirt (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/08/2026
• Last Action: Authored by Senator Kirt
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OK bill #HB2940 • Last Action 02/02/2026
Oklahoma Open Meeting Act; creating the First Amendment Open Meetings Protection Act; public meeting recordings; Legislature; legislative committee meetings; monetary damages; effective date.
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill creates the First Amendment Open Meetings Protection Act, which amends Oklahoma's existing open meeting law to strengthen public recording rights at government meetings. Specifically, the bill prohibits public bodies, their staff, and security personnel from preventing individuals from recording meeting proceedings using video, audio, or other recording methods, as long as the recording does not disrupt the meeting. The bill notably extends recording permissions to include legislative committee meetings (with exceptions for confidential sessions) and the Oklahoma Legislature itself. Additionally, the bill provides a new legal remedy by allowing individuals who are unlawfully prevented from recording a public meeting to sue for monetary damages. The law will become effective on November 1, 2026, and aims to enhance transparency and public access to government proceedings by protecting citizens' rights to document official meetings.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act; creating the First Amendment Open Meetings Protection Act; amending 25 O.S. 2021, Section 312, which relates to recording public meeting proceedings; clarifying that personal recordings shall not be prohibited unless they interfere with the public meeting; including the Legislature and legislative committee meetings in recording permissions; allowing monetary damages for unlawful prohibitions of recordings; providing for noncodification; and providing an effective date.
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• Introduced: 12/12/2025
• Added: 12/13/2025
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Jim Olsen (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 12/12/2025
• Last Action: Authored by Representative Olsen
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OK bill #SB1252 • Last Action 02/02/2026
Oklahoma Open Meeting Act; requiring public bodies to provide opportunity for public comment. Effective date.
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act to require public bodies to provide a reasonable opportunity for public comment on each agenda item before taking official action. The bill allows public bodies to establish written rules governing public comments, such as limiting the duration of individual comments or total comment time for an agenda item, and requiring individuals to sign up before speaking. These rules must be applied uniformly and be reasonably related to the efficient conduct of the meeting. The bill clarifies that public bodies are not required to permit comments on matters not appearing on the agenda. Additionally, the bill makes minor technical changes to the existing law, such as updating statutory references and making small linguistic modifications (like changing "areawide" to "area-wide"). The provisions will take effect on November 1, 2026, and aim to increase transparency and public participation in government meetings by ensuring citizens have a structured opportunity to provide input on agenda items before decisions are made.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act; amending 25 O.S. 2021, Section 311, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 60, O.S.L. 2024 (25 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 311), which relates to notice; requiring public bodies to provide opportunity for public comment; authorizing certain limitations on public comment; updating statutory language; updating statutory references; and providing an effective date.
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• Introduced: 12/15/2025
• Added: 12/16/2025
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 2 : Brian Guthrie (R)*, Derrick Hildebrant (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 12/15/2025
• Last Action: Coauthored by Representative Hildebrant (principal House author)
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OK bill #HB3841 • Last Action 02/02/2026
Public finance; Local Development Act; definitions; plans; approval; review committees; economic impact statement; procedures; effective date.
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill, amending the Local Development Act, modifies definitions and procedures related to local economic development projects, including changing the term "blighted" to "underdeveloped" when describing areas eligible for development. Key changes include requiring voter approval by a majority vote for any proposed district, plan, or project, and mandating separate approval from local taxing jurisdictions for their tax revenues to be included. The bill also introduces new requirements for review committees, such as prohibiting members from accepting anything of value from entities that would benefit from a project, requiring members to complete specific training, mandating annual meetings, and requiring presentations for and against proposed projects. Furthermore, review committees must now obtain professional legal and financial advice, and importantly, must prepare or obtain an economic impact study detailing the project's effects on taxing jurisdictions and the local economy before making recommendations to the governing body.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to public finance; amending 62 O.S. 2021, Sections 851, 853, and 855, which relate to the Local Development Act; modifying definitions; modifying references to blight; modifying procedures for approval of certain district, plan or project; requiring submission of question to voters of applicable jurisdiction; requiring approval of district, plan or project by majority vote; modifying provisions related to supermajority approval by governing board; requiring separate approval by local taxing jurisdictions; modifying provisions related to confidential information; prohibiting members of review committees from receiving things of value; requiring members of review committees to complete certain instruction; requiring annual meetings of review committees; requiring for certain presentations to review committees; requiring review committees to obtain certain professional opinions; imposing limitation based upon certain advice provided to governing body or other entities; requiring review committee to obtain certain information; requiring economic impact statement; providing for codification; and providing an effective date.
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• Introduced: 01/15/2026
• Added: 01/16/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Tom Gann (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/15/2026
• Last Action: Authored by Representative Gann
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OK bill #SB1224 • Last Action 02/02/2026
Pardons and paroles; authorizing electronic notification to victims and victim representatives. Effective date.
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill updates Oklahoma's pardon and parole procedures by authorizing electronic notification to victims and victim representatives. Specifically, the bill allows the Pardon and Parole Board to send notifications via email in addition to traditional first-class mail, giving victims more flexible options for receiving information about parole and commutation hearings. The bill clarifies language around notification requirements, including that victims must provide their current mailing or email address to receive updates, and that victim-witness coordinators can help victims update their contact information. The legislation maintains existing provisions that require the Board to notify victims at least 20 days before an inmate's hearing, provide hearing details, allow victim testimony, and inform victims of Board decisions. The bill also standardizes some terminology, such as changing capitalization of certain words like "chair" and updating phrases like "all persons" to "any person". The changes aim to improve communication with crime victims while maintaining the Board's existing processes for reviewing parole and commutation applications. The bill will become effective on November 1, 2026.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to pardons and paroles; amending 57 O.S. 2021, Section 332.2, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 198, O.S.L. 2022 (57 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 332.2), which relates to pardon and parole procedures; authorizing electronic notification to victims and victim representatives; updating statutory language; and providing an effective date.
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• Introduced: 12/09/2025
• Added: 12/10/2025
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Darcy Jech (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 12/09/2025
• Last Action: Authored by Senator Jech
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OK bill #HB3639 • Last Action 02/02/2026
Open Meeting Act; Open Meeting Reform Act of 2026; effective date.
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill, titled the "Open Meeting Reform Act of 2026," establishes new provisions related to the Open Meeting Act, which governs how public bodies conduct their meetings to ensure transparency. The key provisions of this bill are that it creates this new act, which will not be incorporated into the permanent Oklahoma Statutes (meaning it's a standalone law), and it sets an effective date of November 1, 2026, for these reforms to take effect.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to the Open Meeting Act; creating the Open Meeting Reform Act of 2026; providing for noncodification; and providing an effective date.
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• Introduced: 01/15/2026
• Added: 01/15/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Mark Lawson (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/15/2026
• Last Action: Authored by Representative Lawson
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OK bill #SB1888 • Last Action 02/02/2026
School athletic associations; adding provisions to be included in written policy; establishing legislative review process for rules. Effective date. Emergency.
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill requires school athletic associations, which are organizations that govern interscholastic sports for public schools, to include specific provisions in their written policies to maintain their membership. These provisions mandate that association records must be accessible under the Oklahoma Open Records Act, meetings must comply with the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act (including notice, agenda, voting, and executive session rules), and the association must undergo annual financial and compliance audits, as well as performance audits every five years. Crucially, the bill introduces a legislative review process for any new rules or changes to existing rules governing interscholastic activities; these must be submitted to legislative leadership for approval or disapproval through a joint resolution, with specific timelines and procedures for adoption or rejection, and if disapproved, the association must resubmit new rules. The bill also clarifies that students transferring to a new school district under the Education Open Transfer Act are allowed to participate in interscholastic activities at their new school upon enrollment, and it repeals a previous law related to participation after a transfer. This act will become effective on July 1, 2026, with an emergency clause allowing it to take effect immediately upon passage and approval.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to school athletic associations; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 27-103, which relates to requirements for school athletic association written policies; adding provisions to be included in written policy; establishing legislative review process for rules or amendments to rules adopted by a school athletic association; repealing 70 O.S. 2021, Section 8-103.2, which relates to participation in certain competitions after certain transfer; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
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• Introduced: 01/15/2026
• Added: 01/15/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Casey Murdock (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/15/2026
• Last Action: Authored by Senator Murdock
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OK bill #HB3069 • Last Action 02/02/2026
Schools; option to submit charter school applications to sponsors or to the school district; effective date; emergency.
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill, effective July 1, 2026, amends existing law to provide flexibility in how applicants seeking to establish a charter school can submit their applications. Previously, applicants were generally required to first submit their application to the school district where the proposed charter school would be located, which then had a set timeframe to approve or deny it. This bill removes that mandatory first step with the school district, allowing applicants to instead choose to submit their application directly to a proposed sponsor, which could be a higher education institution, a private institution of higher learning, or a federally recognized Indian tribe, among others. These sponsors would then have ninety days to accept or reject the application, with provisions for revised applications and notification of reasons for rejection. The bill also clarifies that applicants for virtual charter schools will continue to submit their applications to the Statewide Charter School Board.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to schools; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 3-134, as last amended by Section 6, Chapter 323, O.S.L. 2023 (70 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 3-134), which relates to charter school applications; removing mandate to submit application to school district; providing option to submit applications to sponsors or to the school district; providing approval and denial procedures; allowing submission of a revised application; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
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• Introduced: 01/13/2026
• Added: 01/14/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Rob Hall (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/13/2026
• Last Action: Authored by Representative Hall
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OK bill #SB1206 • Last Action 02/02/2026
Open Meetings Act; modifying requirements for public comment at meetings of a public body. Effective date.
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies the Oklahoma Open Meetings Act to clarify and enhance public participation rights at public meetings. The legislation requires public bodies to maintain an email distribution system for meeting notices and allows members of the public to address the body during designated comment periods on any agenda item, new business, or relevant non-agenda item. The bill explicitly prohibits public bodies from preventing criticism of their acts, policies, or services, while allowing them to maintain orderly conduct during meetings. Public bodies can establish reasonable guidelines for public comment, such as time limits, but cannot entirely prevent public input. The bill also reinforces existing requirements for public notice of meetings, including posting meeting information prominently and online at least 24 hours in advance, with specific provisions for regularly scheduled, special, and emergency meetings. Notably, the bill adds a provision that no action can be taken on a matter raised during public comment until it has been specifically added to a future meeting's agenda. The changes aim to increase transparency and public engagement in governmental decision-making processes, with the modifications set to take effect on November 1, 2026.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to public participation at public meetings; amending 25 O.S. 2021, Section 311, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 60, O.S.L. 2024 (25 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 311), which relates to notice of meetings of public bodies; prohibiting public body from taking action on certain matters; clarifying right of members of the public to provide public comment at meetings of a public body; allowing certain rules or policies regarding public comment; construing provisions; providing exceptions to certain requirements; updating statutory references; updating statutory language; and providing an effective date.
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• Introduced: 12/01/2025
• Added: 12/02/2025
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Dana Prieto (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 12/01/2025
• Last Action: Authored by Senator Prieto
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OK bill #HB3130 • Last Action 02/02/2026
Gender transition procedures; state funds; parental rights; severability clause; judicial review; venue; unprofessional conduct within the Oklahoma Allopathic Medical and Surgical Licensure and Supervision Act; gender transition procedure misconduct; unprofessional conduct within the Physician Assistant Act; Oklahoma Nursing Practice Act; Oklahoma Osteopathic Medicine Act; health services for minors; definition; referrals; aiding and abetting; emergency.
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill, titled "Gender transition procedures; state funds; parental rights; severability clause; judicial review; venue; unprofessional conduct within the Oklahoma Allopathic Medical and Surgical Licensure and Supervision Act; gender transition procedure misconduct; unprofessional conduct within the Physician Assistant Act; Oklahoma Nursing Practice Act; Oklahoma Osteopathic Medicine Act; health services for minors; definition; referrals; aiding and abetting; emergency," aims to significantly restrict gender transition procedures, particularly for minors, and prohibit the use of state funds for such procedures. Key provisions include a ban on state agencies, subdivisions, employees, contractors, or public institutions from providing, allocating, or reimbursing any state funds for gender transition procedures, as well as prohibiting them from facilitating, referring for, or contracting with entities that perform or promote these procedures, with violations by state employees leading to termination. The bill also establishes that a parent or guardian's decision to withhold consent for gender transition procedures or related social transitions cannot be considered abuse, neglect, or grounds for losing custody, and any government agency or court violating this would face civil liability. It includes a severability clause, meaning if any part of the act is found invalid, the rest remains in effect, and any legal challenges must be heard in Oklahoma courts under strict scrutiny. Furthermore, the bill amends existing laws governing physicians, physician assistants, nurses, and osteopathic physicians to define performing, attempting to perform, or referring a child for a gender transition procedure as unprofessional conduct, which can lead to disciplinary actions including license suspension or revocation. The definition of "gender transition procedures" is clarified to include surgical procedures and certain drug treatments, while explicitly excluding behavioral health services, medications for depression and anxiety, treatments for specific DSDs (Disorders of Sex Development), and certain emergency or existing treatments. The bill also criminalizes knowingly aiding or abetting such procedures on a child and allows for civil action by parents or the child against healthcare providers who violate these provisions, with the Attorney General empowered to enforce compliance. Finally, the bill declares an emergency, meaning it will take effect immediately upon passage and approval.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to gender transition procedures; prohibiting state funds for use towards all gender transition procedures; declaring legal protection for parental rights; providing a severability clause; providing for judicial review; establishing venue; amending 59 O.S. 2021, Section 509, as amended by Section 2, Chapter 150, O.S.L. 2023 (59 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 509), which relates to unprofessional conduct within the Oklahoma Allopathic Medical and Surgical Licensure and Supervision Act; modifying gender transition procedure misconduct; amending Section 3, Chapter 150, O.S.L. 2023 (59 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 519.12), which relates to unprofessional conduct within the Physician Assistant Act; modifying gender transition procedure misconduct; amending 59 O.S. 2021, Section 567.8, as amended by Section 4, Chapter 150, O.S.L. 2023 (59 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 567.8), which relates to the Oklahoma Nursing Practice Act; modifying gender transition procedure misconduct; amending 59 O.S. 2021, Section 637, as last amended by Section 14, Chapter 168, O.S.L. 2025 (59 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 637), which relates to the Oklahoma Osteopathic Medicine Act; modifying gender transition procedure misconduct; amending Section 1, Chapter 150, O.S.L. 2023 (63 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 2607.1), which relates to health services for minors; clarifying definition; providing definition; including referrals and aiding and abetting; providing for codification; and declaring an emergency.
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• Introduced: 01/13/2026
• Added: 01/14/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Kevin West (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/13/2026
• Last Action: Authored by Representative West (Kevin)
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OK bill #SB1883 • Last Action 02/02/2026
Oklahoma Open Meeting Act; requiring the Legislature to allow audio and video recording of public meetings. Effective date.
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act, specifically Section 309 of Title 25 of the Oklahoma Statutes, to require the Oklahoma Legislature to allow any person to audio or video record public meetings, meaning meetings that are open to the public. This change ensures greater transparency by preventing the Legislature from prohibiting such recordings, and it will take effect on November 1, 2026.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act; amending 25 O.S. 2021, Section 309, which relates to the Legislature; requiring the Legislature to allow audio and video recording of public meetings; and providing an effective date.
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• Introduced: 01/15/2026
• Added: 01/15/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Shane Jett (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/15/2026
• Last Action: Authored by Senator Jett
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OK bill #HB3150 • Last Action 02/02/2026
State government; Attorney General; litigation cost analysis; unconstitutional statutes or provisions of the Oklahoma Constitution; requirements; procedures; effective date.
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill requires the Attorney General of Oklahoma to publish a report every four years, starting November 1, 2026, detailing the total costs incurred by the state in defending or representing itself against any law or amendment to the Oklahoma Constitution that has been declared unconstitutional by a court, with no further appeals possible. The report should include estimated values for services by in-house attorneys and litigation support staff, and all actual costs for outside counsel and support. It will also specify if the Attorney General or other state attorneys advised the Legislature on the risk of unconstitutionality, provide a plain language summary of the court's decision, and state whether the opposing party received attorney fees and, if possible, the amount. This bill also sets an effective date of November 1, 2026.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to state government; amending 74 O.S. 2021, Section 18b, as last amended by Section 2, Chapter 335, O.S.L. 2025 (74 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 18b), which relates to the duties of the Attorney General; requiring publication of certain costs related to litigation; prescribing requirements for report; and providing an effective date.
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• Introduced: 01/13/2026
• Added: 01/14/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Annie Menz (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/13/2026
• Last Action: Authored by Representative Menz
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OK bill #SB1877 • Last Action 02/02/2026
State government; directing submission of certain reports to utilize certain centralized filing system; directing the Office of the Secretary of State to create and maintain certain centralized filing system. Effective date.
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill mandates that numerous state agencies, including those related to agriculture, aerospace, amusement and sports, banking, children and youth services, municipal pensions, consumer credit, the Corporation Commission, district attorneys, courts, and crimes and punishments, must submit their required reports electronically through a new centralized filing system managed by the Office of the Secretary of State. This system will index reports, track submission deadlines, notify recipients of submissions, confirm receipt, and flag overdue reports, with the Secretary of State reporting non-compliant agencies to legislative leaders and the Governor. The bill also repeals several existing statutes related to reporting requirements and obsolete systems, aiming to streamline state government reporting and accountability.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to state government; amending 2 O.S. 2021, Sections 5-10, 5-85, as amended by Section 2, Chapter 174, O.S.L. 2025, 5-507, 3, Chapter 391, O.S.L. 2022, 6, Chapter 297, O.S.L. 2023, 14, Chapter 297, O.S.L. 2023, and 19, Chapter 297, O.S.L. 2023 (2 O.S. Supp. 2025, Sections 5-85, 11-13, 4006, 4014, and 4019), which relate to agriculture; directing submission of certain reports to utilize certain centralized filing system; removing certain obsolete report; amending Section 1, Chapter 126, O.S.L. 2024 (3 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 415), which relates to the Long-Term Aerospace and Aeronautics Infrastructure Sustainability Revolving Fund; directing submission of certain report to utilize certain centralized filing system; amending 3A O.S. 2021, Sections 204, 619, 733, as amended by Section 4, Chapter 332, O.S.L. 2023, and 734 (3A O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 733), which relate to amusement and sports; directing submission of certain reports to utilize certain centralized filing system; amending 6 O.S. 2021, Section 212, which relates to the Banking Department; directing submission of certain report to utilize certain centralized filing system; amending 10 O.S. 2021, Sections 22.1, 405.1, 601.5, as amended by Section 3, Chapter 347, O.S.L. 2024, 601.6, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 178, O.S.L. 2025, 601.6a, as amended by Section 4, Chapter 347, O.S.L. 2024, 601.6b, as amended by Section 5, Chapter 347, O.S.L. 2024, 601.6c, 601.81, 2, Chapter 35, 1st Extraordinary Session, O.S.L. 2023, 1150.2, as last amended by Section 10, Chapter 347, O.S.L. 2024, and 1411.1 (10 O.S. Supp. 2025, Sections 601.5, 601.6, 601.6a, 601.6b, 802, and 1150.2), which relate to children; removing certain obsolete report; directing submission of certain reports to utilize certain centralized filing system; amending 10A O.S. 2021, Sections 1-2-111, 1-6-105, 1-8-111, 1-9-105, 1-9-120, as amended by Section 2, Chapter 28, O.S.L. 2023, 2- 7-311, 2-7-606, 2-7-705, 2-7-905, and 2-10-103 (10A O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 1-9-120), which relate to the children and juvenile code; directing submission of certain reports to utilize certain centralized filing system; removing certain obsolete report; amending 11 O.S. 2021, Sections 49-100.8, 49-100.9, 50-105.3, and 50-105.4, which relate to municipal firefighter and police pension and retirement systems; directing submission of certain reports to utilize certain centralized filing system; amending 14A O.S. 2021, Sections 6-104 and 6-504, which relate to the Department of Consumer Credit; directing submission of certain reports to utilize certain centralized filing system; amending 17 O.S. 2021, Sections 40.1, 253, 325, 1, Chapter 403, O.S.L. 2022, and 802.3, as last amended by Section 2, Chapter 31, O.S.L. 2024 (17 O.S. Supp. 2025, Sections 801.9 and 802.3), which relate to the Corporation Commission; directing submission of certain reports to utilize certain centralized filing system; amending 19 O.S. 2021, Section 215.28, which relates to the creation of the District Attorneys Council; directing submission of certain report to utilize certain centralized filing system; amending 20 O.S. 2021, Sections 3.3, 1103.1, 1108, 1225, and 1656, which relate to courts; directing submission of certain reports to utilize certain centralized filing system; amending 21 O.S. 2021, Sections 142.15 and 1290.16, which relate to crimes and punishments; directing submission of certain reports to utilize certain centralized filing system; updating statutory language; directing the Office of the Secretary of State to create and maintain certain centralized filing system; requiring the Secretary of State to submit certain report; repealing Section 6, Chapter 222, O.S.L. 2024 (2 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 5-606), which relates to reports; repealing 2 O.S. 2021, Sections 18-34 and 18-192, which relate to reports; repealing 10 O.S. 2021, Section 630.2, which relates to coordinated database system; repealing Section 1, Chapter 288, O.S.L. 2024 (17 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 294), which relates to Southwest Power Pool report; repealing 19 O.S. 2021, Section 547.2, which relates to the Sheriffs’ Personnel Task Force; repealing 20 O.S. 2021, Sections 127 and 1103H, which relate to reports; repealing Section 1, Chapter 333, O.S.L. 2023, as amended by Section 4, Chapter 329, O.S.L. 2025 (21 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 2200), which relates to the Oklahoma Organized Retail Crime Task Force; providing for codification; and providing an effective date.
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• Introduced: 01/15/2026
• Added: 01/15/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Chuck Hall (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/15/2026
• Last Action: Authored by Senator Hall
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OK bill #HB3416 • Last Action 02/02/2026
Counties and county officers; county purchasing; soliciting quotes; operations; effective date.
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill makes several changes to county purchasing procedures in Oklahoma, primarily by allowing the county purchasing agent to solicit quotes in certain situations, clarifying existing language, and repealing outdated provisions. Specifically, it amends Section 1501 to permit the county purchasing agent to solicit telephone quotes when a selected vendor cannot fulfill an order, or to select the next lowest bidder, and also allows for the purchase of fuel after obtaining quotes from at least three vendors. Additionally, it amends Section 1505, which outlines general county government operations and purchasing procedures, by removing language related to "other services" to improve clarity and avoid duplication with definitions of professional services, and also removes a reference to information technology and telecommunication goods in the disposal of equipment section. The bill also includes a provision for recodifying an existing statute and sets an effective date of November 1, 2026.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to counties and county officers; amending 19 O.S. 2021, Section 1501, as last amended by Section 1, Chapter 85, O.S.L. 2025 (19 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 1501), which relates to county purchasing; permitting county purchasing agent to solicit quotes; amending 19 O.S. 2021, Section 1505, as last amended by Section 2, Chapter 85, O.S.L. 2025 (19 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 1505), which relates to procedures for the operation of county government; repealing language for clarity; providing for recodification; and providing an effective date.
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• Introduced: 01/14/2026
• Added: 01/15/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Judd Strom (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/14/2026
• Last Action: Authored by Representative Strom
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OK bill #SB1813 • Last Action 02/02/2026
Professions and occupations; enacting the Athletic Trainer Compact; authorizing certain jurisdiction. Effective date.
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill enacts the Athletic Trainer Compact, allowing athletic trainers licensed in one member state to practice in other member states without needing a separate license in each, thereby increasing mobility and public access to their services while preserving each state's regulatory authority. The Compact establishes a commission to oversee its implementation, defines key terms like "Compact Privilege" (the authorization to practice in another member state) and "Compact Qualifying License" (a license that meets specific criteria), and outlines requirements for states to join and for athletic trainers to obtain a Compact Privilege, including background checks and adherence to continuing education standards. It also details procedures for adverse actions, dispute resolution, and the operation of the Compact Commission, with the goal of promoting uniformity in licensure requirements and facilitating interstate practice, including for active military members and their spouses, and it will become effective on November 1, 2026.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to professions and occupations; enacting the Athletic Trainer Compact and authorizing the Governor to enter into the Compact with certain jurisdictions; setting forth form of the Compact; providing for codification; and providing an effective date.
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• Introduced: 01/15/2026
• Added: 01/15/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Brenda Stanley (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/14/2026
• Last Action: Authored by Senator Stanley
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OK bill #HB3302 • Last Action 02/02/2026
Firearms; prohibiting the carry of firearms into certain places; effective date.
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies existing Oklahoma law regarding the carry of firearms in certain locations, primarily by creating exceptions and clarifying existing rules. It allows for the concealed carry of firearms into buildings and on fairgrounds during the Oklahoma and Tulsa State Fairs, and also permits event holders at these fairs to allow open carry. Additionally, public trusts and nonprofit entities are now authorized to permit open carry on their properties. The bill also amends provisions related to the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act, which is a law governing concealed carry permits, by removing certain prohibitions on carrying firearms at specific events and clarifying when firearms can be prohibited. The changes are set to take effect on November 1, 2026.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to firearms; amending 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1277, as amended by Section 2, Chapter 251, O.S.L. 2025 (21 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 1277), which relates to the unlawful carry of firearms in certain places; modifying scope of certain prohibited act; providing an exception; prohibiting the carry of firearms into certain places; deleting construing provisions; authorizing the concealed carry of firearms into buildings and on fairgrounds during the Oklahoma and Tulsa State Fairs; authorizing event holders to allow for the open carry of lawful firearms during the Oklahoma and Tulsa State Fairs; authorizing public trusts and nonprofit entities to allow for the open carry of lawful firearms on public trust property; amending 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1290.22, which relates to the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act; prohibiting the carry of concealed or unconcealed firearms at certain events; deleting certain prohibition; and providing an effective date.
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• Introduced: 01/14/2026
• Added: 01/15/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Jay Steagall (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/14/2026
• Last Action: Authored by Representative Steagall
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OK bill #SB1792 • Last Action 02/02/2026
School district boards of education; allowing certain instruction; requiring the maintenance of certain records by schools districts. Effective date. Emergency.
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies requirements for school district board of education members regarding training and record-keeping. It changes the mandatory instruction for new board members from a written pledge to complete a minimum of twelve hours of training within fifteen months to an optional completion of three hours of training within six months, focusing on school finance, the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act, school law, and ethics, with the school district now responsible for covering the costs of this training upon completion. The bill also shifts the responsibility for maintaining attendance records from the State Board of Education to individual school districts, requiring these records to be posted on the district's website, and repeals existing provisions related to continuing education requirements for board members, with the changes taking effect on July 1, 2026.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to school district boards of education; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 5-110, which relates to instruction for board of education members; removing outdated language; removing language requiring certain member to agree in writing to education requirements; allowing rather than requiring certain instruction; changing time period in which member may complete certain training; reducing number of hours of instruction; removing requirement for training in certain topics; removing ability for certain type of organization to offer certain training; removing education requirements for certain incumbent board members; directing board members to represent certain interests; removing language regarding penalties for failing to complete certain instruction; allowing a board member’s district to be charged for certain attendance upon completion; updating statutory references; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 5-110.2, which relates to attendance records of school board members; directing school districts to maintain records rather than the State Board of Education; requiring records to be posted on certain website; removing language regarding certain notification; repealing 70 O.S. 2021, Section 5-110.1, which relates to continuing education requirements for board members; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
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• Introduced: 01/15/2026
• Added: 01/15/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Shane Jett (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/14/2026
• Last Action: Authored by Senator Jett
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OK bill #HB3352 • Last Action 02/02/2026
Pardon and parole; updating language; effective date.
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill updates language within Oklahoma law concerning the procedures of the Pardon and Parole Board, which is the state board responsible for reviewing applications for pardons, commutations (reducing a sentence), and paroles (early release from prison). The changes primarily involve minor wording adjustments, such as replacing "Chair" with "chair" to refer to the board's leader, and "said" with "the" when referring to applications. It also clarifies that the board's recommendations to the Governor are advisory and not binding. The bill also specifies procedures for notifying victims, their representatives, district attorneys, and the Attorney General about commutation and pardon applications, and outlines how trial officials should provide recommendations or protests. Additionally, it establishes an accelerated process for commutations when a crime has been reclassified from a felony to a misdemeanor and requires the board to provide a summary of its activities to the Legislature and the public. The bill also details how victims can be notified of hearings and decisions, and what happens if a victim who requested notification is not informed. Finally, it defines "victim" and "representatives of the victim" and sets an effective date of November 1, 2026.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to pardon and parole; amending 57 O.S. 2021, Section 332.2, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 198, O.S.L. 2022 (57 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 332.2), which relates to procedures of the Pardon and Parole Board; updating language; and providing an effective date.
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• Introduced: 01/14/2026
• Added: 01/15/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Danny Williams (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/14/2026
• Last Action: Authored by Representative Williams
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OK bill #SB1757 • Last Action 02/02/2026
Oklahoma Open Meeting Act; creating the First Amendment Open Meeting Protection Act. Emergency.
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill, titled the "First Amendment Open Meeting Protection Act," aims to strengthen the public's right to record government meetings in Oklahoma. It amends the existing Oklahoma Open Meeting Act, specifically Section 312, which deals with the recording of public meetings. The key change is that it explicitly states that no public body, its members, officers, staff, or any security personnel can prohibit any attendee from recording proceedings by video, audio, or any other method, as long as the recording does not disrupt the meeting. The bill also introduces a new provision allowing individuals who are unlawfully prevented from recording a public meeting to file a civil lawsuit for monetary damages. The bill also updates a statutory reference to clarify that notice requirements for meetings are governed by Section 301 et seq. of the title, and declares an emergency, meaning it will take effect immediately upon passage and approval.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act; creating the First Amendment Open Meeting Protection Act; providing short title; amending 25 O.S. 2021, Section 312, which relates to recording of open meetings; updating statutory reference; clarifying when recordings may be prohibited; providing for civil action; updating statutory language; providing for noncodification; and declaring an emergency.
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• Introduced: 01/14/2026
• Added: 01/15/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Shane Jett (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/14/2026
• Last Action: Authored by Senator Jett
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OK bill #SB1653 • Last Action 02/02/2026
Professions and occupations; enacting the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact. Effective date.
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill enacts the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact, allowing occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants to practice in multiple states under a single license, thereby improving access to services and supporting military families. The Compact establishes a commission to oversee its implementation, sets definitions for terms like "Member State" (a state that has joined the Compact) and "Compact Privilege" (permission to practice in another member state), and outlines procedures for licensure, disciplinary actions, and data sharing between participating states, with the goal of enhancing public safety and cooperation among licensing boards, and it will become effective on November 1, 2026.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to professions and occupations; enacting the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact and authorizing the Governor to enter into the Compact with certain jurisdictions; setting forth form of the Compact; providing for codification; and providing an effective date.
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• Introduced: 01/14/2026
• Added: 01/14/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : John Haste (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/13/2026
• Last Action: Authored by Senator Haste
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OK bill #SB1721 • Last Action 02/02/2026
Schools; extending the sunset date for the Oklahoma Advisory Council on Indian Education; requiring certain members to meet certain requirements. Effective date. Emergency.
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill extends the sunset date for the Oklahoma Advisory Council on Indian Education, meaning the council will continue to exist until July 1, 2029, instead of its previous expiration date. It also introduces new requirements for certain members appointed to the council who represent an Indian tribe, tribal education department, or other tribal entity; these members must now be officially authorized representatives of their respective tribe or entity at the time of appointment and throughout their service, with their authorization granted by the elected executive leaders or governing body of that tribe or entity. If a member loses this authorization, their service on the council will automatically end, and the appointing authority must be notified in writing, leading to a vacancy that will be filled according to existing procedures. The bill also mandates that the council's annual report on the effectiveness of the public education system in meeting the needs of Native American students must now be submitted electronically.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to schools; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 3-173, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 306, O.S.L. 2023 (70 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 3-173), which relates to the Oklahoma Advisory Council on Indian Education; extending sunset date; requiring certain appointed members to be duly authorized representatives of certain tribe, department, or entity; providing method of authorization; requiring certain member’s service to cease if he or she does not have certain authorization; requiring notification; providing for filling of vacancy; providing certain construction; requiring electronic submission of certain report; updating statutory language; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
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• Introduced: 01/14/2026
• Added: 01/15/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Ally Seifried (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/14/2026
• Last Action: Authored by Senator Seifried
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OK bill #SB1616 • Last Action 02/02/2026
School athletic associations; requiring that certain hearings be subject to the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act. Effective date. Emergency.
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill requires that any school athletic association that a public school or school district in Oklahoma joins must adhere to specific transparency requirements, building upon existing laws. Specifically, it mandates that these associations must make their records accessible according to the Oklahoma Open Records Act, and their meetings must be conducted openly and follow the procedures outlined in the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act, which governs public access to government proceedings, including notice, agendas, voting, and executive sessions. Crucially, this bill adds a new requirement that all hearings conducted by these athletic associations, such as those for rule violations, eligibility decisions, or hardship waiver requests, must also be subject to the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act, ensuring these important proceedings are open to the public. The bill also requires annual financial and compliance audits, as well as periodic performance audits, and will take effect on July 1, 2026, with an emergency clause allowing it to be enacted immediately upon passage and approval.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to school athletic associations; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 27-103, which relates to requirements for school athletic association written policies; adding requirement that certain hearings be subject to certain act; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
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• Introduced: 01/13/2026
• Added: 01/14/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Avery Frix (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/13/2026
• Last Action: Authored by Senator Frix
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OK bill #SB1504 • Last Action 02/02/2026
Oklahoma Health Care Authority; modifying appointing authority of the Administrator of the Authority. Effective date.
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies how the Administrator of the Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA) is appointed and managed. Previously, the Administrator was appointed by the Governor with Senate approval, but this bill transfers that appointment power to the OHCA Board, which is composed of members appointed by the Governor, Speaker of the House, and President Pro Tempore of the Senate. The Board will now also determine the Administrator's compensation and can remove them without cause. Additionally, the bill requires the OHCA to submit its annual administrative policies and business plan electronically to state leadership by January 1st each year, and it clarifies that the Board has the power to establish the Authority's policies and appoint its Administrator.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to the Oklahoma Health Care Authority; amending 63 O.S. 2021, Sections 5007 and 5008, which relate to governance of the Authority; providing certain power and duty to the Oklahoma Health Care Authority Board; requiring electronic submission of certain report; modifying appointing authority of the Administrator; conforming language; and providing an effective date.
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• Introduced: 01/12/2026
• Added: 01/12/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Carri Hicks (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/09/2026
• Last Action: Authored by Senator Hicks
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OK bill #SB1598 • Last Action 02/02/2026
State government; removing certain prohibition on use of funds; removing certain requirement on nonsectarian charter schools. Effective date.
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill makes several changes to Oklahoma law, primarily by removing prohibitions on the use of state funds for religious purposes and by modifying requirements for nonsectarian charter schools. Specifically, it amends laws concerning the Oklahoma Historical Society, the Oklahoma Arts Council, and the J.M. Davis Memorial Commission to remove language that prevented funds from being used for the benefit of any sect, church, denomination, or religious institution, or for religious teachers or dignitaries. Additionally, the bill amends the law regarding charter schools to remove the explicit requirement that charter schools be nonsectarian in their programs, admission policies, and employment practices, and that sponsors not authorize charter schools affiliated with nonpublic sectarian schools or religious institutions. The bill also updates statutory references and provides an effective date of November 1, 2026.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to state government; amending 53 O.S. 2021, Sections 1.18, 171, and 201C, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 213, O.S.L. 2022 (53 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 201C), which relate to the dispensation of funds; removing certain prohibition on use of funds; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 3-136, as amended by Section 7, Chapter 323, O.S.L. 2023 (70 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 3-136), which relates to charter schools; removing certain requirement on nonsectarian charter schools; updating statutory language; updating statutory references; and providing an effective date.
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• Introduced: 01/13/2026
• Added: 01/14/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Julie McIntosh (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/13/2026
• Last Action: Authored by Senator McIntosh
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OK bill #HB3093 • Last Action 02/02/2026
Open Meeting Act; executive sessions; public bodies; individual officers and employees; supervision, employ, or appointment; effective date.
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill clarifies that public bodies, which are governmental entities like committees or boards, can only discuss individual officers and employees in executive sessions if those individuals are directly under the supervision, employment, or appointment of that specific public body. Executive sessions are private meetings that public bodies can hold for specific, legally defined reasons, as outlined in the Open Meeting Act, to discuss sensitive matters without public scrutiny. This amendment aims to prevent public bodies from discussing individuals outside of their direct purview during these closed-door meetings.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to the Open Meeting Act; amending 25 O.S. 2021, Section 307, as last amended by Section 1, Chapter 249, O.S.L. 2025 (25 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 307), which relates to executive sessions; clarifying that public bodies may only discuss individual officers and employees under their supervision, employ, or appointment in executive sessions; and providing an effective date.
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• Introduced: 01/13/2026
• Added: 01/14/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Molly Jenkins (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/13/2026
• Last Action: Authored by Representative Jenkins
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NE bill #LB1001 • Last Action 01/26/2026
Change and eliminate provisions relating to licensed racetrack enclosures, licenses and wagering on horseracing, assistance to problem gamblers, the Nebraska Commission on Problem Gambling, the Charitable Gaming Division of the Department of Revenue, keno at licensed racetrack enclosures, and the Compulsive Gamblers Assistance Fund
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill makes several changes to laws governing horseracing and gambling in Nebraska, including modifying requirements for licensed racetrack enclosures to hold a minimum number of live racing days, allowing racetrack license holders to petition for waivers or modifications to these requirements under certain circumstances, and clarifying how funds deducted from wagers are distributed to promote agriculture and horse breeding. It also moves the Nebraska Commission on Problem Gambling, which oversees assistance for problem gamblers, under the administrative umbrella of the State Racing and Gaming Commission, and adjusts funding sources for problem gambling assistance by including annual gaming tax proceeds and modifying the Compulsive Gamblers Assistance Fund. Additionally, the bill allows individuals who are nineteen years of age or older to play keno at licensed racetrack enclosures, provided it's in an area separate from other casino gaming, and makes other technical adjustments to harmonize existing laws.
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Bill Summary: A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to racing and gaming; to amend sections 2-1207.01, 2-1213, 2-1216, 2-1226, 2-1228, 2-1229, 9-831, 9-1001, 9-1002, 9-1003, 9-1004, 9-1006, and 9-1115, Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska, section 2-1207, Revised Statutes Cumulative Supplement, 2024, and sections 2-1205, 2-1210, 9-1,101, and 9-1104, Revised Statutes Supplement, 2025; to change provisions relating to licensed racetrack enclosure terms and conditions, parimutuel wagering, the distribution of amounts deducted from wagers on horseracing, registration of Nebraska-bred horses, simulcast facilities licenses, and assistance to problem gamblers; to provide for administrative fees; to change provisions relating to the Nebraska Commission on Problem Gambling and place such commission for administrative purposes within the State Racing and Gaming Commission; to change and eliminate provisions relating to the Compulsive Gamblers Assistance Fund; to change provisions relating to the Charitable Gaming Division of the Department of Revenue; to provide an exception to the required age for individuals to play keno at a licensed racetrack enclosure; to harmonize provisions; to repeal the original sections; and to outright repeal section 9-1007, Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska.
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• Introduced: 01/13/2026
• Added: 01/13/2026
• Session: 109th Legislature
• Sponsors: 0 : General Affairs Committee
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 6
• Last Amended: 01/13/2026
• Last Action: General Affairs Hearing (13:30:00 1/26/2026 Room 1023)
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NE bill #LB763 • Last Action 01/23/2026
Exempt certain gatherings of members of the Board of Parole from the Open Meetings Act
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends existing Nebraska law to create an exemption from the Open Meetings Act for certain gatherings of the Board of Parole, which is responsible for decisions regarding offenders' release from correctional facilities. Specifically, gatherings of three or more board members will not be considered public meetings subject to the Open Meetings Act if their purpose is limited to strategic planning, process improvement, internal education, or discussing administrative matters that do not involve making decisions about specific parole cases. However, the bill mandates that the Board of Parole must still maintain a brief public record of these gatherings, including the date, general topics discussed, and participants, to ensure continued transparency. All formal decisions about granting, denying, deferring, or revoking parole for individual offenders must still be made during properly announced public meetings.
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Bill Summary: A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to the Nebraska Treatment and Corrections Act; to amend section 83-196, Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska; to provide an exemption from the Open Meetings Act for certain gatherings of members of the Board of Parole; to provide duties for the board; and to repeal the original section.
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• Introduced: 01/07/2026
• Added: 01/08/2026
• Session: 109th Legislature
• Sponsors: 1 : Rick Holdcroft (NP)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 6
• Last Amended: 01/07/2026
• Last Action: Judiciary Hearing (13:30:00 1/23/2026 Room 1525)
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NE bill #LB736 • Last Action 01/22/2026
Adopt the Athletic Trainer Compact
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill adopts the Athletic Trainer Compact, which is an agreement between states to allow licensed athletic trainers to practice in other member states without needing a separate license in each state, thereby increasing access to their services and promoting workforce mobility. The compact establishes uniform requirements for athletic trainers, creates a commission to oversee its implementation, and outlines procedures for criminal background checks, licensure, and disciplinary actions. It also amends existing state laws to include athletic trainers in the criminal background check requirement for initial licensure and to recognize athletic trainers licensed under the compact. The bill specifies that the compact will become operative on January 1, 2027, and repeals the original sections of law that are being amended.
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Bill Summary: A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to public health and welfare; to amend sections 38-404 and 38-409, Revised Statutes Cumulative Supplement, 2024, and section 38-131, Revised Statutes Supplement, 2025; to adopt the Athletic Trainer Compact; to provide for criminal background checks; to harmonize provisions; to provide an operative date; and to repeal the original sections.
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• Introduced: 01/07/2026
• Added: 01/08/2026
• Session: 109th Legislature
• Sponsors: 1 : Victor Rountree (NP)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 6
• Last Amended: 01/07/2026
• Last Action: Health and Human Services Hearing (13:30:00 1/22/2026 Room 1510)
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CA bill #AB52 • Last Action 01/22/2026
Farmer equity: advisory committees.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill would authorize the Secretary of Food and Agriculture to create two advisory committees: the Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) Producer Advisory Committee and the Small-Scale Producer Advisory Committee. These committees will advise the Secretary and the Department of Food and Agriculture on their duties under the Farmer Equity Act of 2017, which aims to ensure that socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers are included in the development and implementation of food and agriculture policies. The advisory committees will provide guidance on programs, policies, education, outreach, technical assistance, and the general needs of small-scale, medium-scale, and socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers in California. Members of these committees must themselves be small-scale or medium-scale socially disadvantaged farmers or ranchers, and they will be reimbursed for travel expenses incurred while conducting official business. All meetings of these committees will be open to the public, following the rules of the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act.
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Bill Summary: An act to add Section 513.5 to the Food and Agricultural Code, relating to food and agriculture.
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• Introduced: 12/02/2024
• Added: 01/06/2026
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D)*
• Versions: 5 • Votes: 1 • Actions: 22
• Last Amended: 01/08/2026
• Last Action: Assembly Appropriations Hearing (00:00:00 1/22/2026 1021 O Street, Room 1100)
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CA bill #AB767 • Last Action 01/22/2026
Sexually violent predators: schools.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill expands existing protections for children by prohibiting individuals committed as sexually violent predators from being placed within a quarter-mile radius of child daycare facilities, in addition to the existing prohibition concerning public or private schools. The bill clarifies the definition of a "private school" to include facilities or homes that have filed a specific affidavit with the State Department of Education, provide instruction to students aged 6 to 18, and are publicly listed by the department, while also stipulating that a home is only considered a private school if it was operating as such at the time of placement. This measure aims to enhance public safety by creating a larger buffer zone around places where children are present for individuals deemed a risk to public safety.
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Bill Summary: An act to amend Section 6608.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to sexually violent predators.
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• Introduced: 02/18/2025
• Added: 02/19/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Juan Alanis (R)*
• Versions: 3 • Votes: 1 • Actions: 12
• Last Amended: 01/05/2026
• Last Action: Assembly Appropriations Hearing (00:00:00 1/22/2026 1021 O Street, Room 1100)
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WA bill #HB2330 • Last Action 01/22/2026
Establishing a prioritization process for capital funding for state campus district energy systems.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes a process for prioritizing capital funding for state campus district energy systems, aiming to support projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and comply with clean building standards. It creates a new "campus energy upgrades committee" within the department, composed of 11 voting and 2 non-voting members with diverse expertise in areas like building decarbonization, environmental justice, and finance, to score and rank these energy projects. The committee will develop a scoring system that considers factors such as cost savings, avoided maintenance, greenhouse gas reductions, leveraged funding, and alignment with local climate plans. The bill also mandates reporting requirements, including a preliminary report on the scoring framework by December 30, 2026, and biennial reports to the legislature starting in 2028 detailing prioritized project lists and recommendations for facilitating public-private partnerships in clean energy. Additionally, it amends existing laws to ensure that capital budget requests for state campus district energy systems clearly indicate how they align with the committee's recommendations.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT Relating to establishing a prioritization process for 2 capital funding for state campus district energy systems; amending 3 RCW 43.88.030 and 19.27A.200; adding new sections to chapter 19.27A 4 RCW; and creating a new section. 5
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• Introduced: 01/08/2026
• Added: 01/09/2026
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 6 : Alex Ramel (D)*, Lisa Parshley (D), Julia Reed (D), Joe Fitzgibbon (D), Janice Zahn (D), April Berg (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 4
• Last Amended: 01/08/2026
• Last Action: Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Capital Budget at 1:30 PM
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WA bill #HB2192 • Last Action 01/22/2026
Updating the role of the Washington traffic safety commission in identifying the risk factors that lead to roadway fatalities.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill updates the role of the Washington Traffic Safety Commission in identifying risk factors that lead to roadway fatalities by establishing the commission as a public health authority with expanded capabilities to review and analyze traffic fatality data. The bill defines new terms like "bicyclist fatality," "pedestrian fatality," and "serious injury," and grants the commission broader powers to collect and analyze health care information, crash reports, and medical records related to traffic fatalities. The commission can now convene a fatality review committee to examine detailed information about traffic crashes, consult with local jurisdictions, and make recommendations for improving road safety for all users, including motor vehicle occupants, pedestrians, bicyclists, and those using personal mobility devices. The bill also ensures confidentiality of the review process by protecting review documents and discussions from public disclosure and civil proceedings, while allowing the commission to publish reports with policy recommendations that do not include personally identifiable information. Additionally, the bill provides immunity from civil liability for commission representatives acting in good faith during fatality reviews and establishes protocols for collecting and maintaining sensitive information.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT Relating to updating the role of the Washington traffic 2 safety commission in identifying the risk factors that lead to 3 roadway fatalities; amending RCW 42.56.360, 43.59.010, 43.59.040, and 4 43.59.156; and adding a new section to chapter 43.59 RCW. 5
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• Introduced: 12/24/2025
• Added: 12/25/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 14 : Sam Low (R)*, Julia Reed (D), Mari Leavitt (D), Cindy Ryu (D), Beth Doglio (D), Alex Ramel (D), Janice Zahn (D), Chipalo Street (D), Davina Duerr (D), Brianna Thomas (D), Steve Bergquist (D), Natasha Hill (D), Brandy Donaghy (D), Joe Timmons (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 4
• Last Amended: 12/24/2025
• Last Action: Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 4:00 PM
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MI bill #HB5115 • Last Action 01/22/2026
Environmental protection: underground storage tanks; underground storage tank corrective action fund; modify. Amends secs. 21502, 21503, 21506a, 21506b, 21510, 21510a, 21510d, 21515, 21516, 21518, 21519, 21519a, 21521, 21524 & 21548 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.21502 et seq.) & repeals sec. 21510c of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.21510c).
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends Michigan's environmental protection laws regarding underground storage tanks, making several key changes to how releases of refined petroleum are handled and reimbursed. The bill modifies definitions, eligibility requirements, and procedures for claiming reimbursement from the underground storage tank cleanup fund. Specifically, it updates requirements for claimants seeking money for corrective actions or indemnification, expands the definition of who can submit claims, and adds more detailed restrictions on what costs can be reimbursed. The bill introduces new provisions such as a legacy release program for historic releases, changes to the board of directors governing the underground storage tank authority, and more stringent penalties for fraudulent claims. Notable changes include expanding eligibility for federally recognized tribes, clarifying claim submission timelines, adding more specific criteria for what constitutes fraud, and increasing administrative flexibility for the authority in evaluating claims. The bill aims to improve the management and oversight of underground storage tank releases while providing a more comprehensive framework for cleanup and reimbursement.
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Bill Summary: A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled"Natural resources and environmental protection act,"by amending sections 21502, 21503, 21506a, 21506b, 21510, 21510a, 21510d, 21515, 21516, 21518, 21519, 21519a, 21521, 21524, and 21548 (MCL 324.21502, 324.21503, 324.21506a, 324.21506b, 324.21510, 324.21510a, 324.21510d, 324.21515, 324.21516, 324.21518, 324.21519, 324.21519a, 324.21521, 324.21524, and 324.21548), sections 21502, 21503, 21510, 21510a, 21515, 21516, and 21521 as amended by 2016 PA 380, sections 21506a and 21510d as amended and section 21519a as added by 2017 PA 134, and section 21506b as added and sections 21518, 21519, 21524, and 21548 as amended by 2014 PA 416; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.
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• Introduced: 10/23/2025
• Added: 10/24/2025
• Session: 103rd Legislature
• Sponsors: 3 : David Martin (R)*, David Prestin (R), Laurie Pohutsky (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 9
• Last Amended: 10/23/2025
• Last Action: House Rules (10:30:00 1/22/2026 Room 428, State Capitol Building)
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MI bill #HB4940 • Last Action 01/22/2026
Environmental protection: underground storage tanks; underground storage tank corrective action fund; modify. Amends secs. 21502, 21503, 21506a, 21506b, 21510, 21510a, 21510d, 21515, 21516, 21518, 21519, 21519a, 21521, 21524 & 21548 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.21502 et seq.) & repeals sec. 21510c of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.21510c).
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies various sections of Michigan's Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act related to underground storage tanks, with a focus on updating the refined petroleum underground storage tank cleanup program. The bill makes several key changes, including: redefining numerous technical terms; adjusting the deductible amounts for claims (increasing to $2,000 for the first claim, $10,000 for the second, and $20,000 for subsequent claims at a facility); expanding eligibility requirements for claims; creating more detailed restrictions on what costs can be reimbursed; and adding provisions for a legacy release program to help address historic petroleum tank releases. The bill also updates the composition of the authority's board of directors, with one notable change being that the representative from a statewide business association is now replaced with a qualified underground storage tank consultant. Additionally, the bill introduces more stringent penalties for fraudulent claims, including potential felony charges and significant financial penalties for submitting false or misleading information. The overall aim appears to be improving the administration, transparency, and fiscal responsibility of the underground storage tank cleanup program while providing clearer guidelines for tank owners and operators seeking reimbursement for environmental remediation costs.
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Bill Summary: A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled"Natural resources and environmental protection act,"by amending sections 21502, 21503, 21506a, 21506b, 21510, 21510a, 21510d, 21515, 21516, 21518, 21519, 21519a, 21521, 21524, and 21548 (MCL 324.21502, 324.21503, 324.21506a, 324.21506b, 324.21510, 324.21510a, 324.21510d, 324.21515, 324.21516, 324.21518, 324.21519, 324.21519a, 324.21521, 324.21524, and 324.21548), sections 21502, 21503, 21510, 21510a, 21515, 21516, and 21521 as amended by 2016 PA 380, sections 21506a and 21510d as amended and section 21519a as added by 2017 PA 134, and section 21506b as added and sections 21518, 21519, 21524, and 21548 as amended by 2014 PA 416; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.
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• Introduced: 09/11/2025
• Added: 09/12/2025
• Session: 103rd Legislature
• Sponsors: 10 : Laurie Pohutsky (D)*, Kelly Breen (D), Natalie Price (D), Dylan Wegela (D), Noah Arbit (D), Carol Glanville (D), Phil Skaggs (D), Denise Mentzer (D), Julie Rogers (D), Carrie Rheingans (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 9
• Last Amended: 09/11/2025
• Last Action: House Rules (10:30:00 1/22/2026 Room 428, State Capitol Building)
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WA bill #HB2220 • Last Action 01/22/2026
Concerning state oversight and accountability of the criminal justice training commission.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill enhances state oversight and accountability of the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission by making several key changes. The bill modifies existing law to add more precise definitions for terms like "probation," "retraining," and "revocation" related to law enforcement officer certification. It requires law enforcement agencies to submit biennial reports to the commission detailing officer certification, training records, and decertification information, with the commission then compiling and submitting a summary report to the governor and legislature. The bill also modifies the composition of hearing panels for certification actions, increasing the number of peace officers and corrections officers on these panels from one to two, and specifying that a simple majority is required to take action. Additionally, the bill clarifies the standard of proof for different types of certification actions, requiring clear and convincing evidence for revocation or suspension and a preponderance of the evidence for probation or retraining. These changes aim to improve transparency, accountability, and the disciplinary process for law enforcement and corrections officers in Washington state.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT Relating to state oversight and accountability of the 2 criminal justice training commission; amending RCW 43.101.010, 3 43.101.080, and 43.101.380; and adding a new section to chapter 4 43.101 RCW. 5
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• Introduced: 12/30/2025
• Added: 12/31/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 6 : Mari Leavitt (D)*, Brian Burnett (R), Adison Richards (D), Hunter Abell (R), Kristine Reeves (D), Lauren Davis (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 6
• Last Amended: 12/30/2025
• Last Action: Scheduled for executive session in the House Committee on Community Safety at 8:00 AM
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KS bill #HB2419 • Last Action 01/21/2026
Providing an exception to KORA that authorizes certain retired KPERS members to have identifying information restricted from public access on public websites that identify home addresses or home ownership.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Kansas Open Records Act (KORA) to create an exception allowing certain retired members of the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System (KPERS) to restrict their identifying information from public websites that display home addresses or home ownership details. Specifically, it adds a provision to K.S.A. 45-221, which lists exemptions from public disclosure under KORA, to include individuals who have retired from specific public service positions, such as law enforcement officers, judges, attorneys, and other listed public officials, and who are KPERS members. These individuals can request that their identifying information be removed from public websites that list home addresses or ownership, and public agencies must comply within 10 business days. This restriction will last for five years, after which the individual can reapply. The bill also repeals the existing section of K.S.A. 45-221 that it amends, meaning this new provision will be the operative law.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT concerning the Kansas open records act; relating to permissible exceptions to disclosure; providing an exception to KORA that authorizes certain retired KPERS members to have identifying information restricted from public websites that identify home addresses or home ownership; amending K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 45-221 and repealing the existing section.
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• Introduced: 01/08/2026
• Added: 01/08/2026
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Kyle McNorton (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 5
• Last Amended: 01/08/2026
• Last Action: House Hearing: Wednesday, January 21, 2026, 3:30 PM Room 582-N
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KS bill #HB2460 • Last Action 01/21/2026
Providing an exception to the Kansas Open Records Act that authorizes members of the legislature to have identifying information restricted from public access on public websites that identify home addresses or home ownership.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Kansas Open Records Act (KORA), which is a law that generally requires public agencies to make their records available to the public. Specifically, this bill adds a new exception to KORA that allows members of the Kansas legislature to request that their home addresses or home ownership information, when displayed on public websites, be restricted from public access. This means that if a public website lists home addresses or ownership details, a legislator can ask for their information to be hidden from public view on that site. The bill also states that such a restriction would expire after five years, but the legislator could file a new request to continue the restriction.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT concerning the Kansas open records act (KORA); relating to permissible exceptions to disclosure; providing an exception to KORA that authorizes members of the legislature to have identifying information restricted from public access on public websites that identify home addresses or home ownership; amending K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 45-221 and repealing the existing section.
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• Introduced: 01/15/2026
• Added: 01/16/2026
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 0 : Judiciary
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 4
• Last Amended: 01/15/2026
• Last Action: House Hearing: Wednesday, January 21, 2026, 3:30 PM Room 582-N
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MI bill #HB5455 • Last Action 01/21/2026
Health occupations: physicians; interstate medical licensure compact; update. Amends 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.1101 - 333.25211) by adding sec. 16189.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill enacts the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact into law, allowing physicians to obtain licenses in multiple states through a streamlined process while maintaining patient safety and the authority of state medical boards. The Compact defines terms like "physician" (requiring specific education, examination, and graduate training), "member state" (a state that has adopted the Compact), and "expedited license" (a fast-tracked license for eligible physicians). It establishes a process for physicians to designate a "state of principal license" where they hold an unrestricted license and meet certain residency or practice criteria, and then apply for an expedited license in other member states. The bill also creates the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact Commission to administer the Compact, oversee its operations, and promulgate rules, with member states contributing financially to its upkeep. The Compact aims to improve healthcare access by making it easier for physicians to practice across state lines, while ensuring that state medical boards retain their regulatory and disciplinary powers.
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Bill Summary: A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled"Public health code,"(MCL 333.1101 to 333.25211) by adding section 16189.
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• Introduced: 01/15/2026
• Added: 01/16/2026
• Session: 103rd Legislature
• Sponsors: 10 : Rylee Linting (R)*, Jamie Thompson (R), Steve Frisbie (R), J.R. Roth (R), Kathy Schmaltz (R), Tom Kunse (R), Kelly Breen (D), Phil Green (R), Bill Schuette (R), Curt VanderWall (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 5
• Last Amended: 01/15/2026
• Last Action: Bill Electronically Reproduced 01/15/2026
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SD bill #SB48 • Last Action 01/21/2026
Clarify that an official open meeting agenda must be posted online at least seventy-two hours before the scheduled start of the meeting.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill clarifies that an official open meeting agenda must be posted online at least seventy-two hours before the meeting is scheduled to begin, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays. The agenda must be posted in four places: at the main office of the group holding the meeting, and on a designated state website. It must include the meeting's date, time, and location, and be easily visible and accessible to the public. For special or rescheduled meetings, the information must also be delivered in person, by mail, email, or phone to local news media that have requested notice, and all other public notice requirements must be met as much as possible. A violation of these rules is considered a Class 2 misdemeanor, which is a minor criminal offense.
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Bill Summary: An Act to clarify that an official open meeting agenda must be posted online at least seventy-two hours before the scheduled start of the meeting.
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• Introduced: 01/06/2026
• Added: 01/07/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 0 : Local Government
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 01/06/2026
• Last Action: Scheduled for hearing S.J. 1
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FL bill #H0013 • Last Action 01/21/2026
Social Work Licensure Interstate Compact
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill creates the Social Work Licensure Interstate Compact, a comprehensive framework designed to facilitate interstate practice for social workers while maintaining public safety and professional standards. The compact allows licensed social workers to practice across multiple states using a single multistate license, reducing bureaucratic barriers and addressing workforce shortages. Key provisions include establishing eligibility requirements for social workers to obtain a multistate license, which vary by professional category (clinical, master's, or bachelor's level), and creating a Social Work Licensure Compact Commission to oversee implementation and compliance. The commission will develop a centralized data system to track licensure, disciplinary actions, and investigative information, and will have rulemaking authority to manage the compact's operations. The bill ensures that social workers practicing in a remote state must adhere to that state's laws and regulations, and provides mechanisms for addressing disciplinary issues, including the ability to deactivate a multistate license if a practitioner faces adverse action. Additionally, the compact includes provisions to support military families by allowing active duty service members and their spouses to maintain their home state license designation. The bill amends several existing Florida statutes to integrate the compact's requirements into the state's legal framework, including provisions for reporting investigative information, managing impaired practitioners, and establishing disciplinary procedures.
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Bill Summary: An act relating to the Social Work Licensure Interstate Compact; creating s. 491.022, F.S.; creating the Social Work Licensure Interstate Compact; providing purposes, objectives, and definitions; specifying requirements for state participation in the compact and duties of member states; specifying that the compact does not affect an individual's ability to apply for, and a member state's ability to grant, a single state license pursuant to the laws of that state; providing for recognition of compact privilege in member states; specifying criteria a licensee must meet for compact privilege; providing for the expiration and renewal of compact privilege; specifying that a licensee with compact privilege in a remote state must adhere to the laws and rules of that state; authorizing member states to act on a licensee's compact privilege under certain circumstances; specifying the consequences and parameters of practice for a licensee whose compact privilege has been acted upon or whose home state license is encumbered; specifying that a licensee may hold a home state license in only one member state at a time; specifying requirements and procedures for changing a home state license designation; authorizing hb13-00 HB 13 active duty military personnel or their spouses to keep their home state designation during active duty; authorizing member states to take adverse actions against licensees and issue subpoenas for hearings and investigations under certain circumstances; providing requirements and procedures for such adverse action; authorizing member states to engage in joint investigations under certain circumstances; providing that a licensee's compact privilege must be deactivated in all member states for the duration of an encumbrance imposed by the licensee's home state; providing for notice to the data system and the licensee's home state of any adverse action taken against a licensee; establishing the Social Work Licensure Compact Commission; providing for jurisdiction and venue for court proceedings; providing for membership and powers of the commission; specifying powers and duties of the commission's executive committee; authorizing the commission to convene in closed, nonpublic meetings under certain circumstances; providing for the financing of the commission; providing specified individuals immunity from civil liability under certain circumstances; providing exceptions; requiring the commission to defend the specified individuals in civil actions hb13-00 HB 13 under certain circumstances; requiring the commission to indemnify and hold harmless specified individuals for any settlement or judgment obtained in such actions under certain circumstances; providing for the development of the data system, reporting procedures, and the exchange of specified information between member states; requiring the commission to notify member states of any adverse action taken against a licensee or applicant for licensure; authorizing member states to designate as confidential information provided to the data system; requiring the commission to remove information from the data system under certain circumstances; providing rulemaking procedures for the commission; providing for member state enforcement of the compact; authorizing the commission to receive notice of process, and have standing to intervene, in certain proceedings; rendering certain judgments and orders void as to the commission, the compact, or commission rules under certain circumstances; providing for defaults and termination of compact membership; providing procedures for the resolution of certain disputes; providing for commission enforcement of the compact; providing for remedies; providing for implementation of, withdrawal from, and amendment to the compact; specifying that hb13-00 HB 13 licensees practicing in a remote state under the compact must adhere to the laws and rules of that state; specifying that the compact, commission rules, and commission actions are binding on member states; providing construction; providing for severability; amending s. 456.073, F.S.; requiring the Department of Health to report certain investigative information to the data system; amending s. 456.076, F.S.; requiring monitoring contracts for certain impaired practitioners to contain certain terms; amending s. 491.004, F.S.; requiring the Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, and Mental Health Counseling to appoint an individual to serve as the state's delegate on the commission; amending ss. 491.005 and 491.006, F.S.; exempting certain persons from licensure requirements; amending s. 491.009, F.S.; authorizing certain disciplinary action under the compact for specified prohibited acts; amending s. 768.28, F.S.; designating the state's delegate and other members or employees of the commission as state agents for the purpose of applying waivers of sovereign immunity; requiring the commission to pay certain claims or judgments; authorizing the commission to maintain insurance coverage to pay such claims or judgments; providing an effective date. hb13-00 HB 13
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• Introduced: 09/15/2025
• Added: 09/16/2025
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Christine Hunschofsky (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 2 • Actions: 18
• Last Amended: 09/15/2025
• Last Action: House Health & Human Services Committee Hearing (08:00:00 1/21/2026 )
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MO bill #HB2274 • Last Action 01/21/2026
Adopts the "Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact"
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill adopts the "Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact", a comprehensive interstate agreement designed to facilitate easier teacher licensure across participating states. The compact creates a streamlined pathway for teachers to transfer their professional credentials between states, with a particular focus on supporting military spouses and removing bureaucratic barriers to teaching employment. Under this compact, teachers with an unencumbered license from one member state can more easily obtain a comparable license in another member state, subject to the receiving state's discretion. The bill establishes an interstate commission to manage the compact's implementation, which will have powers to create bylaws, promulgate rules, manage information exchanges, and handle disputes between member states. Key objectives include expediting licensure mobility, supporting military spouse relocation, enhancing information sharing about teacher credentials, and maintaining state-level regulatory sovereignty over teacher licensing. The compact will come into effect once ten states have enacted it, and it includes provisions for state participation, withdrawal, amendment, and handling of potential conflicts or defaults in the interstate agreement.
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Bill Summary: Adopts the "Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact"
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• Introduced: 12/08/2025
• Added: 12/10/2025
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Ed Lewis (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 7
• Last Amended: 12/08/2025
• Last Action: Elementary and Secondary Education Executive Session (12:00:00 1/21/2026 House Hearing Room 7)
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MO bill #HB1844 • Last Action 01/21/2026
Establishes a licensure compact for athletic trainers
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes an interstate Athletic Trainer Licensure Compact designed to facilitate professional mobility and improve public access to athletic training services across participating states. The compact creates a comprehensive framework for licensed athletic trainers to practice in multiple states more easily by establishing uniform licensure requirements, creating a shared data system, and establishing a governing Athletic Trainer Compact Commission. Key provisions include allowing athletic trainers to obtain a "Compact Privilege" to practice in other member states, requiring practitioners to meet specific educational and certification standards, implementing a criminal background check process, and creating a system for reporting and tracking disciplinary actions. The compact requires participating states to maintain a licensing authority, participate in a coordinated data system, and adhere to uniform reporting and investigative standards. The Athletic Trainer Compact Commission will oversee implementation, develop rules, maintain a data system, and help resolve interstate disputes. Active military members and their spouses receive special considerations, such as potential fee waivers. The compact becomes effective once seven states have enacted it, and states can join or withdraw under specific conditions, with provisions to ensure continuity of practice and protection of public health and safety.
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Bill Summary: Establishes a licensure compact for athletic trainers
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• Introduced: 12/01/2025
• Added: 12/04/2025
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 2 : Sherri Gallick (R)*, LaDonna Appelbaum (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 7
• Last Amended: 12/01/2025
• Last Action: Professional Registration and Licensing Executive Session (09:00:00 1/21/2026 House Hearing Room 7)
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AL bill #HB275 • Last Action 01/21/2026
Athletic Trainers; interstate licensure compact, established
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the Athletic Trainer Compact, an agreement between states to allow licensed athletic trainers to practice in multiple member states without needing a separate license in each one, thereby improving public access to their services and promoting workforce mobility. The compact creates an Athletic Trainer Compact Commission to oversee its implementation and ensure uniformity in licensure requirements and disciplinary actions across member states, while still preserving each state's authority to regulate athletic training within its borders. It also outlines specific requirements for states to join the compact, defines terms like "compact privilege" (the authorization to practice in another member state) and "compact qualifying license" (a license that meets compact standards), and details procedures for criminal background checks, continuing education, and handling of disciplinary actions, with special provisions for active military members and their spouses. The compact will become effective on October 1, 2026, after at least seven states have enacted similar legislation.
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Bill Summary: Athletic Trainers; interstate licensure compact, established
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• Introduced: 01/15/2026
• Added: 01/16/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 4 : Arnold Mooney (R)*, Alan Baker (R), Jeremy Gray (D), Ontario Tillman (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 01/15/2026
• Last Action: House Boards, Agencies and Commissions Hearing (10:30:00 1/21/2026 Room 123)
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IN bill #HB1266 • Last Action 01/21/2026
Department of education and education matters.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill makes numerous changes to Indiana's education laws, including expanding eligibility for various school grants, creating a list of employers offering career support for graduates with an "employment honors plus seal" (a designation for high school graduates meeting specific career readiness criteria), and establishing a framework for teaching mathematics and a data science math pathway. It also outlines a process for supporting and intervening in underperforming schools, sets timelines for evaluating and publishing high-quality curriculum materials, and modifies local board membership for school facilities and transportation. The bill addresses teacher salary differentiation for those with a literacy endorsement, includes interlocal cooperative expenditures in teacher salary calculations, and adjusts summer school program administration and four-day school week waiver criteria. Additionally, it enhances oversight of career and technical education programs, clarifies the use of teacher appreciation grants, modifies school safety referendum distributions for charter schools with virtual instruction, and establishes a process for reconsidering choice scholarship payments. The bill also allows the Department of Correction to be eligible for teacher appreciation grants, updates the membership of the board for proprietary education, and clarifies the definition of an "eligible choice scholarship student." Furthermore, it allows emergency teaching permits to be granted up to two times for individuals in alternative certification programs, creates a new qualification option for transition-to-teaching program participants, and joins the Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact to facilitate teacher licensure across states. Finally, it makes state-accredited and nationally/regionally accredited nonpublic schools eligible for the teacher residency grant pilot program, removes a provision regarding the release of statewide assessment items, and removes a matching fund requirement for using career scholarship accounts for transportation. The bill also repeals the chapter concerning the Commission for Higher Education and Postsecondary Career and Technical Education.
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Bill Summary: Department of education and education matters. Makes various changes to education provisions concerning the following: (1) Schools eligible for grants from the Indiana secured school fund, teacher appreciation grants, grants under the robotics competition program, and funding for certain advanced placement examinations. (2) Creating and updating a list of employers that have agreed to provide career support for or interview Indiana residents who graduate with an Indiana diploma with an employment honors plus seal. (3) Creating a teaching and learning framework for the implementation of mathematics academic standards. (4) Development of a data science math pathway. (5) Establishing a process and strategies to support academic and fiscally underperforming schools, development of a plan to intervene, and submission of the process and plan to the general assembly. (6) Evaluating, approving, and publishing high quality curricular materials time lines. (7) Local board membership for a local centralized school facilities board and local student transportation board. (8) Salary differentiation regarding teachers who possess a literacy endorsement. (9) Amounts expended in participating in an interlocal cooperative included in determining amounts school corporations expend on full-time teacher salaries for purposes of teacher salary minimum funding requirements. (10) Summer school program and reimbursement administration. (11) Criteria required for eligibility of a waiver for conducting four day school weeks. (12) Oversight of career and technical education program designation. (13) Uses of teacher appreciation grants. (14) The calculation of school safety referendum distributions to charter schools with regard to virtual instruction. (15) Petitions regarding reconsidering payments of choice scholarships. (16) Eligibility for teacher appreciation grants by the department of correction. (17) Membership of the board for proprietary education. (18) The effective date regarding the changes to the definition of "eligible choice scholarship student". Provides that an emergency permit may be granted up to two times to an individual enrolled in an alternative teacher certification program if the program provides documentation verifying the individual's good standing in the program to the department of education. Creates a new qualification option for a transition to teaching program participant who seeks to obtain a license to teach in grades 5 through 12. Joins the interstate teacher mobility compact. Provides that: (1) state accredited nonpublic schools; and (2) nonpublic schools that are accredited by a national or regional accreditation agency that is recognized by the state board of education; are eligible to participate in the teacher residency grant pilot program. Removes a provision that provides that the department may not release less than 10 items per subject matter level per grade level regarding the statewide summative assessment. Removes a requirement that for a parent or student to use a career scholarship account (CSA) annual grant amount for costs related to transportation a CSA participating entity must pay a matching amount for the transportation costs. Repeals the chapter concerning the commission for higher education and postsecondary career and technical education.
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• Introduced: 01/05/2026
• Added: 01/06/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 3 : Bob Behning (R)*, Julie McGuire (R), Sheila Klinker (D)
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 12
• Last Amended: 01/08/2026
• Last Action: House Ways and Means Hearing (13:30:00 1/21/2026 Room 404)
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SD bill #SB46 • Last Action 01/21/2026
Modify the requirements for open meeting agendas and provide a penalty therefor.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends South Dakota law to require that proposed agendas for public body meetings must list all items to be considered and describe them in enough detail to reasonably inform the public about the official business or public policy to be discussed. A violation of this new requirement is classified as a Class 2 misdemeanor, which is a minor criminal offense. This change aims to increase transparency and public awareness regarding the proceedings of government meetings.
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Bill Summary: An Act to modify the requirements for open meeting agendas and provide a penalty therefor.
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• Introduced: 01/06/2026
• Added: 01/07/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 0 : Local Government
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 01/06/2026
• Last Action: Scheduled for hearing S.J. 1
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WA bill #SB6051 • Last Action 01/20/2026
Providing flexibility to school districts by authorizing school district waivers.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill aims to provide school districts with greater flexibility by allowing them to grant waivers or partial waivers of state laws and rules to individual schools within their district, provided these waivers are requested by a school principal with a rationale for improving student learning or educational services, and after public review. However, certain fundamental requirements, such as health, safety, civil rights, basic education programs, and constitutional provisions, cannot be waived. The bill also specifies that any savings realized from waived laws or rules must be used, with a portion of those savings being awarded to the requesting school and the teacher who initiated the idea, up to a certain limit. Additionally, the bill amends existing laws to ensure that collective bargaining agreements do not restrict a school district's authority to grant these waivers.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT Relating to providing flexibility to school districts by 2 authorizing school district waivers; amending RCW 28A.405.060, 3 41.56.906, and 41.59.935; adding new sections to chapter 28A.320 RCW; 4 adding a new section to chapter 28A.150 RCW; adding a new section to 5 chapter 28A.155 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.160 RCW; 6 adding a new section to chapter 28A.165 RCW; adding a new section to 7 chapter 28A.170 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.175 RCW; 8 adding a new section to chapter 28A.180 RCW; adding a new section to 9 chapter 28A.183 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.185 RCW; 10 adding a new section to chapter 28A.188 RCW; adding a new section to 11 chapter 28A.190 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.193 RCW; 12 adding a new section to chapter 28A.194 RCW; adding a new section to 13 chapter 28A.205 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.210 RCW; 14 adding a new section to chapter 28A.215 RCW; adding a new section to 15 chapter 28A.220 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.225 RCW; 16 adding a new section to chapter 28A.230 RCW; adding a new section to 17 chapter 28A.232 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.235 RCW; 18 adding a new section to chapter 28A.245 RCW; adding a new section to 19 chapter 28A.250 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.255 RCW; 20 adding a new section to chapter 28A.300 RCW; adding a new section to 21 chapter 28A.305 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.310 RCW; 22 adding a new section to chapter 28A.315 RCW; adding a new section to 23 chapter 28A.323 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.325 RCW; SB 6051 1 adding a new section to chapter 28A.330 RCW; adding a new section to 2 chapter 28A.335 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.340 RCW; 3 adding a new section to chapter 28A.343 RCW; adding a new section to 4 chapter 28A.345 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.400 RCW; 5 adding a new section to chapter 28A.405 RCW; adding a new section to 6 chapter 28A.410 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.415 RCW; 7 adding a new section to chapter 28A.420 RCW; adding a new section to 8 chapter 28A.500 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.505 RCW; 9 adding a new section to chapter 28A.510 RCW; adding a new section to 10 chapter 28A.515 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.520 RCW; 11 adding a new section to chapter 28A.525 RCW; adding a new section to 12 chapter 28A.527 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.530 RCW; 13 adding a new section to chapter 28A.535 RCW; adding a new section to 14 chapter 28A.540 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.545 RCW; 15 adding a new section to chapter 28A.600 RCW; adding a new section to 16 chapter 28A.604 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.605 RCW; 17 adding a new section to chapter 28A.620 RCW; adding a new section to 18 chapter 28A.623 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.625 RCW; 19 adding a new section to chapter 28A.630 RCW; adding a new section to 20 chapter 28A.635 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.640 RCW; 21 adding a new section to chapter 28A.642 RCW; adding a new section to 22 chapter 28A.645 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.650 RCW; 23 adding a new section to chapter 28A.655 RCW; adding a new section to 24 chapter 28A.657 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.660 RCW; 25 adding a new section to chapter 28A.690 RCW; adding a new section to 26 chapter 28A.700 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.705 RCW; 27 adding a new section to chapter 28A.710 RCW; adding a new section to 28 chapter 28A.715 RCW; and creating new sections. 29
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• Introduced: 01/09/2026
• Added: 01/10/2026
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Phil Fortunato (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 4
• Last Amended: 01/10/2026
• Last Action: Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 8:00 AM
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WA bill #SB5942 • Last Action 01/20/2026
Concerning the department of children, youth, and families accountability board.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill reconstitutes the existing oversight board for the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) as the Department of Children, Youth, and Families Accountability Board, with a modernized structure and clarified responsibilities. The new board will consist of 19 members, including legislators, subject matter experts, tribal representatives, foster parents, youth, and other stakeholders, who will be appointed by legislative leaders and the governor. The board's primary purpose is to provide independent accountability over the department's operations, policies, and outcomes by monitoring progress, ensuring accountability, and promoting transparency. Key powers include receiving reports, accessing records, requesting investigations, and determining whether the department is achieving performance measures. The board is required to meet at least twice per year with community representatives, submit biennial reports to the governor and legislature starting in 2027, and maintain a staff of no more than one full-time equivalent employee. Board members will generally serve without compensation but can be reimbursed for travel expenses, with an executive director selected to manage the board's administrative functions. The bill aims to strengthen oversight, align the board's activities with current departmental priorities, and improve collaboration between the department and its oversight body.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT Relating to the department of children, youth, and 2 families accountability board; amending RCW 43.216.015; adding a new 3 section to chapter 43.216 RCW; and creating a new section. 4
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• Introduced: 12/26/2025
• Added: 12/27/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 4 : Claire Wilson (D)*, Noel Frame (D), T'wina Nobles (D), Lisa Wellman (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 6
• Last Amended: 12/27/2025
• Last Action: Scheduled for executive session in the Senate Committee on Human Services at 1:30 PM
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MO bill #HB1961 • Last Action 01/20/2026
Creates provisions relating to dietitians
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes a Dietitian Licensure Compact that creates a multi-state licensing system for dietitians, designed to improve professional mobility and access to dietetic services across participating states. The compact allows licensed dietitians to obtain a "Compact Privilege" to practice in other member states without obtaining additional individual state licenses. Key provisions include establishing a Compact Commission to manage the interstate system, creating a centralized data system to track licensee information and disciplinary actions, and setting uniform standards for licensure across member states. The bill outlines specific requirements for dietitians to qualify for a Compact Privilege, such as holding a current unencumbered license in their home state, having completed an accredited educational program, and passing a national credentialing examination. The compact also provides special provisions for military members and their spouses, allowing them more flexible licensing options. Additionally, the bill creates mechanisms for investigating and addressing potential professional misconduct, with member states agreeing to share investigative information and take coordinated disciplinary actions. The compact will become effective once seven states have enacted its legislation, and it includes provisions for states to join, withdraw, or be terminated from the agreement based on compliance with its requirements.
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Bill Summary: Creates provisions relating to dietitians
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• Introduced: 12/01/2025
• Added: 12/04/2025
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Tara Peters (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 7
• Last Amended: 12/02/2025
• Last Action: Economic Development Executive Session (14:00:00 1/20/2026 House Hearing Room 1)
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NM bill #HB33 • Last Action 01/20/2026
Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill enacts the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact, which allows licensed psychologists to practice across state lines more easily. The compact aims to increase public access to psychological services by enabling psychologists to provide telepsychology (services delivered via telecommunication technologies) and temporary in-person services in states where they are not licensed. It establishes a framework for cooperation between participating states, known as "compact states," to share information about psychologist licensure and disciplinary actions, and to hold psychologists accountable. Key provisions include defining terms like "telepsychology," "compact state," and "home state," outlining requirements for psychologists to practice under the compact (such as holding a current license in a home state and meeting educational criteria), and establishing a Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact Commission to oversee the compact's implementation and rulemaking. The compact also details procedures for adverse actions, dispute resolution, and withdrawal from the agreement, ensuring that public safety and professional standards are maintained across participating states.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT RELATING TO PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE; ENACTING THE PSYCHOLOGY INTERJURISDICTIONAL COMPACT.
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• Introduced: 01/05/2026
• Added: 01/06/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Marian Matthews (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 1
• Last Amended: 01/05/2026
• Last Action: Sent to HPREF - Referrals: HPREF
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NM bill #HB12 • Last Action 01/20/2026
Physical Therapy Licensure Compact
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill enacts the Physical Therapy Licensure Compact, a multi-state agreement designed to improve public access to physical therapy services by allowing licensed physical therapists to practice in multiple member states under a single license. The compact establishes a commission to oversee its implementation, sets definitions for key terms like "compact privilege" (the authorization to practice in a remote state) and "home state" (the licensee's primary state of residence), and outlines requirements for state participation, including criminal background checks and adherence to national examination standards. It also addresses specific provisions for active-duty military personnel and their spouses, details procedures for adverse actions and investigations, and establishes a coordinated data system for sharing licensure and disciplinary information among member states. Furthermore, the bill amends the existing Physical Therapy Act to mandate state and federal criminal history background checks for all applicants seeking initial licensure or a compact privilege, ensuring a consistent level of public safety across participating states.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT RELATING TO LICENSURE; ENACTING THE PHYSICAL THERAPY LICENSURE COMPACT; AMENDING THE PHYSICAL THERAPY ACT TO PROVIDE FOR STATE AND FEDERAL CRIMINAL HISTORY BACKGROUND CHECKS.
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• Introduced: 01/17/2026
• Added: 01/18/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Liz Thomson (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 1
• Last Amended: 01/17/2026
• Last Action: Sent to HPREF - Referrals: HPREF
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NM bill #HB31 • Last Action 01/20/2026
Ems Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill enacts the Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact, which aims to protect the public by ensuring the competency and accountability of emergency medical services (EMS) personnel, such as emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and paramedics, across state lines. The compact allows licensed EMS personnel from one member state to practice in another member state under a "privilege to practice," facilitating their movement for emergency duties and improving public access to their services. It establishes an Interstate Commission for EMS Personnel Practice to oversee the compact, develop uniform rules, and maintain a coordinated database of licensure and adverse actions. The bill also includes provisions for expedited licensure for veterans and military spouses, and outlines procedures for handling adverse actions, dispute resolution, and enforcement among member states.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT RELATING TO INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENTS; ENACTING THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PERSONNEL LICENSURE INTERSTATE COMPACT.
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• Introduced: 01/05/2026
• Added: 01/06/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Marian Matthews (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 1
• Last Amended: 01/05/2026
• Last Action: Sent to HPREF - Referrals: HPREF
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NM bill #HB50 • Last Action 01/20/2026
Social Work Licensure Interstate Compact
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill enacts the Social Work Licensure Interstate Compact, which establishes a framework for social workers to practice in multiple states. It allows for a "multistate license" issued by a "home state" (where the social worker is domiciled) to be recognized in other "member states" that have also adopted the compact. To obtain a multistate license, social workers must meet specific educational and examination requirements, pass a national exam, and undergo state and federal criminal history background checks. The compact also creates a "compact commission" to oversee its implementation, develop rules, and maintain a data system for licensees. This aims to streamline the licensing process for social workers while ensuring public safety by allowing states to share information about licensees and take "adverse action" (such as license suspension or revocation) when necessary. The bill also amends existing state law to include New Mexico cultures in the scope of social work practice and to mandate criminal history background checks for licensure.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT RELATING TO INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENTS; ENACTING THE SOCIAL WORK LICENSURE INTERSTATE COMPACT; AMENDING THE SCOPE OF SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE; AMENDING THE SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE ACT TO PROVIDE FOR STATE AND FEDERAL CRIMINAL HISTORY BACKGROUND CHECKS.
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• Introduced: 01/08/2026
• Added: 01/09/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Pamelya Herndon (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 1
• Last Amended: 01/08/2026
• Last Action: Sent to HPREF - Referrals: HPREF
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CA bill #SB546 • Last Action 01/20/2026
California Financial Literacy Fund.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill repeals the provisions that established and governed the California Financial Literacy Fund, which was intended to improve financial literacy in the state through partnerships and was administered by the Controller. The fund allowed for private donations and required annual reporting on its use. The bill also repeals provisions related to how boards of directors for common interest developments (like homeowners associations) review financial documents, specifically removing the allowance for individual board members or a subcommittee to review documents independently of a full board meeting, provided it was later ratified.
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Bill Summary: An act to repeal Division 22 (commencing with Section 70000) of the Financial Code, relating to financial literacy.
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• Introduced: 02/20/2025
• Added: 01/06/2026
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Tim Grayson (D)*
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 1 • Actions: 12
• Last Amended: 01/05/2026
• Last Action: Senate Appropriations Hearing (10:00:00 1/20/2026 1021 O Street, Room 2200)
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KS bill #SB246 • Last Action 01/20/2026
Requiring all applicants for teaching licenses and certificates and employees of a school district or public innovative district to submit to a criminal history record check and creating the criminal history record check reimbursement fund for certain state and criminal history record checks conducted by the Kansas department for aging and disability services.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill requires all applicants for teaching licenses and certificates, as well as employees of school districts and public innovative districts, to undergo fingerprinting and state and national criminal history record checks prior to working with students. Specifically, for employees hired before July 1, 2025, these checks must be conducted every five years from that date, and for employees hired on or after July 1, 2025, checks must be conducted every five years from their first day of employment. The bill creates a criminal history record check reimbursement fund administered by the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services to cover the costs of these background checks. Applicants or their employing school districts will be responsible for paying the fees associated with these background checks. The bill also mandates that employees who have been convicted of certain serious offenses or entered into criminal diversion agreements must report these to their school district or public innovative district within 30 days, with failure to do so constituting a class B nonperson misdemeanor. Additionally, the state board of education is prohibited from issuing or renewing licenses for individuals convicted of specified serious offenses, and must revoke existing licenses for such individuals. The goal of these provisions is to enhance student safety by ensuring thorough background checks for those working in educational settings.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT concerning criminal history record information; relating to state and national criminal history record checks; requiring the state board of education to conduct state and national criminal history record checks on all school employees; creating the criminal history record check reimbursement fund for certain state and criminal history record checks conducted by the Kansas department for aging and disability services; amending K.S.A. 72-2165 and 72-4223 and K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 22- 4714 and repealing the existing sections.
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• Introduced: 02/07/2025
• Added: 02/08/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 0 : Judiciary
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 4
• Last Amended: 02/07/2025
• Last Action: Senate Hearing: Tuesday, January 20, 2026, 10:30 AM Room 346-S
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NM bill #HB70 • Last Action 01/20/2026
Prc Support Agency
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill, titled the "PRC Support Agency" bill, aims to clarify the roles and responsibilities of the Public Regulation Commission (PRC) and the agency that supports it, making several changes to existing laws. Key provisions include establishing a new "utility oversight fund" where fees, penalties, and other collected money from public utilities will be deposited, rather than going to the general fund. The bill also clarifies that the PRC itself, not the Attorney General, is responsible for initiating legal action to collect unpaid fees, interest, and penalties from utilities. It redefines "agency" to specifically refer to the organization supporting the commission and its employees, and clarifies that commissioners and agency employees must comply with the Gift Act, which governs the acceptance of gifts. Additionally, the bill modifies requirements for continuing education for commissioners, adjusts the administrative support for the PRC nominating committee to be provided by the "agency," and updates the reporting timeline for the PRC's annual report to the legislature and governor to be in May instead of December, now including information on consumer complaints. Finally, it outlines the duties of a newly established Chief of Staff position within the agency, responsible for day-to-day operations and supervision of staff, including public interest advocacy and advisory roles.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES; DISTINGUISHING BETWEEN THE PUBLIC REGULATION COMMISSION AND THE AGENCY THAT SUPPORTS THE COMMISSION; CLARIFYING AGENCY STATUTORY DUTIES; REQUIRING COMPLIANCE WITH THE GIFT ACT; MAKING OTHER CLARIFYING AND CLEANUP CHANGES TO THE PUBLIC REGULATION COMMISSION ACT; CREATING THE UTILITY OVERSIGHT FUND; CHANGING DISTRIBUTION OF COLLECTED FEES AND PENALTIES; PROVIDING FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF FEES BY THE PUBLIC REGULATION COMMISSION.
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• Introduced: 01/13/2026
• Added: 01/14/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Kristina Ortez (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 1
• Last Amended: 01/13/2026
• Last Action: Sent to HPREF - Referrals: HPREF
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NM bill #HB43 • Last Action 01/20/2026
Disability & Survivor Pensions Changes
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill makes several changes to public employee pension laws, including clarifying provisions for disability and survivor pensions, allowing state fire members to receive service credit for workers' compensation leave, and removing inconsistencies related to survivor pensions. It also clarifies the pension amounts for certain Public Regulation Commission commissioners, allows the Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA) to share information with the Educational Retirement Board for reciprocity retirees, and clarifies rules regarding gifts and exemptions from the Magistrate Retirement Act. Additionally, the bill makes technical adjustments to various sections of the law, such as updating language regarding overpayments due to fraudulent information and clarifying the process for disability retirement reviews and continuation of benefits.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PENSIONS; CLARIFYING PROVISIONS RELATING TO DISABILITY PENSIONS AND SURVIVOR PENSIONS; ALLOWING STATE FIRE MEMBERS ELIGIBILITY FOR CERTAIN SERVICE CREDIT RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION LEAVE; REMOVING INCONSISTENCIES RELATING TO SURVIVOR PENSIONS; CLARIFYING THE AMOUNT OF PENSION EARNED BY CERTAIN PUBLIC REGULATION COMMISSION COMMISSIONERS; ALLOWING THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION TO SHARE CERTAIN INFORMATION WITH THE EDUCATIONAL RETIREMENT BOARD REGARDING CERTAIN RECIPROCITY RETIREES; CLARIFYING CERTAIN PROVISIONS RELATING TO GIFTS; CLARIFYING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A RETIRED MEMBER WHO FILES AN EXEMPTION FROM MEMBERSHIP UNDER THE MAGISTRATE RETIREMENT ACT; MAKING TECHNICAL CHANGES.
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• Introduced: 01/06/2026
• Added: 01/07/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Cynthia Borrego (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 1
• Last Amended: 01/06/2026
• Last Action: Sent to HPREF - Referrals: HPREF
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WA bill #HB2088 • Last Action 01/20/2026
Concerning the dietitian licensure compact.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes a Dietitian Licensure Compact, which is an interstate agreement designed to facilitate the practice of dietetics across multiple states. The compact aims to increase public access to dietitian services, provide opportunities for interstate practice, eliminate the need for multiple state licenses, reduce administrative burdens, and enhance states' ability to protect public health. Key provisions include creating a coordinated data system, establishing a compact commission to oversee implementation, and defining the requirements for dietitians to obtain a "compact privilege" that allows them to practice in multiple member states. Dietitians can obtain this privilege by meeting specific qualifications, such as holding a current registered dietitian credential, having an unencumbered home state license, and completing required educational and examination standards. The compact will come into effect once seven states have enacted it, and it includes detailed provisions for governance, rule-making, dispute resolution, and state participation. The compact preserves each state's regulatory authority while creating a more streamlined process for licensed dietitians to practice across state lines, with particular considerations for active military members and their spouses.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT Relating to the dietitian licensure compact; and adding a 2 new chapter to Title 18 RCW. 3
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• Introduced: 12/03/2025
• Added: 12/04/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 15 : Mari Leavitt (D)*, Michael Keaton (R), Stephanie Barnard (R), Joe Timmons (D), Julia Reed (D), Cyndy Jacobsen (R), Cindy Ryu (D), Janice Zahn (D), Adison Richards (D), Beth Doglio (D), Tarra Simmons (D), Kristine Reeves (D), Nicole Macri (D), Gerry Pollet (D), Adam Bernbaum (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 6
• Last Amended: 12/04/2025
• Last Action: Scheduled for executive session in the House Committee on Postsecondary Education & Workforce at 1:30 PM
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VA bill #SB91 • Last Action 01/19/2026
Eastern Virginia Health Sciences Center at ODU; renames as Virginia Health Sciences at ODU.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill proposes to rename the Eastern Virginia Health Sciences Center at Old Dominion University as Virginia Health Sciences at Old Dominion University, making this change across various sections of the Code of Virginia that reference the former name. The bill amends existing laws related to public institutions of higher education, including provisions on prohibited contracts by state government officers and employees, exclusions to the Freedom of Information Act, procedures for closed meetings, and the operations of health sciences centers. Specifically, it updates references in sections concerning conflict of interest rules for public institutions of higher education, the exclusion of proprietary information from public disclosure, the authorized purposes for closed meetings, educational programs in regional detention homes, the structure and operations of health sciences centers, the Virginia Cord Blood Bank Initiative, the Research and Clinical Trial Cancer Consortium Initiative, and the medical advisory panel for birth-related injury claims. The changes are primarily to reflect the new name "Virginia Health Sciences" in place of "Eastern Virginia Health Sciences Center" where it appears in these legal contexts.
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Bill Summary: Public institutions of higher education; Old Dominion University; Eastern Virginia Health Sciences Center renamed as Virginia Health Sciences. Renames the Eastern Virginia Health Sciences Center at Old Dominion University as Virginia Health Sciences at Old Dominion University.
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• Introduced: 01/07/2026
• Added: 01/08/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Louise Lucas (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 4
• Last Amended: 12/31/2025
• Last Action: Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
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VA bill #HB414 • Last Action 01/17/2026
Two-Year college Transfer Grant, etc.; eligibility.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill removes the requirement for individuals to have registered for the Selective Service, which is a federal program requiring most male citizens and residents to register for a potential draft into the armed forces, in order to be eligible for the Two-Year College Transfer Grant and the Virginia Tuition Assistance Grant Program, as well as any other state-funded direct tuition assistance. This change is made by amending sections of the Code of Virginia that outline eligibility criteria for these grants and by repealing another section that previously addressed this requirement.
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Bill Summary: Selective Service; Two-Year College Transfer Grant; Virginia Tuition Assistance Grant Program. Removes the requirement that individuals register for the Selective Service in order to be eligible for the Two-Year College Transfer Grant, the Virginia Tuition Assistance Grant Program, or any other state direct tuition assistance.
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• Introduced: 01/12/2026
• Added: 01/13/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Regular Session
• Sponsors: 2 : Elizabeth Guzmán (D)*, Kacey Carnegie (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 01/12/2026
• Last Action: Assigned HAPP sub: Higher Education
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WA bill #HB2529 • Last Action 01/16/2026
Concerning the department of children, youth, and families accountability board.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill reconstitutes the existing oversight board for the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) into the Department of Children, Youth, and Families Accountability Board, aiming to modernize its structure and clarify its authority. The new board will retain its independent accountability role but will operate with updated responsibilities focused on policy review, performance monitoring, and public transparency, while removing outdated provisions. The bill establishes the board within the Office of Financial Management for administrative purposes, outlines a diverse membership including legislative representatives, subject matter experts, tribal representatives, and individuals with lived experience in the child welfare and juvenile justice systems, and details its powers, such as requesting information from the department and the office of the family and children's ombuds, and determining if the department is meeting its performance measures. It also addresses confidentiality, meeting requirements, and compensation for board members, and mandates a biennial report to the legislature assessing the department's progress on performance measures. Additionally, the bill makes conforming changes to existing law, removing outdated language related to the board's establishment and duties, and clarifies definitions.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT Relating to the department of children, youth, and 2 families accountability board; amending RCW 43.216.015; adding a new 3 section to chapter 43.216 RCW; and creating a new section. 4
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• Introduced: 01/15/2026
• Added: 01/16/2026
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 4 : Tom Dent (R)*, Steve Bergquist (D), Gerry Pollet (D), Greg Nance (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 1
• Last Amended: 01/16/2026
• Last Action: First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services.
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MS bill #HB897 • Last Action 01/16/2026
Interagency Task Force on Homelessness and Community Advisory Council on Homelessness; create within DHS.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes an Interagency Task Force on Homelessness within the Mississippi Department of Human Services, tasked with creating a state plan to reduce homelessness and unnecessary institutionalization, improve services for those experiencing homelessness, and strengthen housing stability. The task force will be composed of representatives from various state agencies, legislative members, and will be chaired by the Executive Director of Human Services or their designee. It is required to meet at least four times a year, solicit stakeholder feedback, and submit an annual report to the Governor and legislative leaders detailing its work, recommendations, and outcomes. Additionally, a Community Advisory Council on Homelessness is created within the Department of Human Services to advise the task force and make recommendations. This advisory council will consist of diverse stakeholders, including individuals with lived experience of homelessness, appointed by the Governor, and will submit its recommendations annually to the task force. Both entities are intended to collaborate to address homelessness in Mississippi without altering the existing powers of state agencies.
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Bill Summary: An Act To Create The Interagency Task Force On Homelessness Within The Mississippi Department Of Human Services To Facilitate And Implement Initiatives To Decrease Homelessness And Unnecessary Institutionalization In This State, Improve Health And Human Services Outcomes For People Who Experience Homelessness, And Strengthen The Safety Nets That Contribute To Housing Stability; To Prescribe The Duties Of The Task Force; To Provide For The Members Of The Task Force; To Require The Task Force To Submit A Report To The Governor And Certain Members Of The Legislature Regarding The Task Force's Work During The Prior Year And Any New Recommendations Developed By The Task Force; To Create The Community Advisory Council On Homelessness Within The Department To Advise The Interagency Task Force On Homelessness On Its Mission And Make Recommendations To The Task Force; To Provide For The Members Of The Advisory Council; To Require The Advisory Council To Submit Recommendations To The Interagency Task Force On Homelessness Each Year; And For Related Purposes.
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• Introduced: 01/16/2026
• Added: 01/17/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 2 : Zakiya Summers (D)*, Clay Mansell (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 1
• Last Amended: 01/16/2026
• Last Action: Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
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CA bill #AB1184 • Last Action 01/16/2026
Common interest developments: association management and meeting procedures.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill, titled the "Homeowner Association Accountability and Transparency Act of 2026," aims to enhance the management and meeting procedures for common interest developments, which are communities governed by an association of homeowners. Key provisions include requiring that emergency rule changes made by an association's board must now include the text of the rule, its purpose and effect, and an expiration date, rather than being enacted without such details. The bill also prohibits a majority of board directors from discussing or acting on association business outside of official meetings, except in emergencies, while exempting purely informational or administrative communications. Furthermore, associations involved in litigation must now notify members through their annual budget report and provide the court and case number upon request. If board meetings are recorded electronically, these recordings must be made available to members like written minutes, and members will be informed at the start of meetings that they are being recorded. The bill also clarifies that there will be no charge for electronically distributed meeting minutes, and posting minutes on the association's website will satisfy distribution requirements, with minutes needing to include more specific details like the date and time. Finally, amendments to an association's operating rules will no longer require a secret ballot, unlike other amendments to governing documents.
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Bill Summary: An act to amend Sections 4360, 4910, 4935, 4950, 5100, 5120, 5205, and 5235 of, and to add Sections 4921 and 4941 to, the Civil Code, relating to common interest developments.
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• Introduced: 02/21/2025
• Added: 01/06/2026
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 2 : Joe Patterson (R)*, Carl DeMaio (R)
• Versions: 4 • Votes: 1 • Actions: 12
• Last Amended: 01/15/2026
• Last Action: Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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RI bill #S2138 • Last Action 01/16/2026
Makes changes to the access to public records act, including clarifying various provisions, increasing the sanctions for knowing and willful violations of the law, and making certain traffic accident data and preferred license plate information public.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill makes several changes to the state's Access to Public Records Act, aiming to increase transparency and accountability. It clarifies existing provisions, strengthens penalties for knowing and willful violations of the law by increasing civil fines for public officials from $2,000 to $4,000 for knowing violations and from $1,000 to $2,000 for reckless violations, and makes certain previously restricted information publicly accessible. Specifically, traffic accident data, which was previously protected under federal law from discovery in damages actions, will now be considered public records, though its use for those prohibited purposes remains restricted. Additionally, information about individuals who obtain preferred license plates, defined as plates with one to four digits or a combination of letters and digits approved by the governor's office, will also be made public, provided it doesn't violate federal privacy laws. The bill also expands public access to police records, including reports of incidents that do not lead to an arrest, final internal affairs investigation reports (with personal identifiers redacted if they constitute an unwarranted invasion of privacy), and all police-worn body camera footage, which must be made available within 30 days of a request. The timeframe for making arrest logs public has been extended from five to thirty days after an arrest. The bill also introduces provisions to address "vexatious requests" filed with the intent to disrupt government operations, allowing public bodies to seek court orders to be relieved of fulfilling such requests under specific circumstances, and establishes a process for fee waivers for public interest requests. Finally, it amends the 911 Emergency Telephone Number Act to allow for the release of call recordings to the caller, individuals heard on the call, or the subject of the call or their next of kin, under certain conditions.
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Bill Summary: This act would make numerous changes to the access to public records act, including clarifying various provisions, increasing the sanctions for knowing and willful violations of the law, and making certain traffic accident data and preferred license plate information public. Additionally, this act would include a police report of an incident that does not lead to an arrest as accessible to public records request. Any final reports of investigations conducted by internal affairs would be accessible to public records request. All police worn body camera footage would be accessible to public records request and would be made available within thirty (30) days. Arrest logs made within thirty (30) days of arrest, changed from five (5) days previously, would be accessible to public records request. A civil fine for public officials who knowingly violate this chapter would increase from two thousand dollars ($2,000) to four thousand dollars ($4,000), and if a public official recklessly violates this chapter a fine of two thousand dollars ($2,000) this is a change from one thousand dollars ($1,000) previously. There would also be relief in the case of a person filing frivolous request with the intent to disrupt government operations. This act would take effect upon passage.
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• Introduced: 01/16/2026
• Added: 01/17/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 10 : Meghan Kallman (D)*, Lou DiPalma (D), Bob Britto (D), Ryan Pearson (D), Mark McKenney (D), Pam Lauria (D), Alana DiMario (D), Bridget Valverde (D), Dawn Euer (D), Victoria Gu (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 1
• Last Amended: 01/16/2026
• Last Action: Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
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NE bill #LB1035 • Last Action 01/16/2026
Change and provide limitations on the rating system an insurer can file under the Property Casualty Insurance Rate and Form Act
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Property and Casualty Insurance Rate and Form Act by adding a new provision that limits how much an insurer can increase homeowners insurance rates. Specifically, for any new rate filing or modification submitted on or after July 1, 2026, an insurer cannot propose a rate that is more than ten percent higher than the highest rate previously approved by the director (the state official overseeing insurance) within the preceding twelve months. This change is incorporated into the existing law that requires insurers to file their rating systems, which are the methods used to determine insurance prices, with the director for approval. The bill also repeals the original versions of the sections it amends and declares an emergency, meaning it will take effect immediately upon passage.
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Bill Summary: A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to the Property and Casualty Insurance Rate and Form Act; to amend sections 44-7501 and 44-7508, Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska; to change provisions relating to rating systems under the act; to provide a limitation on the rating system an insurer can file for insurance for homeowners; to harmonize provisions; to repeal the original sections; and to declare an emergency.
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• Introduced: 01/14/2026
• Added: 01/14/2026
• Session: 109th Legislature
• Sponsors: 1 : Machaela Cavanaugh (NP)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 4
• Last Amended: 01/14/2026
• Last Action: Referred to Banking, Commerce and Insurance Committee
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KY bill #HB302 • Last Action 01/16/2026
AN ACT relating to diaper access programs.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the Kentucky Diaper Access Board and the Kentucky Diaper Access Trust Fund to address diaper access programs for children under 18. The Board, composed of state officials and appointed members, will oversee the distribution of funds from the Trust Fund, which will be financed by state appropriations, gifts, grants, and federal funds. The Board's responsibilities include developing a state plan for fund distribution, coordinating existing diaper access programs, setting criteria for organizations to receive funds, and conducting public awareness campaigns. Funds from the Trust Fund can be disbursed to private nonprofit or public organizations to develop or operate diaper access programs, provided they meet certain conditions such as matching a percentage of the project cost and demonstrating an ability to provide program models. The bill also outlines criteria for community resource organizations, which play a role in reviewing and approving diaper access programs, and specifies that operating expenses for the Board itself will be kept to a minimum.
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Bill Summary: Create new sections of KRS Chapter 200 to define terms; establish the Kentucky Diaper Access Board and its functions related to the development of a state plan for the distribution of funds from the Kentucky diaper access trust fund; establish the Kentucky diaper access trust fund and the purposes for which funds are disbursed to diaper access programs in the Commonwealth.
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• Introduced: 01/09/2026
• Added: 01/10/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Vanessa Grossl (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 01/09/2026
• Last Action: to Families & Children (H)
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RI bill #S2080 • Last Action 01/16/2026
Repeals the 2021 Act on Climate which established a statewide greenhouse gas emission reduction mandate in its entirety.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill repeals the 2021 Act on Climate in its entirety, which means it would eliminate all provisions of that previous law, including the statewide greenhouse gas emission reduction mandate. This mandate, established by the 2021 Act, set specific, legally binding targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the state, aiming for significant reductions by 2030, 2040, and net-zero emissions by 2050, and also established a climate change coordinating council and related advisory boards to oversee these efforts. The repeal of this act would take effect immediately upon its passage.
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Bill Summary: This act would repeal the 2021 Act on Climate which established a statewide greenhouse gas emission reduction mandate in its entirety. This act would take effect upon passage.
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• Introduced: 01/16/2026
• Added: 01/17/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 3 : Gordon Rogers (R)*, Jessica de la Cruz (R), Elaine Morgan (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 1
• Last Amended: 01/16/2026
• Last Action: Introduced, referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture
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KS bill #SB299 • Last Action 01/16/2026
Requiring the supreme court nominating commission to release certain records under the Kansas open records act.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies the existing law regarding the Kansas Supreme Court Nominating Commission's transparency and record-keeping practices. Currently, the commission has some discretion in closing certain records, but this bill mandates that most of its records must now be publicly disclosed. Specifically, the bill requires that all commission records, including the names and cities of residence of people nominated to serve on or chair the commission, be open and subject to public disclosure. The only exceptions to this new transparency requirement are background check information and sensitive financial details about judicial office applicants or nominees, which may still be kept confidential. The bill effectively removes previous language that allowed the commission broad discretion in closing records and instead establishes a presumption of openness, aligning the commission more closely with open records principles. By requiring these records to be accessible under the Kansas Open Records Act, the bill aims to increase public transparency in the judicial nomination process.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT concerning courts; relating to the supreme court nominating commission; requiring certain records of the commission to be released under the open records act; amending K.S.A. 20-123 and repealing the existing section.
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• Introduced: 04/10/2025
• Added: 04/11/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 0 : Federal and State Affairs
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 4
• Last Amended: 04/10/2025
• Last Action: Senate Hearing: Thursday, January 15, 2026, 10:30 AM Room 144-S
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RI bill #S2140 • Last Action 01/16/2026
Provides that compensation comparability studies of senior management, documents discussed at an open meeting, annual contracting reports, list of current salaries and positions, and all policies and procedures of public corporations be made public.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill expands public access to information from quasi-public corporations, which are entities established by the government but operate with some independence. Specifically, it mandates that compensation comparability studies for senior management, which are analyses comparing salaries to similar positions in other organizations, along with current and approved salaries, must be made public. Additionally, all documents that will be discussed at open meetings of these corporations, as well as annual contracting reports detailing expenditures, and a comprehensive list of current salaries for all positions must be publicly available. Furthermore, any and all policies and procedures established by the board members of these public corporations will also be accessible to the public. This increased transparency aims to ensure accountability and allow citizens to review how these entities are managed and how public funds are utilized.
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Bill Summary: This act would provide that compensation comparability studies of senior management and current salaries, all documents discussed at an open meeting, annual contracting reports, list of current salaries and positions, and any and all policies and procedures of board members of public corporations be made publicly available. This act would take effect upon passage.
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• Introduced: 01/16/2026
• Added: 01/17/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 5 : Jacob Bissaillon (D)*, Matt LaMountain (D), Peter Appollonio (D), Mark McKenney (D), Stefano Famiglietti (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 1
• Last Amended: 01/16/2026
• Last Action: Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
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KY bill #HB283 • Last Action 01/16/2026
AN ACT relating to foreign transactions in the Commonwealth.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes new regulations for foreign transactions within the Commonwealth of Kentucky, defining key terms like "center" (the Kentucky Intelligence Fusion Center), "executive director" (of the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security), "foreign enterprise" (which includes individuals, foreign governments, and entities organized or owned by foreign entities), and "resident of the Commonwealth" (individuals, businesses, or governments within Kentucky). It prohibits Kentucky residents from engaging in transactions with foreign enterprises that could lead to foreign control of critical intellectual property, infrastructure, technology, or assets vital to the Commonwealth's economic security, or that could obstruct counter-intelligence efforts or otherwise compromise economic security. The Kentucky Intelligence Fusion Center is tasked with reviewing and investigating such transactions, notifying the executive director if a threat to the Commonwealth's economic security is identified, and referring matters to federal authorities if U.S. security is compromised. The center can access state and local databases and agencies for its investigations, and must assess the threat level, mitigation efforts, and whether a transaction involves a foreign government or could grant foreign control over critical assets. If a threat is found and cannot be mitigated, the center will refer the matter to the Attorney General, who can then pursue legal action. The center is also required to meet with the co-chairs of the Legislative Oversight and Investigations Committee at least twice a year to discuss findings related to economic security, with provisions for additional meetings and security clearance requirements for the co-chairs, and these meetings and their records are exempt from open meeting and open records laws. Finally, the center must submit an annual report to the committee, with certain classified or confidential information exempt from public disclosure and open meeting requirements, and the first report is due by July 1, 2027.
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Bill Summary: Create a new section of KRS Chapter 39G to define "center," "executive director," "foreign enterprise," and "resident of the Commonwealth"; prohibit a resident of the Commonwealth from engaging in a transaction with a foreign enterprise if the transaction would result in foreign control of intellectual property, infrastructure, technology, or assets critical to the economic security of the Commonwealth, obstruction of counter-intelligence efforts, or would compromise the economic security of the Commonwealth; require the Kentucky Intelligence Fusion Center to review and investigate a transaction between a foreign enterprise and a resident of the Commonwealth; require the center to notify the executive director of the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security once it has determined that a transaction would compromise the economic security of the Commonwealth; require the center to refer the matter to the appropriate federal authorities if a transaction would compromise the security of the United States; allow the center to contact other state and local agencies and access state and local databases if necessary in pursuit of a review or an investigation; require the center to assess whether the transaction between a foreign enterprise and a resident of the Commonwealth would pose a threat to the security of the Commonwealth, the level of threat the transaction would pose, whether that threat has been mitigated, whether the transaction is with or on behalf of a foreign government, and whether a foreign entity may obtain control of critical infrastructure, technology, or assets critical to the economic security of the Commonwealth; require the center to refer the matter to the Attorney General and notify the executive director of the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security if it determines that the transaction would pose as a threat to the Commonwealth and the threat cannot be mitigated; require the center to meet with the co-chairs of the Legislative Oversight and Investigations Committee at least twice a year to discuss any findings in its review or investigations that would compromise the economic security of the Commonwealth; allow either co-chair of the Legislative Investigations and Oversight Committee to compel additional meetings; require the co-chairs of the Legislative Oversight and Investigations Committee to have required security clearance before meeting with the center; prohibit the center from meeting with the co-chairs if neither have obtained the required security clearance; exempt the meeting between the center and the co-chairs of the Legislative Oversight and Investigations Committee from the Kentucky Open Meetings Act and exempt any records produced in the meeting from the Kentucky Open Records Act; require center to submit an annual report to the Legislative Oversight and Investigations Committee; exempt certain data from the report from the Kentucky Open Records Act; exempt certain data from the report from the Kentucky Open Meetings Act; direct that the first report to the Legislative Oversight and Investigations Committee be issued by July 1, 2027.
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• Introduced: 01/09/2026
• Added: 01/10/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 2 : Scott Sharp (R)*, Emily Callaway (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 01/09/2026
• Last Action: to Judiciary (H)
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NE bill #LB1048 • Last Action 01/16/2026
Change and eliminate reporting requirements for certain government agencies and preparation of the state executive budget and eliminate the Small Business Advisory Council, the Suggestion Award Board, and the state employee suggestion system
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill aims to streamline government operations by eliminating or modifying various reporting requirements and disbanding certain advisory bodies. Specifically, it removes reporting obligations for agencies like the Department of Agriculture, Department of Labor, and the Department of Revenue, as well as for a task force on human trafficking and the Board of Parole. It also alters how the state executive budget is prepared and eliminates the Suggestion Award Board and the state employee suggestion system, which were mechanisms for employees to submit ideas for improvement. The bill also repeals several sections of existing law related to these reporting and advisory functions, and makes conforming changes to other statutes to reflect these eliminations.
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Bill Summary: A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to government; to amend sections 44-1412, 48-683, 54-2428, 77-383, 77-385, 77-27,238, 77-6307, 81-125, 81-1354.01, 81-1378, 81-1504.01, 81-1505.04, 81-1505.05, 81-1607.01, 83-184.01, 83-1,100.03, 83-918, 83-963, and 86-1301, Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska, sections 77-6521, 77-6604, 77-6610, 77-6837, and 77-6928, Revised Statutes Cumulative Supplement, 2024, and sections 61-218, 70-1003, 81-1113, 81-1139.02, 81-1430, 81-15,175, and 81-1606, Revised Statutes Supplement, 2025; to change and eliminate certain reporting requirements for the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Labor, the Department of Water, Energy, and Environment, the Department of Revenue, the Department of Administrative Services, a task force under the Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, the Department of Correctional Services, the Board of Parole, the Department of Economic Development, the Department of Insurance, the Department of Transportation, and broadband Internet providers under the Nebraska Broadband Bridge Act as prescribed; to change reporting procedures for preparation of the state executive budget; to eliminate reports regarding labor negotiations; to eliminate the Suggestion Award Board and the state employee suggestion system; to harmonize provisions; to repeal the original sections; and to outright repeal sections 48-2909, 54-642, 77-6309, 81-1205, 81-1346, 81-1347, 81-1347.01, 81-1350, 81-1351, 81-1352, 81-1353, 81-1354, 81-1384, and 86-1313, Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska, section 39-1392, Revised Statutes Cumulative Supplement, 2024, and sections 81-1348 and 81-1607, Revised Statutes Supplement, 2025.
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• Introduced: 01/14/2026
• Added: 01/15/2026
• Session: 109th Legislature
• Sponsors: 1 : John Arch (NP)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 4
• Last Amended: 01/14/2026
• Last Action: Referred to Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee
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MS bill #HB823 • Last Action 01/16/2026
Housing of youth offenders in other states; authorize counties and municipalities to contract for under certain circumstances.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill authorizes counties and municipalities in Mississippi to contract with other states for the housing and care of youth who have committed delinquent acts, which are defined as acts that would be crimes if committed by adults, excluding those punishable by life imprisonment or death, and including escape and drug law violations. This authority is granted when juvenile detention facilities within Mississippi reach their operational capacity, meaning they are full. Such out-of-state facilities must meet American Correctional Association Standards and Mississippi's juvenile detention facility requirements, and the youth housed there remain under the jurisdiction of Mississippi's youth courts. The bill also brings forward and ratifies the Interstate Compact for Juveniles, a multi-state agreement designed to ensure proper supervision and return of juveniles who are on probation or parole, have run away, or have escaped, and to facilitate cooperative efforts in preventing crime and managing the interstate movement of juvenile offenders.
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Bill Summary: An Act To Authorize Any County Or Municipality To Contract With Other States For The Housing And Care Of Children Who Have Committed Delinquent Acts Whenever Juvenile Detention Facilities Within This State Have Reached Their Operational Capacity Limit; To Bring Forward Section 43-25-101, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Is The Interstate Compact For Juveniles; And For Related Purposes.
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• Introduced: 01/16/2026
• Added: 01/17/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Daryl Porter (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 1
• Last Amended: 01/16/2026
• Last Action: Referred To Judiciary B
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CA bill #SB895 • Last Action 01/16/2026
California Science and Health Research Bond Act.
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill, the California Science and Health Research Bond Act, proposes to establish the California Foundation for Science and Health Research (Foundation) within the Government Operations Agency to fund scientific and health research and development across various fields, including biomedical, behavioral, and climate research. If approved by voters, it would authorize the issuance of $23 billion in state bonds to provide grants and loans for research projects, as well as the construction, operation, and maintenance of research facilities. The Foundation would be overseen by a Council of scientists and public members responsible for setting research priorities and approving funding, with a strong emphasis on scientific merit and open exchange. The bill also outlines provisions for financial accountability, public oversight, and the submission of the bond act to voters at the next statewide election.
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Bill Summary: An act to add Chapter 12 (commencing with Section 11899) to Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, relating to the California Science and Health Research Bond Act, by providing the funds necessary therefor through an election for the issuance and sale of bonds of the State of California and for the handling and disposition of those funds.
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• Introduced: 01/15/2026
• Added: 01/16/2026
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 39 : Sasha Perez (D)*, Aisha Wahab (D)*, Scott Wiener (D)*, Mike Gipson (D), Jacqui Irwin (D), Al Muratsuchi (D), Darshana Patel (D), Jose Solache (D), Dawn Addis (D), Patrick Ahrens (D), Ben Allen (D), Josh Becker (D), Steve Bennett (D), Blanca Rubio (D), Anna Caballero (D), Lisa Calderon (D), Jessica Caloza (D), Juan Carrillo (D), Celeste Rodriguez (D), Damon Connolly (D), Dave Cortese (D), María Elena Durazo (D), Robert Garcia (D), Matt Haney (D), John Harabedian (D), Josh Hoover (R), Mark González (D), Jerry McNerney (D), Liz Ortega (D), Steve Padilla (D), Cottie Petrie-Norris (D), Eloise Reyes (D), Laura Richardson (D), Catherine Stefani (D), Henry Stern (D), Greg Wallis (R), Chris Ward (D), Akilah Weber Pierson (D), Rick Zbur (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/15/2026
• Last Action: From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 15.
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MS bill #HB816 • Last Action 01/16/2026
Fresh Start Act of 2019; revise applicability of.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill, the Fresh Start Act of 2019, revises the applicability of the Fresh Start Act by establishing that its provisions supersede any other conflicting laws. It amends several sections of the Mississippi Code of 1972 to remove or modify requirements related to "good moral character" or similar vague terms when evaluating individuals for licenses or certifications. Instead, it mandates that licensing authorities consider specific criminal convictions that directly relate to the duties of the licensed occupation, using a clear and convincing standard of proof. The bill also introduces provisions for individuals with criminal records to petition licensing authorities for a determination of eligibility and outlines the process for notifying applicants of denials and their right to a hearing. Importantly, it clarifies that vague terms like "moral turpitude" or "good character" in licensing qualifications will now mean a disqualifying crime as defined by the Fresh Start Act, and specifies that existing hearing and appeal procedures for license denials will supersede these new provisions if they are more favorable to the applicant. The bill also updates the effective date for certain provisions to July 1, 2026, and applies these changes to new occupational licenses created after that date.
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Bill Summary: An Act To Amend Sections 73-77-5, 73-77-7 And 73-77-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Fresh Start Act; To Provide That The Fresh Start Act Shall Supersede Any Other Provision Of Law To The Contrary; To Amend Sections 9-13-109, 19-5-353, 21-27-131, 21-27-151, 25-53-51, 27-109-5, 27-115-55, 37-3-2, 41-29-303, 43-1-4, 43-26-1, 45-3-9, 45-3-47, 45-4-9, 45-6-11, 51-5-3, 51-9-173, 65-1-129, 65-1-173, 67-3-19, 73-1-13, 73-2-7, 73-2-16, 73-4-17, 73-4-25, 73-6-13, 73-6-19, 73-7-27, 73-9-23, 73-9-61, 73-11-51, 73-11-57, 73-13-23, 73-13-77, 73-14-35, 73-15-19, 73-15-21, 73-15-29, 73-17-9, 73-17-11, 73-17-15, 73-19-17, 73-19-23, 73-21-85, 73-21-87, 73-21-97, 73-21-111, 73-21-126, 73-23-47, 73-23-51, 73-23-59, 73-24-19, 73-24-21, 73-24-24, 73-25-3, 73-25-14, 73-25-29, 73-25-32, 73-25-101, 73-26-3, 73-27-5, 73-27-12, 73-27-13, 73-27-16, 73-29-13, 73-29-19, 73-29-31, 73-30-9, 73-30-21, 73-31-13, 73-31-21, 73-33-1, 73-34-14, 73-34-109, 73-35-10, 73-35-21, 73-38-9, 73-38-27, 73-39-67, 73-39-71, 73-39-77, 73-42-9, 73-42-11, 73-53-8, 73-53-13, 73-53-17, 73-54-13, 73-55-19, 73-60-31, 73-63-27, 73-65-13, 73-66-17, 73-67-21, 73-67-27, 73-69-7, 73-69-9, 73-69-11, 73-71-19, 73-71-33, 73-73-7, 73-75-13, 73-75-19, 75-27-305, 75-57-49, 75-59-1, 75-60-19, 75-60-31, 75-60-33, 75-67-323, 75-67-421, 75-67-509, 75-67-521, 75-67-609, 75-76-34, 75-76-35, 75-76-67, 75-76-103, 75-76-131, 75-76-137, 77-8-25, 77-9-503, 81-18-9, 83-7-207, 83-17-71, 83-17-75, 83-17-421, 83-17-519, 83-21-19, 83-39-3, 83-39-9, 83-39-15, 83-49-11, 97-33-57 And 97-33-315, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; To Bring Forward Sections 17-17-503, 17-17-505, 19-25-19, 25-34-43, 27-115-69, 37-9-17, 37-13-89, 37-27-23, 37-29-232, 41-29-107, 41-137-47, 43-13-121, 45-1-25, 49-15-21, 57-21-7, 63-17-118, 63-17-205, 63-17-209, 67-7-11, 67-7-13, 73-15-201, 73-34-35, 75-35-301, 81-3-5, 81-13-1, 81-25-107, 81-25-123, 83-1-191, 83-11-225, 83-11-239 And 99-19-35, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
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• Introduced: 01/16/2026
• Added: 01/17/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Kabir Karriem (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 1
• Last Amended: 01/16/2026
• Last Action: Referred To Business and Commerce;Judiciary B
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UT bill #SB0148 • Last Action 01/16/2026
General Oversight Amendments
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends various sections of Utah law related to legislative general oversight and administrative rulemaking, primarily by changing the name of the "Rules Review and General Oversight Committee" to the "General Oversight Committee" and expanding its membership and responsibilities. It also makes technical changes to provisions concerning local health departments, contracting powers of various departments, health insurance requirements for contractors, regulatory certainty for economic recovery, legislative review of environmental rules, closed meetings for legislative committees, and the rulemaking process itself, including definitions, procedures, and the role of the Office of Administrative Rules.
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Bill Summary: General Description: This bill amends provisions related to legislative general oversight, including administrative rulemaking.
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• Introduced: 01/16/2026
• Added: 01/17/2026
• Session: 2026 General Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Dan McCay (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/16/2026
• Last Action: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed in Legislative Research and General Counsel
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NE bill #LB1096 • Last Action 01/16/2026
Adopt the Preventing Lethal Agricultural and National Threats Act and the Critical Infrastructure Protection Act, authorize the withholding of records relating to critical water infrastructure, and provide civil and criminal penalties
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill, titled the "Preventing Lethal Agricultural and National Threats Act and the Critical Infrastructure Protection Act," aims to bolster state security by introducing new regulations and penalties. The "Preventing Lethal Agricultural and National Threats Act" portion establishes rules against importing high-risk agricultural pathogens or pests into the state without a permit, with violations carrying felony penalties, escalating to a Class IIA felony if concealment is involved, the act is committed on behalf of a foreign government, or actual economic damage exceeds one million dollars. The "Critical Infrastructure Protection Act" component focuses on safeguarding essential systems like utilities, transportation, and telecommunications by prohibiting foreign adversaries from accessing or controlling them, requiring companies involved with critical infrastructure to register with the Attorney General, undergo background checks for employees with access, and store data outside of foreign adversary countries. It also mandates the removal of prohibited software from foreign adversaries from critical infrastructure and allows for the withholding of records related to critical water infrastructure to prevent potential harm. Furthermore, the bill amends existing laws to allow for the withholding of records pertaining to critical water infrastructure and imposes civil penalties on communications providers that violate certain security provisions related to foreign-sourced equipment.
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Bill Summary: A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to state security; to amend section 84-712.05, Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska, and section 86-125, Revised Statutes Supplement, 2025; to provide for criminal penalties; to provide duties for the Attorney General; to adopt the Preventing Lethal Agricultural and National Threats Act; to adopt the Critical Infrastructure Protection Act; to authorize the withholding of records relating to critical water infrastructure as provided; to provide a civil penalty for certain communications providers as prescribed; to harmonize provisions; to provide severability; and to repeal the original sections.
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• Introduced: 01/15/2026
• Added: 01/16/2026
• Session: 109th Legislature
• Sponsors: 1 : Eliot Bostar (NP)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 01/15/2026
• Last Action: Kauth FA755 filed
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IL bill #SB0066 • Last Action 01/16/2026
HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill creates the Health Care Availability and Access Board, an independent state government body designed to address high prescription drug costs. The Board will have five members appointed by the Governor who have expertise in healthcare economics, pharmaceutical markets, and clinical medicine, and will be prohibited from having conflicts of interest with drug manufacturers. The Board's primary functions include conducting cost reviews for specific prescription drugs that meet certain price thresholds, such as brand name drugs costing $60,000 or more per year or generic drugs with significant price increases. When a drug is found to create affordability challenges, the Board can establish an upper payment limit that applies to all purchases and reimbursements in the state. Notably, the bill mandates that these upper payment limits will be based on the Medicare Maximum Fair Price, ensuring consistency with federal pricing. The bill also establishes a 15-member Stakeholder Council to provide input to the Board and requires annual reporting to the General Assembly about prescription drug pricing trends and market conditions. To support its operations, the Board will be funded by annual assessments on drug manufacturers, and it will have robust transparency requirements, including open meetings and public comment opportunities. The Attorney General is empowered to enforce the Act, and individuals can appeal Board decisions through an administrative and potentially judicial review process.
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Bill Summary: Creates the Health Care Availability and Access Board Act. Establishes the Health Care Availability and Access Board to protect State residents, State and local governments, commercial health plans, health care providers, pharmacies licensed in the State, and other stakeholders within the health care system from the high costs of prescription drug products. Contains provisions concerning Board membership and terms; staff for the Board; Board meetings; circumstances under which Board members must recuse themselves; and other matters. Provides that the Board shall perform the following actions in open session: (i) deliberations on whether to subject a prescription drug product to a cost review; and (ii) any vote on whether to impose an upper payment limit on purchases, payments, and payor reimbursements of prescription drug products in the State. Permits the Board to adopt rules to implement the Act and to enter into a contract with a qualified, independent third party for any service necessary to carry out the powers and duties of the Board. Creates the Health Care Availability and Access Stakeholder Council to provide stakeholder input to assist the Board in making decisions as required by the Act. Contains provisions concerning Council membership, member terms, and other matters. Provides that the Board shall adopt the federal Medicare Maximum Fair Price as the upper payment limit for a prescription drug product intended for use by individuals in the State. Prohibits the Board from creating an upper payment limit that is different from the Medicare Maximum Fair Price for the prescription drug product that has a Medicare Maximum Fair Price. Requires the Board to implement an upper payment limit that is the same as the Medicare Maximum Fair Price no sooner than the Medicare implementation date. Provides that Medicare Part C and D plans are not required to reimburse at the upper payment limit. Provides that the Attorney General may enforce the Act and may pursue any available remedy under State law when enforcing the Act. Effective 180 days after becoming law.
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• Introduced: 01/13/2025
• Added: 01/14/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 15 : Graciela Guzmán (D)*, Robert Peters (D)*, Dave Koehler (D), Mike Simmons (D), Karina Villa (D), Mike Halpin (D), Mary Edly-Allen (D), Rachel Ventura (D), Mike Porfirio (D), Laura Murphy (D), Christopher Belt (D), Celina Villanueva (D), Mark Walker (D), Kimberly Lightford (D), Doris Turner (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 19
• Last Amended: 01/13/2025
• Last Action: Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters
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UT bill #HB0273 • Last Action 01/16/2026
Classroom Technology Amendments
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill mandates that the State Board of Education develop model policies for the use of technology and artificial intelligence (AI) in public school classrooms, with specific guidelines for instructional technology, which includes electronic devices, digital tools, and applications used by students for their education. The bill defines "screen-time" as time spent on a device without direct teacher interaction and outlines requirements for LEAs (Local Education Agencies, or school districts) to ensure instructional technology is designed for learning, evidence-based, safe, and not a substitute for direct instruction. It also requires LEAs to minimize non-essential screen-time, prioritize purposeful technology use, provide transparency to parents about digital tools, and offer resources for students struggling with technology-based learning. Furthermore, the bill establishes guidelines for AI use in schools, including a model AI use policy that encourages AI tools for educators while prohibiting their independent use for grading or high-stakes decisions, and requires parental notification and consent for generative AI use by students. Finally, it allows LEAs to offer AI sandbox courses for high school students to explore AI technologies, with strict safeguards and parental consent.
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Bill Summary: General Description: This bill requires the State Board of Education to create model policies on the use of technology and artificial intelligence in a public school classroom.
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• Introduced: 01/16/2026
• Added: 01/17/2026
• Session: 2026 General Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Ariel Defay (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/16/2026
• Last Action: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed in Legislative Research and General Counsel
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UT bill #SB0147 • Last Action 01/16/2026
Office of Inspector General of Medicaid Services Amendments
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends existing Utah law to enhance the oversight and operational structure of the Office of Inspector General of Medicaid Services (OIGMS). Key provisions include the creation of an "Office of the Inspector General of Medicaid Services Advisory Board" to foster coordination and provide recommendations on audit priorities and operational improvements, and the establishment of performance metrics for the OIGMS, including financial recoveries and return on investment. The bill also formalizes a process for employees to report concerns anonymously and prohibits retaliatory actions against employees who report in good faith. Furthermore, it clarifies the OIGMS's placement within the Department of Government Operations, outlines specific reporting requirements to legislative committees and the advisory board, and adjusts the definition of "independent entity" to reflect the OIGMS's new organizational structure. The bill also makes technical changes to definitions and references within the relevant statutes, and sets an effective date of May 6, 2026.
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Bill Summary: General Description: This bill addresses oversight of the Office of Inspector General of Medicaid Services.
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• Introduced: 01/16/2026
• Added: 01/17/2026
• Session: 2026 General Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Luz Escamilla (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/16/2026
• Last Action: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed in Legislative Research and General Counsel
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FL bill #S1312 • Last Action 01/16/2026
Interstate Podiatric Medical Licensure Compact
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill enacts the Interstate Podiatric Medical Licensure Compact, creating a framework for podiatric physicians to obtain expedited licenses in multiple member states, thereby improving patient access to care and enhancing license portability. The compact establishes an Interstate Podiatric Medical Licensure Compact Commission (Commission) to oversee its administration, define terms like "expedited license" (a full, unrestricted license granted through the compact process) and "member state" (a state that has adopted the compact), and set eligibility requirements for podiatric physicians, including educational qualifications and a clean disciplinary and criminal record. It outlines procedures for designating a "state of principal license" (the state where a podiatric physician is primarily licensed and registered for compact purposes), applying for and receiving an expedited license, and renewing it, with the Commission collecting and distributing renewal fees. The bill also mandates a coordinated information system for licensed podiatric physicians, allows for joint investigations by member boards, and specifies how disciplinary actions taken in one member state will affect licenses in other member states. The Commission, composed of representatives from each member state, will have powers including rulemaking, financial management, and enforcement, with provisions for qualified immunity for its officers and employees. The compact will become effective once enacted by at least four states and can be amended or withdrawn from according to its terms, with procedures for default and dispute resolution.
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Bill Summary: An act relating to the Interstate Podiatric Medical Licensure Compact; creating s. 461.0181, F.S.; creating the Interstate Podiatric Medical Licensure Compact; providing purpose of the compact; defining terms; specifying eligibility requirements for a podiatric physician to receive an expedited license; providing an exception; providing requirements for a podiatric physician to designate or redesignate a member state as the state of principal license for certain purposes; specifying requirements for a podiatric physician to apply for and receive an expedited license in a member state; providing validity, termination, and fee requirements for an expedited license; specifying requirements for a podiatric physician to renew an expedited license; requiring the Interstate Podiatric Medical Licensure Compact Commission to collect and distribute any renewal fees in a specified manner; providing that certain information be distributed to member boards; requiring the commission to establish a coordinated information system; providing reporting requirements for such system; authorizing joint investigations by the member boards; specifying requirements for such investigations; specifying requirements for disciplinary actions; creating the Interstate Podiatric Medical Licensure Compact Commission; providing for purpose, membership, and meetings of the commission; requiring the commission to make certain information public record; requiring the commission to establish an executive committee for certain purposes; providing powers and duties, including financial powers, of the commission; providing for organization and operation, rulemaking authority, and oversight of the commission; providing for qualified immunity, defense, and indemnification of the commission and its employees; providing for the enforcement and default procedures of the compact; providing for dispute resolution procedures of the commission; providing for membership, effective date, amendment, withdrawal, and dissolution of the compact; providing for severability and construction; providing for binding effect of the compact and other laws; providing an effective date.
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• Introduced: 01/07/2026
• Added: 01/08/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Ana Maria Rodriguez (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/07/2026
• Last Action: Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy
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NE bill #LB1083 • Last Action 01/16/2026
Adopt the Transparency in Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Act, create a fund, and change provisions relating to records which may be withheld from the public
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill, known as the Transparency in Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Act, aims to increase transparency and safety in the development and deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) by requiring large AI companies to develop and publish plans to manage risks, particularly those that could harm children or cause widespread damage. Specifically, "large frontier developers" (companies that train advanced AI models with significant computing power and high revenue) and "large chatbot providers" (companies offering AI chatbots with many users, including minors) must create and publicly share "public safety and child protection plans" detailing how they assess and mitigate "covered risks," which include "catastrophic risks" (potential for mass death, injury, or significant property damage) and "child safety risks" (harm to minors interacting with AI). These companies must also report "safety incidents" (child safety incidents or critical safety incidents, such as unauthorized access to AI models or loss of control) to the Attorney General and disclose summaries of their risk assessments before deploying new AI models or substantially modifying existing ones. The bill also establishes a mechanism for reporting safety incidents, protects employees who report potential violations or dangers from retaliation, and allows the Attorney General to bring enforcement actions with civil penalties. Additionally, it amends existing law to ensure that notifications and summaries of AI risk assessments submitted to the Attorney General are not publicly disclosed, thus protecting sensitive information while still promoting transparency in the AI industry. The bill also creates the Juvenile Mental Health Support Fund, administered by the Department of Health and Human Services, to fund juvenile mental health services.
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Bill Summary: A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to consumer protection; to amend section 84-712.05, Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska; to adopt the Transparency in Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Act; to create a fund; to change provisions relating to records which may be withheld from the public; to provide an operative date; to provide severability; and to repeal the original section.
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• Introduced: 01/15/2026
• Added: 01/16/2026
• Session: 109th Legislature
• Sponsors: 1 : Tanya Storer (NP)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 01/15/2026
• Last Action: Kauth FA742 filed
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FL bill #H0655 • Last Action 01/15/2026
Pub. Meetings/Attorney Meetings to Discuss Private Property Rights Claims
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill creates a new section in Florida Statutes to allow government entities, such as state agencies or local governments, to hold private meetings with their attorneys to discuss claims made under the Bert J. Harris, Jr., Private Property Rights Protection Act, which deals with claims that government actions have negatively impacted private property rights. These private meetings, which can occur during the 90-day notice period before a lawsuit is filed, are permitted only if the attorney first announces at a public meeting that they need to discuss such a claim, the discussion is limited to settlement negotiations or strategy, the entire session is recorded by a certified court reporter, public notice of the meeting is given, and the meeting begins and ends with announcements in an open session. The transcripts of these private meetings will become public records once the property rights claim is settled or if no lawsuit is filed and the statute of limitations expires. The Legislature finds this measure to be a public necessity, arguing that allowing these discussions in private will help governments develop effective negotiation strategies to resolve claims more efficiently, similar to how ongoing litigation is handled confidentially, ultimately promoting quicker settlements and limiting legal fees. This provision is subject to a sunset review and will be repealed on October 2, 2031, unless reenacted.
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Bill Summary: An act relating to public meetings; creating s. 70.90, F.S.; providing that specified entities may meet in private with their attorneys to discuss certain claims concerning private property rights; specifying what may be discussed during such closed meetings; requiring that such meetings be transcribed; providing that such transcripts become public records at specified times; providing for future review; providing a public necessity statement; providing an effective date.
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• Introduced: 12/04/2025
• Added: 12/05/2025
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 2 : Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee, Wyman Duggan (R)*, Dan Daley (D)*
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 1 • Actions: 14
• Last Amended: 01/15/2026
• Last Action: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
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AZ bill #SB1151 • Last Action 01/15/2026
Homeowners' associations; open meetings
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill, concerning condominiums and planned communities in Arizona, aims to enhance transparency and participation in homeowners' associations (HOAs) by updating regulations on meetings and board responsibilities. Key provisions include defining "meeting" to encompass in-person and technological gatherings where association business is discussed or acted upon, and mandating that all formal meetings of the HOA board, committees, and unit owners be open to all members or their designated representatives after the period of declarant control (when the original developer no longer controls the association). The bill also clarifies rules for recording meetings, allows for closed sessions only for specific matters like legal advice or personnel issues, and requires advance notice and agendas for open board and committee meetings. Furthermore, it modifies procedures for calling special meetings to remove board members and introduces new sections detailing quorum requirements for association and board meetings, ensuring that meetings are conducted in a manner that promotes informed participation and accountability.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT amending sections 33-1202, 33-1243, 33-1248, 33-1249, 33-1802 and 33-1804, Arizona Revised Statutes; amending title 33, chapter 16, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 33-1804.01; amending section 33-1813, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to condominiums and planned communities.
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• Introduced: 01/12/2026
• Added: 01/13/2026
• Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)
• Sponsors: 2 : Wendy Rogers (R)*, Mark Finchem (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 01/12/2026
• Last Action: Assigned to Senate RULES Committee
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AZ bill #HB2277 • Last Action 01/15/2026
HOAs; fiscal duties
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill makes several changes to Arizona law regarding condominiums and planned communities, primarily focusing on the fiscal duties and transparency of Homeowners Associations (HOAs). Key provisions include requiring HOAs to provide unit owners with a summary of proposed budgets and mandating that any budget increase of five percent or more over the prior year's assessment must be ratified by the unit owners, unless the condominium documents specify otherwise. The bill also clarifies that surplus funds in an HOA's operating account must generally be refunded to unit owners or used to reduce future assessments, though HOAs can propose using these surplus funds for long-term maintenance reserve accounts with a majority vote of the unit owners. Furthermore, it emphasizes the board of directors' duty to act in the best interest of the association by ensuring prudent financial management, proper oversight of contractors, secure deposit of association funds with at least one board member having signature authority, and thorough review of financial reports. The bill also introduces new requirements for special assessments or financing that assigns future revenues or creates a security interest in common property, mandating ratification by fifty-five percent of allocated votes, and states that any assessment violating these budget or ratification rules is invalid. Finally, it updates provisions related to contract termination, late fees for assessments and penalties, and the process for notifying members of violations and responding to their concerns.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT amending sections 33-1202, 33-1215, 33-1243, 33-1245, 33-1254 and 33-1803, Arizona Revised Statutes; RELATING to condominiums and planned communities.
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• Introduced: 01/13/2026
• Added: 01/14/2026
• Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)
• Sponsors: 3 : Rachel Keshel (R)*, Neal Carter (R), Pamela Carter (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 01/13/2026
• Last Action: Assigned to House RULES Committee
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AZ bill #SB1021 • Last Action 01/15/2026
Chiropractic board; complaints; training; authority
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies Arizona's chiropractic licensing laws to enhance board oversight, patient protection, and professional conduct standards. The bill expands the definition of unprofessional conduct to include numerous specific actions, such as failing to disclose financial interests in referrals, making false statements to patients or the board, improperly handling patient records, and engaging in inappropriate sexual conduct. It requires board members and employees to complete annual training on conflict of interest, open meetings law, and board authority, and mandates conflict of interest disclosure forms. The bill also establishes stricter investigative procedures for complaints, including a requirement to refer potential criminal matters to law enforcement within two business days and complete initial complaint reviews within 90 days. Additionally, the legislation clarifies the board's primary mission of public protection, specifying that board activities should focus on safeguarding patient health and safety. The bill introduces more detailed requirements for patient record management, business entity registration, and provides mechanisms for disciplining chiropractors who violate professional standards, with an emphasis on transparency, accountability, and prompt resolution of potential misconduct.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT amending section 32-900, Arizona Revised Statutes; amending title 32, chapter 8, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 32-900.01; amending section 32-904, Arizona Revised Statutes; amending title 32, chapter 8, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 32-904.01; amending sections 32-905, 32-921, 32-923 and 32-924, Arizona Revised Statutes; amending title 32, chapter 8, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 32-924.01; amending sections 32-929 and 32-934, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to the state board of chiropractic examiners.
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• Introduced: 12/09/2025
• Added: 01/13/2026
• Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)
• Sponsors: 1 : Janae Shamp (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 4
• Last Amended: 12/09/2025
• Last Action: Assigned to Senate RULES Committee
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IL bill #HB4369 • Last Action 01/15/2026
NURSE LICENSURE COMPACT
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill ratifies and approves the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC), which allows nurses to hold a multistate license enabling them to practice in their home state and other participating states, known as "compact states." The Department of Financial and Professional Regulation can establish fees for implementing the NLC, with a minimum initial application fee of $150 for a multistate license and a minimum biennial renewal fee of $125. The bill clarifies that the NLC does not override existing state labor laws and prohibits the sharing of nationwide criminal history records with the Interstate Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators or other states. Employers are required to provide nurses with opportunities to obtain the necessary continuing education hours, and nurses subject to the NLC must complete 20 hours of approved continuing education every two years. Importantly, the NLC does not apply to advanced practice registered nurses. The bill also introduces provisions for employer attestations regarding demographic information and continuing education completion for nurses with multistate licenses from other states.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Nurse Practice Act. Ratifies and approves the Nurse Licensure Compact, which allows for the issuance of multistate licenses that allow nurses to practice in their home state and other compact states. In provisions concerning an application for a license, provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation may establish, by rule, fees to be charged for the purpose of implementing and enforcing the provisions of the Act, including the fees necessary to implement the Nurse Licensure Compact. Provides that, on or after the effective date of the Nurse Licensure Compact, the Department may set the required fees to apply for a multistate license, upgrade from a single state license to a multistate license, and renew a multistate license. Provides that the initial application fee for a multistate license shall be no less than $150 and the biennial multistate license renewal fee shall be no less than $125. Provides that the Nurse Licensure Compact does not supersede existing State labor laws. Provides that the State may not share with or disclose to the Interstate Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators or any other state any of the contents of a nationwide criminal history records check conducted for the purpose of multistate licensure under the Nurse Licensure Compact. Provides that an employer who employs nurses, as defined in the Article, shall provide the nurses under its employment with the opportunity to obtain the required continuing education hours. Requires that nurses subject to the Nurse Licensure Compact complete 20 hours of approved continuing education per every 2-year license renewal cycle. Provides that the Nurse Licensure Compact does not apply to an advanced practice registered nurse. Adds provisions concerning employer attestations.
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• Introduced: 01/09/2026
• Added: 01/10/2026
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 2 : Yolonda Morris (D)*, Nicolle Grasse (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 4
• Last Amended: 01/09/2026
• Last Action: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse
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WA bill #SB6174 • Last Action 01/15/2026
Establishing producer responsibility for textiles.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes a statewide extended producer responsibility (EPR) program for apparel and textile articles, aiming to reduce waste, greenhouse gases, and environmental and public health impacts, with a particular focus on repair and reuse. Producers of "covered products," defined as apparel or textile articles introduced into the state (excluding secondhand items), will be responsible for managing these products at the end of their life. Producers must register with a "producer responsibility organization" (PRO), which is a non-profit organization or a producer that manages the program on behalf of its members. These PROs will develop and implement plans for collecting, sorting, repairing, reusing, and recycling covered products, funded by fees paid by producers. The bill also mandates education and outreach to consumers, establishes collection site requirements, and sets up an advisory council to guide the program. The Department of Ecology will oversee the program, including approving PRO plans, enforcing compliance, and collecting fees to cover its administrative costs. The bill also includes provisions for penalties for non-compliance and amends existing laws related to the siting of program infrastructure.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT Relating to establishing producer responsibility for 2 textiles; amending RCW 36.70.330, 36.70A.142, 35.63.290, 35A.63.310, 3 and 70A.208.270; reenacting and amending RCW 43.21B.110 and 4 43.21B.300; adding a new chapter to Title 70A RCW; and prescribing 5 penalties. 6
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• Introduced: 01/14/2026
• Added: 01/15/2026
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 10 : Liz Lovelett (D)*, Vandana Slatter (D), Rebecca Saldaña (D), Sharon Shewmake (D), Jessica Bateman (D), Emily Alvarado (D), Yasmin Trudeau (D), Sam Hunt (D), Noel Frame (D), T'wina Nobles (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 1
• Last Amended: 01/15/2026
• Last Action: First reading, referred to Environment, Energy & Technology.
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AZ bill #SB1145 • Last Action 01/15/2026
Behavior analysts; committee; regulatory authority
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies the composition and responsibilities of the State Board of Psychologist Examiners and the Committee on Behavior Analysts in Arizona, aiming to streamline the regulation of behavior analysts. Specifically, it reduces the total number of members on the State Board of Psychologist Examiners from ten to eight, with a corresponding decrease in the number of licensed psychologist members and licensed behavior analyst members. The bill also shifts the authority for licensing and regulating behavior analysts from being a recommendation process to the Committee on Behavior Analysts, to a direct delegation of these powers from the Board to the Committee. This means the Committee will now have the primary responsibility for these functions, though the Board will still establish policy statements for how this authority is exercised. Additionally, the bill removes the requirement for two members of the Committee on Behavior Analysts to also be members of the Board of Psychologist Examiners, and it clarifies that the Committee's duties will now include making recommendations on regulatory changes, but only after seeking public input from behavior analyst licensees. The changes are set to take effect after December 31, 2026.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT amending sections 32-2062, 32-2063 and 32-2091.15, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to behavior analysts.
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• Introduced: 01/12/2026
• Added: 01/13/2026
• Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)
• Sponsors: 1 : Shawnna Bolick (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 01/12/2026
• Last Action: Assigned to Senate RULES Committee
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VT bill #S0255 • Last Action 01/15/2026
An act relating to establishing a pilot Law Enforcement Governance Council in Windham County
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes a pilot program in Windham County, Vermont, to create a Windham County Law Enforcement Governance Council, referred to as the "Council," which will coordinate law enforcement and related public safety services, such as dispatch and animal control, for participating municipalities. A "member municipality" is defined as a town within Windham County that votes to join the Council and receive these services, while a "nonmember municipality" has not joined. The Council will be formed when at least five municipalities agree to participate, and its operations and funding will begin on July 1, 2026, or when the five-municipality threshold is met, whichever is later. Municipalities can join by a majority vote at a town meeting, and each member municipality will have one representative on the Council, who must be a selectboard member, and will contribute to the Council's costs through a county property tax based on population. The Council will be governed by its member representatives, elect officers annually, and meet regularly, with a majority of member municipalities forming a quorum. Its duties include adopting bylaws, setting the annual budget for services, determining the scope of services, developing performance standards, monitoring service delivery, and submitting its budget to the Windham County Assistant Judges for inclusion in the county budget. The Windham County Sheriff's Department will provide services under an annual agreement with the Council, and these services will be coordinated with state and local law enforcement agencies. The pilot program is set to end on June 30, 2034, and the Council will report annually on its finances and service delivery, with a comprehensive evaluation submitted to the General Assembly by December 31, 2033, to assess its effectiveness and potential for statewide replication. Nonmember municipalities will not be charged for Council services and will retain their rights to establish their own law enforcement or contract independently, and the bill clarifies that it does not affect the duties of the Windham County Sheriff, State Police responsibilities, existing municipal law enforcement agencies, or mutual aid agreements.
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Bill Summary: This bill proposes to create a pilot program named the Windham County Law Enforcement Governance Council to provide orchestrated law enforcement and related services to participating municipalities within Windham County.
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• Introduced: 01/15/2026
• Added: 01/16/2026
• Session: 2025-2026 Session
• Sponsors: 2 : Wendy Harrison (D)*, Nader Hashim (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 1
• Last Amended: 01/14/2026
• Last Action: Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Government Operations
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MS bill #HB2 • Last Action 01/15/2026
"Mississippi Educational Freedom Program Act of 2026"; establish to provide greater flexibility and opportunity for school choice.
Status: Crossed Over
AI-generated Summary: This bill, titled the "Mississippi Educational Freedom Program Act of 2026," establishes a program to provide greater flexibility and opportunity for school choice by creating "Magnolia Student Accounts" (MSAs). The State Treasurer will administer this program as the fund manager, with the ability to contract with certified educational assistance organizations (CEAO) and delegate functions to state agencies like the Department of Education. The program aims to expand educational options for eligible students by allowing parents to direct state-supported funds towards qualifying educational expenses and approved providers. Key provisions include eligibility verification, residency and income verification, account establishment, payment processes, prioritization based on income and a lottery system when demand exceeds supply, and annual funding amounts for MSAs. The bill also designates the Equal Opportunity Scholarship for Students with Special Needs Program as a separate component of this initiative, transferring its administrative oversight to the State Treasurer. Furthermore, it mandates annual assessments for MSA participants, establishes approval requirements for education service providers and participating schools, and prohibits the misuse of MSA funds. The bill also includes provisions related to student transfer policies, allowing homeschool students to participate in public school extracurricular activities, and revises definitions and operational aspects of Mississippi's charter school system to promote greater flexibility and efficiency. Additionally, it mandates financial literacy education for students and establishes a School Accountability Dashboard for increased transparency. Finally, the bill makes several conforming amendments to existing laws, including those related to the Mississippi Student Funding Formula, and revises provisions related to retired teachers returning to the profession and minimum assistant teacher salaries.
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Bill Summary: An Act To Create The "mississippi Education Freedom Act"; To Create New Section 37-190-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Establishes The Name Of The Act; To Create New Section 37-190-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prescribe The Legislative Findings And Intent; To Create New Section 37-190-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Terms And Definitions Used In The Act; To Create New Section 37-190-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Office Of The State Treasurer Shall Administer The Program As The Fund Manager; To Authorize The Fund Manager To Contract With Certified Educational Assistance Organization(s) (ceao) And To Delegate Certain Functions To State Agencies, Including The State Department Of Education; To Prescribe The Powers And Duties Of The Fund Manager, Including Application Administration, Eligibility Verification, Residency And Income Verification, Account Establishment And Payment Processes, Prioritization And Lottery Administration, Audit And Compliance Enforcement, Reporting And Rulemaking Authority; To Define And Regulate Certified Educational Assistance Organization(s) (ceao), Including Permitted Administrative Retention; To Authorize Federal Verification Of Immigration Status For Lawful Presence Purposes; To Provide A One-year Exemption From Certain State Personnel Board Rules For Program Implementation Staffing; To Provide That The Fund Manager Shall Not Regulate Curriculum, Instructional Methods, Admissions, Hiring Practices Or Religious Instruction, Except As Expressly Authorized; To Create New Section 37-190-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Establish Magnolia Student Accounts; To Prescribe Eligibility, Participation Categories, Annual Participation Caps, Eligibility Pools With Automatic Rollover Between Pools, A Separate Homeschool Category; To Provide For The Continued Eligibility For Participating Students Who Remain In Compliance Without Reapplication; To Provide For Income-based Prioritization Using Area Median Income Thresholds; To Prescribe Lottery Procedures When Demand Exceeds Supply, And Reapplication Requirements When Accounts Are Unavailable; To Create New Section 37-190-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prescribe Annual Funding Amounts For Magnolia Student Accounts Based On Student Category; To Provide Household Caps; To Authorize Carryforward Of Unused Funds; To Authorize Postsecondary Use After Graduation Or Equivalency; To Provide That Msa Funds Are Not Taxable Income And May Not Be Claimed As A Tax Benefit; To Create New Section 37-190-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Equal Opportunity Scholarship For Students With Special Needs Program Shall Operate As A Separate Categorical Component Of The Program; To Transfer Administrative Oversight Of The Equal Opportunity Scholarship For Students With Special Needs Program From The State Department Of Education To The Office Of The State Treasurer Effective July 1, 2027, While Maintaining Governing Law Under Provisions Of Law Creating That Program And Prohibiting Simultaneous Funding Under Multiple Program Components; To Create New Section 37-190-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Annual Assessments For Msa Participants; To Authorize Assessment Options And Parent Selection; To Authorize Payment Of Assessment Costs As An Eligible Expense; To Require Reporting Of Results To The Fund Manager; To Provide Exemptions For Certain Students With Disabilities And For Students In Legitimate Home Instruction Programs; To Require A Statewide Program-level Report Without Identifiable Student Information; To Create New Section 37-190-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Establish Approval Requirements For Education Service Providers And Participating Schools, Including Health And Safety Compliance And Nondiscrimination Requirements; To Provide Grounds And Procedures For Suspension Or Disqualification For Participation In The Program; To Provide Maximum Flexibility For Public Schools Serving As Education Service Providers; To Prohibit State Regulation Of Curriculum, Admissions Or Religious Instruction; To Clarify That Participation Does Not Create State-actor Status; To Create New Section 37-190-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Misuse Of Msa Funds; To Authorize Account Suspension And Closure, Repayment And Referral For Enforcement; To Provide Notice And An Opportunity To Respond Before Permanent Closure Of Msas; To Provide For Reversion Of Remaining Funds To The Education Freedom Fund; To Preserve Student Athletic Eligibility; To Create New Section 37-190-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Postsecondary Education And Industry Credential Expenses Payable From Remaining Msa Funds; To Prescribe Allowable Expenses, Payment Requirements And Time Limits For Which Remaining Msa May Be Used; To Create New Section 37-190-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create The Education Freedom Fund In The State Treasury And Prescribe Its Funding Sources, Appropriation Requirements, Permissible Uses For The Program's Categorical Components, Required Accounting And Subaccounting, And Nonlapsing Status; To Amend Section 37-15-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Requirement For The School Board Of The School District Of A Child's Residence Consent To The Release Of The Student For Transfer To Another School District; To Only Require That The Transferee School Board Approve Or Refuse The Transfer Of A Student Upon Receiving Notice And Official Meeting Of The Board To Act On Such Transfer; To Authorize The Siblings Of A Lawfully Transferred Student To Enroll In The Transferee School District At The Discretion Of Their Parent(s) Or Legal Guardian(s); That A Transfer Student's Athletic Eligibility Shall Be Determined In Accordance With Rules And Regulations Promulgated By Mhsaa Governing Student Eligibility To Provide For The Allocation And Disbursement Of Funds To A Receiving School District Upon The Completion And Certification Of A Student Transfer Request; To Stipulate That A School Or District May Not Accept Or Deny Students For Transfer Based On The Student's Ability Or Disability; To Require School Districts To Publish The Number Of Available Seats Open To Transfers Within The District And Individualized By School Facility; To Require The District To Publish Such Information At A Reasonable Time Before The Start Of The School Year; To Require Districts To Adopt And Publish The Processes Used To Choose Students For Transfer; To Require The State Department Of Education To Collect And Publish Student Transfer Data, Categorized By Acceptance, Denials And Reasons For Denials; To Provide That Transfer Authority Of A District To Receive Or Deny The Acceptance Of A Student Requesting Transfer Into The District Shall Not Supersede Any Provision Of An Enforceable Desegregation Order Or A Court-approved Desegregation Plan; To Create The Education Freedom Fund As A Special Fund In The State Treasury; To Provide That Monies In The Fund Shall Be Expended By The State Department Of Education, Upon Appropriation Of The Legislature, For The Purpose Of Paying The Cost Of The State Portion Of Total Funding Formula Base-student Cost For The Transferring Student At The Transferee District's Rate; To Establish The "tim Tebow Act"; To Define Certain Terms; To Authorize Students Enrolled In A Homeschool To Participate In Public School Interscholastic Extracurricular Activities; To Prescribe The Requirements For A Student Enrolled In A Homeschool To Participate In Interscholastic Extracurricular Activities; To Prohibit Discrimination Against Homeschool Student Selection Or Participation In Such Activities; To Provide That Participation In An Extracurricular Activity Is A Privilege And Not A Right; To Amend Section 37-28-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Definitions Related To The Mississippi Charter School Act Of 2013; To Amend Section 37-28-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow Applications To Be Approved For Charter Schools In All School Districts; To Amend Section 37-28-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Charter School Authorizer Board To Amend Charter School Contracts In Order To Approve Mergers, Consolidations And Reconfigurations And Contract Reorganizations Without Closing A Charter School; To Amend Section 37-28-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit The Authorizer From Retaining A Portion Of Per-pupil Allocations For Its Support And Provide That The Legislature May Fund The Authorizer Through Specific Appropriation; To Amend Section 37-28-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Authorizer To Publish A Pamphlet, By August 1 Of Each Year, Informing Charter Schools And Charter Applicants Of All Educational Statutes Applicable To The Operation And Administration Of Charter Schools; To Amend Section 37-28-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Charter School Authorizer To Limit The Information Initially Submitted By A Charter School Applicant To That Which The Authorizer Deems Essential; To Amend Section 37-28-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Certain Applicants That Are Denied A Charter To Remedy The Application's Deficiencies And Reapply Before The Next Regular Application Process; To Amend Section 37-28-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Authorizer To Allow A Charter Management Organization To Hold A Single Contract And To Reorganize Under A Single Contract Without Reapplying For Each School; To Provide That Charter Schools Shall Be Granted A Two-year Delay Start Date For Commencement Of Instruction Of Students; To Further Provide That If The Charter School Fails To Start After Two Years Of Being Approved, It Must Reapply For Authorization To Open A Charter School To The Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board; To Amend Section 37-28-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Manner In Which A Charter School's Underserved Population Is Compared To That Of The Local School District And To Authorize An Enrollment Preference For Children Transferring To A Charter School From Another School Whose Contract Is Held By The Same Governing Board; To Amend Section 37-28-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Achievement Gaps Comparisons For Proficiency Between Applicable Subgroups; To Amend Section 37-28-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Authorizer To Annually Monitor The Performance And Legal Compliance Of Charter Schools It Has Authorized; To Allow Charter Schools Under The Same Charter Contract To Submit A Single Annual Performance Report; To Amend Section 37-28-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Charter Schools That Receive A Renewal Contract Of Less Than Five Years To Appeal The Decision In The Same Manner That Nonrenewals And Revocations Are Appealed; To Amend Section 37-28-35, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prescribe The Timeline And Procedures To Be Followed By The Authorizer In Its Decision To Close A Charter School; To Amend Section 37-28-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Streamline Reports From A Charter School Authorizer; To Amend Section 37-28-39, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Nonprofit Entity That Is Party To A Charter Contract, Including A Charter Management Organization, Is A Nongovernmental Entity; To Require The Governing Board Of A Nonprofit Entity Holding A Charter Contract For Multiple Schools To Determine Whether Each School Listed In The Charter Contract Will Function As A Local Education Agency Or If The Nonprofit Will Function As Such For All Schools Included In Its Charter Contract; To Amend Section 37-28-41, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Nonprofit Entity Holding A Charter Contract To Contract For Transportation Services, Special Education Services And Virtual Courses For Students Enrolled In The Charter School Under Its Contract; To Amend Section 37-28-43, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Charter Schools To Provide Appropriate Services To Students Designated As English Language Learners Who Are Enrolled In Its Schools; To Amend Section 37-28-45, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Charter Schools To Receive Performance Classifications From The State Department Of Education; To Provide That Charter Schools Are Not Subject To Any Rule, Policy, Regulation Or Procedure Adopted By The State Board Of Education Unless Such Was Adopted Pursuant To Law Applicable To Charter Schools; To Amend Section 37-28-47, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Total Number Of Nonlicensed Teachers Employed In An Instructional Capacity To 50% And To Exclude Provisionally Licensed Teachers And Licensed Teachers Teaching Out Of Field From The 50% Limitation On Charter School Teachers Exempt From Licensure Requirements; To Provide That Charter School Employees Having Satisfied All The Requirements For National Board Certification In Their Respective Professional Disciplines, Shall Be Entitled To A $6,000.00 Annual Salary Supplement; To Amend Section 37-28-49, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Insert Reference To The Mississippi Code Of Educator Ethics; To Amend Section 37-28-53, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Each Charter School Or Charter Management Organization To Annually Certify Information Necessary To Calculate The Charter School's State Share Of And Local Contribution To The State Public School Funding Formula To The State Department Of Education; To Amend Section 37-28-55, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Manner In Which The Pro Rata Share Of Local Funds For Charter Schools Is Calculated; To Amend Section 37-28-57, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Charter Schools To Adhere To Generally Accepted Accounting Principles As Determined By The Financial Accounting Standards Board; To Require The State Auditor To Develop Financial Rules And Regulations, Including A Financial Accounting Manual Specific For Charter Schools; To Provide For The Annual Audit Of Records Of Nonprofit Entities Holding A Charter Contract For Charter Schools; To Require The State Department Of Education And Each Authorizer To Develop A Process Of Sharing Relevant Information To Avoid Duplication Of Effort; To Bring Forward Sections 37-28-1, 37-28-3, 37-28-17, 37-28-25, 37-28-27, 37-28-51, 37-28-59 And 37-28-61, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendments; To Amend Sections 31-7-1, 37-3-51, 37-17-1, 37-21-3 And 37-41-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Preceding Provisions; To Amend Sections 37-151-201, 37-151-203, 37-151-205, 37-151-207, 37-151-211, 37-151-213, 37-61-33, 7-7-211, 37-3-83, 37-15-38, 37-16-3, 37-17-6, 37-22-5, 37-28-55, 37-151-95, 37-173-13, 37-175-13, 37-159-7, 37-23-31, 37-23-33 And 37-23-35, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify Various Provisions Of The Mississippi Student Funding Formula And Remove Obsolete References To The Predecessor Funding Program Known As The Mississippi Adequate Education Program; To Amend Section 119, Chapter 484, Laws Of 2024, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify That Subsection 27-65-75(5) Should Not Be Repealed Because The Previous "educational Facilities Revolving Loan Fund", Which Was The Original Fund Of Deposit, Was Abolished And Replaced With The "education Enhancement Fund" As The Fund Of Deposit For The Tax Revenue Collected For Such Purposes Under The "mississippi Student Funding Formula"; To Amend Section 27-65-75, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The Deposit Of Loan Repayments Under The Former Educational Facilities Revolving Loan Fund Shall Be Made To Dfa Until Such Financial Obligations, Are Satisfied In Full; To Bring Forward Sections 37-151-200, 37-151-209, 37-151-215, 37-57-1, 31-7-9, 31-7-10, 37-28-5, 37-28-53, 37-29-1,37-151-101, 37-173-9 And 37-179-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendments; To Require The State Board Of Education To Incorporate Components Within The Existing Financial Literacy Curriculum For Students In Grades 6 Through 8 Beginning With The 2026-2027 School Year; To Require Passage Of A One-half Carnegie Unit Course In Financial Literacy As A Graduation Requirement For All Public School Students, Including Those In Charter Schools, Beginning With The 2031 Graduating Class; To Establish The Financial Literacy Trust Fund In The State Treasury To Support Financial Literacy Education; To Require The State Board Of Education To Administer The Fund; To Amend Sections 37-7-301 And 37-16-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; To Establish A School Accountability Dashboard For Mississippi Public Schools To Promote Transparency And Provide Parents With Critical Student Performance Data; To Require School Districts To Publish The School Accountability Dashboard Beginning With The 2026-2027 Academic School Year; To Specify The Timeline By Which The Initial And Subsequent Updates To The Dashboard Are Required To Be Published; To Grant The Department A One-year Period To Identify Any Relevant Data Not Currently Collected To Determine What Said Data Is And Include It In The Dashboard Beginning With The 2027-2028 School Year; To Require The Information In The Dashboard To Be Compiled Into An Easily Accessible, User-friendly Single-page Graphic And Published On The Main Page Of The School District's And The Department's Website; To Require The State Department Of Education To Issue Guidance And The Standardized Dashboard Template To All School Districts By August 1, 2026; To Require The School Accountability Dashboard To Be Aligned With The State's Performance-based Accreditation System And Prescribe The Minimum Data Metrics To Be Included; To Amend Section 37-17-8, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; To Amend Section 25-11-126, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Criteria And Scale Of Compensation For Eligible Retired Teachers Who Return To The Teaching Profession As Contributing But Non-benefit Accruing Members Of The Pers; To Amend Section 37-19-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The 50/50 Split Of Employer's Contribution Of Retired Teachers As Pension Liability Participation Assessment; To Amend Sections 37-181-3, 37-181-5, 37-181-7, 37-181-9, 37-181-11, 37-181-15, 37-181-17 And 37-181-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove Overly Restrictive Language Which Required The Parent Or Guardian Of An Eligible Student Receiving Esa Funds To Certify To The State Department Of Education That The Student Has Been Accepted Into An Eligible School Qualified To Provide Services For The Participating Student's Disability Or Special Education Needs, Or Provide Services Addressing A Participating Student's Iep; To Remove The Requirement That An Eligible School That Fails To Comply With The Certification Requirements Of Its Ability To Provide Services For The Participating Student's Disability Or Special Education Needs, Or Provide Services Addressing A Participating Student's Iep Shall Be Ineligible To Participate In The Esa Program The Following Year; To Remove The Waitlist Requirement For Students Eligible To Receive An Educational Scholarship Account Under The "equal Opportunity For Students With Special Needs Act"; To Provide That, Subject To Appropriation, Each Student's Esa Shall Be Funded At The Student Base Amount As Determined Under The "mississippi Student Funding Formula"; To Restructure The Frequency By Which Reimbursement Payments Shall Be Made To Service Providers And Parents From Quarterly To Monthly; To Authorize The Department To Enter Into A Contractual Agreement With A Certified Educational Assistance Organization(s) (ceao) To Administer The Esa Program; To Create The "aeronautics, Geospatial, Engineering, Nursing, And Technical Skills (agents) Of Excellence Program Act"; To Establish Specialized Academic Programs For High School Students In Grades 9 Through 12 In Disciplines Such As Aeronautics, Geospatial Studies, Engineering, Nursing, And Technical Skills; To Improve Workforce Readiness And Postsecondary Outcomes For Students Attending Agents Of Excellence Host Institutions; To Define Terminology; To Provide That The Program Shall Be Jointly Administered By The State Board Of Education And The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning; To Provide For Implementation Of The Program Contingent Upon Funding Being Appropriated For That Reason; To Prescribe The Mechanism By Which Host Institutions Shall Be Paid For Participating Students; To Require Annual Reports On Enrollment, Outcomes And Finances To Be Submitted To The Governor And The Chairperson Of The Education And Universities And Colleges Committees Of The House And Senate; To Require Comprehensive Evaluations Of The Program Every Three Years To Assess Effectiveness; To Bring Forward Sections 37-13-81, 37-13-83, 37-13-85, 37-13-87, 37-13-89, 37-13-91 And 37-13-107, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Require The State Board Of Education And The State Department Of Education To Apply To The United States Department Of Education For A Waiver From The Assessment Requirements For Grades 3 Through 8; To Amend Section 25-11-103, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of "average Compensation" For Members In The New Tier To Mean The Average Of The Four Highest Consecutive Years Of Earned Compensation, Or Of The Last 48 Consecutive Months Of Earned Compensation, Whichever Is Greater; To Bring Forward Section 25-11-109, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Amendment; To Amend Section 25-11-111, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Members In The New Tier Who Have Completed At Least Eight Years Of Membership Service Shall Be Entitled To Receive A Retirement Allowance Upon Withdrawal From Service At The Age Of 60, And Members Who Have Completed At Least 30 Years Of Creditable Service Shall Be Entitled To Receive A Retirement Allowance Upon Withdrawal From Service Regardless Of Age; To Provide That Members In The New Tier Who Withdraw From Service Before Age 60 And Have Completed At Least Eight Years Of Membership Service And Have Not Received A Refund Of Their Contributions Shall Be Entitled To Receive A Retirement Allowance Upon Attaining The Age Of 60; To Provide That The Annual Retirement Allowance Of A Member Who Has Attained The Age Of 60 But Has Not Completed At Least 30 Years Of Creditable Service Shall Be Reduced By An Actuarial Equivalent Factor For Each Year Of Creditable Service Below 30 Years Or The Number Of Years In Age That The Member Is Below Age 65, Whichever Is Less; To Bring Forward Section 25-11-112, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Amendment; To Amend Section 25-11-114, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act With Respect To Retirement Allowances For Death Before Retirement Or Death Or Disability In The Line Of Duty; To Bring Forward Sections 25-11-115, 25-11-117 And 25-11-147, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendments; To Amend Section 25-11-123, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Proceeding Provisions; To Amend Section 37-21-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Minimum Assistant Teacher Salary To $20,000.00; To Amend Sections 25-9-127 And 7-9-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt The Personnel Actions Of The Office Of The State Treasurer From The Applicability Of The Rules And Regulations Of The State Personnel Board With Regard To The Administration Of The Mississippi Education Freedom Act For One-year Period; To Bring Forward Sections 31-7-401, 31-7-403, 31-7-405 And 31-7-407, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Authorize Local Law Enforcement Agencies With Primary Law Enforcement Authority Of All Public And Nonpublic Schools Within Their Jurisdiction To Enter Into Memorandums Of Understanding With Independent Nonpublic Schools To Employ Law Enforcement Officers As School Resource Officers (sros) At Such Schools; To Specify The Training Requirements For Individuals Serving As Sros At Independent Nonpublic Schools And Consequences For Noncompliance With Training Requirements; To Amend Sections 21-19-49 And 17-25-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; To Establish The National Defense Cadet Corps (ndcc) Pilot Program Grant For The Purpose Of Expanding Jrotc Programs In Schools Throughout The State; To Require The State Department Of Education And The Adjutant General Of The Mississippi National Guard To Promulgate Rules And Regulations For The Administration Of The Pilot Program, And To Establish Qualifying Criteria To Be Used In Determining The Priority Of Issuance Of Grants Under The Pilot Program; To Bring Forward Section 37-15-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendments; To Codify Section 37–7–104.10, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That In The Copiah County And Hazlehurst City School Districts There Shall Be An Administrative Restructuring Into One School District To Be Designated As The Copiah County School District Effective July 1, 2028; To Provide For The Composition And Selection Of The Board Of Trustees Of The New Copiah County School District; To Direct The State Board Of Education To Administratively Consolidate Any School District Which Does Not Voluntarily Follow The Restructuring Order; To Abolish The Former School Districts Following The Administrative Restructuring And Provide For The Transfer Of School District Assets And Liabilities; To Provide For Execution Of Teacher And School District Employee Contracts And The Preparation Of A School District Budget In The New School District; To Direct The State Board Of Education To Promulgate Regulations To Implement Such Administrative Restructuring; To Amend Sections 37-7-103 And 37-5-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity; To Amend Section 37-13-8, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Permit Local School Boards To Designate A Period Of Reflection At The Beginning Of Each School Day To Provide For Student-initiated Prayer On A Voluntary Basis; To Bring Forward Section 37-13-4, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Amend Section 37-13-4.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Permit Local School Boards To Designate A Period Of Prayer Or Reflection At School Events; To Amend Section 7-9-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Power And Duties Of The State Treasurer To Include The Authority Granted Under The Mississippi Education Freedom Program For The Treasurer To Administer The Program And To Ensure Fidelity Of Such Through The Promulgation Of Rules And Regulations For The Administration Thereof; To Amend Section 37-15-30, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Use Of Automobile Registrations As Proof Of Residency When Enrolling Students In School; To Require Parents Or Legal Guardians Who Do Not Own A Vehicle To Submit A Signed Affidavit, Attesting That No Motor Vehicle Is Owned And Affirming The Student's Actual Residence At The Stated Address Within The Enrolling School District; And For Related Purposes.
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• Introduced: 01/07/2026
• Added: 01/08/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 2 : Jason White (R)*, Jansen Owen (R)*
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 1 • Actions: 16
• Last Amended: 01/14/2026
• Last Action: Motion to Reconsider Entered (Oliver, Roberson)
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AZ bill #HB2227 • Last Action 01/15/2026
Chiropractic board; complaints; training; authority.
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill makes several changes to the laws governing the Arizona State Board of Chiropractic Examiners, aiming to enhance patient safety, clarify board authority, and improve accountability. Key provisions include defining "chiropractic physician" as synonymous with "doctor of chiropractic," establishing new grounds for "unprofessional conduct" for chiropractors, such as failing to disclose financial interests in referral facilities or making false statements to patients or the board, and requiring chiropractors to maintain comprehensive patient records for at least six years. The bill also mandates that the board develop policies for psychosexual evaluations, requires board members and employees to undergo annual training on conflict of interest, open meetings, and board authority, and outlines specific grounds for terminating the board's executive director, including improperly subpoenaing information or failing to report potential criminal activity. Furthermore, it clarifies the board's investigative powers, limiting the scope of investigations to the initial complaint and prohibiting the subpoena of a licensee's personal financial information, while also establishing stricter timelines for complaint investigations and final decisions, with complaints being administratively closed if not resolved within 220 days. The bill also introduces new requirements for referring criminal complaints to law enforcement within two business days and mandates that the board operate transparently and adhere strictly to its public protection mandate, aligning with findings from an auditor general's special audit.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT amending section 32-900, Arizona Revised Statutes; amending title 32, chapter 8, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 32-900.01; amending section 32-904, Arizona Revised Statutes; amending title 32, chapter 8, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 32-904.01; amending sections 32-905, 32-921, 32-923 and 32-924, Arizona Revised Statutes; amending title 32, chapter 8, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 32-924.01; amending sections 32-929 and 32-934, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to the state board of chiropractic examiners.
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• Introduced: 01/12/2026
• Added: 01/13/2026
• Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)
• Sponsors: 1 : Walt Blackman (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 01/12/2026
• Last Action: Assigned to House RULES Committee
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MA bill #H668 • Last Action 01/15/2026
Relative to the training of school committee members
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill requires newly elected or appointed school committee members in Massachusetts to complete a mandatory 8-hour orientation within three months of taking office, at no personal cost. The orientation, to be developed by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, must cover critical topics including school finance, Chapter 70 education funding, statewide educational goals and standards, open meeting law, public records law, conflict of interest law, special education regulations, collective bargaining, school leadership standards, and the specific roles and responsibilities of school committee members. The orientation can be provided by the Massachusetts Association of School Committees or other entities approved by the education commissioner, who must offer at least three orientation sessions annually at no cost. Upon completing the training, participants will receive a certificate that must be filed with their local city or town clerk. Importantly, school committee members who do not complete this orientation will be disqualified from participating in the committee's formal business, ensuring that all members are properly trained and informed about their governmental responsibilities.
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Bill Summary: Relative to the training of school committee members. Education.
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• Introduced: 03/12/2025
• Added: 03/13/2025
• Session: 194th General Court
• Sponsors: 1 : Alice Peisch (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 7
• Last Amended: 02/27/2025
• Last Action: Reporting date extended to Wednesday, March 18, 2026
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MO bill #SB1149 • Last Action 01/15/2026
Establishes the Athletic Trainers Compact
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the Athletic Trainers Compact, a comprehensive interstate agreement designed to streamline professional licensing for athletic trainers across multiple states. The compact creates a framework that allows licensed athletic trainers to more easily practice in different member states by establishing a uniform set of requirements and a centralized data system. Key provisions include creating a multi-state licensure privilege, establishing an Athletic Trainer Compact Commission to oversee implementation, and developing a coordinated data system to track licensure, adverse actions, and investigative information. The compact aims to increase public access to athletic training services, reduce administrative burdens for practitioners, enhance workforce mobility (particularly for military members and their spouses), and maintain strong public health and safety standards. Member states must meet specific criteria to join, such as having a mechanism for investigating complaints, maintaining continuing competence standards, and participating in a background check system. The compact provides a mechanism for interstate cooperation in licensing, disciplinary actions, and information sharing, while preserving each state's individual regulatory authority over athletic trainers practicing within its borders.
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Bill Summary: Establishes the Athletic Trainers Compact
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• Introduced: 12/02/2025
• Added: 12/13/2025
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Jamie Burger (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 12/10/2025
• Last Action: Second Read and Referred S Emerging Issues and Professional Registration Committee
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KY bill #HB261 • Last Action 01/15/2026
AN ACT relating to the School Psychologist Interstate Licensure Compact.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill enacts the School Psychologist Interstate Licensure Compact, a framework designed to allow school psychologists to practice in multiple member states more easily. The compact aims to improve access to school psychology services by streamlining the licensing process, allowing qualified school psychologists to obtain an "equivalent license" in other member states without duplicating requirements. It establishes definitions for key terms like "member state" (a state that has joined the compact) and "equivalent license" (a license recognized by another member state under the compact). The bill outlines requirements for states to join and maintain membership, including information sharing and complaint investigation mechanisms. It also details how individual school psychologists can participate, including requirements for their home state license and any necessary criminal background checks. Special provisions are made for active duty military members and their spouses. The compact creates a School Psychologist Interstate Licensure Compact Commission to oversee its implementation, facilitate information exchange between states, and establish rules and procedures. The bill also addresses adverse actions (disciplinary measures) against licensees, dispute resolution, and procedures for states to withdraw from the compact. Importantly, it clarifies how the compact interacts with existing Kentucky state law, ensuring that state funds are not obligated and that the state licensing authority has a specific process for adopting commission rules.
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Bill Summary: Create a new section of KRS Chapter 161 to enact and enter into the School Psychologist Interstate Licensure Compact; declare purpose; define terms; set requirements for member states and for school psychologists to participate in the compact; establish provisions for active duty military members or their spouses; designate procedures for adverse actions against a school psychologist; create the School Psychologist Interstate Licensure Compact Commission and establish its internal procedures; provide for the commission to facilitate the exchange of information; establish rulemaking procedures, oversight, financing, dispute resolution, and enforcement provisions of the compact; create member state compact withdrawal procedures; provide for amendments to the compact; specify applicability of the compact to certain Kentucky state law.
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• Introduced: 01/08/2026
• Added: 01/09/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 3 : Vanessa Grossl (R)*, Daniel Grossberg (D), Adam Moore (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 01/09/2026
• Last Action: to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)
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MO bill #SB1152 • Last Action 01/15/2026
Modifies provisions relating to municipal elections
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies various provisions related to municipal elections across multiple sections of Missouri state law. The key changes primarily involve shifting the standard municipal election day from the first Tuesday in April to the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November (referred to as the "general municipal election day"). The bill standardizes election timing for various local government entities including special districts, fire protection districts, water districts, and school districts. Additionally, the bill introduces new provisions for candidate declarations, election procedures for uncontested races, and streamlines processes for filling vacancies in elected positions. For uncontested elections in smaller special districts with two thousand or fewer inhabitants, the bill allows for automatic appointment of candidates if the number of candidates matches the number of open positions. The legislation also updates language around election filing procedures, such as how candidates' names are ordered on ballots when multiple candidates file on the first day of filing. Overall, the bill aims to create more consistency in municipal election processes and timing across different types of local government entities in Missouri.
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Bill Summary: Modifies provisions relating to municipal elections
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• Introduced: 12/02/2025
• Added: 12/05/2025
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Joe Nicola (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 12/02/2025
• Last Action: Second Read and Referred S Local Government, Elections and Pensions Committee
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IN bill #HB1033 • Last Action 01/15/2026
Various judicial matters.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill makes several changes to judicial matters, primarily concerning the Marion County Superior Court and community corrections advisory boards. Key provisions include requiring the chief judge in counties with a consolidated city to be appointed to the community corrections advisory board and to appoint a second judge and a mental health representative to it. It also defines "full court" as all appointed and serving Marion County Superior Court judges, clarifies the term length for newly appointed judges filling vacancies, and mandates that the Marion County judicial selection committee nominate at least three candidates for judicial vacancies, allowing the governor to appoint any of them if multiple vacancies exist. The bill replaces the term "presiding judge" with "chief judge" in the Marion County Superior Court and requires the judicial selection committee to determine a judge's suitability for retention before their name can appear on the ballot, establishing a specific process for judges seeking retention in 2026. It also revises the selection process for the Marion County judicial executive committee, extending its term to three years and requiring a two-thirds vote of sitting judges for selection, with the judicial selection committee appointing the chief judge. The bill clarifies the duties of the full court and trial judges, outlines the executive committee's authority, and sets a high threshold (85% vote of the full court) for overruling executive committee actions or removing its members. It also grants the circuit court judge exclusive authority to appoint commissioners or magistrates for the circuit court, while the executive committee has exclusive authority for the superior court, with these appointees serving at the executive committee's pleasure and the committee having final employment decision authority. Additionally, the bill requires voting members of the justice reinvestment advisory council to vote in person and designates the chief judge or their appointee as the chair of local justice reinvestment advisory councils in counties with a consolidated city, also requiring in-person voting for these councils.
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Bill Summary: Various judicial matters. Requires that, in a county having a consolidated city, the chief judge must: (1) be appointed to the community corrections advisory board; and (2) appoint the second judge and a mental health representative. Defines "full court" as the total of all Marion County superior court judges who are appointed and serving as judges. Specifies that if a newly appointed judge is filling a vacancy of a judge whose term ends the same year as the appointment, the newly appointed judge shall serve a term that expires on December 31 of the sixth full year following the appointment. Requires the Marion County judicial selection committee (judicial selection committee) to nominate a minimum of three candidates to the governor when a judicial vacancy exists and allows the governor to appoint any of the nominated candidates when filling more than one vacancy. Replaces the term "presiding judge" with "chief judge" within the Marion County superior court. Requires the judicial selection committee to determine that a judge is suitable to retain judicial office before a judge's request for retention may be placed on the ballot. Establishes a procedure with specific deadlines for a judge who wishes to stand for retention in 2026. Repeals and replaces a provision concerning the procedure to select the Marion County judicial executive committee (executive committee) and certain court provisions. Provides that, for an executive committee starting a term on January 1, 2027, and for the selection of each committee thereafter, the full court shall meet not later than November 15 in the final year of the executive committee's term to select the next executive committee. Requires a two-thirds vote of the sitting judges who will hold office on January 1 of the next year to select members of the executive committee. Requires the judicial selection committee to appoint the chief judge. Increases the term of an executive committee member of the Marion County judiciary from two years to three years. Specifies which duties are the responsibility of the full court and which are to be determined by a trial judge. Describes the duties and authority of the executive committee. Provides that any action taken by the executive committee may only be overruled by a majority vote of 85% of the full court sitting at the time the vote is taken. Provides that a majority vote of 85% of the full court, serving at the time the vote is taken, is required to remove a member of the executive committee. Removes a requirement that the executive committee requires the approval of two-thirds of the judges to determine the number of judicial officers and personnel required to serve the court. Provides that the judge of the circuit court has exclusive authority to appoint commissioners or magistrates allocated to the circuit court. Provides that the executive committee has exclusive authority to appoint commissioners or magistrates allocated to the superior court, and the commissioners and magistrates appointed serve at the pleasure of the executive committee. Specifies that the executive committee has final authority for all employment decisions regarding commissioners and magistrates. Repeals a provision that allows the presiding judge to appoint a magistrate and allows the executive committee to appoint 28 magistrates. Requires a voting member of the justice reinvestment advisory council to cast a vote in person. Requires that, in a county having a consolidated city, the chief judge or a judge appointed by the chief judge be the chair of the local justice reinvestment advisory council. Provides that a local or regional advisory council may only take action upon the affirmative vote of the members and a member must cast a vote in person. Makes conforming changes.
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• Introduced: 12/01/2025
• Added: 12/02/2025
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 4 : Daniel Lopez (R)*, Chris Jeter (R), Greg Steuerwald (R), Victoria Garcia Wilburn (D)
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 9
• Last Amended: 01/12/2026
• Last Action: Second reading: ordered engrossed
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FL bill #H1213 • Last Action 01/15/2026
Interstate Podiatric Medical Licensure Compact
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the Interstate Podiatric Medical Licensure Compact, creating a framework for podiatric physicians to obtain licenses in multiple states more easily. The compact aims to improve healthcare access by allowing for expedited licensure for qualified podiatric physicians who meet specific criteria, such as graduating from an accredited podiatric medical school and passing standardized exams. It defines key terms like "commission" (the governing body of the compact), "expedited license" (a streamlined license granted through the compact), and "member state" (a state that has adopted the compact). The bill outlines requirements for designating a "state of principal license" (where a podiatric physician primarily practices or resides), applying for and receiving an expedited license, and renewing such licenses. It also establishes the Interstate Podiatric Medical Licensure Compact Commission to administer the compact, including collecting fees, maintaining an information system, conducting joint investigations, and handling disciplinary actions. The commission will have powers related to its organization, operation, rulemaking, and financial management, with provisions for enforcement, default, and dispute resolution. The compact becomes effective when at least four states enact it into law and can be amended or withdrawn from according to specific procedures.
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Bill Summary: An act relating to the Interstate Podiatric Medical Licensure Compact; creating s. 461.0181, F.S.; creating the Interstate Podiatric Medical Licensure Compact; providing purpose of the compact; providing definitions; providing eligibility requirements for a podiatric physician to receive an expedited license; providing an exception; providing requirements for a podiatric physician to designate or redesignate a member state as the state of principal license for certain purposes; providing requirements for a podiatric physician to apply for and receive an expedited license in a member state; providing validity, termination, and fee requirements for an expedited license; providing requirements for a podiatric physician to renew an expedited license; requiring the Interstate Podiatric Medical Licensure Compact Commission to collect and distribute any renewal fees in a specified manner; providing that certain information be distributed to member boards; requiring the commission to establish a coordinated information system; providing reporting requirements for such system; authorizing joint investigations of the member boards; providing requirements for such investigations; providing requirements for disciplinary actions; creating the Interstate Podiatric Medical Licensure Compact Commission; providing for purpose, membership, and meetings of the commission; requiring the commission to make certain information public record; requiring the commission to establish an executive committee for certain purposes; providing powers and duties, including financial powers, of the commission; providing for organization and operation, rulemaking authority, and oversight of the commission; providing for the enforcement and default procedures of the compact; providing for dispute resolution procedures of the commission; providing for membership, effective date, amendment, withdrawal, and dissolution of the compact; providing severability and construction; providing for binding effect of the compact and other laws; providing an effective date.
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• Introduced: 01/08/2026
• Added: 01/08/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Gallop Franklin (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 5
• Last Amended: 01/08/2026
• Last Action: Now in Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
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RI bill #H7128 • Last Action 01/15/2026
Mandates arming campus police at public higher educational institutions and includes campus police in the definition of "law enforcement officer" for the purposes of the "Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights."
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill mandates that campus police officers at public higher educational institutions in Rhode Island must carry firearms, provided they complete specific firearm instruction and meet ongoing training requirements, and it also includes these campus police officers within the definition of "law enforcement officer" for the purposes of the "Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights," which is a set of protections and procedures governing investigations and disciplinary actions against law enforcement officers. The bill amends existing laws to remove previous restrictions on campus police carrying firearms and to explicitly add them to the definition of law enforcement officers who are entitled to the rights and responsibilities outlined in the Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights, and it will become effective immediately upon its passage.
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Bill Summary: This act would mandate arming campus police at public higher educational institutions and would include campus police in the definition of "law enforcement officer" for the purposes of the "law enforcement officers' bill of rights". This act would take effect upon passage.
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• Introduced: 01/15/2026
• Added: 01/16/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 10 : Bill O'Brien (D)*, Carol McEntee (D), Matthew Dawson (D), Tom Noret (D), Sherry Roberts (R), Nathan Biah (D), Earl Read (D), Doc Corvese (D), Grace Diaz (D), Raymond Hull (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 1
• Last Amended: 01/15/2026
• Last Action: Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
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UT bill #SB0137 • Last Action 01/15/2026
Homeless Services Board Amendments
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the membership of the Utah Homeless Services Board by adding two new members with expertise in physical or mental healthcare, one appointed by the University of Utah Health and the other by the largest non-profit hospital system in Utah, with the stipulation that these two members cannot represent the same specific field of healthcare unless qualified for both, and it also sets an effective date for these changes.
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Bill Summary: General Description: This bill amends the membership of the Utah Homeless Services Board.
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• Introduced: 01/14/2026
• Added: 01/15/2026
• Session: 2026 General Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Jen Plumb (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 01/14/2026
• Last Action: Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research in Waiting for Introduction in the Senate
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HI bill #SB2242 • Last Action 01/14/2026
Relating To The Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact.
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill enacts the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact, or PSYPACT, which allows licensed psychologists to practice across state lines more easily. The compact enables psychologists to provide telepsychology services, which are psychological services delivered through telecommunication technologies, to clients in other participating states, and also allows for temporary in-person practice in another state for up to thirty days per year. This aims to increase public access to mental health services and improve interstate cooperation in regulating psychologists. The compact establishes a commission to oversee its implementation and includes definitions for key terms like "compact state" (a state that has adopted the compact), "home state" (where the psychologist is primarily licensed), and "receiving state" (where the client is located for telepsychology). It also outlines requirements for psychologists seeking to practice under the compact, such as holding an active license in their home state and meeting specific educational and ethical standards, and details procedures for handling complaints and adverse actions against psychologists.
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Bill Summary: Enacts, and authorizes the Governor to enter into, the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact.
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• Introduced: 01/16/2026
• Added: 01/17/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Ron Kouchi (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 1
• Last Amended: 01/15/2026
• Last Action: Pending Introduction.
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HI bill #SB2225 • Last Action 01/14/2026
Relating To The Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact.
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill adopts the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact, a legal agreement between states to regulate the practice of psychology across state lines. It specifically addresses two main areas: telepsychology, which is the provision of psychological services through telecommunication technologies, and temporary in-person practice, allowing psychologists to practice face-to-face in another state for up to 30 days per year. The compact aims to increase access to psychological services, protect public safety, and facilitate cooperation between states in licensing and regulating psychologists. It establishes a commission to oversee the compact and requires the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to create rules for its implementation.
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Bill Summary: Adopts the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact to regulate the practice of telepsychology and the temporary in-person, face-to-face practice of psychologists when patients are located in compact states other than the state where the psychologist is licensed. Requires the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to adopt rules to implement and administer the compact.
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• Introduced: 01/16/2026
• Added: 01/17/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 5 : Stanley Chang (D)*, Kurt Fevella (R)*, Michelle Kidani (D)*, Joy San Buenaventura (D)*, Sharon Moriwaki (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 1
• Last Amended: 01/15/2026
• Last Action: Pending Introduction.
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HI bill #SB2080 • Last Action 01/14/2026
Relating To The Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact.
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill adopts the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact, also known as PSYPACT, which establishes a framework for psychologists to practice across state lines. The compact allows for the regulation of "telepsychology," which is the practice of psychology through telecommunication technologies, and "temporary in-person, face-to-face practice," allowing psychologists to practice in another state for up to 30 days per year. The bill aims to increase public access to mental health services, particularly in underserved areas, by reducing barriers for licensed psychologists to provide services to individuals in other participating states. The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs is required to create rules to implement and manage this compact, which will become effective on January 1, 2027.
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Bill Summary: Adopts the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact to regulate the practice of telepsychology and temporary in-person, facetoface practice of psychology by psychologists across state boundaries in the performance of their psychological practice. Requires the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to adopt rules to implement and administer the Compact. Effective 1/1/2027.
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• Introduced: 01/16/2026
• Added: 01/17/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 4 : Dru Kanuha (D)*, Stanley Chang (D)*, Michelle Kidani (D)*, Joy San Buenaventura (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 1
• Last Amended: 01/14/2026
• Last Action: Pending Introduction.
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AZ bill #SB1080 • Last Action 01/14/2026
School districts; property; housing developments
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends Arizona Revised Statutes to expand the discretionary powers of school district governing boards by adding a new provision (paragraph 40) that allows them to enter into public-private partnership agreements for selling or leasing school-owned buildings or land to develop affordable housing for critical public workforce sectors. These sectors include professionals like firefighters, teachers, emergency medical services personnel, healthcare workers, and school employees. Before entering such an agreement, the governing board must: adopt a resolution with an independent analysis of the property's market value and community impact, hold at least one public meeting with both in-person and electronic participation, accept public comments for 45 days after the meeting, approve the agreement with a two-thirds board vote, and use any proceeds solely for maintaining or upgrading school district facilities. The bill also makes several minor technical edits to existing language, such as clarifying grammatical references and updating terminology, but the most significant change is the new provision for public-private housing partnerships using school district properties.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT amending section 15-342, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to school district governing boards.
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• Introduced: 12/29/2025
• Added: 01/13/2026
• Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)
• Sponsors: 1 : John Kavanagh (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 5
• Last Amended: 12/29/2025
• Last Action: Senate read second time
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AZ bill #SB1037 • Last Action 01/14/2026
Voting; equipment; internet; custody; violation
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill introduces several new requirements and restrictions for voting equipment and election processes in Arizona. The bill amends existing election laws to enhance security and transparency in voting technology. It requires the Secretary of State to ensure that voting machines and devices meet specific cybersecurity standards, including prohibiting internet connectivity, implementing user tracking with unique credentials, and maintaining detailed logs of system activities. The bill mandates that voting equipment used in polling places and voting centers must have no internet access, with any accessible ports locked and sealed, and requires a comprehensive chain of custody documentation tracking every person who handles the equipment. For central counting centers, the bill introduces additional provisions, including requiring two observers from different political parties to be present during vote tabulation, mandating continuous video recording of all counting center activities, and ensuring that removable data storage devices are not under the control of a single person. Violations of these new provisions are classified as a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill aims to increase election security, prevent potential tampering, and improve the transparency of the voting process by implementing strict controls on voting equipment and vote counting procedures.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT amending section 16-442, Arizona Revised Statutes; amending title 16, chapter 4, article 9, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 16-567; amending title 16, chapter 4, article 10, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 16-605; relating to the conduct of elections.
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• Introduced: 12/19/2025
• Added: 01/13/2026
• Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)
• Sponsors: 2 : Mark Finchem (R)*, Wendy Rogers (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 1 • Actions: 7
• Last Amended: 12/19/2025
• Last Action: Senate read second time
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WA bill #HB2289 • Last Action 01/14/2026
Making 2025-2027 fiscal biennium supplemental operating appropriations.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill makes supplemental operating appropriations for the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium, adjusting funding levels for various state agencies and programs. It amends existing Revised Code of Washington (RCW) sections and uncodified laws from previous legislative sessions, including the 2025 session's chapter 424. The bill details specific appropriations for legislative bodies like the House of Representatives and the Senate, judicial branches including the Supreme Court and Courts of Appeals, and executive offices such as the Governor's office and the Lieutenant Governor. Significant portions are allocated to the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) for programs related to mental health, developmental disabilities, economic services, and aging and adult services, with specific provisions for rate adjustments, facility operations, and client services. The State Health Care Authority (HCA) also receives substantial appropriations for medical assistance and employee/retiree benefits, including funding for accountable communities of health, quality improvement programs, and various health services. Additionally, the bill allocates funds for the Department of Commerce for community services, housing, and economic development initiatives, as well as for the Department of Revenue, the Attorney General's office, and the Washington Technology Solutions agency for various operational and project-specific needs. The bill also includes appropriations for the Military Department, the Department of Labor and Industries, and the Criminal Justice Training Commission, among others, with specific conditions and limitations attached to many of these allocations.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT Relating to fiscal matters; reenacting and amending RCW 2 70A.65.030; amending RCW 28B.76.526, 38.40.210, 43.07.130, 43.41.399, 3 43.41.433, 43.70.250, 43.70.320, 43.79.565, 43.105.342, 43.185C.185, 4 43.280.130, 70.42.090, 70.168.040, 70A.200.140, 71A.20.170, 5 74.39A.032, 74.46.561, 79.100.100, 82.87.030, and 89.16.020; amending 6 2025 c 424 ss 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 111, 112, 7 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 8 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 9 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 10 155, 156, 157, 158, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 11 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 12 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 301, 13 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 401, 402, 501, 14 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 509, 511, 512, 513, 515, 516, 517, 518, 15 519, 520, 521, 522, 523, 605, 606, 607, 608, 609, 610, 611, 612, 613, 16 614, 615, 616, 617, 618, 619, 701, 702, 704, 709, 713, 719, 722, 727, 17 729, 732, 740, 801, 805, 901, 907, and 909 (uncodified); adding new 18 sections to 2025 c 424 (uncodified); repealing 2025 c 424 s 741 19 (uncodified); making appropriations; and declaring an emergency. 20
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• Introduced: 01/07/2026
• Added: 01/08/2026
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 3 : Timm Ormsby (D)*, Mia Gregerson (D), Nicole Macri (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 6
• Last Amended: 01/07/2026
• Last Action: Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 4:00 PM.
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WA bill #SB6131 • Last Action 01/14/2026
Updating the role of the Washington traffic safety commission in identifying the risk factors that lead to roadway fatalities.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill updates the role of the Washington Traffic Safety Commission (WTSC) to focus on identifying risk factors that lead to roadway fatalities and serious injuries, establishing it as a public health authority. It clarifies that information and documents related to traffic fatality reviews conducted by the commission will be confidential and exempt from public inspection. The bill also defines terms like "bicyclist fatality," "fatality review committee," and "serious injury," and grants the commission the authority to collect health care information related to traffic fatalities, compile and analyze this data to identify causes and trends, and convene a fatality review committee to examine various information sources, including medical records, to make recommendations for improving road safety for all users. Furthermore, the bill ensures that discussions and documents from fatality review committee meetings are confidential and inadmissible in civil or administrative proceedings, and that participants are immune from civil liability when acting in good faith. The Cooper Jones Active Transportation Safety Council's role is also clarified, with its responsibilities for analyzing data and making recommendations on pedestrian, bicyclist, and nonmotorist safety now integrated into the commission's broader mandate.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT Relating to updating the role of the Washington traffic 2 safety commission in identifying the risk factors that lead to 3 roadway fatalities; amending RCW 42.56.360, 43.59.010, 43.59.040, and 4 43.59.156; and adding a new section to chapter 43.59 RCW. 5
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• Introduced: 01/13/2026
• Added: 01/14/2026
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 8 : Sharon Shewmake (D)*, Jeff Wilson (R), Emily Alvarado (D), Steve Conway (D), Marko Liias (D), T'wina Nobles (D), Rebecca Saldaña (D), Yasmin Trudeau (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 1
• Last Amended: 01/14/2026
• Last Action: First reading, referred to Transportation.
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VA bill #HB1001 • Last Action 01/14/2026
Commonwealth Savers Plan; State Council of Higher Education for Virginia; Virginia College Access and Affordability Scholarship Fund established; work group; report.
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the Virginia College Access and Affordability Scholarship Fund, which will be a subfund of the Commonwealth Savers Plan Fund, a program designed to help Virginians save for higher education and disability expenses. The bill directs the transfer of $500 million from the DB529 Fund, which holds assets from prepaid tuition contracts, into this new Access Fund. The Access Fund will then be used to establish a scholarship program managed by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (the Council) to provide scholarships to students enrolled in eligible education programs, which include undergraduate degrees at Virginia public institutions, Richard Bland College, accredited nonprofit independent institutions eligible for the Tuition Assistance Grant Program, and noncredit workforce training programs at community colleges. A portion of the Access Fund will also support "access programs," which are resources and programs aimed at helping low-income, first-generation, underrepresented, or at-risk students navigate the higher education system. The Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission will conduct evaluations of the Plan's financial management related to these funds. The Council is required to report annually on the scholarship program, and a work group of higher education stakeholders will be formed to make recommendations on fund allocations, reporting to legislative committees by November 1, 2026. Importantly, the Commonwealth Savers Plan will be prohibited from initiating new college access programs after July 1, 2026, with exceptions for existing prepaid tuition contract programs and specific programs like SOAR Virginia and GEAR UP Virginia.
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Bill Summary: Commonwealth Savers Plan; State Council of Higher Education for Virginia; Virginia College Access and Affordability Scholarship Fund established; work group; report. Directs the transfer of actuarial surplus defined benefit prepaid tuition contract funds from the Commonwealth Savers Plan (the Plan) Fund into a DB529 Fund established by the bill to be deposited into the Virginia College Access and Affordability Scholarship Fund (the Access Fund) established by the bill. Under the bill, the DB529 Fund and the Access Fund operate as subfunds of the Commonwealth Savers Plan Fund. The bill further provides that the Plan shall initially deposit $500 million from the DB529 Fund into the Access Fund to be invested and managed by the Plan. The Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission shall no less than biennially complete an independent evaluation and risk assessment of the Plan's risk assessment model, assumptions, and other measures employed by the Plan related to the DB529 Fund and the Access Fund. Funds in the Access Fund shall be used to establish a scholarship program that is managed and administered by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (the Council). The scholarship program provides scholarship awards to students enrolled in an eligible education program, defined in the bill, and a portion of the funds are to be devoted to college access resources or programs to assist low-income students, first generation college students, students from underrepresented communities, or other at-risk students with their introduction to the higher education system in Virginia, college applications, financial aid applications, and resources assisting with a successful transition from high school to college. The Council is required to report on the Access Fund and scholarship program no later than December 31 of each year. Finally, the bill (i) directs the Council to establish a work group of higher education stakeholders to make recommendations on allocations of funds available through the Access Fund and scholarship program and directs the work group to report to the House Committees on Education and Appropriations and Senate Committees on Education and Health and Finance and Appropriations no later than November 1, 2026, and (ii) prohibits the Plan from implementing or taking part in any initiatives relating to the aforementioned college access programs on or after July 1, 2026, except for existing access programs related to a prepaid tuition contract entered into on or before June 30, 2026, and existing program offerings made available for SOAR Virginia and GEAR UP Virginia.
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• Introduced: 01/14/2026
• Added: 01/14/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Kathy Tran (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/14/2026
• Last Action: Committee Referral Pending
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AZ bill #HB2128 • Last Action 01/14/2026
Homeowners' associations; condominiums; actions; meetings
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill clarifies that certain provisions regarding action without a meeting, which allow for decisions to be made by written consent of all directors instead of holding a formal meeting, do not apply to homeowners' associations (HOAs) and condominium associations that are subject to specific open meeting and notice requirements. Specifically, it amends sections related to general corporate law (10-3821) to explicitly exclude entities governed by condominium association laws (33-1248) and planned community association laws (33-1804) from the provisions allowing action without a meeting. This means that HOAs and condominium associations must continue to adhere to their established rules for open meetings and providing notice to members, even if a general corporate law might otherwise permit action by written consent without a meeting.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT amending sections 10-3821, 33-1248 and 33-1804, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to property.
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• Introduced: 01/06/2026
• Added: 01/13/2026
• Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)
• Sponsors: 2 : Neal Carter (R)*, Matt Gress (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 5
• Last Amended: 01/06/2026
• Last Action: House read second time
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AL bill #SB160 • Last Action 01/14/2026
Athletic Trainers; interstate licensure compact, established
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the Athletic Trainer Compact, a program designed to allow licensed athletic trainers to practice in multiple member states more easily, thereby increasing public access to their services and promoting workforce mobility. The compact creates a commission composed of representatives from each member state to oversee its implementation and administration. Key provisions include mutual recognition of licenses among member states, streamlined interstate practice for qualified athletic trainers who meet uniform requirements, and enhanced exchange of licensure and investigative information. It also addresses requirements for state participation, eligibility for compact privileges, and the establishment of a data system for tracking licensees. The bill aims to support active military members and their spouses by reducing barriers to practice and ensures that athletic trainers adhere to the scope of practice in the state where the patient is located. This act will become effective on October 1, 2026.
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Bill Summary: Athletic Trainers; interstate licensure compact, established
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• Introduced: 01/14/2026
• Added: 01/15/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 5 : Matthew Woods (R)*, Arthur Orr (R), Will Barfoot (R), Greg Albritton (R), Lance Bell (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/14/2026
• Last Action: Pending Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development
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AL bill #SB137 • Last Action 01/14/2026
Alabama Resilience Council created
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the Alabama Resilience Council and appoints a Chief Resilience Officer to coordinate statewide efforts to prepare for and recover from disasters, defining "resilience" as the capacity to anticipate, prepare for, adapt to, and recover from adverse events. The Council, which will be an appointed advisory group within the executive branch, will consist of heads of various state agencies and will be responsible for developing strategies, assisting the Chief Resilience Officer in creating a statewide resilience plan, engaging the private sector, improving public understanding of risk management, and supporting federal and state policies that promote resilience. The Chief Resilience Officer will lead the development and implementation of this plan, which will include a comprehensive risk and vulnerability assessment, prioritized resilience actions, community preparedness strategies, and an implementation strategy, with the initial plan due within two years of the Officer's appointment and reviewed every two years thereafter. Additionally, the bill creates the "Alabama Resilience Council Fund" to support the Council and the Chief Resilience Officer's office, and it amends existing law to direct a portion of funds collected by the Department of Insurance to this new fund, starting in fiscal year 2028.
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Bill Summary: Alabama Resilience Council created
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• Introduced: 01/14/2026
• Added: 01/15/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Steve Livingston (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/14/2026
• Last Action: Pending Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development
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AL bill #HB179 • Last Action 01/14/2026
Alabama Resilience Council, created
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the Alabama Resilience Council as an appointed advisory group within the executive branch of state government, tasked with coordinating resilience-related activities and fostering collaboration between state and local governments and the private sector to proactively address and recover from adverse events. Resilience is defined as the capacity to anticipate, prepare for, adapt to, and recover from adverse events, guided by principles of individual responsibility, collective continuity, factual risk assessment, integrated efforts, and focused support. The council will be led by a Governor-appointed Chief Resilience Officer, who will oversee the development and implementation of a statewide resilience plan. This plan will include a comprehensive risk and vulnerability assessment, prioritized resilience actions, community preparedness strategies, and an implementation strategy. The bill also creates the "Alabama Resilience Council Fund" to support the council's and Chief Resilience Officer's activities, and amends existing law to direct a portion of insurance-related funds, starting in fiscal year 2028, to this new resilience fund, with specific caps and percentages. The act is set to become effective on October 1, 2026.
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Bill Summary: Alabama Resilience Council, created
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• Introduced: 01/13/2026
• Added: 01/14/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Chip Brown (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 01/13/2026
• Last Action: Re-referred to Committee in House of Origin to House Insurance
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IL bill #SB1826 • Last Action 01/14/2026
FOIA-JUDICIAL EXEMPTIONS
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to include significant provisions related to judicial records and public access. It expands the definition of "public body" to explicitly include the judicial body and its components, and provides a more detailed definition of "public records" specifically for judicial entities. The bill creates new exemptions for judicial records, protecting certain types of documents from public inspection, such as records pertaining to the preparation of judicial opinions, orders, or judicial work product, as well as records that are privileged or confidential under the Illinois Code of Judicial Conduct or the Illinois Rules of Professional Conduct. Additionally, the bill restricts a person's ability to file a request for review with the Public Access Counselor when their request to inspect or copy a public record from a judicial body has been denied, effectively limiting the typical administrative review process for judicial records. These changes aim to provide greater protection for sensitive judicial documents while maintaining the overall transparency goals of the Freedom of Information Act.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Includes the judicial body and its components in the definition of "public body". Defines "public records" when that term is associated with the judicial body and its components. Exempts from inspection and copying (i) records of the judicial body and its components that pertain to the preparation of judicial opinions and orders or judicial work product and (ii) records that are privileged or confidential under the Illinois Code of Judicial Conduct or the Illinois Rules of Professional Conduct. Provides that a person whose request to inspect or copy a public record was denied or treated as a voluminous request by the judicial body and its components may not file a request for review with the Public Access Counselor.
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• Introduced: 02/06/2025
• Added: 02/07/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 2 : Mike Porfirio (D)*, Lakesia Collins (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 4
• Last Amended: 02/06/2025
• Last Action: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Lakesia Collins
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VA bill #HB463 • Last Action 01/14/2026
Virginia Freedom of Information Act; definitions, meetings, quorum and electronic communication.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to broaden the definition of a "meeting" for public bodies, meaning that any gathering of a quorum, which is the minimum number of members required to conduct official business, of a public body's membership now constitutes a meeting, regardless of whether they are physically present or participating through electronic communication. This change clarifies that even if members are not all in the same physical location, their gathering for the purpose of discussing or transacting public business will be subject to FOIA's transparency requirements. Additionally, the bill allows members of a public body to participate in meetings remotely through electronic communication and still be counted towards a quorum, even if other members are present in person, provided their absence from the physical meeting is due to an approved reason such as a disability, family medical needs, significant distance from the meeting location, or a limited number of personal matters.
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Bill Summary: Virginia Freedom of Information Act; definitions; meetings; quorum and electronic communication. Amends the definition of "meeting" for purposes of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act such that any assemblage of a quorum of the constituent membership of a public body constitutes a meeting. Under current law, as many as three members or a quorum, if less than three, of the constituent membership of a public body constitutes a meeting. The bill additionally authorizes members of a public body participating through electronic communication in a meeting in which other members are participating in person to count toward the quorum as if the individual were physically present, should such member's physical absence be due to an approved cause of absence.
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• Introduced: 01/12/2026
• Added: 01/13/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Laura Jane Cohen (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 01/12/2026
• Last Action: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB463)
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MI bill #HB4808 • Last Action 01/14/2026
Civil rights: open meetings; the children trust Michigan state board; allow to meet remotely under the open meetings act. Amends sec. 3a of 1976 PA 267 (MCL 15.263a). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4807'25
Status: Crossed Over
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Open Meetings Act to allow the Children Trust Michigan Board, a state board responsible for preventing child abuse and neglect, to hold meetings remotely under certain circumstances, similar to how other public bodies can meet electronically. This means that the Children Trust Michigan Board can now conduct meetings via telephonic or video conferencing, provided they follow the act's requirements for public access and two-way communication, and can do so for any reason, including accommodating absent members, just as agricultural commodity groups and certain retirement system boards can. The bill also clarifies that for meetings where members are absent due to military duty or a medical condition, only those specific members can participate remotely, unless the meeting falls under the broader remote meeting provisions for agricultural groups, retirement boards, joint energy agencies, or the Children Trust Michigan Board.
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Bill Summary: A bill to amend 1976 PA 267, entitled"Open meetings act,"by amending section 3a (MCL 15.263a), as amended by 2023 PA 214.
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• Introduced: 08/26/2025
• Added: 08/27/2025
• Session: 103rd Legislature
• Sponsors: 8 : Bryan Posthumus (R)*, Nancy DeBoer (R), John Fitzgerald (D), Angela Rigas (R), Tom Kunse (R), Ken Borton (R), Matthew Bierlein (R), Steve Frisbie (R)
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 2 • Actions: 14
• Last Amended: 01/14/2026
• Last Action: Transmitted
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IL bill #HB4228 • Last Action 01/14/2026
RESTORES PRE-P.A. 101-652
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill is a comprehensive legislative effort to restore various statutes to their pre-Public Act 101-652 form, effectively rolling back several legal changes that were previously implemented. The bill repeals several acts and amends multiple sections of Illinois law, including the Statewide Use of Force Standardization Act, the No Representation Without Population Act, the Reporting of Deaths in Custody Act, and various provisions related to bail, pretrial release, and law enforcement procedures. Key changes include modifying language around bail bonds, removing certain restrictions on law enforcement, adjusting provisions related to automated traffic enforcement systems, and making technical corrections to existing statutes. The bill appears aimed at reversing recent reforms to criminal justice and law enforcement procedures, potentially returning certain legal standards and practices to their status prior to recent legislative changes. The modifications affect a wide range of areas including court procedures, law enforcement conduct, traffic enforcement, and criminal justice processes.
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Bill Summary: Amends, repeals, and reenacts various Acts. Restores the statutes to the form in which they existed before their amendment by Public Acts 101-652, 102-28, and 102-1104. Makes other technical changes. Effective immediately.
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• Introduced: 12/11/2025
• Added: 12/12/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Tom Weber (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 12/11/2025
• Last Action: Referred to Rules Committee
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UT bill #HB0194 • Last Action 01/14/2026
Utah State Board of Education Ethics Amendments
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes comprehensive ethics standards, complaint procedures, and enforcement mechanisms for members of the Utah State Board of Education, recognizing that board members serve part-time and often have other jobs, while aiming to maintain public confidence and avoid discouraging qualified individuals from serving. It defines key terms like "Board," "Board member," and "Commission," and outlines a code of official conduct that board members must follow, prohibiting actions that impair independence of judgment, involve undue influence, abuse official position, or misuse nonpublic information, while allowing for certain business activities and gift acceptance under specific conditions. The bill creates an independent ethics commission composed of former judges, former board members, and former school administrators to review ethics complaints, with specific rules for disqualifying commission members due to conflicts of interest and procedures for filing, responding to, and investigating complaints. It also details the commission's review process, including subpoena powers and contempt provisions, and outlines the board's role in reviewing the commission's recommendations and taking disciplinary actions, which can include public censure, written reprimands, removal from leadership positions, or recommending impeachment to the Legislature, but explicitly states that the board or commission cannot remove an elected board member from office. The bill also mandates annual ethics training for board members and sets rules for communications with the judiciary and during impeachment proceedings, with an effective date of May 6, 2026.
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Bill Summary: General Description: This bill establishes comprehensive ethics standards, complaint procedures, and enforcement mechanisms for members of the State Board of Education.
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• Introduced: 01/08/2026
• Added: 01/09/2026
• Session: 2026 General Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Sahara Hayes (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 01/08/2026
• Last Action: House/ received bill from Legislative Research in Clerk of the House
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IL bill #HB4368 • Last Action 01/14/2026
FATALITY REVIEW ACT
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Domestic Violence Fatality Review Act to adjust reporting deadlines and quorum requirements for the Statewide Committee, which is a group responsible for reviewing domestic violence-related deaths and making recommendations for prevention. Specifically, the bill changes the quorum needed to conduct official business from a fixed number of 7 voting members to a simple majority of the voting members, meaning more than half of those present and eligible to vote. It also pushes back the deadline for the Statewide Committee's annual report to September 1st from March 1st, and the deadline for its biennial report (a report issued every two years) to June 1st from April 1st of odd-numbered years. These changes aim to streamline the committee's operations and ensure timely reporting on efforts to reduce domestic violence fatalities.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Domestic Violence Fatality Review Act. Changes the Statewide Committee quorum from 7 voting members to a simple majority of voting members. Requires that Statewide Committee's annual report is due no later than September 1 instead of March 1 of each year. Requires that the biennial report is due no later than June 1 instead of April 1 of each odd year.
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• Introduced: 01/09/2026
• Added: 01/10/2026
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Maurice West (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 01/09/2026
• Last Action: Referred to Rules Committee
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IL bill #HB4267 • Last Action 01/14/2026
TWP CD QUORUM
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Township Code to establish new quorum and voting requirements for township boards. Specifically, it states that three members of the township board will be considered a quorum, meaning that three members must be present for the board to conduct official business. Furthermore, for any motion, resolution, or ordinance to be adopted, it will require the affirmative vote of three board members, unless state law mandates a higher number for a particular action. This change aims to clarify and potentially streamline the decision-making process for township boards.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Township Code. Provides that 3 members of the township board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Provides that the affirmative vote of 3 members of the township board is necessary to adopt any motion, resolution, or ordinance, unless a greater number is otherwise required by State law.
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• Introduced: 01/05/2026
• Added: 01/06/2026
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Dan Didech (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 01/05/2026
• Last Action: Referred to Rules Committee
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UT bill #HB0070 • Last Action 01/14/2026
Correctional Health Services Amendments
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill addresses several key provisions related to correctional health services in Utah. It requires the department to convene a working group by June 30, 2025, to study and develop recommendations for an electronic health record system for inmates, with a mandate to enter into a contract for a new system by December 31, 2026. The bill establishes a provision for nonlapsing funds specifically designated for unanticipated high-cost correctional health care, requiring detailed reporting on expenditures. It also mandates the development of a comprehensive substance use disorder treatment plan for inmates, which must include medication-assisted treatment and consultation with addiction specialists from the Huntsman Mental Health Institute. The bill updates provisions related to medication-assisted treatment plans for inmates, including requirements for continuing treatment and annual reporting. Additionally, it requires correctional health care facilities to apply for and meet accreditation standards from the National Commission on Correctional Health Care by December 31, 2027, covering health services, mental health services, and opioid treatment programs. The bill also makes modifications to parole board procedures, including allowing the board to consider designated examiners' reports when determining parole conditions, particularly for offenders with potential mental health issues. The legislation is set to take effect on May 6, 2026.
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Bill Summary: General Description: This bill addresses correctional health services.
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• Introduced: 12/22/2025
• Added: 12/23/2025
• Session: 2026 General Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Steve Eliason (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 12/22/2025
• Last Action: House/ received bill from Legislative Research in Clerk of the House
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IL bill #HB4395 • Last Action 01/14/2026
FOIA-JUDICIAL BRANCH
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to include the judicial branch and its components as "public bodies" subject to its provisions, meaning their records are generally accessible to the public. However, it creates an exemption for records related to the preparation of judicial opinions and orders, meaning these specific documents will not be subject to public disclosure. Additionally, the bill removes the jurisdiction of the Public Access Counselor, an official who reviews FOIA disputes, for any denials of records requests made to the judicial branch or its components, meaning individuals seeking such records and being denied will have to pursue other legal avenues.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Provides that, for purposes of the Act, "public body" includes the judicial branch and components of the judicial branch of the State. Exempts records that pertain to the preparation of judicial opinions and orders. Excludes denials of requests of records from the judicial branch or components of the judicial branch from the jurisdiction of the Public Access Counselor.
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• Introduced: 01/13/2026
• Added: 01/13/2026
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Curtis Tarver (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 01/13/2026
• Last Action: Referred to Rules Committee
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UT bill #HB0019 • Last Action 01/14/2026
Drinking Water Utilities Amendments
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill addresses security requirements for community water systems by establishing new emergency response plan mandates and cybersecurity protocols. The legislation requires water systems serving populations of 3,300 or more to complete an emergency response plan by December 31, 2026, and smaller systems by July 1, 2027, with annual reporting to state authorities. The emergency response plans must include specific security measures such as regularly updating software, maintaining network protections, implementing secure authentication practices, providing annual cybersecurity training to employees with system access, conducting internal security vulnerability assessments, and establishing protocols for employee system access and data management. Water systems must also report any security breaches within two hours to the Utah Cyber Center, which will then notify state authorities. The bill further requires the state division to submit an annual report to legislative committees detailing security incidents and recommending potential legislative actions. Additionally, the bill amends existing records protection statutes to include emergency response plan and incident report information as protected records. The new requirements aim to enhance the physical and electronic security of community water systems and protect critical infrastructure from potential cyber threats.
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Bill Summary: General Description: This bill addresses security at drinking water facilities.
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• Introduced: 12/04/2025
• Added: 12/05/2025
• Session: 2026 General Session
• Sponsors: 2 : Colin Jack (R)*, Heidi Balderree (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 4
• Last Amended: 12/04/2025
• Last Action: House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst in Clerk of the House
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UT bill #HB0058 • Last Action 01/14/2026
Insurance Code Modifications
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill makes numerous modifications to Utah's Insurance Code, focusing on various aspects of insurance regulation, licensing, and administrative procedures. The key provisions can be summarized as follows: This bill introduces several significant changes across multiple sections of Utah's insurance law. These include expanding the powers of insurance fraud investigators to investigate crimes committed by department licensees, modifying examination and reporting requirements for insurers, adjusting rules for public adjusters and their compensation, establishing new standards of conduct for title insurance producers, creating more detailed record-keeping and trust account requirements for public adjusters, and making technical changes to captive insurance company regulations. The bill also updates provisions related to administrative supervision of insurers, clarifies reporting deadlines, introduces new requirements for handling electronic funds transfers in title insurance transactions, and adds protections for certain types of insurance records. Additionally, the bill makes numerous technical corrections and clarifications to existing insurance statutes, such as changing references from "delinquency" to "administrative supervision" and updating cross-references between different sections of the insurance code. The modifications aim to enhance regulatory oversight, improve transparency, and provide more precise guidelines for various insurance-related activities. The bill is comprehensive in its scope, touching on everything from fraud investigation to record-keeping and administrative procedures, and is designed to modernize and refine Utah's insurance regulatory framework.
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Bill Summary: General Description: This bill amends provisions relating to insurance.
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• Introduced: 12/22/2025
• Added: 12/23/2025
• Session: 2026 General Session
• Sponsors: 2 : Jim Dunnigan (R)*, Evan Vickers (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 4
• Last Amended: 12/22/2025
• Last Action: House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst in Clerk of the House
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KY bill #HB379 • Last Action 01/14/2026
AN ACT relating to postsecondary education.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill makes several changes to Kentucky's postsecondary education laws, primarily by removing outdated definitions and committees, and by establishing the Commonwealth Education Continuum, a new entity designed to improve coordination and alignment across early childhood, K-12, postsecondary education, and workforce development. The Continuum will be co-chaired by the Commissioner of Education, the President of the Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE), and the Secretary of the Education and Labor Cabinet, and will be supported by the CPE. The bill also attaches the Board of Student Body Presidents to the CPE for administrative purposes and removes references to now-defunct committees and goals, such as the "Strategic Committee on Postsecondary Education" and specific legislative goals for achievement by 2020, while updating references to ensure consistency with the new structure. Additionally, it modifies requirements for board of regents meetings and repeals several sections of KRS (Kentucky Revised Statutes) related to previous postsecondary education initiatives and councils.
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Bill Summary: Amend KRS 164.001 to remove the definition of "committee," "P-16 council," and "remedial education" amend KRS 164.013 to conform; amend KRS 164.0211 to attach the Board of Student Body Presidents to the Council on Postsecondary Education for administration and organization purposes; create a new section of KRS 164 to codify the existing Commonwealth Education Continuum, establish governance and membership of the continuum; establish the duties of the continuum; provide that the administrative and support staff of the continuum shall be provided by the council; direct the continuum to submit an annual report and establish the contents of the report; amend KRS 164.330 to remove requirement for board of regents meetings to be held within 30 days of an appointment; amend various KRS sections to conform; repeal KRS 164.003, 164.004, 164.0285, 164.0286, 164.0287, 164.0268, 164.033.
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• Introduced: 01/14/2026
• Added: 01/15/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Shane Baker (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/15/2026
• Last Action: to Committee on Committees (H)
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TN bill #HB0025 • Last Action 01/14/2026
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to interscholastic athletics.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill introduces several new provisions related to interscholastic athletics in Tennessee, focusing on transparency, student transfer rights, and oversight of athletic associations. Specifically, the bill prohibits public schools from using public funds to join or maintain membership in an athletic association that restricts student transfers between schools (with the exception of students completing their highest grade level). The bill also mandates that such athletic associations must comply with open meetings laws, though they can hold closed meetings when discussing confidential student information protected by privacy laws like FERPA. Additionally, the legislation requires schools to obtain written consent before notifying an athletic association about a foster care student's placement, and mandates that these associations undergo an annual audit by the state comptroller, which can be prepared by a certified public accountant or the state audit department. Local educational agencies (LEAs) and public charter schools must submit documentation of their compliance with these provisions annually, and the state department of education must report on this compliance to legislative education committees. The bill will take effect on July 1, 2025, and simultaneously repeals several existing sections of Tennessee Code related to educational athletics.
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Bill Summary: As introduced, prohibits a public school from using public funds to have a membership with an association that regulates interscholastic athletics and prohibits a student from participating in an interscholastic athletic competition due to the student transferring no more than once from a school at which the student previously participated in an interscholastic athletic competition regulated by the association. - Amends TCA Title 49.
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• Introduced: 12/06/2024
• Added: 12/07/2024
• Session: 114th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 4 : Scott Cepicky (R)*, Jeremy Faison (R), Robert Stevens (R), Elaine Davis (R)
• Versions: 3 • Votes: 2 • Actions: 25
• Last Amended: 01/14/2025
• Last Action: HA0543 - Amendment 3-0 to HB0025
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MD bill #HB56 • Last Action 01/14/2026
Districting - Single-Member Districts and Legislative and Congressional Redistricting and Apportionment Convention
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill proposes to amend the Maryland Constitution to establish a Legislative and Congressional Redistricting and Apportionment Convention, a body of 188 members elected by voters across the state, to draw the boundaries for legislative and congressional districts. The convention would be responsible for creating these plans following each decennial census, with specific rules for member qualifications and the process for adopting and submitting plans. The General Assembly would have the opportunity to challenge the legality of a certified plan, in which case the Supreme Court of Maryland would review it. If the convention fails to adopt a plan, or if a plan is rejected by the court, the Supreme Court of Maryland would then be tasked with establishing the districts. Additionally, the bill modifies existing law to ensure that each legislative district for the House of Delegates consists of three single-member delegate districts, and it clarifies the Supreme Court of Maryland's original jurisdiction in redistricting matters.
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Bill Summary: Requiring that each legislative district established for the purpose of electing members of the House of Delegates consist of three single-member delegate districts; requiring the General Assembly to enact a law establishing and governing a Legislative and Congressional Redistricting and Apportionment Convention to establish legislative and congressional districts and establishing certain requirements regarding the Redistricting Convention; establishing the Redistricting Convention; etc.
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• Introduced: 01/11/2026
• Added: 01/12/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Christopher Bouchat (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/11/2026
• Last Action: First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
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MD bill #HB9 • Last Action 01/14/2026
3-1-1 Systems - Expansion Program and Oversight Board - Establishment
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes a 3-1-1 Nonemergency Community Information and Referral Systems program and an oversight board in Maryland to expand the use of 3-1-1 systems, which are telephone services or other technologies used to access local government services for nonemergency issues. The Maryland 3-1-1 Oversight Board, composed of legislative members, gubernatorial appointees with expertise in artificial intelligence and geographic information systems, and representatives from various state agencies and local government organizations, will oversee the program. The program aims to evaluate and expand 3-1-1 systems, including the implementation of chatbots and voicebots that use artificial intelligence (AI) to simulate human conversation and respond to inquiries using curated, agency-approved information. These AI systems will be required to offer multilingual support, integrate with geographic information systems for accurate routing, and have clear protocols for escalating complex requests to live agents. The bill mandates that the Board designate counties to participate in the program, review vendor applications for technology platforms, ensure 3-1-1 systems align with best practices, and develop statewide data standards. The Board is also tasked with submitting reports on the program's progress, including user satisfaction, cost savings, and recommendations for improvement, and developing a plan to expand the program statewide by July 1, 2028. The bill also defines "artificial intelligence" as a machine-based system capable of making predictions, recommendations, or decisions, and "chatbot" and "voicebot" as AI-powered computer programs designed to simulate human conversation via text or voice for accessing government services.
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Bill Summary: Establishing the Maryland 3-1-1 Oversight Board in the Maryland Information Network to oversee the expansion of 3-1-1 systems in Maryland; establishing the 3-1-1 Program to use certain artificial intelligence to answer certain questions and route certain calls in certain counties; and requiring the expansion of the 3-1-1 Program to all of the counties in Maryland after a certain time period.
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• Introduced: 01/11/2026
• Added: 01/12/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 2 : Lesley Lopez (D)*, Ken Kerr (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/11/2026
• Last Action: First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections
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MD bill #HB140 • Last Action 01/14/2026
County Boards of Education and Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners - Vacancy Procedures - Alterations
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies how vacancies are filled for elected and appointed members of County Boards of Education and the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners. For elected members of County Boards of Education, if a vacancy occurs 55 or more days before the candidate filing deadline for the primary election in the second year of a term, the successor will be elected in the next general election. However, if the vacancy occurs 54 days or less before that deadline, or if no candidates file, the remaining board members will select a qualified individual to fill the vacancy. This selection process involves advertising the vacancy, reviewing resumes, conducting livestreamed interviews, and holding a public vote. For appointed members of County Boards of Education, vacancies will be filled using the board's existing appointment method and must be filled within 60 days. For the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners, vacancies for both appointed and elected members will now be filled according to the general procedure outlined for County Boards of Education. Across various counties, the bill replaces specific, often lengthy, procedures for filling vacancies with a standardized reference to the general vacancy filling process outlined in Section 3-106 of the Education Article, simplifying and unifying these procedures. The bill is set to take effect on July 1, 2026.
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Bill Summary: Requiring each county board of education and the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners to hold an election for a vacant elected board member position that occurs 55 days or more before the candidate filing deadline for a certain election; requiring each county board and the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners to appoint a replacement for a vacant elected board member position that occurs 54 days or less before a certain candidate filing deadline for a certain election; etc.
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• Introduced: 01/11/2026
• Added: 01/12/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Jamila Woods (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/12/2026
• Last Action: First Reading Ways and Means
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MD bill #HB154 • Last Action 01/14/2026
Open Meetings Act - County Boards of Education - Enhanced Requirements (Local Boards of Education Transparency Act)
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill, known as the Local Boards of Education Transparency Act, enhances the requirements for county boards of education to make their meetings more accessible to the public. Specifically, it mandates that county boards of education must publicly post their meeting agendas and minutes on their websites, and crucially, provide live video streaming of all portions of their meetings held in open session. Furthermore, these archived video recordings of open sessions must be maintained on the county board's website for a minimum of five years. The bill also clarifies that a "public body" includes entities created by various governmental or contractual means, and that these new requirements for county boards of education are in addition to existing transparency laws. This Act is set to take effect on July 1, 2026.
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Bill Summary: Establishing enhanced requirements under the Open Meetings Act for county boards of education and the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners; and requiring county boards and the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners to maintain on their respective websites a complete and unedited archived video recording of each open meeting for which live video streaming was made available for a minimum of 5 years after the date of the meeting.
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• Introduced: 01/11/2026
• Added: 01/12/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Marc Korman (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/11/2026
• Last Action: First Reading Ways and Means
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MD bill #SB104 • Last Action 01/14/2026
Legislative and Congressional Redistricting and Legislative and Congressional Redistricting and Apportionment Commission (Fair Districts for Maryland Act)
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill proposes to amend the Maryland Constitution to establish a new process for drawing legislative and congressional districts, aiming to ensure fairness and prevent gerrymandering. It creates an independent Legislative and Congressional Redistricting and Apportionment Commission, composed of ten members, to draw these districts based on specific criteria such as respecting natural boundaries, geographic continuity, and communities of common interest, while explicitly prohibiting consideration of voter registration, past voting history, or political party affiliation. The bill outlines a detailed process for the commission to submit its proposed district plans to the General Assembly, which must then approve them with a three-fifths vote in each house, potentially requiring a special legislative session. If the General Assembly fails to pass a plan or the Governor vetoes it, the Supreme Court of Maryland would have original jurisdiction to establish the districts. The bill also modifies the duties of the Attorney General to exclude them from certain redistricting-related legal proceedings and sets forth the criteria for legislative and congressional districts, including population equality with a maximum deviation of 2%.
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Bill Summary: Requiring single-member delegate districts; altering certain standards for the drawing of legislative districts; establishing standards for the drawing of congressional districts; establishing the Legislative and Congressional Redistricting and Apportionment Commission as an independent unit of State government to divide the State into certain legislative districts and congressional districts subject to certain requirements and procedures; etc.
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• Introduced: 01/11/2026
• Added: 01/12/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 13 : Steve Hershey (R)*, Jack Bailey (R), Mary Beth Carozza (R), Paul Corderman (R), William Folden (R), Jason Gallion (R), J.B. Jennings (R), Johnny Mautz (R), Mike McKay (R), Justin Ready (R), Johnny Salling (R), Bryan Simonaire (R), Chris West (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/11/2026
• Last Action: First Reading Senate Rules
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IL bill #HB4241 • Last Action 01/14/2026
SCH BOOK RATING & TRANSPARENCY
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the School Book Rating and Transparency Act, which requires book publishers to assign content ratings to books used in schools, including a specific age band (ranging from "Everyone" to "18+ or Mature") and content flags for sensitive topics like sexual content, violence, drug use, and strong language. Publishers must provide these ratings to schools and book fair vendors, using objective criteria. Schools must display these ratings in at least one location such as online catalogs, library websites, or reading lists. The State Board of Education will develop a one-page rating key explaining the rating system, which schools must make publicly available. Importantly, the bill explicitly states that its purpose is to provide information, not to ban or censor books, and it protects educators from adverse employment actions for relying on these ratings. The bill applies to books acquired after its effective date in school libraries, classroom libraries, reading lists, and school-sponsored book fairs. The State Board of Education will submit an annual report assessing publisher compliance and may adopt rules to implement the Act. The bill will take effect on July 1, 2026, and also makes a related amendment to the School Code to include this new Act in the list of requirements for charter schools.
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Bill Summary: Creates the School Book Rating and Transparency Act. Requires a publisher supplying books to a public or nonpublic school, including a charter school, or a school-sponsored book fair to assign a content rating to each book and provide that content rating. Provides that each school shall ensure that the content rating is displayed in at least one of the following locations: (1) the school library's online catalog entry; (2) the school library's website; (3) the classroom library's catalog or posted list; (4) printed or digital reading lists distributed to students; or (5) signage or catalogs displayed at a school-sponsored book fair. Requires the State Board of Education to develop and publish a one-page rating key, and requires a school to make the rating key available. Provides that no teacher, school librarian, school administrator, or school district employee is subject to liability, discipline, or adverse employment action for relying in good faith on publisher-provided content ratings. Requires the State Board to submit an annual report to the General Assembly containing an assessment of publisher compliance and any recommendations for system improvements. Authorizes the State Board to adopt any rules necessary to implement the Act. Amends the School Code to make a related change. Effective July 1, 2026.
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• Introduced: 12/17/2025
• Added: 12/18/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Jed Davis (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 12/17/2025
• Last Action: Referred to Rules Committee
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KY bill #HB160 • Last Action 01/14/2026
AN ACT relating to public charter schools.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill aims to remove references to public charter schools from various Kentucky statutes and repeal specific sections of KRS Chapter 160 and KRS 161.141 that pertain to them. Essentially, it proposes to eliminate the legal framework for public charter schools in Kentucky by amending existing laws to remove any mention of them and by repealing the sections that specifically established and governed them.
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Bill Summary: Amend various statutes to remove references to public charter schools; repeal various sections of KRS Chapter 160 and KRS 161.141 relating to public charter schools.
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• Introduced: 01/07/2026
• Added: 01/08/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Adrielle Camuel (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 01/08/2026
• Last Action: to Primary and Secondary Education (H)
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UT bill #HB0209 • Last Action 01/14/2026
Voting Amendments
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends Utah's election laws, primarily by introducing new requirements and definitions related to voter registration and ballot casting. Key provisions include defining "documentary proof of United States citizenship" and requiring it for voting in state elections, though voters who haven't provided it can still vote a federal ballot or a provisional standard ballot that will only count federal votes unless citizenship is proven within 10 days after the election. The bill also clarifies that individuals registering to vote using a federal voter registration form are limited to federal ballots unless they provide proof of U.S. citizenship. Additionally, it updates definitions within the election code, modifies rules for preregistering to vote, and adjusts provisions regarding voter registration forms, including those obtained through driver license applications, to incorporate these new citizenship verification requirements.
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Bill Summary: General Description: This bill amends provisions relating to voting.
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• Introduced: 01/09/2026
• Added: 01/10/2026
• Session: 2026 General Session
• Sponsors: 2 : Cory Maloy (R)*, Ron Winterton (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 01/09/2026
• Last Action: House/ received bill from Legislative Research in Clerk of the House
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KY bill #HB92 • Last Action 01/14/2026
AN ACT relating to dietitians.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill enacts the Dietitian Licensure Compact, a multi-state agreement designed to allow licensed dietitians to practice in multiple member states more easily, thereby increasing public access to their services. The compact establishes a framework for recognizing licenses across state lines, defining terms like "compact privilege" (the legal authorization to practice in a remote state) and "home state" (the licensee's primary state of residence or designated state). It outlines requirements for dietitians to obtain a compact privilege, including holding an unencumbered license in their home state and meeting specific educational and examination standards, while also addressing provisions for active military members and their spouses. The bill also creates a Dietitian Licensure Compact Commission, a joint government agency composed of delegates from member states, to oversee the compact, establish rules, and maintain a data system for tracking licensees. Furthermore, it details procedures for adverse actions against licensees, dispute resolution between member states, and the process for a state to join or withdraw from the compact, aiming to streamline regulation and enhance cooperation among states in licensing dietitians.
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Bill Summary: Create a new section of KRS Chapter 310 to enact and enter into the Dietitian Licensure Compact with all other jurisdictions that legally join in the compact; declare the purpose of the compact; define terms; establish participation requirements; recognize licensure privilege and establish requirements; set requirements for transferring a home state license; designate home state licensure for active members of the military; establish penalties and adverse actions against a licensee; establish a joint government agency, create membership rules, establish voting requirements, and permit the government agency to establish rules and perform duties; require the compact commission to create a data system and outline the requirements; permit the executive and judicial branches within each state to enforce the compact; establish dispute resolution and outline termination procedures.
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• Introduced: 01/07/2026
• Added: 01/08/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 3 : Vanessa Grossl (R)*, Daniel Grossberg (D), Adam Moore (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 01/08/2026
• Last Action: to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)
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MD bill #SB114 • Last Action 01/14/2026
3-1-1 Systems - Expansion Program and Oversight Board - Establishment
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes a 3-1-1 Nonemergency Community Information and Referral Systems program and an associated Oversight Board in Maryland. The bill defines key terms such as "Artificial Intelligence" (AI), "Chatbot" (a conversational AI program for text or voice interaction), "Voicebot" (a conversational AI program for voice interaction), and "3-1-1 System" (a nonemergency government service line). The Maryland 3-1-1 Oversight Board will be created within the Maryland Information Network and will consist of legislative members, gubernatorial appointees with expertise in AI and Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and representatives from various state agencies, local government organizations, and counties. The Board's responsibilities include designating counties for the program, establishing evaluation criteria, selecting vendors, ensuring 3-1-1 systems align with best practices, approving marketing strategies, implementing the program, and developing statewide data standards. The bill mandates the establishment of a 3-1-1 program to evaluate and expand the use of these systems, requiring the Board to designate specific counties to participate. By June 30, 2027, chatbots with multilingual support and GIS integration must be established in participating counties, and by December 1, 2028, voicebots with similar capabilities, including the ability to transfer calls to emergency and mental health lines, will be implemented. The bill also requires the Board to submit reports on the program's progress, including data on call deflection, user satisfaction, costs, and recommendations for expansion, with a comprehensive plan for statewide implementation due by July 1, 2028. The Act is set to take effect on July 1, 2026.
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Bill Summary: Establishing the Maryland 3-1-1 Oversight Board in the Maryland Information Network to oversee the expansion of 3-1-1 systems in Maryland; establishing the 3-1-1 Program to use certain artificial intelligence to answer certain questions and route certain calls in certain counties; and requiring the expansion of the 3-1-1 Program to all of the counties in Maryland after a certain time period.
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• Introduced: 01/11/2026
• Added: 01/12/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 2 : Cheryl Kagan (D)*, Paul Corderman (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/11/2026
• Last Action: First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
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KY bill #HB54 • Last Action 01/14/2026
AN ACT relating to election districts.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill, titled the "Fair Maps Act," establishes an Advisory Redistricting Commission to draw new boundaries for state legislative and congressional districts after each U.S. Census. The commission will consist of fifteen members, with eight appointed by legislative leaders and seven selected from a pool of applicants vetted by the Secretary of State, aiming for diverse representation. Commissioners must meet specific qualifications, including being registered voters who haven't recently been involved in partisan politics or lobbying, and they will be compensated for their work. The commission is tasked with creating redistricting plans that adhere to strict criteria, such as equal population, geographic contiguity, and avoiding partisan advantage or favoring incumbents, while also considering communities of interest. After the commission submits its plans, the General Assembly will review them, with the possibility of enacting, rejecting, or returning them for adjustments. If the General Assembly fails to enact the commission's plans, they can then create their own. The bill also includes provisions for filling vacancies on the commission, outlines the commission's operational procedures, mandates public hearings and transparency, and imposes a $20,000 fine for attempting to improperly influence commissioners. Finally, it amends existing law to name the Advisory Redistricting Commission, rather than the Secretary of State, as the defendant in lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of legislative districts.
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Bill Summary: Create new sections of KRS Chapter 5 to establish the Advisory Redistricting Commission, which shall be composed of members appointed by the General Assembly and members of the public at large; define terms; establish commissioner pay, conditions, powers, and duties; provide that commissioners' terms correlate with obligations of each census cycle; establish the conditions, powers, and duties of the commission; require the commission to draft redistricting plans for legislative and congressional districts, with parameters prescribed; establish standards to be followed by the commission for commissioners who develop plans; require the commission to submit its redistricting plans to the Legislative Research Commission for referral to the Interim Joint Committee on State Government; require the General Assembly to consider the commission's plans as approved by the Interim Joint Committee on State Government; allow the General Assembly to enact or reject the plans of the commission by a date certain or to return to the commission for adjustment; provide that if the General Assembly does not enact the plans, the plans shall be returned to the commission, which may incorporate changes requested by the General Assembly, but shall not be required to incorporate changes; require the commission to submit to the General Assembly new redistricting plans for enactment at a date certain; allow General Assembly to enact its own redistricting plans after a date certain; establish a $20,000 fine upon conviction of persons attempting to influence, or commissioners accepting influence, relating to the duties of the commission; amend KRS 5.005 to remove the Secretary of State as being named as a defendant in any action challenging the constitutionality of any legislative district and replace with the Advisory Redistricting Commission; provide that the Act may be cited as the Fair Maps Act; APPROPRIATION.
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• Introduced: 01/07/2026
• Added: 01/08/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 4 : Anne Donworth (D)*, Adam Moore (D), Al Gentry (D), Daniel Grossberg (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 01/08/2026
• Last Action: to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
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UT bill #HB0040 • Last Action 01/14/2026
Utah Construction Trades Licensing Act Amendments
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill provides comprehensive amendments to the Utah Construction Trades Licensing Act, fundamentally restructuring how construction trades, alarm companies, and related professionals are licensed and regulated. This bill comprehensively reforms the licensing and regulatory framework for construction trades in Utah by creating detailed definitions, establishing new licensing requirements, and creating more structured oversight mechanisms. The bill introduces new definitions for various construction trade professionals, including contractors, electricians, plumbers, and alarm company agents, with specific qualifications for each category. It establishes more rigorous licensing requirements, including mandatory pre-licensure courses, background checks, and continuing education requirements. The bill also creates new provisions for financial responsibility, license renewal, and disciplinary actions, including specific guidelines for citations, fines, and license suspension or revocation. Additionally, the bill introduces a $1 surcharge for licenses to provide licensees with access to an internet-based library of national, state, and local building codes and standards. The changes aim to enhance public safety by ensuring that construction trade professionals are properly trained, qualified, and held to consistent professional standards. The bill will take effect on January 1, 2027, allowing stakeholders time to prepare for the new regulatory framework.
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Bill Summary: General Description: This bill modifies the Utah Construction Trades Licensing Act.
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• Introduced: 12/18/2025
• Added: 12/19/2025
• Session: 2026 General Session
• Sponsors: 2 : Tom Peterson (R)*, Evan Vickers (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 4
• Last Amended: 12/18/2025
• Last Action: House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst in Clerk of the House
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IL bill #HB4408 • Last Action 01/14/2026
FOIA-VICTIM INFORMATION
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to create a new exemption from public disclosure for certain records. Specifically, it adds a provision that exempts records held by public bodies, law enforcement agencies, or correctional agencies that contain the name, address, or other identifying or contact information of individuals under 18 years old who are victims of sexual abuse, sexual assault, or sexual violence. This means that such sensitive information about child victims will be protected from public inspection and copying under FOIA, ensuring their privacy and safety.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Provides that records in the possession of any public body created in the course of administrative enforcement proceedings, and any law enforcement or correctional agency for law enforcement purposes, that contain the name, address, or other identifying information or contact information of a person who is under the age of 18 years old and who is a victim of sexual abuse, sexual assault, or sexual violence are exempt from inspection and copying under certain provisions regarding a public body redacting the exempt information.
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• Introduced: 01/13/2026
• Added: 01/14/2026
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Jackie Haas (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 01/13/2026
• Last Action: Referred to Rules Committee
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UT bill #HB0068 • Last Action 01/14/2026
Housing Amendments
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill creates the Division of Housing within the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity, effectively transferring housing-related responsibilities from the Department of Workforce Services to this new division. The bill establishes comprehensive changes to how housing is managed in Utah, including creating a new state housing plan, revising moderate income housing reporting requirements for municipalities and counties, and restructuring various housing-related programs and funds. The bill creates a new deputy director position to lead the Division of Housing, who will be responsible for advising the governor on housing matters, coordinating with various state agencies, and developing a state housing plan by December 31, 2025. The state housing plan will prioritize collaboration, promote a holistic approach to housing, and include detailed data and metrics about housing production and infrastructure. The bill also makes numerous technical amendments across multiple sections of Utah code to reflect the creation of this new division, including updating references from the "Housing and Community Development Division" to the "Division of Housing" and transferring existing housing-related responsibilities and programs to the new division. Additionally, the bill establishes requirements for how surplus state property can be sold or leased for moderate income housing development and creates new reporting and coordination mechanisms for housing-related activities across state government.
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Bill Summary: General Description: This bill creates the Division of Housing within the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity.
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• Introduced: 12/22/2025
• Added: 12/23/2025
• Session: 2026 General Session
• Sponsors: 2 : Calvin Roberts (R)*, Lincoln Fillmore (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 12/22/2025
• Last Action: House/ received bill from Legislative Research in Clerk of the House
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IL bill #HB1028 • Last Action 01/14/2026
RESTORES PRE-P.A. 101-652
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: Here is a summary of the bill: This bill aims to restore and modify various Illinois statutes to their form prior to the amendments made by Public Acts 101-652, 102-28, and 102-1104. The bill repeals several acts and makes technical changes across multiple areas of law, with a particular focus on criminal justice and legal procedures. Key provisions include repealing the Statewide Use of Force Standardization Act, the No Representation Without Population Act, and the Reporting of Deaths in Custody Act. The bill also makes changes to various laws related to bail, pretrial release, arrest reporting, and victims' rights. Specifically, it modifies sections of the Freedom of Information Act, State Records Act, Illinois Public Labor Relations Act, and creates a new Article 110B on Peace Bonds. The bill introduces more detailed provisions around bail, including how bail is set, secured, and forfeited, and establishes new procedures for handling bail-related matters. Additionally, it makes technical amendments to laws concerning law enforcement, criminal proceedings, and victim rights, with the overall goal of clarifying and standardizing legal processes.
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Bill Summary: Amends, repeals, and reenacts various Acts. Restores the statutes to the form in which they existed before their amendment by Public Acts 101-652, 102-28, and 102-1104. Makes other technical changes. Effective immediately.
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• Introduced: 01/08/2025
• Added: 01/09/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 7 : John Cabello (R)*, Jennifer Sanalitro (R), Kevin Schmidt (R), Tom Weber (R), Tony McCombie (R), Mike Coffey (R), Wayne Rosenthal (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 9
• Last Amended: 01/08/2025
• Last Action: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Wayne A. Rosenthal
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WV bill #HB4167 • Last Action 01/14/2026
Relating generally to initiating a West Virginia legislative redistricting commission.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes an Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission in West Virginia to draw the boundaries for state legislative districts, meaning the districts for the State Senate and the House of Delegates. The commission will consist of 13 commissioners who must be registered voters in West Virginia and cannot have been recent candidates for partisan office, elected officials, or party officials. Commissioners will be selected through a process involving applications collected by the Secretary of State, random selection, and the ability for legislative leaders to strike a limited number of applicants. The commission will be responsible for adopting redistricting plans, holding public hearings to gather input, and ensuring districts are of equal population, reasonably compact, geographically contiguous, reflect communities of interest, and do not unfairly favor any political party or incumbent. The bill also outlines procedures for adopting plans, including requirements for public comment and a specific voting threshold for approval, and grants the commission legal standing to ensure adequate resources and defend its plans.
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Bill Summary: The purpose of this bill is to create an independent redistricting commission for the Legislature.
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• Introduced: 01/14/2026
• Added: 01/15/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Larry Kump (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 5
• Last Amended: 01/14/2026
• Last Action: To House Government Adminstration
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UT bill #HB0250 • Last Action 01/14/2026
Utah Retirement Plan Exchange
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes a retirement plan exchange for private employers in Utah, creating an online portal managed by the state treasurer's office where eligible employers can review, compare, and select qualified retirement plans for their employees. The exchange will feature "automatic-enrollment individual retirement account arrangements" and "automatic-enrollment 401(k) plans," which automatically enroll employees unless they opt out, and will provide educational resources and a comparison tool for employers. Plan providers wishing to be listed must meet specific criteria, including compliance with state and federal laws and paying a fee, though the state will not assume fiduciary responsibility or endorse specific plans. Reports submitted by participating plan providers will be considered protected records. The exchange is mandated to be operational by January 1, 2027.
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Bill Summary: General Description: This bill establishes a retirement plan exchange for private employers.
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• Introduced: 01/14/2026
• Added: 01/15/2026
• Session: 2026 General Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Joseph Elison (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/14/2026
• Last Action: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed in Legislative Research and General Counsel
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UT bill #HB0236 • Last Action 01/14/2026
Truth in Taxation Amendments
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends existing Utah law regarding "truth in taxation," which is a process that requires local governments to notify the public and hold public hearings before increasing property taxes beyond a certain threshold. Specifically, it modifies the requirements for when and how taxing entities (like cities or counties) must provide notice of proposed property tax increases. For entities operating on a fiscal year, the bill changes the timeline for announcing their intent to exceed the certified tax rate, requiring them to do so between May 1 and June 8, and to hold a public meeting to discuss the proposed increase before adopting their annual budget. It also clarifies that the tentative budget, when a tax increase is proposed, should be based only on existing revenue sources and not include the anticipated revenue from the tax increase, while an alternative tentative budget outlining expenditures for the increased revenue must also be prepared and made public. The bill also adjusts the deadlines for when taxing entities must notify the county auditor of their intent to exceed the certified tax rate and specifies that the commission cannot certify a tax rate exceeding the certified rate if the taxing entity fails to meet certain public hearing and notice requirements. Finally, it sets an effective date of May 6, 2026.
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Bill Summary: General Description: This bill addresses property tax increases through truth in taxation.
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• Introduced: 01/12/2026
• Added: 01/13/2026
• Session: 2026 General Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Karen Peterson (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 01/12/2026
• Last Action: House/ received bill from Legislative Research in Clerk of the House
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UT bill #HB0183 • Last Action 01/14/2026
Sex Designation Amendments
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends various Utah statutes to replace the term "gender" with "sex" in several contexts, including in provisions related to the Utah Commission on Service and Volunteerism, police policies, sterilization deposits for animals, employment practices, building codes for restrooms, sheriff's prisoner classification, reporting of in-custody deaths, and various health and human services programs. It also makes changes related to sex-specific facilities in public schools, participation in school athletic activities, and definitions within the Juvenile Code and other related statutes. Additionally, the bill introduces a new section prohibiting employees who present as a different sex than their biological sex from having prolonged face-to-face contact with children in certain employment settings and amends provisions concerning the issuance and amendment of birth certificates.
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Bill Summary: General Description: This bill amends provisions related to sex and gender.
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• Introduced: 01/07/2026
• Added: 01/08/2026
• Session: 2026 General Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Trevor Lee (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 01/07/2026
• Last Action: House/ received bill from Legislative Research in Clerk of the House
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UT bill #HB0186 • Last Action 01/14/2026
Judicial Conduct Commission Amendments
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends provisions related to the Judicial Conduct Commission, which oversees the conduct of judges. It clarifies that records created or maintained for investigations by the Judicial Conduct Commission are protected, similar to records for the Prosecutor Conduct Commission. The bill also establishes a new requirement that if a prosecuting attorney files charges against a judge, they must immediately file a complaint with the Judicial Conduct Commission, and if a judge is placed on administrative leave due to potential criminal activity without a commission referral, the Administrative Office of the Courts must file a complaint. Additionally, the bill mandates that the Judicial Conduct Commission report annually to the Legislature's Judiciary Interim Committee on its activities, including the number of complaints received and resolved, descriptions of informal resolutions and final orders, and the publication of an annual report, while prohibiting the inclusion of personally identifying information about judges except for what is in final Supreme Court orders.
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Bill Summary: General Description: This bill amends provisions relating to the Judicial Conduct Commission.
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• Introduced: 01/07/2026
• Added: 01/08/2026
• Session: 2026 General Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Jordan Teuscher (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 01/07/2026
• Last Action: House/ received bill from Legislative Research in Clerk of the House
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UT bill #HB0110 • Last Action 01/14/2026
Board of Pardons and Parole Amendments
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends several sections of Utah law related to the Board of Pardons and Parole, introducing several significant changes. The bill adds a new definition of "violent felony" to existing law and modifies notification procedures for parole hearings, requiring the board to provide timely notice to prosecutors, courts, law enforcement, and victims at least 30 days before a hearing, with provisions for expedited hearings. The bill establishes specific timelines for considering pardons for sex offenders, requiring a waiting period of 10 years for offenders required to register for 10 years and 20 years for lifetime registrants. Additionally, the bill restricts the board's ability to parole an offender who has previously been paroled and had parole terminated due to a new criminal offense, prohibits relying solely on algorithms or risk assessment tools for parole decisions, and prevents consideration of prison capacity or paroling offenders who have not completed ordered treatments. The bill also strengthens victim participation rights in parole hearings, including more detailed notification requirements, protections for written victim statements, and ensuring victims can provide input even if they cannot attend in person. The changes aim to enhance public safety, improve transparency in the parole process, and provide more comprehensive support for victims.
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Bill Summary: General Description: This bill addresses provisions related to the Board of Pardons and Parole.
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• Introduced: 12/29/2025
• Added: 12/30/2025
• Session: 2026 General Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Tyler Clancy (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 12/29/2025
• Last Action: House/ received bill from Legislative Research in Clerk of the House
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UT bill #HB0170 • Last Action 01/14/2026
School Board Referendum Amendments
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends existing Utah law to expand the scope of referendums to include local school tax laws, allowing voters to challenge certain decisions made by local school boards, similar to how they can challenge ordinances passed by cities and counties. It clarifies definitions related to referendums and election processes, including who qualifies as an election officer for school district matters and how public notices for school district referendums should be handled. The bill also adjusts timelines and procedures for circulating and verifying referendum petitions, and for the canvassing and publication of election results, ensuring that school districts are integrated into these processes for referendums.
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Bill Summary: General Description: This bill amends provisions related to local referendums.
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• Introduced: 01/07/2026
• Added: 01/08/2026
• Session: 2026 General Session
• Sponsors: 2 : Rex Shipp (R)*, Lincoln Fillmore (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 01/07/2026
• Last Action: House/ received bill from Legislative Research in Clerk of the House
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UT bill #HB0102 • Last Action 01/14/2026
Victim Privacy Amendments
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill addresses victim privacy by amending existing state law to provide victims of crimes with enhanced protection of their personal identifying information. Specifically, the bill allows victims of offenses occurring on or after July 1, 2026, to request that their initials be used instead of their full name in publicly available criminal justice documents, such as charging documents and court filings. The bill defines "publicly available" as documents accessible to the general public, even if a fee is required, but excludes documents only available to parties directly involved in a legal proceeding. Additionally, the bill requires that government entities maintain a confidential list or database of victim names corresponding to cases where initials are used, enabling identification through a court order. The legislation aims to protect victims' privacy by limiting the public disclosure of their personal information while still maintaining a mechanism for legal authorities to access the full identity when necessary. The bill will take effect on May 6, 2026, giving government agencies time to prepare for implementing these new privacy protections.
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Bill Summary: General Description: This bill addresses a crime victim's right to privacy.
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• Introduced: 12/29/2025
• Added: 12/30/2025
• Session: 2026 General Session
• Sponsors: 2 : Sahara Hayes (D)*, Stephanie Pitcher (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 12/29/2025
• Last Action: House/ received bill from Legislative Research in Clerk of the House
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VA bill #HB642 • Last Action 01/13/2026
Cannabis control; retail market; penalties.
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes a framework for a regulated retail marijuana market in Virginia, administered by the Virginia Cannabis Control Authority (VCCA), with retail sales permitted no earlier than November 1, 2026. It amends numerous sections of the Code of Virginia to define terms, establish licensing requirements for various marijuana businesses (cultivation, processing, retail stores, transporters, delivery operators, testing facilities, microbusinesses, and dual-use facilities), set penalties for violations, and outline tax structures. Key provisions include the creation of a Cannabis Equity Reinvestment Fund, the establishment of a Cannabis Impact Business Support Team to assist historically disadvantaged communities in entering the market, and the regulation of advertising and product safety. The bill also addresses home cultivation limits, defines "adult sharing" of marijuana, and modifies penalties for marijuana-related offenses, including those involving minors and public safety. Notably, it introduces provisions for state and tribal compacts regarding marijuana regulation on tribal lands and makes changes to the powers and duties of the VCCA Board, including its ability to set license limits and fees. The bill also repeals certain existing marijuana-related laws and sets specific effective dates for various provisions, with the retail market framework generally commencing in late 2026.
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Bill Summary: Cannabis control; retail market; penalties. Establishes a framework for the creation of a retail marijuana market in the Commonwealth, to be administered by the Virginia Cannabis Control Authority. The bill provides that no retail sales may occur prior to November 1, 2026.
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• Introduced: 01/13/2026
• Added: 01/14/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Paul Krizek (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 01/13/2026
• Last Action: Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/13/2026 3:31 pm)
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UT bill #SB0038 • Last Action 01/13/2026
Consumer Protection Modifications
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill makes numerous technical amendments to various consumer protection statutes. Here's a summary: This bill modifies provisions related to consumer protection across multiple areas. The bill makes technical changes to definitions, registration requirements, and enforcement mechanisms for various divisions and programs, including the Division of Consumer Protection. Key modifications include updating references to sections and chapters, adjusting language for clarity, establishing new definitions, and standardizing registration and renewal processes for different types of businesses and services. The bill also updates enforcement powers for the Division of Consumer Protection, allowing the division to impose administrative fines up to $2,500 for violations, bring court actions to enforce provisions, and potentially recover investigative costs and attorney fees. Additionally, the bill makes changes to how certain organizations like charitable organizations, fitness centers, and solar retailers must register and disclose information. The amendments aim to improve consumer protections, clarify regulatory requirements, and provide more consistent oversight across different consumer-related industries.
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Bill Summary: General Description: This bill amends provisions relating to consumer protection.
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• Introduced: 12/22/2025
• Added: 12/23/2025
• Session: 2026 General Session
• Sponsors: 2 : Todd Weiler (R)*, Ashlee Matthews (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 4
• Last Amended: 12/22/2025
• Last Action: Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst in Waiting for Introduction in the Senate
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UT bill #SB0039 • Last Action 01/13/2026
Investment Zones Amendments
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill makes comprehensive amendments to Utah's investment zones legislation, primarily renumbering and reorganizing existing statutes under Title 63N, Chapter 23. Here's a summary of the key provisions: This bill reorganizes and updates laws related to various investment zones, including Housing and Transit Reinvestment Zones, Convention Center Reinvestment Zones, Home Ownership Promotion Zones, and First Home Investment Zones. The bill primarily moves existing provisions from their current locations to a new, more structured chapter of Utah Code (Title 63N, Chapter 23), with some technical modifications and clarifications. The bill establishes detailed requirements and processes for creating and managing different types of investment zones, including: 1. Housing and Transit Reinvestment Zones: These zones must promote specific objectives like increasing housing availability, improving transportation access, and supporting mixed-use development. They require municipalities to include affordable housing, meet density requirements, and follow specific planning and approval processes. 2. Convention Center Reinvestment Zones: These zones aim to redevelop and modernize convention center areas, with specific provisions for zones in capital cities and other municipalities. They allow for capturing property and sales tax increments to fund development and improvements. 3. Home Ownership Promotion Zones: Created by municipalities or counties to encourage affordable home ownership, these zones require at least 60% of housing units to be affordable and deed-restricted for owner occupation. 4. First Home Investment Zones: These zones focus on encouraging efficient development and home ownership, with requirements for housing density, owner-occupied units, and affordable housing. The bill outlines detailed processes for proposing, approving, and implementing these zones, including requirements for: - Public hearings and notifications - Financial gap analyses - Committee reviews - Specific use of collected tax increments - Reporting requirements Additionally, the bill makes corresponding technical amendments to various other sections of Utah Code to reference the new organizational structure and update cross-references. The bill is effective May 6, 2026, with some specific sections taking effect on July 1, 2026.
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Bill Summary: General Description: This bill enacts, renumbers, amends, and repeals certain provisions of certain investment zones within the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity.
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• Introduced: 12/22/2025
• Added: 12/23/2025
• Session: 2026 General Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Wayne Harper (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 4
• Last Amended: 12/22/2025
• Last Action: Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst in Waiting for Introduction in the Senate
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UT bill #SB0041 • Last Action 01/13/2026
Business Entity Technical Amendments
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill primarily updates and reorganizes various sections of Utah's business entity laws by renumbering and amending multiple chapters related to business entities, registered agents, and corporate procedures. The key provisions can be summarized as follows: This bill makes comprehensive technical amendments to Utah's business entity statutes, primarily shifting references from Title 48 to Title 16 for various business entity regulations. The changes standardize references to limited liability companies, professional services companies, decentralized autonomous organizations, and other business entity types, ensuring consistency across different sections of Utah law. The bill updates numerous cross-references, modifies definitions, and aligns terminology across different chapters of Utah's corporate and business entity codes. The amendments cover a wide range of technical aspects including registered agent requirements, corporate name regulations, filing procedures, and organizational rules for different types of business entities. Notably, the bill affects multiple types of business organizations, including corporations, limited liability companies, professional services companies, and newly emerging business structures like decentralized autonomous organizations. While primarily a technical cleanup bill, these changes ensure that Utah's business entity laws remain current, consistent, and adaptable to evolving business practices. The bill also makes minor substantive updates to ensure clarity and remove outdated language, with an effective date set for May 6, 2026, which allows ample time for businesses and legal professionals to understand and implement the changes.
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Bill Summary: General Description: This bill amends provisions relating to business entities.
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• Introduced: 12/22/2025
• Added: 12/23/2025
• Session: 2026 General Session
• Sponsors: 2 : Evan Vickers (R)*, David Shallenberger (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 4
• Last Amended: 12/22/2025
• Last Action: Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst in Waiting for Introduction in the Senate
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UT bill #SB0064 • Last Action 01/13/2026
Government Records Amendments
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Government Records Access and Management Act (GRAMA) by updating various provisions related to public records access and management. Key changes include clarifying definitions, modifying procedures for record requests and appeals, and introducing new requirements for governmental entities regarding employee education on records management. Specifically, it adjusts the voter registration process to allow for additional privacy protections for victims of domestic violence or dating violence, and for law enforcement officers and members of the armed forces. The bill also revises rules concerning the use of public email for political purposes, the disclosure of certain government records, and the fees associated with record requests. Furthermore, it mandates the creation and distribution of a one-page summary of government records requirements for all government employees and establishes new procedures for handling record requests, including provisions for expedited responses and exceptional circumstances. The bill also clarifies the classification and disclosure of various record types, such as those related to law enforcement, public safety, and government procurement, and introduces criminal penalties for certain violations of records management laws, including the unlawful destruction of records related to pending requests. Finally, it updates the appeals process for record denials and fee waiver denials, and modifies the definition of "access denial" to align with other sections of the act.
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Bill Summary: General Description: This bill amends provisions relating to the Government Records Access and Management Act.
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• Introduced: 01/02/2026
• Added: 01/03/2026
• Session: 2026 General Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Wayne Harper (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 4
• Last Amended: 01/02/2026
• Last Action: Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst in Waiting for Introduction in the Senate
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VA bill #HB576 • Last Action 01/13/2026
Dietitian Licensure Compact.
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill authorizes Virginia to join the Dietitian Licensure Compact, an agreement among states that allows licensed dietitians to practice in multiple member states without needing separate licenses in each. The Compact aims to improve public access to dietetic services by creating a streamlined process for interstate practice, reducing administrative burdens, and ensuring consistent standards. It establishes a Dietitian Licensure Compact Commission to oversee the agreement, which will manage a data system for tracking licensees and facilitate the exchange of information between states. The Compact also outlines requirements for licensure, defines terms like "Compact privilege" (the right to practice in another member state), and details procedures for adverse actions and dispute resolution.
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Bill Summary: Dietitian Licensure Compact. Authorizes Virginia to be a signatory to the Dietitian Licensure Compact in order to increase public access to dietetics services and provide opportunities for interstate practice by licensed dietitians who meet uniform requirements. The Compact is presently in effect, as it has reached the enactment threshold of seven member states.
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• Introduced: 01/13/2026
• Added: 01/13/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Jackie Glass (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/13/2026
• Last Action: Committee Referral Pending
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NE bill #LB949 • Last Action 01/13/2026
Change provisions relating to the prescription drug monitoring program, the statewide health information exchange, and the Health Information Technology Board
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill makes several changes to health information laws in Nebraska, primarily by replacing references to the "statewide health information exchange" with "vendor" in relation to the prescription drug monitoring program and the Health Information Technology Board. This means that a contracted vendor, rather than a public-private statewide health information exchange, will now be responsible for managing the prescription drug monitoring system and administering the Health Information Technology Board. The bill also clarifies that funding for the Health Information Technology Board's administrative duties and member expenses will come from the vendor, not state funds. Additionally, it updates language regarding the Hospital Quality Assurance and Access Assessment Fund to include the designated health information exchange as a recipient of funding for specific purposes.
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Bill Summary: A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to health information; to amend sections 81-6,124, 81-6,125, 81-6,127, and 81-6,128, Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska, and sections 68-2106, 71-2454, and 71-2455, Revised Statutes Cumulative Supplement, 2024; to change provisions relating to the prescription drug monitoring program, the statewide health information exchange, and the Health Information Technology Board; to harmonize provisions; and to repeal the original sections.
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• Introduced: 01/09/2026
• Added: 01/10/2026
• Session: 109th Legislature
• Sponsors: 1 : Beau Ballard (NP)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 4
• Last Amended: 01/09/2026
• Last Action: Referred to Health and Human Services Committee
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NE bill #LB950 • Last Action 01/13/2026
Change provisions relating to uniform prior authorization forms, the designated health information exchange, and the Health Information Technology Board
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies existing Nebraska laws concerning health information and insurance processes. It updates requirements for uniform prior authorization request forms, which are standardized documents used by healthcare providers to request approval from insurance companies before providing certain services or medications; these forms must be used by healthcare providers and accepted by utilization review agents (companies that review and approve healthcare services for insurance plans) starting January 1, 2026, unless an exemption is granted for electronic prior authorization systems. The bill also expands the scope of the Population Health Information Act, which designates a health information exchange (a system for securely sharing electronic health records) to provide real-time access to patient information for healthcare providers, and clarifies that this exchange should not include claims data used for billing. Additionally, it adjusts the composition of the Health Information Technology Board, which advises on health information technology matters, by adding a representative from an insurer that offers health insurance plans and increasing the number of representatives from the Department of Health and Human Services. Finally, it mandates that the Health Information Technology Board adopt rules and regulations to implement the Population Health Information Act.
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Bill Summary: A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to insurance; to amend sections 81-6,123, 81-6,125, 81-6,127, and 81-6,128, Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska, and section 44-5437, Revised Statutes Supplement, 2025; to change provisions relating to uniform prior authorization request forms as prescribed; to change requirements for the designated health information exchange; to change duties of the Health Information Technology Board; to harmonize provisions; and to repeal the original sections.
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• Introduced: 01/09/2026
• Added: 01/10/2026
• Session: 109th Legislature
• Sponsors: 1 : Eliot Bostar (NP)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 4
• Last Amended: 01/09/2026
• Last Action: Referred to Banking, Commerce and Insurance Committee
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IL bill #SB2754 • Last Action 01/13/2026
MUNI CD-SOUND INSULATION ODOR
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Illinois Municipal Code to clarify the responsibilities of municipalities that have implemented a Residential Sound Insulation Program, which is designed to reduce noise from aircraft. Specifically, it mandates that if defective windows or doors installed under this program were found to have caused offensive odors *before* the program even began, the municipality must replace them. However, the bill also states that funds specifically from airport revenue cannot be used for replacing windows or doors if later testing as part of the same program found no offensive odors.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that a municipality that has implemented a Residential Sound Insulation Program to mitigate aircraft noise shall replace all windows and doors in homes where defective products were found to have caused offensive odors prior the initiation of the Residential Sound Insulation Program. Provides that airport revenue funds shall not be used to replace any windows or doors in homes where later testing done as part of the Residential Sound Insulation Program found no offensive odor.
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• Introduced: 01/13/2026
• Added: 01/14/2026
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Mike Porfirio (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 01/13/2026
• Last Action: Referred to Assignments
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NJ bill #SCR62 • Last Action 01/13/2026
Declares Department of Labor and Workforce Development new rules concerning employment status test for independent contractors inconsistent with legislative intent.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This concurrent resolution declares that new rules proposed by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development (DOL) regarding the determination of independent contractor status are inconsistent with the Legislature's original intent. The Legislature established the "ABC test" within the unemployment compensation law to distinguish between employees and independent contractors, requiring that three specific criteria (A: freedom from control, B: service outside the usual course of business or place of business, and C: customarily engaged in an independently established trade) must all be met for an individual to be considered an independent contractor. The resolution argues that the DOL's proposed changes, such as considering the use of digital applications or requiring liability insurance as indicators of employment, and excluding transportation network company drivers from independent contractor status, undermine the ABC test's intent by presuming employment rather than independent work. The DOL has 30 days to amend or withdraw these proposed rules, or the Legislature may pass another resolution to invalidate them.
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Bill Summary: This concurrent resolution embodies the findings of the Legislature that rules proposed by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development at N.J.A.C. 12:11, to modify the factors that may be considered when determining whether an individual is an independent contractor, are not consistent with the legislative intent of the ABC test codified in the unemployment compensation law of the State. The Department of Labor and Workforce Development has 30 days from the date of transmittal of this resolution to amend or withdraw the proposed rules or the Legislature may, by passage of another concurrent resolution, exercise its authority under the New Jersey Constitution to invalidate the proposed rules in whole or in part.
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• Introduced: 01/14/2026
• Added: 01/14/2026
• Session: 2026-2027 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Declan O'Scanlon (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 1
• Last Amended: 01/06/2026
• Last Action: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Labor Committee
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VT bill #S0237 • Last Action 01/13/2026
An act relating to restructuring the Parole Board
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill restructures the Parole Board by establishing a full-time chair and four members, and provides the board with a staff attorney and an additional administrative assistant, while also mandating regular training for its members. It requires the Parole Board to submit its budget directly to the Governor, and clarifies that an offender sentenced to a minimum term must have no pending criminal charges to be eligible for parole. The bill also enhances victims' rights in parole hearings by ensuring they are informed of hearings and decisions, and allowing them to testify without the inmate present unless waived. Furthermore, it permits a parolee to voluntarily relinquish their parole status and to benefit from earned time, which is a system that reduces an inmate's sentence for good behavior.
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Bill Summary: This bill proposes to structure the Parole Board with one full-time chair and four members; provide the Parole Board with a staff attorney and additional administrative assistant; require training for the Parole Board; require the Parole Board to submit a budget directly to the Governor; require that an offender who is sentenced to a minimum term have no pending criminal charges to be eligible for parole; clarify victims’ rights in a parole hearing; permit a parolee to relinquish parole status; and permit a parolee to benefit from earned time.
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• Introduced: 01/13/2026
• Added: 01/13/2026
• Session: 2025-2026 Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Tanya Vyhovsky (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 1
• Last Amended: 01/12/2026
• Last Action: Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Judiciary
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MS bill #HB618 • Last Action 01/13/2026
Virtual public schools; authorize operation of by certain educational providers or locally sponsored virtual public schools.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill authorizes the creation of up to three "locally sponsored virtual public schools" in Mississippi, which are full-time online public schools offering synchronous and asynchronous instruction. These schools can be established by public school districts, regional education service agencies, or "districts of innovation" (which are schools or districts approved for flexibility to improve student performance). The bill defines "locally sponsored virtual public school" and clarifies that "distance learning" does not fulfill the requirement for synchronous instruction. It also outlines that these virtual schools must be free to students and open to any student in the state, regardless of their home district. When a student enrolls in a virtual school outside their home district, the State Department of Education will transfer funds from the student's home district's local operational tax levy to the virtual school's sponsoring entity, withholding this amount from the home district's Adequate Education Program funds. The bill also mandates that locally sponsored virtual public schools adopt specific enrollment policies, including application timeframes, notification procedures for out-of-district students, waiting list policies, parental input rights, and engagement policies to prevent student removal. Additionally, it amends provisions related to "districts of innovation" to include locally sponsored virtual public schools within their scope, allowing them to pursue innovative practices, including virtual instruction, and receive flexibility from certain regulations.
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Bill Summary: An Act To Amend Section 37-161-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Creation Of Virtual Public Schools To Be Operated By Local School Districts, Regional Education Service Agencies Or Locally Sponsored Virtual Public Schools; To Define The Term "locally Sponsored Virtual Public School"; To Limit The Number Of Virtual Public Schools Established In The State To Three; To Require Enrollment In A Virtual Public School To Be Free Of Charge And Open To Students From Any School District In The State; To Require The State Department Of Education To Transfer, For Each Student Enrolled In A Virtual Public School Operated By A District Other Than That In Which The Student Resides, An Amount Equal To The Student's Home School District's Local Operational Tax Levy To The School District Operating The Virtual Public School; To Require The Department To Withhold Such Amount From The Transferring School District's January Payment Of Adequate Education Program Funds; To Require Locally Sponsored Virtual Public Schools To Adopt Certain Enrollment Policies; To Amend Sections 37-179-1 And 37-179-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Are Provisions Relating To Districts Of Innovation, In Conformity To The Preceding Provisions; And For Related Purposes.
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• Introduced: 01/13/2026
• Added: 01/14/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Rob Roberson (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 1
• Last Amended: 01/13/2026
• Last Action: Referred To Education;Appropriations A
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NJ bill #S2988 • Last Action 01/13/2026
Eliminates fee for filing certified copy of name change order.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill eliminates the $50 fee that was previously charged for filing a certified copy of a court order that officially changes a person's name, a process often undertaken for reasons such as marriage or divorce.
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Bill Summary: Under current law, a $50 fee is charged for filing a certified copy of an order for change of name. Many New Jersey residents seek a change of name each year for reasons including marriage and divorce. This bill eliminates the fee for filing a certified copy of a name change order in this State.
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• Introduced: 01/14/2026
• Added: 01/14/2026
• Session: 2026-2027 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 3 : Joe Vitale (D)*, Andrew Zwicker (D), Troy Singleton (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 1
• Last Amended: 01/08/2026
• Last Action: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee
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FL bill #S0332 • Last Action 01/13/2026
Public Meetings
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends Florida's public meetings law to allow governmental entities to meet privately with their attorneys during a 90-day notice period specified in property rights claims (under section 70.001), in addition to the existing provision for discussing pending litigation. During these private meetings, the entity's attorney must first announce the desire for advice at a public meeting, and the discussion must be limited to settlement negotiations or strategy related to the claim. The entire private session must be recorded by a certified court reporter who will document all discussions, participants, and times. The meeting must begin and end in an open public session with announcements about the session's commencement and conclusion. The transcript of the private meeting will become a public record either upon the conclusion of litigation, settlement of the claim, or expiration of the statute of limitations if no litigation is filed. This change allows governmental entities more flexibility in discussing sensitive property rights claims while maintaining transparency through detailed recording and eventual public disclosure of the meetings.
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Bill Summary: An act relating to public meetings; amending s. 286.011, F.S.; providing that specified entities may meet in private with their attorneys to discuss certain claims concerning private property rights; specifying what may be discussed during such closed meetings; requiring that such meetings be transcribed; providing that such transcripts become public records at specified times; providing an effective date.
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• Introduced: 11/03/2025
• Added: 11/04/2025
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Jennifer Bradley (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 11/03/2025
• Last Action: Introduced
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NJ bill #S1726 • Last Action 01/13/2026
Allows Right to Farm Act complaints to be filed with county agriculture development board in adjacent county under certain circumstances and creates alternate voting members on such boards.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill allows individuals or municipalities who have a complaint about a commercial farm's operation, and whose local County Agriculture Development Board (CADB) cannot meet due to members having conflicts of interest, to file their complaint with the CADB of the closest adjacent county instead. Additionally, it amends the "Agriculture Retention and Development Act" by creating two alternate voting members for each CADB who are actively engaged in farming and are either residents of the county or members of an adjacent county's CADB; these alternate members can vote in place of regular voting members who are absent or disqualified, ensuring that CADBs can reach a quorum and continue their work in resolving agricultural disputes.
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Bill Summary: This bill amends current law concerning membership of county agriculture development boards (CADBs) and the process for the filing of complaints under the "Right to Farm Act," P.L.1983, c.31 (C.4:1C-1 et al.). Specifically, this bill would provide a mechanism for how Right to Farm disputes may be resolved if a CADB does not have quorum due to members with conflicts of interest. Under current law, in the event of a dispute, an individual or municipality aggrieved by the operation of a commercial farm is required to file a formal complaint with the appropriate CADB, or the State Agriculture Development Committee in counties where no CADB exists, prior to filing action in court. Under this bill, if a CADB is unable to convene a quorum due to members having conflicts of interest related to the filed complaint, the complaint may be filed with the CADB located in the adjacent county located closest to the commercial farm that is the subject of the complaint. In addition, this bill amends the "Agriculture Retention and Development Act," P.L.1983, c.32 (C.4:1C-11 et seq.), by creating alternate members on CADBs who would are able to vote in the absence or disqualification of a voting member. This bill would require each CADB to have two alternate members. The alternate members would be required to be actively engaged in farming and either be a resident of the county or a member of the CADB in an adjacent county. These alternate members would each serve for a term of four years and may vote in place of an appointed voting member who is actively engaged in farming should a voting member be absent or disqualified. The alternate voting member may participate in discussions of the proceedings when not voting. The alternate members would be appointed in the same manner as the four members actively engaged in farming.
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• Introduced: 01/14/2026
• Added: 01/14/2026
• Session: 2026-2027 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Parker Space (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 1
• Last Amended: 01/08/2026
• Last Action: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Economic Growth Committee
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NE bill #LB766 • Last Action 01/13/2026
Change and eliminate provisions relating to licensed racetrack enclosures, licenses and wagering on horseracing, assistance to problem gamblers, the Nebraska Commission on Problem Gambling, the Charitable Gaming Division of the Department of Revenue, keno at licensed racetrack enclosures, and the Compulsive Gamblers Assistance Fund
Status: Dead
AI-generated Summary: This bill makes several changes to laws concerning horseracing and gambling in Nebraska, including allowing racetrack enclosure license holders to petition for waivers or modifications to minimum racing day requirements, clarifying how funds deducted from wagers are distributed to promote agriculture and horse breeding, and designating official registrars for Nebraska-bred horses with updated fee structures and penalties for late registration. It also moves the Nebraska Commission on Problem Gambling, which focuses on assisting individuals with gambling addiction, under the administrative umbrella of the State Racing and Gaming Commission, and alters how funds from charitable gaming and other sources are directed to the Compulsive Gamblers Assistance Fund. Additionally, the bill modifies age restrictions for participating in keno at licensed racetrack enclosures, allowing individuals aged nineteen and older to play in designated areas separate from other casino gaming floors, and makes various technical amendments and repeals to harmonize existing statutes.
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Bill Summary: A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to racing and gaming; to amend sections 2-1207.01, 2-1213, 2-1216, 2-1226, 2-1228, 2-1229, 9-831, 9-1001, 9-1002, 9-1003, 9-1004, 9-1006, and 9-1115, Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska, section 2-1207, Revised Statutes Cumulative Supplement, 2024, and sections 2-1205, 2-1210, 9-1,101, and 9-1104, Revised Statutes Supplement, 2025; to change provisions relating to licensed racetrack enclosure terms and conditions, parimutuel wagering, the distribution of amounts deducted from wagers on horseracing, registration of Nebraska-bred horses, simulcast facilities licenses, and assistance to problem gamblers; to provide for administrative fees; to change provisions relating to the Nebraska Commission on Problem Gambling and place such commission for administrative purposes within the State Racing and Gaming Commission; to change and eliminate provisions relating to the Compulsive Gamblers Assistance Fund; to change provisions relating to the Charitable Gaming Division of the Department of Revenue; to provide an exception to the required age for individuals to play keno at a licensed racetrack enclosure; to harmonize provisions; to repeal the original sections; and to outright repeal section 9-1007, Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska.
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• Introduced: 01/07/2026
• Added: 01/08/2026
• Session: 109th Legislature
• Sponsors: 1 : Rick Holdcroft (NP)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 1 • Actions: 9
• Last Amended: 01/07/2026
• Last Action: Kauth FA395 not considered
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NJ bill #S3179 • Last Action 01/13/2026
Makes various changes to membership on Cannabis Regulatory Commission and to legalized medical and personal use cannabis marketplace.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill makes several changes to the Cannabis Regulatory Commission (CRC) and the legal cannabis marketplace, including allowing CRC commissioners who hold local elected office to campaign and fundraise for those positions, while prohibiting them from accepting donations from cannabis businesses and preventing cannabis businesses from donating to their campaigns. It also permits commission members and staff to attend political events in their official capacity and removes restrictions on their meetings with individuals regarding matters before the commission, provided these meetings occur on commission premises. The bill increases the salaries for CRC commissioners and its executive director, and shifts the designation of the CRC chair from the Governor to a majority vote of the commission members. Furthermore, it clarifies that immediate family members of certain state officers or employees can hold interests in cannabis entities if it doesn't create a conflict of interest, and it revises the definition of "person" in conflict of interest laws to exclude CRC members from certain restrictions related to cannabis activities. The bill also renames "Workplace Impairment Recognition Experts" (WIRE) to "Workplace Impairment Recognition Evaluators," moves certification authority for these evaluators, and clarifies that "ownership interest" refers to present rights, not future ones. It also ensures that expanded alternative treatment centers (ATCs) pay the same renewal fees as adult-use license holders, allows applicants for minority, women, or disabled-veteran-owned certifications to reference investors, and requires recertification if ownership changes. The bill permits license holders to have multiple licenses and satellite locations, mandates the New Jersey State Police to develop a program to combat unlicensed cannabis businesses, allows the CRC to recommend new license types, and enables the commission to exempt certain employees, like entry-level staff, from criminal background checks.
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Bill Summary: This bill removes certain prohibitions imposed on the commissioners of the Cannabis Regulatory Commission and makes various reforms concerning the legalized medical and personal use cannabis marketplace. Under the bill, a commissioner who holds local elected office may campaign and fundraise for such office in the election year for that office. Under current law, a commissioner is required to devote the member's entire time and attention to the commissioner's duties. Pursuant to P.L.2025, c.86, a member may hold local elected office, provided that, in the judgment of the State Ethics Commission and Local Finance Board of the Department of Community Affairs, such office or employment will not interfere with the member's responsibilities to the commission, and will not create a conflict of interest, or reasonable risk of the public perception of a conflict of interest, on the part of the member. This bill clarifies that such local elected official may take an active part in a campaign, including fundraising for reelection of the local elected office. A member of the commission who is seeking to concurrently hold local elected office is prohibited from accepting donations from any person or entity which holds an ownership interest in a cannabis business and precludes any person with ownership interest from donating to the campaign of a commission member seeking local elected office. The bill permits a member of the commission and the executive director or any other employee of the commission, following written notice by a member or the executive director to the chair, to attend a political event in the member's, director's, or employee's official capacity. The bill removes the limitation that commission members, the executive director, and employees are prohibited from meeting or discussing with any person any issues involving any pending or proposed application or any matter whatsoever which may reasonably be expected to come before the commission. Under the bill, such meetings or discussions may occur upon the commission's business premises or any other location designated by the commission. The bill increases the salary of the members of the commission to $160,000, the chair of the commission to at least $165,000, and the executive director of the commission to $175,000. The bill also establishes that a majority of the authorized members of the commission designate the chair of the commission. Under current law, the Governor designates the chair of the commission. The bill also permits an immediate family member of certain State officers or employees to hold, directly or indirectly, an interest in medical or adult-use cannabis entities only if , in the judgment of the State Ethics Commission, the Joint Legislative Committee on Ethical Standards, or the Supreme Court, as appropriate, such employment will not interfere with the responsibilities of the State officer or employee, or person, and will not create a conflict of interest, or reasonable risk of the public perception of a conflict of interest, on the part of the State officer or employee, or person. The bill also makes changes related to representation, appearance for, and negotiations. The bill changes the definition of "person" under section 4 of P.L.1981, c.142 (C.52:13D-17.2), regarding conflicts of interest matters, to provide that "person" does not mean any State officer or employee subject to financial disclosure by law or executive order, nor any members of the Cannabis Regulatory Commission, meaning they would fall outside certain restrictions imposed upon "persons" under the law regarding cannabis activities. Moreover, the bill permits a special State officer or employee, or any member of the immediate family to hold, directly or indirectly, an interest in various medical and personal use cannabis business entities and similarly, to hold employment with cannabis related entities. Finally, the bill permits a special State officer or employee, or any member of the immediate family, without matters affecting medical cannabis or personal use cannabis activity, to obtain employment with such businesses within two years subsequent to the termination of the office or employment of such person. The bill imposes limitations on certain other persons associated with partnerships, firms and corporations. The bill modifies CREAMMA as it relates to Workplace Impairment Recognition Experts (WIRE). The bill renames WIRE to "Workplace Impairment Recognition Evaluator," shifts certain certification authority from the Police Training Commission to the Department of Labor and Workplace Development, and finally, requires the commission to issue a certification to a person upon completion of necessary courses. The bill clarifies that the definition "ownership interest" applies only to present rights to ownership or equity interest in an entity, but not a future right. Moreover, the bill clarifies that an alternative treatment center (ATC) that was expanded to the adult-use market pays the identical fee applicable to the relevant adult-use license renewal fee. The bill establishes that an applicant seeking a minority-owned, women-owned, or disabled-veteran owned certification may reference an investor, the members of an investor group, or fund in order to meet certification requirements. The bill establishes that any change in ownership interest to a minority-owned, women-owned, or disabled-veteran owned business will require such business to recertify with the commission the eligibility of such certification. The bill also makes changes to current law related to license holders holding multiple licenses, and permits certain licenses to maintain satellite locations. The bill requires the New Jersey State Police (NJSP) to develop and implement an enforcement program to identify, investigate, and initiate enforcement actions against unlicensed businesses selling cannabis or cannabis items. The NJSP or a local law enforcement agency is permitted to take steps to close such businesses, seize any cannabis sold by the unlicensed business, and refer the matter for criminal prosecution. In addition, an unlicensed business may be deemed a public nuisance subject to abatement under State and municipal law. The bill permits the commission to make recommendations to the Legislature related to the establishment of a new license type. Finally, the bill clarifies that the commission may, by rule or regulation, exempt certain employees, including entry-level employees, from the requirements of a criminal history background check.
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• Introduced: 01/14/2026
• Added: 01/14/2026
• Session: 2026-2027 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Nick Scutari (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 1
• Last Amended: 01/08/2026
• Last Action: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
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IL bill #SB2795 • Last Action 01/13/2026
GOVERNMENTAL ETHICS
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the Local Government Inspector General Act, creating an independent office and commission to investigate allegations of misconduct, incompetence, or corruption within units of local government that do not have their own inspector general. The Local Government Ethics Commission and the Office of the Local Government Inspector General will be appointed by the Governor with the Senate's approval, and the Inspector General will have the authority to investigate various forms of misconduct, including fraud, waste, and abuse, with assistance from the Attorney General. The bill also amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act to require at least one member of the general public on the Legislative Ethics Commission and allows the Legislative Inspector General to release investigation reports without prior approval from the Commission, aiming to increase transparency in governmental ethics.
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Bill Summary: Creates the Local Government Inspector General Act. Provides that the purpose of the Act is to establish an independent entity to which allegations of incompetence, neglect of duty, malfeasance in office, corruption, or official misconduct involving units of local government, including their officers, employees, and agents, or elected or appointed local officials, may be reported and investigated with the assistance of the Attorney General. Creates the Local Government Ethics Commission and the Office of the Local Government Inspector General and provides that members of the Commission and the Inspector General shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. Sets forth the procedures of investigating a complaint and the issuing of reports. Defines terms. Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Requires the appointment of at least one member of the general public to the Legislative Ethics Commission. Provides that the Legislative Ethics Commission shall adopt no rule requiring the Legislative Inspector General to seek the Commission's advance approval before commencing an investigation. Provides that, within 60 days after receipt of a summary report and response from the ultimate jurisdictional authority or agency head that resulted in the subject of the investigation being found guilty of allegations of fraud, waste, abuse, mismanagement, misconduct, nonfeasance, misfeasance, malfeasance, or violations of the Act, or violations of other related laws and rules, the Legislative Inspector General (currently, Legislative Ethics Commission) shall make available to the public the report and response or a redacted version of the report and response. Allows the Legislative Inspector General to make available to the public any other summary report and response of the ultimate jurisdictional authority or agency head or a redacted version of the report and response without prior approval from the Legislative Ethics Commission. Makes conforming changes.
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• Introduced: 01/13/2026
• Added: 01/14/2026
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Laura Murphy (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 01/13/2026
• Last Action: Referred to Assignments
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NJ bill #S2289 • Last Action 01/13/2026
Encourages sharing of services; makes appropriations.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies existing laws to encourage and streamline the sharing of services between local governments, aiming to reduce property taxes by lowering local expenses. It addresses delays caused by disputes over Civil Service rules and tenure by allowing the Civil Service Commission to relax certain provisions upon request, and it clarifies the powers of the Local Unit Alignment, Reorganization and Consolidation Commission (LUARCC) to recommend consolidations and shared services, requiring LUARCC to conduct on-site consultations and estimate savings. While consolidation recommendations are not binding, municipalities must approve shared service recommendations within 14 months and implement them within 28 months, or risk losing State aid equal to the estimated savings, though exceptions exist if another municipality's actions prevent implementation. The bill also changes employee termination rules, removing the requirement for terminal leave payments for employees terminated for economy or efficiency and no longer requiring the Civil Service Commission to review employment reconciliation plans. It also repeals provisions that preserved tenure rights for police officers in certain shared service scenarios and introduces a pilot program in seven counties to study the sharing of services for tenured personnel. Furthermore, the bill appropriates funds for LUARCC's operations and for non-recurring costs associated with implementing consolidation and shared service plans.
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Bill Summary: This bill modifies the "Uniform Shared Services and Consolidation Act," sections 1 through 35 of P.L.2007, c.63 (C.40A:65-1 through C.40A:65-35), and the law governing the Local Unit Alignment, Reorganization and Consolidation Commission, P.L.2007, c.54 (C.52:27D-501 et seq.) to encourage and facilitate the provision of local and regional services through shared service agreements and joint meeting contracts. The bill amends and supplements the "Uniform Shared Services and Consolidation Act" to expedite the resolution of disputes over Civil Service rules and tenure provisions, which are reportedly responsible for delaying the implementation of shared service agreements and joint contracts. The bill also makes a number of changes that affect employees of local units that enter into either a shared service agreement or a joint meeting. Most notably, local units would no longer be required to provide employees terminated for reasons of economy and efficiency with a terminal leave payment; the Civil Service Commission would no longer be required to review employment reconciliation plans; and certain provisions of Title 11A, Civil Service, of the New Jersey Statutes, could be relaxed by the Civil Service Commission upon request by the parties to the agreement. The local unit providing the service would have to decide which employees would transfer from a recipient local unit, subject to the provisions of any existing collective bargaining agreements within the affected local units. To that end, the bill would repeal certain provisions of the "Uniform Shared Services and Consolidation Act" that preserve the tenure rights of police officers. Under current law, the Local Unit Alignment, Reorganization and Consolidation Commission (LUARCC) examines the consolidation of municipalities, the merger of autonomous agencies into their parent municipal or county government, and the sharing of services between municipalities or between municipalities and other public entities. This bill clarifies LUARCC's powers to recommend the consolidation or merger of specific municipalities and autonomous agencies and the sharing of services between municipalities or between municipalities and other public entities. When considering a possible recommendation for consolidation or the sharing of services, the bill requires LUARCC to conduct at least five on-site consultation sessions in each local unit being studied, with the governing bodies, or their designees, and affected officials and other public entities under consideration for consolidation or the sharing of services. LUARCC would be required to include in every consolidation and shared services proposal an estimate of the savings that would result from the implementation of its recommendations. Once LUARCC recommends a sharing of services, it must hold a series of public hearings in each affected municipality. The State Treasurer would be required to certify LUARCC's basis for its fiscal analysis before LUARCC could submit a recommendation to a municipality. The municipality would then have the right to appeal LUARCC's estimate of savings resulting from a recommendation to the Commissioner of Community Affairs. The bill provides that a LUARCC consolidation recommendation would not be binding on a municipality and there would be no penalty for failing to implement the consolidation. However, the bill requires a municipality to approve a LUARCC recommendation for the sharing of services within 14 months of the recommendation, and implement the proposal within 28 months. A municipality could approve the recommendation by adoption of a resolution or ordinance or by adoption by the voters of the local unit. The bill allows a municipality to adopt a resolution or ordinance approving the recommendation subject to voter approval. If a municipality does not approve a LUARCC recommendation for the sharing of services, or does not make a good faith attempt to implement the recommendation within the required timeframes, it would be subject to a loss of State aid equal to LUARCC's estimated cost savings for implementing the recommendation. A municipality would not be subject to a reduction in State aid if it approved a recommendation for the sharing of services and the failure to implement the recommendation was due to the action or inaction of the governing body or voters of another local unit.
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• Introduced: 01/14/2026
• Added: 01/14/2026
• Session: 2026-2027 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : John McKeon (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 1
• Last Amended: 01/02/2026
• Last Action: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee
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NJ bill #S2189 • Last Action 01/13/2026
Requires BPU to study potential deployment of advanced transmission technologies in NJ.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill mandates that the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) conduct a comprehensive study on the potential deployment of "advanced transmission technologies" (ATT) by electric utilities in the state. ATT refers to any software or hardware that improves the capacity, efficiency, reliability, or safety of electric transmission facilities, including technologies like grid enhancers, advanced conductors, and systems that reduce congestion. The BPU's study will involve evaluating the characteristics, costs, and benefits of various ATT, assessing their ability to provide safe, reliable, and affordable electricity, and identifying ways to mitigate grid congestion and reduce project costs and timelines compared to traditional infrastructure. The bill also requires the BPU to examine policies in other states, explore how customers can partner with utilities to deploy ATT, and determine how the BPU can support its implementation. The BPU must hold at least two public meetings to gather input from stakeholders and interested parties, and within one year of the bill's enactment, submit a report detailing its findings to the Governor and the Legislature, which will also be published online.
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Bill Summary: This bill requires the Board of Public Utilities (board) to study the potential deployment of advanced transmission technologies (ATT) by electric public utilities in the State. In conducting the study, the board is to: (1) evaluate the attributes, functions, costs, and benefits of ATT, considering certain factors outlined in the bill; (2) evaluate the potential of each ATT to enable an electric public utility to provide safe, reliable, and affordable electricity to its customers, considering existing and planned transmission infrastructure and projected demand growth; (3) evaluate the potential of each of the advanced transmission technologies studied for deployment by a utility to identify and mitigate grid congestion in order to maximize the cost-effectiveness of delivery of energy resources in the near term; (4) identify potential reductions in an electric public utility's transmission project costs and transmission project completion timelines by deploying ATT, as compared to traditional transmission infrastructure; (5) identify potential ways to streamline the deployment of ATT; (6) evaluate policies and laws in other states that have deregulated energy sectors, which polices and laws concern ATT, and provide recommendations, taking into consideration such policies and laws, to enable and encourage the adoption of ATT in this State; (7) identify processes or ways that an end-use customer can invest in and deploy ATT in partnership with their respective electric public utility to allow for the more rapid deployment of ATT; (8) identify how the board can support and encourage the implementation of ATT in New Jersey; and (9) evaluate any other aspect of ATT that the board determines will assist policymakers, electric public utilities, electric public utility customers, and other stakeholders in understanding the potential role of ATT in the transmission system serving this State and the region. While conducting the study, the board is required to give notice of a public stakeholder meeting and invite interested parties and members of the public to discuss the study. The board is to hold at least two public stakeholder meetings to review comments from stakeholders. In addition, the bill requires the board, within one year after the bill's date of enactment, to submit a written report to the Governor and the Legislature with the findings of its study. The board is to publish the report on its Internet website. Under the bill, "advanced transmission technology" means any software or hardware technology that increases the capacity, efficiency, reliability, or safety of an existing or new electric transmission facility, including: (1) grid enhancing technology; (2) advanced or high-performance conductors; and (3) other technology designed to reduce transmission congestion or increase the capacity, efficiency, reliability, or safety of an existing or new electric transmission facility.
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• Introduced: 01/14/2026
• Added: 01/14/2026
• Session: 2026-2027 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 2 : Andrew Zwicker (D)*, John Burzichelli (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 1
• Last Amended: 01/02/2026
• Last Action: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Economic Growth Committee
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NJ bill #S2293 • Last Action 01/13/2026
Establishes State bank for handling of marijuana-related funds.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the State Bank of New Jersey to provide essential financial services, such as loans and deposit accounts, to businesses involved in the marijuana industry that operate in accordance with state law. This initiative is a response to the challenges faced by these businesses due to federal prohibition of marijuana, which often prevents them from accessing traditional banking services, leading to risks associated with handling large amounts of cash. The bank will be overseen by a 13-member board of directors, including the State Treasurer and twelve public members with diverse expertise, and will be led by a president appointed by the board. The bill also outlines provisions for the bank's operations, including its ability to charge interest and offer loan terms similar to state-chartered banks, its exemption from state taxes and fees, and guarantees on deposits by the State. Furthermore, it mandates regular examinations by the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance and annual audits by the State Auditor, with reports to be submitted to the Governor and Legislature, and requires the State Treasurer to provide monthly and annual reports on the bank's status. The bill also includes ethical safeguards, such as post-employment restrictions for board members and employees, and financial disclosure requirements for key personnel.
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Bill Summary: This bill creates the State Bank of New Jersey to provide financial services to marijuana-related businesses. The bill authorizes the creation of a board of directors to oversee the bank. The bill permits the bank to make loans to marijuana-related businesses subject to the limitations of the bill and any rules adopted by the State Treasurer. The bill permits the State bank to charge the same rate of interest, provide for the same terms for a loan or extension of credit, and to exercise any other power or authority permissible to a State-chartered bank. The bill permits the bank to accept deposits from any marijuana-related business. The bill creates a 13 member board of directors to govern the bank. The board consists of: (1) the State Treasurer, or the State Treasurer's designee, as an ex officio member; and (2) twelve public members, who are residents of this State, six of whom are to be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate, including: one person who shall have experience in bank administration; one person who shall have experience in credit union administration; one person who shall have experience in consumer financial advocacy; one person who shall have experience in public administration; and two additional public members. Of the six other persons, two shall be appointed upon the recommendation of the President of the Senate, two shall be appointed upon the recommendation of the Speaker of the General Assembly, one shall be appointed upon the recommendation of the Minority Leader of the Senate, and one shall be appointed upon the recommendation of the Minority Leader of the General Assembly. The board is required to appoint a president of the bank to supervise the administrative affairs and general management and operations of the bank. The bill provides that the president of the bank is to serve at the pleasure of the board and receive such compensation as the board shall determine. With the approval of the board, the president is charged with: (1) planning, directing, coordinating, and executing the administrative functions of the bank in conformity with the policies and directives of the board; (2) employing professional and clerical staff as necessary to implement the provisions of the bill; (3) reporting to the board on all operations under the president's control and supervision; (4) preparing an annual budget and managing the administrative expenses of the bank; and (5) undertaking any other activities necessary to accomplish the purposes of the bank. The bill provides that all employees of the bank, except the president, are to be in the career service of the Civil Service. All meetings of the board are subject to the open public meetings act and, except as provided by the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance, records maintained by the bank shall be subject to the open public records act. The bill includes post-employment restrictions on members of the board or employees of the bank. Except for a secretarial or clerical employee, while serving as a member of the board or an employee of the bank, and for a period of two years immediately following such service or employment, a person, any member of the person's immediate family, any entity with which that person is associated or in which the person has an interest, or any partner, officer, director, or employee while the person is associated with that entity, shall not be employed by, a consultant to, a member of the board of directors of, affiliated with, or otherwise a representative of, any person or entity that has obtained a loan from, or has otherwise done substantial business with, the bank. The bill also provides that members of the board and the President of the State bank shall make the same financial disclosures, whether required by law, rule, regulation or Executive Order, including an annual filing of Financial Disclosure Statements, and in the same manner, as are required of the heads of each principal department in the Executive Branch. The bill requires the board to meet regularly with the management of the bank to review the bank's operations and make recommendations to the president on the operations of the bank. The bill also provides that the State bank is exempt from the payment of all fees and all taxes levied by the State or any of its subdivisions. In addition, all deposits in the bank are guaranteed by the State and are exempt from State, county, and municipal taxes. Under the bill, the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance is required to examine the State bank in the same manner as a State-chartered financial institution and may conduct any additional investigation of the bank which may be necessary to ensure the proper operation of the bank, at the bank's cost. The commissioner shall report the examination results, and the results of any necessary investigation, to the Governor and to the Legislature. In addition, the State Auditor shall contract with an independent certified public accounting firm for an annual audit of the bank in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards. The State Auditor is required to contract for an annual audit of the separate programs and funds administered by the bank. The auditor selected shall prepare an audit report that includes financial statements presented in accordance with the audit and accounting guide for banks and savings institutions issued by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. The auditor also shall prepare audited financial statements for inclusion in the comprehensive annual financial report for the State. The State Auditor may conduct performance audits of the bank, including the separate programs and funds administered by the bank. The auditor shall report the results of the audits to the Governor and to the Legislature. The bank or its separate programs and funds shall pay the costs of the audits. The bill also provides that, by December 1st of each year, the State Treasurer shall make an annual report to the Governor, and to the Legislature on the affairs of the bank. The report may include any recommendations that would improve the affairs of the bank. Additionally, immediately following the close of each calendar month, the State Treasurer shall prepare a report as to the state of the bank. The monthly report is to be made available on the Department of the Treasury website.
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• Introduced: 01/14/2026
• Added: 01/14/2026
• Session: 2026-2027 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : John McKeon (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 1
• Last Amended: 01/02/2026
• Last Action: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Commerce Committee
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SC bill #H4649 • Last Action 01/13/2026
Social Work Interstate Compact
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the South Carolina Code of Laws to implement the Social Work Interstate Compact, which creates a multistate licensing framework for social workers. The bill establishes a comprehensive system that allows licensed social workers to practice across multiple member states using a single multistate license. Key provisions include creating a compact commission to oversee the implementation, establishing eligibility criteria for obtaining a multistate license, and defining the regulatory authority of member states. The compact aims to increase public access to social work services, reduce duplicative licensing requirements, support military families, and facilitate the exchange of licensure and disciplinary information among states. Social workers seeking a multistate license must meet specific educational, examination, and professional practice requirements, and will be required to adhere to the laws and regulations of the state where they are providing services. The compact will create a centralized data system to track licensure, adverse actions, and investigative information, while maintaining each state's ability to protect public health and safety through its regulatory processes.
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Bill Summary: Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Article 3 Of Chapter 63, Title 40 To Conform The "social Work Interstate Compact Act" To The Social Work Licensure Compact Model Legislation.
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• Introduced: 12/18/2025
• Added: 12/19/2025
• Session: 126th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Gilda Cobb-Hunter (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 4
• Last Amended: 12/17/2025
• Last Action: Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
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NJ bill #S2310 • Last Action 01/13/2026
"State Bank of New Jersey Act."
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill, the "State Bank of New Jersey Act," establishes the State Bank of New Jersey, a state-owned financial institution designed to promote economic development by supporting small businesses, education, housing, infrastructure, and community development, acting in partnership with other financial entities. The bank will be overseen by a 13-member board of directors, including the State Treasurer, with the remaining members appointed by the Governor and legislative leaders, possessing diverse expertise in areas like banking, finance, and public administration. The board will appoint a president to manage the bank's daily operations, and all employees, except the president, will be part of the Civil Service system. The bill permits the State Treasurer and other entities controlling State funds to deposit these moneys into the bank, with all income generated from these deposits becoming part of the bank's revenue. The bank is authorized to make loans, charge interest, and offer terms similar to State-chartered banks, and can engage in various financial activities including buying and selling federal funds, acquiring property, and providing assistance for transportation projects, postsecondary education, and small businesses. To ensure transparency and accountability, the bank's board meetings will be open to the public, and its records will generally be accessible, with specific exceptions for sensitive financial information. The bill also imposes post-employment restrictions on board members and employees to prevent conflicts of interest and requires financial disclosures from board members and the president. The State Bank of New Jersey will be exempt from State and local taxes and fees, and all deposits will be State-guaranteed and tax-exempt. The Commissioner of Banking and Insurance will examine the bank regularly, similar to other State-chartered financial institutions, and the State Auditor will conduct annual audits, with the bank responsible for the costs of these examinations and audits. Finally, the State Treasurer will submit annual and monthly reports on the bank's financial status to the Governor and Legislature, with monthly reports made available online.
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Bill Summary: This bill, the "State Bank of New Jersey Act," creates the State Bank of New Jersey. The bill authorizes the creation of a board of directors to oversee the bank and the State Treasurer or any other person in control of State funds to deposit State moneys in the bank. The bill provides that all income earned by the bank for its own account on State moneys that are deposited in or invested with the bank to the credit of the State are to be credited to and become a part of the revenues and income of the bank. The bill permits the bank to make loans subject to the limitations of the act and any rules adopted by the State Treasurer. The bill also provides that the State bank is permitted to charge the same rate of interest, provide for the same terms for a loan or extension of credit, and to exercise any other power or authority permissible to a State-chartered bank. Under the bill, the bank is required to invest State moneys in any manner that ensures appropriate cash management. The bank is prohibited from making a loan to any board member, the president, or any officer of the bank, including any immediate family member of that person, or any entity with which that person is associated or in which he has an interest. The bill also provides that the bank may: (1) Buy and sell federal funds; (2) Lease, assign, sell, exchange, transfer, convey, grant, pledge, or mortgage all real and personal property, title to which has been acquired in any manner; (3) Acquire real or personal property or property rights by purchase, lease, or the exercise of the right of eminent domain and may construct, remodel, and repair buildings; (4) Receive deposits from any public source and deposit its funds in any bank or other financial institution; (5) Perform all acts and do all things necessary, advisable, or desirable to carry out the powers expressly granted or necessarily implied in the bill through or by means of its president, officers, agents, or employees or by contracts with any person, firm, or corporation; (6) Provide loans or other assistance for transportation projects; (7) Coordinate with the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority to further access to postsecondary education, whether by loans, grants, scholarships, savings programs, or other means and shall have the authority enumerated in section 1 of P.L.1999, c.46 (C.18A:71A-9), as appropriate; (8) Purchase mortgage loans on residential real property originated by financial institutions; and (9) Provide loans or other assistance to small businesses. The bill creates a 13 member board of directors to govern the bank. The board consists of: (1) the State Treasurer, or the State Treasurer's designee, as an ex officio member; and (2) twelve members, who are residents of this State, to be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate, including: one person who shall have experience in bank administration; one person who shall have experience in credit union administration; one person who shall have experience in consumer financial advocacy; one person who shall have experience in public administration; two additional public members; and of the six other persons, two shall be appointed upon the recommendation of the President of the Senate, two shall be appointed upon the recommendation of the Speaker of the General Assembly, one shall be appointed upon the recommendation of the Minority Leader of the Senate, and one shall be appointed upon the recommendation of the Minority Leader of the General Assembly. The board is required to appoint a president of the bank to supervise the administrative affairs and general management and operations of the bank. The bill provides that the president of the bank is to serve at the pleasure of the board and receive such compensation as the board shall determine. With the approval of the board, the president is charged with: (1) planning, directing, coordinating, and executing the administrative functions of the bank in conformity with the policies and directives of the board; (2) employing professional and clerical staff as necessary to implement the provisions of the bill; (3) reporting to the board on all operations under the president's control and supervision; (4) preparing an annual budget and managing the administrative expenses of the bank; and (5) undertaking any other activities necessary to accomplish the purposes of the bank. The bill provides that all employees of the bank, except the president, are to be in the career service of the Civil Service. All meetings of the board are subject to the open public meetings act and, except as provided by the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance, records maintained by the bank shall be subject to the open public records act. The bill includes post-employment restrictions on members of the board or employees of the bank. Except for a secretarial or clerical employee, while serving as a member of the board or an employee of the bank, and for a period of two years immediately following such service or employment, a person, any member of his immediate family, any entity with which that person is associated or in which he has an interest, or any partner, officer, director, or employee while he is associated with that entity, shall not be employed by, a consultant to, a member of the board of directors of, affiliated with, or otherwise a representative of, any person or entity that has obtained a loan from, or has otherwise done substantial business with, the bank. The bill also provides that members of the board and the President of the State bank shall make the same financial disclosures, whether required by law, rule, regulation or Executive Oder, including an annual filing of Financial Disclosure Statements, and in the same manner, as are required of the heads of each principal department in the Executive Branch. The bill requires the board to meet regularly with the management of the bank to review the bank's operations and make recommendations to the president on the operations of the bank. The bill also provides that the State bank is exempt from the payment of all fees and all taxes levied by the State or any of its subdivisions. In addition, all deposits in the bank are guaranteed by the State and are exempt from State, county, and municipal taxes. Under the bill, the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance is required to examine the State bank in the same manner as a State-chartered financial institution and may conduct any additional investigation of the bank which may be necessary to ensure the proper operation of the bank, at the bank's cost. The commissioner shall report the examination results, and the results of any necessary investigation, to the Governor and to the Legislature. In addition, the State Auditor shall contract with an independent certified public accounting firm for an annual audit of the bank in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards. The State Auditor is required to contract for an annual audit of the separate programs and funds administered by the bank. The auditor selected shall prepare an audit report that includes financial statements presented in accordance with the audit and accounting guide for banks and savings institutions issued by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. The auditor also shall prepare audited financial statements for inclusion in the comprehensive annual financial report for the State. The State Auditor may conduct performance audits of the bank, including the separate programs and funds administered by the bank. The auditor shall report the results of the audits to the Governor and to the Legislature. The bank or its separate programs and funds shall pay the costs of the audits. The bill also provides that, by December 1st of each year, the State Treasurer shall make an annual report to the Governor, and to the Legislature on the affairs of the bank. The report may include any recommendations that would improve the affairs of the bank. Additionally, immediately following the close of each calendar month, the State Treasurer shall prepare a report as to the State of the general fund, the bank, and every other fund under the State Treasurer's control. The monthly report is to be made available on the Department of the Treasury website.
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• Introduced: 01/14/2026
• Added: 01/14/2026
• Session: 2026-2027 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : John McKeon (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 1
• Last Amended: 01/02/2026
• Last Action: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Commerce Committee
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NJ bill #S2299 • Last Action 01/13/2026
Creates Highlands Conservation Trust to preserve land in Highlands Region, and authorizes Highlands conservation license plate to raise revenue therefor.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the Highlands Conservation Trust, an independent body within the Highlands Water Protection and Planning Council, to acquire and preserve environmentally important lands in the New Jersey Highlands Region for purposes such as conserving natural resources, protecting historic sites, and providing passive recreation. The Trust will be managed by a seven-member board of trustees, including private citizens appointed by the Governor, the Commissioner of Environmental Protection, the Executive Director of the Highlands Council, and a mayor from a Highlands municipality. To fund its activities, the bill also authorizes the creation of a Highlands conservation license plate, with net revenues from its issuance, along with other donations and appropriations, going into a dedicated "Highlands Conservation Trust Fund." This fund will be used for land preservation and management, with a small percentage allowed for public access development, environmental education, and promotional efforts, but strictly prohibiting its use for debt repayment. Lands acquired by the Trust will become exempt from property taxes.
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Bill Summary: This bill would create the Highlands Conservation Trust in but not of the Highlands Water Protection and Planning Council. The purposes of the trust would be to acquire and hold, or acquire and convey to other governmental entities or to qualified nonprofit organizations, environmentally important, valuable, or sensitive lands located in the New Jersey Highlands Region. These lands would be permanently preserved and managed in their natural state or in a largely natural or undeveloped state for the purposes of (1) conserving and enhancing the exceptional natural resources of the Highlands Region, such as clean air, contiguous forest lands, wetlands, pristine watersheds, and habitat for fauna and flora, (2) preserving sites of historic significance, and (3) providing abundant passive recreational opportunities. Any lands acquired by the trust would become exempt from taxation and the payment of any in lieu of tax obligation upon the date of acquisition. The trust would be administered by a seven-member board of trustees comprising: four private citizens appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate; the Commissioner of Environmental Protection; the Executive Director of the Highlands Water Protection and Planning Council; and a mayor, or elected chief executive, of a municipality in the Highlands preservation area appointed by the Highlands Water Protection and Planning Council. The trust would be empowered, among other things, to: (1) plan and implement strategies to maximize land acquisition and preservation and environmental enhancement in the Highlands Region in keeping with the purposes of the trust; (2) acquire and hold, or convey to other government entities, including but not limited to the New Jersey Natural Lands Trust, or to qualified nonprofit organizations, environmentally important, valuable, or sensitive lands in the Highlands Region; and to preserve or manage those lands in their natural state, or in a largely natural or undeveloped state, for the purposes of conserving and enhancing the exceptional natural resources of the Highlands Region, such as clean air, contiguous forest lands, wetlands, pristine watersheds, and habitat for fauna and flora, preserving sites of historic significance, and providing abundant passive recreational opportunities; (3) establish a special working relationship with the Highlands Water Protection and Planning Council in furthering the purposes of the trust; (4) apply for and accept grants and other aid; solicit and accept gifts, donations, legacies, bequests, and endowments; and solicit and accept rents or royalties, all to be used for the purposes of the trust; (5) if deemed useful, authorize establishment by appropriate persons or organizations of a tax-exempt nonprofit organization or organizations for the purposes of assisting the trust; and (6) establish incentive programs to encourage landowners within the Highlands Region to (a) convey land to the trust or to other public or private entities seeking to preserve land in keeping with the purposes of the trust, or (b) manage their lands in keeping with the purposes of the trust. The bill would also establish the "Highlands Conservation Trust Fund." The trust fund would be the depository for all moneys: (1) received as a grant or other form of aid by the trust or by the State and designated for the trust; (2) given, donated, bequeathed, or endowed to the trust from public or private sources; (3) received as rent or as a royalty by the trust or by the State on behalf of the trust; (4) received as net revenues from the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission in connection with the issuance of Highlands conservation license plates as authorized by the bill; and (5) appropriated or otherwise made available to the trust by the State. The moneys in the trust fund would be specifically dedicated to be used only for the purposes of the trust. No moneys in the trust fund could be utilized for the development of any land for any purpose or for the acquisition of land that will not remain in a natural or largely natural or undeveloped state, except that up to eight percent of the moneys annually received and deposited into the trust fund could be used to pay for development of sites to allow for public access and environmental education and interpretation and for the development of trails, and up to two percent of the moneys annually received and deposited into the trust fund could be used to pay for promotional and program awareness efforts. No moneys in the trust fund could be used to pay or discharge the principal of or interest on any indebtedness incurred for any purpose by the trust or any other governmental entity.
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• Introduced: 01/14/2026
• Added: 01/14/2026
• Session: 2026-2027 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : John McKeon (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 1
• Last Amended: 01/02/2026
• Last Action: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee
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NJ bill #S2640 • Last Action 01/13/2026
Establishes various requirements for charter schools, charter school board of trustees members, and charter management organizations.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill, aimed at strengthening oversight and transparency of charter schools in New Jersey, introduces several new requirements for charter schools, their boards of trustees, and charter management organizations (CMOs), which are non-profit organizations managing multiple charter schools. Key provisions include enhanced public notice and comment periods for charter school applications and renewals, requiring three newspaper publications and online posting of application details, with a 30-day window for public feedback. Applications must now demonstrate a clear need not met by existing schools and include a detailed financial plan with anticipated administrative costs. The bill mandates that all charter school instruction and operations occur within New Jersey, prohibiting primarily online or out-of-state operations. It also requires charter schools to make their annual reports and budgets publicly accessible online and in plain language, mirroring requirements for traditional school districts, and adds specific disclosure requirements for the salaries of top school officials. Furthermore, the bill allows the Commissioner of Education to review renewed charters at any time and places charter schools on probationary status for various violations, with potential revocation for continued non-compliance, though administrative or technical issues may be given a chance to be corrected. Board of trustee members must now reside in New Jersey, with a significant portion needing to be local to the school, and must possess relevant experience. The bill also introduces stricter rules for CMOs, requiring them to file IRS Form 990 and comply with ethics laws if they receive state or local funds, and prohibits charter schools from contracting with for-profit entities for management services. Finally, it strengthens anti-nepotism policies to prevent family members of administrators or board members from holding leadership positions within the same charter school or CMO, and mandates specific training for charter school board members on governance, evaluations, and compensation studies.
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Bill Summary: This bill modifies certain parts of the "Charter School Program Act of 1995" and other sections of New Jersey law to establish various new requirements for charter schools, charter school boards of trustees, and charter school management organizations. Public Notice and Hearing of Charter School Applications and Renewals The bill requires three public notices of an application to establish or renew a charter school, as applicable, to be published in a newspaper having a substantial circulation in the county or counties where the charter school is to be located and in accordance with current law's requirements for issuing or publishing a public notice. Each public notice is to include instructions for the public to submit comments on the application to the Commissioner of Education within 30 days of the date of the first notice. The bill requires the commissioner to post notice of the filing on the Department of Education's Internet website where it is to remain until the commissioner makes a final determination on the application. Charter School Applications and Consolidation The bill adds new requirements to current law regarding the application for the establishment of a charter school. Pursuant to the bill, the application would require the submission of a financial plan for the charter school, which is to include the anticipated administrative costs of the charter school, and a demonstration of need and an explanation of how the need is not currently being met by existing public schools or charter schools in the school district. An applicant is required to, at a minimum, include information confirming that there are no existing, open seats in other charter schools within geographic proximity of the applicant charter school. Under the bill, prior to approving a charter school application and granting a charter, the commissioner is required to review: (1) the application material submitted by the proposed charter school; (2) the proposed charter school's anticipated financial impact on the school district in which the charter school is to be located, including the impact to the bond ratings of the school district; and (3) any other information the commissioner deems necessary. The commissioner is directed to give equal consideration to this information when determining whether to grant or deny an application to establish a charter school. The bill permits any two charter schools within the same public school district or within contiguous public school districts that demonstrate a need to consolidate to petition the commissioner to consolidate into one school pursuant to a process that would be determined by the commissioner. Under current law, any two charter schools within the same public school district that are not operating the same grade levels may petition the commissioner to amend their charters and consolidate into one school under certain circumstances. Physical Location Requirements for Charter Schools Under the bill, a charter school is required to be physically located, and provide all instruction, in the State. The bill directs the commissioner to deny a charter school application that proposes to operate a charter school, or provide instruction, in a physical location outside of the State and to deny a charter school application that proposes to operate or provide instruction primarily online. The bill clarifies that its provisions are not to be construed to limit a charter school's ability to utilize technological tools as an aide to in-person instruction, or virtual or remote instruction as permitted under current law or regulation. Charter School Reporting Current law requires each charter school to submit an annual report to the local board of education, the county superintendent of schools, and the commissioner. This bill requires the annual report to be made available on the charter school's Internet website and be presented to the public at a regularly scheduled board of trustees meeting. This bill requires the commissioner to report on the state of charter schools in New Jersey every five years based on measures contained in the Performance Framework developed by the State Board of Education to evaluate the academic, financial, and organizational performance of charter schools. The bill requires a charter school to maintain an Internet website that includes certain listed information in an effort to provide increased public access to the operations and activities of the charter school. The bill also requires the Department of Education to maintain, and include certain listed information on, a webpage on its Internet website for charter school transparency. Charter School Renewals and Revocations Pursuant to current law, a charter granted by the commissioner is granted for a four-year period and may be renewed for a five-year period. The bill permits the commissioner to review any charter school that has been granted a renewal at any time during the renewal period. The commissioner is to provide the charter school with reasonable notice of the commissioner's intent to review the school's charter. Pursuant to the bill, the commissioner may place a charter school on probationary status if, on two occasions, the school: (1) has not fulfilled any condition imposed by the commissioner in connection with granting the charter; (2) violates any provision of its charter; (3) violates any of the financial operations requirements established for the charter schools by the State board; (4) fails to make reasonable and appropriate efforts to serve a cross section of the community's school age population; (5) engages in a practice and pattern of discrimination in violation of federal or State law; or (6) violates any federal or State law. The bill requires the commissioner to revoke a school's charter if the commissioner determines, after notice and opportunity for a hearing, the charter school has committed or engaged in any of the six listed criteria while the school is on probationary status, except that in the case of violations that are administrative or technical in nature, the commissioner is to afford the school an opportunity to correct the deficiencies prior to initiating revocation proceedings. Under the bill, the commissioner is to consider the most recent compensation study submitted by the charter school and the charter school's administrative costs over the past three years when reviewing an application to renew a charter school and as part of a charter school's annual review. Charter School Budget Transparency The bill requires the budget adopted by a charter school for the school year to be posted for public inspection on the charter school's Internet website and be made available in print in a "user-friendly" format using plain language. Under the bill, the plain language budget summary is to be submitted to the department and made publicly available on the department's website. Under current law, school districts are required to post this information. This bill supplements the charter school law to generally require charter schools to disclose and post the same budgetary information as required under current law for school districts, with certain additional information pertaining to the salary, and in certain circumstances the contract, of the lead person and the school business administrator of the charter school Under the bill, the board of trustees of a charter school is also required to hold a public hearing on the budget, the amounts of money necessary for the ensuing school year, and the various items and purposes for which the funds will be used. Additional Requirements with Respect to Charter School Boards of Trustees and Board Membership The bill clarifies that the provisions of the "Conscientious Employee Protection Act" apply to charter schools and charter school employees. This bill requires an individual appointed to a board of trustees of a charter school to possess legal, fiscal, educational, community, or board leadership or governance experience. The bill requires the board of trustees of a charter school to submit a compensation study concerning the lead person of the school to the commissioner at various intervals. The board of trustees may utilize a compensation study completed in any of the immediately preceding three years to comply with this submission requirement. The bill imposes on charter schools certain public notice requirements in relation to modifications to certain administrator contracts, which requirements are similar to those under current law on school districts. Specifically, the bill prohibits the board of trustees of a charter school from renegotiating, extending, amending, or otherwise altering the terms of a contract with a lead person, school business administrator, or charter management organization unless notice is provided to the public at least 30 days prior to the scheduled action by the board. The bill stipulates that the board is to hold a public hearing and may not take any action on the matter until the hearing has been held. The bill prohibits the board of trustees of a charter school, or any employee acting on behalf of the board, from requiring or requesting an employee to enter into a non-disclosure agreement or restrictive covenant as a condition of employment or with respect to severance pay as provided in an employment contract; except that this provision is not to be construed to prohibit a board of trustees from entering into a non-disparagement agreement with an employee. Under current law, the board of trustees of a charter school is required to comply with the "Senator Byron M. Baer Open Public Meetings Act." In accordance with these provisions, the bill requires the board of trustees of a charter school to post a copy of all meeting notices, including a calendar of all meeting dates, and the minutes of each meeting on the charter school's website. The bill also requires the board of trustees of a charter school to hold all meetings in a physical building in the school district of residence of the charter school, with certain limited exceptions. Under State Board of Education regulations, the board of education of a school district was required to adopt an anti-nepotism policy by October 1, 2008. Regulations also required each charter school board of trustees to adopt a policy by January 20, 2010. The regulations were amended in 2024 to require the adoption of an anti-nepotism policy by the board of trustees of each renaissance school project. This bill requires these nepotism policies to include provisions prohibiting: (1) any immediate family member of an administrator, board of education member, or board of trustees member of a charter school or renaissance school project from being employed in a leadership or governance position in the school district, charter school and any school facility operated by the charter school, or renaissance school project, during the tenure of the administrator, board of education member, or board of trustees member; and (2) any immediate family member of the officers and members of the management team, board, or other governing body of a charter management organization from being employed in a leadership or governance position in any charter school that contracts with the charter management organization for operation or management services. The bill requires the training provided to charter school board of trustees members by the New Jersey School Boards Association to: (1) be prepared in consultation with representatives and stakeholders from the New Jersey charter school community, which may include, but not be limited to, the New Jersey Public Charter Schools Association or its successor; (2) include information on best practices for charter school governance and oversight, school leader evaluations, and charter school compensation for leadership; and (3) include guidelines for conducting a compensation study. This bill requires a charter school board of trustees member to maintain their principal residence in the State. The bill also requires a minimum of 33 percent of the members of the board of trustees of a charter school to maintain their principal residence in the county in which the charter school is located or within a 30 mile radius of the charter school. Provisions Related to Charter Management Organizations Under the bill, a charter management organization is defined as a nonprofit organization that is exempt from federal taxation pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the federal Internal Revenue Code, which operates or manages one or more charter schools linked by centralized support and operations. The bill prohibits the board of trustees of a charter school from contracting with a for-profit entity to provide any operation or management services, but permits contracting with a charter management organization. Under the bill, an executive of a charter management organization that receives payment for operation or management services from a charter school, the source of which is State or local funds, is required to comply with the provisions of the "School Ethics Act" pertaining to disclosure of certain employment and financial activities. The bill requires a charter management organization that receives payment for operating or managing a charter school, the source of which is State or local funds, to annually file with the department the most recent public inspection copy of its Internal Revenue Service Form 990, and in accordance with federal law, all schedules and supporting documentation required to be submitted in conjunction with that form. Form 990 is a tax form the Internal Revenue Service requires 501(c)(3) charitable and nonprofit organizations to submit. Form 990 includes revenue, expenditure, and income data in addition to information used to assess whether a nonprofit aligns with federal requirements for tax-exempt status.
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• Introduced: 01/14/2026
• Added: 01/14/2026
• Session: 2026-2027 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 5 : Vin Gopal (D)*, Linda Greenstein (D)*, Shirley Turner (D), Angela Mcknight (D), Patrick Diegnan (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 1
• Last Amended: 01/06/2026
• Last Action: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
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NJ bill #S2505 • Last Action 01/13/2026
Increases membership and provides for certain meeting requirements of Council on Local Mandates.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill increases the membership of the Council on Local Mandates, a body established to review state mandates imposed on local governments, from nine to twelve members, with specific appointment procedures outlined for these new positions, including three appointed by the Governor upon recommendation from the executive director of the New Jersey State League of Municipalities, which represents local governments. Additionally, the bill mandates that the Council on Local Mandates must meet at least quarterly to review the State budget and any executive orders from the Governor that it deems relevant, and after each review, it must publish an opinion on these matters for public access, ensuring greater transparency in the Council's oversight of state actions affecting local entities.
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Bill Summary: This bill amends existing law to increase the Council on Local Mandates (council) membership to 12 members and requires the Governor to appoint three members upon certain recommendations of the executive director of the New Jersey State League of Municipalities. The bill also requires the council to meet at least quarterly to review and provide an opinion to be made available to the public concerning the State budget and any executive order of the Governor it deems appropriate.
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• Introduced: 01/14/2026
• Added: 01/14/2026
• Session: 2026-2027 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Declan O'Scanlon (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 1
• Last Amended: 01/06/2026
• Last Action: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee
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NJ bill #S2743 • Last Action 01/13/2026
Establishes penalty on planned real estate development association for failure to provide association members timely access to certain meeting minutes.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill grants the Commissioner of Community Affairs the power to fine planned real estate development associations, which are communities governed by homeowners' associations, condominiums, or cooperatives, up to $2,000 per meeting if they fail to provide association members with timely access to executive board meeting minutes, as required by existing law.
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Bill Summary: This bill would provide the Commissioner of Community Affairs with the authority to impose a penalty on the association of a planned real estate development for failing to make executive board meeting minutes available to the association members in compliance with the existing requirements of the 1993 supplement to "The Planned Real Estate Development Full Disclosure Act", P.L.1993, c.30 (C.45:22A-43 et seq.). A penalty imposed by the commissioner pursuant to this bill would not exceed $2,000 per meeting for which the minutes were not made available to one or more association members. Under existing law, the association of a planned real estate development is required to make minutes of the proceedings of executive board meetings available to all association members prior to the next open meeting. The meetings subject to this existing requirement consist of all executive board meetings required to be open to all association members, and voting-eligible tenants where applicable. A planned real estate development is a term defined in the "The Planned Real Estate Development Full Disclosure Act," P.L.1977, c.419 (C.45:22A-21 et seq.) to encompass communities governed by homeowners' associations, condominiums, and cooperative communities.
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• Introduced: 01/14/2026
• Added: 01/14/2026
• Session: 2026-2027 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Gordon Johnson (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 1
• Last Amended: 01/07/2026
• Last Action: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee
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NJ bill #S2924 • Last Action 01/13/2026
Liberty State Park Protection Act; establishes Liberty State Park Advisory Committee and requirements concerning DEP actions related to Liberty State Park.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill, known as the "Liberty State Park Protection Act," aims to preserve Liberty State Park as a public green space by establishing an advisory committee and setting specific requirements for the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) regarding park actions. The DEP is prohibited from considering proposals for commercialization, development, or privatization of the park, with limited exceptions for small-scale commercial activities that enhance visitor experience, such as bike rentals or food concessions. The bill also restricts the DEP from transferring property rights in certain protected areas within the park, including a 215-acre natural restoration area and the Caven Point Peninsula. Before entering into any agreements for concessions, leases, or property transfers lasting a year or longer, or renewing existing leases of that duration, the DEP must consult with the newly established Liberty State Park Advisory Committee for recommendations and hold public hearings and comment periods. The committee, composed of representatives from environmental groups, local organizations, and state officials, will advise the DEP on park conservation, preservation, and improvement, with a focus on natural, historic, and recreational resources. The bill also amends existing laws to align with these protections and removes certain authorities previously held by the Hackensack Meadowlands Agency concerning the park.
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Bill Summary: This bill, to be known as the "Liberty State Park Protection Act," would preserve Liberty State Park as a public urban green open space with authority for limited privatization by establishing certain requirements concerning actions by the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) related to Liberty State Park and establishing a Liberty State Park Advisory Committee (committee). The bill would prohibit the DEP from considering any proposal to commercialize, develop, or privatize Liberty State Park, except as provided in the bill. The bill would restrict the DEP from conveying, leasing, or otherwise transferring any property rights within the 215-acre natural restoration area in the interior of Liberty State Park, and at Caven Point Peninsula. The DEP would be required to consult the committee for review and recommendations: (1) prior to entering into any agreement for a concession, conveyance, or lease or any other transfer of property rights; and (2) prior to the extension or renewal for a term of one year or longer any lease in effect on the date the bill is enacted into law. In addition, the bill directs the DEP to develop and implement, in conjunction with the committee, a public participation process to allow public citizens and civic organizations to provide public input on any proposed changes in land use at Liberty State Park, and to also, at least once each year, hold a public forum to receive input from the public concerning plans, improvements, preservation, conservation, and management of the park, in addition to any public hearings that may be required pursuant to law. Under the bill, the DEP would only approve an agreement for a concession, conveyance, lease, or other agreement with a private entity to provide small-scale commercial activities if the agreement enhances the experience of a visitor to Liberty State Park, such as a bicycle or kayak rental concession, food concession, temporary winter skating rink, commercial boat tour operating from an existing boat slip, and use of the Central Railroad of New Jersey Terminal ("CRRNJ Terminal"). In addition, whenever the DEP proposes to enter into a concession, lease, or other agreement for a duration of one year or longer, the DEP would be required to present the proposal to the committee for review and recommendations and provide an opportunity for public comment on the proposal, including holding two public hearings at Liberty State Park, with one hearing being held on a weekday evening and one on the weekend, and providing a 30-day public comment period. In addition, the DEP would be required to take these same actions when it intends to convey lands acquired or developed by the State with Green Acres funds, or acquired or developed by the State in any other manner and administered by the department, located within or adjacent to Liberty State Park. The Liberty State Park Advisory Committee established by the bill would be charged with assisting the DEP in conserving, preserving, protecting, and improving Liberty State Park. In carrying out its responsibilities, the committee would give due consideration to the natural, historic, cultural, recreational, and scenic resources and the local, State, and national significance of Liberty State Park. The committee's responsibilities would include: assisting the DEP in developing the management plan required by the bill, and advising the DEP on the ecological restoration of a 165-acre interior portion of the park and means to increase public access and public enjoyment of the natural, historic, cultural, recreational, and scenic resources of the park; reviewing and making recommendations concerning concessions, leases, or other transfer of property rights with a duration of one year or longer; and submitting to the DEP Commissioner any recommendations the committee deems necessary to improve, protect the park. In addition, this bill would amend the "State Park and Forestry Resources Act," P.L.1983, c. 324 (C.13:1L-1 et seq.), which, in part, allows the DEP to enter agreements with private entities for the construction, operation, and maintenance for private profit of any facility, utility, or device in State parks and forests as the DEP finds proper for the use and enjoyment of the lands by the public. This bill would amend the law to reflect the provisions of this bill concerning agreements related to Liberty State Park. Lastly, the bill would amend the "Hackensack Meadowlands Agency Consolidation Act" to delete the provision that provided the commission, i.e., the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority, which under current law is also referred to as the "Meadowlands Regional Commission," with certain authority concerning Liberty State Park.
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• Introduced: 01/14/2026
• Added: 01/14/2026
• Session: 2026-2027 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 3 : Raj Mukherji (D)*, John McKeon (D)*, Angela Mcknight (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 1
• Last Amended: 01/07/2026
• Last Action: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee
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VA bill #HB574 • Last Action 01/13/2026
Athletic Trainer Compact; authorizes Virginia to become a signatory to Compact.
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill authorizes Virginia to join the Athletic Trainer Compact, an agreement among states that allows qualified, licensed athletic trainers to practice in other member states without needing a separate license in each one. The Compact aims to improve access to athletic training services, streamline interstate practice, and reduce administrative burdens while maintaining state regulatory authority and public safety. It establishes a commission to oversee the Compact, defines terms like "athletic training" and "compact privilege" (the authorization to practice in another member state), and outlines eligibility requirements for athletic trainers to obtain this privilege, including background checks and adherence to continuing education standards in their home state. The Compact will take effect when at least seven states have enacted it into law.
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Bill Summary: Athletic Trainer Compact. Authorizes Virginia to become a signatory to the Athletic Trainer Compact. The Compact permits qualified licensed athletic trainers to practice in other states that are also members of the Compact. The Compact has not yet been passed in any state and will take effect when the Compact is enacted by a seventh participating state.
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• Introduced: 01/13/2026
• Added: 01/13/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Jackie Glass (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/13/2026
• Last Action: Committee Referral Pending
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NJ bill #S2168 • Last Action 01/13/2026
Increases transparency and accountability for NJT and independence of NJT board members; establishes Office of Customer Advocate; requires greater detail for capital program.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill aims to increase transparency and accountability at NJ Transit by strengthening the independence of its board members, establishing an Office of Customer Advocate, and requiring more detailed reporting on capital projects. Key provisions include requiring the NJ Transit board to elect a vice chairperson from its public members, prohibiting ex officio members or their designees from serving as vice chairperson or presiding over meetings, and mandating that board agendas be publicly available seven days in advance with no more than 60 days between public board meetings. The bill also requires the board to directly hire the Executive Director, Director of the Office of Customer Advocate, and Auditor General, and to approve the hiring of senior management positions. It mandates board review and approval of major planning documents and substantial service cuts, and requires the board to adopt new bylaws within 180 days. To enhance transparency, audit documents will be made available in a centralized database or upon request, and senior management must collaborate with the administration committee on major fiscal items before they are acted upon. The Auditor General and internal audit department will report directly to the audit committee and board, independent of the Executive Director. The bill establishes a dedicated Office of Customer Advocate, independent of NJ Transit management but supervised by the board, to analyze the impact of board and NJ Transit actions on customers, gather customer feedback, and represent customer interests, with the director authorized to conduct investigations and issue reports. Furthermore, NJ Transit must hold at least two public hearings on its annual capital program and strategic plan, and the reporting of capital projects will be more specific, detailing contracts of $100,000 or more and conveying the scope of work over the fiscal year, with information provided in both document and sortable spreadsheet formats. Finally, the bill repeals a previous provision requiring NJ Transit to employ a customer advocate and instead creates the more robust Office of Customer Advocate.
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Bill Summary: This bill provides for changes to the New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ Transit) enabling statues to increase transparency and accountability and the independence of NJ Transit board members. Election of the vice chairperson The bill provides that the vice chairperson of the NJ Transit board of directors is to be elected from among the public voting members of the board. The vice chairperson is to serve for a two year term. The bill prohibits an ex officio member from serving as the vice-chairperson of the board. The bill also prohibits designees of ex officio members from presiding over any board meeting. Public Meetings The bill requires that board agendas be provided to the public seven calendar days prior to the meeting and that the board is not to allow more than 60 calendar days to elapse without holding a public board meeting. The bill authorizes any board member to request, through the office of the chair, that a topic of item be included for discussion or board action at a future board meeting. Board Hiring This bill requires that the board of directors directly hire the Executive Director, Director of the Office of Customer Advocate, and Auditor General. It also requires board approval of hiring by the Executive Director for certain positions including all positions at the level of Senior Vice President and Chief. Board and Committee Transparency and Accountability The bill subjects major planning documents to review and approval by the board of directors. The board is also required to review and approve any substantial curtailment or elimination of paratransit service. The bill requires the board to take an active role in developing corporate bylaws and to adopt new bylaws within 180 days of the effective date of the bill to ensure consistency with statutory law governing NJ Transit. The board is required to ensure that the bylaws are available to the public and published on NJ Transit's website. Under the bill, NJ Transit personnel are required to make audit documents in their final form available to the members of the board in a centralized database. If NJ Transit has not yet established a centralized database for these documents, the bill requires that the documents be made available to a board member upon request. The bill requires NJ Transit senior management to collaborate with the administration committee on the development of any major fiscal item. NJ Transit is prohibited from taking certain action concerning a major fiscal item until the major fiscal item has been presented to the administration committee. If the members of the administration committee find that the major fiscal item should not advance or needs to be modified, the full board may, at a subsequent board meeting, require NJ Transit to take action. The bill provides that the Auditor General and internal audit department of NJ Transit are to report directly to the audit committee and the board of directors and are to be independent of the supervision of the Executive Director, unless specifically authorized by the audit committee or the board. The bill clarifies that each committee of the board is to serve as an apparatus for members of the committee to obtain information and to engage in policy discussions within the purview of the committee. Upon request of a committee member, NJ Transit personnel is required to provide information to the committee at a time and in a form and manner determined by the committee. The bill permits the establishment of any ad hoc or temporary committee to address a specific issue of interest to the board or the public. Each committee, standing or temporary, is to submit a committee report to the board for each committee meeting, which is to include the written summary of the substance of any discussions and any action taken at the committee meeting. The bill states that the Director of the Office of Customer Advocate, or the director's designee, may attend any committee meeting to provide pertinent information or commentary to the committee. The chairperson of each passenger advisory committee is authorized to provide pertinent information to any committee but is not privileged to committee discussion. The bill also clarifies that the board and each member of the board remain authorized and obligated to exercise the functions and responsibilities of each committee and emphasizes that each board member is required to apply independent judgment while fulfilling the board member's duties. Customer Advocate This bill repeals a provision of law that requires NJ Transit to employ a customer advocate and, instead, establishes the Office of Customer Advocate (Customer Advocate) to: provide information and independent analysis to the NJ Transit board of directors on the impact that board and NJ Transit actions are having, or are expected to have, on NJ Transit's customers; provide genuine customer input and feedback to the board of directors, including relaying the needs and concerns of customers to the board of directors; and represent the best interest of NJ Transit's customers as determined by the Director of the Office of Customer Advocate. The Customer Advocate is allocated within the Department of Transportation but is independent of any supervision or control by the department, provided, however, that the director of the office is to be supervised by NJ Transit's board of directors. The Customer Advocate is authorized to conduct investigations, initiate studies, conduct research, present comments and testimony before the board of directors, legislative committees, and other governmental bodies, and prepare and issue reports. The Customer Advocate is required to arrange for meetings with NJ Transit passengers, on at least a monthly basis, for the purpose of: relaying the concerns and needs of passengers to the board of directors and the executive management team of NJ Transit; and providing information to passengers on major board or NJ Transit actions of which the director has knowledge. In addition to monthly meetings, the director of the office may undertake any other action that the director deems to be in furtherance of the Customer Advocate's purposes. The Customer Advocate also has the authority to represent the public interest regarding proposed fare increases, proposed substantial curtailments of service, proposed expansion of service, and any other action or omission of NJ Transit that the Customer Advocate determines has an impact on NJ Transit's customers. The Customer Advocate is required to issue an annual report detailing the office's activities for the prior year. The bill reduces the number of persons appointed by the Governor to each passenger advisory committee from six to five and instead authorizes the Director of the Office of Customer Advocate to appoint one person to each passenger advisory committee. The bill also directs the passenger advisory committees to provide advice, input, and guidance to the Office of Customer Advocate. Capital Program Public Hearing and Reporting The bill requires NJ Transit to hold at least two public hearings concerning the contents of the annual capital program before it adopts and implements the program. The bill also requires NJ Transit to hold at least two public hearings per year on its strategic plan, capital program priorities, and vision for NJ Transit's future. The bill provides requirements for the public hearings. This bill amends the requirements for the annual transportation capital program report that is annually submitted to the Legislature as part of the annual budget process. This report is a recommendation provided by the Department of Transportation and NJ Transit for how the State should appropriate the State's capital program appropriations from the New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund. The bill requires that the reporting of capital projects in the report be more specific by narrowing the scope of what is to be reported as a project down to the level of each contract of $100,000 or more, or a group of contracts totaling more than $100,000 that are for related work at a single site. The bill also requires the projects to be reported in a manner that conveys the scope and scale of work to be completed over the course of the fiscal year. These requirements are directed specifically at the reporting for NJ Transit which has traditionally reported capital requests in broad categories that obscure the specific capital work to be completed. The bill also provides that the capital program is to be reported in a document format as is currently the case, and to also require the reporting of capital program information in a sortable spreadsheet format.
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• Introduced: 01/14/2026
• Added: 01/14/2026
• Session: 2026-2027 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 2 : Andrew Zwicker (D)*, Gordon Johnson (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 1
• Last Amended: 01/02/2026
• Last Action: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Transportation Committee
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NJ bill #S1438 • Last Action 01/13/2026
Revises training requirements for governing board members of public institutions of higher education.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill shortens the timeframe for governing board members of public higher education institutions to complete mandatory training from one year to six months after appointment and at the start of each subsequent term, and also requires training within six months of a State monitor's appointment at an institution. The Secretary of Higher Education, rather than the institutions themselves, will now determine the training's subject matter, which must include the board's role in financial management, and will arrange for the training to be provided, potentially online. Failure to complete the training within a 30-day grace period, which can be extended by the Secretary, may result in a member's resignation and a two-year disqualification from serving on any public higher education governing board. Additionally, the bill repeals a previous law requiring four-year institutions to provide specific orientation and training and appropriates $350,000 annually to the Office of the Secretary of Higher Education for these training purposes.
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Bill Summary: This bill makes various changes to the training requirements of governing board members of public institutions of higher education and provides for an annual appropriation of $350,000 from the General Fund to the Office of the Secretary of Higher Education for the bill's purposes. Under current law, a newly appointed member of a governing board of a public institution of higher education is required to complete training within one year of the member's appointment. This bill requires that the training be completed within six months of the member's appointment and within six months of the start of each successive term. Additionally, the bill requires the members of a governing board of an institution at which a State monitor has been appointed to complete the training within six months of the appointment of the State monitor. Current law generally provides that the subject matter of the board member training is prescribed by the institutions of higher education, in consultation with the Secretary of Higher Education. This bill provides that the secretary is to determine the subject matter of the training and that the training include the role of the governing board in the financial management of an institution of higher education. The bill provides that, in the case of four-year public institutions of higher education, the secretary will arrange for the training; current law, by contrast, requires the institution to arrange for the training. Public institutions of higher education also would no longer be required to conduct a periodic review of the training. The bill directs the secretary to provide notification to a governing board member who has failed to comply with the training requirement and provide the member with a 30-day grace period to fulfill the outstanding training requirement. The bill permits the secretary to provide additional extensions to the grace period. The bill provides that failure to fulfill the outstanding training requirement within the grace period may, at the discretion of the secretary, constitute a resignation. Under the bill, the board member will be disqualified from being reappointed to the board, or appointed to any other governing board of a public institution of higher education, for the succeeding two-year period. The bill further repeals a section of law that requires four-year public institutions of higher education to provide certain information, orientation, and training to each of its governing board members. Under the bill, all required training for governing board members at public institutions of higher education will be arranged for by the secretary. The bill provides that the training may, upon approval of the secretary, be made available online. Finally, the bill provides that $350,000 will be annually appropriated from the General Fund to the Office of the Secretary of Higher Education to effectuate the bill's purposes.
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• Introduced: 01/14/2026
• Added: 01/14/2026
• Session: 2026-2027 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Joe Cryan (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 1
• Last Amended: 12/31/2025
• Last Action: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Higher Education Committee
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NJ bill #S1690 • Last Action 01/13/2026
Provides that no more than four of seven public members appointed to Highlands Water Protection and Planning Council may be of same political party.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends existing law to ensure that of the seven public members appointed to the Highlands Water Protection and Planning Council, no more than four can belong to the same political party, with these appointments being made by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, and also includes one appointment by the Governor upon the recommendation of the President of the Senate and one by the Governor upon the recommendation of the Speaker of the General Assembly, with these members expected to have expertise in areas like water quality, environmental protection, land use, or economic development.
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Bill Summary: This bill provides that of the seven residents of the State appointed to the Highlands Water Protection and Planning Council by the Governor, not more than four of these members may be of the same political party.
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• Introduced: 01/14/2026
• Added: 01/14/2026
• Session: 2026-2027 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Parker Space (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 1
• Last Amended: 01/08/2026
• Last Action: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee
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VA bill #HB972 • Last Action 01/13/2026
List maintenance omnibus
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill aims to enhance the accuracy and security of voter registration lists by requiring the Department of Elections to implement stricter procedures for list maintenance activities. It mandates that specific identification information, including Social Security numbers or DMV customer identifier numbers, must be present on lists used for voter registration maintenance, and that matches with a confidence score of at least 80% are required before forwarding to local registrars. The bill also prohibits the use of voter data from other states or through list comparisons if it lacks a unique identifier for each individual. Furthermore, it requires the Department to annually review the validity, completeness, accuracy, and reliability of all data sources used for list maintenance and report these findings to legislative committees. A key provision is the requirement for general registrars to send a notice to voters before canceling their registration, regardless of the reason, and clarifies that cancellation records are public information. The bill also introduces new sections related to the security of the voter registration system, including the development of security plans by electoral boards and the potential for limited access to the system for non-compliant localities. Finally, it makes technical amendments to various sections of the Code of Virginia concerning voter registration and list maintenance processes.
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Bill Summary: Voter registration; list maintenance activities; cancellation procedures; required record matches; required identification information; data standards. Requires certain, specified identification information to be included on the lists received by the Department of Elections for list maintenance purposes and requires the Department, upon receiving any such list, to do an initial comparison of the information included on such list with the list of registered voters and determine the confidence score for any match. Matches with a confidence score of at least 80 are transmitted to the appropriate general registrars. The bill prohibits the use of voter data received from another state or jurisdiction or through a list comparison for list maintenance purposes when the data file does not include a unique identifier for each individual whose information is contained in the data file. The bill requires the Department to annually review all sources of data utilized for list maintenance activities for the purpose of determining the validity, completeness, accuracy, and reliability of the data received from each source, and to include the results of such review in its annual report to the House and Senate Committees on Privileges and Elections regarding its list maintenance activities. The bill requires the general registrars to send notice prior to cancelling a voter's record regardless of the reason for cancellation. Lastly, the bill clarifies that when a voter's registration is cancelled, a cancellation record must be created, and that such records are public in accordance with the Virginia Freedom of Information Act and the National Voter Registration Act. The bill includes numerous technical amendments for organizational purposes.
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• Introduced: 01/14/2026
• Added: 01/14/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Marcia Price (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/13/2026
• Last Action: Committee Referral Pending
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NJ bill #S1971 • Last Action 01/13/2026
Requires State Board of Education to provide five days' notice of public meeting and permit public comment on agenda items of public meeting.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill requires the State Board of Education to provide at least five days' notice before holding a public meeting, which is an increase from the current 48-hour notice requirement, and it also mandates that the public be allowed to comment on every agenda item that is not discussed in a private executive session.
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Bill Summary: This bill requires the State Board of Education to provide a minimum of five days' notice of a public meeting of the board. The bill also requires that members of the public be permitted to provide public comment on all agenda items of a public meeting that are not addressed in executive session. Under current law, adequate notice of 48 hours is required before a public meeting of the State Board of Education. This bill extends that required notice to a minimum of five days.
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• Introduced: 01/14/2026
• Added: 01/14/2026
• Session: 2026-2027 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 3 : Holly Schepisi (R)*, Kristin Corrado (R), Bob Singer (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 1
• Last Amended: 01/02/2026
• Last Action: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
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NJ bill #S2074 • Last Action 01/13/2026
Makes certain changes to public access of government records.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill makes several changes to public access of government records, aiming to streamline the process and protect certain personal information. It exempts email addresses, home and cell phone numbers, and home addresses (if requested by the individual) from public disclosure, while establishing a uniform per-page rate for copying records and allowing agencies to direct requesters to their websites for readily available information. The bill also clarifies that special service charges for record copying include labor costs, and requires custodians to accept requests not on the official form if they contain the necessary information and clearly state they are OPRA (Open Public Records Act) requests. It provides a seven-day extension for custodians to respond to large or complex requests, and mandates that requesters pick up documents within fourteen business days or the request is considered fulfilled, with agencies not required to hold records beyond thirty days. Additionally, contact information for custodians must be posted on agency websites, and mediation is now required for all complaints filed with the Government Records Council, with attorney's fees awarded only for knowing and willful violations. Finally, a Superior Court can issue a protective order to limit or eliminate an agency's duty to respond to requests from individuals found to be using the act for improper purposes, such as harassment.
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Bill Summary: This bill makes certain changes to the public's access to government records. Specifically the bill: ? exempts from disclosure e-mail addresses, home telephone numbers, unlisted or otherwise and cell phone numbers; ? provides for a uniform per page rate for copying government records; ? requires the Government Records Council to develop a form to be used by records custodians that will allow persons to opt-out of having their address made public; ? permits a records custodian to require the requester to obtain the record from the agency website when the information requested is readily available on the website; ? clarifies special service charges includes costs of labor; ? requires the record custodian to accept a record request made on a document other than the adopted form if it contains a notice that it is an OPRA request and contains the information required on the adopted form; ? provides records custodians a seven day extension to comply with large or complicated requests; ? requires the requestor to pick up the requested documents within fourteen business days of the records being available; ? requires contact information for the custodian of a public agency to be included on the agency website; ? requires mediation for all complaints; and ? requires that attorney's fees be awarded only when a knowing and willful violation is found. Also, this bill will permit a Superior Court to issue a protective order limiting the number and scope of requests a requestor may make under the open public records act, N.J.S.A.47:1A-1 et seq. In appropriate circumstances, the court may eliminate a public agency's duty to respond to requests from the requestor in the future. The bill will require the court, in issuing the order, to determine that the requestor has sought records under the act for an improper purpose, including, but not limited to, the harassment of a public agency or its employees.
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• Introduced: 01/14/2026
• Added: 01/14/2026
• Session: 2026-2027 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Paul Moriarty (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 1
• Last Amended: 01/05/2026
• Last Action: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee
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NJ bill #S750 • Last Action 01/13/2026
Concerns Municipal Stabilization and Recovery Act; extends for six years.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill extends the oversight period for municipalities deemed to be in need of stabilization and recovery under the Municipal Stabilization and Recovery Act (P.L.2016, c.4) for an additional six years, meaning such municipalities will be subject to these provisions until December 1, 2031. It also revises and expands the powers of the Local Finance Board, a state-level body that oversees local government finances, to provide greater oversight and intervention capabilities in financially distressed municipalities. The bill takes effect immediately and is retroactive to December 1, 2025, meaning any actions taken by a municipality during this retroactive period will be subject to review and approval by the Director of the Division of Local Government Services. Key changes include extending the duration of a municipality's recovery plan from nine to fifteen years and increasing the time frame for the director to provide a final report on the municipality's recovery from ten to sixteen years after the initial determination of need. The bill also grants the director expanded authority to manage municipal affairs, including the ability to dissolve or transfer municipal entities, veto governing body actions, control litigation, dispose of municipal assets, and modify or terminate contracts and collective negotiations agreements, with specific provisions for the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority and redevelopment processes.
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Bill Summary: This bill extends oversight of a municipality in need of stabilization and recovery, pursuant to the Municipal Stabilization and Recovery Act, P.L.2016, c.4 (C.52:27BBBB-1 et al.), (the act) for an additional six years. The bill also revises, expands, and establishes certain Local Finance Board related oversight powers under the act. The bill is to take effect immediately and be retroactive to December 1, 2025. A municipality in need of stabilization is to be subject to the provisions of the bill until December 1, 2031.
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• Introduced: 01/14/2026
• Added: 01/14/2026
• Session: 2026-2027 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : John Burzichelli (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 1
• Last Amended: 12/18/2025
• Last Action: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee
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IL bill #SB2840 • Last Action 01/13/2026
FOID CARDS-REINSTATEMENT
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act to prevent the Illinois State Police (ISP) from denying or revoking a Firearm Owner's Identification Card (FOID card) based on convictions, adjudications, or delinquency findings that have been overturned by a court, or on records that have been expunged, sealed, or otherwise removed by court order. The ISP must remove such records from their internal databases within 45 days of receiving a court order and is prohibited from using them for FOID card decisions. If a court orders the ISP to issue or reinstate a FOID card, the ISP must comply within 30 days, unless they file an appeal. If the ISP fails to comply with a court order within the specified timeframe, the FOID card will be automatically granted or reinstated by operation of law. Additionally, the ISP is required to submit quarterly reports to the General Assembly and the Governor detailing their compliance with court orders related to FOID card issuance and reinstatement, including the number of orders received, complied with, and delayed, as well as instances where denials were reversed due to reliance on vacated or expunged records.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that the Illinois State Police shall not deny an application for a Firearm Owner's Identification Card or revoke a Firearm Owner's Identification Card on the basis of: (1) any conviction, adjudication, or delinquency finding that has been vacated, reversed, or set aside by a court; or (2) any record that has been expunged, sealed, or otherwise ordered removed under the Criminal Identification Act or Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that the Illinois State Police shall eliminate from all internal databases any of these records within 45 days after receipt of the court order. Provides that use of any such record in connection with a Firearm Owner's Identification Card determination is prohibited. Provides that when a circuit court issues a final order directing the Illinois State Police to issue or reinstate a Firearm Owner's Identification Card of a person whose application for a card has been denied or whose card has been revoked, the Illinois State Police shall comply with the order and issue the card within 30 days after receipt of the order, unless the Illinois State Police files a petition for review in the Appellate Court within that 30-day period. Provides that if the Illinois State Police fails to comply with that provision, the person's application for a Firearm Owner's Identification Card shall be automatically granted by the Illinois State Police by operation of law or the person's Firearm Owner's Identification Card shall be automatically restored by operation of law on the 31st day after receipt of the order. Provides for the submission of certain quarterly reports by the Illinois State Police to the General Assembly and to the Governor. Effective immediately.
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• Introduced: 01/13/2026
• Added: 01/14/2026
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Willie Preston (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 01/13/2026
• Last Action: Referred to Assignments
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NJ bill #S458 • Last Action 01/13/2026
Establishes New Jersey Forensic Science Planning Commission.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the New Jersey Forensic Science Planning Commission, a 23-member body tasked with studying and recommending the creation of a permanent New Jersey Forensic Science Commission. The planning commission will include representatives from various branches of government, law enforcement, the judiciary, academia, and organizations focused on forensic science and the wrongfully convicted. Its primary goal is to develop a framework for a permanent commission that will provide statewide oversight of individuals, laboratories, and facilities involved in forensic science, aiming to improve the field through coordination and accountability. The planning commission will research current forensic science practices, consult with stakeholders, and examine similar commissions in other states to determine the necessary elements for the permanent commission, such as its jurisdiction, membership, staffing, funding, policies, and procedures. Within 22 months of organizing, the planning commission must submit its final recommendations, which will be subject to a 30-day public comment period before being presented to the Governor and Legislature, after which the planning commission will dissolve.
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Bill Summary: This bill establishes the New Jersey Forensic Science Planning Commission to make recommendations to establish a permanent New Jersey Forensic Science Commission. The bill establishes the following 23 members of the planning commission: the Director of the Division of Criminal Justice in the Department of Law and Public Safety; the Chief State Medical Examiner; the Director of the Division of State Police Crime Laboratory; the Public Defender of the State of New Jersey; one member of the General Assembly; one member of the Senate; one New Jersey Supreme Court Justice; one New Jersey Superior Court judge; lab directors of two county crime laboratories; a statistician; an expert in cognitive bias; four members of faculty, each from a different four-year institution of higher education in the State, with expertise representing the various fields of forensic science; a representative of an organization serving the wrongfully convicted; a representative of a private forensic science laboratory; a county prosecutor; a defense attorney; an individual exonerated of wrongful conviction; and two representatives of forensic science professional organizations or societies. The bill requires the planning commission to study and make recommendations to establish a permanent New Jersey Forensic Science Commission that will have Statewide oversight of persons, laboratories, facilities, and other entities related to the field of forensic science as determined by the planning commission. Under the bill, the planning commission is required to determine elements necessary to establish the permanent commission including, but not limited to, staff and funding allocations, membership, policies, and procedures. The purpose of the permanent commission will be to improve the field of forensic science through oversight and coordination of forensic science in the State. The bill provides that within 22 months of organizing the planning commission is required to produce final recommendations for the establishment of the permanent commission. The recommendations are to include, but not be limited to the: (1) jurisdiction, scope of responsibility, duties, and authority of the commission; (2) commission membership structure and staffing needs; (3) appropriate level of funding and operational costs for the commission; and (4) frequency of the commission's meetings and its communication structure. The recommendations are required to be submitted for a public comment period of 30 days. A report containing the final recommendations is required to be submitted to the Governor and the Legislature not later than 30 days following the conclusion of the public comment period. The planning commission will expire upon submission of the report.
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• Introduced: 01/14/2026
• Added: 01/14/2026
• Session: 2026-2027 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Brian Stack (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 1
• Last Amended: 12/11/2025
• Last Action: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee
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NJ bill #S633 • Last Action 01/13/2026
Allows public bodies to conduct meetings by electronic means.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill allows public bodies, which are defined as groups of two or more people organized to perform a public governmental function or spend public funds, to conduct meetings, vote, and receive public comment using electronic means, removing the previous restriction that such remote activities were only permitted during declared emergencies like a state of emergency or public health emergency. The bill ensures that any meeting conducted electronically must still be open to the public in a way that complies with existing open meeting laws, specifically N.J.S.A.10:4-12, which outlines requirements for public access to meetings.
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Bill Summary: This bill permits a public body to conduct a meeting and public business, cause a meeting to be open to the public, vote, and receive public comment by means of communication or other electronic equipment. Under current law, remote meetings, voting, and public comment are only permitted during a state of emergency, public health emergency, or state of local disaster emergency. This bill removes that restriction. Under the bill, any meeting conducted by means of communication or other electronic equipment must be open to the public in a manner consistent with N.J.S.A.10:4-12. "Public body" is defined under the "Senator Byron M. Baer Open Public Meetings Act" to be a commission, authority, board, council, committee, or any other group of two or more persons organized under the laws of this State, and collectively empowered as a voting body to perform a public governmental function affecting the rights, duties, obligations, privileges, benefits, or other legal relations of any person, or collectively authorized to spend public funds including the Legislature, but does not mean or include the judicial branch of the government, any grand or petit jury, any parole board or any agency or body acting in a parole capacity, the State Commission of Investigation, the Apportionment Commission established under Article IV, Section III, of the Constitution, or any political party committee organized under Title 19 of the Revised Statutes.
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• Introduced: 01/14/2026
• Added: 01/14/2026
• Session: 2026-2027 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 2 : Bob Smith (D)*, Patrick Diegnan (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 1
• Last Amended: 12/18/2025
• Last Action: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee
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NJ bill #SCR63 • Last Action 01/13/2026
Declares Division of State Lottery's new rule concerning online lottery sales inconsistent with legislative intent.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This concurrent resolution declares that a new rule adopted by the Division of State Lottery, which allows the direct online sale of lottery tickets by the division itself, is inconsistent with the legislative intent of the "State Lottery Act." The "State Lottery Act" is the law that established how the state lottery operates. The resolution explains that the new rule conflicts with a specific part of this act (N.J.S.A. 5:9-11) which prohibits any entity, including state agencies, from exclusively acting as a lottery sales agent. The Division of State Lottery has 30 days from receiving this resolution to either change or cancel the rule; if it doesn't, the Legislature can pass another resolution to officially invalidate the rule.
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Bill Summary: This concurrent resolution embodies the finding of the Legislature that the final rule adopted by the Division of State Lottery on August 17, 2023 at N.J.A.C. 17:20-1.5, permitting the direct internet sale of lottery tickets by the Division of State Lottery, is not consistent with the legislative intent of the "State Lottery Act". The Division of State Lottery shall have 30 days from the date of transmittal of this resolution to amend or withdraw the rule or the Legislature may, by passage of another concurrent resolution, exercise its authority under the Constitution to invalidate the rule in whole or in part.
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• Introduced: 01/14/2026
• Added: 01/14/2026
• Session: 2026-2027 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 3 : Vin Gopal (D)*, Declan O'Scanlon (R)*, Parker Space (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 1
• Last Amended: 01/06/2026
• Last Action: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee
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WA bill #SB5998 • Last Action 01/13/2026
Making 2025-2027 fiscal biennium supplemental operating appropriations.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill makes supplemental operating appropriations for the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium, adjusting funding levels for various state agencies and programs. It amends existing laws related to fiscal matters and makes appropriations for specific purposes, including funding for the House of Representatives, Senate, Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee, Office of State Legislative Labor Relations, Office of the State Actuary, Statute Law Committee, Office of Legislative Support Services, Supreme Court, Commission on Judicial Conduct, Court of Appeals, Administrator for the Courts, Office of Public Defense, Office of Civil Legal Aid, Office of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Public Disclosure Commission, Secretary of State, Governor's Office of Indian Affairs, Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs, State Treasurer, State Auditor, Citizens' Commission on Salaries for Elected Officials, Attorney General, Caseload Forecast Council, Department of Commerce (Community Services, Housing, Local Government, Energy and Innovation, Program Support), Economic and Revenue Forecast Council, Office of Financial Management, Office of Administrative Hearings, Washington State Lottery, Commission on Hispanic Affairs, Commission on African-American Affairs, Department of Retirement Systems, Department of Revenue, Board of Tax Appeals, Office of Minority and Women's Business Enterprises, Insurance Commissioner, State Investment Board, Liquor and Cannabis Board, Utilities and Transportation Commission, Military Department, Public Employment Relations Commission, Board of Accountancy, Board for Volunteer Firefighters, Forensic Investigation Council, Department of Enterprise Services, Washington Technology Solutions Agency, Board of Registration of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors, Washington State Leadership Board, Department of Social and Health Services (overall, Mental Health Program, Developmental Disabilities Program, Economic Services Program, Vocational Rehabilitation Program, Special Commitment Program, Administration and Supporting Services Program, Payments to Other Agencies Program), State Health Care Authority (overall, Medical Assistance Program, Employee and Retiree Benefits Program, Health Benefit Exchange, Community Behavioral Health Program), Human Rights Commission, and Department of Labor and Industries. The bill also includes provisions related to the implementation of specific legislative initiatives and the tracking of expenditures, particularly those related to climate commitment act accounts.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT Relating to fiscal matters; reenacting and amending RCW 2 70A.65.030; amending RCW 28B.76.526, 38.40.210, 43.07.130, 43.41.399, 3 43.41.433, 43.70.250, 43.70.320, 43.79.565, 43.105.342, 43.185C.185, 4 43.280.130, 70.42.090, 70.168.040, 70A.200.140, 71A.20.170, 5 74.39A.032, 74.46.561, 79.100.100, 82.87.030, and 89.16.020; amending 6 2025 c 424 ss 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 111, 112, 7 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 8 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 9 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 10 155, 156, 157, 158, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 11 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 12 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 301, 13 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 401, 402, 501, 14 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 509, 511, 512, 513, 515, 516, 517, 518, 15 519, 520, 521, 522, 523, 605, 606, 607, 608, 609, 610, 611, 612, 613, 16 614, 615, 616, 617, 618, 619, 701, 702, 704, 709, 713, 719, 722, 727, 17 729, 732, 740, 801, 805, 901, 907, and 909 (uncodified); adding new 18 sections to 2025 c 424 (uncodified); repealing 2025 c 424 s 741 19 (uncodified); making appropriations; and declaring an emergency. 20
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• Introduced: 01/06/2026
• Added: 01/07/2026
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 2 : June Robinson (D)*, T'wina Nobles (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 4
• Last Amended: 01/06/2026
• Last Action: Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
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FL bill #H0693 • Last Action 01/13/2026
Health and Human Services
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill is a comprehensive health and human services legislation that introduces several significant changes to Florida's healthcare regulations. The bill establishes two interstate compacts for Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Personnel and Physician Assistants, which will allow licensed professionals in these fields to practice across participating states more easily. It repeals the state's Certificate of Need (CON) program, which previously required healthcare facilities to obtain approval before expanding services or facilities. The bill also makes various modifications to eligibility requirements for programs like Florida Kidcare and food assistance, and introduces new reporting and accuracy requirements for state agencies. Additionally, the bill expands certain professional practice permissions, such as allowing dental hygienists to prescribe and administer specific medications and local anesthesia under certain conditions. The legislation aims to enhance healthcare access, improve professional mobility for medical personnel, and streamline regulatory processes. The changes will take effect on July 1, 2026, providing ample time for stakeholders to adapt to the new regulations.
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Bill Summary: An act relating to health and human services; providing a short title; repealing s. 154.245, F.S., relating to the Agency for Health Care Administration certificate of need required as a condition to bond validation and project construction; amending s. 401.411, F.S.; authorizing the Department of Health to deny, suspend, or revoke a license, certificate, or permit or reprimand, fine, or take adverse action against an emergency medical technician or paramedic under certain circumstances; amending s. 401.25, F.S.; providing exemption from licensure for emergency medical technicians or paramedics under certain circumstances; requiring the Department of Health to appoint a state delegate for the Interstate Compact Commission for EMS Personnel Practice; creating s. 401.466, F.S.; enacting the Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact; providing purpose; providing definitions; providing requirements for home state licensure and practice of EMS personnel; requiring compact states meet certain criteria to participate in the compact; authorizing EMS personnel to practice in other member states under certain circumstances; providing that authority over EMS personnel licenses remains with the home state; hb693-00 providing guidelines and requirements for EMS personnel to practice in a remote state; providing that certain terms and provisions of the Emergency Management Assistance Compact apply in specified circumstances; requiring member states to take specified actions related to veterans, active duty servicemembers, and their spouses; providing requirements for adverse actions against EMS personnel; providing requirements and limitations on EMS personnel who have an adverse action; requiring member states report adverse actions and specified occurrences to the Interstate Commission for EMS Personnel Practice; providing additional powers invested in a member state's EMS authority; establishing the Interstate Commission for EMS Personnel Practice; providing for the jurisdiction and venue for court proceedings; providing membership, duties, and powers of the commission; authorizing the commission to adopt rules; providing immunity to specified individuals; providing requirements relating to delegates; requiring compact states to participate in a coordinated data and reporting system; providing for the development of a database, reporting procedures, and the exchange of certain information between compact states; providing rulemaking hb693-00 procedures; providing for state enforcement of the compact; providing for the termination of compact membership; providing procedures for the resolution of certain disputes; providing for the implementation of the compact; providing requirements to withdraw from the compact; providing compact amendment procedures; providing construction and severability; repealing ss. 408.031, 408.032, 408.034, 408.035, 408.036, 408.037, 408.038, 408.039, 408.040, 408.041, 408.042, 408.043, 408.044, and 408.045, F.S., relating to the Health Facility and Services Development Act; definitions; duties and responsibilities of the agency; review criteria; projects subject to review; application content; fees; review process for certificates of need; conditions imposed on and monitoring of certificate of need; penalties for failure to obtain certificate of need when required; limitation on transfer; special provisions; injunction; and competitive sealed certificate of need proposals; respectively; amending s. 408.033, F.S.; removing certain monitoring, reporting, and hearings authorizations for local health councils; revising funding requirements for certificate-of-need application fees; removing certificate-of-need information from the information required for a hb693-00 specified database; amending s. 409.811, F.S.; revising definitions; amending s. 409.814, F.S.; revising eligibility requirements for the Florida Kidcare program; amending s. 409.818, F.S.; revising administrative duties of the agency; amending s. 409.902, F.S.; revising eligibility requirements for certain medical assistance payments; amending s. 409.90201, F.S.; revising recipient information required for Medicaid eligibility; amending s. 409.904, F.S.; revising the time period the agency will retroactively make payments to Medicaid-covered services for certain persons; amending s. 409.905, F.S.; prohibiting the agency from making a payment to a prohibited entity; creating s. 414.321, F.S.; providing eligibility requirements for food assistance; creating s. 414.332, F.S.; requiring the Department of Children and Families develop and implement a food assistance payment accuracy improvement plan; providing requirements for the plan; requiring the department to submit the plan to the Governor and the Legislature by a specified date; requiring the department, by a specified date, to submit certain quarterly progress reports to the Governor and the Legislature; providing for future repeal; amending s. 414.455, F.S.; revising hb693-00 requirements for participation in an employment and training program to receive food assistance from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; requiring the Department of Children and Families to apply for and comply with certain work requirements in accordance with federal law for food assistance; amending s. 456.0575, F.S.; requiring a health care practitioner to provide a patient with a certain notification in writing upon referring the patient to certain providers; authorizing a practitioner to confirm network status; requiring disciplinary action against a health care practitioner under certain conditions; amending s. 456.073, F.S.; revising the significant investigation information the Department of Health is required to report relating to certain physician assistants, emergency medical technicians, and paramedics; amending s. 456.076, F.S.; requiring the terms of the monitoring contracts for certain physician assistants and emergency medical technicians or paramedics to include withdrawal from all practice under certain circumstances; creating s. 456.66, F.S.; enacting the Physician Assistant Licensure Compact; providing purpose; providing definitions; providing requirements for compact states to participate in the compact; providing criteria that a physician assistant hb693-00 must satisfy to practice under the compact; maintaining that authority over a physician assistant's license remains with the home state but authorizing remote states to define the scope of and act on a physician assistant's authority to practice in the compact state under the compact; prohibiting a physician assistant from practicing under the compact if his or her authority to do so has been acted on by any compact state; requiring compact states to report to the Physician Assistant Licensure Compact Commission adverse actions taken against a physician assistant; establishing the Physician Assistant Licensure Compact Commission; providing jurisdiction and venue for court proceedings; providing membership, duties, and powers; authorizing the commission to adopt rules; providing immunity to specified individuals; requiring compact states to participate in a coordinated data and reporting system; providing for the development of a data system, reporting procedures, and exchange of certain information between compact states; providing rulemaking procedures; providing for state enforcement of the compact; providing for the termination of compact membership; providing procedures for the resolution of certain disputes; providing compact amendment hb693-00 procedures; authorizing nonparty states to participate in commission activities before adoption of the compact; providing construction and severability; amending s. 458.307, F.S.; requiring the Board of Medicine and the Board of Osteopathic Medicine to jointly appoint an individual to serve as the state's delegate on the Physician Assistant Licensure Compact Commission; amending ss. 458.347 and 459.022, F.S.; revising the number of physician assistants a physician may supervise; authorizing the Board of Medicine and the Board of Osteopathic Medicine to take adverse action against a physician assistant's privilege to practice under the Physician Assistant Licensure Compact and to deny, suspend, or revoke the licensure of a physician assistant who violates the compact; providing an exemption from licensure for certain physician assistants; amending s. 464.0123, F.S.; revising practice requirements for an autonomous advanced practice registered nurse; authorizing an autonomous advanced practice registered nurse to perform certain acts; amending s. 466.017, F.S.; authorizing a dental hygienist to prescribe, administer, and dispense certain agents and administer local anesthesia under certain circumstances; amending s. 466.024, F.S.; revising the remediable and hb693-00 delegable duties of a dentist; amending s. 624.91, F.S.; conforming a provision to changes made by the act; amending s. 627.6471, F.S.; requiring certain health insurers to apply payments for services provided by nonpreferred providers toward insureds' deductibles and out-of-pocket maximums if specified conditions are met; repealing s. 651.118, F.S., relating to issuance of certificates of need by the Agency for Health Care Administration for nursing home beds; amending s. 768.28, F.S.; designating state delegates of the Physician Assistant Licensure Compact Commission and the Interstate Commission for EMS Personnel Practice and other members or employees of the commissions as state agents for the purpose of applying sovereign immunity and waivers of sovereign immunity; requiring the commissions to pay certain judgments or claims; authorizing the commissions to maintain insurance coverage to pay such judgments or claims; amending ss. 154.246, 159.27, 189.08, 220.1845, 376.30781, 395.003, 395.1055, 400.071, 400.606, 400.6085, 408.07, 408.806, 408.808, 408.810, and 408.820, F.S., conforming references and cross- references; providing an effective date.
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• Introduced: 12/09/2025
• Added: 12/10/2025
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Mike Redondo (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 5
• Last Amended: 12/09/2025
• Last Action: 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
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IL bill #SJRCA0008 • Last Action 01/13/2026
CONAMEND-INDEP REDIST
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary:
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Bill Summary: Proposes to amend the Legislature Article of the Illinois Constitution. Requires the Chief Justice and the most senior Supreme Court Justice who is not elected from the same political party as the Chief Justice to select 16 commissioners no later than March 1 of the year that follows a federal decennial census to form the Independent Redistricting Commission. Provides that the Independent Redistricting Commission shall adopt and submit to the Legislative Redistricting Commission a redistricting plan for the Legislative Districts, Representative Districts, and Congressional Districts within 30 days after receiving redistricting data from the Census Bureau for the State of Illinois. Allows the Independent Redistricting Commission to adopt and submit separate redistricting plans for the Legislative Districts and Representative Districts and a separate plan for the Congressional Districts. Provides that any redistricting plan enacted by the General Assembly and not vetoed by the Governor shall immediately be filed with the Secretary of State, which shall be presumed valid and shall be published promptly by the Secretary of State. Provides the priorities, in order of importance, for establishing Legislative Districts, Representative Districts, and Congressional Districts. Provides for the eligibility of commissioners, public interaction and public hearings, financing and agency support for the Commission, and compensation and reimbursement for commissioners. Effective upon being declared adopted in accordance with Section 7 of the Illinois Constitutional Amendment Act.
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• Introduced: 01/13/2026
• Added: 01/14/2026
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : John Curran (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/13/2026
• Last Action: Referred to Assignments
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AL bill #SB104 • Last Action 01/13/2026
Boards and Commissions; training by Department of Examiners for certain members required
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill requires members of state boards, commissions, and similar entities, excluding cabinet members and statewide elected officials, to complete a mandatory board governance course provided by the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts. This training, which must be at least five hours long and cover topics like the Alabama Open Meetings Act, contract review, financial procedures, and ethical conduct, is intended to ensure board members understand their responsibilities and operate with high standards of public service. Board members serving on October 1, 2026, must complete the course by March 1, 2027, while new members must finish it within 150 days of starting their term. The course will be available online and in person, with completion records kept by the Department of Examiners. Upon completion, board members will sign a form affirming their commitment to making decisions based on public interest, avoiding personal gain, considering all viewpoints, operating within the entity's functions, and attending meetings. This act will take effect on October 1, 2026.
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Bill Summary: Boards and Commissions; training by Department of Examiners for certain members required
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• Introduced: 01/13/2026
• Added: 01/14/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 5 : Keith Kelley (R)*, Greg Albritton (R), David Sessions (R), Gerald Allen (R), Arthur Orr (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/13/2026
• Last Action: Pending Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development
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MS bill #HB662 • Last Action 01/13/2026
Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Panel; create under State Department of Health.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes a Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Panel within the State Department of Health to examine fetal deaths and deaths of infants up to one year old, with the goal of developing strategies to prevent infant mortality. The panel will be multidisciplinary, and its members will be determined by the State Department of Health. It is required to submit an annual report to legislative committees detailing the number, causes, and demographic information of infant mortality deaths in Mississippi, along with recommendations for state resource allocation to reduce these deaths. Various state agencies, including the Medical Examiner's office, the Department of Health, the Department of Human Services, law enforcement, and healthcare providers, are mandated to provide necessary data to the panel. Physicians, hospitals, and pharmacies must grant the panel access to relevant medical records for cases under review, and they will be protected from liability for good-faith provision of these records. Crucially, all information, records, and proceedings of the review panel are to be kept confidential and are exempt from public access laws (the Open Meetings Act and the Public Records Act) and cannot be subpoenaed or used as evidence in legal proceedings, though information obtainable from independent sources remains discoverable. The bill also grants the review panel the authority to take enforcement actions against agencies or officials who fail to provide information completely and in a timely manner. Additionally, certain quality assurance and performance improvement records of the State Department of Health, as well as specific radiological health and radioactive material licensing information that could pose a risk to public health or security, are also made confidential and exempt from the Public Records Act. Finally, the bill amends existing law to allow the State Department of Health and its related quality assurance and review panels, including this new Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Panel, to conduct closed meetings or executive sessions for the discussion of confidential quality assurance and performance improvement matters.
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Bill Summary: An Act To Create The Fetal And Infant Mortality Review Panel To Review Fetal Deaths And Deaths Of Infants Up To One Year Of Age And Establish Strategies To Prevent Infant Deaths; To Provide That The Review Panel Shall Be Multidisciplinary And Composed Of Such Members As Deemed Appropriate By The State Department Of Health; To Require The Review Panel To Submit A Report Annually To The House And Senate Public Health Committees That Include The Numbers, Causes And Relevant Demographic Information On Infant Mortality Deaths In Mississippi, And Appropriate Recommendations To The Legislature On How To Most Effectively Direct State Resources To Decrease Infant Mortality In The State; To Require That Data Shall Be Provided To The Review Panel By The State Medical Examiner's Office, State Department Of Health, Department Of Human Services, Medical Examiners, Coroners, Health Care Providers, Law Enforcement Agencies, And Any Other Agencies Or Officials Having Information That Is Necessary For The Review Panel To Carry Out Its Duties; To Require Physicians, Hospitals And Pharmacies To Provide Reasonable Access To The Review Panel To All Relevant Medical Records Associated With A Case Under Review By The Review Panel; To Provide That Information, Records And Proceedings Of The Review Panel Are Confidential And Not Subject To The Open Meetings Act, The Public Records Act Or Subpoena, Discovery Or Introduction Into Evidence; To Authorize The Review Panel To Initiate Enforcement Actions Against Agencies Or Officials That Do Not Provide Information To The Panel In A Complete And Timely Manner; To Amend Section 25-41-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Provisions; To Exempt Certain Quality Assurance, Quality Improvement, Performance Improvement, And Review Records Of The State Department Of Health From The Public Records Act; To Provide That Such Records Shall Be Confidential And Not Subject To Disclosure, Subpoena, Or Discovery; To Exempt Certain Radiological Health And Radioactive Material Licensing Information From The Public Records Act When Disclosure Would Pose A Risk To Public Health Or Security; To Amend Section 25-41-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The State Department Of Health And Certain Panels, Committees, Systems, Or Programs Established, Designated, Administered, Or Supported By The Department For Purposes Of Quality Assurance, Quality Improvement, Performance Improvement, Peer Review, Patient Safety, Morbidity Or Mortality Review, Or System Evaluation To Conduct Closed Meetings Or Executive Sessions For The Discussion Of Confidential Quality Assurance And Performance Improvement Matters; And For Related Purposes.
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• Introduced: 01/13/2026
• Added: 01/14/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Omeria Scott (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 1
• Last Amended: 01/13/2026
• Last Action: Referred To Public Health and Human Services
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NJ bill #S396 • Last Action 01/13/2026
"Palisades Cliffs Protection and Planning Act"; concerns preservation of Palisades Cliffs and creates Palisades Cliffs Preservation Council.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill, titled the "Palisades Cliffs Protection and Planning Act," establishes the Palisades Cliffs Preservation Council, a public entity with governmental powers, composed of 10 voting members appointed by the governing bodies of municipalities within the Palisades cliffs area. The bill also creates the Palisades Planning Region, encompassing land up to 2000 feet east of the cliff crest, and mandates that any new development within this region must not exceed a height that would obstruct the view of at least the eastern half of the Hudson River from the cliff crest, unless approved by the council. The council is empowered to adopt bylaws, sue and be sued, hire staff, apply for grants, enter into contracts, and provide guidance to municipalities on land use regulations to protect the Palisades cliffs, which are recognized as a natural treasure threatened by overdevelopment. The council is also required to submit an annual report detailing its activities and financial status to the relevant county and municipal governments.
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Bill Summary: This bill, "Palisades Cliffs Protection and Planning Act," would provide for the preservation of the Palisades cliffs and create the Palisades Cliffs Preservation Council. The council created by the bill would constitute a political subdivision of the State exercising public and essential governmental functions, would have 10 voting members appointed by the governing bodies of the municipalities within the Palisades cliffs area, and would be conferred with powers, duties, and responsibilities associated with preserving and protecting the Palisades cliffs. Additionally, the bill creates the Palisades Planning Region that would consist of that land within the municipalities which extends up to 2000 feet east of the Palisades cliff crest at each location along the Palisades cliffs. The bill provides that unless approved by the council, no development may be constructed in the Palisades Planning Region unless the maximum height of the proposed development, including any mechanical structures to be constructed atop the building or structure, is at or below the height whereby the sightline looking east from the crest directly to the west of the proposed development would include at least the eastern half of the Hudson River above the proposed building or structure. Where there is no discernable crest immediately to the west of the proposed development, except as otherwise specified in this bill, the height of the beginning of the sightline looking east would be the elevation of the surface of the portion of Palisades Avenue directly west of the proposed building or structure. Under the bill, on or before March 31 in each year, the council is required to make an annual report of its activities for the preceding calendar year to the governing body and the chief executive officer of the municipalities and Bergen and Hudson counties. Each such report shall set forth a complete operating and financial statement covering its operations during the preceding year.
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• Introduced: 01/14/2026
• Added: 01/14/2026
• Session: 2026-2027 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Brian Stack (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 1
• Last Amended: 12/11/2025
• Last Action: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee
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IL bill #SB2829 • Last Action 01/13/2026
MID ILLINOIS-MEDICAL DISTRICT
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill expands the boundaries of the Mid-Illinois Medical District and modifies the powers of its governing body, the Mid-Illinois Medical District Commission. The Commission will now hold a specific meeting in February of even-numbered years to elect its officers, and annual meetings for budgeting and other business, rather than just annual meetings for all purposes. Importantly, the Commission is prohibited from using eminent domain, a legal process to acquire private property for public use, for properties located within a specific area defined by 11th Street on the east, Madison Street on the north, Walnut Street on the west, and South Grand Avenue on the south. The bill also authorizes the Commission to construct or facilitate the construction of various facilities, including housing, educational buildings, and research facilities, and requires that the Commission's master plans be delivered to the advisory council and Springfield city council for their review, rather than requiring their approval.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Mid-Illinois Medical District Act. Expands the boundaries of the Mid-Illinois Medical District. Makes changes to the powers of the Mid-Illinois Medical District Commission. Requires the Commission to hold a regular meeting on the second Thursday of February in even-numbered years for the election of a President, Vice-President, Secretary, and Treasurer from among its members and to hold meetings annually for the adoption of a budget and for other business purposes (rather than holding annual meetings for all purposes). Provides that the Commission may not acquire property between 11th Street on the east, Madison Street on the north, Walnut Street on the west, and South Grand Avenue on the south by exercising the right of eminent domain under the Eminent Domain Act. Authorizes the Commission to construct or cause to be constructed, among other things, housing, educational buildings, and research facilities. Requires the Commission's master plans to be delivered to (rather than approved by) the advisory council and the Springfield city council.
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• Introduced: 01/13/2026
• Added: 01/14/2026
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Doris Turner (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 01/13/2026
• Last Action: Referred to Assignments
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VA bill #HB780 • Last Action 01/13/2026
Public institutions of higher education; governing boards; appointment and composition of members; powers and duties; legal counsel.
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill makes significant changes to the governance of public higher education institutions in Virginia, primarily by altering the composition and powers of their governing boards and clarifying the role of legal counsel. Key provisions include increasing the number of members on most governing boards to 18, extending their terms from four to six years, and mandating the inclusion of voting faculty, staff, and student representatives on these boards. The bill also modifies the procedures for gubernatorial appointments and confirmation by the General Assembly, and establishes new duties for governing boards and their individual members, emphasizing their responsibility to advance institutional and Commonwealth interests, maintain ideological and partisan neutrality, and protect academic freedom and freedom of speech. Furthermore, it clarifies that public institutions of higher education will now be primarily responsible for hiring their own legal counsel, though the Attorney General can still provide services upon request or in specific circumstances, and requires institutions to report annually on their use of outside legal services. The bill also revises the appointment process for the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV), the state agency responsible for coordinating higher education.
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Bill Summary: Public institutions of higher education; governing boards; appointment and composition of members; powers and duties; legal counsel. Amends several provisions relating to the employment, oversight, and management of the legal counsel for each public institution of higher education. The bill also amends the requirements relating to the appointment of members to and the composition of the governing board of each public institution of higher education, including (i) changing the required number of members to 18; (ii) expanding the term of each member of a governing board from four years to six years; (iii) requiring each governing board to appoint one member of the faculty, one member of the staff, and one student to the respective board as voting members; (iv) modifying procedural requirements for gubernatorial appointments and the confirmation of gubernatorial requirements by the General Assembly; and (v) amending and clarifying several procedural requirements specific to the appointment of members of governing boards, including appointments to fill vacancies and nomination and confirmation procedures and timelines. The bill also changes the procedures and requirements for the appointment of members to the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia and amends the requirements relating to meetings of and exercise of authority by each governing board and any executive committee appointed by a governing board pursuant to applicable law. Finally, the bill clarifies and expands the duties of each governing board in its collective capacity, and of the members of each governing board in their individual capacities, regarding (a) the primary duties of governing boards to advance the interests of the institution and the people of the Commonwealth, (b) duties relating to ideological and partisan neutrality and the protection of academic freedom and freedom of speech, and (c) duties relating to the relationship of the governing board and the institution's administration, faculty, and students.
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• Introduced: 01/13/2026
• Added: 01/14/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Katrina Callsen (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/13/2026
• Last Action: Committee Referral Pending
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NJ bill #S973 • Last Action 01/13/2026
Provides for public comment period at certain sessions of each house of Legislature.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill would amend the "Senator Byron M. Baer Open Public Meetings Act," which is a law (P.L.1975, c.231) that ensures public bodies conduct their meetings openly. Currently, this act requires municipal governing bodies and school boards to allow public comment at every meeting, but it does not mandate this for the state Senate and General Assembly. This bill would change that by requiring both the Senate and the General Assembly to set aside time for public comment during at least four sessions each year. To manage these sessions, each legislative house would need to create reasonable rules, which could include how to choose which session will have public comment, how long each person can speak, how many people can speak, how to maintain order, and prohibiting personal attacks on named individuals. The bill also clarifies that this new requirement for public comment in the legislature is an addition to the existing requirements for local government bodies.
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Bill Summary: This bill would amend the "Senator Byron M. Baer Open Public Meetings Act," P.L.1975, c.231 (C.10:4-6 et seq.) to require the Senate and General Assembly to each set aside a portion of a session of that house at least four times a year for public comment. Currently, the law requires municipal governing bodies and boards of education, but not other public bodies, to allow a period for public comment at each public meeting. The bill would require that each house adopt reasonable rules governing the order and conduct of the public comment period, including, but not limited to, rules for designating the session at which public comment will be taken, the maximum time allotted to each speaker, the number of speakers per comment period, maintaining order and decorum, and prohibiting personal comments concerning named individuals.
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• Introduced: 01/14/2026
• Added: 01/14/2026
• Session: 2026-2027 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 2 : Jon Bramnick (R)*, Paul Sarlo (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 1
• Last Amended: 12/22/2025
• Last Action: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee
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NJ bill #S1330 • Last Action 01/13/2026
Requires board of education to publicly post full meeting agenda 48 hours prior to meeting.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill requires boards of education to publicly post the full agenda for all their meetings on their website at least 48 hours before the meeting begins, ensuring the agenda is easily accessible and includes a detailed description of each item. This measure builds upon the existing "Senator Byron M. Baer Open Public Meetings Act (OPMA)," which already mandates 48 hours' notice for public meetings, including the time, date, location, and known agenda items, by specifically codifying and enhancing these transparency requirements for school boards and ensuring consistency in how they inform the public about their proceedings.
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Bill Summary: Under current law, all board of education meetings must be public and each board is required to hold a meeting at least once every two months during the period in which the schools in the district are in session. This bill amends current law to also require a board to post on its Internet website in an easily accessible location the full meeting agenda for all board meetings 48 hours prior to the commencement of the meeting. The bill requires that the full meeting agenda will include a detailed description of each item on the agenda. Under the "Senator Byron M. Baer Open Public Meetings Act (OPMA)," P.L.1975, c.231 (C.10:4-6 et seq.), public bodies, including boards of education, empowered as voting bodies to perform governmental functions, are required to give 48 hours of advance notice giving the time, date, location, and to the extent known, the agenda of their scheduled meetings. This bill codifies the 48 hours of advance notice requirement into the section of law specifically pertaining to boards of education, and helps enhance transparency and bring consistency to boards of education by requiring each board to post on its Internet website in an easily accessible location the full meeting agenda for all board meetings 48 hours prior to the commencement of the meeting. The full meeting agenda must include a detailed description of each item on the agenda.
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• Introduced: 01/14/2026
• Added: 01/14/2026
• Session: 2026-2027 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Joe Pennacchio (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 1
• Last Amended: 01/08/2026
• Last Action: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
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WA bill #HB2143 • Last Action 01/12/2026
Addressing representation within transportation benefit districts.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill addresses representation within transportation benefit districts by modifying the composition rules for their governing bodies, with a specific focus on counties west of the Cascade mountains that have a population over 400,000 and border another state. The bill allows for more flexible representation by permitting multiple cities to be represented by a single elected official, while ensuring that no county or city has more than three representatives on the governing body. It maintains the existing provisions for having two transit-using voting members on the board, with one member primarily relying on public transportation and the other representing a community-based organization. The bill also preserves the existing rules about board member compensation, including per diem rates and inflation adjustments, and continues to allow a non-voting labor representative on the board. An emergency clause is included, meaning the bill takes effect immediately upon passage, and it repeals a previous section of law related to public transportation benefit area grant program eligibility. The underlying motivation appears to be providing more equitable and flexible representation for communities within transportation benefit districts.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT Relating to representation within transportation benefit 2 districts; amending RCW 36.57A.050; creating a new section; repealing 3 RCW 47.66.170; and declaring an emergency. 4
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• Introduced: 12/15/2025
• Added: 12/16/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 2 : John Ley (R)*, Jenny Graham (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 12/15/2025
• Last Action: First reading, referred to Local Government.
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WA bill #HB1150 • Last Action 01/12/2026
Improving Washington's solid waste management outcomes.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill aims to improve Washington's solid waste management outcomes by establishing a comprehensive producer responsibility program for packaging and paper products. The bill requires producers of covered materials to create and fund a statewide program that encourages waste reduction, reuse, recycling, and composting. Key provisions include mandating producers to join a producer responsibility organization, developing statewide collection lists for recyclable and compostable materials, creating an advisory council to provide oversight, and establishing performance targets for waste reduction, recycling, and postconsumer recycled content. The program will begin implementation in 2026, with producers required to finance collection, transportation, and processing of used materials, and provide education and outreach to consumers. The bill also includes provisions for service provider reimbursement, infrastructure investments, and an equity study to examine the program's impacts on workers and communities. Additionally, the legislation introduces minimum compensation standards for workers at large material recovery facilities and creates mechanisms for ongoing program evaluation and potential improvement.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT Relating to improving Washington's solid waste management 2 outcomes; amending RCW 70A.205.045, 70A.205.500, 81.77.030, 3 81.77.160, 81.77.185, and 70A.245.100; reenacting and amending RCW 4 43.21B.110, 43.21B.300, and 49.48.082; adding a new section to 5 chapter 49.46 RCW; adding a new chapter to Title 70A RCW; creating 6 new sections; prescribing penalties; and providing an expiration 7 date. 8
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• Introduced: 01/02/2025
• Added: 01/03/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 23 : Liz Berry (D)*, Brandy Donaghy (D), Cindy Ryu (D), Alex Ramel (D), Darya Farivar (D), Sharlett Mena (D), Emily Alvarado (D), Davina Duerr (D), Julia Reed (D), Joe Fitzgibbon (D), Lisa Callan (D), Nicole Macri (D), Beth Doglio (D), Mary Fosse (D), Tarra Simmons (D), Chipalo Street (D), Gerry Pollet (D), Shelley Kloba (D), Greg Nance (D), Lauren Davis (D), Timm Ormsby (D), Osman Salahuddin (D), Natasha Hill (D)
• Versions: 3 • Votes: 2 • Actions: 19
• Last Amended: 02/28/2025
• Last Action: House Rules "X" file.
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VA bill #HB483 • Last Action 01/12/2026
Prescription Drug Affordability Board; established, drug cost affordability review, report.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the Prescription Drug Affordability Board (the Board) to protect citizens and healthcare stakeholders from high prescription drug costs by conducting affordability reviews of certain drugs and setting upper payment limits (UPLs) where necessary. The Board will consist of five appointed members with expertise in healthcare or related fields, and they must disclose any conflicts of interest. A stakeholder council will also be created to advise the Board. The Board is required to meet regularly in open sessions, with specific provisions for closed sessions to discuss proprietary data, and must provide public notice and opportunities for comment. The bill outlines factors the Board will consider when determining if a drug presents an affordability challenge, such as wholesale acquisition cost, price increases, and patient out-of-pocket costs, and mandates that any savings from UPLs be used to reduce consumer costs, particularly out-of-pocket expenses. The Attorney General is empowered to enforce the bill's provisions, and individuals aggrieved by a Board decision can appeal. The Board must report its findings and recommendations annually to the General Assembly, starting in late 2026. These provisions apply to state-sponsored and state-regulated health plans and programs, but not to Medicare Part D plans, although other plans like ERISA plans may opt-in. Certain provisions of the bill are set to expire unless reauthorized by the General Assembly in 2028.
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Bill Summary: Prescription Drug Affordability Board established; drug cost affordability review. Establishes the Prescription Drug Affordability Board (the Board) for the purpose of protecting the citizens of the Commonwealth and other stakeholders within the health care system from the high costs of prescription drug products. The bill requires the Board to meet in open session at least four times annually, with certain exceptions and requirements enumerated in the bill. Members of the Board are required to disclose any conflicts of interest, as described in the bill. The bill also creates a stakeholder council for the purpose of assisting the Board in making decisions related to drug cost affordability. The bill tasks the Board with conducting affordability reviews of certain prescription drugs that are offered for sale in the Commonwealth. The bill lists factors for the Board to consider that indicate an affordability challenge for the health care system in the Commonwealth or high out-of-pocket costs for patients. The bill also provides that any person aggrieved by a decision of the Board may request an appeal of the Board's decision and that the Attorney General has authority to enforce the provisions of the bill. The bill requires the Board to annually report its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly, beginning on December 31, 2026. Provisions of the bill apply to state-sponsored and state-regulated health plans and health programs and obligate such policies to limit drug payment amounts and reimbursements to an upper payment limit amount set by the Board, if applicable, following an affordability review. The bill specifies that Medicare Part D plans are not bound by such decisions of the Board. The bill provides that certain provisions will expire unless reenacted by the 2028 Session of the General Assembly.
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• Introduced: 01/13/2026
• Added: 01/13/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Regular Session
• Sponsors: 4 : Karrie Delaney (D)*, Nadarius Clark (D), Ellen McLaughlin (R), Kannan Srinivasan (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/12/2026
• Last Action: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
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WA bill #HB2108 • Last Action 01/12/2026
Concerning the transfer of the juvenile justice functions.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill transfers all juvenile justice functions from the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) to the Department of Corrections (DOC), effective July 1, 2026. The transfer encompasses a comprehensive reorganization of juvenile rehabilitation services, including the management of juvenile correctional facilities, juvenile offender programs, and related legal and administrative responsibilities. The bill modifies numerous existing statutes to replace references to DCYF with the Department of Corrections and ensures a smooth transition of personnel, resources, and ongoing programs. Key provisions include transferring all existing employees, contracts, records, and assets related to juvenile justice services, maintaining the same level of services and treatment for juveniles, and preserving existing collective bargaining units. The bill also specifies that the transfer will not invalidate any previous actions and provides mechanisms for resolving any questions about the transfer of resources or personnel. The legislation aims to consolidate juvenile justice functions under one agency while maintaining the focus on rehabilitation, treatment, and support for juvenile offenders.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT Relating to transfer of the juvenile justice functions 2 from the department of children, youth, and families to the 3 department of corrections; amending RCW 13.40.020, 13.40.050, 4 13.40.087, 13.40.165, 13.40.205, 13.40.210, 13.40.280, 13.40.285, 5 13.40.730, 74.14A.030, 74.14A.040, 72.01.045, 72.01.050, 13.16.100, 6 28A.225.010, 72.05.010, 72.05.020, 72.05.130, 72.05.154, 72.05.440, 7 72.19.010, 72.19.020, 72.19.030, 72.19.040, 72.19.050, 72.19.060, 8 72.72.030, 72.72.040, 13.06.020, 13.06.030, 13.06.040, 13.06.050, 9 28A.190.050, 28A.190.060, 71.34.795, 72.01.410, 43.216.005, 10 43.216.035, and 43.216.015; reenacting and amending RCW 13.04.011 and 11 72.01.210; adding a new section to chapter 72.09 RCW; repealing RCW 12 13.40.468 and 13.40.660; and providing an effective date. 13
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• Introduced: 12/08/2025
• Added: 12/09/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 3 : Jim Walsh (R)*, Rob Chase (R), Jenny Graham (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 12/08/2025
• Last Action: First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services.
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WA bill #SB6020 • Last Action 01/12/2026
Changing the official name of the department of children, youth, and families oversight board.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill changes the official name of the Department of Children, Youth, and Families Oversight Board to the "Department of Children, Youth, and Families Social Club" to ensure that diversity, equity, and inclusion goals are prioritized and that board members are not offended by the word "oversight," especially in light of recent increases in infant deaths, system overcrowding, and settlement costs. The bill amends several Revised Code of Washington (RCW) sections to reflect this name change and to redefine the board's priorities, ensuring it focuses on meeting diversity, equity, and inclusion goals.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT Relating to clearly redefining the priorities of the 2 department of children, youth, and families oversight board and 3 ensuring diversity, equity, and inclusion goals are met by changing 4 the official name of the department of children, youth, and families 5 oversight board to the department of children, youth, and families 6 social club; amending RCW 43.216.015, 43.216.395, 43.06A.030, 7 74.13B.020, 13.50.010, 43.06A.060, 43.06A.070, and 2.30.100; and 8 creating a new section. 9
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• Introduced: 01/07/2026
• Added: 01/08/2026
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Leonard Christian (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/08/2026
• Last Action: First reading, referred to Human Services.
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CA bill #SB879 • Last Action 01/12/2026
Budget Act of 2026.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill, titled the "Budget Act of 2026," makes appropriations for the support of the State of California for the 2026-27 fiscal year, aligning with Article IV, Section 12 of the California Constitution. It establishes a standardized coding scheme for financial transactions across state fiscal systems, including the Governor's Budget, the Controller's legacy systems, and the Financial Information System for California (FI$Cal), to ensure compatibility and facilitate the appropriation of federal funds. The bill also allows the Department of Finance to authorize technical revisions to these codes and structures to maintain system compatibility and to make technical changes or corrections in FI$Cal or the Controller's legacy systems resulting from the conversion or implementation of FI$Cal. Appropriations for capital outlay projects have specific liquidation periods, with studies, preliminary plans, and working drawings available until June 30, 2027, and all other capital outlay appropriations available until June 30, 2029. The bill takes effect immediately as a budget bill.
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Bill Summary: An act making appropriations for the support of the government of the State of California and for several public purposes in accordance with the provisions of Section 12 of Article IV of the Constitution of the State of California, relating to the state budget, to take effect immediately, budget bill.
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• Introduced: 01/09/2026
• Added: 01/10/2026
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : John Laird (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 01/09/2026
• Last Action: Read first time.
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WA bill #HB1198 • Last Action 01/12/2026
Revised for 1st substitute: Making 2025-2027 fiscal biennium operating appropriations and 2023-2025 fiscal biennium second supplemental operating appropriations.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: I apologize, but the text appears to be cut off at the end. However, I can provide a summary based on the available information. Here's a summary of the bill: This bill is a comprehensive state budget bill for the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium, covering appropriations for various state agencies and programs. It includes detailed funding allocations for different departments, such as the Department of Ecology, with specific line items and conditions for spending. Key provisions include funding for climate change initiatives, environmental protection, tribal consultation, and various state services. The bill provides total appropriations of $1,042,985,000 for the Department of Ecology alone, with allocations from multiple state and federal funding sources. Notable highlights include $24,536,000 for capacity grants to federally recognized tribes, $4,002,000 for flood prevention in the Nooksack basin, and $2,468,000 for addressing air quality in overburdened communities. The bill also includes specific instructions for how funds should be used, such as technical assistance, environmental studies, and tribal consultations, with an emphasis on climate resilience, environmental protection, and supporting local communities.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT Relating to fiscal matters; amending RCW 9.46.100, 2 15.76.115, 18.04.105, 18.20.430, 18.43.150, 18.51.060, 18.85.061, 3 28B.15.066, 28B.76.525, 28B.92.205, 28B.99.030, 28C.10.082, 4 29B.60.080, 41.05.120, 41.06.280, 41.06.285, 41.50.110, 42.17A.785, 5 43.07.129, 43.07.130, 43.07.410, 43.09.475, 43.19.025, 43.41.450, 6 43.84.180, 43.99N.060, 43.101.200, 43.101.220, 43.320.110, 7 43.330.184, 43.330.250, 43.330.365, 44.90.070, 46.09.510, 46.66.080, 8 50.16.010, 50.24.014, 69.50.540, 70.79.350, 70.128.160, 70.245.150, 9 70.330.020, 70A.65.250, 70A.65.260, 70A.65.270, 70A.65.300, 10 70A.200.140, 71.24.580, 72.09.780, 74.31.060, 74.39A.032, 74.46.581, 11 77.12.170, 77.44.050, 77.55.480, 77.105.150, 79.64.040, 80.01.080, 12 81.88.050, 82.86.050, 86.26.007, 40.14.024, 40.14.026, 40.14.025, 13 43.09.475, 34.12.130, 38.40.200, 38.40.210, 38.40.220, 43.79.574, 14 46.66.080, 51.44.170, 53.20.090, 72.09.780, and 80.01.080; reenacting 15 and amending RCW 28B.93.060, 43.155.050, 70A.65.030, 71.24.890, 16 79.64.110, and 36.22.175; amending 2024 c 376 ss 101, 112, 113, 114, 17 115, 116, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 125, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 133, 18 139, 141, 142, 144, 145, 146, 149, 150, 153, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 19 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 218, 219, 220, 221, 20 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 21 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 401, 402, 501, 503, 504, 506, 507, 508, 509, 22 511, 512, 513, 515, 516, 517, 518, 519, 520, 523, 601, 602, 603, 604, 23 605, 606, 607, 608, 609, 612, 613, 702, 703, 704, 706, 707, 713, 717, SHB 1198 1 801, 802, 803, and 804 and 2023 c 475 ss 128 and 738 (uncodified); 2 creating new sections; making appropriations; providing an effective 3 date; providing expiration dates; and declaring an emergency. 4
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• Introduced: 01/08/2025
• Added: 01/09/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 3 : Timm Ormsby (D)*, Mia Gregerson (D), Nicole Macri (D)
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 1 • Actions: 13
• Last Amended: 03/31/2025
• Last Action: House Rules "X" file.
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WA bill #HB1396 • Last Action 01/12/2026
Increasing transparency and accountability of the office of corrections ombuds.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill increases transparency and accountability for the Office of Corrections Ombuds by establishing an advisory council composed of 11 members with diverse backgrounds, including currently and formerly incarcerated individuals, family members of incarcerated people, and community experts. The advisory council will help the Ombuds establish priorities, provide input, receive briefings on deidentified data and trends, and make recommendations, though they cannot participate in investigations or access confidential records. Members will be appointed by the governor for two-year staggered terms, with a focus on reflecting the racial and ethnic makeup of the incarcerated population. The bill also updates the Ombuds' responsibilities to include consulting with the advisory council when setting priorities, soliciting feedback directly from incarcerated individuals and stakeholders, and holding quarterly public meetings. Additionally, the legislation updates terminology from "inmates" to "incarcerated individuals" throughout the existing law, emphasizing a more respectful approach to describing people in correctional facilities. Eligible council members, including those currently incarcerated, will receive stipends, and all members must complete training to utilize an antiracist lens in their duties.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT Relating to increasing transparency and accountability of 2 the office of corrections ombuds through increased involvement of 3 those with lived experience including by establishing an advisory 4 council; amending RCW 43.06C.040; adding a new section to chapter 5 43.06C RCW; and creating a new section. 6
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• Introduced: 01/17/2025
• Added: 01/19/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 9 : Darya Farivar (D)*, Strom Peterson (D), Lauren Davis (D), Lisa Parshley (D), Julia Reed (D), Beth Doglio (D), Gerry Pollet (D), Timm Ormsby (D), Natasha Hill (D)
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 1 • Actions: 10
• Last Amended: 02/14/2025
• Last Action: By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
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NE bill #LB898 • Last Action 01/12/2026
Change which political subdivisions may use virtual conferencing for meetings under the Open Meetings Act and change related requirements
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends Nebraska's Open Meetings Act to expand the types of political subdivisions, or "public bodies," that can hold meetings using virtual conferencing, which allows participants to join remotely via technology like video calls. Previously, only specific entities like state agencies, certain interlocal cooperation organizations, and natural resources districts could use virtual conferencing under certain conditions. This bill broadens that permission to most public bodies, provided they meet new requirements. These requirements include giving advance public notice that includes a dial-in number or link to the virtual meeting, ensuring at least one physical meeting site is available with a representative present, making meeting documents accessible both physically and electronically, and for statewide elected or appointed bodies (unless advisory), limiting virtual meetings to no more than half of their total meetings per year. The bill also clarifies that certain entities, like those involved in electricity or natural gas sales through interlocal cooperation, or those whose members are not elected or appointed statewide, can hold more than half of their meetings virtually, as long as they hold at least one in-person meeting annually. Additionally, the bill makes changes to public notice requirements for meetings and addresses specific regulations for privately developed renewable energy generation facilities, including public meeting requirements and security bonds for decommissioning.
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Bill Summary: A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to open meetings; to amend sections 70-1014, 70-1014.02, and 84-1411, Revised Statutes Supplement, 2025; to change provisions relating to virtual conferencing; and to repeal the original sections.
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• Introduced: 01/08/2026
• Added: 01/09/2026
• Session: 109th Legislature
• Sponsors: 1 : Dan Lonowski (NP)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 4
• Last Amended: 01/08/2026
• Last Action: Referred to Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee
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UT bill #SB0095 • Last Action 01/12/2026
Public Speaking Amendments
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes a system for assessing and managing security risks for public events at institutions of higher education (institutions) in Utah. It requires institutions to conduct a risk assessment for any public event featuring an outside speaker, consulting with the Department of Public Safety and campus police. This assessment, which must be content-neutral and completed within 10 business days of a request, evaluates factors like credible threats, past event issues, attendance size, venue security, and resource needs to assign a "threat level" from 1 (minimal risk) to 5 (severe risk). Based on the assigned threat level, specific security measures, ranging from standard campus police presence for Level 1 events to multi-agency coordination and advanced threat monitoring for Level 5 events, will be implemented. The bill also mandates that sponsoring entities obtain varying levels of general liability insurance based on the threat level, with higher levels requiring additional special event insurance. Furthermore, sponsoring entities may be charged security fees, with amounts escalating with the threat level, though institutions have the discretion to waive or reduce these fees under certain circumstances. The bill also amends existing law to protect certain records related to these risk assessments and security plans from public disclosure, while still allowing for the release of the assigned threat level, general security measures, and estimated costs. Finally, the bill sets an effective date of May 6, 2026.
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Bill Summary: General Description: This bill establishes risk assessment and security requirements for public events at an institution of higher education (institutions).
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• Introduced: 01/07/2026
• Added: 01/08/2026
• Session: 2026 General Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Kathleen Riebe (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 01/07/2026
• Last Action: Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research in Waiting for Introduction in the Senate
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UT bill #SB0097 • Last Action 01/12/2026
Property Tax Rate Amendments
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends Utah law regarding property tax rate increases, primarily by adding a new limitation on how much a taxing entity can increase its property tax revenue beyond what it collected the previous year, excluding revenue from new growth. Specifically, it introduces a provision stating that a taxing entity cannot budget more than a 5% increase in property tax revenue compared to the previous year's budgeted revenue, excluding eligible new growth. The bill also makes technical changes to existing notice and hearing requirements for tax increases, including adding exceptions to these requirements and clarifying definitions related to property tax revenue and new growth.
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Bill Summary: General Description: This bill addresses property tax rates.
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• Introduced: 01/07/2026
• Added: 01/08/2026
• Session: 2026 General Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Dan McCay (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 01/07/2026
• Last Action: Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research in Waiting for Introduction in the Senate
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WA bill #HB1482 • Last Action 01/12/2026
Assuring equity in health coverage.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill aims to improve health coverage equity for immigrants in Washington state by establishing comprehensive health insurance programs and support mechanisms. The legislation recognizes that over 1,000,000 immigrants in Washington are often structurally excluded from social safety net programs and have significantly higher uninsured rates compared to U.S. citizens. The bill creates an Apple Health expansion program that will provide health coverage to individuals aged 19 and older who have incomes at or below 138% of the federal poverty level but are ineligible for federal assistance due to immigration status. The program will offer health coverage equivalent to categorically needy medical assistance and establishes a community accountability committee to monitor program performance. Additionally, the bill requires the Washington Health Benefit Exchange to create a culturally diverse and linguistically appropriate outreach campaign to support immigrant health coverage, with direct funding to community-based organizations. The legislation also mandates exploring federal waivers to increase funding and improve health insurance access for immigrants, with a goal of reaching parity in insurance coverage rates between immigrants and citizens by January 1, 2028. The bill represents a significant effort to address healthcare disparities and provide comprehensive health coverage regardless of immigration status.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT Relating to assuring equity in health coverage; amending 2 RCW 43.71.020, 43.71.110, and 43.71.120; adding a new section to 3 chapter 74.09 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 43.71 RCW; and 4 creating a new section. 5
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• Introduced: 01/20/2025
• Added: 01/21/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 14 : My-Linh Thai (D)*, Nicole Macri (D), Beth Doglio (D), Lauren Davis (D), Julia Reed (D), Alex Ramel (D), Lisa Parshley (D), Sharon Tomiko Tomiko Santos (D), Osman Salahuddin (D), Timm Ormsby (D), Shaun Scott (D), Gerry Pollet (D), Natasha Hill (D), Tarra Simmons (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/21/2025
• Last Action: By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
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NE bill #LB881 • Last Action 01/12/2026
Require law enforcement agencies, jails, and the Nebraska State Patrol to receive approval prior to entering into agreements to enforce immigration law
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill requires law enforcement agencies, jails, and the Nebraska State Patrol to obtain approval before entering into agreements to enforce immigration law, defining such an agreement as a contract where these entities will enforce immigration laws or investigate, detain, or arrest individuals for immigration purposes, with an exception for agreements related to human trafficking. Starting July 1, 2026, local law enforcement agencies and jails must notify their local governing body, which will then hold a public hearing to approve or deny the agreement, and existing agreements will terminate on December 1, 2026, unless approved by the local governing body. Similarly, the Nebraska State Patrol must notify and receive approval from the Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice (referred to as the "Commission") for any immigration enforcement agreements, with existing agreements also requiring Commission approval to remain valid. Violations of these approval requirements are considered violations of the Open Meetings Act, allowing any resident to file a civil lawsuit to ensure compliance.
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Bill Summary: A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to immigration; to require law enforcement agencies, jails, and the Nebraska State Patrol to receive approval prior to entering into agreements to enforce immigration law; to state legislative findings; to define terms; to require notice and public hearings; to require reports; to provide powers and duties for the Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice; and to provide for civil actions.
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• Introduced: 01/08/2026
• Added: 01/09/2026
• Session: 109th Legislature
• Sponsors: 1 : Dunixi Guereca (NP)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 6
• Last Amended: 01/08/2026
• Last Action: Referred to Judiciary Committee
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UT bill #SB0088 • Last Action 01/12/2026
School Technology Amendments
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends provisions related to internet policy in public schools by defining "public school" and establishing standards for online access policies. It requires local school boards to develop, adopt, and regularly review these policies, which must restrict access to obscene material, outline how the school meets online access requirements, and include provisions for parents to request preapproved content filtering systems for student devices and to monitor student activity on school-managed devices. The policies must also inform the public about administrative procedures for enforcing the policy and handling complaints, and these procedures will be available for review at the school. The bill takes effect on July 1, 2026.
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Bill Summary: General Description: This bill amends provisions related to internet policy in a public school.
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• Introduced: 01/06/2026
• Added: 01/07/2026
• Session: 2026 General Session
• Sponsors: 2 : Lincoln Fillmore (R)*, Ariel Defay (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 01/06/2026
• Last Action: Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research in Waiting for Introduction in the Senate
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VA bill #SB195 • Last Action 01/12/2026
Gaming Commission; established, penalties, report.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the Virginia Gaming Commission as an independent agency to oversee and regulate all legal gambling in Virginia, excluding the state lottery. It outlines eligibility requirements for the Commission's Commissioner and Board members, details their powers and duties, and facilitates the transfer of employees from relevant state agencies to the new Commission. The bill also makes numerous technical amendments to existing laws, including updating references to the Virginia Racing Commission and related statutes to reflect the new regulatory structure, and clarifies provisions related to various forms of gaming, such as charitable gaming, casino gaming, sports betting, fantasy contests, and horse racing, by creating a new Title 29.5 in the Code of Virginia to consolidate these regulations.
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Bill Summary: Virginia Gaming Commission established; penalties. Establishes the Virginia Gaming Commission as an independent agency of the Commonwealth, exclusive of the legislative, executive, or judicial branches of government, to oversee and regulate all forms of legal gambling in the Commonwealth except for the state lottery. The bill sets eligibility requirements for the appointment of a Commissioner and Virginia Gaming Commission Board members, provides powers and duties of such Commissioner and Board members, and provides for the transfer of current employees of relevant state agencies to the Commission. The bill contains numerous technical amendments.
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• Introduced: 01/10/2026
• Added: 01/11/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Regular Session
• Sponsors: 2 : Lashrecse Aird (D)*, Bryce Reeves (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 01/09/2026
• Last Action: Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/12/2026 11:24 am)
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GA bill #HB185 • Last Action 01/12/2026
Professions and businesses; repeal and reenact Chapter 11A, the Dietetics Practice Act
Status: Crossed Over
AI-generated Summary: This bill creates a comprehensive Dietetics and Nutrition Practices Act that establishes a new regulatory framework for dietitians and nutritionists in Georgia. The bill establishes the Georgia Board of Examiners of Licensed Dietitians and Licensed Nutritionists, which will oversee the licensure and regulation of dietitians and nutritionists in the state. The legislation creates two primary license types: licensed dietitian and licensed nutritionist, each with specific educational, training, and examination requirements. The bill introduces detailed definitions of professional practices, including medical nutrition therapy, and sets standards for professional conduct, continuing education, and disciplinary actions. Additionally, the bill creates a Dietitian Licensure Compact that allows for interstate practice by establishing uniform requirements and a mechanism for professionals to obtain practice privileges across participating states. The compact aims to increase public access to dietetics services, reduce administrative burdens, and enhance states' ability to protect public health by providing a standardized approach to professional licensure and regulation. The bill also updates numerous cross-references in other sections of Georgia law to reflect these new professional definitions and standards, ensuring consistency across different legal statutes.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT To amend Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to professions and businesses, so as to repeal and reenact Chapter 11A, the "Dietetics Practice Act"; to provide for the licensure of dietitians and nutritionists; to provide for short titles; to provide for the purpose of the chapter; to provide definitions; to establish the Georgia Board of Examiners of Licensed Dietitians and Licensed Nutritionists; to provide for powers, members, officers, and meetings of such board; to provide for the grant of a license without examination; to provide for eligibility for licensure as a dietitian and nutritionist; to provide for provisional licenses; to authorize the board to obtain conviction data; to permit applications to be made under oath; to provide for notice of acceptance or rejection; to provide for examinations; to provide for requirements of licensees; to provide for refusal, suspension, or revocation of licenses; to provide for proceedings; to provide for protected titles; to provide for exceptions to licensure; to provide for statutory construction; to provide for scope of practice; to provide for a qualified supervisor over a supervised practice experience in the practices of dietetics and nutrition; to enter into an interstate compact; to authorize the board to administer such compact; to amend Titles 9, 31, 33, 43, and 51 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to civil practice, health, insurance, professions and businesses, and torts, respectively, so as to provide for conforming cross-references; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. H. B. 185 (SUB)
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• Introduced: 01/30/2025
• Added: 01/31/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 3 : Ginny Ehrhart (R)*, Alan Powell (R)*, Chuck Hufstetler (R)
• Versions: 3 • Votes: 1 • Actions: 22
• Last Amended: 03/06/2025
• Last Action: Senate Recommitted
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WA bill #SB5418 • Last Action 01/12/2026
Concerning charter school contracts.
Status: Crossed Over
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies existing laws related to charter schools in Washington State, making several key changes. The bill updates provisions for charter school operations, emphasizing that charter schools must comply with various local, state, and federal laws, including non-discrimination, civil rights, and special education regulations. It clarifies that charter schools must provide basic education meeting state learning standards, though they may seek exemptions through their charter contract. The bill introduces new requirements for reporting noncertificated instructional staff and establishes that charter schools must execute a charter contract within 90 days of application approval. Importantly, the bill expands the ability of charter schools to seek waivers from certain educational provisions, allowing more flexibility in implementing innovative educational approaches. The authorizer (either a school district board or the charter school commission) must now consult with the state board of education when creating or revising charter contracts, and each charter contract must clearly outline performance expectations, administrative relationships, and mutual rights and duties. The bill maintains the five-year initial contract term for charter schools and reinforces that no charter school can begin operations without an executed charter contract. Overall, the legislation aims to provide charter schools with greater operational flexibility while maintaining accountability and educational quality.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT Relating to charter school contracts; and amending RCW 2 28A.710.040, 28A.710.160, and 28A.300.750. 3
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• Introduced: 01/21/2025
• Added: 01/22/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 4 : Lisa Wellman (D)*, Mike Chapman (D), Paul Harris (R), T'wina Nobles (D)
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 2 • Actions: 16
• Last Amended: 02/14/2025
• Last Action: By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
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MS bill #HB517 • Last Action 01/12/2026
Charter schools; authorize state universities and community colleges to issue charters and revise various other provisions.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill expands the entities authorized to issue charters for charter schools in Mississippi, allowing state universities and community colleges, in addition to the existing Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board, to grant these charters, provided they establish dedicated offices for this purpose. It also revises various provisions of the Mississippi Charter Schools Act to streamline operations and improve oversight, including allowing authorizers to amend charter contracts for mergers or reconfigurations without closing schools, clarifying that authorizers receiving state appropriations for operational support cannot retain per-pupil funds, and permitting applicants denied a charter to reapply after addressing deficiencies. The bill also introduces flexibility in application requirements, allows charter schools to seek oversight from different authorizers during their contract term, modifies how a charter school's underserved student population is compared to the local district, limits the impact of local district academic performance on a charter school's evaluation, and grants charter schools with shorter renewal terms the right to appeal. Additionally, it adjusts requirements for teacher licensure exemptions, eliminates annual peer committee reports on funding sufficiency, mandates consultation with the State Auditor for financial regulations, and clarifies that charter schools are not bound by State Department of Education financial policies unless specifically made applicable.
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Bill Summary: An Act To Amend Section 37-28-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize State Institutions Of Higher Learning And Community And Junior Colleges, In Addition To The Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board, To Authorize Charter Schools; To Require State Institutions Of Higher Learning And Community And Junior Colleges Desiring To Authorize Charter Schools To Establish An Office Specifically For That Purpose; To Require The Chair Of The Charter School Authorizer Board To Be Selected From Among The Members Appointed To The Board By The Governor And Lieutenant Governor; To Amend Section 37-28-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Definitions Used In The Mississippi Charter Schools Act In Conformity To The Preceding Provisions; To Amend Section 37-28-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Charter School Authorizers To Amend Charter School Contracts In Order To Approve Mergers, Consolidations And Reconfigurations Without Closing A Charter School; To Amend Section 37-28-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit An Authorizer That Receives An Appropriation For Its Operational Support From Retaining A Portion Of Per-pupil Allocations For Its Support; To Amend Section 37-28-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Provisions Of This Act; To Amend Section 37-28-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Charter School Authorizers To Limit The Information Initially Submitted By A Charter School Applicant To That Which The Authorizer Deems Essential; To Amend Section 37-28-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Certain Applicants That Are Denied A Charter To Remedy The Application's Deficiencies And Reapply Before The Next Regular Application Process; To Amend Section 37-28-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Charter Schools To Apply For Oversight With A Different Authorizer During The Term Of An Existing Charter Contract; To Amend Section 37-28-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Manner In Which A Charter School's Underserved Population Is Compared To That Of The Local School District And To Authorize An Enrollment Preference For Children Transferring To A Charter School From Another School Chartered By The Same Authorizer; To Amend Section 37-28-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Limit Comparisons To A Local School District's Academic Performance To Five Percent Of The Overall Academic Evaluation Of A Charter School; To Amend Section 37-28-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Charter Schools That Receive A Renewal Contract Of Less Than Five Years To Appeal The Decision In The Same Manner That Nonrenewals And Revocations Are Appealed; To Amend Section 37-28-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Eliminate Annual Peer Committee Reports On The Sufficiency Of Charter School Funding And To Require Additional Reports From Charter School Authorizers; To Amend Section 37-28-47, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exclude Provisionally Licensed Teachers And Teachers Out Of Field From The 25% Limitation On Charter School Teachers Exempt From Licensure Requirements; To Amend Sections 37-28-49 And 37-28-55, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Provisions Of This Act; To Amend Section 37-28-57, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Charter Schools To Consult With The State Auditor In Developing Financial Regulations And To Provide That Charter Schools Are Not Required To Adhere To Financial Policies Adopted By The State Department Of Education Unless A Relevant Statute Is Specifically Made Applicable To Charter Schools; And For Related Purposes.
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• Introduced: 01/12/2026
• Added: 01/13/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Randy Boyd (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 1
• Last Amended: 01/12/2026
• Last Action: Referred To Education
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WA bill #SB5031 • Last Action 01/12/2026
Concerning health care coordination regarding confined individuals.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes a new Council of Health Care Coordination for Youth and Adults in Facilities of Confinement within the Washington State Department of Health to address coordination and communication challenges related to healthcare for individuals in confinement settings. The council will be composed of voting members from various state agencies, including representatives from the departments of health, social and health services, corrections, and children, youth, and families, as well as a tribal representative, a member with lived experience in confined healthcare settings, and others. The council's primary responsibilities include reviewing current laws and policies regarding health information sharing among agencies housing confined individuals, making recommendations to improve data and information sharing, avoiding duplication of efforts, and creating an effective communication forum between state, local, and federal organizations. The council is required to meet at least quarterly, track health-related activities within their respective agencies, and submit an annual report to the governor and legislature by November 1st each year, assessing the effectiveness of their work and the adequacy of their resources. The bill recognizes that healthcare in correctional and confinement settings is crucial for public health and successful reentry of individuals into their communities.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT Relating to statewide health care coordination and 2 communication regarding individuals housed in facilities of 3 confinement; and adding a new chapter to Title 70 RCW. 4
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• Introduced: 12/12/2024
• Added: 12/13/2024
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 7 : Claire Wilson (D)*, Bob Hasegawa (D), Deborah Krishnadasan (D), T'wina Nobles (D), Rebecca Saldaña (D), Yasmin Trudeau (D), Lisa Wellman (D)
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 1 • Actions: 13
• Last Amended: 02/07/2025
• Last Action: By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
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VA bill #SB271 • Last Action 01/12/2026
Prescription Drug Affordability Board; established, drug cost affordability review, report.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the Prescription Drug Affordability Board to protect citizens and healthcare stakeholders from high prescription drug costs by conducting affordability reviews of certain drugs and setting upper payment limits, which are maximum amounts that state-sponsored and state-regulated health plans and programs can pay or reimburse for these drugs; the Board will consist of five appointed members with expertise in healthcare or related fields, and they must disclose any conflicts of interest, while also being supported by a stakeholder council composed of various industry and consumer representatives to aid in decision-making. The Board is required to meet at least four times annually in open sessions, with specific exceptions for proprietary data, and must provide public notice and opportunities for comment, and any person aggrieved by a Board decision can appeal, with the Attorney General authorized to enforce the bill's provisions, which also mandates annual reporting to the General Assembly starting December 31, 2026, though Medicare Part D plans are exempt from these decisions and certain provisions will expire unless reauthorized by 2028.
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Bill Summary: Prescription Drug Affordability Board established; drug cost affordability review. Establishes the Prescription Drug Affordability Board (the Board) for the purpose of protecting the citizens of the Commonwealth and other stakeholders within the health care system from the high costs of prescription drug products. The bill requires the Board to meet in open session at least four times annually, with certain exceptions and requirements enumerated in the bill. Members of the Board are required to disclose any conflicts of interest, as described in the bill. The bill also creates a stakeholder council for the purpose of assisting the Board in making decisions related to drug cost affordability. The bill tasks the Board with conducting affordability reviews of certain prescription drugs that are offered for sale in the Commonwealth. The bill lists factors for the Board to consider that indicate an affordability challenge for the health care system in the Commonwealth or high out-of-pocket costs for patients. The bill also provides that any person aggrieved by a decision of the Board may request an appeal of the Board's decision and that the Attorney General has authority to enforce the provisions of the bill. The bill requires the Board to annually report its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly, beginning on December 31, 2026. Provisions of the bill apply to state-sponsored and state-regulated health plans and health programs and obligate such policies to limit drug payment amounts and reimbursements to an upper payment limit amount set by the Board, if applicable, following an affordability review. The bill specifies that Medicare Part D plans are not bound by such decisions of the Board. The bill provides that certain provisions will expire unless reenacted by the 2028 Session of the General Assembly.
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• Introduced: 01/14/2026
• Added: 01/14/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Creigh Deeds (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/12/2026
• Last Action: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
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WA bill #SB5810 • Last Action 01/12/2026
Making 2025-2027 fiscal biennium operating appropriations and 2023-2025 fiscal biennium second supplemental operating appropriations.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: Here is a summary of the bill: This bill makes appropriations for the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium and includes allocations for various state agencies and programs. The bill covers multiple areas of government spending, with a significant focus on education, human services, and public instruction. Key provisions include: 1. Funding for K-12 education, with allocations for basic education, special education, learning assistance, transitional bilingual programs, and highly capable student programs. The bill provides per-student funding rates for various educational programs and includes provisions for teacher compensation, professional development, and student support services. 2. Appropriations for higher education, including state board for community and technical colleges, with funding for guided pathways, workforce education, high-demand programs, and college affordability initiatives. 3. Funding for human services agencies, including the Department of Social and Health Services, Department of Health, and Department of Children, Youth, and Families, with specific allocations for programs supporting mental health, child welfare, developmental disabilities, and other social services. 4. Appropriations for various state agencies in areas such as natural resources, transportation, public safety, and general government operations. 5. Specific funding for initiatives like the 988 behavioral health crisis line, opioid prevention and treatment, school safety, and chronic absenteeism reduction. The bill also includes provisions for implementing collective bargaining agreements, adjusting employee compensation, and providing funding for specific programs and services across state government. It sets out detailed conditions and limitations for how appropriated funds can be used, with an emphasis on accountability, targeted support, and meeting specific legislative priorities.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT Relating to fiscal matters; amending RCW 9.46.100, 2 18.04.105, 18.20.430, 18.43.150, 18.51.060, 18.85.061, 19.28.351, 3 28C.10.082, 34.12.130, 41.05.120, 41.50.075, 41.50.110, 43.09.282, 4 43.19.025, 43.24.150, 43.99N.060, 43.101.200, 43.101.220, 43.320.110, 5 43.330.250, 43.330.365, 50.16.010, 50.24.014, 51.44.190, 59.21.050, 6 67.70.044, 69.50.540, 70.79.350, 70.104.110, 70.128.160, 74.46.561, 7 74.46.581, 79.64.040, 28B.76.525, 38.40.200, 38.40.210, 38.40.220, 8 51.44.170, and 72.09.780; reenacting and amending RCW 43.155.050 and 9 79.64.110; amending 2023 c 475 ss 128, 912, 712, and 738 and 2024 c 10 376 ss 112, 113, 114, 116, 119, 120, 125, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 11 133, 139, 141, 142, 146, 150, 153, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 12 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 215, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 225, 226, 13 227, 228, 229, 230, 302, 304, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 401, 402, 501, 14 504, 506, 507, 508, 509, 511, 512, 513, 515, 516, 517, 518, 519, 520, 15 523, 601, 602, 603, 604, 605, 606, 607, 609, 612, 702, 703, 704, 707, 16 713, 717, 801, 802, 803, and 804 (uncodified); reenacting 2023 c 475 17 s 915 (uncodified); creating new sections; making appropriations; 18 providing expiration dates; and declaring an emergency. 19
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• Introduced: 04/14/2025
• Added: 04/15/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 12 : Chris Gildon (R)*, Nikki Torres (R), Matt Boehnke (R), Leonard Christian (R), Phil Fortunato (R), Keith Goehner (R), Jeff Holy (R), Drew MacEwen (R), Mark Schoesler (R), Shelly Short (R), Keith Wagoner (R), Judy Warnick (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 04/15/2025
• Last Action: By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
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WA bill #HB2226 • Last Action 01/12/2026
Addressing representation within the governing body of a public transportation benefit area.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill addresses representation within the governing body of a public transportation benefit area, specifically focusing on counties with populations over 400,000. The bill modifies existing law to provide more flexibility in board composition, particularly for a specific county west of the Cascade mountains that borders another state. It establishes that elected official members must be selected based loosely on proportional population, with a maximum of three representatives per county or city. The bill maintains the existing maximum board size of 11 voting members for single-county areas and 17 for multi-county areas, and continues to allow two additional transit-using voting members who must not be transit agency employees. One transit-using member must primarily rely on public transportation, while the other should represent a community-based organization. The bill also requires that board meetings be accessible by transit and mandates comprehensive training for transit-using members on open meetings, public records, and ethics. Additionally, the bill includes a provision for a non-voting labor representative and specifies compensation guidelines for board members. The legislation is declared an emergency measure, taking effect immediately, and repeals a previous section related to public transportation benefit area grant program eligibility.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT Relating to representation within the governing body of a 2 public transportation benefit area; amending RCW 36.57A.050; creating 3 a new section; repealing RCW 47.66.170; and declaring an emergency. 4
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• Introduced: 12/31/2025
• Added: 01/01/2026
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : John Ley (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 12/31/2025
• Last Action: First reading, referred to Local Government.
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MS bill #HB427 • Last Action 01/12/2026
Mississippi Transit Corporation; establish.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the Mississippi Transit Corporation, a state government entity responsible for providing safe, reliable, and cost-effective bus, rail, and light rail transit services across the state. The corporation will be overseen by a seventeen-member Board of Directors, including legislative leaders, the Executive Director of the Mississippi Department of Transportation, representatives from specific cities, and a public transit user, with most members requiring experience in public transit or related fields. The board will hold public meetings, establish policies for the corporation's management, ethics, and personnel, and members will serve without compensation but be reimbursed for expenses. The corporation is granted broad powers, including the ability to sue and be sued, enter into contracts, acquire and dispose of property, set fares, issue bonds, and levy a regional transit tax. It also outlines procedures for public hearings on service changes or fare increases, requires annual audits by the State Auditor and independent firms, and mandates reporting to the Governor and Legislature. Additionally, this bill amends existing law to ensure the State Auditor is authorized to conduct audits of the new Mississippi Transit Corporation.
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Bill Summary: An Act To Establish The Mississippi Transit Corporation; To Provide That The Corporation Shall Provide Safe, Reliable And Cost-effective Bus, Rail And Light Rail Transit Services For The State; To Provide The Composition Of The Board Of Directors Of The Corporation; To Provide The Powers And Duties Of The Board Of Directors Of Such Corporation; To Amend Section 7-7-211, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To A Preceding Section; And For Related Purposes.
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• Introduced: 01/12/2026
• Added: 01/13/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Christopher Bell (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 1
• Last Amended: 01/12/2026
• Last Action: Referred To Transportation;Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
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WA bill #SB5416 • Last Action 01/12/2026
Increasing affordable child care options by reducing barriers for providers.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill aims to increase affordable child care options by reducing barriers for providers, with several key provisions. It modifies existing laws to make the Early Achievers program voluntary for child care providers, rather than mandatory, and limits licensing requirements to focus primarily on protecting children's health and safety. The bill reduces regulatory burdens by requiring the Department of Children, Youth, and Families to lessen licensing standards related to physical space, staff-to-child ratios, and group sizes to the minimum needed to ensure child safety. Additionally, the bill makes changes to how providers can participate in quality rating systems, expands mental health consultation services to all certified and licensed child care providers, and provides more flexibility for different types of child care settings, including outdoor nature-based programs. The legislation also updates various definitions and reporting requirements related to child care and early learning programs, with the overall goal of making child care more accessible and reducing administrative obstacles for providers while maintaining essential safety standards.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT Relating to increasing affordable child care options by 2 reducing barriers for providers; amending RCW 43.216.660, 43.216.065, 3 43.216.250, 43.216.255, 43.216.085, 43.216.087, 43.216.089, 4 43.216.090, 43.216.110, 43.216.135, 43.216.515, 43.216.555, 5 43.216.578, 43.216.578, 43.216.742, 43.31.575, 26.44.272, 36.70A.450, 6 and 43.216.015; reenacting and amending RCW 43.216.010; repealing RCW 7 43.216.395; providing an effective date; and providing an expiration 8 date. 9
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• Introduced: 01/21/2025
• Added: 01/22/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 3 : Chris Gildon (R)*, Mike Chapman (D), Perry Dozier (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/22/2025
• Last Action: By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
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NE bill #LB905 • Last Action 01/12/2026
Change and eliminate provisions relating to boards, commissions, committees, task forces, and funds that terminate
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill makes numerous changes to state government by eliminating or consolidating various boards, commissions, committees, and task forces, and also modifies provisions related to funds. Specifically, it abolishes the Nebraska Potato Development Act, its associated committee, fund, and division, and similarly eliminates the Climate Assessment Response Committee, the Nebraska Aquaculture Board, and several other advisory and oversight bodies. The bill also transitions certain responsibilities, such as those of the Board of Alcohol and Drug Counseling and the Foster Care Reimbursement Rate Committee, to other existing entities like the Board of Mental Health Practice and the Nebraska Children's Commission, respectively, with many of these changes becoming effective on July 1, 2026. Additionally, it removes obsolete provisions and penalties, harmonizes existing laws, and sets an operative date for these changes.
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Bill Summary: A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to state government; to amend sections 2-1814, 2-1816, 38-315, 38-317, 39-2108, 49-1499.02, 71-7010, 71-7013, 72-813, 72-814, 72-815, 72-816, 72-818, 81-1117, 81-1120.17, 81-15,212, 81-15,214, 81-15,215, 81-15,217, 81-15,218, 81-15,221, 81-15,224, 81-15,230, 81-15,231, 85-1002, 85-1005, 86-515, 86-522, 86-523, 86-572, and 90-203, Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska, sections 39-2310, 43-4215, 43-4217, and 66-4,100, Revised Statutes Cumulative Supplement, 2024, and sections 38-167, 38-204, 38-308, 38-605, 38-703, 38-904, 38-2120, 38-2213, 38-2214, 38-2216, 38-2306, 39-2106, 39-2301.01, 43-4203, 43-4513, 71-814, 71-5310, 71-7107, 71-7108, 71-7109, 71-7110, 72-811, 81-1108.41, 81-1430, 81-1431, 81-15,210, 81-15,229, 85-1643, and 86-516, Revised Statutes Supplement, 2025; to eliminate the Nebraska Potato Development Act and provisions related to the Nebraska Potato Development Committee, the Nebraska Potato Development Fund, and the Division of Potato Development in the Department of Agriculture; to change and eliminate provisions related to the Climate Assessment Response Committee, the Nebraska Aquaculture Board, the Board of Advanced Practice Registered Nurses, the Board of Alcohol and Drug Counseling, the Board of Examiners for County Highway and City Street Superintendents, the Children's Behavioral Health Task Force, the Foster Care Reimbursement Rate Committee, the Bridge to Independence Advisory Committee, the Natural Gas Fuel Board, the Women's Health Initiative Advisory Council, the Women's Health Initiative Fund, the State Advisory Committee on Substance Abuse Services, the Veterinary Prescription Monitoring Program Task Force, the Advisory Council on Public Water Supply, the Breast and Cervical Cancer Advisory Committee, the Critical Incident Stress Management Council, the Vacant Building and Excess Land Committee, the Governor's Residence Advisory Commission, the State Comprehensive Capital Facilities Planning Committee, the technical panel for the Nebraska Information Technology Commission, the Suggestion Award Board, the human trafficking task force within the Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, the State Emergency Response Commission, the Private Onsite Wastewater Treatment System Advisory Committee, the National Statuary Hall of the United States Capitol, the Willa Cather National Statuary Hall Cash Fund, the Chief Standing Bear National Statuary Hall Cash Fund, the Nebraska Safety Center Advisory Council, the technical panel for the Nebraska Information Technology Commission, the Rural Broadband Task Force, and the Rural Broadband Task Force Fund; to eliminate provisions regarding a solid waste management study and advisory committee and a private postsecondary career school advisory committee; to eliminate penalties and obsolete provisions; to harmonize provisions; to provide an operative date; to repeal the original sections; to outright repeal sections 2-1802, 2-1804, 2-1805, 2-1806, 2-1807, 2-1808, 2-1809, 2-1810, 2-1811, 2-1812, 2-4902, 2-5002, 2-5005, 2-5006, 72-2102, 72-2104, 72-2105, 81-15,195, 81-15,211, 82-701, 82-702, 82-704, 82-705, and 82-707, Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska, sections 39-2305 and 72-2103, Revised Statutes Cumulative Supplement, 2024, and sections 2-1801, 2-1803, 2-1826, 2-4901, 2-5001, 2-5003, 38-205, 38-310, 39-2304, 43-4001, 43-4216, 66-2001, 71-702, 71-705, 71-706, 71-815, 71-2454.01, 71-5311, 71-7012, 72-812, 72-2101, 81-1139.02, 81-1348, 81-15,159.01, 81-15,245, 81-15,246, 82-703, 82-706, 85-1008, 85-1607, 86-511, 86-521, 86-1101, 86-1102, and 86-1103, Revised Statutes Supplement, 2025; and to declare an emergency.
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• Introduced: 01/08/2026
• Added: 01/09/2026
• Session: 109th Legislature
• Sponsors: 1 : John Arch (NP)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 4
• Last Amended: 01/08/2026
• Last Action: Referred to Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee
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VA bill #HB336 • Last Action 01/11/2026
Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Team; established, penalty, report.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes a Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Team to systematically analyze fetal and infant deaths in the Commonwealth, aiming to reduce preventable deaths. The Team will develop procedures for reviewing cases, improving data collection on causes of death, recommending programs for awareness and prevention, and assessing support systems for families. Information and records collected by the Team, as well as discussions of individual cases during meetings, will be kept confidential to protect privacy, with violations punishable as a Class 3 misdemeanor. The Team will compile and share triennial statistical data and policy recommendations with the Governor, General Assembly, and Department of Health, ensuring this data does not identify individuals. The bill also outlines the Team's membership, including ex officio members and appointed representatives from various healthcare, law enforcement, social services, and community organizations, and grants immunity from civil liability for Team members and those providing information, unless due to gross negligence or willful misconduct.
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Bill Summary: Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Team established; penalty; report. Establishes the Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Team to develop and implement procedures to ensure that fetal and infant deaths occurring in the Commonwealth are analyzed in a systematic way. The bill requires the Team to compile triennial statistical data regarding fetal and infant deaths and to make such data available to the Governor, the General Assembly, and the Department of Health. The bill provides that information and records obtained or created by the Team and portions of meetings of the Team at which individual fetal and infant deaths are discussed shall be confidential.
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• Introduced: 01/12/2026
• Added: 01/12/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Bonita Anthony (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/11/2026
• Last Action: Referred to Committee on Rules
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CA bill #AB1563 • Last Action 01/10/2026
Budget Act of 2026.
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill, titled the "Budget Act of 2026," makes appropriations for the support of the State of California's government for the 2026-27 fiscal year, as mandated by the state constitution. It outlines the financial framework for state operations, including provisions for coding schemes compatible with various financial systems like the Governor's Budget, the Controller's legacy systems, and the Financial Information System for California (FI$Cal). The bill also details appropriations for federal funds received by the state and deposited in the State Treasury. Important terms include "Business Unit," which identifies a department or entity, and "Reference Code," which indicates the source and nature of an appropriation item. The Department of Finance is granted authority to revise codes and structures for system compatibility and to make technical revisions to appropriations to facilitate departmental accounting, provided these revisions align with legislative intent. The bill also specifies the availability periods for capital outlay appropriations, generally extending for two to three years depending on the project phase. The majority of the bill consists of detailed appropriations for various state agencies and programs, including legislative, judicial, and executive branches, as well as specific departments like Justice, Transportation, and Fish and Wildlife, specifying funding amounts and any associated provisions or limitations.
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Bill Summary: An act making appropriations for the support of the government of the State of California and for several public purposes in accordance with the provisions of Section 12 of Article IV of the Constitution of the State of California, relating to the state budget, to take effect immediately, budget bill.
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• Introduced: 01/09/2026
• Added: 01/10/2026
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Jesse Gabriel (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/09/2026
• Last Action: From printer.
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KY bill #SB58 • Last Action 01/09/2026
AN ACT relating to diaper access programs.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the Kentucky Diaper Access Board and the Kentucky Diaper Access Trust Fund to address diaper access programs for children under eighteen. The Board, composed of state officials and appointed members, will develop a biennial state plan for distributing funds from the Trust Fund, which will be financed by general fund appropriations, gifts, grants, and federal funds. The Trust Fund's earnings will be reinvested until the fund reaches $20 million, after which only earnings will be available for disbursement. Funds from the Trust Fund will be prioritized for developing and operating diaper access programs, supporting community resource organizations that facilitate these programs, and funding a statewide public education campaign. The bill also outlines criteria for organizations to receive funding, emphasizing collaboration, matching funds, and the ability to provide program models and consultation.
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Bill Summary: Create new sections of KRS Chapter 200 to define terms; establish the Kentucky Diaper Access Board and its functions related to the development of a state plan for the distribution of funds from the Kentucky diaper access trust fund; establish the Kentucky diaper access trust fund and the purposes for which funds are disbursed to diaper access programs in the Commonwealth.
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• Introduced: 01/09/2026
• Added: 01/10/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Cassie Chambers Armstrong (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/09/2026
• Last Action: to Committee on Committees (S)
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AK bill #HB241 • Last Action 01/09/2026
Psychology Interstate Compact
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill enacts the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact, which allows licensed psychologists to practice across state lines through telepsychology (providing services remotely via technology) or for temporary in-person services (up to 30 days per year in a state where they are not licensed). The Compact aims to increase public access to psychological services, enhance public safety, and foster cooperation between states in regulating psychologists. It establishes a Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact Commission to oversee the agreement, develop uniform rules, and maintain a coordinated database of licensee information. The bill also makes related changes to existing Alaska statutes, including requiring criminal background checks for psychologist licensure, establishing fees for interjurisdictional practice, and exempting existing licensees from certain new requirements. The Compact will become effective when enacted by seven states and includes provisions for dispute resolution, enforcement, and withdrawal.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to a psychology interjurisdictional compact; and relating to the practice of psychology.
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• Introduced: 01/11/2026
• Added: 01/12/2026
• Session: 34th Legislature
• Sponsors: 1 : David Nelson (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 1
• Last Amended: 01/09/2026
• Last Action: PREFILE RELEASED 1/9/26
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VA bill #HB271 • Last Action 01/09/2026
Gaming Commission; established, penalties, report.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the Virginia Gaming Commission as an independent agency to oversee and regulate all legal gambling in the Commonwealth, excluding the state lottery, and sets forth detailed provisions for its operation. It outlines eligibility requirements for the Commission's Commissioner and Board members, defines their powers and duties, and facilitates the transfer of employees from relevant state agencies to the new Commission. The bill also introduces new regulations for various forms of gaming, including charitable gaming, casino gaming, sports betting, fantasy contests, and historical horse racing, by creating a new Title 29.5 in the Code of Virginia. This new title establishes the Virginia Gaming Commission, its Board, Commissioner, and various divisions, and details licensing, operational, taxation, and prohibited practice requirements for each gaming type. Importantly, it transfers regulatory authority for horse racing, historical horse racing, and simulcast horse racing with pari-mutuel wagering from the Virginia Racing Commission to the new Virginia Gaming Commission, while also creating a new Virginia Racing Commission under the Gaming Commission's umbrella to specifically oversee horse racing. The bill also makes numerous technical amendments to existing laws, including changes to the Attorney General's authority in criminal prosecutions to include violations of the new Title 29.5, adjustments to exemptions from public record disclosure for the new gaming entities, and modifications to closed meeting provisions to include the Virginia Gaming Commission.
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Bill Summary: Virginia Gaming Commission established; penalties. Establishes the Virginia Gaming Commission as an independent agency of the Commonwealth, exclusive of the legislative, executive, or judicial branches of government, to oversee and regulate all forms of legal gambling in the Commonwealth except for the state lottery. The bill sets eligibility requirements for the appointment of a Commissioner and Virginia Gaming Commission Board members, provides powers and duties of such Commissioner and Board members, and provides for the transfer of current employees of relevant state agencies to the Commission. The bill contains numerous technical amendments.
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• Introduced: 01/09/2026
• Added: 01/10/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Paul Krizek (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 01/09/2026
• Last Action: Referred to Committee on General Laws
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DC bill #B26-0442 • Last Action 01/09/2026
Interstate Social Work Licensure Compact Act of 2025
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the Interstate Social Work Licensure Compact, a comprehensive agreement designed to streamline social worker licensing across multiple states. The compact aims to increase public access to social work services by reducing duplicative licensing requirements, supporting military families, and facilitating easier interstate practice for licensed social workers. Under this compact, social workers can obtain a multistate license that allows them to practice in any participating state, provided they meet specific eligibility criteria such as holding an unencumbered license in their home state, passing a qualifying national exam, and completing educational requirements from an accredited program. The bill creates a Social Work Licensure Compact Commission to oversee implementation, manage a centralized data system for tracking licensure information, and establish rules for interstate practice. The compact ensures that social workers maintain professional standards by requiring them to adhere to the laws and regulations of the state where they are providing services, and it provides mechanisms for investigating and taking adverse actions against licensees who violate professional standards. Importantly, the compact preserves each state's regulatory authority to protect public health and safety while promoting professional mobility and addressing workforce shortages in the social work profession.
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Bill Summary: A BILL IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA To enter the District of Columbia into the interstate Social Work Licensure Compact; to authorize the Department of Health to issue multistate licenses; to clarify that the District retains the authority to enact and enforce certain laws, regulations, or other rules related to the practice of social work; to clarify that the District retains the authority to take adverse action against a multistate license holder; to establish the Social Work Licensure Compact Commission; to require the Social Work Licensure Compact Commission to develop and utilize a coordinated data system and to promulgate rules for implementation; to require the executive and judicial branches of District government to enforce and implement the Social Work Licensure Compact; to clarify that provisions of the Social Work Licensure Compact are severable; and to require licensees providing services in other jurisdictions adhere to the laws and regulations of the jurisdiction where the client is located.
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• Introduced: 10/20/2025
• Added: 10/21/2025
• Session: 26th Council
• Sponsors: 4 : Robert White (D)*, Trayon White (D)*, Anita Bonds (D)*, Brooke Pinto (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 5
• Last Amended: 10/20/2025
• Last Action: Referred to Committee on Health
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RI bill #S2053 • Last Action 01/09/2026
Mandates arming campus police at public higher educational institutions and would include campus police in the definition of "law enforcement officer" for the purposes of the "law enforcement officers' bill of rights".
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill mandates that campus police officers at public higher educational institutions in Rhode Island must carry firearms, provided they complete required firearm instruction and meet ongoing training standards, and it also includes campus police officers within the definition of "law enforcement officer" for the purposes of the "law enforcement officers' bill of rights," which is a law that outlines due process, accountability, and transparency for law enforcement officers. This change ensures that campus police officers will have the same rights and responsibilities as other law enforcement officers under this bill of rights, and these provisions will take effect immediately upon the bill's passage.
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Bill Summary: This act would mandate arming campus police at public higher educational institutions and would include campus police in the definition of "law enforcement officer" for the purposes of the "law enforcement officers' bill of rights". This act would take effect upon passage.
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• Introduced: 01/09/2026
• Added: 01/09/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 10 : Peter Appollonio (D)*, David Tikoian (D), Frank Ciccone (D), Jessica de la Cruz (R), Thomas Paolino (R), Stefano Famiglietti (D), Todd Patalano (D), Matt LaMountain (D), Brian Thompson (D), Andrew Dimitri (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 1
• Last Amended: 01/09/2026
• Last Action: Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
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MO bill #HB1613 • Last Action 01/08/2026
Moves local elections to the general election day
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill moves all local elections to the general election day, which occurs on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of even-numbered years. The changes affect numerous sections of Missouri law governing elections for various local government entities, including special districts, fire protection districts, ambulance districts, water supply districts, library districts, and other local jurisdictions. Under the new provisions, elections that were previously held on different dates (such as municipal elections in April or special elections) will now be consolidated to occur on the general election day. This change standardizes local election timing, potentially increasing voter participation by aligning local elections with state and national elections. The bill includes provisions to transition existing election schedules to the new general election format, with many sections specifically noting that beginning August 28, 2026, all relevant elections shall take place on the general election date. The modifications apply to a wide range of election types, including bond issues, tax proposals, district formations, consolidations, and board member selections across numerous types of local government entities.
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Bill Summary: Moves local elections to the general election day
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• Introduced: 12/01/2025
• Added: 12/02/2025
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 4 : Bill Allen (R)*, Josh Hurlbert (R), Ron Fowler (R), Richard West (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 12/01/2025
• Last Action: Read Second Time (H)
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MO bill #HB2037 • Last Action 01/08/2026
Modifies provisions relating to the Missouri ethics commission
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies provisions related to the Missouri Ethics Commission, introducing several key changes. The bill requires political subdivisions to submit an annual attestation about their operating budget and mandates that certain offices provide a list of officials required to file financial interest statements. It updates the financial interest statement requirements, expanding the information that must be disclosed, including details about income, property, business interests, gifts, and travel expenses. The bill also clarifies filing deadlines and allows for supplemental filings. Additionally, it provides more detailed guidelines for how political subdivisions can establish their own conflict of interest disclosure methods. The bill revises the composition and operations of the Missouri Ethics Commission, including appointment procedures, term lengths, and restrictions on commission members. It also expands the commission's duties, giving it more authority to request information, conduct investigations, and provide advisory opinions. The changes aim to increase transparency and accountability in government by enhancing financial disclosure requirements and strengthening the ethics commission's oversight capabilities.
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Bill Summary: Modifies provisions relating to the Missouri ethics commission
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• Introduced: 12/01/2025
• Added: 12/04/2025
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Peggy McGaugh (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 12/02/2025
• Last Action: Read Second Time (H)
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MO bill #HB2347 • Last Action 01/08/2026
Exempts state legislators from paying labor costs associated with responding to sunshine law requests
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies Missouri's sunshine law (a public records access law) by adding a specific exemption for state legislators regarding fees associated with public records requests. The bill amends existing law to state that members of the general assembly shall be exempt from paying most fees related to public records requests, with one exception: public governmental bodies may charge for the material cost of paper copies if physical copies are requested. The bill maintains existing provisions about fee structures for public records requests, which include limitations on copying costs (such as ten cents per page for standard paper copies) and allowances for charging staff time for research and duplication. This change effectively means that state legislators can request public records without being charged for the labor involved in retrieving and processing those records, though they might still need to pay for actual paper or material costs. The bill aims to potentially make it easier for legislators to access public information without incurring significant expenses, which could facilitate government transparency and information gathering.
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Bill Summary: Exempts state legislators from paying labor costs associated with responding to sunshine law requests
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• Introduced: 12/10/2025
• Added: 12/11/2025
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Raychel Proudie (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 12/10/2025
• Last Action: Read Second Time (H)
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MO bill #HB2562 • Last Action 01/08/2026
Modifies exemptions to the sunshine law
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies Missouri's sunshine law (a transparency law governing public meetings and records) by adding a new exemption to the existing list of situations where government bodies can keep certain information confidential. Specifically, the bill adds a 30th exemption that allows public governmental bodies to keep records related to security or travel for elected officials confidential if disclosing those records would potentially endanger the safety of the official or the general public. The bill maintains the existing comprehensive list of exemptions, which already includes scenarios like legal actions, personnel records, security measures, and personal health information. The new provision appears designed to protect elected officials from potential security risks by preventing the public disclosure of sensitive travel or security-related information. This modification continues the law's balancing act between maintaining government transparency and protecting legitimate safety concerns, giving public bodies another specific avenue to protect potentially sensitive information related to elected officials' movements and security arrangements.
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Bill Summary: Modifies exemptions to the sunshine law
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• Introduced: 12/22/2025
• Added: 12/23/2025
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 2 : Mike Costlow (R)*, George Hruza (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 12/22/2025
• Last Action: Read Second Time (H)
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MO bill #HB2737 • Last Action 01/08/2026
Modifies standards relating to mining practices
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies mining practices in Missouri by expanding the definition of minerals to include rare earth elements, cobalt, and silica sand, and by establishing new permitting requirements and environmental assessment processes for mining operations involving these substances. It increases penalties for operating without a permit, raises the maximum fine for misdemeanor violations, and mandates that mining operations be located at least one mile from wildlife refuges, surface waters, state parks, public lands, national parks, residences, and schools, with exceptions for existing operations. The bill also introduces new requirements for public notice and comment on permit applications, mandates the development of model standards for mining by the Department of Natural Resources, and requires the establishment of air quality health-based values and rules for the reclamation of mines involving silica sand, cobalt, rare earth elements, iron, and lead. Additionally, it clarifies that political subdivisions can enact or extend local ordinances that prohibit new or expanded mining operations without state challenge, and requires permit holders to submit annual reports detailing their mining activities and environmental mitigation efforts.
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Bill Summary: Modifies standards relating to mining practices
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• Introduced: 01/06/2026
• Added: 01/07/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Eric Woods (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 01/06/2026
• Last Action: Read Second Time (H)
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MO bill #HJR103 • Last Action 01/08/2026
Proposes a constitutional amendment relating to the advertising and promotion of marijuana sales
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment relating to the advertising and promotion of marijuana sales. Specifically, the resolution modifies language regarding how the Department of Health and Senior Services can regulate marijuana advertising, changing the standard from being "no more stringent than comparable state regulations on alcohol sales" to requiring rules "at least as stringent as the restrictions on cigarette advertising imposed by federal laws and regulations." The amendment aims to establish more restrictive guidelines for marijuana product advertising, likely to reduce potential appeal to younger audiences or vulnerable populations. The proposed change would give the department more explicit authority to create comprehensive advertising restrictions that align with federal tobacco marketing regulations, potentially limiting the visibility and attractiveness of marijuana product promotions.
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Bill Summary: Proposes a constitutional amendment relating to the advertising and promotion of marijuana sales
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• Introduced: 12/01/2025
• Added: 12/04/2025
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Bruce Sassmann (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 12/02/2025
• Last Action: Read Second Time (H)
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IL bill #SB0025 • Last Action 01/08/2026
SWIMMING FACILITY COLD SPA
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill creates a comprehensive framework for electric vehicle and nuclear safety regulation in Illinois. The bill makes significant changes to several existing laws, focusing on electric vehicle infrastructure, nuclear facility safety, and radioactive waste management. Key provisions include establishing a new program for electric vehicle and charging financial assistance administered by the Environmental Protection Agency, which will provide grants and support the electrification of transportation sectors like passenger vehicles, school buses, and charging infrastructure. The bill also updates fee structures for nuclear power reactors, modifies nuclear safety preparedness programs, and adjusts regulations for low-level radioactive waste management. Notably, the bill removes references to "small modular reactors" across multiple statutes and introduces new requirements for nuclear power reactor inspections, fees, and emergency planning. The legislation aims to enhance environmental safety, promote electric vehicle adoption, and modernize nuclear facility oversight in Illinois.
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Bill Summary: Creates the Municipal and Cooperative Electric Utility Transparent Planning Act. Requires certain electric cooperatives, municipal power agencies, and municipalities and distribution electric cooperatives to initiate an integrated resource planning process. Sets forth provisions concerning the integrated resource plan; stakeholder meetings; and a prequalified consulting firm list. Makes conforming changes in the Open Meetings Act and the General Not For Profit Corporation Act of 1986. Creates the Utility Data Access Act. Requires the Illinois Commerce Commission to adopt certain rules. Amends the Department of Commerce and Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Makes changes in provisions concerning the Energy Transition Assistance Fund. Amends the Electric Vehicle Act. Makes changes in provisions concerning beneficial electrification and the charging rebate program. Amends the Energy Transition Act. Makes changes in provisions concerning the Illinois Climate Works Preapprenticeship Program and the Jobs and Environmental Justice Grant Program. Amends the Illinois Finance Authority Act. Adds provisions concerning the Thermal Energy Network Revolving Loan Program. Amends the Illinois Power Agency Act. Makes changes in provisions concerning the powers of the Illinois Power Agency; the Illinois Power Agency Renewable Energy Resources Fund; the Illinois Solar for All Program; the Planning and Procurement Bureau; and the Agency's annual reports. Amends the State Finance Act to make conforming changes. Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Makes changes in provisions concerning the application of the Code and prequalification. Amends the Illinois Works Jobs Program Act. Makes changes in provisions concerning the Illinois Works Preapprenticeship Program and the Illinois Works Bid Credit Program. Amends the Property Tax Code. Adds a Division concerning commercial energy storage systems. Amends the Counties Code. Makes changes in provisions concerning commercial wind energy facilities and commercial solar facilities. Adds provisions concerning energy storage systems. Adds a Division concerning the Solar Bill of Rights. Amends the Illinois Municipal Code to add the same Division. Amends the Public Utilities Act. Makes changes in provisions concerning transactions requiring approval from the Illinois Commerce Commission; the duties of public utilities; energy efficiency and demand-response measures; natural gas energy efficiency programs; certificates of public convenience and necessity; the renewable energy access plan; the consideration of attorney and expert compensation as an expense; the Multi-Year Integrated Grid Plan; net electricity metering; distributed generation rebates; the recovery of costs associated with delivery; the Division of Integrated Distribution Planning; the Energy Transition Assistance Fund; procurement; on-bill financing programs; alternative retail electric suppliers; functional separation; and customer self-generation of electricity. Adds provisions concerning the Thermal Energy Network Pilot Program; time-of-use pricing; virtual power plant programs; the Energy Reliability Corporation of Illinois; Powering Up Illinois; integrated resource plan development, review, and approval; the Interconnection Working Group; and the Interconnection Monitor. Adds an Article concerning the Siting Appeals Board. Amends the Electric Transmission Systems Construction Standards Act. Adds requirements for construction contractors. Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Makes changes in provisions concerning greenhouse gases, noise emissions regulations, and permit issuance. Amends the Electric Vehicle Rebate Act. Makes changes in provisions concerning user fees and appropriations from the Electric Vehicle and Charging Fund. Requires the Environmental Protection Agency to administer grants and other forms of financial assistance to support the electrification of the transportation sector. Amends the Illinois Nuclear Safety Preparedness Act. Makes changes in provisions concerning definitions; nuclear accident plans and fees; the applicability of certain nuclear power reactor fees; and the Illinois Nuclear Safety Preparedness Program. Adds provisions concerning rulemaking. Repeals provisions concerning applicability. Amends the Illinois Nuclear Facility Safety Act. Makes changes in provisions concerning definitions and the program for Illinois nuclear power plant inspectors. Repeals provisions concerning applicability. Amends the Illinois Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Act. Makes changes in provisions concerning definitions; waste fees; and waste management funds. Amends the Nuclear Safety Law of 2004. Makes changes in provisions concerning definitions and provisions concerning the regulation of nuclear safety. Repeals provisions concerning the State nuclear power policy and provisions concerning the small modular reactor study. Amends the Radioactive Waste Storage Act, the Radioactive Waste Tracking and Permitting Act, and the Radiation Protection Act of 1990 to remove the definition of "small modular reactor". Amends the Uranium and Thorium Mill Tailings Control Act and the Laser System Act of 1997 to remove the definition of "nuclear facilities", "nuclear power plant", "nuclear power reactor", and "small modular reactor". Makes other changes.
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• Introduced: 01/13/2025
• Added: 10/31/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 6 : Steve Stadelman (D)*, Jay Hoffman (D)*, Bill Cunningham (D), Sara Feigenholtz (D), Ann Williams (D), Stephanie Kifowit (D)
• Versions: 3 • Votes: 1 • Actions: 134
• Last Amended: 10/30/2025
• Last Action: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0458
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IL bill #SB2064 • Last Action 01/08/2026
YOUTH SOCIAL MEDIA ENGAGEMENT
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the Youth Social Media Engagement Act to address the potential mental health risks of social media use among young people. The legislation creates a Commission on Youth Social Media Engagement, composed of representatives from various state departments, healthcare professionals, parents, and youth, tasked with developing a comprehensive resource bank of scholarly articles about the impacts of social media on youth mental and physical health. Starting January 1, 2027, social media platforms with over 100,000 active users in Illinois must implement either an informational function or a notification system for users under 18, which will alert them after one hour of daily use or during late-night hours. The notifications aim to help young users understand the potential effects of social media on brain development and mental health. The bill is based on research showing significant mental health concerns, including studies indicating that youth spending three or more hours daily on social media have double the risk of experiencing depression and anxiety. Violations of the bill's provisions will be considered unlawful practices under the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act, allowing the Attorney General to enforce the regulations. The ultimate goal is to provide research-based education and interventions to help youth make informed decisions about responsible social media use.
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Bill Summary: Creates the Youth Social Media Engagement Act. Creates the Commission on Youth Social Media Engagement. Provides that the Commission shall develop a resource bank of existing evidence-based and research-based scholarly articles pertaining to the mental and physical health impacts of social media use by youth, Internet safety, and cybersecurity and make recommendations to the General Assembly. Sets forth provisions concerning membership; terms; compensation; and administrative support. Provides that, on and after January 1, 2027, a social media platform operating in the State shall establish a function to provide users who are under the age of 18 with information about the user's engagement with social media. Provides that a violation of specified provisions is an unlawful practice under the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act to make conforming changes. Effective immediately.
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• Introduced: 02/06/2025
• Added: 02/07/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 2 : Karina Villa (D)*, Mary Edly-Allen (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 14
• Last Amended: 02/06/2025
• Last Action: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
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IN bill #SB0203 • Last Action 01/08/2026
Indiana economic development corporation.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes an economic development ombudsman within the State Board of Accounts to oversee the Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) and its nonprofit subsidiary, with the ombudsman tasked with investigating fraud, waste, and mismanagement, conducting performance audits, and recommending policies to the General Assembly to improve transparency, promote economic development in all parts of Indiana, and enhance coordination with local communities. The bill also adds two nonvoting, advisory legislative members to the IEDC board, requires the IEDC to create a dashboard displaying economic development data, and mandates that the IEDC analyze the potential impact of proposed economic development investments on utility costs for ratepayers (water, wastewater, electricity, and natural gas), requiring a mitigation plan if negative impacts are projected, and allowing consultation with various state agencies, utilities, local governments, and consumer advocates during this process.
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Bill Summary: Indiana economic development corporation. Requires the state board of accounts to act as the economic development ombudsman (ombudsman) for the Indiana economic development corporation (IEDC) and a nonprofit subsidiary of the IEDC (nonprofit subsidiary) and to designate an individual to serve as the ombudsman. Sets forth the ombudsman's duties, including the recommendation of policies to the general assembly concerning economic development and transparency matters. Allows the ombudsman (subject to the state examiner's approval) to employ or contract with assistants necessary to assist the ombudsman in carrying out the ombudsman's duties. Establishes circumstances under which the ombudsman is required to adopt a budget before the ombudsman's costs, including the costs of any assistants, in carrying out the ombudsman's duties are paid from appropriations made to the IEDC and when the ombudsman may bill the IEDC for those costs without using the budget procedure added by this bill. Provides for appointment to the board of the IEDC of two nonvoting, advisory members who are members of the general assembly. Requires the IEDC to establish a dashboard that includes longitudinal representations of certain economic development data derived from elements required to be included in the economic incentives and compliance report. Requires the IEDC to analyze the potential impact of a proposed economic development investment on the costs to provide the following utility services to ratepayers: (1) Water. (2) Wastewater. (3) Electricity. (4) Natural gas. Specifies that in performing the analysis, the IEDC must consider each of the following: (1) The existing utility infrastructure available to serve the project. (2) Any new utility infrastructure needed to serve the project. (3) Water resource availability for the project. Provides that if a proposed economic development investment is projected to negatively impact ratepayers, the IEDC is required to develop and implement a mitigation plan. Allows the IEDC to consult with certain state agencies, utilities providing utility services to the project area, local units of government, and consumer and ratepayer advocates in performing the analysis and mitigation requirements added by this bill.
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• Introduced: 01/07/2026
• Added: 01/08/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Spencer Deery (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/07/2026
• Last Action: First reading: referred to Committee on Commerce and Technology
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VA bill #HB253 • Last Action 01/08/2026
Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact; enters the Commonwealth into Compact.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill enacts the Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact, allowing the Commonwealth to join other states in a collective agreement designed to make it easier for teachers to move between member states and obtain licensure. The Compact aims to create a streamlined process for teacher licensure, support military spouses by facilitating their ability to teach, and improve the exchange of information about teacher licenses and any disciplinary actions between states. It also seeks to help education officials hire qualified teachers by removing employment barriers and to support teacher retention by simplifying relicensure in a new state, all while preserving each state's authority to regulate its own teaching profession. The bill also specifies that individuals applying for a multistate license under this Compact will be responsible for the costs associated with any required background checks.
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Bill Summary: Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact. Enters the Commonwealth into the Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact, the purpose of which is to facilitate the mobility of teachers across the member states, with the goal of supporting teachers through a new pathway to licensure. The Compact is presently in effect, as it has reached the enactment threshold of 10 state members.
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• Introduced: 01/09/2026
• Added: 01/09/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Jackie Glass (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/08/2026
• Last Action: Referred to Committee on Education
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MO bill #HJR106 • Last Action 01/08/2026
Proposes a constitutional amendment relating to products derived from cannabis plants
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This joint resolution proposes a comprehensive constitutional amendment relating to cannabis products in Missouri, establishing a legal framework for both medical and adult-use marijuana. The resolution creates detailed regulations for marijuana cultivation, distribution, sale, and personal use, while also addressing social equity, criminal justice reform, and tax revenue allocation. Key provisions include allowing adults 21 and older to purchase, possess, and cultivate limited amounts of marijuana, establishing a licensing system for marijuana businesses, creating a Community Development Fund to distribute tax revenues, and implementing an automatic expungement process for certain past marijuana-related criminal offenses. The amendment would create multiple types of marijuana facility licenses, including comprehensive and microbusiness facilities, and establishes strict regulations for product safety, packaging, and marketing. The resolution mandates that marijuana businesses prioritize community reinvestment, with tax revenues divided into thirds to support veterans' services, drug addiction treatment, and the public defender system. It also provides protections for qualifying patients, caregivers, and consumers, prohibiting discrimination based on marijuana use and ensuring contractual and professional protections for those involved in the marijuana industry. The amendment sets up a regulatory framework managed by the Department of Health and Senior Services, with provisions for local control through potential local government referendums on marijuana facility operations, while maintaining state-level oversight and standardization.
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Bill Summary: Proposes a constitutional amendment relating to products derived from cannabis plants
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• Introduced: 12/01/2025
• Added: 12/04/2025
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Matthew Overcast (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 12/02/2025
• Last Action: Read Second Time (H)
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VA bill #HB255 • Last Action 01/08/2026
School Psychologists, Interstate Compact for; membership of the Commonwealth into compact.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill enacts the Interstate Compact for School Psychologists, allowing the Commonwealth to join other states in a unified system for school psychologists. The primary goal of this compact is to make it easier for qualified school psychologists to practice in multiple states, thereby improving access to essential school psychological services for students and the public. It establishes a pathway for school psychologists to obtain equivalent licenses in member states, streamlining the process and reducing duplicative requirements while still ensuring that each state maintains its authority to protect public safety. The compact also defines key terms like "school psychologist," "member state," and "equivalent license," and outlines the responsibilities of both individual states and a newly formed Commission that will oversee the compact's implementation and administration, including provisions for information sharing, dispute resolution, and rule-making.
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Bill Summary: Interstate Compact for School Psychologists; membership of the Commonwealth. Enters the Commonwealth into the Interstate Compact for School Psychologists, the stated purpose of which is to facilitate the interstate practice of school psychology in educational or school settings, and in so doing to improve the availability of school psychological services to the public, and the stated intent of which is to establish a pathway to allow school psychologists to obtain equivalent licenses to provide school psychological services in any member state. The Compact is presently in effect, as it has reached the enactment threshold of seven state members.
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• Introduced: 01/09/2026
• Added: 01/09/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Jackie Glass (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/08/2026
• Last Action: Referred to Committee on Education
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NY bill #S07136 • Last Action 01/07/2026
Adopts the psychology interjurisdictional compact to increase public access to psychological services by allowing telepsychological practice and temporary in-person services across state lines.
Status: Crossed Over
AI-generated Summary: This bill adopts the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact (PsyPact), a comprehensive interstate agreement designed to increase public access to psychological services by allowing telepsychological practice and temporary in-person services across state lines. The compact establishes a framework for psychologists to provide services in multiple states through two primary mechanisms: telepsychology (remote services using telecommunications technologies) and temporary in-person practice for up to 30 days in a calendar year. To participate, psychologists must meet specific requirements, including holding a graduate degree in psychology from an accredited institution, maintaining a full and unrestricted license in their home state, possessing an active E.Passport or Interjurisdictional Practice Certificate, and meeting background check and professional conduct standards. The bill creates a Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact Commission to oversee the implementation, establish rules, handle dispute resolution, and ensure compliance among participating states. The compact aims to enhance public health and safety by facilitating easier access to psychological services, encouraging cooperation between state regulatory authorities, and creating a standardized system for tracking and managing psychologists' professional credentials and disciplinary histories across state boundaries.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to adopting the psychology interjurisdictional compact
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• Introduced: 04/01/2025
• Added: 04/02/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 General Assembly
• Sponsors: 2 : James Skoufis (D)*, Jeremy Cooney (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 3 • Actions: 13
• Last Amended: 04/01/2025
• Last Action: REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
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NY bill #S04680 • Last Action 01/07/2026
Requires school boards to make the final decision on whether to keep, remove, or restrict access to an instructional material in a school library; establishes a review process for formal complaints concerning instructional materials that are the subject of complaints.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the "Public School Instructional Materials Review and Transparency Act," which creates a comprehensive process for parents and guardians to challenge instructional materials in school libraries. The bill requires school districts to implement a two-stage complaint process: an informal complaint that can be resolved directly with school personnel, and a formal complaint that triggers a detailed review. When a formal complaint is filed, the school superintendent must refer the matter to a review committee within five business days. This committee, composed of various district stakeholders, will thoroughly examine the challenged material within 30 business days and make a recommendation to the school board to either keep, remove, or restrict access to the material. The school board will then vote on the recommendation at a public meeting, allowing for community input. The bill also mandates that each school district maintain a public, searchable online database of all instructional materials, which must be regularly updated. Additionally, the bill requires that the source citation and details of formal complaints (with identifying information redacted) be posted online at least 72 hours before the board meeting where the material will be discussed. The state will provide financial support to school districts to help them create and maintain these online databases, ensuring transparency in the selection and potential removal of instructional materials.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT to amend the education law and the public officers law, in relation to establishing the "public school instructional materials review and transparency act"
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• Introduced: 02/11/2025
• Added: 02/11/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 General Assembly
• Sponsors: 5 : Dean Murray (R)*, George Borrello (R), Tony Palumbo (R), Steve Rhoads (R), Alexis Weik (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 02/11/2025
• Last Action: REFERRED TO EDUCATION
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MO bill #SB1339 • Last Action 01/07/2026
Establishes provisions relating to dietitians, including reciprocity, nonrenewable temporary licenses, and the Dietitian Licensure Compact
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes provisions for dietitians in Missouri, focusing on three key areas: reciprocity for out-of-state licenses, nonrenewable temporary licenses, and participation in the Dietitian Licensure Compact. For reciprocity, the bill allows dietitians with valid licenses from other states, military branches, or U.S. territories to apply for a Missouri license, provided they have been licensed for at least one year. The committee can waive examination and educational requirements, though applicants must still meet certain standards and may be required to pass a state-specific law examination. The bill also introduces a nonrenewable temporary license for new dietitians, which allows them to practice under the supervision of a licensed dietitian for up to 180 days. Additionally, the bill creates a Dietitian Licensure Compact, a multi-state agreement designed to facilitate interstate practice of dietetics, increase public access to dietetic services, reduce administrative burdens, and support the mobility of military members and their spouses. The compact establishes a commission to manage interstate licensure, create uniform standards, and handle disciplinary actions across participating states, ultimately aiming to streamline professional licensing while maintaining public health and safety standards.
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Bill Summary: Establishes provisions relating to dietitians, including reciprocity, nonrenewable temporary licenses, and the Dietitian Licensure Compact
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• Introduced: 12/02/2025
• Added: 12/05/2025
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Curtis Trent (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 12/03/2025
• Last Action: S First Read
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NY bill #S05833 • Last Action 01/07/2026
Relates to adopting the Appalachian states radioactive waste compact; assures interstate cooperation for the proper management and disposal of low-level radioactive wastes to reduce the volume of low-level radioactive waste.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill adopts the Appalachian States Radioactive Waste Compact, which establishes a formal interstate agreement for managing and disposing of low-level radioactive waste among Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Delaware, Maryland, and New York. The compact creates an Appalachian States Low-Level Radioactive Waste Commission to regulate and coordinate the disposal of low-level radioactive waste in the region. Key provisions include designating host states responsible for developing regional waste disposal facilities, establishing strict regulations for waste generation, transportation, and disposal, and creating a comprehensive framework for waste management. The compact requires host states to develop facilities with at least a 30-year useful life, prohibits shallow land burial of radioactive waste, and mandates careful tracking and documentation of waste from generation to final disposal. It also sets up a governance structure with detailed rules about commission membership, voting procedures, budget allocation, and conflict of interest provisions. The compact aims to ensure safe, cooperative, and environmentally responsible management of low-level radioactive waste, with each participating state having specific responsibilities for waste reduction, tracking, and disposal while sharing potential liability proportionally.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to adopting the Appalachian states radioactive waste compact
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• Introduced: 03/03/2025
• Added: 03/04/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : James Skoufis (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 03/03/2025
• Last Action: REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
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MO bill #SB1483 • Last Action 01/07/2026
Creates, repeals, and modifies provisions relating to elementary and secondary schools
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies various provisions related to elementary and secondary schools in Missouri, with a significant focus on charter schools and age requirements for school entry. It allows metropolitan and charter school districts to set kindergarten and first-grade entry ages between August 1st and October 1st, and ensures that students transferring between districts are still eligible if they met the age requirement in their previous school. The bill also clarifies how state aid is calculated and distributed for students attending charter schools, including provisions for charter schools that operate as local educational agencies. Additionally, it updates regulations regarding school board decision-making, allowing for delegation of certain authorities to the superintendent, and revises rules for selling or leasing school property, including provisions for property with minimal value and transfers to community groups or governmental entities. The bill also makes changes to the "Reading Instruction Act" to emphasize phonics and discourage the "three-cueing system" for word reading, and adjusts interest rate limitations for school bonds and notes.
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Bill Summary: Creates, repeals, and modifies provisions relating to elementary and secondary schools
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• Introduced: 12/30/2025
• Added: 01/04/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Mike Henderson (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/02/2026
• Last Action: S First Read
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NY bill #S05657 • Last Action 01/07/2026
Enacts the interstate medical licensure compact; provides a streamlined pathway for medical professionals who are licensed in multiple states to obtain medical licensure in New York.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill enacts the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact (IMLC), which creates a streamlined pathway for qualified physicians to obtain medical licenses in multiple states. The compact establishes a voluntary, expedited licensure process for physicians who meet specific eligibility criteria, including graduating from an accredited medical school, passing medical licensing exams, completing graduate medical education, and holding a full and unrestricted license in their primary state of licensure. To participate, physicians must undergo a comprehensive background check and meet strict professional standards. The compact creates an interstate commission to administer the program, which will maintain a coordinated information system, facilitate joint investigations, and handle disciplinary actions across member states. Key provisions include creating a mechanism for physicians to quickly obtain licenses in multiple states, ensuring patient safety through rigorous qualification standards, and establishing a system for information sharing and disciplinary oversight. The compact becomes effective when enacted by at least seven states, and participating states can withdraw with proper notice. The primary goal is to improve healthcare access by making it easier for qualified physicians to practice across state lines while maintaining robust professional standards and patient protections.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to enacting the interstate medical licensure compact
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• Introduced: 02/26/2025
• Added: 02/27/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : James Skoufis (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 02/26/2025
• Last Action: REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
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UT bill #SR0001 • Last Action 01/07/2026
Senate Rules Resolution - Amendments to Senate Rules
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This resolution amends various rules of the Senate, primarily concerning the adoption and application of Senate rules, the duties of the President, the convening of sessions, access to the Senate chamber, definitions of key terms like "minority leader" and "minority party," procedures for substitute legislation, the formation and duties of executive office confirmation committees, parliamentary procedures such as obtaining the floor and points of order, the consideration of bills, standing committee reports, the consent calendar, procedures in a committee of the whole, and definitions of government officials and lobbyists. Notably, it clarifies that previously adopted rules apply if a motion to adopt new rules fails to achieve a two-thirds vote, modifies the President's role in approving expenditures, allows for extraordinary sessions to be called by the President, restricts access to the Senate chamber, and defines "minority leader" as the highest-ranking individual leading the minority party and "minority party" as the political party with the second most members in the Legislature.
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Bill Summary: General Description: This resolution modifies Senate rules.
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• Introduced: 12/23/2025
• Added: 12/24/2025
• Session: 2026 General Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Lincoln Fillmore (R)*
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 01/15/2026
• Last Action: Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research in Waiting for Introduction in the Senate
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NE bill #LB193 • Last Action 01/07/2026
Change provisions relating to the Committee on Pacific Conflict
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies the existing law regarding the Committee on Pacific Conflict, primarily by increasing the number of legislative members from four to five and making several technical adjustments to the committee's structure and operations. The committee's core purpose remains focused on preparing for potential conflicts in the Pacific theater, with a mandate to support U.S. national security, enhance state defensive capabilities, and anticipate potential regional or global conflicts that could impact Nebraska. The committee will continue to consist of seven voting members, including key state officials like the Director of State Homeland Security (who serves as chairperson), the Director of Administrative Services, the state investment officer, and the Adjutant General, along with three additional members appointed by the Governor who have expertise in Pacific conflict threats. The bill maintains the committee's authorization for an initial three-year period, requires meetings at least quarterly, allows for emergency meetings, and keeps the committee's proceedings confidential due to potential national security sensitivities. The committee retains its ability to produce policy recommendations, consult with experts, liaise with federal and state authorities, and produce an annual state threat assessment that will be published by the Governor. The bill also preserves the committee's option to create a confidential report accessible only with gubernatorial approval.
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Bill Summary: A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to the Committee on Pacific Conflict; to amend section 81-836, Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska; to change provisions relating to committee membership; to eliminate obsolete provisions; to harmonize provisions; and to repeal the original section.
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• Introduced: 01/13/2025
• Added: 01/14/2025
• Session: 109th Legislature
• Sponsors: 1 : Bob Andersen (NP)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 11
• Last Amended: 01/13/2025
• Last Action: Title printed. Carryover bill
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NE bill #LB575 • Last Action 01/07/2026
Change provisions relating to the Property Tax Request Act and property tax levy limits
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies provisions of the Property Tax Request Act and property tax levy limits in Nebraska, primarily changing two key aspects. First, it alters the timing of joint public hearings for political subdivisions seeking to increase property tax requests, shifting the hearing window from September to July (specifically between July 14 and 24). Second, the bill introduces a new provision that restricts political subdivisions' ability to increase property tax levies when the total taxable valuation of property increases, effectively limiting them to raising the same total amount of property taxes as the previous year. Under this new rule, a political subdivision can only exceed this limit if at least two-thirds of its governing body votes to do so. The bill applies to various local government entities like counties, cities, school districts, and community colleges, and requires detailed public notification and transparency about proposed tax increases, including mailing postcards to property owners with specific information about the potential tax changes. The changes are designed to provide more timely public input and control over local property tax increases, with an emergency clause making the act effective immediately upon passage.
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Bill Summary: A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to revenue and taxation; to amend sections 77-1633 and 77-3442, Revised Statutes Cumulative Supplement, 2024; to change provisions relating to the Property Tax Request Act and property tax levy limits; to repeal the original sections; and to declare an emergency.
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• Introduced: 01/22/2025
• Added: 01/22/2025
• Session: 109th Legislature
• Sponsors: 1 : Robert Hallstrom (NP)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 6
• Last Amended: 01/22/2025
• Last Action: Title printed. Carryover bill
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CA bill #AB1493 • Last Action 01/07/2026
School district and community college district governing boards: vacancy elections.
Status: Dead
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies the procedures for filling vacancies on school district and community college district governing boards and adjusts the criteria for charter school renewal. Regarding board vacancies, if a petition is submitted to trigger a special election to fill a vacancy, the county superintendent of schools will now consolidate that special election with the next regularly scheduled election, provided it occurs at least 88 days after the election order, and the provisional appointee can remain in office until the election results are certified. For charter schools, the bill changes the renewal process for schools with lower performance levels by allowing chartering authorities to consider measurable increases in academic achievement or strong postsecondary outcomes, demonstrated by verified data, until a new statewide student-level growth model for English language arts and mathematics is fully implemented and provides sufficient data for renewal decisions.
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Bill Summary: An act to amend Section 5091 of the Education Code, relating to school district and community college district elections.
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• Introduced: 02/21/2025
• Added: 03/25/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Anamarie Avila Farias (D)*
• Versions: 3 • Votes: 3 • Actions: 12
• Last Amended: 01/05/2026
• Last Action: From committee: Without further action pursuant to Joint Rule 62(a).
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NE bill #LB436 • Last Action 01/07/2026
Change provisions of the Nebraska Regulation of Health Professions Act
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies the Nebraska Regulation of Health Professions Act by updating the criteria and process for regulating unregulated health professions and changing the scope of practice for existing regulated professions. The changes include revising the standards for when a health profession should be regulated, with a more focused emphasis on demonstrating potential harm to public health and safety. The bill adjusts the application process by requiring applicant groups to provide more detailed information about potential risks, benefits, and implications of regulation. It also modifies the technical committee review process, specifying different committee compositions for unregulated professions versus changes in existing professional scopes of practice. The bill reduces the timeline for the director's report to the Legislature from twelve to six months and removes language that previously allowed the director to disregard committee and board recommendations. These modifications aim to create a more streamlined, transparent, and public safety-oriented approach to regulating health professions in Nebraska, ensuring that new regulations or scope changes are carefully evaluated for their potential impact on public welfare.
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Bill Summary: A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to the Nebraska Regulation of Health Professions Act; to amend sections 71-6221, 71-6223, 71-6224, and 71-6226, Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska; to change provisions relating to regulation of unregulated health professions and changes in scope of practice; to harmonize provisions; and to repeal the original sections.
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• Introduced: 01/21/2025
• Added: 01/21/2025
• Session: 109th Legislature
• Sponsors: 0 : Health and Human Services Committee
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 6
• Last Amended: 01/21/2025
• Last Action: Title printed. Carryover bill
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MS bill #HB186 • Last Action 01/07/2026
Healthcare Coordinating Council; reconstitute and require to make report on specific health goals for the state.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill reconstitutes the Healthcare Coordinating Council, which was previously repealed, and directs it to develop a comprehensive preventive health care plan for Mississippi. The council will consist of fifteen members, including legislators, state agency representatives, healthcare providers, and consumers, with appointments to be made by July 1, 2026. The council is tasked with creating a long-range plan for the period of July 1, 2026, to July 1, 2036, and must consider specific health goals for the state, such as reducing infant mortality and low birth weight, increasing health insurance coverage, improving maternal and child health, addressing chronic diseases like diabetes and obesity, and enhancing health education. The council must also establish performance benchmarks, projected costs, and benefits for each recommended element of the plan, and will report its findings and recommendations to the Legislature and the Governor for the 2027 Regular Session, followed by annual reports thereafter.
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Bill Summary: An Act To Reenact Sections 41-105-1 And 41-105-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Were Repealed By Operation Of Law By Section 7, Chapter 402, Laws Of 2017, For The Purpose Of Reconstituting The Healthcare Advisory Council And Directing The Appointment Of Members To The Council; To Establish A Comprehensive Preventive Health Care Plan For Mississippi And Direct The Council To Develop And Make A Report To The Legislature And The Governor For The 2026 Regular Session; To Specify Health Care Goals For The State That The Council Shall Consider; And For Related Purposes.
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• Introduced: 01/07/2026
• Added: 01/08/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Omeria Scott (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 1
• Last Amended: 01/07/2026
• Last Action: Referred To Public Health and Human Services
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NE bill #LB495 • Last Action 01/07/2026
Change provisions relating to community colleges under the Property Tax Request Act
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies provisions of the Property Tax Request Act by removing community colleges from certain tax request and hearing requirements. Specifically, the bill eliminates community colleges from the list of political subdivisions that must follow specific procedures when seeking to increase property tax requests. Under the previous law, if a community college wanted to increase its property tax request by more than the allowable growth percentage, it would have to participate in a joint public hearing and follow detailed notification procedures. The new bill removes these requirements for community colleges, effectively exempting them from the more stringent tax request process that applies to counties, cities, and school districts. The bill also includes an emergency clause, meaning it will take effect immediately upon being passed and approved. The changes are technical in nature and appear to simplify the tax request process for community colleges by reducing their administrative burden when seeking to increase property tax requests.
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Bill Summary: A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to the Property Tax Request Act; to amend sections 77-1632 and 77-1633, Revised Statutes Cumulative Supplement, 2024; to change provisions relating to community colleges; to repeal the original sections; and to declare an emergency.
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• Introduced: 01/21/2025
• Added: 01/22/2025
• Session: 109th Legislature
• Sponsors: 1 : Ben Hansen (NP)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 7
• Last Amended: 01/21/2025
• Last Action: Title printed. Carryover bill
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NH bill #HB313 • Last Action 01/07/2026
Relative to non-public sessions at public meetings where discussion in public would likely affect a person's reputation.
Status: Dead
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends New Hampshire's Right-to-Know Law, specifically RSA 91-A:3, II(c), which governs when public bodies can hold non-public sessions. Currently, discussions that could harm someone's reputation can be held in private unless that person requests an open meeting. This bill changes that by stating that if a person has the right to attend a meeting where their reputation might be adversely affected by public discussion, they must be given the opportunity to request that the meeting remain open, and if they do, their request must be granted. This provides individuals with more control over discussions that could impact their personal standing within public meetings.
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Bill Summary: This bill allows a person who has the right to attend a public meeting to choose that the meeting remain open, even when discussion about the person in public would likely adversely affect the reputation of the person.
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• Introduced: 01/07/2025
• Added: 01/09/2025
• Session: 2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 3 : Joe Alexander (R)*, Ross Berry (R), David Love (R)
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 20
• Last Amended: 01/08/2025
• Last Action: Inexpedient to Legislate: Motion Adopted Voice Vote 01/07/2026 House Journal 1
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NE bill #LB549 • Last Action 01/07/2026
Allow a school board to employ a chaplain, including in a volunteer capacity, at a school
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill allows school boards in Nebraska to employ chaplains, including in a volunteer capacity, to provide academic, career, emotional, and behavioral health supports to students. A chaplain is defined as a clergy member licensed, ordained, or endorsed by a religious organization and trained to serve in secular environments. The bill specifically states that employing a chaplain does not constitute an endorsement of any particular religion. Before employment, chaplains must undergo a criminal history record check and can be denied employment by the Commissioner of Education based on their background. School boards are required to develop a policy governing the employment, discipline, continued education, and termination of chaplains, and are not mandated to employ chaplains. Importantly, chaplains would not be required to hold a teaching certificate, which is typically mandatory for educators. The bill modifies existing statutes to exempt chaplains from rules requiring certification and liability for uncertified personnel, while ensuring that background checks and appropriate policies are in place to protect students.
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Bill Summary: A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to education; to amend sections 79-804, 79-805, and 79-814.01, Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska; to allow a school board to employ a chaplain, including in a volunteer capacity, to perform various duties at a school without a certificate issued by the Commissioner of Education as prescribed; to provide powers and duties to the State Board of Education; to harmonize provisions; and to repeal the original sections.
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• Introduced: 01/22/2025
• Added: 01/22/2025
• Session: 109th Legislature
• Sponsors: 1 : Loren Lippincott (NP)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 6
• Last Amended: 01/22/2025
• Last Action: Title printed. Carryover bill
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NY bill #S04934 • Last Action 01/07/2026
Adopts the interstate teacher mobility compact to facilitate the mobility of teachers across member states, with the goal of supporting teachers through new pathways to licensure; establishes a regulatory framework to expedite and enhance the ability of teachers to move across state lines.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact, a multi-state agreement designed to simplify teacher licensing across different states. The compact creates a streamlined process for teachers to transfer their professional credentials between member states, with a particular focus on supporting military spouses and reducing bureaucratic barriers to teacher mobility. Under the compact, a teacher with an unencumbered license in one member state can more easily obtain a comparable license in another member state, subject to a review process by the receiving state's licensing authority. The bill creates an Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact Commission to oversee implementation, which will have the power to establish rules, facilitate information exchange, and resolve disputes between member states. Key objectives include creating an easier pathway to licensure, supporting military families, enhancing the ability of states to hire qualified teachers, and maintaining state sovereignty in regulating the teaching profession. The compact will become effective once ten states have enacted it, and it includes provisions for member states to withdraw, amend, or be terminated from the agreement under specific circumstances. The commission will have broad powers to administer the compact, including establishing bylaws, maintaining financial records, promulgating rules, and providing technical assistance to member states.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to adopting the interstate teacher mobility compact
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• Introduced: 02/14/2025
• Added: 02/15/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Rob Ortt (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 02/14/2025
• Last Action: REFERRED TO EDUCATION
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NE bill #LB554 • Last Action 01/07/2026
Create the Nebraska Health Professions Commission
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill creates the Nebraska Health Professions Commission (NHPC), a new body responsible for reviewing applications and conducting directed reviews of health profession regulations and credentialing. The commission will be co-chaired by representatives from public health and research institutions, and will include members from the Department of Health and Human Services, State Board of Health, and up to seven additional members. The commission's key responsibilities include evaluating proposals for new health profession regulations or scope of practice changes, collecting and analyzing data on workforce trends and public health impacts, holding public hearings, and submitting annual electronic reports to legislative leadership. The bill eliminates previous technical committees and establishes a more structured process for reviewing health profession regulations, with a focus on transparency, public input, and comprehensive analysis of potential impacts. The Legislature intends to appropriate $300,000 annually to support the commission's activities, including $100,000 for data collection through the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Importantly, the commission will serve in an advisory and investigative capacity, with actual implementation of regulatory changes remaining with existing state licensing authorities. Commission members will be prohibited from voting on matters directly affecting their own professional groups to ensure impartiality.
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Bill Summary: A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to public health and welfare; to amend sections 71-6207, 71-6207.02, 71-6219.01, 71-6223.02, 71-6224, 71-6225, and 71-6226, Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska, and section 71-6227, Revised Statutes Cumulative Supplement, 2024; to create the Nebraska Health Professions Commission; to change powers and duties; to define and redefine terms; to eliminate technical committees; to harmonize provisions; and to repeal the original sections.
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• Introduced: 01/22/2025
• Added: 01/22/2025
• Session: 109th Legislature
• Sponsors: 1 : Merv Riepe (NP)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 6
• Last Amended: 01/22/2025
• Last Action: Title printed. Carryover bill
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NE bill #LB238 • Last Action 01/07/2026
Exempt local foster care review boards from the Open Meetings Act and eliminate obsolete provisions regarding an advisory group
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies provisions of the Foster Care Review Act to exempt local foster care review boards from the Open Meetings Act and remove obsolete language. Specifically, the bill adds a new subsection to clarify that local foster care review boards are not considered public bodies subject to open meeting requirements, which means their meetings do not have to follow public notification and transparency rules. The bill also removes a previous provision that allowed portions of meetings discussing confidential child and family-specific information to be exempt from open meeting rules, essentially making the entire provision about meeting transparency unnecessary. Additionally, the bill eliminates an obsolete section (43-1306) and maintains the existing structure of local foster care review boards, which are composed of 4-10 members selected by the executive director, representing various social, economic, racial, and ethnic groups, and specifically prohibiting employees of certain agencies from serving on these boards. The local boards will continue to conduct semi-annual reviews of foster care cases, make recommendations to the court, and promote stability for children in foster care placements.
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Bill Summary: A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to the Foster Care Review Act; to amend sections 43-1304 and 43-1308, Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska; to exempt local foster care review boards from the Open Meetings Act; to harmonize provisions; to eliminate obsolete provisions; to repeal the original sections; and to outright repeal section 43-1306, Revised Statutes Cumulative Supplement, 2024.
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• Introduced: 01/14/2025
• Added: 01/14/2025
• Session: 109th Legislature
• Sponsors: 1 : Machaela Cavanaugh (NP)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 6
• Last Amended: 01/14/2025
• Last Action: Title printed. Carryover bill
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NE bill #LB634 • Last Action 01/07/2026
Adopt the Legislative Sunset Review Act and eliminate the Legislature's Planning Committee
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill adopts the Legislative Sunset Review Act, which establishes a new Legislative Sunset Review Committee responsible for systematically reviewing and evaluating various government entities, boards, councils, and programs created by the Legislature. The committee, composed of seven legislators including key leadership positions, will conduct comprehensive reviews of "reviewable entities" every five years starting in 2027. These reviews will require detailed reports from each entity covering performance measures, public participation, compliance with laws, potential duplications, efficiency, and recommendations for improvement. The committee will then hold public hearings, analyze the submitted information, and propose specific recommendations, which may include terminating, reorganizing, or continuing the reviewed entities. The bill also includes provisions for handling financial obligations, property, and records if an entity is terminated, ensuring that existing financial commitments remain valid. Additionally, the bill eliminates the Legislature's Planning Committee and repeals several existing statutory sections related to government oversight, with the entire act becoming operative on January 1, 2026.
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Bill Summary: A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to government; to adopt the Legislative Sunset Review Act; to eliminate the Legislature's Planning Committee; to eliminate obsolete provisions; to provide an operative date; and to outright repeal sections 50-419.03, 50-435, 50-1401, 50-1402, 50-1403, and 50-1404, Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska.
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• Introduced: 01/22/2025
• Added: 01/23/2025
• Session: 109th Legislature
• Sponsors: 1 : Ben Hansen (NP)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 7
• Last Amended: 01/22/2025
• Last Action: Title printed. Carryover bill
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MS bill #HB130 • Last Action 01/07/2026
Medicaid; create Medicaid Commission to administer program and abolish Division of Medicaid.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the Mississippi Medicaid Commission to administer the state's Medicaid program, replacing the existing Division of Medicaid. The Commission will consist of seven members appointed by the Governor and Lieutenant Governor, with specific qualifications to ensure independence from healthcare providers and elected officials. The bill also abolishes the Division of Medicaid, transferring its powers, duties, property, and employees to the new Commission, effective July 1, 2026. Numerous sections of Mississippi Code are amended to reflect this change, ensuring that all references to the Division of Medicaid now refer to the Mississippi Medicaid Commission. The bill outlines the structure, appointment process, and responsibilities of the new Commission, including the appointment of an Executive Director, and conforms existing laws to this new administrative structure.
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Bill Summary: An Act To Amend Section 43-13-107, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create The Mississippi Medicaid Commission To Administer The Medicaid Program; To Provide For The Membership And Appointment Of The Commission; To Provide That The Executive Director Of The Commission Shall Be Appointed By The Commission; To Abolish The Division Of Medicaid And Transfer The Powers, Duties, Property And Employees Of The Division To The Medicaid Commission; To Amend Sections 43-13-103, 43-13-105, 43-13-109, 43-13-113, 43-13-115, 43-13-116, 43-13-117, 43-13-120, 43-13-121, 43-13-123, 43-13-125, 43-13-139 And 43-13-145, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Provisions; And For Related Purposes.
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• Introduced: 01/07/2026
• Added: 01/08/2026
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Robert Johnson (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 1
• Last Amended: 01/07/2026
• Last Action: Referred To Medicaid;Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
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UT bill #SB0058 • Last Action 01/07/2026
Public School Attendance Amendments
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes comprehensive changes to Utah's public school attendance monitoring and accountability requirements, focusing on tracking student attendance, addressing chronic absenteeism, and improving data quality. The bill introduces new definitions for different types of educational programs, including "attendance validated programs" and "learner validated programs," which distinguish between traditional classroom-based learning and competency-based self-paced learning. It requires local education agencies (LEAs) to conduct regular reviews of student attendance data, implement tiered interventions for students with attendance concerns, and notify parents within two instructional days of an unexcused absence. The bill mandates that LEAs maintain accurate attendance records, establish written attendance policies, train staff annually on these policies, and ensure consistent implementation across schools. Additionally, the legislation requires LEAs to develop data quality standards, conduct internal audits, and allows the state board to implement corrective actions, including potential funding withholdings for non-compliance. The bill also expands the School LAND Trust Program to include specific provisions for addressing chronic absenteeism and provides a framework for school governing boards to develop and implement student success plans that incorporate attendance improvement strategies. The legislation takes effect on July 1, 2026, giving schools and districts time to prepare for these new requirements.
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Bill Summary: General Description: This bill establishes comprehensive student attendance monitoring, chronic absenteeism supports, and accountability requirements for local education agencies.
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• Introduced: 12/29/2025
• Added: 12/30/2025
• Session: 2026 General Session
• Sponsors: 2 : Lincoln Fillmore (R)*, Jason Thompson (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 12/29/2025
• Last Action: Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research in Waiting for Introduction in the Senate
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NE bill #LB276 • Last Action 01/07/2026
Adopt the Municipal Police Oversight Act, require maintenance of Brady and Giglio lists, ban no-knock warrants, and change requirements on law enforcement officer records
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the Municipal Police Oversight Act, which requires cities of a certain size to create citizen police oversight boards by January 1, 2028. These boards will be composed of seven public members who are not affiliated with law enforcement and will have broad investigative powers, including the ability to investigate complaints, misconduct, police shootings, and review police department practices. The oversight boards will have the authority to request police records, issue subpoenas, and publish reports with findings and recommendations. Additionally, the bill requires city and county attorneys and the Attorney General to maintain public Brady and Giglio lists, which identify law enforcement officers whose credibility has been impaired due to misconduct. The legislation also prohibits no-knock warrants, mandates permanent retention of officer conduct records, and requires law enforcement agencies to report officer terminations or resignations. The bill aims to increase transparency, accountability, and public trust in municipal law enforcement by providing independent oversight and ensuring that potential misconduct is documented and publicly accessible.
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Bill Summary: A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to law enforcement; to amend sections 29-411, 81-1414.15, and 81-1414.19, Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska; to adopt the Municipal Police Oversight Act; to require city and county attorneys and the Attorney General to maintain public Brady and Giglio lists; to prohibit no-knock search and arrest warrants; to define a term; to change provisions relating to law enforcement officer records; to harmonize provisions; to provide a duty for the Revisor of Statutes; to repeal the original sections; and to declare an emergency.
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• Introduced: 01/15/2025
• Added: 01/15/2025
• Session: 109th Legislature
• Sponsors: 1 : Terrell McKinney (NP)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 6
• Last Amended: 01/15/2025
• Last Action: Title printed. Carryover bill
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NE bill #LB384 • Last Action 01/07/2026
Require a majority of the elected members of the governing bodies of participating political subdivisions to attend joint public hearings under the Property Tax Request Act
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies the Property Tax Request Act by requiring a majority of elected members from each participating political subdivision (which includes counties, cities, school districts, and community colleges) to attend joint public hearings when seeking to increase property tax requests beyond the allowable growth percentage. Previously, the law only required one elected official to attend. The change aims to increase elected official participation and transparency in the property tax increase process. The bill maintains other existing requirements for these hearings, such as holding them between September 14-24, starting after 6 p.m., and providing detailed public notices via postcard, website, and newspaper. During these hearings, each political subdivision must present specific information about their proposed tax increase, including the total assessed value changes, proposed tax rates, and how the budget will be affected. The county clerk is still responsible for organizing the hearing and preparing a report documenting the hearing's details, including who spoke and the proposed tax increases. By mandating majority attendance, the bill seeks to ensure more comprehensive elected official engagement in public discussions about potential property tax increases.
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Bill Summary: A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to the Property Tax Request Act; to amend section 77-1633, Revised Statutes Cumulative Supplement, 2024; to require a majority of the elected members of the governing bodies of participating political subdivisions to attend joint public hearings; and to repeal the original section.
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• Introduced: 01/17/2025
• Added: 01/18/2025
• Session: 109th Legislature
• Sponsors: 1 : Tanya Storer (NP)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 9
• Last Amended: 01/17/2025
• Last Action: Title printed. Carryover bill
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NY bill #S03598 • Last Action 01/07/2026
Adopts the Physical Therapy Licensure Compact (Part A); adopts the Interstate Occupational Therapy Compact (Part B); adopts the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact (Part C).
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill adopts three interstate professional licensure compacts for physical therapists, occupational therapists, and audiologists/speech-language pathologists. The compacts are designed to facilitate multi-state practice for these healthcare professionals by creating a system of mutual license recognition among participating states. Key provisions include establishing a national commission for each compact to manage interstate practice, creating a data system to track licensure and disciplinary information, and setting standards for professionals to obtain a "compact privilege" to practice in states other than their home state. Professionals must meet specific requirements to qualify, such as holding an unencumbered license, passing national examinations, and completing background checks. The compacts aim to improve public access to these healthcare services, support military families who relocate frequently, enhance professional mobility, and maintain robust regulatory oversight. Each compact will come into effect once ten states have enacted the legislation, and the compacts include detailed provisions for rule-making, dispute resolution, and enforcement of professional standards across state lines.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to adopting the Physical Therapy Licensure Compact (Part A); to amend the education law, in relation to adopting the Interstate Occupational Therapy Compact (Part B); and to amend the education law, in relation to adopting the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact (Part C)
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• Introduced: 01/28/2025
• Added: 01/29/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Rob Ortt (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/28/2025
• Last Action: REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
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NY bill #S01505 • Last Action 01/07/2026
Enacts the interstate medical licensure compact; provides a streamlined process that allows physicians to become licensed in multiple participating states, thereby enhancing the portability of a medical license and ensuring the safety of patients.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill enacts the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact, which creates a streamlined process for physicians to obtain medical licenses in multiple participating states. The compact aims to enhance medical license portability while maintaining patient safety by establishing a comprehensive framework for multi-state physician licensing. Under this legislation, physicians can apply for an expedited license if they meet specific eligibility criteria, including graduating from an accredited medical school, passing licensing examinations, completing graduate medical education, and holding a full and unrestricted medical license in their primary state. The compact creates an interstate commission to administer the program, manage information sharing between member states, coordinate joint investigations, and handle disciplinary actions. Importantly, the compact does not replace existing state medical practice laws but provides an additional pathway for physicians to practice in multiple states. Member states can join the compact after legislative enactment, and physicians must comply with each state's specific medical practice regulations. The compact also includes provisions for dispute resolution, default procedures, and potential withdrawal of member states, ensuring a flexible and comprehensive approach to interstate medical licensing.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to enacting the interstate medical licensure compact
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• Introduced: 01/10/2025
• Added: 01/10/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 General Assembly
• Sponsors: 6 : Tom O'Mara (R)*, Jake Ashby (R), George Borrello (R), Patrick Gallivan (R), Dan Stec (R), Jim Tedisco (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/10/2025
• Last Action: REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
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NY bill #A00950 • Last Action 01/07/2026
Provides for the award of reasonable attorneys' fees in FOIL proceedings if the person is successful and in open meeting proceedings to the successful petitioner and against the public body.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the New York Public Officers Law to modify provisions regarding attorneys' fees in Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) and open meetings proceedings. Specifically, the bill changes the language from "may" to "shall" when awarding attorneys' fees, making it mandatory for courts to award reasonable legal fees to a successful petitioner in certain circumstances. For FOIL proceedings, attorneys' fees must be awarded when an agency fails to respond to a request within the statutory time, or when the court determines the agency had no reasonable basis for denying access to records. The bill defines "reasonable basis" for denial as either relying on a published appellate court opinion with substantially similar facts or a published opinion from the committee on open government. For open meetings proceedings, the bill similarly mandates that courts award costs and reasonable attorneys' fees to the successful petitioner against the public body, removing previous language that gave courts discretion in such awards. These changes are intended to provide stronger legal recourse and financial support for individuals seeking government transparency and accountability.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to the award of reasonable attorneys' fees in certain proceedings
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• Introduced: 01/07/2025
• Added: 01/08/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 General Assembly
• Sponsors: 6 : Phil Steck (D)*, Jo Anne Simon (D), Bill Magnarelli (D), Anna Kelles (D), Tony Simone (D), Harvey Epstein (D)
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 4
• Last Amended: 01/08/2025
• Last Action: referred to governmental operations
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NY bill #S03916 • Last Action 01/07/2026
Adopts the interstate nurse licensure compact (Part A); adopts the advanced practice registered nurse compact (Part B).
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill adopts two interstate nursing compacts: the Interstate Nurse Licensure Compact (Part A) and the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) Compact (Part B). These compacts aim to streamline nurse licensing across multiple states, making it easier for nurses to practice in different jurisdictions while maintaining public safety. The Interstate Nurse Licensure Compact allows registered nurses (RNs) and licensed practical/vocational nurses (LPNs/VNs) to hold a multistate license that is recognized in all participating states, reducing redundant licensing requirements. The APRN Compact similarly enables advanced practice registered nurses to obtain a multistate license that allows them to practice in multiple states under the same role and population focus. Both compacts establish a coordinated licensure information system to track nurse licensure, investigations, and disciplinary actions, and create an Interstate Commission to oversee implementation, rulemaking, and dispute resolution. Key provisions include requiring background checks, maintaining unencumbered licenses, and ensuring that nurses comply with the practice laws of the state where they are providing care. The compacts aim to increase mobility for nurses, reduce administrative burdens, and ultimately improve access to healthcare services.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to adopting the interstate nurse licensure compact (Part A); and to amend the education law, in relation to adopting the advanced practice registered nurse compact (Part B)
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• Introduced: 01/30/2025
• Added: 01/31/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 General Assembly
• Sponsors: 3 : Rob Ortt (R)*, Jim Tedisco (R), Mark Walczyk (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/30/2025
• Last Action: REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
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NY bill #A05990 • Last Action 01/07/2026
Adopts the interstate teacher mobility compact to facilitate the mobility of teachers across member states, with the goal of supporting teachers through new pathways to licensure; establishes a regulatory framework to expedite and enhance the ability of teachers to move across state lines.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill adopts the Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact, a comprehensive agreement designed to facilitate the professional mobility of teachers across multiple states. The compact creates a streamlined pathway for teachers to obtain licensure in different states, with a particular focus on supporting active military members and their spouses. Key provisions include establishing an Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact Commission to oversee implementation, creating a framework for recognizing teaching licenses across member states, and setting up processes for information sharing and dispute resolution. The compact aims to remove barriers to teacher relocation by allowing teachers with an unencumbered license in one state to more easily obtain a comparable license in another member state, subject to each state's specific requirements. Teachers will still need to undergo background checks and meet individual state regulations, but the compact significantly simplifies the professional licensing process. The agreement will officially take effect once ten states have enacted the legislation, and it includes robust provisions for governance, including an executive committee, rulemaking procedures, and mechanisms for handling potential conflicts or defaults by member states. The ultimate goals are to support teacher mobility, enhance educational staffing flexibility, and provide more opportunities for qualified educators to work across state lines.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to adopting the interstate teacher mobility compact
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• Introduced: 02/25/2025
• Added: 02/26/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Brian Miller (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 02/25/2025
• Last Action: referred to education
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NY bill #A00522 • Last Action 01/07/2026
Relates to the availability of agency records prior to or at an open meeting; removes the "to the extent practicable at least twenty-four hours" limitation from the requirement that agencies and departments shall make records available.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the New York Public Officers Law to modify requirements for making agency records available to the public before open meetings. Specifically, the bill removes the existing language that allowed agencies to make records available "to the extent practicable at least twenty-four hours" prior to a meeting, which effectively weakened the requirement. Under the new provision, agencies will be required to make records such as proposed resolutions, laws, rules, regulations, policies, and their amendments available upon request before the meeting where they will be discussed. If an agency has a regularly updated website with a high-speed internet connection, these records should be posted online. The bill maintains existing provisions that allow agencies to charge a reasonable fee for copies of records, consistent with existing freedom of information guidelines. While agencies are encouraged to post these documents, they are not required to spend additional money to implement this requirement. The amendment aims to increase government transparency by ensuring that the public has more direct and timely access to documents that will be discussed in open meetings.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to the availability of agency records prior to or at an open meeting
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• Introduced: 01/06/2025
• Added: 01/07/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Amy Paulin (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/08/2025
• Last Action: referred to governmental operations
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NY bill #A03969 • Last Action 01/07/2026
Updates the membership, powers, duties and procedures of the commission on forensic science; establishes the scientific advisory committee, the social justice, ethics, and equity assessment committee and the forensic analyst license advisory committee; makes conforming changes.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill updates and restructures the New York State Commission on Forensic Science, creating a more comprehensive and transparent oversight system for forensic laboratories and forensic analysts. The bill establishes three permanent advisory committees: a scientific advisory committee, a social justice, ethics, and equity assessment committee, and a forensic analyst license advisory committee. The commission will now consist of nine members from diverse backgrounds, including experts in forensic science, law, academia, and social justice. Key provisions include creating a robust licensing system for forensic analysts, requiring detailed reporting of forensic testing methods and results, implementing strict accreditation and proficiency testing standards for forensic laboratories, and establishing a comprehensive disciplinary process for professional misconduct. The bill mandates transparency through public reporting of investigation results, non-conformity reports, and disciplinary actions. It also introduces requirements for forensic analyst reports to include detailed information about methods, results, limitations, and potential sources of error. The commission gains expanded powers to investigate forensic methods, issue recommendations, and potentially expand its jurisdiction, with a strong emphasis on scientific integrity, racial equity, and reducing systemic biases in forensic science.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to reforming the commission on forensic science; and to amend the executive law and the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to making conforming changes; and to repeal certain provisions of the executive law relating thereto
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• Introduced: 01/30/2025
• Added: 01/31/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Anna Kelles (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/30/2025
• Last Action: referred to governmental operations
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NY bill #A03615 • Last Action 01/07/2026
Makes various amendments to requirements for web-based videoconferencing of public meetings; establishes the municipal hybrid meeting trust fund.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill makes comprehensive changes to New York's public meeting laws, primarily focusing on web-based videoconferencing requirements for public bodies. The legislation mandates that public bodies shall use web-based videoconferencing with closed captioning, requiring a minimum number of members to be physically present at meeting locations. For bodies composed of elected officials, a quorum must be physically present, while for appointed boards, the presiding officer must be in person or designate an alternate. The bill establishes new requirements for public meeting notices, including posting details on websites and social media, providing clear information about videoconferencing access, and ensuring public participation through real-time video and closed captioning. Additionally, the bill creates a municipal hybrid meeting trust fund to support municipalities in expanding their remote and hybrid meeting capabilities, with a competitive grant program administered by the office of information technology services. The legislation also requires meeting minutes to document electronic participation details and mandates that meetings be recorded and made available online. Notably, the bill makes permanent previous temporary provisions allowing more flexible meeting formats and aims to improve accessibility and transparency of public meetings across New York state.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT to amend the public officers law and the state technology law, in relation to requirements for open meetings; to amend part WW of chapter 56 of the laws of 2022 amending the public officers law relating to permitting videoconferencing and remote participation in public meetings under certain circumstances, in relation to making such provisions permanent; to amend the state finance law and the state technology law, in relation to establishing the municipal hybrid meeting trust fund; and providing for the repeal of certain provisions upon the expiration thereof
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• Introduced: 01/29/2025
• Added: 01/29/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 General Assembly
• Sponsors: 14 : Tony Simone (D)*, Maryjane Shimsky (D), Emily Gallagher (D), Andrew Hevesi (D), Harvey Epstein (D), Jo Anne Simon (D), Keith Brown (R), Ken Blankenbush (R), Deborah Glick (D), Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn (D), Yudelka Tapia (D), Jessica González-Rojas (D), Karines Reyes (D), Rebecca Kassay (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/29/2025
• Last Action: referred to governmental operations
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NY bill #S01418 • Last Action 01/07/2026
Provides for the award of reasonable attorneys' fees in FOIL proceedings if the person is successful and in open meeting proceedings to the successful petitioner and against the public body.
Status: Crossed Over
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends two sections of New York's Public Officers Law to modify how attorneys' fees are awarded in Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) and open meeting proceedings. Under the new provisions, courts will be required (rather than having discretion) to award reasonable attorneys' fees to a successful petitioner in FOIL cases when an agency either fails to respond to a request within the statutory time or has no reasonable basis for denying access to records. The bill defines "reasonable basis" for denying access as either reasonably relying on a published appellate court opinion with substantially similar facts or a published opinion from the Committee on Open Government. Similarly, in open meeting proceedings, courts must now award costs and reasonable attorneys' fees to the successful petitioner against the public body, removing previous language that allowed judicial discretion in such awards. These changes aim to incentivize government transparency and provide clearer pathways for individuals seeking access to public records or challenging potential violations of open meeting laws by making it easier to recover legal expenses when they prevail in court.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to the award of reasonable attorneys' fees in certain proceedings
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• Introduced: 01/09/2025
• Added: 01/10/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 General Assembly
• Sponsors: 9 : John Liu (D)*, Jabari Brisport (D), Cordell Cleare (D), Nathalia Ferna´ndez (D), Andrew Gounardes (D), Robert Jackson (D), Liz Krueger (D), James Skoufis (D), Lea Webb (D)
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 3 • Actions: 15
• Last Amended: 01/09/2025
• Last Action: REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
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NY bill #S01027 • Last Action 01/07/2026
Makes various amendments to requirements for web-based videoconferencing of public meetings; establishes the municipal hybrid meeting trust fund.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill makes significant changes to the requirements for web-based videoconferencing of public meetings in New York State, fundamentally altering how local government bodies can conduct meetings. The legislation mandates that public bodies shall (rather than may) use web-based videoconferencing with closed captioning, requiring at least some members to be physically present while allowing remote participation under specific conditions. For elected bodies, a minimum number of members must be physically present to meet quorum requirements, while for appointed boards, the presiding officer must be present in person or designate an alternate. The bill also requires public bodies to adopt written procedures for remote meetings, ensure public access and participation via video, and provide recordings of meetings with closed captioning that are posted online within five business days. Additionally, the bill establishes a Municipal Hybrid Meeting Trust Fund to help municipalities expand their remote and hybrid meeting capabilities, creating a competitive grant program specifically for non-elected local public bodies to support technological implementation. The legislation aims to make videoconferencing a permanent option for public meetings while ensuring transparency, accessibility, and public participation, with provisions for American Sign Language interpretation and detailed record-keeping of electronic meetings.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT to amend the public officers law and the state technology law, in relation to requirements for open meetings; to amend part WW of chapter 56 of the laws of 2022 amending the public officers law relating to permitting videoconferencing and remote participation in public meetings under certain circumstances, in relation to making such provisions permanent; to amend the state finance law and the state technology law, in relation to establishing the municipal hybrid meeting trust fund; and providing for the repeal of certain provisions upon the expiration thereof
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• Introduced: 01/07/2025
• Added: 01/08/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 General Assembly
• Sponsors: 4 : Rachel May (D)*, Jabari Brisport (D), Andrew Gounardes (D), Robert Jackson (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/08/2025
• Last Action: REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
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NY bill #S01274 • Last Action 01/07/2026
Updates the membership, powers, duties and procedures of the commission on forensic science; establishes the scientific advisory committee, the social justice, ethics, and equity assessment committee and the forensic analyst license advisory committee; makes conforming changes.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill comprehensively reforms the New York State Commission on Forensic Science by establishing a more transparent, accountable, and scientifically rigorous framework for forensic laboratories and forensic analysts. The bill creates a nine-member commission with representatives from various academic and professional backgrounds, including forensic science experts, prosecutors, defense attorneys, and specialists in ethics, statistics, and racial justice. The commission will be supported by three permanent advisory committees: a scientific advisory committee, a social justice and ethics committee, and a forensic analyst license advisory committee. Key provisions include establishing a licensing system for forensic analysts, requiring detailed reporting of forensic testing methods and results, mandating public disclosure of non-conformity reports, and creating robust procedures for investigating professional misconduct. The bill aims to improve the integrity of forensic science by addressing potential biases, ensuring scientific validity of testing methods, and providing mechanisms for public accountability. Forensic laboratories will now be required to publish their testing methods, protocols, and report detailed information about their examinations, including potential sources of error and limitations. The commission will have the power to investigate, discipline, and potentially suspend or revoke licenses of forensic analysts who commit professional negligence or misconduct.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to reforming the commission on forensic science; and to amend the executive law and the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to making conforming changes; and to repeal certain provisions of the executive law relating thereto
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• Introduced: 01/09/2025
• Added: 01/09/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 General Assembly
• Sponsors: 2 : Michael Gianaris (D)*, Brad Hoylman (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/09/2025
• Last Action: REFERRED TO INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY
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NY bill #A01983 • Last Action 01/07/2026
Enacts the interstate medical licensure compact; provides a streamlined pathway for medical professionals who are licensed in multiple states to obtain medical licensure in New York.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill enacts the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact (IMLC), creating a streamlined pathway for physicians licensed in multiple states to obtain medical licensure in New York. The compact establishes a comprehensive process that complements existing state medical board regulations, allowing eligible physicians to more easily obtain licenses in multiple states. To qualify, physicians must meet specific criteria, including graduating from an accredited medical school, passing medical licensing examinations, completing graduate medical education, and holding a full and unrestricted medical license in their principal state of licensure. The bill creates an interstate commission to administer the compact, which will manage a coordinated information system, facilitate joint investigations, and handle disciplinary actions across member states. Key provisions include establishing an expedited licensure process, creating a database of licensed physicians, enabling cross-state investigations, and providing a mechanism for sharing disciplinary information. The compact aims to enhance healthcare access by making it easier for qualified physicians to practice across state lines while maintaining rigorous professional standards and protecting patient safety. The compact will become binding once enacted by at least seven states, and member states can participate in the interstate commission's activities, with the ability to withdraw or amend the compact through specific legal procedures.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to enacting the interstate medical licensure compact
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• Introduced: 01/14/2025
• Added: 01/15/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 General Assembly
• Sponsors: 3 : Amy Paulin (D)*, Tony Simone (D), Donna Lupardo (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/14/2025
• Last Action: referred to higher education
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NY bill #A06744 • Last Action 01/07/2026
Adopts the psychology interjurisdictional compact to increase public access to psychological services by allowing telepsychological practice and temporary in-person services across state lines.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill adopts the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact (PsyPact), a comprehensive interstate agreement designed to increase public access to psychological services by allowing telepsychology and temporary in-person psychological practice across state lines. The compact creates a standardized framework for psychologists to provide services remotely or temporarily in states where they are not originally licensed, while maintaining rigorous professional standards and public safety protections. Key provisions include establishing an interstate commission to manage the compact, defining specific requirements for psychologists to practice across state boundaries (such as holding an active license, having appropriate credentials, and passing background checks), creating mechanisms for information sharing and disciplinary actions, and establishing a process for resolving disputes between participating states. The compact aims to streamline psychology licensure, facilitate professional mobility, enhance public access to mental health services, and maintain high standards of professional practice by creating a coordinated system for tracking licensure, qualifications, and potential disciplinary issues across participating states. The bill would enable New York to join this interstate compact, allowing licensed psychologists in the state to provide telepsychology services and conduct temporary in-person practice in other compact states, subject to specific regulatory conditions and professional standards.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to adopting the psychology interjurisdictional compact
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• Introduced: 03/11/2025
• Added: 03/11/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 General Assembly
• Sponsors: 24 : Tony Simone (D)*, Al Stirpe (D), Judy Griffin (D), Sam Berger (D), Harvey Epstein (D), Karines Reyes (D), Catalina Cruz (D), Jo Anne Simon (D), Nader Sayegh (D), Brian Cunningham (D), Eddie Gibbs (D), Robert Carroll (D), David Weprin (D), Anna Kelles (D), Yudelka Tapia (D), Donna Lupardo (D), Demond Meeks (D), Al Taylor (D), Paula Kay (D), Keith Brown (R), Mike Reilly (R), Michael Benedetto (D), Dave McDonough (R), Jen Lunsford (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 03/11/2025
• Last Action: referred to higher education
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NY bill #A06362 • Last Action 01/07/2026
Enacts the interstate medical licensure compact; provides a streamlined process that allows physicians to become licensed in multiple participating states, thereby enhancing the portability of a medical license and ensuring the safety of patients.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill enacts the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact (IMLC), a comprehensive framework designed to streamline the medical licensing process across participating states. The compact creates an expedited pathway for qualified physicians to obtain medical licenses in multiple states, with the primary goals of improving healthcare access and patient safety. Under this compact, physicians who meet specific eligibility criteria—including graduating from an accredited medical school, passing licensing examinations, completing graduate medical education, and holding an unrestricted medical license—can apply for expedited licensure in other member states. The compact establishes an interstate commission to oversee the licensing process, manage information sharing between state medical boards, coordinate joint investigations, and handle disciplinary actions. Key provisions include creating a centralized database of physician information, allowing for mutual recognition of licensing standards, and ensuring that disciplinary actions in one state can be recognized by other member states. The compact becomes binding once enacted by at least seven states, and participating states can withdraw with appropriate notice. Importantly, the compact does not replace existing state medical practice laws but provides an additional, more efficient mechanism for physicians to practice across state lines while maintaining rigorous professional standards and patient protections.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to enacting the interstate medical licensure compact
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• Introduced: 03/04/2025
• Added: 03/04/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 General Assembly
• Sponsors: 2 : Phil Palmesano (R)*, Chris Tague (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 03/04/2025
• Last Action: referred to higher education
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NY bill #S03915 • Last Action 01/07/2026
Adopts the psychology interjurisdictional compact (Part A); adopts the recognition of emergency medical services personnel licensure interstate compact (Part B); adopts the interstate counseling compact (Part C).
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill introduces three interstate professional licensing compacts: the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact (Part A), the Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact (Part B), and the Interstate Counseling Compact (Part C). Each compact aims to facilitate professional practice across state lines while maintaining public safety standards. The Psychology Compact allows licensed psychologists to practice telepsychology and provide temporary in-person services in other compact states, subject to specific qualifications and oversight. The Emergency Medical Services Compact enables licensed emergency medical services personnel to practice across state lines under certain conditions. The Counseling Compact allows licensed professional counselors to practice in other member states through a "privilege to practice" mechanism. Each compact establishes a national commission to oversee implementation, create rules, manage a coordinated data system for tracking licensure and disciplinary actions, and provide mechanisms for dispute resolution and enforcement. The compacts are designed to increase public access to professional services, support military families, enhance interstate cooperation, and maintain rigorous professional standards through mutual recognition of licenses while preserving each state's regulatory authority to protect public health and safety.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to adopting the psychology interjurisdictional compact (Part A); to amend the public health law, in relation to adopting the recognition of emergency medical services personnel licensure interstate compact (Part B); and to amend the education law, in relation to adopting the interstate counseling compact (Part C)
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• Introduced: 01/30/2025
• Added: 01/31/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Rob Ortt (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 6
• Last Amended: 01/30/2025
• Last Action: REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
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NY bill #S01259 • Last Action 01/07/2026
Relates to permitting witness testimony before legislative committees via videoconferencing upon a request for reasonable accommodation by a witness and the demonstration by the witness of an inability to testify in-person.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies existing laws to allow witnesses to provide testimony before legislative committees via videoconferencing under specific circumstances. The bill establishes that when a witness requests a reasonable accommodation, a legislative committee may permit videoconference testimony if the witness demonstrates an inability to appear in person due to factors such as disability, travel costs, severe weather conditions, or other justifiable reasons deemed acceptable by the committee. Additionally, the bill updates public officers law to explicitly state that witness testimony in legislative committee meetings can be conducted through videoconference. The changes aim to increase accessibility and flexibility for witnesses who may find it challenging to physically attend committee hearings, ensuring that important testimony can still be heard while providing reasonable accommodations. The modifications apply to committees in either house of the state legislature or joint committees, and the act is set to take effect immediately upon passage.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT to amend the legislative law and the public officers law, in relation to witness testimony before legislative committees via videoconferencing
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• Introduced: 01/08/2025
• Added: 01/09/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Rachel May (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/08/2025
• Last Action: REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
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NY bill #A04566 • Last Action 01/07/2026
Adopts the psychology interjurisdictional compact (Part A); adopts the recognition of emergency medical services personnel licensure interstate compact (Part B); adopts the interstate counseling compact (Part C).
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill adopts three interstate professional licensing compacts: the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact, the Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact, and the Interstate Counseling Compact. These compacts aim to facilitate interstate practice for licensed professionals by creating a standardized system for recognizing professional licenses across participating states. Each compact establishes a multi-state commission to manage the implementation, create uniform rules, and maintain a coordinated database of licensee information. For psychologists, the compact allows for temporary in-person practice and telepsychology across state lines, provided the professional meets specific qualifications like holding an active license, passing background checks, and maintaining professional standards. Similarly, for emergency medical services personnel and counselors, the compacts provide a mechanism for professionals to practice in multiple states with reduced administrative barriers, while still preserving each state's ability to protect public health and safety through regulatory oversight. The compacts include provisions for investigating complaints, taking adverse actions, and ensuring that professionals maintain high standards of practice across state boundaries. The bill will take effect 90 days after becoming law, with each part of the compact having specific implementation details.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to adopting the psychology interjurisdictional compact (Part A); to amend the public health law, in relation to adopting the recognition of emergency medical services personnel licensure interstate compact (Part B); and to amend the education law, in relation to adopting the interstate counseling compact (Part C)
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• Introduced: 02/04/2025
• Added: 02/05/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Brian Miller (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 1 • Actions: 4
• Last Amended: 02/04/2025
• Last Action: referred to higher education
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NY bill #A04524 • Last Action 01/07/2026
Adopts the interstate nurse licensure compact (Part A); adopts the advanced practice registered nurse compact (Part B).
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill adopts two interstate nursing compacts: the Interstate Nurse Licensure Compact (Part A) and the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) Compact (Part B). The nurse licensure compact allows nurses with a multistate license to practice in any participating state without obtaining additional licenses, promoting greater mobility for nurses while maintaining public safety. Key provisions include establishing uniform licensure requirements, creating a coordinated licensure information system to track nurse licensing and disciplinary actions, and forming an interstate commission to oversee the compact's implementation. For nurses to qualify for a multistate license, they must meet specific criteria such as graduating from an approved nursing program, passing a national examination, holding an unencumbered license, and passing a criminal background check. The compact also allows party states to take adverse action against a nurse's multistate licensure privilege if they violate practice laws, with the home state retaining primary disciplinary authority. The APRN compact follows a similar framework but is specifically tailored to advanced practice registered nurses, addressing their unique licensing and practice requirements. Both compacts aim to reduce licensure redundancies, increase nursing workforce flexibility, and maintain high standards of professional practice across participating states.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to adopting the interstate nurse licensure compact (Part A); and to amend the education law, in relation to adopting the advanced practice registered nurse compact (Part B)
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• Introduced: 02/04/2025
• Added: 02/05/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Brian Miller (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 02/04/2025
• Last Action: referred to higher education
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NY bill #A04522 • Last Action 01/07/2026
Adopts the Physical Therapy Licensure Compact (Part A); adopts the Interstate Occupational Therapy Compact (Part B); adopts the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact (Part C).
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill adopts three interstate professional licensure compacts: the Physical Therapy Licensure Compact, the Interstate Occupational Therapy Compact, and the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact. These compacts are designed to facilitate interstate practice for professionals in these fields by creating a system of mutual license recognition between member states. The key provisions include establishing a streamlined process for professionals to practice across state lines, creating a data system to share licensing and disciplinary information, and setting up an interstate commission to manage the compact. Professionals must meet specific qualifications, such as holding an active license in their home state, passing national examinations, and undergoing background checks. The compacts aim to improve public access to healthcare services, support military families who relocate frequently, enhance interstate cooperation, and allow for the use of telehealth technologies. Each compact creates a commission responsible for developing rules, resolving disputes, and ensuring compliance. The bill specifies that a compact becomes effective when enacted in the tenth member state, and provides mechanisms for states to join, withdraw, or amend the compacts.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to adopting the Physical Therapy Licensure Compact (Part A); to amend the education law, in relation to adopting the Interstate Occupational Therapy Compact (Part B); and to amend the education law, in relation to adopting the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact (Part C)
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• Introduced: 02/04/2025
• Added: 02/05/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 General Assembly
• Sponsors: 2 : Brian Miller (R)*, Brian Manktelow (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 02/04/2025
• Last Action: referred to higher education
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DC bill #B26-0499 • Last Action 01/02/2026
Housing Authority Resident Empowerment Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2025
Status: Passed
AI-generated Summary: This bill reforms the District of Columbia Housing Authority (DCHA) by restructuring its Board of Commissioners to include 9 total members: 2 elected resident representatives and 7 mayoral appointees with specific professional qualifications. The bill establishes detailed requirements for board member selection, including professional experience requirements, term limits, and mandatory training in areas such as housing laws, ethics, and financial oversight. The bill also creates a comprehensive training program for the City-Wide Resident Advisory Board to enhance tenant participation in housing authority oversight, and updates the public housing resident bill of rights to include specific protections like complaint filing procedures, lease termination guidelines, and relocation rights. Additionally, the bill adjusts board member stipends, increasing annual compensation to $8,000 per commissioner and $4,000 for the chairperson, and provides a transition plan for current board members to serve as interim commissioners until new appointments are made. The legislation aims to improve governance, increase resident representation, and enhance the professional capabilities of the DCHA board through more structured appointment and training processes.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA To amend, on an emergency basis, due to congressional review, the District of Columbia Housing Authority Act of 1999 to revise the structure of the board of the District of Columbia Housing Authority, provide flexibility for board and executive director training, and update the public housing resident bill of rights; to amend the District of Columbia Government Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978 to adjust District of Columbia Housing Authority board stipends; and to amend the Confirmation Act of 1978 to conform terminology regarding the District of Columbia Housing Authority board.
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• Introduced: 11/26/2025
• Added: 11/27/2025
• Session: 26th Council
• Sponsors: 1 : Robert White (D)*
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 1 • Actions: 7
• Last Amended: 12/02/2025
• Last Action: Act A26-0239 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 000072, Expires on Mar 19, 2026
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DC bill #B26-0066 • Last Action 12/31/2025
Youth Advisory Council on Climate Change and Environmental Conservation Establishment Act of 2025
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the Youth Advisory Council on Climate Change and Environmental Conservation (Youth Climate Council), a 17-member body of District of Columbia youth ages 14-21 who will provide advice and recommendations on climate change, environmental conservation, and green workforce development. The council will include nine members appointed by the Mayor (six high school students and three young adults aged 18-21) and eight high school students appointed by Ward Councilmembers. Members will serve two-year terms, with a maximum of two full terms, and must be DC residents with substantial ties to the district, knowledge of environmental issues, and demonstrated leadership potential. The council will have the authority to provide comments on laws and regulations, develop initiatives, collaborate with other organizations, respond to official requests, and publish reports. Members may receive a stipend of up to $1,000 per year or recognition of volunteer service hours, and the Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE) will provide training and staff support. The council will meet monthly, elect leadership positions, and have the opportunity to provide updates to the Commission on Climate Change and Resiliency. The bill also amends personnel regulations to formalize the council's ability to receive compensation and will become applicable upon inclusion in an approved budget and financial plan.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA To establish the Youth Advisory Council on Climate Change and Environmental Conservation to provide an organized youth perspective on various issues, including the impacts of the changing climate, adverse weather events, and ways the District can mitigate, prepare, and adapt to climate change and create and sustain environmental educational opportunities for youth; and to amend the District of Columbia Government Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1979 to authorize a stipend for members of the Youth Advisory Council on Climate Change and Environmental Conservation.
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• Introduced: 01/22/2025
• Added: 10/28/2025
• Session: 26th Council
• Sponsors: 6 : Charles Allen (D)*, Brianne Nadeau (D)*, Robert White (D)*, Anita Bonds (D)*, Janeese George (D)*, Brooke Pinto (D)*
• Versions: 3 • Votes: 2 • Actions: 16
• Last Amended: 10/21/2025
• Last Action: Law Number L26-0062 Effective from Dec 31, 2025
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MA bill #H218 • Last Action 12/31/2025
Resolve establishing the Harmony commission to study and make recommendations related to the welfare and best interests of children in care and protection cases
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the Harmony Commission, a comprehensive study group focused on examining the welfare and best interests of children in care and protection legal cases. The commission will be composed of 30+ members representing diverse stakeholders including legislative committee chairs, foster care alumni, foster parents, legal professionals, judges, advocates, and representatives from organizations serving children and marginalized communities. The commission's mandate is to conduct an in-depth study of how children's rights and welfare are currently handled in care and protection cases, with a particular focus on examining disparities affecting children of color, immigrant children, children with disabilities, LGBTQ+ children, trauma survivors, and children living in poverty. The commission will review existing laws, policies, and practices, analyze constitutional rights of parents and children, study sibling visitation rights, and hold at least three public hearings in geographically diverse areas to gather input. By January 1, 2026, the commission must file a detailed report with legislative leaders, the governor, and the juvenile court's chief justice, including racial impact statements and potential recommendations for improving child welfare practices. Members will serve without compensation, meet at least monthly, and be subject to open meeting laws, with the goal of developing strategies to better protect and serve children in care and protection legal proceedings.
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Bill Summary: For legislation to establish the harmony commission to study the welfare of children in care and protection cases. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.
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• Introduced: 03/12/2025
• Added: 03/13/2025
• Session: 194th General Court
• Sponsors: 1 : Carol Doherty (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 7
• Last Amended: 02/27/2025
• Last Action: Accompanied a study order, see H4883
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MI bill #HB4099 • Last Action 12/31/2025
Civil rights: open meetings; electronic hearings of the tax tribunal; permit under the open meetings act. Amends sec. 3a of 1976 PA 267 (MCL 15.263a). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4098'25
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Open Meetings Act to allow electronic hearings for the Tax Tribunal under certain conditions, meaning that proceedings of the Tax Tribunal, which is a body that hears tax-related disputes, can be conducted remotely via video or teleconference. Specifically, it permits electronic proceedings for sections 26, 34, or 62 of the Tax Tribunal Act, regardless of the usual requirements for electronic meetings, such as accommodating absent members due to military duty or medical conditions. The bill also clarifies that for these Tax Tribunal electronic proceedings, a physical location is not required, and members and the public participating electronically are considered present. Furthermore, it outlines requirements for public notice of these electronic meetings, including explaining why the meeting is electronic, how the public can participate, and how to provide input. The bill also specifies that public bodies holding electronic meetings must allow for two-way communication and provide mechanisms for public comment, and that members of the public cannot be required to register or provide personal information to participate, except for necessary public comment participation. This change is tied to another bill, HB 4098 of the 103rd Legislature, meaning it will only become law if that bill is also enacted.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT to amend 1976 PA 267, entitled ?An act to require certain meetings of certain public bodies to be open to the public; to require notice and the keeping of minutes of meetings; to provide for enforcement; to provide for invalidation of governmental decisions under certain circumstances; to provide penalties; and to repeal certain acts and parts of acts,? by amending section 3a (MCL 15.263a), as amended by 2023 PA 214.
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• Introduced: 02/20/2025
• Added: 02/21/2025
• Session: 103rd Legislature
• Sponsors: 16 : Steve Frisbie (R)*, Jerry Neyer (R), Angela Rigas (R), David Martin (R), Brian BeGole (R), Carrie Rheingans (D), Joseph Pavlov (R), Gina Johnsen (R), Mike Harris (R), Ken Borton (R), Mike Hoadley (R), Jason Woolford (R), Ron Robinson (R), Tom Kunse (R), Cam Cavitt (R), Will Bruck (R)
• Versions: 5 • Votes: 3 • Actions: 33
• Last Amended: 12/29/2025
• Last Action: Assigned Pa 54'25
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MI bill #HB5441 • Last Action 12/31/2025
Medical marihuana: licenses; new licenses for certain types of medical marihuana facilities; prohibit the cannabis regulatory agency from issuing. Amends secs. 102, 302, 401 & 402 of 2016 PA 281 (MCL 333.27102 et seq.) & adds sec. 402a. TIE BAR WITH: HB 5444'25, HB 5443'25, HB 5442'25
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Medical Marihuana Facilities Licensing Act to make several significant changes to medical marijuana licensing in Michigan. Beginning January 1, 2026, the Cannabis Regulatory Agency will be prohibited from issuing new state operating licenses for most types of medical marijuana facilities, with exceptions for provisioning centers, class A growers, license renewals, and license transfers. The bill also introduces a cap on provisioning center licenses, limiting municipalities to one provisioning center per 5,000 residents. The legislation renames the "Marijuana Regulatory Agency" to the "Cannabis Regulatory Agency" throughout the existing law and makes technical updates to various definitions and regulatory provisions. The bill maintains existing licensing requirements, such as background checks and application processes, while creating new restrictions on future licensing. Importantly, the bill will only take effect if three related bills are also enacted into law, creating a legislative package that aims to reshape medical marijuana facility regulations in Michigan. The changes appear designed to control the number and distribution of medical marijuana facilities while maintaining existing operations.
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Bill Summary: A bill to amend 2016 PA 281, entitled"Medical marihuana facilities licensing act,"by amending sections 102, 302, 401, and 402 (MCL 333.27102, 333.27302, 333.27401, and 333.27402), section 102 as amended by 2021 PA 57, section 401 as amended by 2020 PA 207, and section 402 as amended by 2021 PA 161, and by adding section 402a.
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• Introduced: 12/23/2025
• Added: 12/24/2025
• Session: 103rd Legislature
• Sponsors: 1 : Joey Andrews (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 4
• Last Amended: 12/23/2025
• Last Action: Bill Electronically Reproduced 12/23/2025
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DC bill #B26-0164 • Last Action 12/31/2025
Rebalancing Expectations for Neighbors, Tenants, and Landlords (RENTAL) Act of 2025
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill comprehensively reforms multiple aspects of housing law in Washington, D.C., addressing tenant rights, eviction procedures, housing authority governance, and property transfers. The Rebalancing Expectations for Neighbors, Tenants, and Landlords (RENTAL) Act of 2025 makes significant changes across several key areas, including expediting eviction proceedings for dangerous crimes, reducing pre-filing notice periods for evictions, establishing a certification process for tenant support providers, modifying the District of Columbia Housing Authority's board structure, and creating a new transparency portal for tenant opportunity to purchase transactions. The bill provides courts more discretion in eviction cases, shortens notification timelines for potential evictions, and creates new protections for tenants by requiring detailed disclosures during property transfers and establishing strict rules about interference with tenant rights. The legislation also updates procedures for low-income housing tax credits, facilitates the resale of inclusionary zoning units, and provides new training and consultation requirements for housing authority board members and resident advisory boards, with the overarching goal of creating a more balanced and transparent housing ecosystem in the District of Columbia.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA To amend the Rental Housing Act of 1985 to provide for expedited review of eviction proceedings stemming from a dangerous crime or crime of violence, to grant courts discretion to determine when equities require the dismissal of a claim by a housing provider, to reduce the pre-filing notice period in cases seeking eviction for nonpayment, and to update procedures for pre-filing notice to tenants in eviction cases; to amend Chapter 15 of Title 16 of the District of Columbia Official Code to reduce a pre-eviction- hearing summons period, to provide courts that hear eviction cases with discretion not to dismiss cases for certain deficiencies, and to update processes for the deposit of rental payments into the court registry during eviction cases for nonpayment; to amend the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act of 1980 to reorganize various existing provisions, to clarify the applicability of the act in circumstances such as the disposition of intestate decedents’ property, to allow for the entry and exit of non-controlling investors in property ownership entities without triggering the act, to exempt new construction for the 15 years after construction and certain covenanted affordable housing projects from the act, to establish a system of certified tenant support providers, to streamline tenant notice provisions and consolidate certain tenant grievance procedures, to establish protections from interference in the act’s processes and enforcement mechanisms, to require the Department of Housing and Community Development to develop certain form documents and receive filings of certain processes, to establish permissible consideration for tenant assignment of their rights under the act, and to direct the Department of Housing and Community Development to maintain a public database; to amend Chapter 48 of Title 47 of the District of Columbia Official Code to clarify the applicability of recent changes to the District low-income housing tax credit program; to amend the Inclusionary Zoning Implementation Amendment Act to facilitate the resale of units; to amend the District of Columbia Housing Authority Act of 1999 to revise the structure of the board of the Authority, to modify the schedule for annual financial accountability reports, to provide flexibility for board and executive director training, to update the public housing resident bill of rights, and to add protections for residents whose public housing properties undergo federal subsidy repositioning; to amend the District of Columbia Government Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978 to adjust Housing Authority board stipends; and to amend the Confirmation Act of 1978 to conform terminology regarding the RE-ENROLLED ORIGINAL Housing Authority board.
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• Introduced: 03/05/2025
• Added: 03/06/2025
• Session: 26th Council
• Sponsors: 1 : Phil Mendelson (D)*
• Versions: 4 • Votes: 29 • Actions: 48
• Last Amended: 10/21/2025
• Last Action: Law Number L26-0080 Effective from Dec 31, 2025
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MI bill #HB4098 • Last Action 12/31/2025
Property tax: tax tribunal; methods for tax tribunal to hold hearings; expand to include electronically. Amends secs. 26 & 34 of 1973 PA 186 (MCL 205.726 & 205.734). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4099'25
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends existing law to allow the Michigan Tax Tribunal, which handles property tax disputes, to conduct hearings remotely through telephonic or videoconferencing methods, in addition to in-person meetings. This expansion of hearing options aims to provide greater flexibility and accessibility for taxpayers and the tribunal itself. The bill also clarifies that when hearings are conducted by a hearing officer, their proposed decisions must still be reviewed and decided by members of the tribunal. Furthermore, it specifies that parties can request in-person hearings at a mutually agreed-upon location, subject to the tribunal's approval. The bill is tied to another piece of legislation, House Bill 4099 of the 103rd Legislature, meaning it will only become law if that bill is also enacted.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT to amend 1973 PA 186, entitled ?An act to create the tax tribunal; to provide for personnel, jurisdiction, functions, practice and procedure; to provide for appeals; and to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state agencies; and to abolish certain boards,? by amending sections 26 and 34 (MCL 205.726 and 205.734), section 26 as amended by 2008 PA 126 and section 34 as amended by 1980 PA 437.
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• Introduced: 02/20/2025
• Added: 02/21/2025
• Session: 103rd Legislature
• Sponsors: 13 : Pat Outman (R)*, Jerry Neyer (R), Angela Rigas (R), Steve Frisbie (R), David Martin (R), Joseph Pavlov (R), Carrie Rheingans (D), Jennifer Wortz (R), Nancy Jenkins-Arno (R), Doug Wozniak (R), Gina Johnsen (R), Mike Harris (R), Ken Borton (R)
• Versions: 5 • Votes: 4 • Actions: 36
• Last Amended: 12/29/2025
• Last Action: Assigned Pa 53'25
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MI bill #HB5444 • Last Action 12/31/2025
Medical marihuana: licenses; new licenses for provisioning centers; prohibit the cannabis regulatory agency from issuing unless certain conditions are met. Amends secs. 102, 302, 401 & 402 of 2016 PA 281 (MCL 333.27102 et seq.) & adds sec. 402b. TIE BAR WITH: HB 5443'25, HB 5441'25, HB 5442'25
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Medical Marihuana Facilities Licensing Act to modify regulations for medical marijuana provisioning centers. Specifically, beginning January 1, 2026, the Cannabis Regulatory Agency will be prohibited from issuing a new provisioning center license in a municipality if doing so would result in more than one provisioning center per 5,000 residents. The bill includes several exceptions to this restriction, such as license renewals, transfers between existing license holders, and potential exemptions for provisioning centers in designated "resort districts." To qualify for an exemption, applicants must submit detailed documentation demonstrating adequate capital, suitable location, service demand, and need for additional provisioning centers. The bill also establishes criteria for a municipality to be designated as a resort district, including factors like tourist visitation, seasonal population, and local attractions. The changes aim to regulate the proliferation of medical marijuana provisioning centers while providing flexibility for areas with significant tourism or seasonal population fluctuations. The bill's implementation is contingent upon the passage of several related bills in the 103rd Legislature.
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Bill Summary: A bill to amend 2016 PA 281, entitled"Medical marihuana facilities licensing act,"by amending sections 102, 302, 401, and 402 (MCL 333.27102, 333.27302, 333.27401, and 333.27402), section 102 as amended by 2021 PA 57, section 401 as amended by 2020 PA 207, and section 402 as amended by 2021 PA 161, and by adding section 402b.
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• Introduced: 12/23/2025
• Added: 12/24/2025
• Session: 103rd Legislature
• Sponsors: 1 : Joey Andrews (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 4
• Last Amended: 12/23/2025
• Last Action: Bill Electronically Reproduced 12/23/2025
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VA bill #HB65 • Last Action 12/30/2025
Apple Board; repealing Board and Apple Fund effective July 1, 2028, report.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill repeals the Virginia State Apple Board and its associated Apple Fund effective July 1, 2028, with several key provisions. The bill will stop collecting the excise tax on apples grown in Virginia after July 1, 2026, and prevents any new appointments to the Apple Board after that date, though existing board members can continue serving until the board's dissolution. The chair of the Apple Board is required to file a final report with the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services by June 30, 2028, detailing the board's total receipts and disbursements for the fiscal year. Any remaining funds in the Apple Fund will be transferred to the Governor's Agriculture and Forestry Industries Development Fund when the board is dissolved. The bill makes consequential amendments to various sections of Virginia code to remove references to the Apple Board and ensure a smooth wind-down of the board's operations, reflecting a decision to eliminate this particular agricultural oversight and funding mechanism.
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Bill Summary: Apple Board; repeal. Repeals the Apple Board and Apple Fund effective July 1, 2028, and provides that any funds remaining in the Apple Fund as of July 1, 2028, shall be transferred to the Governor's Agriculture and Forestry Industries Development Fund. The bill provides that the excise tax levied on apples grown in the Commonwealth shall not be collected for the 2026 harvest season and requires the chair of the Apple Board to file a report with the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services no later than June 30, 2028, with a statement of total receipts and disbursements of the Apple Board for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2028.
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• Introduced: 12/30/2025
• Added: 12/31/2025
• Session: 2026 Regular Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Dan Helmer (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 12/30/2025
• Last Action: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
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MA bill #S2158 • Last Action 12/24/2025
Relative to municipal light plants
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies existing Massachusetts law regarding municipal light plants by expanding protections for confidential business information. Specifically, the bill allows municipal lighting plants and municipal aggregators to withhold certain documents and meeting records from public disclosure when they determine that revealing such information could adversely affect their business operations or customer interests. The bill creates exemptions to standard public record and open meeting requirements for trade secrets, competitively sensitive, and proprietary information related to electric power and energy activities. These exemptions apply when the municipal lighting plant or aggregator board determines that disclosure would harm their ability to conduct business effectively or compete with other energy entities. Importantly, the bill maintains that these exemptions do not completely shield public entities from disclosures that would be required of private licensed entities, ensuring a balance between transparency and business confidentiality. The changes are intended to provide municipal light plants and aggregators more flexibility in protecting sensitive business information while maintaining some level of public accountability.
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Bill Summary: For legislation relative to municipal light plants to expand protection for other plant services, telecommunications and cable services. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
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• Introduced: 03/11/2025
• Added: 03/11/2025
• Session: 194th General Court
• Sponsors: 1 : John Keenan (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 5
• Last Amended: 02/27/2025
• Last Action: Reporting date extended to Saturday January 31, 2026
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MA bill #S2129 • Last Action 12/24/2025
Relative to remote access for public bodies and town meeting
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies existing Massachusetts law to provide comprehensive guidelines for remote and hybrid public meetings and town meetings. The legislation allows public bodies to conduct meetings remotely or in a hybrid format, ensuring that all participants can hear each other clearly and that the public has adequate access to the proceedings. For public body meetings, the bill requires that remote participation be structured so that all members can vote, and the public can follow proceedings in real-time through alternative means of access. For town meetings specifically, the bill establishes a process where a town moderator can request a remote or hybrid meeting, subject to approval by the select board, with specific technological requirements to ensure transparency and accessibility. The bill mandates that such meetings must be recorded and made publicly available, and provides detailed guidelines about voter participation, voting procedures, and notification requirements. Additionally, the bill requires that within two weeks of taking office, all public body members must certify their understanding of open meeting law, and directs the attorney general to develop standards and guidelines for remote participation. The overall aim of the bill is to modernize public meeting procedures, especially in light of lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic, by providing flexible options for municipal governance while maintaining principles of transparency and public access.
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Bill Summary: For legislation relative to remote access for public bodies and town meetings. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
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• Introduced: 03/11/2025
• Added: 03/11/2025
• Session: 194th General Court
• Sponsors: 1 : Peter Durant (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 6
• Last Amended: 02/27/2025
• Last Action: Reporting date extended to Saturday January 31, 2026
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MA bill #S2205 • Last Action 12/24/2025
Updating the Open Meeting Law to support remote participation
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill updates the Open Meeting Law to provide clear guidelines for remote participation in public meetings across Massachusetts. It removes an existing paragraph in Chapter 30A and adds a new section (Section 20A) that comprehensively defines and regulates remote meeting participation for public bodies. The bill allows public body members to participate remotely in meetings, with such remote participants being considered fully present, able to vote, and counted toward quorum requirements. It mandates that all remote participants must be clearly audible to each other and that public bodies must provide transparent, accessible means for the public to observe and potentially participate in these virtual meetings. Such alternative access methods could include telephone, internet, or video conferencing technologies, and must be offered free of charge. The bill also requires that meeting documents be made available to the public before or during the meeting, and stipulates that municipalities must develop their own standards and guidelines for remote participation before conducting such meetings. This legislation aims to modernize public meeting procedures, making government proceedings more accessible and flexible, especially in contexts like post-pandemic work environments.
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Bill Summary: For legislation relative to update the Open Meeting Law to support remote participation. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
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• Introduced: 03/11/2025
• Added: 03/11/2025
• Session: 194th General Court
• Sponsors: 1 : Becca Rausch (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 6
• Last Amended: 03/10/2025
• Last Action: Reporting date extended to Saturday January 31, 2026
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MA bill #S2206 • Last Action 12/24/2025
Promoting governmental efficiency
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies existing Massachusetts open meeting law regulations by updating complaint procedures and public records request rules. Specifically, the bill establishes more detailed guidelines for filing complaints against public bodies regarding potential open meeting law violations. The new provisions require complaints to include specific details like contact information, be filed within 20 business days of an alleged violation, and be signed by the complainant. Public bodies must now review and respond to complaints within 14 business days, confirming receipt and identifying any remedial actions. The bill also provides a mechanism for public bodies to seek relief from the attorney general if a complainant files an excessive number of complaints or if the complaints are unduly burdensome. Additionally, the bill removes language that previously limited public records requests intended for broad dissemination of information about government activity, potentially making it easier for individuals to access public records. These changes aim to streamline government transparency processes while providing some protections for public bodies against potential harassment or overwhelming complaint volumes.
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Bill Summary: For legislation to promote governmental efficiency. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
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• Introduced: 03/11/2025
• Added: 03/11/2025
• Session: 194th General Court
• Sponsors: 1 : Becca Rausch (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 6
• Last Amended: 03/10/2025
• Last Action: Reporting date extended to Saturday January 31, 2026
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MA bill #S2195 • Last Action 12/24/2025
Relative to the executive session interview process
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies Section 21 of Chapter 30A of the Massachusetts General Laws to provide clearer guidelines for conducting executive sessions (closed meetings) during hiring processes. Specifically, the bill allows a public body to hold an executive session to consider or interview job applicants if the chair determines that an open meeting would negatively impact the ability to attract qualified candidates. The key change is that this executive session provision now explicitly applies to preliminary screening committees, with the important caveat that it cannot be used for interviewing applicants who have already passed an initial screening. The bill also clarifies that all members of municipal governing bodies like school committees, city councils, town councils, select boards, and boards of aldermen can participate in these preliminary screening executive sessions. This modification aims to provide more flexibility for public bodies in their initial stages of recruitment while maintaining transparency in the hiring process.
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Bill Summary: For legislation to consider or interview applicants for executive sessions. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
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• Introduced: 03/11/2025
• Added: 03/11/2025
• Session: 194th General Court
• Sponsors: 1 : Jake Oliveira (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 5
• Last Amended: 03/10/2025
• Last Action: Reporting date extended to Saturday January 31, 2026
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MI bill #SB0097 • Last Action 12/23/2025
Construction: other; exclusion of temporary locking devices or systems installed in child care centers; update under the fire prevention code. Amends sec. 22 of 1941 PA 207 (MCL 29.22). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0096'25, SB 0098'25
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends Section 22 of Public Act 207 of 1941, which is the fire prevention code, to clarify that temporary door locking devices or systems installed in child care centers, when installed according to specific construction code sections, do not violate the act. This change aims to update the fire prevention code to reflect current safety practices and building standards, ensuring that the installation of these devices in child care centers is not considered a fire hazard under the law. The bill is tied to the enactment of two other Senate Bills, SB 0096 and SB 0098, meaning it will only become law if those bills also pass.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT to amend 1941 PA 207, entitled ?An act to provide for the prevention of fires and the protection of persons and property from exposure to the dangers of fire or explosion; to authorize the investigation of fires and the discovery of crime or other offenses in relation thereto; to require the razing, repair, or alteration of buildings, and the clearing and improvement of premises which constitute a fire hazard or a menace to the peace, security, or safety of persons or property; to control the construction, use, and occupancy of buildings and premises in relation to safety, including fire safety; to provide for the certification of fire inspectors and the delegation of certain powers to those certified fire inspectors; to provide for the regulation of the storage and transportation of hazardous material; to provide for the issuance of certificates; to prohibit the use of certain fire extinguishers and fire extinguishing agents; to provide immunity from liability for certain persons; to provide for the administration and enforcement of this act; to prescribe penalties; to provide for the promulgation of rules; to provide for the assessment of fees; and to repeal acts and parts of acts,? by amending section 22 (MCL 29.22), as amended by 2020 PA 154.
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• Introduced: 02/20/2025
• Added: 02/21/2025
• Session: 103rd Legislature
• Sponsors: 4 : Roger Hauck (R)*, Jeremy Moss (D), Mallory McMorrow (D), Rosemary Bayer (D)
• Versions: 5 • Votes: 5 • Actions: 31
• Last Amended: 12/29/2025
• Last Action: Assigned Pa 0061'25
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MI bill #HB5416 • Last Action 12/23/2025
Economic development: Michigan strategic fund; grant, loan, award, tax credit, or other economic assistance under the Michigan strategic fund act; implement certain approval process for. Amends sec. 5 of 1984 PA 270 (MCL 125.2005).
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Michigan Strategic Fund Act to enhance transparency in economic development funding decisions. The bill adds a new requirement that the Michigan Strategic Fund Board must post proposed draft contract approval agreements, briefing memoranda, and term sheets on its website at least 10 business days before approving any grants, loans, awards, company-specific tax credits, or other economic assistance. If the board fails to post these documents as required, the approval becomes invalid. The bill maintains the existing structure of the Michigan Strategic Fund, which is an autonomous entity within the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity, governed by a board consisting of government officials and private sector members with expertise in areas like venture capital, commercial lending, and technology commercialization. The board is expanded to include two additional members appointed by the governor, with one member nominated by the senate minority leader and another by the house minority leader. The new transparency provision aims to provide greater public visibility into economic development funding decisions and allow for potential public input or scrutiny before final approvals are made.
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Bill Summary: A bill to amend 1984 PA 270, entitled"Michigan strategic fund act,"by amending section 5 (MCL 125.2005), as amended by 2023 PA 24.
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• Introduced: 12/18/2025
• Added: 12/19/2025
• Session: 103rd Legislature
• Sponsors: 10 : Jimmie Wilson (D)*, Dylan Wegela (D), Mike Hoadley (R), Mike Harris (R), Mike McFall (D), Matt Maddock (R), Jay DeBoyer (R), Greg Alexander (R), Bryan Posthumus (R), Pat Outman (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 4
• Last Amended: 12/18/2025
• Last Action: Bill Electronically Reproduced 12/18/2025
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MI bill #SB0595 • Last Action 12/23/2025
Land use: other; Michigan-Indiana boundary; provide for survey of parts and for grants to county remonumentation programs. Amends secs. 5, 7, 11 & 13 of 2022 PA 81 (MCL 54.315 et seq.) & repeals this act.
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends a previous act concerning the Michigan-Indiana state line by establishing a five-member Michigan-Indiana state line commission, composed of licensed surveyors from specific counties bordering Indiana, to oversee the survey and replacement of boundary monuments. The commission is tasked with recovering or reestablishing these monuments based on the 1827 federal survey, resolving discrepancies, and providing updates to the state's land survey office, with the caveat that they will not replace lost markers if Indiana does not participate. The commission can collaborate with Indiana's counterparts and will procure surveying services through negotiated contracts or grants to county remonumentation programs, which are local programs focused on maintaining land survey markers. These county programs receiving funds must use them for surveying services and cannot mix them with funds from another state program. The bill also repeals the act it amends, making it effective immediately but setting a repeal date for January 1, 2030.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT to amend 2022 PA 81, entitled ?An act to provide for the recovery or replacement of durable monuments defining the Michigan-Indiana state line; to create a commission; to provide for the powers and duties of certain state and local governmental officers and agencies; and to repeal acts and parts of acts,? by amending sections 5, 7, 11, and 13 (MCL 54.315, 54.317, 54.321, and 54.323); and to repeal acts and parts of acts.
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• Introduced: 10/02/2025
• Added: 12/11/2025
• Session: 103rd Legislature
• Sponsors: 1 : Jonathan Lindsey (R)*
• Versions: 5 • Votes: 5 • Actions: 35
• Last Amended: 12/29/2025
• Last Action: Assigned Pa 0067'25 With Immediate Effect
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DC bill #B26-0530 • Last Action 12/19/2025
St. Elizabeths East Parcel 6 Surplus Declaration and Disposition Approval Act of 2025
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: Here is a summary of the key provisions of the bill: This bill declares District-owned real property known as St. Elizabeths East, Parcel 6 (located at 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE) as surplus and approves its disposition. The property, consisting of approximately 202,758 square feet, will be developed by Parcel 6 Community Partners LLC through a competitive solicitation process. The development plan includes two residential buildings and nine for-sale townhomes with the following key requirements: 1. 30% of residential units (approximately 155 units) must be affordable housing units, with specific income restrictions: - For rental units: 25% of affordable units at 30% of Median Family Income (MFI) - Remaining 75% of affordable units at 50% MFI - For townhomes: 15% of units at 50% MFI and 15% at 80% MFI 2. The developer must: - Contract with Certified Business Enterprises for at least 35% of the contract dollar volume - Ensure 20% equity and 20% development participation by Certified Business Enterprises - Enter into a First Source Agreement to prioritize local hiring 3. Disposition will occur through a 99-year ground lease for most of the property and a fee simple sale for the townhome portion 4. The mayor has four years from the bill's effective date to complete the transaction The bill aims to transform the vacant property into a mixed-use development that provides affordable housing and economic opportunities in the Congress Heights neighborhood.
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Bill Summary: John A. Wilson Building 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 504 Washington, DC 20004 Dear Chairman Mendelson: Enclosed for consideration and adoption by the Council of the District of Columbia is a bill entitled “St. Elizabeths East Parcel 6 Surplus Declaration and Disposition Approval Act of 2025”. This bill will declare District-owned real property known as St. Elizabeths East, Parcel 6, located at located at the current address of 2700 Martin Luther King Jr., Ave., S.E. and known for tax and assessment purposes as Lot 968 in Square 5868S, as no longer required for public purposes and approve its disposition. The Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development (“DMPED”) completed a competitive solicitation process to select a developer, which included issuing a request for proposals to create a mixed- use and commercial-retail development. To review the proposals, DMPED convened a selection panel, which unanimously recommended the Parcel 6 Community Partners proposal as the Parcel 6 developer. Adoption of the bill will allow for the development of the property as a mixed-use concept that includes two residential buildings with outdoor space, parking, ground-floor retail, and nine for-sale townhomes. I urge the Council to take prompt and favorable action on the enclosed bill. Sincerely, Muriel Bowser Enclosure Act of 2005, effective October 20, 2005 (D.C. Law 16-33; D.C. Official Code § 2-218.01 et seq.). (4) “Developer” means Parcel 6 Community Partners, LLC, with a business address of 1227 Marion Barry Avenue, SE, Suite 107, led by Banneker Communities L.L.C., with a business address of 1227 Marion Barry Avenue, SE, Suite 107, and including District Development Group, RBK Construction, and their successors, assigns, or affiliates, as approved by the Mayor or as permitted under the LDDA. (5) “First Source Agreement” means an agreement with the District governing certain obligations of the Developer pursuant to section 4 of the First Source Employment Agreement Act of 1984, effective June 29, 1984 (D.C. Law 5-93; D.C. Official Code § 2- 219.03), and Mayor’s Order 83-265, dated November 9, 1983, regarding job creation and employment generated as a result of the construction on the Property. (6) “LDDA” means the draft Land Disposition and Development Agreement submitted with this act. (7) “Property” means the real property addressed as 2700 Martin Luther King Jr., Ave., S.E. and known for tax and assessment purposes as Lot 968 in Square 5868S (“Parcel 6”), which is currently vacant. Sec. 3. Findings. (a) The District of Columbia is the owner of the Property. (b) The Property consists of approximately 202,758 square feet of land. (c) The Property is no longer required for public purposes. (d) The District government and the public will benefit substantially from the disposition of the Property for private development. (e) The Mayor, through the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development, satisfied the public hearing requirement of section 1(a-1)(4) of the Act by holding a public hearing on Wednesday, January 9, 2019 to obtain community input on potential public uses of the real property to inform the Mayor’s determination whether the real property is no longer required for public purposes. (f) The Mayor, through the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development, satisfied the public hearing requirement of section 1(b-2) of the Act by holding a public hearing on Wednesday, April 10, 2024 to obtain community comment and suggestions on the proposed use of the property. (g) The Mayor, through the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development, has selected the Developer to develop the Property. (h) The intended development of the Property is mixed-use building(s), townhomes, and additional related uses, as further described in the term sheet submitted with this act (“Project”). (i) The Mayor has proposed that the terms of the disposition of the Property include the following: (1) The Developer shall comply with the requirements of section 1(b-3) of the Act, by dedicating at least 30% of the residential units in the Project as affordable housing units. (2) The Developer shall enter into an agreement that shall require the Developer to, at a minimum, contract with Certified Business Enterprises for at least 35% of the contract dollar volume of the Project and shall require at least 20% equity and 20% development participation of Certified Business Enterprises in the Project, in accordance with section 2349a of the CBE Act and section 1(b)(6) of the Act. (3) The Developer shall enter into a First Source Agreement. (j) The method of disposition shall be a ground lease of greater than 15 years for a portion of the Property and a private sale for a portion of the Property as further described in the executed term sheet submitted with this act. (k) The LDDA for the disposition of the Property shall not be inconsistent with the substantive business terms of the transaction submitted by the Mayor with this act in accordance with section 1(b-1)(2) of the Act, unless revisions to those substantive business terms are approved by the Council in accordance with section 1(b-4) of the Act. Sec. 4. Surplus declaration and disposition approval. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including the Act, the Council determines that the Property is no longer required for public purposes and approves the disposition of the Property. (b) The authority of the Mayor to dispose of the Property pursuant to this act shall expire 4 years after the effective date of this act. Sec. 5. Fiscal impact statement. The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement in the committee report as the fiscal impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a). Sec. 6. Effective date. This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or, in the event of veto by the Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), a 30-day period of Congressional review as provided in section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813, D.C. Official Code § 1-206.02(c)(1)), and publication in the District of Columbia Register. GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL BRIAN L. SCHWALB ATTORNEY GENERAL Legal Counsel Division MEMORANDUM TO: Tomás Talamante Director Office of Policy and Legislative Affairs FROM: Adele El-Khouri Deputy Attorney General Legal Counsel Division DATE: October 8, 2025 SUBJECT: Legal Sufficiency Review of the St. Elizabeths East Parcel 6 Surplus Declaration and Disposition Approval Act of 2025 AE-25-414 This is to Certify that the Office of the Attorney General has reviewed the St. Elizabeths East Parcel 6 Surplus Declaration and Disposition Approval Act of 2025, and determined that it is legally sufficient. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call me at (202) 262-6402. _ A GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL ATTORNEY GENERAL BRIAN L. SCHWALB Commercial Division MEMORANDUM TO: Susan Longstreet General Counsel Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development THROUGH: David Fisher Deputy Attor eneral FROM: Lawrence Wolk (for Lawrence Wolk) Assistant Attorne neral DATE: August 20, 2025 SUBJECT: Land Disposition and Development Agreement with Respect to Property Located at 2700 Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, SE, Square 5868S, Lot 968, Known as the St. Elizabeths East Campus Parcel 6, By and Between the District of Columbia (District) and Parcel 6 Community Partners, LLC (Developer) Pursuant to D.C. Official Code Sec. 10-801(b)(8)(C) and (F) (Disposition) This is to Certify that the Commercial Division of the Office of the Attorney General has examined the following documents provided by the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development (DMPED) (Transaction Documents) in connection with the Disposition: 1. Land Disposition and Development Agreement between the District and Developer (unsigned, undated Council Draft) 2. Exhibit A - Property Description 3. Exhibits B-1 & B-2 - ADU covenants (Rental and For Sale) 4. Exhibit C - Affordable Housing Plan 5. Exhibit D - CBE Agreement (Fully Executed) 6. Exhibit F - Form Development and Completion Guaranty 7. Exhibit G - First Source Agreement (Fully Executed) 8. Exhibit H - Concept Plans 9. Exhibit J - Form of Letter of Credit 10. Exhibit K - Schedule of Performance 11. Exhibit L - Term Sheet 400 Sixth Street, NW, Suite 9100, Washington, DC 20001 Tel. (202) 724-6658 Fax (202) 741-8930 12. Exhibit N - Project Funding Plan 13. Exhibit O - Project Budget 14. Exhibit Q - Developer’s Organizational Chart After a detailed examination of the Transaction Documents, we conclude that they do not contravene or violate any known legal requirements, obligations, or commitments of the District government. Accordingly, in their present form as provided to us, the Transaction Documents are approved for legal sufficiency. This Office has not reviewed any transactional documentation other than the above Transaction Documents and provides no legal opinion about any transactional documentation other than the above Transaction Documents. It is noted that in connection with the portion of the Property being disposed of by ground lease, neither a form ground lease nor draft ground lease was provided by DMPED for review. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call me at 202-236-4654. Government of the District of Columbia Office of the Chief Financial Officer Glen Lee Chief Financial Officer MEMORANDUM TO: The Honorable Phil Mendelson Chairman, Council of the District of Columbia FROM: Glen Lee Chief Financial Officer DATE: November 4, 2025 SUBJECT: Fiscal Impact Statement - St. Elizabeths East Parcel 6 Surplus Declaration and Disposition Approval Act of 2025 REFERENCE: Draft Bill as provided to the Office of Revenue Analysis on October 7, Conclusion Funds are sufficient in the fiscal year 2026 through fiscal year 2029 budget and financial plan to implement the bill. The developer will be responsible for a nominal rent of $1 annually under a 99-year ground lease that will be paid in a lump sum amount of $99 when the transaction closes. A portion of the surplus property, which will be developed as townhomes, will be sold fee simple to the developer for $1. Background The St. Elizabeths campus is a National Historic Landmark located in Southeast Washington, D.C. and comprised of a West and East campus. In 1987, the federal government transferred ownership of the East campus to the District. The St. Elizabeths East redevelopment framework plan1 and the subsequent St. Elizabeths East Master Plan and Design Guidelines established the vision, scope, and details of how the District would revitalize the East campus. The bill declares as surplus and approves for disposition 202,758 square feet of land, known as Parcel 6, located on the St. Elizabeths East campus.2 The District will dispose of the property to a private 1 Saint Elizabeths East Redevelopment Framework Plan Approval Resolution of 2008, approved December 16, 2008 (Resolution 17-899; 56 DCR 516). 2 The property is known for assessment and taxation purposes as Square 5868-S, Lot 968. 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 203, Washington, DC 20004 (202)727-2476 www.cfo.dc.gov The Honorable Phil Mendelson FIS: “St. Elizabeths East Parcel 6 Surplus Declaration and Disposition Approval Act of 2025,” Draft Bill as provided to the Office of Revenue Analysis on October 7, 2025 developer, Parcel 6 Community Partners, LLC,3 to construct affordable housing and related amenities. The District will convey a little more than 9,200 square feet of Parcel 6 to the developer to build eight affordable and workforce townhomes through a fee simple transaction. The remaining approximately 193,000 square feet of Parcel 6 will be leased to the developer through a 99-year ground lease for the development of two affordable housing multifamily buildings and retail space. The first component, named the Martin Component, comprises 221 residential units, commercial space, parking, and a public park. The second component, named the Malcolm Component, comprises 286 residential units, commercial space, and parking. The developer will buy the townhome component for $1 at closing and will lease the two multifamily, mixed-use components for $1 annually over the lease period, paid as a $99 lump sum at closing. The bill gives the mayor four years from the bill’s effective date to close on the transaction with the developer. The property is currently vacant and is no longer needed for public purposes. Financial Plan Impact Funds are sufficient in the fiscal year 2026 through fiscal year 2029 budget and financial plan to implement the bill. There are no costs associated with declaring Parcel 6 as surplus property. The developer will lease most of the property for $1 annually under a 99-year ground lease, paid fully at closing, and purchase a smaller portion of the property for $1. The District will deposit the rent and purchase payments into the Local Fund. The District has four years from the bill’s effective date to dispose of Parcel 6. 3 Community Partners, LLC is comprised of Banneker Communities L.L.C., District Development Group, and RBK Construction. Page SURPLUS ANALYSIS Project Name: St. Elizabeths East Parcel 6 Property Description: Lot 968, in Square 5868S (the “Property”) Size of Property: 4.65 acres Zoning of Property: St-E 6 Ward: Ward 8 Proposed Lessee: Parcel 6 Community Partners, LLC, or its permitted successors/assigns (“Developer”) 1. History of Parcel: description of parcel (including approximate square footage, description of any structure/improvements on the parcel and whether such structure/improvements are historically landmarked, and any available parking on and off the parcel), how and when the District acquired this property; the terms of the acquisition; a description of the property’s former and current use; and, if the improvements are occupied. St. Elizabeths East is located at 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE in the Congress Heights neighborhood of Washington, D.C., approximately three miles from the U.S. Capitol, and is directly across the street from the historic St. Elizabeths West Campus, home to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (“DHS”) consolidated headquarters. St. Elizabeths East is positioned strategically along the Green Line, the North-South spine of the Washington, D.C. Metrorail system. The Congress Heights Metrorail station provides residents and occupants of St. Elizabeths East with a direct link to downtown Washington, D.C., as well as connections to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, most federal agencies and labs, other regional business hubs, and local universities. St. Elizabeths East also provides excellent access to I-295, I-395, the Suitland Parkway, and the Capital Beltway, linking it easily to the entire metro region. In 1987, the federal government transferred the 183-acre St. Elizabeths East Campus to the District. Due to the hospital’s rich history, the St. Elizabeths East and West campuses were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979, designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1990, and declared a local historic district in 2005. The Property to be surplused (as fully depicted in Attachment A) is located on the St. Elizabeths East Campus in Southeast Washington, D.C. and is serviced by the Congress Heights Metro Station. The Property runs along 13th Street SE on the St. Elizabeths East Campus. The Property is 202,758 square feet (approximately 4.65 acres) and currently vacant. Parcel Parcel 6 is situated along 13th Street and helps connect the campus to the ravine's StE-6 green space. A Framework Plan for the East Campus was completed in 2005. The Plan recommends a phased development program, with over 1,000 additional housing units and millions of square feet of office and retail space, new academic and cultural facilities, and new city parks and plazas. In 2008, the District refined and updated the St. Elizabeths East Campus Framework Plan to establish development principles. The District further developed the St. Elizabeths East Master Plan & Design Guidelines (the “Master Plan”) in 2012 to provide guidelines for the redevelopment of the entire East campus. The Master Plan was completed with significant community input and, because of the historic nature of the campus, was developed in coordination with the historic preservation community. The Master Plan envisions creating a unique and innovative environment, with newly constructed offices alongside the existing historic buildings across 5 million square feet of mixed-use development in multiple parcels. More specifically, the Master Plan calls for: • Office: 1.8 million SF, including 500,000 SF of “Innovation Hub” space • Residential: 1,300 units • Retail: 206,000 SF • Hospitality: 330,000 SF • Civic & Educational: 250,000 SF for non-commercial activity centers The Plan promotes the interaction among all components of the development, from large and small firms to government agencies and academic institutions. The Master Plan also contemplates the creation of both civic and tech space within specified historic structures, to create a gateway for local residents to the innovation economy. In 2013, the District’s Zoning Commission approved the St. Elizabeths East (StE) zone district for St. Elizabeths East in Final Rulemaking published at 60 DCR 4834, 4842 (March 29, 2013); 11 DCMR §§ 3301 et seq. The zoning established 19 sub-districts within St. Elizabeths East and will allow +5 million square feet of new construction and the reuse of historic buildings. This zone allows for “by-right” development with flexible uses across the campus, including all parcels included as part of the Property. 2. Describe the surrounding neighborhood, including the following information: What does the neighborhood offer in terms of housing, shopping, recreation, and commercial space? St. Elizabeths East offers a vibrant and diverse neighborhood that blends housing, shopping, recreation, and commercial space. The redevelopment of St. Elizabeths East Campus is transforming Congress Heights into a dynamic neighborhood with diverse housing options, expanded retail and commercial spaces, enhanced recreational facilities, and improved healthcare services, fostering a vibrant and inclusive community. Housing: The Residences at St. Elizabeths, which opened in November 2019, is a 252-unit apartment community with 202 affordable housing units for households earning less than 50 percent of the median family income (MFI), or $58,600 for a family of four. Residents enjoy amenities such as a fitness center, clubroom, playground, and outdoor recreational areas, all within walking distance of the Metro. Parcels 10 and 14 feature 88 for-sale townhomes, while Parcel 15 includes planned residential space as part of a mixed-use development. Shopping and Commercial Space: Sycamore & Oak, an interim retail village, incubates 13 Black-owned businesses and four restaurateurs, offering a variety of retail and dining options. Parcel 17 has introduced commercial and Class A office buildings, with Whitman-Walker Health occupying a 118,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility that provides critical health care services. Parcel 15 will add additional Class A office space, retail, and a town square that enhances the community’s commercial offerings. Recreation and Entertainment: Gateway DC, an innovative pavilion and urban park that opened in Fall 2013, hosts concerts, community festivals, parades, and other special events. The R.I.S.E. Demonstration Center, which opened in Fall 2014, serves as a community space for events, conferences, job training programs, and community initiatives. Sports and Events: The CareFirst Arena, formerly the Entertainment and Sports Arena, opened in 2018 and is home to the WNBA Champion Washington Mystics, the NBA G League’s Capital City Go-Go, and the practice facility for the NBA’s Washington Wizards. This 4,200-seat arena attracts over 380,000 annual visitors to the Congress Heights neighborhood, making it a major draw for sports and entertainment. Congress Heights is currently experiencing some of the most exciting redevelopment activity east of the Anacostia River, including improvements to the nearby Oxon Run Park, Malcolm X Park, and developments underway on the St. Elizabeths West Campus by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”). St. Elizabeths East continues to evolve as a dynamic community, offering residents and visitors a well-rounded mix of housing, commerce, and recreation. 3. No Necessary District Use. (D.C. Code § 10-801(a-1)(2)(A). a. Please describe allowable future uses for the subject property. The District of Columbia Comprehensive Plan and Future Land Use Map notes that redevelopment of the St. Elizabeths campus “offers an unprecedented opportunity to catalyze economic development in the Far Southeast/Southwest area.” The Comprehensive Plan recommends redevelopment of the Property with medium-to-high density mixed uses, including supportive retail services to office workers and residents alike and providing housing opportunities to people who want to live and work in the area. The Comprehensive Plan anticipates that the redevelopment of St. Elizabeths East as a new community containing a mix of uses, including mixed density housing, retail shops, offices, a comprehensive mental health care facility, and parks and open space. The Comprehensive Plan anticipates that the mixed-use development, including retail and service uses, will be promoted along Alabama and Martin Luther King Jr. Avenues, SE, facing the public streets and opening the campus to the public. Other uses such as satellite college campuses, civic uses, and local public facilities are planned to be incorporated into the redevelopment. The Comprehensive Plan also specifically calls for additional housing on St. Elizabeths East, noting: Parcel 6 sits across 13th Street from Building 92, the central building in the historic Maple Quadrangle complex. This important relationship, along with the ravine directly to the east, defines the key opportunities of Parcel 6: to allow for high-density development on Saint Elizabeths East Campus, to promote activity along 13th Street, and to help connect the campus to the green space of the ravine. The development of Parcel 6 does not incorporate historic resources. Therefore, no guidance is provided on addition or modification. The 2012 Master Plan expands on the vision created for the campus in the Comprehensive Plans and provides specific details of the Property, calling for the following uses: Parcel 6 Residential, Commercial Retail 4. How were other District facility needs considered? Please explain if the Property has any viable District use or why the Property has no viable use by the District, including the process for making the determination not to implement the viable District use or that the Property has no viable use by the District. DMPED reviewed the Property’s potential uses established under the District’s Comprehensive Plan, the Framework Plan for the East Campus, the St. Elizabeths East Master Plan, and applicable zoning. 5. Why determination that the real property is no longer required for public purposes is in the best interest of the District. DC Code § 10-801(a-1)(2)(B). a. Please describe most viable and reasonable future use(s) for the subject property. As a publicly owned site, the Property offers the potential for redevelopment as a unique historic gem that features affordable housing and homeownership opportunities, retail and mixed-use development close to the Congress Heights metro, that spur small business development and excellence in urban design/architecture. This vision is consistent with the goals outlined in the Master Plan, which provides that the redevelopment of the St. Elizabeths East campus will: 1. Proximity to the Congress Heights Metro Station, allowing for the creation of a Transit- Oriented Development; 2. Retailers that can activate the 13th Street frontage and the Pocket Park between the existing parking structure and the proposed mixed-use development.; 3. New construction that creates 100% affordable mixed-income dwelling units and for-sale workforce and affordable townhouses; 4. Ground-up development pads for potential retail uses walking distance to the Congress Heights Metro Station and Alabama, Ave.; 5. Opportunity to take full advantage of below-grade parking to serve campus visitors; 6. Establish a re-use and preservation strategy for a unique and sustainable redevelopment; 7. Create new employment and education opportunities for DC residents, particularly those of Ward 8; 8. Maximize value to the District through land proceeds and long-term financial returns through increased tax revenues, maximizing the Property's value. 9. Activate the St. Elizabeths East Campus and create a distinct and unique place in Washington D.C. Given the redevelopment goals outlined by in the St. Elizabeths East Master Plan, DMPED concluded that the Property can serve as an essential first phase of development on the St. Elizabeths East campus by providing additional mixed-use commercial and residential development that leverages the ongoing public and private investments in the neighborhood as a mixed-use destination. b. Please describe what potential uses of the Property would be in the best interest of the District (economic, social, educational, provision of affordable housing potential). See above. As a publicly owned site, the redevelopment of the Property will allow the District to maintain the momentum of revitalization of this historic landmark with mixed-income housing and provide homeownership opportunities in a mixed-use development that creates a successful urban innovation cluster. In addition, the planned redevelopment includes substantial affordable housing opportunities. For Parcel 6 into 507 for-rent units that will be priced for residents earning between 30% and 100% of the Area Median Income. Building 2 - 20.8% of the units will be Studio, 36.7% of the units will be one-bedroom, 32.6% of the units will be two-bedroom,10% of the units will be three bedrooms. Building 3 - 20.3% of the units will be Studio, 36.0% of the units will be one- bedroom, 33.6% of the units will be two-bedroom, 10.1% of the units will be three-bedroom. Additionally, 9 for-sale townhomes is being proposed and will be priced for those earning 80- 100% of the Area Median Income. 6. Public Outreach and Comment. DC Code § 10-801(a-1)(2)(C). a. What specific outreach was done to solicit community input on the proposed surplusing and disposing of the current property, including any outreach conducted in addition to the public hearing required under DC Code § 10- 801(a-1)(2)(C). DMPED conducted extensive community outreach during the Request for Proposals (“RFP”) process for the Property throughout 2023. After issuing the RFP for a development partner in June 2023. DMPED also hosted a pre-offer conference for members of the public interested in the solicitation. DMPED’s presentation and the names and contact information for the attendees at the pre-offer conference was also posted on the St Elizabeths East website (www.StElizabethsEast.com ). The Parcel 6 Community Partners (‘P6CP’) team also presented their development plan at the full ANC 8C meeting on March 10, 2024 and April 10, 2024 for the public and encouraged comments directly to the teams. The community presentations were a success, allowing attendees to share their comments verbally, in writing, and via email. The public was also encouraged to submit written feedback on each team’s proposal directly to DMPED. ANC 8C provided a letter in support of the P6CP project dated April 26, 2024. In each of the meetings DMPED provided an overview of the disposition plans and process, complemented by presentations by the development partner with details on the development. In addition to the extensive outreach and community input solicited, ANC 8C also developed an on-line survey to solicit comments. Comments on the surplus process are included as Attachment B. ANC 8C, as well as other interested stakeholders including for the surplus hearing for Parcel 6 held on January 9, 2019. Summary of Public Hearings on Surplus and Disposition Meeting Date and Location (Surplus hearing): Date: January 9, 2019 Time: 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Location: R.I.S.E. Demonstration Center 2730 Martin Luther King Jr., Ave., SE Washington, D.C. 20032 Approximate Number of Attendees (Disposition hearing): 20 Date: April 10, 2024 Time: 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Location: R.I.S.E. Demonstration Center 2730 Martin Luther King Jr., Ave., SE Washington, D.C. 20032 Approximate Number of Attendees: 15 in-person 10 - virtually Attachment A Surplus Overview Attachment B Summary of Public Comments Below is a summary of the comments on Parcel 6 from the transcript of the public surplus meeting on January 9, 2019: The meeting began with a summary of the surplus process, explaining the steps involved in determining that certain parcels are no longer needed for public use by the District. This process included clarifying that the District does not intend to build on these parcels and that part of the meeting’s objective was to show attendees the specific areas proposed for surplus. Initially, there were technical difficulties with the PowerPoint presentation, but they were
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• Added: 12/19/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 11 : Manny Guzman (D)*, Carol Hill-Evans (D), La'Tasha Mayes (D), Danilo Burgos (D), Kyle Donahue (D), Ben Sanchez (D), Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (D), Nikki Rivera (D), Mandy Steele (D), Ed Neilson (D), Jim Haddock (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 1
• Last Amended: 12/18/2025
• Last Action: Referred to Professional Licensure
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MA bill #H4831 • Last Action 12/18/2025
To modernize participation in public meetings
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill modernizes public meeting participation by updating Massachusetts' Open Meeting Law to require all public bodies to provide remote access and participation options for meetings. It defines "remote access" as internet or video technology that allows the public to view and potentially participate in meetings from a different location, and "remote participation" as members joining meetings remotely. The bill mandates that meetings must be both physically open and remotely accessible, with detailed notice requirements including posting meeting information at least 48 hours in advance on websites and in municipal locations. Public bodies must ensure remote access is free, captioned, and accessible to people with disabilities. The bill also strengthens record-keeping requirements, mandating that meeting minutes be created, approved within 30 days, and posted online within 10 business days. Additionally, the bill introduces new enforcement mechanisms for Open Meeting Law violations, including the ability to issue private education letters, reprimand members, and impose civil penalties up to $200 for repeated knowing violations. A special provision allows rural communities with fewer than 10,000 residents and low population density to request hardship waivers from full remote meeting requirements. Most provisions will take effect on July 1, 2027, with some sections having different implementation dates.
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Bill Summary: To modernize participation in public meetings
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• Introduced: 12/18/2025
• Added: 12/19/2025
• Session: 194th General Court
• Sponsors: 0 : Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 12/18/2025
• Last Action: Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
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MA bill #H3290 • Last Action 12/18/2025
Relative to the executive session interview process
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies Section 21 of Chapter 30A of Massachusetts General Laws to provide clearer guidelines for how public bodies can conduct executive sessions during job candidate interviews. Specifically, the bill allows public bodies (such as school committees, city councils, town councils, select boards, or boards of aldermen) to hold closed-door, executive session meetings when initially screening job applicants, but only if the chair of the body declares that an open meeting would negatively impact their ability to attract qualified candidates. Importantly, the bill clarifies that this executive session privilege only applies to preliminary screening stages and does not extend to meetings where candidates have already passed an initial screening. The bill ensures that all members of the public body can participate in these preliminary screening executive sessions, which provides more flexibility in the hiring process while maintaining some transparency in governmental employment practices.
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Bill Summary: For legislation to further regulate meetings of public bodies in executive sessions. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
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• Introduced: 03/12/2025
• Added: 03/12/2025
• Session: 194th General Court
• Sponsors: 1 : Michelle Badger (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 6
• Last Amended: 02/27/2025
• Last Action: Accompanied a new draft, see H4831
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MA bill #H3283 • Last Action 12/18/2025
Relative to the open meeting law
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies the existing state law regarding public construction contract bidding processes by introducing new provisions to protect bidder privacy during interview stages. Specifically, the bill requires public agencies to establish a process that prevents bidders or their representatives from observing interviews of other bidders competing for the same contract. Additionally, the legislation prohibits public agencies from sharing or posting written or video testimony from interviews until all bidders for a specific contract have completed their individual interviews. The bill explicitly overrides existing open meeting laws (sections 18 to 25 of chapter 30A) to ensure that the interview process remains confidential and fair, preventing potential advantages that could arise from one bidder being able to observe another's interview. This change aims to maintain the integrity of the bidding process by creating a more equitable environment for all potential contractors.
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Bill Summary: For legislation to assure for bidder privacy in certain interviews for public construction contracts. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
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• Introduced: 03/12/2025
• Added: 03/12/2025
• Session: 194th General Court
• Sponsors: 1 : Jim Arciero (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 6
• Last Amended: 02/27/2025
• Last Action: Accompanied a new draft, see H4831
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MA bill #H4242 • Last Action 12/18/2025
Providing for recall elections in the town of Dalton
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes a comprehensive recall election process for elected officials in the town of Dalton, Massachusetts, allowing registered voters to remove an official from office before their term ends. The process begins when at least 50 registered voters file an affidavit with the Town Clerk stating the grounds for recall, which can include lack of fitness (such as mental health issues or involuntary commitment), criminal convictions involving moral turpitude, neglect of duties (like repeated unexcused absences), or misfeasance (performing official acts unlawfully or violating ethical standards). The recall petition must be signed by at least 50% of voters from the last annual town election and must be certified by the Registrars of Voters within 4 business days. If the petition is sufficient, the Select Board must schedule a recall election between 60 and 90 days after certification, unless another town election is scheduled within 100 days. During the recall election, voters will decide whether to remove the official, and the ballot will include both a recall question and potential replacement candidates. For the recall to be successful, it must receive a majority vote and have voter turnout exceeding 80% of the most recent annual town election. The bill also includes provisions preventing recall attempts within six months of an official taking office or at the end of their term, and bars removed officials from seeking town office for three years.
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Bill Summary: Relative to recall elections in the town of Dalton. Election Laws. [Local Approval Received.]
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• Introduced: 06/30/2025
• Added: 07/01/2025
• Session: 194th General Court
• Sponsors: 2 : Leigh Davis (D)*, Paul Mark (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 8
• Last Amended: 06/30/2025
• Last Action: Read second and ordered to a third reading
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MA bill #H3299 • Last Action 12/18/2025
To modernize participation in public meetings
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill modernizes participation in public meetings by updating Massachusetts' open meeting laws to enhance transparency, accessibility, and public engagement. The bill defines "remote access" and "remote participation" as methods for attending and participating in meetings through internet or video technology. It mandates that all public bodies (including local, regional, state, and county entities) must provide remote access to their meetings without charge and ensure accessibility for people with disabilities, including captioning. The bill requires public bodies to post meeting notices at least 48 hours in advance on their websites, with specific filing requirements for different types of public bodies. Additionally, the bill stipulates that public bodies must have a minimum number of members physically present during meetings, allows remote participation and voting, and requires video recording of state public body meetings. The legislation also strengthens recordkeeping requirements, mandating that detailed minutes be created within 30 days and made publicly available within 10 business days, either through direct provision or website posting. Furthermore, the bill introduces potential civil penalties of up to $200 for individual public body members who knowingly violate open meeting laws, and provides the Attorney General with more enforcement options, such as issuing education letters or reprimands. These changes aim to increase government transparency and make public meetings more accessible to citizens.
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Bill Summary: Relative to participation in public meetings. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
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• Introduced: 03/12/2025
• Added: 03/12/2025
• Session: 194th General Court
• Sponsors: 1 : Tony Cabral (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 6
• Last Amended: 02/27/2025
• Last Action: Accompanied a new draft, see H4831
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MA bill #H3426 • Last Action 12/18/2025
Relative to the open meeting law
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill proposes to amend Section 18 of Chapter 30A of the Massachusetts General Laws by removing the current exemption that excludes the General Court (the state legislature) and its committees or recess commissions from the definition of a "public body" under the Open Meeting Law. By making this change, the bill would subject the General Court to the same open meeting requirements that currently apply to other government bodies, which typically mandate that meetings be publicly noticed, open to the public, and documented with minutes. This would increase transparency by ensuring that legislative meetings, committees, and commissions would need to follow the same public access and notification rules as other state governmental entities, potentially allowing greater public oversight of legislative proceedings.
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Bill Summary: For legislation to make the General Court subject to the open meeting law. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
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• Introduced: 03/12/2025
• Added: 03/13/2025
• Session: 194th General Court
• Sponsors: 1 : Erika Uyterhoeven (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 6
• Last Amended: 02/27/2025
• Last Action: Accompanied a new draft, see H4831
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MI bill #SB0483 • Last Action 12/17/2025
Health: other; palliative care advisory task force; create. Amends 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.1101 - 333.25211) by adding sec. 2220.
Status: Crossed Over
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes a Palliative Care Advisory Task Force within the Michigan state department, which will be composed of 13 members appointed by the governor with senate approval by January 1, 2027. The task force will include representatives from various healthcare sectors, including hospices, clinical experts, patient advocates, insurance companies, and professional healthcare organizations. Members will serve four-year terms, with the governor having the power to remove members for cause, and the task force will be required to meet at least quarterly. The primary responsibilities of the task force include conducting research on palliative care, providing a recommended definition for palliative care, identifying existing services and reimbursement measures, developing program metrics, creating public education strategies, and producing an annual public report by January 1, 2028, detailing available palliative care services in the state. Task force members will not receive compensation but may be reimbursed for expenses, and their meetings and documents will be subject to open meetings and freedom of information regulations. Palliative care, which focuses on providing relief from the symptoms and stress of a serious illness, is the central focus of this advisory group's work.
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Bill Summary: A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled"Public health code,"(MCL 333.1101 to 333.25211) by adding section 2220.
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• Introduced: 07/17/2025
• Added: 07/17/2025
• Session: 103rd Legislature
• Sponsors: 12 : Rosemary Bayer (D)*, Sam Singh (D), Dayna Polehanki (D), Jeremy Moss (D), Erika Geiss (D), Stephanie Chang (D), Mary Cavanagh (D), Jeff Irwin (D), Paul Wojno (D), Sue Shink (D), Mallory McMorrow (D), Kevin Hertel (D)
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 2 • Actions: 14
• Last Amended: 12/16/2025
• Last Action: Referred To Committee On Government Operations
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PA bill #SB1036 • Last Action 12/17/2025
Consolidating the First Class Township Code; and making a repeal.
Status: Crossed Over
AI-generated Summary: This bill consolidates the First Class Township Code into the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, creating two new parts (Part I and Part II) that will replace the existing First Class Township Code. The bill comprehensively reorganizes and updates the legal framework governing townships of the first class in Pennsylvania, covering a wide range of municipal functions and powers. The bill establishes detailed provisions for various aspects of township governance, including: 1. Township classification and creation procedures 2. Powers and duties of township commissioners 3. Election and appointment of township officers 4. Financial management and budgeting 5. Contracting and purchasing 6. Public improvements and assessments 7. Utilities and infrastructure 8. Parks and recreation 9. Public health and safety 10. Zoning and land use 11. Ordinance creation and enforcement The legislation maintains most of the existing legal framework of the First Class Township Code while updating language, consolidating provisions, and making some technical improvements to the statutory structure. It ensures continuity of existing township operations by preserving ongoing activities, contracts, and regulations from the previous code. Key changes include more detailed provisions on topics like civil service, ordinance publication, and administrative procedures. The bill also includes specific sections on new or expanded powers for townships, such as more flexible investment options, enhanced property maintenance regulations, and clearer procedures for various municipal functions. The bill will take effect 60 days after its passage, with provisions to ensure a smooth transition from the existing First Class Township Code to the new consolidated statutes.
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Bill Summary: Amending Title 73 (Townships) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, consolidating the First Class Township Code; and making a repeal.
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• Introduced: 10/03/2025
• Added: 10/03/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 7 : Dawn Keefer (R)*, Scott Hutchinson (R), Cris Dush (R), Tim Kearney (D), Patty Kim (D), Wayne Fontana (D), Rosemary Brown (R)
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 4 • Actions: 18
• Last Amended: 12/08/2025
• Last Action: Removed from table
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IL bill #SB2111 • Last Action 12/16/2025
VEH CD-BICYCLES-EXEMPTIONS
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill would create the Northern Illinois Transit Authority and replace the existing Regional Transportation Authority, proposing significant changes to the governance, operations, and responsibilities of public transportation in the metropolitan Chicago region. Here's a summary: This bill creates the Northern Illinois Transit Authority to replace the existing Regional Transportation Authority, fundamentally restructuring public transportation governance in northeastern Illinois. The new authority would have expanded powers and responsibilities, including developing a comprehensive regional transit strategy, setting service standards, coordinating fare collection, managing safety initiatives, and overseeing transit-supportive development. The board would expand from 13 to 20 members, appointed by the Governor, Mayor of Chicago, Cook County Board President, and county boards of surrounding counties, with requirements for geographic and professional diversity. Key provisions include establishing new advisory councils for riders and ADA accessibility, creating a transit ambassadors program, developing regional service standards, implementing a Chief Internal Auditor position, and establishing new safety and enforcement mechanisms. The bill also creates a Coordinated Safety Response Council to improve transit safety, mandates language accessibility, and requires the development of a regional dial-a-ride service program. The transition to the new authority would occur on September 1, 2026, with a detailed transition plan to be developed by a third-party contractor and a working group. The bill aims to improve transit service coordination, safety, accessibility, and financial sustainability across the metropolitan region.
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Bill Summary: Creates the Interagency Coordinating Committee on Transit Innovation, Integration, and Reform Act. Provides that the Interagency Coordinating Committee shall, among other things, develop strategies and recommendations to improve the connectivity of existing and future intercity rail and intercity bus services to transit hubs and systems located outside of the Northeastern Illinois region. Creates the People Over Parking Act. Provides that, except as expressly provided in the Act, a unit of local government may not impose or enforce any minimum automobile parking requirements on a development project if the project is located within one-half mile of a public transportation hub or one-eighth mile of a public transportation corridor. Amends the Regional Transportation Authority Act. Changes the short title of the Regional Transportation Authority Act to the Northern Illinois Transit Authority Act. Creates the Northern Illinois Transit Authority to replace the Regional Transportation Authority. Makes changes in provisions concerning: legislative findings; meanings of defined terms; allocation of responsibility for public transportation; strategic planning; capital programming; service planning; performance audits; operational requirements; fares; pedestrian access to transit; extraterritorial powers of the Authority; research and development; protection of the environment; zero-emission buses; enforcement of traffic laws; establishment of the NITA Law Enforcement Task Force; crime prevention programming; the establishment of the Office of Transit Safety and Experience; the establishment of Coordinated Safety Response Councils; safety standards and investments in safety; bus shields; prioritization of capital projects; transit-supportive development; transit ambassadors; visitor paratransit services; and other matters. Amends the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act. Changes the short title of the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act to the Chicago Transit Authority Act. Makes changes concerning: the powers and duties of the Chicago Transit Authority and its interactions with the Northern Illinois Transit Authority; governance of the Chicago Transit Authority; the operating budget of the Chicago Transit Authority; and other matters. Repeals various provisions. Makes conforming and other changes in various other Acts. Effective June 1, 2026.
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• Introduced: 02/07/2025
• Added: 10/31/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 38 : Ram Villivalam (D)*, Eva-Dina Delgado (D)*, Kam Buckner (D)*, Celina Villanueva (D), Mike Porfirio (D), Robert Peters (D), Adriane Johnson (D), Sara Feigenholtz (D), Graciela Guzmán (D), Lakesia Collins (D), Karina Villa (D), Willie Preston (D), Javier Cervantes (D), Mattie Hunter (D), Mike Simmons (D), Brad Stephens (R), Mary Beth Canty (D), Marty Moylan (D), Michelle Mussman (D), Will Guzzardi (D), Theresa Mah (D), Anne Stava-Murray (D), Camille Lilly (D), Barbara Hernandez (D), Dee Avelar (D), Stephanie Kifowit (D), Matt Hanson (D), Martha Deuter (D), Anna Moeller (D), Michael Crawford (D), Michael Kelly (D), Ann Williams (D), Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar (D), Hoan Huynh (D), Nicolle Grasse (D), Jaime Andrade (D), Aarón Ortíz (D), Lisa Hernandez (D)
• Versions: 3 • Votes: 1 • Actions: 156
• Last Amended: 10/31/2025
• Last Action: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0457
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IL bill #HB0576 • Last Action 12/12/2025
GOVERNMENT-TECH
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill creates the Public Official Safety and Privacy Act, which aims to protect public officials' personal information from being publicly disclosed. The legislation prohibits governmental agencies, persons, businesses, and associations from publicly posting or displaying a public official's personal information (such as home addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, and social security numbers) once they have received a written request from the official to refrain from doing so. Governmental agencies must remove such information within 5 business days of receiving a request, and other entities have 72 hours to remove the information from the internet. The bill makes knowingly posting a public official's personal information a Class 3 felony if the posting poses an immediate threat to the official's health and safety and is the proximate cause of bodily injury or death. Additionally, the legislation amends several existing laws, including the Freedom of Information Act, the Election Code, and the Illinois Identification Card Act, to allow public officials to use work addresses instead of home addresses on various official documents and to provide mechanisms for redacting personal information. The bill is designed to improve public officials' safety and security by giving them more control over the disclosure of their personal information, while still maintaining transparency in government.
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Bill Summary: Creates the Public Official Safety and Privacy Act. Prohibits governmental agencies from displaying or otherwise publicly posting or displaying publicly available content that includes a public official's personal information when the governmental agency has received a written request from the public official that it refrain from disclosing the public official's personal information. Requires governmental agencies to remove publicly available content within 5 business days. Prohibits persons, businesses, and associations from publicly posting or otherwise displaying a public official's personal information online when the public official has made a written request that the person, business, or association refrain from disclosing that information. Permits public officials to seek declaratory or injunctive relief for violations of the Act. In the event of a violation by a person, business, or association, requires the person, business, or association to pay the public official's costs and attorney's fees if a court grants injunctive or declaratory relief. Makes knowingly posting a public official's personal information a Class 3 felony, if the person knows or reasonably should know that publicly posting the information poses an immediate threat to the public official's health and safety or that of a member of the public official's immediate family and if posting that information is the proximate cause of death or bodily injury. Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Exempts the personal information of public officials from disclosure. Amends the Election Code. Specifies that a provision that limits expenditures by a political committee for debts or for the payment of any expenses relating to a personal residence does not apply to expenses related to: (i) a public official's or candidate's personal security services or security enhancements to a public official's or candidate's primary residence; or (ii) cybersecurity measures or tools used to protect and secure a public official's or candidate's devices, Internet networks, or other technology. Requires the State Board of Elections to redact the home addresses of all current and past officers of political committees upon the written request of the supported candidate or the current chair of the political committee. Requires the State Board of Elections to redact a public official's home address information upon request. Provides that, upon expiration of the period for filing an objection to a public official's certificate of nomination or nomination papers, a public official who is a candidate may file a written request with the State Board of Elections, election authority, or local election official with whom the certificate of nomination or nomination papers are required to be filed for redaction of the public official's home address information from the public official's certificate of nomination or nomination papers. Specifies that, after receipt of the public official's written request, the State Board of Elections, election authority, or local election official with whom the certificate of nomination or nomination papers are required to be filed shall redact or cause redaction of the public official's home address from the public official's certificate of nomination or nomination papers within 5 business days. Amends the Illinois Identification Card Act. Permits public officials to have their work addresses listed on their identification card (rather than their home or mailing address). Amends the Vehicle Code. Permits public officials to provide their work address in their vehicle registration application rather than their home or mailing address. Effective immediately.
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• Introduced: 01/08/2025
• Added: 10/29/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 27 : Katie Stuart (D)*, Adriane Johnson (D)*, Chris Welch (D), Maurice West (D), Lisa Davis (D), Nicole La Ha (R), Robyn Gabel (D), Jaime Andrade (D), Nicolle Grasse (D), Tracy Katz Muhl (D), Gregg Johnson (D), Matt Hanson (D), Lilian Jiménez (D), Michael Kelly (D), Mary Gill (D), Natalie Manley (D), Joyce Mason (D), Dave Vella (D), Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar (D), Sue Scherer (D), Carol Ammons (D), Christopher Belt (D), Lakesia Collins (D), Mary Edly-Allen (D), Doris Turner (D), Mattie Hunter (D), Julie Morrison (D)
• Versions: 3 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 67
• Last Amended: 10/30/2025
• Last Action: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0443
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MA bill #S24 • Last Action 12/11/2025
Amending the charter of the town of Sandwich
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill proposes multiple amendments to the charter of the town of Sandwich, with the most significant changes focusing on replacing the term "board of selectmen" with "select board" throughout the document. Key provisions include modifying the composition and duties of the select board, updating procedures for town meetings and budget preparation, and revising recall election processes. Specifically, the bill introduces changes such as requiring a short information summary for each warrant article, expanding budget transparency by mandating comparative figures and historical data, and establishing more detailed procedures for recall elections. The bill also adjusts requirements for select board members, including restrictions on holding other town offices, and updates the charter review process to require a review at least every 10 years. Additionally, the bill increases the town manager's spending threshold from $1,000,000 to $1,500,000 and modifies various administrative procedures related to town governance. The changes aim to modernize the town's charter, improve transparency, and clarify governmental roles and processes. The bill will take effect immediately upon its passage.
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Bill Summary: For legislation to amend the charter of the town of Sandwich. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]
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• Introduced: 03/05/2025
• Added: 03/06/2025
• Session: 194th General Court
• Sponsors: 1 : Dylan Fernandes (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 10
• Last Amended: 03/05/2025
• Last Action: Bills in the Third Reading new draft substituted, see S2859
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MA bill #H4399 • Last Action 12/11/2025
Further amending the charter of the town of Middleton
Status: Crossed Over
AI-generated Summary: This bill proposes several amendments to the charter of the town of Middleton, making changes to various aspects of the town's governance and administrative procedures. The bill updates provisions related to Town Meeting procedures, such as modifying quorum requirements, budget considerations, and the order of article discussions. It revises election processes, including the regular election date and recall procedures for elected officials. The bill clarifies the roles and responsibilities of various town boards and officials, including the Select Board, Town Administrator, and other appointed positions. It establishes new guidelines for budget preparation, capital improvements planning, and personnel management. The bill also introduces provisions for regular review of the town charter and bylaws, ensures transparency in town government operations, and sets standards for board and committee conduct. Specific changes include allowing the Select Board to change election dates for public health reasons, establishing procedures for investigating town affairs, defining the Town Administrator's duties, and creating a process for appointing an acting Town Administrator. The amendments aim to streamline municipal operations, improve governance, and provide clearer guidelines for town officials and boards.
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Bill Summary: Relative to amending the charter of the town of Middleton. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]
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• Introduced: 08/11/2025
• Added: 08/12/2025
• Session: 194th General Court
• Sponsors: 1 : Brad Jones (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 10
• Last Amended: 08/11/2025
• Last Action: Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
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MI bill #SB0128 • Last Action 12/10/2025
State agencies (proposed): boards and commissions; Michigan-Ireland trade commission; establish. Creates new act.
Status: Crossed Over
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the Michigan-Ireland Trade Commission within the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, creating a diverse nine-member commission appointed by the governor. The commissioners will include representatives from higher education, the chamber of commerce, Irish-American communities, and individuals with knowledge of or interest in Irish affairs, with members nominated by legislative leaders. The commission will serve a two-year term and is responsible for advancing bilateral trade and investment between Michigan and Ireland, promoting business and academic exchanges, encouraging economic support and infrastructure investment, and addressing other mutually beneficial issues. Members will serve without compensation but can be reimbursed for expenses, and the commission must report its findings and recommendations annually to the governor and legislature. The bill also creates a dedicated Michigan-Ireland Trade Commission Fund, which can accept gifts, grants, and bequests to support the commission's administrative expenses and objectives. The commission must operate transparently, complying with open meetings and freedom of information requirements, and will hold meetings at least quarterly, with a majority vote required for any actions.
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Bill Summary: A bill to create a Michigan-Ireland trade commission within the Michigan economic development corporation and to prescribe its powers and duties; to create a fund; and to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state officers and entities.
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• Introduced: 03/06/2025
• Added: 03/06/2025
• Session: 103rd Legislature
• Sponsors: 9 : Sean McCann (D)*, Veronica Klinefelt (D), Jim Runestad (R), Sue Shink (D), Mary Cavanagh (D), Ed McBroom (R), Paul Wojno (D), John Cherry (D), Mallory McMorrow (D)
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 2 • Actions: 15
• Last Amended: 12/09/2025
• Last Action: Referred To Committee On Government Operations
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MI bill #SB0214 • Last Action 12/10/2025
Economic development: other; strategic advisory board; create, and provide for the development of strategic plans. Amends 1984 PA 270 (MCL 125.2001 - 125.2094) by adding secs. 9a & 9b. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0213'25
Status: Crossed Over
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes a comprehensive Strategic Advisory Board within the Michigan Strategic Fund, comprised of a diverse group of 64 members representing various sectors including jobs, transit, economic development, housing, education, rural development, innovation, and environmental matters. The board will consist of 32 voting members (4 from each of 8 distinct sectors) elected by 52 non-voting members appointed by the governor, plus 6 additional non-voting national experts. Board members will serve one-year terms and are responsible for developing a strategic plan, with meetings occurring at least quarterly and subject to open meetings and freedom of information requirements. The board members will not receive compensation but can be reimbursed for expenses. Once the strategic plan is developed and submitted, the board will be dissolved. The voting members will collaborate with non-voting members to create a comprehensive strategic plan addressing Michigan's economic and community development needs, with the goal of providing strategic guidance for the state's future economic initiatives. The bill is tied to another legislative measure and will only take effect if that companion bill is also enacted.
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Bill Summary: A bill to amend 1984 PA 270, entitled"Michigan strategic fund act,"(MCL 125.2001 to 125.2094) by adding sections 9a and 9b.
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• Introduced: 04/17/2025
• Added: 04/17/2025
• Session: 103rd Legislature
• Sponsors: 11 : John Damoose (R)*, Mallory McMorrow (D), Stephanie Chang (D), Paul Wojno (D), Sue Shink (D), Sylvia Santana (D), Sam Singh (D), Rosemary Bayer (D), Jeremy Moss (D), Veronica Klinefelt (D), Erika Geiss (D)
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 2 • Actions: 16
• Last Amended: 12/09/2025
• Last Action: Referred To Committee On Government Operations
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MI bill #SB0267 • Last Action 12/10/2025
State agencies (proposed): boards and commissions; Michigan-African-Caribbean trade commission; establish. Creates new act.
Status: Crossed Over
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the Michigan-African-Caribbean Trade Commission within the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity, designed to foster economic development and trade relationships between Michigan and African and Caribbean regions. The commission will consist of seven members appointed by the governor, including representatives from higher education, chambers of commerce, diaspora communities, agriculture, mobility sectors, and information technology, with each member serving a two-year term. The commission's primary objectives include advancing bilateral trade and investment, promoting business and academic exchanges, encouraging economic support and infrastructure investment, and facilitating partnerships in key sectors such as critical minerals, automotive technology, agricultural products, and information technologies. The commission will be required to submit annual reports to the governor and legislature detailing trade volume, job creation, business engagement, and partnership developments. Additionally, the bill creates a dedicated Michigan-African-Caribbean Trade Commission Fund, which can receive gifts, grants, and other funding to support the commission's administrative expenses and objectives. The commission is tasked with identifying and supporting initiatives that promote job creation locally and internationally, with a particular focus on establishing local processing facilities, distribution centers, digital platforms, and advanced manufacturing partnerships.
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Bill Summary: A bill to create a Michigan-African-Caribbean trade commission and to prescribe its powers and duties; to create a fund; and to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state officers and entities.
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• Introduced: 04/29/2025
• Added: 04/29/2025
• Session: 103rd Legislature
• Sponsors: 4 : Erika Geiss (D)*, Dayna Polehanki (D), Sue Shink (D), Stephanie Chang (D)
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 2 • Actions: 14
• Last Amended: 12/09/2025
• Last Action: Referred To Committee On Government Operations
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MI bill #HB4822 • Last Action 12/10/2025
Natural resources: other; natural resources commission; require to live stream all meetings. Amends sec. 501 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.501).
Status: Crossed Over
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act to modify the structure, operations, and transparency requirements for the Commission of Natural Resources. The bill maintains the existing provisions about the commission's composition, including that it will have 7 members appointed by the governor with Senate consent, with no more than 4 members from the same political party. The key new provisions require the commission to provide live video streaming of all public meetings, publish meeting links at least 24 hours in advance on their website, make past meetings available for online viewing, and maintain a publicly searchable archive of all previous meetings. These changes aim to increase public access and transparency by allowing citizens to watch commission meetings in real-time and review past discussions. The bill also makes some minor language clarifications about the commission's operations, such as updating terminology from "person" to "individual" and standardizing certain procedural descriptions. The overall intent appears to be enhancing governmental transparency by providing broader public visibility into the natural resources commission's decision-making processes.
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Bill Summary: A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled"Natural resources and environmental protection act,"by amending section 501 (MCL 324.501).
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• Introduced: 08/27/2025
• Added: 08/28/2025
• Session: 103rd Legislature
• Sponsors: 25 : Parker Fairbairn (R)*, Cam Cavitt (R), David Prestin (R), Greg Markkanen (R), Angela Rigas (R), Ken Borton (R), Tom Kunse (R), Matthew Bierlein (R), Gina Johnsen (R), Brad Slagh (R), Jason Woolford (R), J.R. Roth (R), Kathy Schmaltz (R), Greg Alexander (R), Matt Maddock (R), Ron Robinson (R), Jennifer Wortz (R), Karl Bohnak (R), David Martin (R), Sarah Lightner (R), Jaime Greene (R), Tim Kelly (R), Jay DeBoyer (R), Pat Outman (R), Curt VanderWall (R)
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 2 • Actions: 16
• Last Amended: 12/09/2025
• Last Action: Referred To Committee On Oversight
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MA bill #H2528 • Last Action 12/08/2025
Establishing the psychology interjurisdictional compact
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact (PSYPACT), a comprehensive agreement designed to facilitate the practice of psychology across state boundaries through two primary mechanisms: telepsychology and temporary in-person practice. The compact allows licensed psychologists to provide telepsychological services electronically to patients in other compact states and to conduct temporary in-person, face-to-face psychological services for up to 30 days within a calendar year in a distant state. To participate, psychologists must meet specific qualifications, including holding a graduate degree from an accredited institution, possessing a current unrestricted license in their home state, maintaining an active E.Passport (for telepsychology) or Interjurisdictional Practice Certificate (for temporary practice), and passing background checks. The compact creates a Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact Commission to oversee implementation, establish rules, maintain a coordinated licensure information system, and manage interstate investigations and disciplinary actions. The commission will have the authority to promulgate uniform rules, investigate complaints, and take action against psychologists who violate compact provisions. The compact aims to increase public access to psychological services, enhance state regulatory abilities, facilitate information exchange between states, and promote compliance with psychological practice laws, while maintaining robust mechanisms for protecting public health and safety.
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Bill Summary: For legislation to establish a psychology interjurisdictional compact. Public Health.
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• Introduced: 03/12/2025
• Added: 03/12/2025
• Session: 194th General Court
• Sponsors: 1 : Lindsay Sabadosa (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 8
• Last Amended: 02/27/2025
• Last Action: Reporting date extended to Wednesday, March 18, 2026
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HI bill #SB580 • Last Action 12/08/2025
Relating To The School Facilities Authority.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill expands the responsibilities and operational capabilities of the School Facilities Authority (SFA), a public entity responsible for school development and construction projects. The bill clarifies that the SFA can now focus on developing, planning, and constructing facilities for prekindergarten, preschool, and child care, as well as workforce housing for educators. The legislation allows the SFA to use the Department of Education for recruitment and hiring purposes and enables the authority to partner with public and private development agencies to create prekindergarten facilities. Additionally, the bill modifies the governance of the SFA by excluding its board workgroups and subcommittees from the state's Sunshine Law (which typically requires open meetings), except for rules related to permitted interactions between board members. This change will provide the SFA with more flexibility in forming workgroups and subcommittees, potentially streamlining its decision-making processes. The bill is designed to enhance the efficiency and scope of the School Facilities Authority's operations, with the changes set to take effect on July 1, 2025.
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Bill Summary: Clarifies that the School Facilities Authority is responsible for certain development, planning, and construction projects for prekindergarten, preschool, and child care facilities, as well as workforce housing. Allows the School Facilities Authority to use the Department of Education for certain recruitment and hiring responsibilities. Allows the School Facilities Authority to partner with public and private development agencies to develop prekindergarten facilities. Exclude School Facilities Authority Board workgroups and subcommittees from the Sunshine Law, except as it relates to permitted interactions.
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• Introduced: 01/16/2025
• Added: 01/17/2025
• Session: 2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 8 : Troy Hashimoto (D)*, Henry Aquino (D)*, Stanley Chang (D)*, Lynn DeCoite (D)*, Kurt Fevella (R)*, Mike Gabbard (D)*, Angus McKelvey (D)*, Les Ihara (D)
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 5
• Last Amended: 01/16/2025
• Last Action: Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
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HI bill #SB270 • Last Action 12/08/2025
Relating To The Sunshine Law.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies Hawaii's Sunshine Law, which governs open meetings for government boards, by changing the rules about board members attending informational meetings. Specifically, the bill expands the existing provision to allow any number of board members (previously restricted to less than a quorum) to attend informational meetings or presentations related to board business, such as legislative hearings, conventions, seminars, or community meetings. The meetings must not be specifically organized just for board members. Board members can now participate in discussions during these meetings, including discussions among themselves, as long as they do not make or seek commitments about how they will vote on any matter. The bill also removes the previous requirement that board members must report their attendance and the details of discussions at their next official board meeting, effectively providing more flexibility and reducing administrative burden for board members attending such informational events.
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Bill Summary: Authorizes any member of a board to attend an informational meeting or presentation on matters relating to board business; provided that the meeting or presentation is not specifically and exclusively organized for or directed toward members of the board. Repeals the requirement of a subsequent report of attendance and the matters presented and discussed that related to board business at the informational meeting or presentation.
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• Introduced: 01/14/2025
• Added: 01/15/2025
• Session: 2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Ron Kouchi (D)*
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 9
• Last Amended: 01/14/2025
• Last Action: Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
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HI bill #HB686 • Last Action 12/08/2025
Relating To Community Outreach Boards.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill aims to clarify and expand the legal status of community outreach boards in Hawaii's Sunshine Law (a state law ensuring transparency in government meetings). The bill defines a "community outreach board" as a board established to serve in an advisory capacity under a county department, such as the Hawaii county community development plan action committees. It amends existing law to include community outreach boards alongside neighborhood boards in several key provisions, which means these boards will now have the same legal rights and responsibilities. Specifically, the bill allows members of both neighborhood and community outreach boards to attend public meetings or presentations related to their official board business statewide, without geographic restrictions. The bill also ensures that these boards can receive public input during meetings, discuss unanticipated events if timely action is necessary for public health and safety, and operate with similar procedural protections. By doing so, the legislation seeks to enhance grassroots community participation in local government and provide clearer legal guidelines for these advisory boards. The bill is set to take effect on July 1, 3000 (which appears to be a placeholder date).
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Bill Summary: Defines community outreach board to mean a board established to serve in a community advisory capacity under a county department. Includes community outreach boards in existing provisions of the Sunshine Law relating to neighborhood boards. Authorizes neighborhood board and community outreach board members to attend meetings or presentations related to official board business statewide. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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• Introduced: 01/17/2025
• Added: 01/18/2025
• Session: 2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 3 : Jeanné Kapela (D)*, Kirstin Kahaloa (D)*, Amy Perruso (D)*
• Versions: 4 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 9
• Last Amended: 02/13/2025
• Last Action: Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
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MA bill #H2490 • Last Action 12/08/2025
Establishing a physical therapy licensure compact
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes a Physical Therapy Licensure Compact to facilitate interstate practice of physical therapy by creating a standardized framework for licensed physical therapists and physical therapist assistants to practice across multiple states. The compact aims to increase public access to physical therapy services by allowing professionals to obtain a "compact privilege" that enables them to practice in remote states without obtaining a separate license, while maintaining rigorous professional standards. Key provisions include requiring participating states to fully implement criminal background checks, participate in a national data system, and have mechanisms for investigating complaints. Licensees must hold an unencumbered license in their home state, meet jurisprudence requirements, pay applicable fees, and maintain good standing. The compact also creates a Physical Therapy Compact Commission to oversee implementation, establish uniform rules, maintain a data system tracking licensure and disciplinary information, and provide a mechanism for interstate cooperation and accountability. The compact will become effective once ten states have enacted the legislation, and it includes provisions for military personnel and their spouses to designate their home state flexibly. The overall goal is to streamline physical therapy licensure while preserving states' ability to protect public health and safety through consistent regulatory standards.
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Bill Summary: For legislation to establish a physical therapy licensure compact. Public Health.
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• Introduced: 03/12/2025
• Added: 03/13/2025
• Session: 194th General Court
• Sponsors: 1 : Adrian Madaro (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 8
• Last Amended: 02/27/2025
• Last Action: Reporting date extended to Wednesday, March 18, 2026
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HI bill #SB1552 • Last Action 12/08/2025
Relating To The Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill adopts the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact (PsyPACT), a multi-state agreement designed to expand access to mental health services by allowing psychologists to practice telepsychology (remote psychological services via telecommunications) and provide temporary in-person services across state boundaries. The bill enables psychologists licensed in one compact state to provide services in another compact state without obtaining additional licenses, subject to specific requirements such as holding an active E.Passport (a standardized credential), having no adverse disciplinary actions, and meeting educational and professional standards. The legislation aims to address mental health service shortages, particularly in neighbor islands and underserved areas, by reducing barriers for mental health professionals and providing residents access to a broader pool of qualified practitioners. The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs will be responsible for implementing and administering the compact, with the bill set to take effect on January 1, 2026. The compact establishes a national commission to oversee implementation, manage a coordinated licensure information system, and create uniform rules for interstate psychological practice, ultimately seeking to enhance public access to psychological services while maintaining professional standards and protecting client safety.
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Bill Summary: Adopts the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact to regulate the practice of telepsychology and temporary in-person, facetoface practice of psychology by psychologists across state boundaries in the performance of their psychological practice. Requires the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to adopt rules to implement and administer the Compact. Effective 1/1/2026.
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• Introduced: 01/22/2025
• Added: 01/23/2025
• Session: 2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Dru Kanuha (D)*
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 4
• Last Amended: 01/22/2025
• Last Action: Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
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HI bill #HB897 • Last Action 12/08/2025
Relating To The Nurse Licensure Compact.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) in Hawaii, which allows nurses with a multistate license to practice nursing in multiple states without obtaining additional licenses. The compact creates a unified system for nurse licensure that enables nurses to more easily work across state lines while maintaining public safety. Key provisions include establishing an Interstate Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators to oversee implementation, creating a coordinated licensure information system to track nurse licenses and disciplinary actions, and setting uniform requirements for obtaining a multistate nursing license. Nurses must meet specific criteria to qualify, such as graduating from an approved nursing program, passing the NCLEX exam, having an unencumbered license, and passing a criminal background check. The bill requires nurses with multistate licenses employed in Hawaii healthcare facilities to complete annual demographic data surveys and allows the State Board of Nursing to charge different fees for registered and licensed practical nurses with multistate licenses. The compact will become effective and binding two years after the Act takes effect, which is technically set for July 1, 3000 (likely a drafting error). The overall goal is to improve nursing mobility, reduce administrative burdens, and maintain high standards of nursing practice across participating states.
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Bill Summary: Authorizes the Governor to enter the State into a multistate Nurse Licensure Compact that will allow a nurse who is licensed by a home state to practice under a multistate licensure privilege in each party state. Beginning 7/1/20 , requires each person who holds a multistate nurse license issued by another state and is employed by a health care facility to complete annual demographic data surveys. Authorizes the State Board of Nursing to charge different fees for registered nurses and licensed practical nurses who hold a multistate license issued by the State. Provides that the Nurse Licensure Compact shall become effective and binding in the State two years after the Act takes effect.
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• Introduced: 01/21/2025
• Added: 01/22/2025
• Session: 2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Elijah Pierick (R)*
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 4
• Last Amended: 01/21/2025
• Last Action: Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
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HI bill #SB381 • Last Action 12/08/2025
Relating To Public Agency Meetings.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill aims to increase transparency in the appointment of heads of state divisions and agencies by mandating that boards establish, approve, and follow a public process and timeline for such selections. Specifically, when a leadership position becomes vacant, the board must use an open meeting to create and approve a selection process and timeline, and any amendments to this process must also be made transparently in an open meeting. The bill further stipulates that any votes to appoint or select a division or agency head must be conducted in a public session, and any appointment made in violation of these requirements will be considered invalid. The legislation is motivated by concerns about potential favoritism, lack of public accountability, and the need to ensure that important governmental leadership decisions are made with input and oversight from the public. By requiring open deliberations and clear, predetermined selection processes, the bill seeks to foster greater public trust in governmental decision-making and ensure that leadership transitions in state agencies are conducted with integrity and public visibility.
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Bill Summary: Requires appointments and selections of heads of state divisions and agencies that require a board approval to be made through a publicly established process and timeline. Requires the approval of the process and timeline to appoint or select a new head of a state division or agency to be determined in an open meeting. Requires that votes to appoint or select heads of state divisions and agencies be conducted in an open meeting. Provides that any vote to appoint or select a head of a state division or agency cast in violation of the foregoing shall be invalid. Effective 1/1/2491. (SD1)
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• Introduced: 01/14/2025
• Added: 01/15/2025
• Session: 2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 5 : Angus McKelvey (D)*, Stanley Chang (D)*, Samantha DeCorte (R)*, Mike Gabbard (D)*, Kurt Fevella (R)
• Versions: 4 • Votes: 1 • Actions: 13
• Last Amended: 02/11/2025
• Last Action: Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
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HI bill #SB1556 • Last Action 12/08/2025
Relating To Trusted Public Representatives.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes a Trusted Public Representatives (TPR) Program within the Office of Information Practices (OIP) to enhance government transparency by training and assigning volunteer representatives to observe closed government meetings. The program requires volunteers to be Hawaii residents at least 18 years old, pass a background check, have no conflicts of interest, and demonstrate a commitment to government accountability. The OIP will be responsible for recruiting, training, and managing these volunteers, who will attend closed meetings and confidentially report to the OIP whether the meetings comply with Hawaii's Sunshine Law (open meetings law). Trusted Public Representatives will serve as unpaid volunteers but can be reimbursed for expenses, must maintain the confidentiality of meeting discussions, and will be trained to identify potential legal violations during closed meetings. The bill also amends existing law to allow the OIP to conduct background checks on current and prospective volunteers and requires the OIP to submit an annual report to the Legislature detailing the program's activities and any recommendations for improvement. Funds will be appropriated to support the program's establishment and implementation, with the program set to begin on July 1, 2025.
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Bill Summary: Establishes a Trusted Public Representative Program within the Office of Information Practices under which the Office assigns a volunteer Trusted Public Representative trained in the requirements of the Sunshine Law and observes public agency meetings closed to the public. Allows the Office of Information Practices to conduct background checks of current and prospective Trusted Public Representatives. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds.
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• Introduced: 01/22/2025
• Added: 01/23/2025
• Session: 2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Les Ihara (D)*
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 4
• Last Amended: 01/22/2025
• Last Action: Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
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HI bill #HB839 • Last Action 12/08/2025
Relating To The Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill adopts the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact (PsyPact), a comprehensive interstate agreement designed to facilitate psychologists' ability to practice across state lines through telepsychology and temporary in-person services. The compact allows licensed psychologists to provide services remotely or temporarily in other participating states without obtaining additional licenses, while maintaining robust public protection mechanisms. Specifically, it creates a framework where psychologists can practice telepsychology (psychological services delivered via telecommunications) and conduct temporary face-to-face practice in other compact states for up to 30 days per calendar year, provided they meet specific professional qualifications. To ensure public safety, the compact establishes a coordinated licensure information system that tracks psychologists' professional credentials, disciplinary history, and investigative information. Psychologists must possess an active license in their home state, hold a graduate degree from an accredited program, have no adverse disciplinary actions, and obtain specific practice certificates like the E.Passport for telepsychology or an Interjurisdictional Practice Certificate for temporary in-person practice. The compact also creates a national commission to oversee implementation, develop uniform rules, resolve interstate disputes, and maintain professional standards across participating states, with mechanisms for investigating complaints and taking action against practitioners who violate professional standards.
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Bill Summary: Adopts the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact to allow a person authorized to practice psychology in a compact state in which the person is not licensed.
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• Introduced: 01/21/2025
• Added: 01/22/2025
• Session: 2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 16 : Andrew Garrett (D)*, Terez Amato (D)*, Della Belatti (D)*, Cory Chun (D)*, Luke Evslin (D)*, Jeanné Kapela (D)*, Darius Kila (D)*, Matthias Kusch (D)*, Nicole Lowen (D)*, Lisa Marten (D)*, Tyson Miyake (D)*, Elijah Pierick (R)*, Mahina Poepoe (D)*, Kanani Souza (R)*, Jenna Takenouchi (D)*, Lauren Matsumoto (R)
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 4
• Last Amended: 01/21/2025
• Last Action: Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
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HI bill #SB1087 • Last Action 12/08/2025
Relating To An Airports Corporation.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the Hawaii Airports Corporation (HAC), a new state entity that will assume all of the airport-related responsibilities currently managed by the Department of Transportation. The bill creates a nine-member board of directors appointed by the governor, with requirements for geographic representation and professional expertise. The HAC will have broad powers to manage, develop, and operate Hawaii's airport system, including setting rates and fees, entering into contracts, issuing bonds, and managing airport facilities. Key objectives include improving administrative efficiency, accelerating capital improvements, increasing financial flexibility, and maximizing economic opportunities for the state's airport system. The transfer of responsibilities will occur no later than December 31, 2028, with provisions to ensure a smooth transition of employees, assets, and ongoing obligations. The bill also includes specific amendments to various state statutes to accommodate the creation of the HAC, ensures that existing employee rights and collective bargaining agreements are preserved, and appropriates $3 million to facilitate the transition. Notably, the corporation will be subject to certain state procurement and financial regulations while maintaining significant operational independence.
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Bill Summary: Establishes the Hawaii Airports Corporation (HAC)to assume the authority, functions, and duties of the Department of Transportation related to airports and aeronautics. Makes HAC subject to chapters 103D and 104, HRS. Provides for project labor agreements. Appropriates funds for the transfer of functions from DOT to HAC.
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• Introduced: 01/18/2025
• Added: 01/18/2025
• Session: 2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Lorraine Inouye (D)*
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 4
• Last Amended: 01/18/2025
• Last Action: Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
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HI bill #HB724 • Last Action 12/08/2025
Relating To Open Meetings.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill aims to increase government transparency by making several key changes to Hawaii's open meetings law (known as the Sunshine Law). It expands the definition of a "board" to explicitly include the Legislature, including its committees and decision-making bodies, which were previously exempt from open meeting requirements. The bill establishes a new notice period requirement, specifying that for boards with a fixed session duration (like the Legislature), the notice period shall be one-thirtieth of the total session duration, with at least two calendar days' notice during a sixty-day regular session, while boards without a fixed session duration must provide at least six calendar days' notice. Additionally, the bill repeals two significant exemptions: the Legislature's previous exclusion from Sunshine Law requirements and the provision allowing certain private interactions between board members. The legislation also clarifies that for legislative bodies, the president of the senate and speaker of the house will be responsible for enforcing these open meeting provisions. By removing these exemptions and standardizing notice requirements, the bill seeks to make government decision-making more transparent and accountable to the public, ensuring that discussions, deliberations, and actions of governmental agencies are conducted as openly as possible.
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Bill Summary: Amends the definition of a "board" under the Sunshine Law to include the Legislature. Clarifies notice period requirements. Repeals the Legislature's exemption from the Sunshine Law. Repeals the exemption for permitted interactions between board members.
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• Introduced: 01/18/2025
• Added: 01/18/2025
• Session: 2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 4 : Ikaika Hussey (D)*, Kim Iwamoto (D)*, Lauren Matsumoto (R)*, Amy Perruso (D)*
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 4
• Last Amended: 01/18/2025
• Last Action: Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
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HI bill #HB494 • Last Action 12/08/2025
Relating To Open Meetings.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill repeals Section 92-10 of the Hawaii Revised Statutes, which previously provided a special exemption for the legislative branch from standard open meetings laws. Currently, the existing law allows the Hawaii State Legislature to establish its own rules and procedures regarding open meetings, notice requirements, agendas, and minutes, which took precedence over the general open meetings regulations. By removing this section, the bill will subject the Legislature to the same open meetings requirements as other government bodies, ensuring greater transparency and public access to legislative proceedings. The bill would eliminate the Legislature's ability to create separate, potentially less stringent rules about meeting openness and would require legislators to follow the standard state open meetings protocols. The bill would take effect immediately upon approval, meaning the new open meetings standards would apply to the Legislature as soon as the bill is signed into law.
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Bill Summary: Repeals the Legislature's exemption under the State's open meetings law.
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• Introduced: 01/17/2025
• Added: 01/18/2025
• Session: 2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 2 : Kim Iwamoto (D)*, Elijah Pierick (R)*
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 4
• Last Amended: 01/17/2025
• Last Action: Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
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HI bill #HB403 • Last Action 12/08/2025
Relating To The Sunshine Law.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies Hawaii's Sunshine Law regarding board member attendance at informational meetings by removing previous restrictions on the number of board members who can attend such gatherings and eliminating the requirement that they report details of these meetings afterward. Specifically, the bill allows board members to attend and participate in discussions during informational meetings, presentations, legislative hearings, conventions, seminars, or community meetings related to board business, as long as the event is not specifically organized exclusively for board members. The bill maintains a key constraint that while board members can discuss matters during these events, they cannot make or seek commitments about how they will vote. The legislation aims to provide board members with more flexibility in gathering information while still maintaining transparency and preventing private decision-making outside of public meetings. The changes will take effect immediately upon the bill's approval, and the bill ensures that any existing rights, penalties, or proceedings will not be impacted by this new law.
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Bill Summary: Authorizes any member of a board to attend an informational meeting or presentation on matters relating to board business; provided that the meeting or presentation is not specifically and exclusively organized for or directed toward members of the board. Repeals the requirement of a subsequent report of attendance and the matters presented and discussed that related to board business at the informational meeting or presentation.
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• Introduced: 01/17/2025
• Added: 01/17/2025
• Session: 2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Nadine Nakamura (D)*
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 7
• Last Amended: 01/17/2025
• Last Action: Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
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HI bill #SB32 • Last Action 12/08/2025
Relating To The Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill adopts the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact (PSYPACT), a multi-state agreement designed to regulate the practice of telepsychology and temporary in-person psychological services across state boundaries. The compact aims to increase public access to psychological services by allowing licensed psychologists to provide telehealth services and conduct brief in-person practice in other participating states without obtaining additional state licenses. To do this, the bill establishes a comprehensive framework that requires psychologists to meet specific qualifications, such as holding an active E.Passport (a standardized certification), maintaining a full and unrestricted license in their home state, and having no adverse disciplinary actions. The compact creates a Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact Commission to oversee implementation, manage a coordinated licensure information system, and establish rules for cross-state practice. Psychologists can provide telepsychology services in a receiving state for an extended period and conduct temporary in-person practice for up to 30 days in a calendar year. The bill also provides mechanisms for investigating complaints, taking disciplinary actions, and ensuring public safety by allowing states to limit or revoke a psychologist's authority to practice across state lines if needed. The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs is tasked with adopting rules to implement and administer the compact in Hawaii.
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Bill Summary: Adopts the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact to regulate the practice of telepsychology and temporary in-person, face-to-face practice of psychology by psychologists across state boundaries in the performance of their psychological practice. Requires the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to adopt rules to implement and administer the Compact.
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• Introduced: 01/10/2025
• Added: 01/10/2025
• Session: 2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 2 : Stanley Chang (D)*, Kurt Fevella (R)*
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 4
• Last Amended: 01/08/2025
• Last Action: Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
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HI bill #HB1412 • Last Action 12/08/2025
Relating To Sunshine Laws.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies Hawaii's Sunshine Law, which governs public meetings and transparency, to clarify rules for neighborhood boards. The bill designates the neighborhood commission as the official oversight authority for applying the Sunshine Law to neighborhood boards. It allows boards to discuss two types of items not originally on the meeting agenda: unanticipated events critical to public health and safety, and official government reports. In both cases, the board can discuss the item but cannot make decisions during that meeting. For any decisions related to these discussed items, the board must place the matter on a future meeting's agenda with specific notice of potential decision-making. The bill also reinforces existing rules about quorum requirements, specifying that a quorum is needed for conducting official business, holding discussions prior to voting, and validating board actions, while allowing boards to receive information without a quorum as long as no decisions are made. The changes aim to provide more flexibility for neighborhood boards while maintaining transparency and preventing improper decision-making outside of properly noticed meetings. The bill is set to take effect on July 1, 2025.
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Bill Summary: Designates the neighborhood commission as the appropriate oversight authority for application of the sunshine law to neighborhood boards. Authorizes neighborhood boards to discuss official government reports without placing it on the agenda, provided that no decision-making can be made.
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• Introduced: 01/23/2025
• Added: 01/24/2025
• Session: 2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 8 : Julie Reyes Oda (R)*, David Alcos (R)*, Diamond Garcia (R)*, Matthias Kusch (D)*, Lauren Matsumoto (R)*, Elijah Pierick (R)*, Adrian Tam (D)*, Chris Todd (D)*
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 01/23/2025
• Last Action: Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
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MA bill #S1796 • Last Action 12/04/2025
Relative to pensions and the best interest of beneficiaries
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends Chapter 32 of the General Laws, focusing on pension fund management and investment practices. The legislation establishes detailed guidelines for the Pension Reserves Investment Management (PRIM) Board, which oversees the Pension Reserves Investment Trust (PRIT) Fund, a collective investment vehicle for several public retirement systems. Key provisions include mandating that retirement system funds be invested through the PRIT Fund, with specific restrictions on investments, such as prohibiting investments in companies deriving more than 15% of revenues from tobacco products. The bill emphasizes investing in ways that benefit the commonwealth's economic climate, prioritize workers' welfare, and support small businesses. It also introduces diversity goals, requiring that at least 20% of investment managers be minorities, females, or persons with disabilities, and that 20% of contracts be awarded to businesses owned by these groups. The legislation establishes rigorous reporting requirements, fiduciary standards for board members, and mechanisms for monitoring investment practices, with the overarching aim of protecting the financial interests of pension beneficiaries while promoting economic and social welfare within the state.
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Bill Summary: For legislation relative to pensions and the best interest of beneficiaries. Public Service.
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• Introduced: 03/11/2025
• Added: 03/11/2025
• Session: 194th General Court
• Sponsors: 1 : Michael Brady (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 7
• Last Amended: 02/27/2025
• Last Action: Accompanied a study order, see S2786
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NH bill #HB1374 • Last Action 12/02/2025
Relative to the procedures for withdrawal from a cooperative school district.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies the procedures for a school district to withdraw from a cooperative school district by changing the voting requirements and process. Currently, withdrawal requires approval from both the withdrawing district and the entire cooperative district, but this bill simplifies the process by allowing the withdrawal to be determined solely by a vote within the withdrawing district. Specifically, the bill changes the voting threshold from a simple majority to a 3/5 (60%) supermajority of voters in the withdrawing district. If this supermajority votes in favor of withdrawal, the district clerk will send the meeting documentation to the state board of education, which will then issue a certificate confirming the withdrawal. The bill removes previous language requiring a vote from the entire cooperative district and streamlines the withdrawal process to focus only on the wishes of the district seeking to leave. This change makes it easier for individual districts to exit a cooperative school district arrangement, potentially giving more local control to individual school districts. The bill will take effect 60 days after its passage.
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Bill Summary: This bill modifies the procedure for withdrawal from a cooperative school district to allow a majority of voters in a single withdrawing district to elect to withdraw. The bill also clarifies that a supermajority of voters in the withdrawing district voting in favor of withdrawal shall constitute conclusive evidence of the withdrawal of the district.
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• Introduced: 12/01/2025
• Added: 12/04/2025
• Session: 2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 8 : Mary Murphy (R)*, Riché Colcombe (R), Mary Ford (R), Raymond Peeples (R), Dan McGuire (R), Susan Porcelli (R), Pamela Brown (R), Ruth Ward (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 1
• Last Amended: 12/04/2025
• Last Action: Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Education Policy and Administration
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IL bill #HB2970 • Last Action 12/01/2025
SCH CD-REMOVE/DISMISS TEACHERS
Status: Crossed Over
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Illinois School Code to modify the process for issuing and handling remedial warnings for teachers. Specifically, the bill allows teachers to grieve the issuance of a remedial warning through their collective bargaining agreement to determine if the school board had just cause for issuing the warning. The bill requires that notices of remedial warnings must narrowly specify the exact nature of the alleged misconduct that needs to be remedied, and general allegations of unprofessional conduct are insufficient to link unrelated offenses. The bill also limits the duration of remedial warnings, stipulating that under no circumstances can a remedial warning remain effective for longer than 4 years from its issuance. Furthermore, the school district is required to make reasonable efforts to remove the warning from the teacher's personnel file after the 4-year period or sooner if agreed upon through the exclusive bargaining representative. These changes aim to provide more clarity, specificity, and time limitations on remedial warnings issued to teachers, potentially offering teachers more protection against vague or long-standing disciplinary notices.
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Bill Summary: Amends the School Code. Allows a teacher to grieve the issuance of a warning regarding causes that are considered remediable pursuant to the applicable collective bargaining agreement to determine whether the school district had just cause in issuing the warning. Requires notice of remedial warnings to be narrowly specify the nature of the alleged misconduct that needs to be remedied. Provides that general allegations of unprofessional conduct are insufficient to link together otherwise unrelated offenses as related. Provides that under no circumstances shall a notice of remedial warning remain effective or within a teacher's personnel file or record for longer than 3 years from the date of the occurrence which gave rise to the issuance of the notice of remedial warning. Effective immediately.
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• Introduced: 02/06/2025
• Added: 02/06/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 18 : Anna Moeller (D)*, Celina Villanueva (D)*, Sue Scherer (D), Aarón Ortíz (D), Gregg Johnson (D), Laura Faver Dias (D), Robyn Gabel (D), Hoan Huynh (D), Kelly Cassidy (D), Carol Ammons (D), Michael Crawford (D), Joyce Mason (D), Mary Beth Canty (D), Norma Hernandez (D), Stephanie Kifowit (D), Rita Mayfield (D), Thaddeus Jones (D), Lisa Hernandez (D)
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 1 • Actions: 69
• Last Amended: 04/11/2025
• Last Action: Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments
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IL bill #HB0575 • Last Action 12/01/2025
GOVERNMENT-TECH
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill introduces several significant changes to Illinois election laws and related statutes. Here's a comprehensive summary: This bill makes numerous modifications to election procedures and voter registration processes in Illinois. It expands early voting and vote-by-mail options, establishes a universal vote centers pilot program, and introduces language assistance requirements. The bill creates standardized naming conventions for election districts and precincts, requires high schools to provide voter registration opportunities starting in the 2026-2027 school year, and modifies various technical aspects of election administration. Key provisions include: - Allowing voters who are in line when an early voting polling place closes to cast a ballot - Creating a pilot program for universal vote centers where voters can vote regardless of their precinct - Requiring election authorities to establish curbside voting for individuals with disabilities - Implementing more comprehensive language assistance at voter registration facilities - Standardizing the naming of election districts, precincts, and polling places - Expanding automatic voter registration processes - Modifying petition filing deadlines for various electoral offices - Establishing a website for voters to request vote-by-mail ballots - Allowing a reduction in the number of election judges in certain counties - Requiring high schools to provide voter registration opportunities for graduating students The bill also makes changes to various administrative procedures, including modifications to how vote-by-mail ballots are processed, how voter registration information is handled, and compensation for certain public officials. These changes aim to modernize and streamline election processes, improve voter access, and enhance the overall administration of elections in Illinois.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Election Code. Provides that, in the case of petitions for the office of multi-township assessor, petitions shall be filed with the election authority not more than 141 (currently, 113 days) nor less than 134 days before the consolidated election. Provides that an election authority shall, except as otherwise provided under the Code, allow a voter who is in line to vote at the time an early voting polling place closes to cast a ballot. In provisions concerning primary election ballots, provides that the lettering of candidate names on a ballot shall be in both capital and lowercase letters in conformance with standard English language guidelines, unless compliance is not feasible due to the election system used by the election authority. Provides that election authorities may authorize service of objections to candidate nominations through electronic mail in lieu of personal service under specified circumstances. Requires each election authority to post certain election results on its website. Creates the universal vote centers pilot program. Sets forth provisions concerning name standardization. Requires election authorities to establish curbside voting for individuals with disabilities. Provides that, for specified applications, change of address forms, or recertifications of a driver's license or State identification card, the application, form, or recertification shall serve as a dual-purpose application when the applicant presents specified identification (rather than meets the requirements of the federal REAL ID Act of 2005). Modifies requirements of the dual-purpose application. Modifies the content of the written notice required to be given by the Office of the Secretary of State to each applicant and requires the Office of the Secretary of State to determine whether each applicant is currently registered to vote in Illinois and the applicant's registration address. Provides that, if an applicant provides the Secretary of State with an identification document which demonstrates that the applicant is not a United States citizen, the application shall not serve as a dual-purpose application. Requires election authorities to establish a website for eligible voters to request vote by mail ballots. Authorizes a reduction in the number of election judges in each precinct. Provides that an election authority shall test the voting devices and equipment in 5% of the voting devices used in early voting and at vote centers (rather than 5% of the voting devices used in early voting). Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code to make conforming changes. Amends the Downstate Forest Preserve District to correct a cross-reference to a Public Act. Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Provides that a prohibition on fundraising during session does not apply to a constitutional officer of the executive branch or a General Assembly member who is a candidate for federal office if the fundraising function is held outside of Sangamon County. Makes changes in provisions concerning personnel policies and ethics commissions. Amends the School Code. In the School Board Association Article of the Code, provides that a school board association may offer and provide scholarships or other reimbursements to school board members, and a school board member may receive scholarships or other reimbursements from an association for reasonable travel and lodging expenses to attend meetings or other events hosted by the association which are reasonably related to the school board member's duties and will contribute to the professional development of the school board member. In the Chicago School District Article of the Code, provides that all petitions for the nomination of members of the Chicago Board of Education shall be filed with the board of election commissioners and shall be prepared, filed, and certified as outlined in the Election Code (rather than providing that all petitions for the nomination of members of the Chicago Board of Education shall be filed with the board of election commissioners within the time provided for in the Election Code, except that petitions for the nomination of members of the Chicago Board of Education for the 2024 general election shall be prepared and certified as outlined in the Election Code). In the Educational Service Regions Article of the School Code, provides that, when a vacancy occurs in the office of regional superintendent of schools and more than 28 months remain in that term and the vacancy occurs at least 130 days before the next general election, appointment to fill the vacancy shall be until the next general election (rather than if more than 28 months remain in that term, the appointment shall be until the next general election). In the School Board and Chicago Board of Education Articles of the School Code, provides that, beginning with the 2026-2027 school year, the school district shall provide all eligible students graduating from high school with the opportunity to register to vote. Amends the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Act. Makes a change concerning compensation of the members of the board. Amends the Open Meetings Act, if and only if Senate Bill 243 of the 104th General Assembly becomes law, to make a change in provisions regarding meetings on election days. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
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• Introduced: 01/08/2025
• Added: 10/29/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 4 : Maurice West (D)*, Chris Welch (D), Katie Stuart (D), Robyn Gabel (D)
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 26
• Last Amended: 10/28/2025
• Last Action: Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
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OH bill #HB609 • Last Action 11/25/2025
Require public body to allow public comment before taking action
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends Section 121.22 of the Ohio Revised Code to strengthen public meeting transparency requirements for public bodies. The bill requires public bodies to establish rules that allow for public commentary and testimony before taking formal action on any item, with the ability to set reasonable restrictions on the length and nature of such commentary. Specifically, the bill prohibits requiring individuals to register or obtain prior approval to speak, though public bodies may request a person's name and contact information before granting speaking permission. The legislation maintains the existing requirement that public meetings be open to the public and conducted with transparency, while providing clear guidelines for how public commentary should be handled. The bill also preserves existing exceptions for certain types of meetings and allows public bodies to set reasonable parameters around public input, such as time limits. If a public body violates these requirements, individuals can seek legal remedies, including potential injunctions and civil forfeitures. The overall intent is to ensure that citizens have a meaningful opportunity to provide input to public bodies before decisions are made.
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Bill Summary: To amend section 121.22 of the Revised Code to require a public body to allow for public commentary and testimony before taking formal action on any item.
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• Introduced: 11/25/2025
• Added: 11/26/2025
• Session: 136th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 7 : David Thomas (R)*, Meredith Craig (R)*, Sean Brennan (D), Chris Glassburn (D), Thomas Hall (R), Mark Johnson (R), Josh Williams (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 1
• Last Amended: 11/25/2025
• Last Action: Introduced
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IL bill #SB0243 • Last Action 11/21/2025
OMA-SERVICE MEMBER ATTENDANCE
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends several Illinois state laws to make changes to open meetings, public records requests, and local record management. Specifically, the bill allows township members to satisfy Open Meetings Act training requirements by participating in training sponsored by township organizations, prohibits public bodies from holding meetings on election days, and modifies Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) procedures. For electronic public records requests, the bill requires that requests appear entirely within the body of an electronic submission and prevents public bodies from being required to open attached files or hyperlinks. The bill also allows public bodies to require verification that a requester is a person within 5 business days of receiving a request. Additionally, the bill exempts certain security-sensitive documents related to nuclear regulatory information from public disclosure. The changes aim to improve government transparency while protecting sensitive information and providing more flexibility for public bodies in managing records requests. The bill will take effect on January 1, 2026.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Open Meetings Act. Provides that an elected or appointed member of a public body of a township may satisfy specified training requirements of the Act by participating in a course of training sponsored or conducted by an organization that represents townships created under the Township Code. Provides that a public body may not hold or schedule a regular or special meeting on the day of an election. Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Provides that electronic requests for public records must appear in their entirety within the body of the electronic submission and that no public body shall be required to open electronically attached files or hyperlinks to view or access the details of such a request. Allows, within 5 business days after its receipt of the request, a public body that has a reasonable belief that a request was not submitted by a person to require the requester to verify orally or in writing that the requester is a person. Provides that documents that have been determined to be security sensitive under certain requirements related to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and National Materials Program are exempt from inspection and copying under the Act. Amends the Local Records Act to make a conforming change. Makes other changes. Effective January 1, 2026.
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• Introduced: 01/22/2025
• Added: 01/23/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 17 : Mike Porfirio (D)*, Dan Didech (D)*, Li Arellano (R), Kimberly Lightford (D), Mary Edly-Allen (D), Suzy Glowiak Hilton (D), Adriane Johnson (D), Mark Walker (D), Celina Villanueva (D), Christopher Belt (D), Stephanie Kifowit (D), Suzanne Ness (D), Terra Costa Howard (D), Martha Deuter (D), Nicolle Grasse (D), Justin Slaughter (D), Jen Gong-Gershowitz (D)
• Versions: 3 • Votes: 2 • Actions: 71
• Last Amended: 10/15/2025
• Last Action: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0438
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IL bill #HB1863 • Last Action 11/21/2025
ONE HEALTH TASK FORCE
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill creates the Boards and Commissions Review Act, which establishes a process for reviewing and potentially abolishing various state boards, commissions, task forces, and other governmental bodies during odd-numbered years starting in 2027. Under the law, any person or entity authorized to appoint a majority of members to a board or commission may review the body's activities to determine if it has conducted business, held meetings, been abolished, or submitted a final report in the prior two years. Based on this review, the appointing authority can submit a report to the General Assembly recommending the board's abolition. A board recommended for abolition would be considered inactive upon submission of the report. In an even-numbered year following the report, the Legislative Reference Bureau would draft a revisory bill to repeal the inactive boards. The bill also amends and repeals various Acts to abolish numerous state governmental entities, adjust funding mechanisms, and make conforming changes. The goal appears to be streamlining and reducing redundant or inactive governmental bodies and administrative structures.
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Bill Summary: Creates the Boards and Commissions Review Act. Provides that, during odd-numbered years, beginning in 2027, a person or entity authorized or required by the Illinois Constitution, a statute, or an executive order of the Governor to appoint a majority of the appointed members of a board, commission, task force, or other body that is authorized or created by the Illinois Constitution, a statute, or an executive order of the Governor and to which that person or entity is authorized to make appointments may review the activity of that board to determine whether the board has conducted business or held meetings in the prior 2 years, has been abolished by executive order, or has submitted a final statutory report. Based on the findings of its review, the appointing authority shall consider whether to submit a report to the General Assembly recommending abolition of the board. Provides that, on or before December 31 of each odd-numbered year, beginning in 2027, an appointing authority may submit a report to the General Assembly that recommends the abolition of one or more boards to which the appointing authority is authorized or required to make appointments and that sets forth the basis for each of its recommendations. Prohibits a report of an appointing authority under the Act from recommending for abolition any board that was authorized or created during the 2-year period immediately before the report's submittal. Specifies that a board that is recommended for abolition by an appointing authority shall be considered inactive upon submission of the report recommending its abolition to the General Assembly. Provides that, in an even-numbered year following the report, the Legislative Reference Bureau shall draft a revisory bill that (i) proposes the repeal of the boards found by appointing authorities in the immediately preceding year to be inactive and (ii) makes all other conforming changes that the Bureau deems necessary to provide for the repeal of those boards and their powers and duties. Requires the Bureau to provide copies of the revisory bill required under this Act to each legislative leader of the General Assembly. Amends and repeals various Acts by abolishing various State governmental entities to effect changes in the statutes to conform the statutes to the changes in law made by Executive Order 2018-11 and by making other conforming changes. Excludes changes made by the Executive Order to the Equity in Long-term Care Quality Act. Amends and repeals provisions in various Acts relating to various boards and commissions. Repeals the Illinois Global Partnership Act, the Governor's Council on Health and Physical Fitness Act, the Green Governments Illinois Act, the Interagency Coordinating Committee on Transportation Act, the Interstate Sex Offender Task Force Act, the Wabash Valley Compact Act, the Military Family Interstate Compact Implementation Statute Drafting Advisory Committee Act, the Mt. Carmel Regional Port District Act, the White County Port District Act, the Grand Avenue Railroad Relocation Authority Act, the Southwest Suburban Railroad Redevelopment Authority Act, the Elmwood Park Grade Separation Authority Act, the Sewage and Water System Training Institute Act, the Auction License Act, the Advisory Board for the Maternal and Child Health Block Grant Programs Act, and the Bikeway Act. Amends the State Salary and Annuity Withholding Act, the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, the Technology Advancement and Development Act, the Women's Business Ownership Act of 2015, the State Finance Act, the Illinois Insurance Code, the Illinois Public Aid Code, the Illinois Vehicle Code, the Franchise Tax and License Fee Amnesty Act of 2007, the Day and Temporary Labor Services Act, to remove provisions concerning specified funds. Amends the State Finance Act to repeal specified funds on January 1, 2026. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code to repeal provisions concerning certain special registration plates on January 1, 2026. Amends the State Employee Housing Act, the State Budget Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, the Department of Public Health Act, the Department of Transportation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, the Department of Transportation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, the School Code, the Higher Education Veterans Service Act, the Older Adult Services Act, the Fish and Aquatic Life Code, and the Wildlife Code to make other changes. Repeals the Farm Fresh Schools Program Act, the Emergency Budget Implementation Act of Fiscal Year 2010, the Institution for Tuberculosis Research Act, and the Problem Pregnancy Health Services and Care Act. Amends the School Code. In provisions concerning Evidence-Based Funding for student success, provides that, on or before March 31, 2026, the Professional Review Panel shall make a report to the Governor and the General Assembly assessing the impact of the property tax relief pool grant program to determine if the grant program is meeting the legislative intent of reducing property taxes in high-tax areas of the State. Effective immediately, except that certain provisions take effect on July 1, 2026.
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• Introduced: 01/29/2025
• Added: 10/31/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 3 : Kam Buckner (D)*, Elgie Sims (D)*, Kimberly Lightford (D)
• Versions: 3 • Votes: 1 • Actions: 114
• Last Amended: 10/30/2025
• Last Action: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0435
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MA bill #H380 • Last Action 11/20/2025
Establishing the social work licensure compact in Massachusetts
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the Social Work Licensure Compact (SWLC) in Massachusetts, creating a multi-state licensing system that allows licensed social workers to practice across participating states more easily. The compact aims to increase public access to social work services, reduce duplicative licensing requirements, and address workforce shortages by allowing qualified social workers to obtain a multistate license. To be eligible for a multistate license, social workers must meet specific criteria based on their professional category (bachelor's, master's, or clinical), including having an unencumbered license in their home state, passing a qualifying national exam, completing appropriate educational requirements, and submitting to a criminal background check. The bill creates a Social Work Licensure Compact Commission to oversee the implementation and administration of the compact, which will manage a coordinated data system to track licensee information, investigate complaints, and facilitate information sharing among member states. The compact ensures that social workers will be subject to the laws and regulations of the state where they are providing services, maintains each state's ability to take disciplinary action, and provides a framework for interstate cooperation in regulating social work practice while protecting public health and safety.
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Bill Summary: For legislation to establish a social work licensure compact. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.
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• Introduced: 03/12/2025
• Added: 03/12/2025
• Session: 194th General Court
• Sponsors: 2 : Ken Gordon (D)*, Jim O'Day (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 5
• Last Amended: 02/27/2025
• Last Action: Reporting date extended to Wednesday, March 18, 2026
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MA bill #H427 • Last Action 11/20/2025
Relative to the occupational therapist interstate licensure compact
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes an interstate licensure compact for occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants, creating a comprehensive framework for multi-state practice. The compact allows licensed occupational therapists and therapy assistants to practice in multiple member states through a "Compact Privilege" without obtaining additional licenses, while maintaining robust professional standards and public safety protections. Key provisions include establishing a coordinated data system to track licensure and disciplinary information, creating an Occupational Therapy Compact Commission to oversee implementation, and defining requirements for practitioners to obtain and maintain multi-state practice privileges. Practitioners must hold an unencumbered license in their home state, complete a criminal background check, meet continuing education requirements, and comply with each state's specific practice laws. The compact also establishes procedures for investigating complaints, taking adverse actions, and ensuring that practitioners maintain high professional standards across state lines. The compact will become effective once ten states have enacted the legislation, and it provides a mechanism for states to join, participate, and potentially withdraw from the agreement while maintaining consistent regulatory oversight of occupational therapy professionals.
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Bill Summary: Relative to the occupational therapist interstate licensure compact. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.
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• Introduced: 03/12/2025
• Added: 03/12/2025
• Session: 194th General Court
• Sponsors: 1 : Jack Lewis (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 5
• Last Amended: 02/27/2025
• Last Action: Reporting date extended to Wednesday, March 18, 2026
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PA bill #HB1836 • Last Action 11/19/2025
Consolidating the First Class Township Code; and making a repeal.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill consolidates the First Class Township Code into the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, creating a new comprehensive legal framework for townships of the first class. The bill replaces the existing First Class Township Code with two new parts in Title 73: Part I (Preliminary Provisions) and Part II (First Class Township Code). The legislation maintains most of the existing legal provisions while reorganizing them into a more structured format compatible with the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes. Key provisions include establishing detailed guidelines for township governance, including: - Classification of townships - Procedures for changing township classifications - Election and appointment of township officials - Powers and duties of township commissioners - Processes for public improvements - Regulations for various township services like sewers, water systems, and parks - Establishment of civil service commissions - Procedures for ordinances and resolutions - Enforcement mechanisms and penalties The bill ensures continuity by stipulating that existing activities, orders, regulations, rules, and decisions under the old First Class Township Code will remain in effect until modified. Contracts, obligations, and collective bargaining agreements are also preserved. The legislation is primarily a technical reorganization and consolidation of existing law, with some minor updates to language and structure. It will take effect 60 days after passage, providing townships with a more systematically organized legal framework while maintaining the substantive rights and procedures that were previously in place.
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Bill Summary: Amending Title 73 (Townships) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, consolidating the First Class Township Code; and making a repeal.
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• Introduced: 09/04/2025
• Added: 09/05/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 5 : Bob Freeman (D)*, Christina Sappey (D), Izzy Smith-Wade-El (D), Lee James (R), Brett Miller (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 1 • Actions: 5
• Last Amended: 09/05/2025
• Last Action: Laid on the table
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OH bill #SB276 • Last Action 11/19/2025
Ratify the Interstate Compact for School Psychologists
Status: Crossed Over
AI-generated Summary: This bill ratifies the Interstate Compact for School Psychologists, a comprehensive agreement designed to facilitate the interstate practice of school psychology by establishing a streamlined pathway for licensed school psychologists to practice in multiple states. The compact creates a commission to oversee implementation, defines key terms like "school psychological services" and "equivalent license," and establishes procedures for licensing, information sharing, and professional mobility. Key provisions include allowing qualified school psychologists to obtain equivalent licenses in member states more easily, promoting workforce flexibility, and ensuring public safety by maintaining rigorous professional standards. The compact requires participating states to share licensure information, investigate complaints, and comply with specific licensing requirements, such as passing a national exam and completing a supervised internship. It also provides protections for military members and their spouses, enables efficient license renewals across states, and creates a mechanism for resolving disputes between member states. The compact aims to improve access to school psychological services by reducing bureaucratic barriers while maintaining high professional standards and protecting public health and safety.
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Bill Summary: To enact section 4732.42 of the Revised Code to ratify the Interstate Compact for School Psychologists.
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• Introduced: 09/30/2025
• Added: 10/01/2025
• Session: 136th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 17 : Kristina Roegner (R)*, Andrew Brenner (R), Jerry Cirino (R), Hearcel Craig (D), Bill DeMora (D), Theresa Gavarone (R), Paula Hicks-Hudson (D), Steve Huffman (R), George Lang (R), Beth Liston (D), Sandy O'Brien (R), Thomas Patton (R), Bill Reineke (R), Michele Reynolds (R), Kent Smith (D), Jane Timken (R), Shane Wilkin (R)
• Versions: 3 • Votes: 2 • Actions: 9
• Last Amended: 11/12/2025
• Last Action: Referred to committee: Education
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PA bill #HR326 • Last Action 11/19/2025
Recognizing December 1, 2025, as "Young Involved Philadelphia Day" in Pennsylvania.
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This resolution recognizes December 1, 2025, as "Young Involved Philadelphia Day" in Pennsylvania, honoring Young Involved Philadelphia (YIP), a civic engagement organization for young people. Founded in 2000 by a small group of college graduates and incorporated in 2003, YIP has grown to over 7,000 members and focuses on empowering young Philadelphians aged 22 to 35 (though all are welcome) through civic education, advocacy, volunteer opportunities, and social events. The resolution highlights YIP's mission of encouraging emerging leadership, fostering community relationships, and promoting engagement with local leadership in Philadelphia. By designating this specific date, the resolution aims to celebrate YIP's 25th anniversary and recognize its significant contributions to the city's civic landscape and young community members.
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Bill Summary: A Resolution recognizing December 1, 2025, as "Young Involved Philadelphia Day" in Pennsylvania.
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• Introduced: 09/25/2025
• Added: 09/27/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 15 : Tarik Khan (D)*, Carol Hill-Evans (D), Ben Waxman (D), Ed Neilson (D), Tarah Probst (D), La'Tasha Mayes (D), Keith Harris (D), Tim Briggs (D), Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (D), Joe Hohenstein (D), Pat Gallagher (D), Ben Sanchez (D), Roni Green (D), Darisha Parker (D), Jeremy Shaffer (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 2 • Actions: 4
• Last Amended: 09/27/2025
• Last Action: Adopted (197-6)
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MA bill #S252 • Last Action 11/19/2025
Establishing the social work licensure compact
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the Social Work Licensure Compact, a comprehensive interstate agreement designed to facilitate the practice of social work across multiple states. The compact creates a system where licensed social workers can obtain a multistate license that allows them to practice in any member state, reducing bureaucratic barriers and improving access to social work services. To qualify for a multistate license, social workers must meet specific educational requirements based on their practice level (bachelor's, master's, or clinical), pass a national exam, and maintain an unencumbered license in their home state. The bill creates a Social Work Licensure Compact Commission to oversee the implementation of the compact, which will manage a centralized data system, establish uniform standards, and coordinate investigations and disciplinary actions across member states. The compact aims to increase public access to social work services, reduce duplicative licensing requirements, support military families, enhance workforce mobility, and provide a mechanism for sharing critical information about licensees between states. Each member state will have a delegate on the commission, and the compact will come into effect once seven states have enacted the legislation. The bill ensures that social workers will be held accountable to the laws and regulations of the state where they are providing services, while streamlining the process of practicing across state lines.
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Bill Summary: For legislation to establish the social work licensure compact. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.
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• Introduced: 03/10/2025
• Added: 03/11/2025
• Session: 194th General Court
• Sponsors: 1 : Robyn Kennedy (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 5
• Last Amended: 02/27/2025
• Last Action: Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
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MA bill #S736 • Last Action 11/18/2025
To establish a Massachusetts public bank
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes a Massachusetts Public Bank, a state-owned financial institution designed to support the economic well-being of the commonwealth, its cities, towns, residents, and businesses. The bank will be capitalized with an initial $200 million investment from the state, spread over four fiscal years, and will receive a minimum annual deposit of $1.4 billion from state funds. The bank's primary goals include promoting economic development, supporting small and medium-sized businesses in underserved communities, assisting with recovery from economic shocks, addressing financing needs of municipalities, supporting minority and women-owned enterprises, creating jobs through cooperative business models, increasing affordable housing, promoting sustainable agriculture, and financing climate change mitigation efforts. The bank will be governed by a nine-member board of directors with diverse expertise, and will have an 18-member board of advisors representing various stakeholder communities. The bank will operate with a focus on providing affordable financing to eligible recipients, including public entities, nonprofits, cooperatives, small businesses, and farms, while prioritizing economic equity, sustainability, and community development. All deposits and liabilities of the bank will be guaranteed by the full faith and credit of the commonwealth, and the bank will be subject to regular examinations and reporting requirements to ensure transparency and sound operation.
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Bill Summary: For legislation to establish a Massachusetts public bank. Financial Services.
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• Introduced: 03/11/2025
• Added: 03/11/2025
• Session: 194th General Court
• Sponsors: 1 : Jamie Eldridge (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 12
• Last Amended: 02/27/2025
• Last Action: Hearing rescheduled to 11/18/2025 from 10:30 AM-01:00 PM in A-2 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time
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OH bill #SB320 • Last Action 11/18/2025
Enter into the Athletic Trainer Compact
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the Athletic Trainer Compact, a multi-state agreement designed to improve mobility and access to athletic training services across participating states. The compact creates a framework that allows licensed athletic trainers to practice in multiple states without obtaining separate licenses in each jurisdiction, while maintaining high professional standards and public safety. Key provisions include establishing a compact commission to oversee implementation, creating a data system to track licensure and disciplinary information, and defining specific requirements for athletic trainers to obtain a "compact privilege" to practice in remote states. Athletic trainers must meet certain educational and certification standards, complete a criminal background check, and maintain an unencumbered license to participate. The compact also includes detailed procedures for handling disciplinary actions, resolving disputes between states, and managing the administrative aspects of interstate athletic training practice. The compact will become effective once seven states have enacted the legislation, and member states can withdraw with 180 days' notice. The primary goals are to increase public access to athletic training services, reduce administrative burdens on practitioners, and enhance interstate professional mobility while preserving each state's ability to protect public health and safety.
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Bill Summary: To enact sections 4755.72 and 4755.721 of the Revised Code to enter into the Athletic Trainer Compact.
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• Introduced: 11/10/2025
• Added: 11/12/2025
• Session: 136th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Kristina Roegner (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 11/10/2025
• Last Action: Referred to committee: Health
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MA bill #H1114 • Last Action 11/18/2025
To establish a Massachusetts public bank
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes a Massachusetts Public Bank, a state-owned financial institution designed to support the economic well-being of the commonwealth, its cities, towns, residents, businesses, and institutions. The bank will be capitalized with a $200 million initial investment spread over four fiscal years, with the state treasurer depositing $350 million in state funds upon the bank's initial readiness. The bank's primary goals include promoting economic development, job creation, affordable financing for small and medium-sized businesses, assistance to municipalities, support for minority and women-owned enterprises, and financing for cooperative businesses, affordable housing, sustainable agriculture, and climate change mitigation. The bank will be governed by a nine-member board of directors representing various sectors, including community development, finance, small business, and local government, and will have an 18-member advisory board representing diverse stakeholder groups. The bank will provide various forms of affordable financing, including loans, credit, technical assistance, and equity financing, with a priority on supporting underserved communities, rural businesses, equitable pay structures, and climate change initiatives. All deposits and liabilities will be guaranteed by the commonwealth's full faith and credit, and the bank will be subject to oversight by the commissioner of banks, with annual public reporting requirements to ensure transparency and accountability.
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Bill Summary: For legislation to establish a Massachusetts public bank. Financial Services.
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• Introduced: 03/12/2025
• Added: 03/13/2025
• Session: 194th General Court
• Sponsors: 2 : Mike Connolly (D)*, Tony Cabral (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 12
• Last Amended: 02/27/2025
• Last Action: Hearing rescheduled to 11/18/2025 from 10:30 AM-01:00 PM in A-2 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time
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PA bill #HB2030 • Last Action 11/17/2025
Authorizing the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to join the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Interstate Compact; providing for the form of the compact; and imposing additional powers and duties on the Governor and the Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill authorizes Pennsylvania to join the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) Interstate Compact, which establishes a multi-state licensing system for advanced practice registered nurses. The compact aims to streamline APRN licensing across participating states by creating a uniform set of licensure requirements, allowing APRNs to practice in multiple states under a single multistate license. Key provisions include establishing specific educational, examination, and professional practice standards for APRNs, creating a coordinated licensure information system to track nurse licensure and disciplinary actions, and forming an Interstate Commission of APRN Compact Administrators to oversee implementation. The compact will enable APRNs to more easily practice across state lines while maintaining public safety through consistent licensing standards, background checks, and information sharing among participating states. An APRN's home state will issue a multistate license that allows practice in other compact states, with the understanding that the nurse must comply with each state's specific practice laws. The bill specifies that the compact becomes operative when the Governor executes it and it is ratified by other states, with the compact administrator receiving expense reimbursement but no additional compensation for their role.
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Bill Summary: Authorizing the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to join the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Interstate Compact; providing for the form of the compact; and imposing additional powers and duties on the Governor and the Secretary of the Commonwealth.
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• Introduced: 11/12/2025
• Added: 11/18/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 11 : Manny Guzman (D)*, Tarik Khan (D), Carol Hill-Evans (D), Joe Hohenstein (D), Ben Waxman (D), Ben Sanchez (D), La'Tasha Mayes (D), Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (D), Nikki Rivera (D), Steve Malagari (D), Carol Kazeem (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 1
• Last Amended: 11/17/2025
• Last Action: Referred to Professional Licensure
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NY bill #A00578 • Last Action 11/14/2025
Requires public bodies to post video recordings of open meetings on their websites within five days of such meetings; requires such recordings be maintained for a period of five years.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the New York Public Officers Law to require public bodies to post video recordings of their open meetings on their websites within five business days of the meeting and maintain these recordings for at least five years. The legislation expands existing requirements for government transparency by replacing more narrow language about "agencies or authorities" with broader terminology of "public bodies". Previously, the law encouraged broadcasting and streaming meetings "to the extent practicable and within available funds", but this bill makes the video recording and posting requirements more specific and mandatory. Public bodies with websites and high-speed internet connections must now ensure that their open meetings are not only streamed in real-time but also recorded and made available online for an extended period. The bill eliminates detailed definitions of "agency" and "authority" that were previously in the law, potentially broadening the scope of organizations affected by these transparency requirements. The legislation takes effect immediately upon enactment.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to requiring public bodies to post video recordings of open meetings
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• Introduced: 01/06/2025
• Added: 01/07/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 General Assembly
• Sponsors: 2 : Amy Paulin (D)*, Carrie Woerner (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/08/2025
• Last Action: enacting clause stricken
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MI bill #HB5264 • Last Action 11/13/2025
Veterans: other; Michigan military and veteran services support fund; provide for. Creates new act.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill creates the Michigan Military and Veteran Services Support Fund, a charitable and educational endowment fund within the state treasury designed to support military service members, veterans, and their families. The fund will have two separate accounts: one focused on supporting military service members and their families, and another dedicated to supporting veterans and their communities. The bill establishes a seven-member board to oversee the fund, including representatives from military and veteran agencies, and five appointed members with backgrounds in fundraising or charitable giving who represent various stakeholder groups such as service members, veterans, veteran service organizations, military trade associations, and the general public. Board members will serve four-year terms, with initial appointments having staggered term lengths. The fund will be tax-deductible and managed by the state treasurer, who will invest its assets using the same authority as a public employee retirement system investment fiduciary. The board will have the power to request appropriations, make fund allocations, accept gifts and bequests, enter into contracts, and develop policies to support military and veteran services. The state treasurer must prepare an annual accounting of the fund's revenues and expenditures, which will be reported to legislative appropriations committees, ensuring transparency and accountability in the fund's management.
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Bill Summary: A bill to create a Michigan military and veteran services support fund; to create a Michigan military and veteran services support fund board and prescribe its powers and duties; and to provide for the powers and duties of certain state governmental officers and entities.
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• Introduced: 11/12/2025
• Added: 11/13/2025
• Session: 103rd Legislature
• Sponsors: 30 : Mai Xiong (D)*, Julie Rogers (D), Cynthia Neeley (D), Julie Brixie (D), Emily Dievendorf (D), Stephanie Young (D), Brenda Carter (D), Natalie Price (D), Jason Morgan (D), Donavan McKinney (D), Angela Witwer (D), Joseph Tate (D), Tullio Liberati (D), Regina Weiss (D), Penelope Tsernoglou (D), Samantha Steckloff (D), Veronica Paiz (D), Helena Scott (D), Denise Mentzer (D), Amos O'Neal (D), Erin Byrnes (D), Carol Glanville (D), Matt Longjohn (D), Tyrone Carter (D), Joey Andrews (D), Reggie Miller (D), Mike McFall (D), Matt Koleszar (D), Stephen Wooden (D), Kelly Breen (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 4
• Last Amended: 11/12/2025
• Last Action: Bill Electronically Reproduced 11/12/2025
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MA bill #S2703 • Last Action 11/13/2025
Relative to the rights of faculty members at the University of Massachusetts
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies existing law governing the University of Massachusetts Board of Trustees' meeting procedures, specifically addressing how and when they can conduct executive sessions related to faculty tenure decisions. The bill requires that when the trustees want to discuss awarding tenure to a faculty member in an executive session (a closed meeting), they must provide written notice to that faculty member at least 48 hours before the session, though this notification requirement can be waived if both parties agree. If the faculty member requests an open meeting, the trustees must comply. During any executive session discussing their tenure, the faculty member has specific rights: they can be present during discussions about themselves, they may bring counsel or a representative for advisory purposes (but not active participation), and they have the right to speak on their own behalf. Additionally, the bill maintains existing quorum rules (nine members constitute a quorum) and references existing open meeting laws, while also allowing executive sessions for awarding honorary degrees. These provisions aim to provide more transparency and procedural fairness in faculty tenure deliberations.
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Bill Summary: For legislation relative to the rights of faculty members at the University of Massachusetts, report the accompanying bill (Senate, No. 2703).
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• Introduced: 11/13/2025
• Added: 11/14/2025
• Session: 194th General Court
• Sponsors: 0 : Joint Committee on Higher Education
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 11/13/2025
• Last Action: Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
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MA bill #S933 • Last Action 11/13/2025
Relative to the rights of faculty members at the University of Massachusetts
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends Chapter 75 of the Massachusetts General Laws to clarify and expand the rights of faculty members during tenure review proceedings at the University of Massachusetts. Specifically, the bill modifies the rules for board of trustees meetings, allowing them to hold executive sessions (closed meetings) to consider tenure awards, but with important protections for the faculty member being reviewed. Under the new provisions, the faculty member must be notified in writing at least 48 hours before an executive session, though they can mutually agree to waive this notice requirement. The faculty member has the right to be present during discussions about their tenure, to bring a counsel or representative for advisory purposes (but not active participation), and to speak on their own behalf. Additionally, if the faculty member requests an open meeting, the trustees must comply. The bill maintains existing quorum requirements (nine members constitute a quorum) and continues to subject board meetings to existing state open meeting laws, with a specific provision allowing executive sessions for discussing honorary degrees.
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Bill Summary: For legislation relative to the rights of faculty members at the University of Massachusetts. Higher Education.
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• Introduced: 03/11/2025
• Added: 03/11/2025
• Session: 194th General Court
• Sponsors: 1 : Pat Jehlen (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 5
• Last Amended: 02/27/2025
• Last Action: Accompanied a new draft, see S2703
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MI bill #HB5100 • Last Action 11/13/2025
Economic development: other; regional convention facility authority board requirements; modify. Amends sec. 11 of 2008 PA 554 (MCL 141.1361).
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies the Regional Convention Facility Authority Act by making several changes to board governance and operational requirements. The bill adjusts voting procedures, requiring that board actions now need consent from at least 4 of 5 serving members instead of the previous unanimous consent requirement. It mandates that board meetings must be public and comply with the Open Meetings Act, with proper notice and record-keeping. The bill also updates language around procurement, requiring boards to give preference to local and state businesses when purchasing goods and services, and establishes more detailed policies for contract management, including restrictions on contracting with individuals with certain criminal backgrounds. Additionally, the bill requires the authority to establish a citizens advisory council within 60 days after the transfer date, consisting of 8 members from the qualified city and metropolitan area counties, who will provide public input on facility redevelopment and management. The advisory council members will serve 4-year terms, conduct public meetings, and cannot be compensated for their service. Throughout the bill, language is updated from "shall" to "must" to clarify mandatory requirements.
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Bill Summary: A bill to amend 2008 PA 554, entitled"Regional convention facility authority act,"by amending section 11 (MCL 141.1361), as amended by 2009 PA 63.
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• Introduced: 10/21/2025
• Added: 10/22/2025
• Session: 103rd Legislature
• Sponsors: 2 : Joe Aragona (R)*, Tyrone Carter (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 5
• Last Amended: 10/21/2025
• Last Action: House Economic Competitiveness (10:30:00 11/13/2025 Room 521, House Office Building)
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MA bill #S256 • Last Action 11/13/2025
Relative to the occupational therapist interstate licensure compact
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the Occupational Therapist Interstate Licensure Compact, which creates a streamlined system for occupational therapists (OTs) and occupational therapy assistants (OTAs) to practice across multiple states. The compact allows licensed OTs and OTAs to obtain a "Compact Privilege" to practice in other member states without obtaining additional licenses, similar to a multi-state professional license. To qualify, practitioners must have an unencumbered license in their home state, complete a background check, meet continuing education requirements, and pay applicable fees. The bill creates an Occupational Therapy Compact Commission to manage the program, which will develop a national data system to track licensure, adverse actions, and investigative information across states. The compact aims to improve access to occupational therapy services, enhance public protection through information sharing, and facilitate mobility for practitioners, particularly for military personnel and their spouses. Key provisions include standardizing licensure requirements, establishing a process for investigating complaints across states, creating uniform standards for background checks and jurisprudence requirements, and providing a mechanism for states to collaborate on disciplinary actions. The compact will become effective once ten states have enacted the legislation, and member states can withdraw with a six-month notice period.
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Bill Summary: For legislation relative to the occupational therapist interstate licensure compact. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.
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• Introduced: 03/11/2025
• Added: 03/11/2025
• Session: 194th General Court
• Sponsors: 1 : Joan Lovely (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 5
• Last Amended: 02/27/2025
• Last Action: Accompanied a new draft, see S2672
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MA bill #S2672 • Last Action 11/13/2025
Relative to the occupational therapist interstate licensure compact
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes an interstate compact for occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants, creating a standardized system for professional licensing across multiple states. The compact allows licensed occupational therapists and therapy assistants to practice in other member states through a "Compact Privilege" without having to obtain multiple individual state licenses. To qualify, practitioners must hold an active, unencumbered license in their home state, complete a background check, meet continuing education requirements, and pay applicable fees. The bill creates an Occupational Therapy Compact Commission to oversee the implementation and administration of the compact, which will manage a data system tracking licensure information, adverse actions, and investigative records across member states. The compact provides mechanisms for addressing disciplinary actions, allows for joint investigations between states, and establishes rules for transferring home state licenses when practitioners move. The system aims to increase mobility for occupational therapy professionals while maintaining public safety standards by ensuring practitioners meet consistent qualifications and can be monitored across state lines. The compact will become effective once ten states have enacted the legislation, and member states can withdraw with a six-month notice period.
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Bill Summary: For legislation relative to the occupational therapist interstate licensure compact, report the accompanying bill (Senate, No. 2672).
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• Introduced: 11/13/2025
• Added: 11/14/2025
• Session: 194th General Court
• Sponsors: 0 : Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 11/13/2025
• Last Action: Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
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MA bill #S2573 • Last Action 11/13/2025
Amending the charter of the town of Rockland
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill comprehensively revises and updates the charter for the town of Rockland, Massachusetts, establishing a detailed framework for local governance. The bill creates a comprehensive system of town government with clear roles and responsibilities for various elected and appointed officials, including a five-member select board, town administrator, and numerous boards and commissions. Key provisions include establishing a town meeting as the legislative body, with specific rules for annual and special town meetings, creating a recall election process for elected officials, and defining the powers and duties of key positions like the town administrator. The charter outlines financial procedures, including budget preparation by the town administrator and review by a finance committee, and establishes a capital planning committee to study and recommend major infrastructure projects. The bill also includes provisions for periodic review of the charter and town by-laws, ensures continuity of existing town government operations during the transition, and provides mechanisms for amending the charter in the future. Notably, the bill emphasizes transparency, merit-based appointments, and a collaborative approach to local governance, with checks and balances built into the municipal structure. The charter will take effect immediately upon passage, providing a comprehensive modernization of Rockland's local government structure.
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Bill Summary: By Mr. Keenan, a petition of John F. Keenan (by vote of the town) to amend the charter of the town of Rockland. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]
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• Introduced: 07/31/2025
• Added: 07/31/2025
• Session: 194th General Court
• Sponsors: 1 : John Keenan (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 5
• Last Amended: 07/31/2025
• Last Action: Accompanied a new draft, see S2716
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PA bill #SB315 • Last Action 11/12/2025
An act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), entitled "An act relating to the public school system, including certain provisions applicable as well to private and parochial schools; amending, revising, consolidating and changing the laws relating thereto," in preliminary provisions, further providing for Special Education Funding Commission and for minimum number of days or hours; in duties and powers of boards of school directors, providing for admission fees for school-sponsored
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill is a comprehensive amendment to the Public School Code of 1949, addressing various aspects of education in Pennsylvania. It includes provisions related to special education funding, school safety, teacher certification, cyber charter school funding, performance-based funding for state-related universities, reading instruction, truancy, and several other educational matters. Key provisions include: 1. Establishing a Nursing Shortage Assistance Program to help address nursing workforce needs by providing grants to support loan repayment for nursing students. 2. Creating a new performance-based funding formula for state-related universities, which will allocate funding based on metrics like graduation rates, student demographics, and high-demand degree production. 3. Implementing new requirements for reading instruction in schools, including mandatory screening for reading competency in grades K-3 and development of reading intervention plans for students with reading deficiencies. 4. Modifying cyber charter school funding mechanisms to adjust per-student funding calculations and improve accountability. 5. Establishing new school safety and mental health grant programs for school entities. 6. Introducing changes to teacher certification processes, including modifications to certificate types and grade spans. 7. Creating a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) requirement for high school students, with an opt-out option. 8. Expanding the Grow Pennsylvania Scholarship program and adjusting various higher education funding mechanisms. The bill aims to improve educational outcomes, address workforce needs, enhance school safety, and provide more flexible and performance-driven funding for educational institutions across Pennsylvania.
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Bill Summary: Amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), entitled "An <-- act relating to the public school system, including certain provisions applicable as well to private and parochial schools; amending, revising, consolidating and changing the laws relating thereto," in certification of teachers, providing for assessment of basic skills; in pupils and attendance, further providing for exceptional children and education and training; in school safety and security, further providing for School Safety and Security Grant Program and providing for school safety and mental health grants for 2025-2026 school year; in Drug and Alcohol Recovery High School Program, further providing for scope of program and selection of students and for enrollment of students; in charter schools, further providing for funding for cyber charter schools; in career and technical education, further providing for career and technical education equipment grants; in community colleges, further providing for financial program and reimbursement of payments; in State colleges, further providing for powers and duties of State Board of Higher Education, for definitions, for Performance- based Funding Council and for public institution of higher education reporting, establishing the State-related University Performance Fund and providing for performance- based funding formula and for public accountability; in funding for public libraries, providing for State Aid for Fiscal Year 2025-2026; in reimbursement by Commonwealth and between school districts, further providing for student- weighted basic education funding beginning with 2023-2024 school year, for assistance to school districts declared to be in financial recovery status or identified for financial watch status and for Ready-to-Learn Block Grant; and, in construction and renovation of buildings by school entities, further providing for applicability. AMENDING THE ACT OF MARCH 10, 1949 (P.L.30, NO.14), ENTITLED "AN <-- ACT RELATING TO THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM, INCLUDING CERTAIN PROVISIONS APPLICABLE AS WELL TO PRIVATE AND PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS; AMENDING, REVISING, CONSOLIDATING AND CHANGING THE LAWS RELATING THERETO," IN PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS, FURTHER PROVIDING FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION FUNDING COMMISSION AND FOR MINIMUM NUMBER OF DAYS OR HOURS; IN DUTIES AND POWERS OF BOARDS OF SCHOOL DIRECTORS, PROVIDING FOR ADMISSION FEES FOR SCHOOL-SPONSORED ACTIVITIES; IN INTERMEDIATE UNITS, FURTHER PROVIDING FOR STAFF; IN CERTIFICATION OF TEACHERS, FURTHER PROVIDING FOR CERTIFICATES QUALIFYING PERSONS TO TEACH AND FOR INSTRUCTIONAL CERTIFICATE GRADE SPANS AND AGE LEVELS AND DUTIES OF DEPARTMENT, PROVIDING FOR INSTRUCTIONAL CERTIFICATE GRADE SPANS AND AGE LEVELS AND FOR STATE CERTIFICATE FEE REDUCTION, FURTHER PROVIDING FOR STANDARD EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION, FOR CAREER AND TECHNICAL INSTRUCTIONAL CERTIFICATE, FOR PROGRAM OF CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL AND PARAPROFESSIONAL EDUCATION AND FOR POSTBACCALAUREATE CERTIFICATION, PROVIDING FOR ASSESSMENT OF BASIC SKILLS, FURTHER PROVIDING FOR PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR DISCIPLINE FEE AND PROVIDING FOR CAREER AND TECHNICAL ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR CERTIFICATION FLEXIBILITY; IN PUPILS AND ATTENDANCE, FURTHER PROVIDING FOR ATTENDANCE POLICY AT CHARTER, REGIONAL CHARTER AND CYBER CHARTER SCHOOLS, FOR PROCEDURE WHEN CHILD IS TRUANT, FOR PROCEDURE BY SCHOOL WHEN CHILD HABITUALLY TRUANT, FOR PROCEDURE UPON FILING OF CITATION, FOR PENALTIES FOR VIOLATING COMPULSORY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS AND FOR STUDY OF TRUANCY PROCEDURE, PROVIDING FOR DEPARTMENT SUPPORTS TO PREVENT TRUANCY AND FURTHER PROVIDING FOR REPORTS TO SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION AND FOR EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN AND EDUCATION AND TRAINING; IN STUDENT SUPPORTS, FURTHER PROVIDING FOR DEFINITIONS; IN SCHOOL SAFETY AND SECURITY, FURTHER PROVIDING FOR DEFINITIONS, FOR SCHOOL SAFETY AND SECURITY COMMITTEE, FOR SCHOOL SAFETY AND SECURITY ASSESSMENT PROVIDERS, FOR SCHOOL SAFETY AND SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM, FOR SCHOOL SAFETY AND SECURITY COORDINATOR AND FOR SCHOOL SAFETY AND SECURITY TRAINING, PROVIDING FOR SCHOOL SAFETY AND MENTAL HEALTH GRANTS FOR 2025-2026 SCHOOL YEAR AND FURTHER PROVIDING FOR REPORTING AND MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING; IN SCHOOL SECURITY, FURTHER PROVIDING FOR TRAINING, FOR SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS, FOR SCHOOL SECURITY GUARDS AND FOR DUTIES OF COMMISSION; IN SAFE2SAY PROGRAM, FURTHER PROVIDING FOR INTENT, FOR DEFINITIONS, FOR SAFE2SAY PROGRAM AND FOR ANNUAL REPORT; IN THREAT ASSESSMENT, FURTHER PROVIDING FOR DEFINITIONS, FOR THREAT ASSESSMENT TEAMS AND FOR THREAT ASSESSMENT GUIDELINES, TRAINING AND INFORMATION MATERIALS; IN DRUG AND ALCOHOL RECOVERY HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM, FURTHER PROVIDING FOR SCOPE OF PROGRAM AND SELECTION OF STUDENTS AND FOR ENROLLMENT OF STUDENTS; IN EVIDENCE-BASED READING INSTRUCTION, FURTHER PROVIDING FOR DEFINITIONS AND PROVIDING FOR SCHOOL ENTITY DUTIES RELATED TO EVIDENCE-BASED READING INSTRUCTION, FOR SCHOOL ENTITY DUTIES RELATED TO READING SCREENING, FOR READING DEFICIENCY IDENTIFICATION AND PARENTAL NOTIFICATION, FOR READING INTERVENTION PLANS, FOR GRANT PROGRAM, FOR FUNDING, FOR REPORTING, FOR ACCOUNTABILITY AND FOR CONSTRUCTION; IN HIGH SCHOOLS, FURTHER PROVIDING FOR ATTENDANCE IN OTHER DISTRICTS AND PROVIDING FOR FREE APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL STUDENT AID; IN INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETICS ACCOUNTABILITY, FURTHER PROVIDING FOR COUNCIL RECOMMENDATIONS AND STANDARDS; IN CHARTER SCHOOLS, FURTHER PROVIDING FOR FUNDING FOR CYBER CHARTER SCHOOLS, FOR ENROLLMENT AND NOTIFICATION AND FOR ENROLLEE WELLNESS CHECKS; IN CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION, FURTHER PROVIDING FOR CAPITAL RESERVE FUND FOR APPROVED PURCHASES OF EQUIPMENT AND FACILITY MAINTENANCE, FOR CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION EQUIPMENT GRANTS, FOR COSMETOLOGY TRAINING THROUGH CAREER AND TECHNICAL CENTER PILOT PROGRAM AND FOR BARBER TRAINING THROUGH CAREER AND TECHNICAL CENTER PILOT PROGRAM; PROVIDING FOR NURSING SHORTAGE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM; IN COMMUNITY COLLEGES, FURTHER PROVIDING FOR FINANCIAL PROGRAM AND REIMBURSEMENT OF PAYMENTS; IN THE STATE SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION, FURTHER PROVIDING FOR DEFINITIONS AND FOR GROW PENNSYLVANIA MERIT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM; IN EDUCATIONAL TAX CREDITS, FURTHER PROVIDING FOR LIMITATIONS; IN HIGHER EDUCATION ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY, FURTHER PROVIDING FOR EXIT COUNSELING; IN MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, REPEALING PROVISIONS RELATING TO STATE-RELATED UNIVERSITY PERFORMANCE-BASED FUNDING MODEL, FURTHER PROVIDING FOR PROHIBITION ON SCHOLARSHIP DISPLACEMENT AT PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND PROVIDING FOR COOPERATION AND FOR STATE SCHOLARSHIP RENEWALS; IN INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, FURTHER PROVIDING FOR POWERS AND DUTIES OF STATE BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION, FOR DEFINITIONS, FOR PERFORMANCE-BASED FUNDING COUNCIL AND FOR PUBLIC INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION REPORTING, PROVIDING FOR STATE-RELATED UNIVERSITY PERFORMANCE FUND, FOR PERFORMANCE-BASED FUNDING FORMULA AND FOR PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY AND FURTHER PROVIDING FOR AGENCY DUTIES, FOR GRANT PRIORITY AND FOR REPORT; IN READY-TO- SUCCEED SCHOLARSHIP, FURTHER PROVIDING FOR AGENCY; IN FUNDING FOR PUBLIC LIBRARIES, PROVIDING FOR STATE AID FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026; IN REIMBURSEMENTS BY COMMONWEALTH AND BETWEEN SCHOOL DISTRICTS, FURTHER PROVIDING FOR STUDENT-WEIGHTED BASIC EDUCATION FUNDING BEGINNING WITH 2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR, FOR EXTRAORDINARY SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM EXPENSES, FOR ASSISTANCE TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS DECLARED TO BE IN FINANCIAL RECOVERY STATUS OR IDENTIFIED FOR FINANCIAL WATCH STATUS AND FOR READY-TO-LEARN BLOCK GRANT; IN CONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION OF BUILDINGS BY SCHOOL ENTITIES, FURTHER PROVIDING FOR APPLICABILITY; ABROGATING REGULATIONS; AND MAKING AN EDITORIAL CHANGE.
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• Introduced: 02/26/2025
• Added: 11/12/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 12 : Lynda Schlegel-Culver (R)*, Rosemary Brown (R), Tracy Pennycuick (R), Wayne Fontana (D), Jay Costa (D), Tina Tartaglione (D), Pat Stefano (R), Judy Schwank (D), Cris Dush (R), Lindsey Williams (D), Frank Farry (R), James Malone (D)
• Versions: 4 • Votes: 12 • Actions: 39
• Last Amended: 11/12/2025
• Last Action: Act No. 47 of 2025
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MI bill #HB5243 • Last Action 11/12/2025
Economic development: other; Michigan economic development corporation; abolish. Amends secs. 4, 5 & 7 of 1984 PA 270 (MCL 125.2004 et seq.); adds sec. 15 & repeals sec. 29e of 1984 PA 270 (MCL 125.2029e).
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill proposes significant changes to the Michigan Strategic Fund (MSF) by fundamentally restructuring its relationship with the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC). The bill amends several sections of the Michigan Strategic Fund Act to remove the MEDC's role in economic development activities and consolidate its powers and functions directly within the Strategic Fund. Specifically, the bill prohibits the Strategic Fund from delegating any powers to the MEDC, prevents funding or support for any projects associated with the MEDC, requires the Strategic Fund to withdraw from the interlocal agreement that created the MEDC, and transfers all of the MEDC's powers, records, and resources to the Strategic Fund. The bill also modifies the board composition by removing the MEDC's chief executive officer as a board member and makes technical changes to definitions and operational details of the fund. Additionally, the bill repeals a specific section of the existing law related to the MEDC. These changes appear designed to centralize economic development functions within the Strategic Fund and eliminate the separate MEDC entity, effectively abolishing the MEDC as a distinct organization while maintaining its core economic development responsibilities.
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Bill Summary: A bill to amend 1984 PA 270, entitled"Michigan strategic fund act,"by amending sections 4, 5, and 7 (MCL 125.2004, 125.2005, and 125.2007), sections 4 and 7 as amended by 2020 PA 358 and section 5 as amended by 2023 PA 24, and by adding section 15; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.
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• Introduced: 11/06/2025
• Added: 11/07/2025
• Session: 103rd Legislature
• Sponsors: 11 : Steve Carra (R)*, Joseph Fox (R), Matt Maddock (R), Jay DeBoyer (R), Jim DeSana (R), Tim Kelly (R), Bill Schuette (R), Jason Woolford (R), Luke Meerman (R), Angela Rigas (R), Will Bruck (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 4
• Last Amended: 11/06/2025
• Last Action: Bill Electronically Reproduced 11/06/2025
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MA bill #H3934 • Last Action 11/10/2025
Establishing the town of Plymouth Land Bank
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the Town of Plymouth Land Bank, a public entity designed to acquire, manage, and develop land for various community purposes. The Land Bank will be administered by a nine-member Commission appointed by different town bodies, including the Select Board, Town Meeting, Planning Board, Affordable Housing Trust, Open Space Committee, and Land Use and Acquisition Committee. The Land Bank is authorized to acquire real property interests for five primary land use categories: natural and open space, active recreation, municipal use, and affordable housing. To fund its operations, the bill imposes a 2% transaction fee on real estate transfers within the town, with certain exemptions for first-time homebuyers, transfers to government entities, family gifts, and affordable housing developments. The Land Bank will have broad powers to purchase, improve, and dispose of land, issue bonds, and manage its properties consistent with the town's existing master, open space, and housing plans. Commissioners will serve three-year terms without compensation and must follow strict ethical guidelines. The bill requires annual reporting to state and local authorities and includes provisions for financial management, penalty enforcement for unpaid transaction fees, and a liberal interpretation of the act's intent to support the welfare of Plymouth and its residents.
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Bill Summary: For legislation to establish a Plymouth land bank in the town of Plymouth. Housing. [Local Approval Received.]
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• Introduced: 03/20/2025
• Added: 03/21/2025
• Session: 194th General Court
• Sponsors: 2 : Michelle Badger (D)*, Kathy LaNatra (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 6
• Last Amended: 03/13/2025
• Last Action: Hearing scheduled for 11/10/2025 from 12:00 PM-12:00 PM in Written Testimony Only
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MA bill #H4501 • Last Action 11/10/2025
Amending the town charter of the town of Plymouth
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the town charter of Plymouth by making comprehensive revisions to several key chapters of its municipal governance structure. The bill introduces significant changes to the town's legislative branch, establishing a Representative Town Meeting system with nine members elected from each precinct, serving three-year overlapping terms. The new charter details extensive procedures for town meetings, including mandatory attendance requirements for members, conflict of interest provisions, and rules for filling vacancies. It establishes an Advisory and Finance Committee appointed by the Moderator to review budgets and conduct financial investigations. The bill also modifies election procedures, making them nonpartisan and introducing new provisions for initiatives, referendums, and recall elections for town-wide elected officials and Representative Town Meeting Members. Additionally, the bill updates provisions for town boards, commissions, and committees, including standardizing appointment terms and attendance requirements. The charter now mandates a periodic review every five years by a Charter Review Committee to ensure the document remains current and effective. Overall, the bill represents a comprehensive restructuring of Plymouth's municipal governance, aimed at increasing transparency, citizen participation, and administrative efficiency.
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Bill Summary: Relative to the charter of the town of Plymouth. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]
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• Introduced: 09/11/2025
• Added: 09/12/2025
• Session: 194th General Court
• Sponsors: 2 : Kathy LaNatra (D)*, Michelle Badger (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 8
• Last Amended: 09/11/2025
• Last Action: Read second and ordered to a third reading
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MI bill #HB4813 • Last Action 11/05/2025
Education: other; interstate compact on educational opportunity for military children; modify. Amends secs. 1 & 2 of 2008 PA 160 (MCL 3.1041 & 3.1042).
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children, which aims to help children of military families overcome educational challenges caused by frequent moves and deployments. The bill updates the compact's language to include the Space Force in the definition of Armed Forces and makes several technical corrections to terminology. It also specifies requirements for the state's representative to the interstate commission, stipulating that the governor should appoint someone who is either a resident with good moral character who has been honorably discharged from the Armed Forces after at least 15 years of active duty and had at least one minor child enrolled in school during service, or the spouse or child of such a person. The compact's core purpose remains facilitating educational transitions for military children by removing barriers such as enrollment challenges, course placement difficulties, and graduation complications that can arise when families are relocated. Key provisions include ensuring timely school enrollment, honoring previous educational placements, providing flexibility in course and program requirements, and supporting on-time graduation, all designed to minimize disruptions to military children's education when their families are transferred between states.
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Bill Summary: A bill to amend 2008 PA 160, entitled"An act entering into the interstate compact on educational opportunity for military children: and for related purposes,"by amending sections 1 and 2 (MCL 3.1041 and 3.1042).
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• Introduced: 08/26/2025
• Added: 08/27/2025
• Session: 103rd Legislature
• Sponsors: 7 : Joseph Pavlov (R)*, Jamie Thompson (R), Bryan Posthumus (R), Jaime Greene (R), Joseph Fox (R), Rylee Linting (R), Tom Kunse (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 9
• Last Amended: 08/26/2025
• Last Action: Recommendation Concurred In
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MI bill #HB4591 • Last Action 10/30/2025
Health occupations: counselors; professional counselors licensure compact; provide for. Amends sec. 18101 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.18101) & adds secs. 16190a & 18105a.
Status: Crossed Over
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes a Professional Counselors Licensure Compact, which is an interstate agreement designed to facilitate professional counselors' ability to practice across multiple states more easily. The compact creates a system where licensed professional counselors can obtain a "privilege to practice" in other member states without requiring multiple individual state licenses. Key provisions include establishing a Counseling Compact Commission to oversee the compact, creating a data system to track licensure and disciplinary information, and defining specific requirements for participation. Counselors must meet uniform licensure requirements, including having a master's degree in counseling, passing a recognized national exam, and completing a supervised postgraduate experience. The compact allows counselors to practice telehealth across state lines, supports military spouses, and provides a mechanism for interstate investigations and disciplinary actions. The compact aims to increase public access to counseling services, enhance interstate cooperation, and maintain public health and safety by ensuring consistent professional standards. The bill will take effect one year after being enacted into law, giving states time to prepare for implementation of the new interstate licensing system.
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Bill Summary: A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled"Public health code,"by amending section 18101 (MCL 333.18101), as amended by 2019 PA 96, and by adding sections 16190a and 18105a.
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• Introduced: 06/10/2025
• Added: 06/11/2025
• Session: 103rd Legislature
• Sponsors: 5 : Karl Bohnak (R)*, Joseph Pavlov (R), David Prestin (R), Greg Markkanen (R), Cam Cavitt (R)
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 3 • Actions: 21
• Last Amended: 10/29/2025
• Last Action: Referred To Committee On Health Policy
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MI bill #SB0669 • Last Action 10/30/2025
Economic development: other; natural resources and environmental protection act; amend to reflect elimination of the Michigan strategic fund. Amends secs. 512, 11550, 20104a, 72103 & 72104 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.512 et seq.). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0631'25
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends several sections of Michigan's Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act to reflect the elimination of the Michigan Strategic Fund and replace references to the Michigan Economic Development Corporation with a new "bureau of fair competition and free enterprise." The bill makes technical changes across multiple sections, including modifications to provisions related to film production on department property, the solid waste management fund, brownfield redevelopment board composition, Pure Michigan Trail designations, and Pure Michigan Trail Town designations. Specifically, the bill updates language to remove references to the Michigan Strategic Fund and Michigan Economic Development Corporation, replaces certain mandatory language with permissive language (changing "shall" to "must" or "may" in some instances), and updates organizational references to the new bureau. The bill is contingent on the passage of Senate Bill 631, meaning it will only take effect if that companion bill is also enacted into law. The changes appear to be primarily administrative and do not substantively alter the underlying policy frameworks of the existing law.
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Bill Summary: A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled"Natural resources and environmental protection act,"by amending sections 512, 11550, 20104a, 72103, and 72104 (MCL 324.512, 324.11550, 324.20104a, 324.72103, and 324.72104), section 512 as added by 2008 PA 82, section 11550 as amended by 2022 PA 248, section 20104a as amended by 2010 PA 229, section 72103 as amended by 2018 PA 69, and section 72104 as amended by 2014 PA 210.
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• Introduced: 10/30/2025
• Added: 10/31/2025
• Session: 103rd Legislature
• Sponsors: 2 : Joe Bellino (R)*, Thomas Albert (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 10/30/2025
• Last Action: Referred To Committee On Government Operations
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MI bill #SB0673 • Last Action 10/30/2025
Economic development: other; Michigan freedom trail commission act; amend to reflect elimination of the Michigan strategic fund. Amends secs. 2 & 3 of 1998 PA 409 (MCL 399.82 & 399.83). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0631'25
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Michigan Freedom Trail Commission Act to update references and organizational structures following changes in state government agencies. The bill primarily modifies definitions and commission membership, replacing references to the "department of history, arts, and libraries" with the "department of natural resources" and updating the commission's composition. Specifically, the bill changes the ex officio membership to replace the Michigan Economic Development Corporation's chief executive officer with the director of the Michigan History Center. The commission will continue to consist of 16 members, including representatives appointed by the speaker of the house, senate majority leader, and governor, with nine gubernatorial appointments focused on African-American history, civil rights, historic preservation, and community representation. Commission members will continue to serve without compensation but can be reimbursed for expenses, and the bill maintains existing provisions about meeting frequency, quorum requirements, and public meeting standards. Notably, the bill is tied to another piece of legislation (Senate Bill 631) and will only take effect if that bill is also enacted into law, suggesting part of a broader set of administrative reorganization efforts.
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Bill Summary: A bill to amend 1998 PA 409, entitled"Michigan freedom trail commission act,"by amending sections 2 and 3 (MCL 399.82 and 399.83), as amended by 2001 PA 79.
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• Introduced: 10/30/2025
• Added: 10/31/2025
• Session: 103rd Legislature
• Sponsors: 1 : Thomas Albert (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 10/30/2025
• Last Action: Referred To Committee On Government Operations
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MI bill #HB4509 • Last Action 10/30/2025
Health occupations: audiologists; audiologist and speech language pathologist licensure compact; provide for. Amends secs. 16801 & 17601 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.16801 & 333.17601) & adds secs. 16187, 16804 & 17603a.
Status: Crossed Over
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact, a comprehensive agreement designed to facilitate interstate practice for audiologists and speech-language pathologists. The compact aims to increase public access to these healthcare services by creating a system of mutual recognition of state licenses, allowing practitioners to more easily work across state lines. Key provisions include establishing a uniform set of requirements for practitioners, creating a data system to track licensure and disciplinary information, and forming a compact commission to oversee implementation. Practitioners must meet specific educational and professional standards, including holding an active, unencumbered license in their home state, completing required clinical training, and passing national examinations. The compact also supports military spouses by allowing them to maintain a home state license during relocations and enables the use of telehealth technologies to expand service accessibility. The bill includes detailed provisions for interstate practice, adverse action reporting, professional conduct, and the establishment of an interstate commission to manage the compact's operations. Importantly, the compact preserves each state's regulatory authority to protect public health and safety while streamlining professional licensure across participating states. The compact will become effective one year after being enacted into law, and it will take effect formally when ten states have joined the agreement.
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Bill Summary: A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled"Public health code,"by amending sections 16801 and 17601 (MCL 333.16801 and 333.17601), section 16801 as added by 2004 PA 97 and section 17601 as amended by 2016 PA 238, and by adding sections 16187c, 16804, and 17603a.
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• Introduced: 05/21/2025
• Added: 05/22/2025
• Session: 103rd Legislature
• Sponsors: 9 : Luke Meerman (R)*, Ken Borton (R), Denise Mentzer (D), Julie Rogers (D), Doug Wozniak (R), Timmy Beson (R), Reggie Miller (D), Gina Johnsen (R), Curt VanderWall (R)
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 3 • Actions: 23
• Last Amended: 10/28/2025
• Last Action: Referred To Committee On Health Policy
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MA bill #S1506 • Last Action 10/30/2025
Establishing a physical therapy licensure compact
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes a physical therapy licensure compact that allows physical therapists and physical therapist assistants to practice across multiple member states more easily. The compact creates a streamlined process for interstate practice by establishing a data system, uniform standards, and a national commission to oversee implementation. Key provisions include allowing licensed professionals to obtain a "compact privilege" to practice in other member states, creating a standardized approach to background checks and licensing requirements, and establishing a mechanism for sharing investigative and disciplinary information between states. The compact aims to increase public access to physical therapy services, support military families who relocate frequently, and enhance state regulators' ability to protect public health and safety. To participate, states must fully implement criminal background checks, use a national examination for licensure, maintain continuing education requirements, and comply with the compact's rules. The bill creates a Physical Therapy Compact Commission to manage the interstate system, with each member state having one delegate and the ability to vote on rules and bylaws. The compact will become effective once ten states have enacted it, and member states can withdraw with a six-month notice, though they must continue to comply with investigative reporting requirements.
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Bill Summary: For legislation to establish a physical therapy licensure compact. Public Health.
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• Introduced: 03/11/2025
• Added: 03/11/2025
• Session: 194th General Court
• Sponsors: 1 : Sal DiDomenico (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 7
• Last Amended: 02/27/2025
• Last Action: Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing
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IL bill #HB3208 • Last Action 10/29/2025
SCH CD-MILITARY RECRUIT EVENT
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the School Code to modify provisions related to military recruiting events in high schools. Specifically, the bill requires school boards to proactively invite official recruiting representatives from the armed forces of Illinois and the United States to hold at least one recruitment event on high school campuses each school year. Previously, the law only required schools to provide access to recruiting representatives on an equal basis with other groups seeking to inform students about educational or career opportunities. The bill removes language that previously stated school boards were not required to give special notice to military recruiters. The existing provisions remain in place regarding student privacy, allowing students or parents to request that their directory information (name, address, and phone number) not be shared with military recruiters. The change aims to ensure more consistent and deliberate engagement between high schools and military recruitment efforts, potentially increasing awareness of military career opportunities among high school students.
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Bill Summary: Amends the School Code. In provisions requiring access to a high school campus and student directory information to the official recruiting representatives of the armed forces of Illinois and the United States, deletes language that provides that a school board is not required to give greater notice regarding the right of access to recruiting representatives than is given to other persons and groups. Provides instead that a school board shall invite official recruiting representatives of the armed forces of Illinois and the United States to hold a recruitment event on the high school campus at least once per school year.
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• Introduced: 02/06/2025
• Added: 02/07/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 13 : Mike Coffey (R)*, Dan Swanson (R), Wayne Rosenthal (R), Patrick Sheehan (R), Stephanie Kifowit (D), Amy Grant (R), Paul Jacobs (R), Harry Benton (D), Jay Hoffman (D), Amy Briel (D), Gregg Johnson (D), Dave Vella (D), Brandun Schweizer (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 19
• Last Amended: 02/06/2025
• Last Action: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandun Schweizer
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PA bill #HB2002 • Last Action 10/29/2025
Authorizing the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to join the Interstate Compact for School Psychologists; providing for form of compact; and imposing additional powers and duties on the Governor, the Secretary of the Commonwealth and the Compact.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill authorizes Pennsylvania to join the Interstate Compact for School Psychologists, which aims to facilitate the practice of school psychology across participating states by creating a streamlined licensure process. The compact establishes a framework for school psychologists to obtain equivalent licenses in multiple states, promoting workforce mobility and addressing potential shortages while maintaining professional standards. Key provisions include requiring participants to have a qualifying education (at least 60-90 graduate semester hours with a supervised internship), pass a national exam, and undergo a criminal background check. The bill creates an interstate commission to oversee the compact, which will manage licensure information exchange, set rules for participation, resolve disputes between states, and ensure that only qualified professionals can provide school psychological services. The compact allows for easier licensure for military members and their spouses, enables states to share investigative and disciplinary information about licensees, and provides a mechanism for states to join, participate in, or withdraw from the agreement. The compact will become operative when the Governor executes it and at least six other states have ratified it, with the goal of improving access to school psychological services while maintaining high professional standards and protecting public safety.
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Bill Summary: Authorizing the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to join the Interstate Compact for School Psychologists; providing for form of compact; and imposing additional powers and duties on the Governor, the Secretary of the Commonwealth and the Compact.
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• Introduced: 10/29/2025
• Added: 10/30/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 13 : Manny Guzman (D)*, Carol Hill-Evans (D), La'Tasha Mayes (D), Danilo Burgos (D), Kyle Donahue (D), Ben Sanchez (D), Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (D), Nikki Rivera (D), Mandy Steele (D), Ed Neilson (D), Jim Haddock (D), Joe Ciresi (D), John Inglis (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 1
• Last Amended: 10/29/2025
• Last Action: Referred to Professional Licensure
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IL bill #HB4176 • Last Action 10/28/2025
OPEN MTGS-STATEWIDE ASSOC
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Open Meetings Act to modify the circumstances under which public bodies can hold closed meetings when discussing self-evaluation, practices and procedures, or professional ethics. Specifically, the bill removes the phrase "or regional" from the existing law, which means that public bodies can now hold closed meetings only when meeting with a representative of a statewide association (not a regional association) of which the public body is a member. This change narrows the scope of permitted closed meetings, potentially increasing transparency by limiting the types of associations that can trigger a closed meeting. The bill is contingent on Senate Bill 243 of the 104th General Assembly becoming law, and it will take effect either immediately upon becoming law or on the date that Senate Bill 243 takes effect, whichever is later. The modification is a technical adjustment to the existing Open Meetings Act, which generally requires public bodies to conduct meetings openly but allows for specific exceptions where closed meetings may be appropriate.
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Bill Summary: If and only if Senate Bill 243 of the 104th General Assembly, as amended by House Amendment No. 1, becomes law, then the Open Meetings Act is amended to allow a public body to hold closed meetings to consider self evaluation, practices and procedures, or professional ethics, when meeting with a representative of a statewide association (rather than a statewide or regional association) of which the public body is a member. Effective upon becoming law or on the date Senate Bill 243 of the 104th General Assembly takes effect, whichever is later.
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• Introduced: 10/22/2025
• Added: 10/22/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Dan Didech (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 10/22/2025
• Last Action: Referred to Rules Committee
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IL bill #SB2728 • Last Action 10/28/2025
SCH-MOBILE PANIC ALERT SYSTEM
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill creates the Mobile Panic Alert System Act, also known as Alyssa's Law, which requires public schools, including charter schools, to implement a mobile panic alert system starting in the 2026-2027 school year. The system, called "Alyssa's Alert", must be capable of connecting various emergency services technologies to ensure real-time coordination between first responder agencies and integrate with local 911 infrastructure. The State Board of Education will be responsible for issuing a competitive solicitation to contract for a mobile panic alert system and will establish a grant program to reimburse school districts for the costs of implementing these systems. The bill creates a special Mobile Panic Alert System Grant Fund to support these efforts, and schools that have already implemented comparable systems prior to July 1, 2026, will be exempt from the new requirements. Additionally, the bill amends existing education laws to include the Mobile Panic Alert System Act as a mandatory requirement for charter schools, ensuring that all public schools in Illinois will be equipped with this emergency communication technology.
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Bill Summary: Creates the Mobile Panic Alert System Act. Provides that the Act may be referred to as Alyssa's Law. Requires, beginning with the 2026-2027 school year, each public school to implement a mobile panic alert system capable of connecting diverse emergency services technologies to ensure real-time coordination between multiple first responder agencies. Allows a school district to implement additional strategies or systems to ensure real-time coordination between multiple first responder agencies in a school security emergency. Sets forth provisions requiring a competitive contract solicitation. Subject to appropriation, requires the State Board of Education to establish and administer a Mobile Panic Alert System Grant Program for the purpose of issuing grants to reimburse school districts for the cost of mobile panic alert systems from moneys appropriated from the Mobile Panic Alert System Grant Fund. Amends the State Finance Act and the School Code to make conforming changes. Effective January 1, 2026.
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• Introduced: 10/28/2025
• Added: 10/29/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Willie Preston (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 10/28/2025
• Last Action: Referred to Assignments
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OH bill #HB481 • Last Action 10/28/2025
Allow public body executive session for employee performance
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends section 121.22 of the Ohio Revised Code to explicitly allow public bodies to hold an executive session to discuss the performance of a public employee or official. Specifically, the bill modifies existing language that previously implied restrictions on discussing employee performance in closed sessions. The bill maintains the existing framework for executive sessions, which require a majority vote of a quorum to enter the closed session and mandate that the meeting's purpose be clearly stated. The change provides public bodies with more flexibility in addressing employee performance matters privately, while still maintaining the general principle that public business should be conducted in open meetings. The bill continues to prohibit executive sessions for disciplining elected officials for conduct related to their official duties or for their removal from office. This modification is part of Ohio's broader open meetings law, which aims to balance transparency in government operations with the need for confidential discussions in certain sensitive personnel matters.
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Bill Summary: To amend section 121.22 of the Revised Code to allow a public body to meet in an executive session to discuss the performance of a public employee or official.
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• Introduced: 09/30/2025
• Added: 09/30/2025
• Session: 136th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 8 : Sarah Fowler Arthur (R)*, Beryl Brown Piccolantonio (D)*, Sean Brennan (D), Mark Hiner (R), Mark Johnson (R), Roy Klopfenstein (R), Mark Sigrist (D), Josh Williams (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 09/30/2025
• Last Action: House Government Oversight Piccolantonio, 1st Hearing, Sponsor Testimony (11:00:00 10/28/2025 Room 018)
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IL bill #SB2391 • Last Action 10/23/2025
PROSTITUTION DECRIMINALIZATION
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill, known as the Keeping Sex Workers Safe Act and the Sex Workers' Bill of Rights Act, aims to decriminalize consensual sex work in Illinois and provide comprehensive legal protections for sex workers. The bill provides that sex workers shall not be subject to criminal prosecution for engaging in consensual sex work, and law enforcement agencies are prohibited from arresting or charging individuals solely for performing or engaging in sex work. Sex workers, whether employed, contracted, or self-employed, will be afforded the same rights and protections as other workers, including minimum wage and hour protections, protection against discrimination and harassment, access to workers' compensation and health benefits, and protection of privacy. The bill requires employers, clients, and those benefiting from sex workers' services to ensure safe working conditions, protect workers from violence, exploitation, and human trafficking, and treat sex workers as legitimate sole proprietors or businesses. Sex workers will have the right to control their work, negotiate fair contracts, and receive payment without interference. The bill also prohibits discrimination against sex workers in housing, public services, financial services, and healthcare. Additionally, the bill amends the Criminal Code to repeal offenses related to prostitution and solicitation, and provides mechanisms for expunging past prostitution-related convictions. The legislation is grounded in findings that sex workers are disproportionately subjected to violence and discrimination, and that decriminalization is necessary to ensure their safety, bodily autonomy, and equal treatment under the law.
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Bill Summary: Provides that the Act may be referred to as the Keeping Sex Workers Safe Act. Creates the Sex Workers' Bill of Rights Act. Provides that sex workers shall not be subject to criminal prosecution for engaging in consensual sex work. Provides that law enforcement agencies are prohibited from arresting, charging, or prosecuting individuals solely for performing or engaging in sex work. Provides that sex workers, whether employed, contracted, or self-employed, shall be afforded the same rights and protections as other workers under Illinois law, including, but not limited to: (1) minimum wage and hour protections; (2) protection against discrimination, harassment, and unsafe working conditions; (3) access to workers' compensation and health benefits if applicable; and (4) protection of privacy and freedom from surveillance. Provides that employers, clients, or those benefiting from the services of sex workers must ensure safe working conditions, including protection from violence, exploitation, and human trafficking. Provides that sex workers operating as independent contractors shall be treated as legitimate sole proprietors or businesses under Illinois law. Provides that sex workers have the right to control their work, negotiate fair contracts, and receive payment for their services without interference or exploitation. Provides that sex workers shall not be discriminated against in access to housing, public services, financial services, or healthcare based on their occupation. Provides that all laws protecting workers from discrimination on the basis of sex, race, gender identity, sexual orientation, or other protected characteristics shall apply equally to sex workers. Defines "sex work" and "sex worker". Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Repeals the offenses of prostitution and patronizing a prostitute. Amends various Acts to make conforming changes. Effective immediately.
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• Introduced: 02/07/2025
• Added: 02/08/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 8 : Celina Villanueva (D)*, Robert Peters (D), Karina Villa (D), Graciela Guzmán (D), Lakesia Collins (D), Mike Simmons (D), Adriane Johnson (D), Sara Feigenholtz (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 14
• Last Amended: 02/07/2025
• Last Action: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
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MA bill #S2602 • Last Action 10/23/2025
Resolve establishing the Harmony commission to study and make recommendations related to the welfare and best interests of children in care and protection cases
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the Harmony Commission, a comprehensive study group dedicated to examining and improving the welfare of children involved in care and protection legal cases. The commission will be composed of 25 members from diverse backgrounds, including child welfare experts, legal professionals, former judges, foster care alumni, foster parents, representatives from various advocacy organizations, and government officials. The commission's primary mandate is to conduct an in-depth study of how children's rights and best interests are currently handled in care and protection cases, with a specific focus on analyzing how these cases disproportionately impact vulnerable populations such as children of color, immigrant children, children with disabilities, LGBTQ+ children, trauma survivors, and children living in poverty. The study will comprehensively review existing legal frameworks, policies, and practices, and aims to develop recommendations to better protect and serve children in the legal system. The commission is required to hold at least three public hearings in geographically diverse areas, solicit public input, and submit a detailed report with findings, recommendations, and potential draft legislation by January 1, 2026. All commission members will serve without compensation, and the report will be publicly posted on the Department of Children and Families website.
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Bill Summary: Resolve establishing the Harmony commission to study and make recommendations related to the welfare and best interests of children in care and protection cases
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• Introduced: 09/11/2025
• Added: 09/12/2025
• Session: 194th General Court
• Sponsors: 2 : Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities, Mike Moore (D), Mark Montigny (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 4
• Last Amended: 09/11/2025
• Last Action: Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
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OH bill #HB527 • Last Action 10/22/2025
Allow felony defendants to request indictment by open grand jury
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill allows felony defendants to request an alternative system of indictment through an open grand jury, which differs from the traditional secret grand jury process. Currently, grand jury proceedings are confidential, but under this bill, defendants would have the right to request a public grand jury hearing where they can be present, hear the evidence, and potentially offer their own evidence or move for discharge. The bill adds new provisions that require judges to inform defendants of their right to an open grand jury and allows defendants to demand that the state provide probable cause in a public setting. If a defendant requests an open grand jury, the case will proceed in this manner unless the state can demonstrate specific exigent circumstances that require a secret grand jury, such as potential evidence destruction or flight risk. The bill also modifies numerous existing sections of Ohio law to accommodate this new grand jury option, including provisions about jury selection, oath-taking, and procedural requirements. The open grand jury proceedings would operate similarly to secret grand juries but with the key difference of being open to the public and allowing the defendant more direct participation in the process.
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Bill Summary: A BILL To amend sections 109.83, 109.84, 109.85, 109.86, 121.22, 177.03, 307.52, 325.07, 701.03, 1901.21, 2151.43, 2152.13, 2301.25, 2335.08, 2930.09, 2933.62, 2933.63, 2935.36, 2937.09, 2937.10, 2937.12, 2939.02, 2939.03, 2939.06, 2939.07, 2939.08, 2939.09, 2939.10, 2939.11, 2939.12, 2939.13, 2939.14, 2939.15, 2939.16, 2939.17, 2939.19, 2939.23, 2939.24, 2941.06, 2941.58, 2951.041, 2953.33, 3515.13, 3701.14, 3701.17, 3701.24, and 4113.22 and to enact sections 2937.111, 2939.061, and 2939.071 of the Revised Code to allow felony defendants to request an alternative system of indictment by open grand jury.
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• Introduced: 10/15/2025
• Added: 10/16/2025
• Session: 136th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Josh Williams (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 10/15/2025
• Last Action: Referred to committee: Judiciary
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DC bill #B26-0425 • Last Action 10/21/2025
St. Elizabeths East Parcels 7, 8, and 9 Surplus Declaration and Disposition Approval Act of 2025
Status: In Committee
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Bill Summary: St. Elizabeths East Parcels 7, 8, and 9 Surplus Declaration and Disposition Approval Act of 2025
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• Introduced: 10/09/2025
• Added: 10/10/2025
• Session: 26th Council
• Sponsors: 1 : Phil Mendelson (D)*
• Versions: 0 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 10/08/2025
• Last Action: Referred to Committee on Facilities
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IL bill #HB1201 • Last Action 10/20/2025
COUNTIES-WIND & SOLAR ENERGY
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies the Counties Code regarding wind and solar energy facilities, primarily reversing changes made by a previous public act (Public Act 102-1123). The bill allows counties to continue using zoning ordinances related to wind farms and solar energy facilities that were in effect before January 27, 2023, effectively preserving existing local regulations. Specifically, the bill removes many detailed definitions and specific requirements for commercial wind and solar energy facilities that were previously in place, such as precise setback distances and specific siting restrictions. Instead, the bill gives counties more flexibility to establish their own standards for wind farms and electric-generating wind devices in unincorporated areas outside municipal zoning jurisdictions. The legislation aims to provide local governments with greater discretion in regulating renewable energy facility development while maintaining some basic guidelines for such projects. Key changes include simplifying regulatory language, removing prescriptive technical requirements, and ensuring that existing local ordinances can remain in effect despite recent legislative changes.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Counties Code. In provisions about commercial wind energy facilities and commercial solar energy facilities, removes changes made by Public Act 102-1123. Provides that any provision of a county zoning ordinance pertaining to wind farms, commercial wind energy facilities, or commercial solar energy facilities that was in effect before January 27, 2023 may continue in effect notwithstanding any changes made in Public Act 102-1123 and, if applicable, any provision of a county zoning ordinance pertaining to wind farms that was in effect before August 16, 2007 may continue in effect notwithstanding the changes made in Public Act 95-203.
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• Introduced: 01/09/2025
• Added: 01/10/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 6 : Jason Bunting (R)*, Jackie Haas (R), Tom Weber (R), Travis Weaver (R), Tony McCombie (R), Amy Elik (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 8
• Last Amended: 01/09/2025
• Last Action: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Elik
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MA bill #H2393 • Last Action 10/16/2025
Authorizing Massachusetts entry into the interstate medical licensure compact
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill authorizes Massachusetts to join the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact (IMLC), a multi-state agreement designed to streamline the process for physicians to obtain medical licenses in multiple states. The compact creates an expedited licensure pathway for qualified physicians who meet specific eligibility requirements, including graduating from an accredited medical school, passing licensing examinations, completing graduate medical education, and holding a full and unrestricted medical license in their principal state of licensure. Under the compact, physicians can apply for an expedited license through their state of principal license, which will conduct a background check and verify qualifications. The Interstate Commission will oversee the compact, establish a database of licensed physicians, and facilitate information sharing between member states' medical boards. The compact aims to enhance healthcare access by making it easier for physicians to practice across state lines while maintaining rigorous standards for professional conduct and patient safety. Each member state retains the authority to discipline physicians and can take action against a physician's license based on actions taken in other member states. The compact will become effective once at least seven states have enacted it into law, and participating states can withdraw with proper notice.
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Bill Summary: Relative to membership in the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact. Public Health.
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• Introduced: 03/12/2025
• Added: 03/12/2025
• Session: 194th General Court
• Sponsors: 2 : Marjorie Decker (D)*, Aaron Saunders (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 6
• Last Amended: 02/27/2025
• Last Action: Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
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IL bill #HB4084 • Last Action 10/15/2025
GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL PRIVACY
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends multiple state laws to expand the scope of the Judicial Privacy Act, renaming it the Government Official Privacy Act. The bill broadens the law's protections to cover not just judicial officers, but also legislative officers (State Senators and Representatives) and executive officers (Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Comptroller, Treasurer, and Auditor General). These government officials will now have the ability to request that their personal information, such as home addresses, phone numbers, and other identifying details, be kept private and not publicly posted or displayed. The bill modifies several existing statutes, including the Freedom of Information Act, Election Code, Illinois Identification Card Act, and Illinois Vehicle Code, to reference and implement these expanded privacy protections. The key purpose remains improving the safety and security of government officials by preventing the public disclosure of personal information that could potentially put them or their families at risk. The changes aim to ensure that government officials can perform their duties without fear of personal reprisal while maintaining transparency in their official roles.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Judicial Privacy Act. Changes the name of the short title of the Act to the Government Official Privacy Act. Provides that the Act applies to a government official. Defines "government official" as a judicial officer, legislative officer, or executive officer. Defines "legislative officer" and "executive officer". Amends various Acts to make conforming changes.
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• Introduced: 07/18/2025
• Added: 08/12/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Dan Didech (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 07/09/2025
• Last Action: Referred to Rules Committee
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IL bill #HB4078 • Last Action 10/15/2025
COUNTIES-WIND & SOLAR ENERGY
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Illinois Counties Code to modify regulations surrounding wind farms, electric-generating wind devices, and wind energy facilities. The legislation essentially reverses some changes made in a previous public act (Public Act 102-1123) and allows counties to maintain their existing zoning ordinances related to wind and solar energy facilities that were in effect before January 27, 2023. The bill preserves counties' authority to establish standards for wind farms and electric-generating wind devices in unincorporated areas outside municipal zoning jurisdictions, with specific provisions about setbacks, permitting, and regulatory oversight. Notably, the bill limits county restrictions on renewable energy systems, such as preventing counties from requiring wind towers to be set back more than 1.1 times their height from an end user's property line. The legislation aims to provide more flexibility for local governments in regulating wind energy facilities while maintaining some standardized guidelines for development and installation.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Counties Code. In provisions regarding commercial wind energy facilities and commercial solar energy facilities, removes changes made by Public Act 102-1123. Provides that any provision of a county zoning ordinance pertaining to wind farms, commercial wind energy facilities, or commercial solar energy facilities that was in effect before January 27, 2023 may continue in effect notwithstanding any changes made in Public Act 102-1123 and, if applicable, any provision of a county zoning ordinance pertaining to wind farms that was in effect before August 16, 2007 may continue in effect notwithstanding the changes made in Public Act 95-203.
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• Introduced: 07/18/2025
• Added: 08/12/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Adam Niemerg (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 07/01/2025
• Last Action: Referred to Rules Committee
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IL bill #HB4120 • Last Action 10/15/2025
UTILITIES-VARIOUS
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill creates two main acts: the Municipal and Cooperative Electric Utility Transparent Planning Act and the Utility Data Access Act, with wide-ranging changes to energy regulation in Illinois. The bill requires certain electric cooperatives, municipal power agencies, and distribution electric cooperatives to develop integrated resource plans, which are comprehensive strategies for meeting future electricity needs. It amends multiple existing laws to introduce new provisions concerning renewable energy, solar programs, energy efficiency, and utility operations. Key provisions include establishing new requirements for utilities regarding data access, creating a Thermal Energy Network Revolving Loan Program, modifying the Illinois Power Agency's powers, and adding provisions for solar rights, net electricity metering, and distributed generation rebates. The bill also introduces new programs like time-of-use pricing, a Thermal Energy Network Pilot Program, and creates an Energy Reliability Corporation of Illinois. Additionally, it makes changes to environmental regulations, particularly around greenhouse gas emissions and permit issuance, and updates electric vehicle and charging infrastructure funding mechanisms. The overall aim appears to be modernizing Illinois' energy infrastructure, promoting renewable energy, increasing transparency in utility planning, and supporting more flexible and environmentally friendly energy systems.
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Bill Summary: Creates the Municipal and Cooperative Electric Utility Transparent Planning Act. Requires certain electric cooperatives, municipal power agencies, and municipalities and distribution electric cooperatives to initiate an integrated resource planning process. Sets forth provisions concerning the integrated resource plan; stakeholder meetings; and a prequalified consulting firm list. Makes conforming changes in the Open Meetings Act and the General Not For Profit Corporation Act of 1986. Creates the Utility Data Access Act. Requires the Illinois Commerce Commission to adopt certain rules. Amends the Illinois Finance Authority Act. Adds provisions concerning the Thermal Energy Network Revolving Loan Program. Amends the Illinois Power Agency Act. Makes changes in provisions concerning the powers of the Illinois Power Agency; the Illinois Power Agency Renewable Energy Resources Fund; the Illinois Solar for All Program; the Planning and Procurement Bureau; and the Agency's annual reports. Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Makes changes in provisions concerning prequalification. Amends the Property Tax Code. Adds a Division concerning commercial energy storage systems. Amends the Counties Code and the Illinois Municipal Code to add a Division concerning the Solar Bill of Rights. Amends the Public Utilities Act. Makes changes in provisions concerning the duties of public utilities; energy efficiency and demand-response measures; certificates of public convenience and necessity; the renewable energy access plan; rate case filing; net electricity metering; distributed generation rebates; the recovery of costs associated with delivery; procurement; alternative retail electric suppliers; and customer self-generation of electricity. Adds provisions concerning time-of-use pricing; the Thermal Energy Network Pilot Program; new large load energy and water reporting requirements; the Energy Reliability Corporation of Illinois; investigation into colocation and rate design; integrated resource plan development, review, and approval; the Interconnection Working Group; and the Interconnection Monitor. Amends the Electric Transmission Systems and Construction Standards Act. Adds requirements for construction contractors. Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Makes changes in provisions concerning greenhouse gases and permit issuance. Makes other changes.
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• Introduced: 09/12/2025
• Added: 09/13/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Jay Hoffman (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 09/12/2025
• Last Action: Referred to Rules Committee
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MI bill #SB0598 • Last Action 10/15/2025
Medical marihuana: licenses; number of marihuana provisioning center licenses; place limit on. Amends secs. 102, 302, 401 & 402 of 2016 PA 281 (MCL 333.27102 et seq.) & adds sec. 402a.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Medical Marihuana Facilities Licensing Act to rename the "marijuana regulatory agency" to the "cannabis regulatory agency" and introduces a significant new limitation on provisioning center (medical marijuana dispensary) licenses beginning January 1, 2026. Specifically, the bill will restrict municipalities from having more than one provisioning center per 5,000 residents, with exceptions for license renewals, transfers between existing license holders, and potential exemptions for provisioning centers located in resort districts. The bill also updates various definitions and references throughout the existing law, changing terminology from "marijuana" to "cannabis" and making technical modifications to the licensing process. The new restrictions on provisioning center licenses aim to potentially control market saturation and limit the number of medical marijuana dispensaries in a given municipality, while still preserving pathways for existing businesses to maintain their operations through renewals and transfers. The cannabis regulatory agency will have discretion in granting exemptions, particularly for provisioning centers in resort districts, which provides some flexibility in implementing the new licensing restrictions.
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Bill Summary: A bill to amend 2016 PA 281, entitled"Medical marihuana facilities licensing act,"by amending sections 102, 302, 401, and 402 (MCL 333.27102, 333.27302, 333.27401, and 333.27402), section 102 as amended by 2021 PA 57, section 401 as amended by 2020 PA 207, and section 402 as amended by 2021 PA 161, and by adding section 402a.
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• Introduced: 10/02/2025
• Added: 10/03/2025
• Session: 103rd Legislature
• Sponsors: 2 : Jeremy Moss (D)*, Sam Singh (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 10/02/2025
• Last Action: Senate Regulatory Affairs (12:00:00 10/15/2025 Room 403, 4th Floor, Capitol Building 100 N. Capitol Avenue, La)
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IL bill #HB4116 • Last Action 10/15/2025
UTILITIES-VARIOUS
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill creates several comprehensive energy and utility-related acts and makes multiple amendments to existing laws. The Municipal and Cooperative Electric Utility Transparent Planning Act requires certain electric cooperatives, municipal power agencies, and municipalities to initiate an integrated resource planning process, which involves developing long-term strategic plans for electricity generation and distribution. The bill also establishes the Utility Data Access Act, requiring the Illinois Commerce Commission to adopt specific rules. Additionally, it creates the Thermal Energy Network Revolving Loan Program and makes significant modifications to the Illinois Power Agency Act, including changes to renewable energy programs, solar initiatives, and procurement procedures. The legislation introduces new provisions concerning public utilities, such as time-of-use pricing, distributed generation rebates, net electricity metering, and requirements for energy efficiency measures. The bill also amends various codes, including the Property Tax Code, Counties Code, and Public Utilities Act, to add provisions like a Solar Bill of Rights and create new programs such as the Energy Reliability Corporation of Illinois. The bill aims to modernize and enhance transparency in Illinois' energy infrastructure, promote renewable energy development, and provide more detailed oversight of utility operations and planning.
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Bill Summary: Creates the Municipal and Cooperative Electric Utility Transparent Planning Act. Requires certain electric cooperatives, municipal power agencies, and municipalities and distribution electric cooperatives to initiate an integrated resource planning process. Sets forth provisions concerning the integrated resource plan; stakeholder meetings; and a prequalified consulting firm list. Makes conforming changes in the Open Meetings Act and the General Not For Profit Corporation Act of 1986. Creates the Utility Data Access Act. Requires the Illinois Commerce Commission to adopt certain rules. Amends the Illinois Finance Authority Act. Adds provisions concerning the Thermal Energy Network Revolving Loan Program. Amends the Illinois Power Agency Act. Makes changes in provisions concerning the powers of the Illinois Power Agency; the Illinois Power Agency Renewable Energy Resources Fund; the Illinois Solar for All Program; the Planning and Procurement Bureau; and the Agency's annual reports. Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Makes changes in provisions concerning prequalification. Amends the Property Tax Code. Adds a Division concerning commercial energy storage systems. Amends the Counties Code and the Illinois Municipal Code to add a Division concerning the Solar Bill of Rights. Amends the Public Utilities Act. Makes changes in provisions concerning the duties of public utilities; energy efficiency and demand-response measures; certificates of public convenience and necessity; the renewable energy access plan; rate case filing; net electricity metering; distributed generation rebates; the recovery of costs associated with delivery; procurement; alternative retail electric suppliers; and customer self-generation of electricity. Adds provisions concerning time-of-use pricing; the Thermal Energy Network Pilot Program; new large load energy and water reporting requirements; the Energy Reliability Corporation of Illinois; investigation into colocation and rate design; integrated resource plan development, review, and approval; the Interconnection Working Group; and the Interconnection Monitor. Amends the Electric Transmission Systems and Construction Standards Act. Adds requirements for construction contractors. Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Makes changes in provisions concerning greenhouse gases and permit issuance. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
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• Introduced: 09/10/2025
• Added: 09/10/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 2 : Jay Hoffman (D)*, Kevin Olickal (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 4
• Last Amended: 09/10/2025
• Last Action: Referred to Rules Committee
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IL bill #SB2715 • Last Action 10/15/2025
OPEN MTGS-STATEWIDE ASSOC
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Open Meetings Act to modify the conditions under which public bodies can hold closed meetings when discussing self-evaluation, practices and procedures, or professional ethics. Specifically, the bill removes the phrase "or regional" from the existing law, which means public bodies can now hold closed meetings when meeting with a representative of a statewide association (rather than a statewide or regional association) of which the public body is a member. The change is conditional, meaning it will only take effect if Senate Bill 243 of the 104th General Assembly becomes law. The bill preserves the existing requirement that closed meetings cannot be used to take final action, and any closed meeting must still follow strict guidelines about transparency and public notification. This modification provides public bodies with slightly more flexibility in holding private discussions about their internal operations and professional standards while maintaining the underlying principle of open government.
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Bill Summary: If and only if Senate Bill 243 of the 104th General Assembly, as amended by House Amendment No. 1, becomes law, then the Open Meetings Act is amended to allow a public body to hold closed meetings to consider self evaluation, practices and procedures, or professional ethics, when meeting with a representative of a statewide association (rather than a statewide or regional association) of which the public body is a member. Effective upon becoming law or on the date Senate Bill 243 of the 104th General Assembly takes effect, whichever is later.
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• Introduced: 10/15/2025
• Added: 10/16/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Mike Porfirio (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 10/15/2025
• Last Action: Referred to Assignments
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MA bill #S1487 • Last Action 10/14/2025
Establishing the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact (PSYPACT), a multi-state agreement designed to facilitate the practice of psychology across state boundaries, primarily through telepsychology and temporary in-person practice. The compact allows licensed psychologists to provide services remotely or temporarily in other participating states without obtaining additional licenses, subject to specific requirements. To qualify, psychologists must have a graduate degree from an accredited institution, hold a current, full, and unrestricted license in their home state, possess an active E.Passport (for telepsychology) or Interjurisdictional Practice Certificate (for temporary in-person practice), and meet various professional and ethical standards. The bill creates a national commission to oversee the compact, which will maintain a coordinated licensure information system, develop uniform rules, and handle interstate disputes. Each participating state's psychology regulatory authority can investigate and take disciplinary action against psychologists practicing under the compact, ensuring public safety. The compact aims to increase access to psychological services, enhance interstate cooperation, facilitate information sharing about psychologists' licensing and disciplinary histories, and promote compliance with professional practice laws across different jurisdictions.
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Bill Summary: For legislation to establish the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact. Public Health.
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• Introduced: 03/11/2025
• Added: 03/11/2025
• Session: 194th General Court
• Sponsors: 1 : Cynthia Creem (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 7
• Last Amended: 02/27/2025
• Last Action: Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
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IL bill #SB2713 • Last Action 10/14/2025
HEALTH CARE VIOLENCE PREVENT
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Health Care Violence Prevention Act and the Freedom of Information Act to enhance workplace safety protections for health care workers. The bill requires health care providers to develop and implement comprehensive workplace violence prevention programs in consultation with direct care employees, including identifying potential hazards, establishing reporting systems, and creating procedures for investigating and responding to violent incidents. Key provisions include mandating that health care providers cannot discourage workers from reporting workplace violence to law enforcement or the Department of Public Health, requiring annual reporting of violent incidents, and establishing a detailed incident logging system that classifies types of workplace violence. The bill introduces penalties for non-compliance, with fines up to $500 per day for failing to submit a workplace violence prevention program and potential total fines of up to $365,000 in a 12-month period for repeated violations. Additionally, the bill exempts workplace violence records from public disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, ensuring confidentiality of sensitive information while promoting a safer healthcare environment.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Health Care Violence Prevention Act. Makes changes to defined terms. In provisions concerning workplace safety, provides that a health care worker may not be discouraged from contacting law enforcement or the Department of Public Health regarding workplace violence and a health care provider may not hold a policy that limits such contact. Adds additional requirements to the workplace violence prevention program, including reporting requirements and identifying the need for additional security and alarms, adequate exit routes, monitoring systems, barrier protections, lighting, entry procedures, and systems to identify and flag persons who have previously committed violent acts in the health care provider space. Sets forth provisions concerning violent incident investigations and recordkeeping and reporting requirements for health care providers regarding violent incidents. Establishes penalties for failure to comply with the Act. Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Exempts from public disclosure workplace violence records maintained by health care providers as required under a specified provision of the Health Care Violence Prevention Act.
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• Introduced: 10/14/2025
• Added: 10/15/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Julie Morrison (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 10/14/2025
• Last Action: Referred to Assignments
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IL bill #SB2680 • Last Action 10/14/2025
GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL PRIVACY
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Judicial Privacy Act by changing its name to the Government Official Privacy Act and expanding its scope beyond judicial officers to include legislative and executive officers. The bill redefines key terms to include "government officials" as judicial officers, legislative officers (state senators and representatives), and executive officers (such as the Governor, Attorney General, and other statewide elected officials). The legislation maintains the original act's purpose of protecting government officials' personal information from public disclosure, allowing them to request that their home addresses, contact information, and other sensitive personal details be kept private. The bill makes conforming changes to several other state laws, including the Freedom of Information Act, Illinois Identification Card Act, and Illinois Vehicle Code, to reflect the broader definition of government officials and ensure consistent privacy protections. The changes aim to improve the safety and security of government officials by preventing the public posting of their personal information that could potentially pose a threat to their health or safety, while still maintaining transparency in government by ensuring that official actions and decisions remain accessible to the public.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Judicial Privacy Act. Changes the name of the short title of the Act to the Government Official Privacy Act. Provides that the Act applies to a government official. Defines "government official" as a judicial officer, legislative officer, or executive officer. Defines "legislative officer" and "executive officer". Amends various Acts to make conforming changes.
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• Introduced: 10/14/2025
• Added: 10/15/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Adriane Johnson (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 10/14/2025
• Last Action: Referred to Assignments
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IL bill #SB2690 • Last Action 10/14/2025
COUNTIES CD-ENERGY FACILITIES
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Counties Code to grant Grundy County and municipalities with planning jurisdiction specific authority to prohibit or establish standards for commercial wind and solar energy facilities on the Brisbin Road commercial or industrial site. Specifically, the bill defines the Brisbin Road commercial or industrial site as property within 2.5 miles of the Brisbin Road Exit on Interstate 80 that has been designated for commercial or industrial use in a planning document adopted before January 1, 2025. A "municipality with planning jurisdiction" is defined as a municipality that has planning authority over all or part of this site through a boundary agreement or other means. The bill allows Grundy County or such a municipality to create site-specific regulations for wind and solar energy facilities on this site, with the caveat that these standards must comply with the provisions of the law as they existed immediately before the previous legislative update. The bill also preserves the county's or municipality's ability to enforce other existing provisions related to facility development, such as drainage system protections and agricultural impact mitigation. The legislation becomes effective immediately upon becoming law.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Counties Code. Specifies that Grundy County or a municipality with planning jurisdiction may prohibit the siting or establish standards for the development and operation of a commercial wind energy facility, a commercial solar energy facility, or both, on any portion of the Brisbin Road commercial or industrial site under its planning jurisdiction. Defines "municipality with planning jurisdiction" and "Brisbin Road commercial or industrial site". Effective immediately.
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• Introduced: 10/14/2025
• Added: 10/15/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 2 : Sue Rezin (R)*, Chris Balkema (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 4
• Last Amended: 10/14/2025
• Last Action: Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Balkema
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CA bill #AB449 • Last Action 10/13/2025
Civil Rights Department: antidiscrimination campaigns.
Status: Vetoed
AI-generated Summary: This bill requires the California Civil Rights Department to create and implement statewide and regional anti-discrimination advertising campaigns across radio, social media, and television platforms, focusing on combating discrimination based on characteristics like disability, gender, nationality, race, ethnicity, religion, and sexual orientation. The department will convene a working group of 11 members, including nine experts in marketing and messaging appointed by the department's director (who will reflect California's geographic and demographic diversity), one Assembly member, and one Senate member. The percentage of advertisements targeting specific communities will be proportional to hate crime rates documented in the most recent California Hate Crime report. The bill allows an exemption from the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act for this working group to ensure candid discussions, and the campaigns will only commence after the Legislature appropriates specific funding, no later than July 1, 2026. The legislation aims to proactively address discrimination by creating targeted public awareness campaigns that educate Californians about different forms of bias and promote understanding and respect across diverse communities.
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Bill Summary: An act to add Section 12931.5 to the Government Code, relating to civil rights.
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• Introduced: 02/06/2025
• Added: 02/07/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Corey Jackson (D)*
• Versions: 3 • Votes: 8 • Actions: 27
• Last Amended: 09/11/2025
• Last Action: Consideration of Governor's veto pending.
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CA bill #SB414 • Last Action 10/13/2025
School accountability: Office of the Education Inspector General: school financial and performance audits: charter school authorization, oversight, funding, operations, and networks: flex-based instruction: local educational agency contracting.
Status: Vetoed
AI-generated Summary: This bill comprehensively reforms charter school oversight, financial auditing, and educational accountability in California. The bill establishes the Office of the Education Inspector General until January 1, 2034, which will conduct forensic audits and investigations of potential fraud or misappropriation of funds in educational agencies and charter schools. It introduces stricter financial reporting requirements for local educational agencies, including charter schools, with more detailed audit procedures and enhanced oversight mechanisms. The bill replaces the term "nonclassroom-based instruction" with "flex-based instruction" and creates new regulations for funding determinations for flex-based charter schools. It requires charter schools to meet specific expenditure thresholds for certificated staff salaries and instruction-related services, and establishes a process for the State Board of Education to review and approve funding requests. Key provisions include establishing two new grant programs: the Charter Authorizer Mentor Grant Program to provide technical assistance to chartering authorities, and the Charter School Authorizer Grant Program to help cover increased oversight costs. The bill also introduces new contracting requirements for local educational agencies, including restrictions on spending public funds and requirements for contractor qualifications. Additional requirements include more rigorous teacher credentialing monitoring, criminal background check standards for contractors, and enhanced audit procedures that require detailed reporting of financial transactions, related party relationships, and specific expenditure categories. The bill aims to increase transparency, accountability, and financial integrity in California's educational institutions, particularly charter schools.
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Bill Summary: An act to amend Sections 14500, 14502.1, 14504, 14504.2, 14505, 14506, 14507, 14508, 41020, 41020.2, 41020.3, 41020.5, 41020.8, 42238.024, 43521, 44258.9, 45037, 45125.1, 46211, 47604.1, 47604.3, 47604.32, 47604.5, 47605, 47605.1, 47612.5, 47612.7, 47613, 47614.5, 47616.7, 47634.2, 51744, 51745.6, 51747, and 51747.5 of, to amend and repeal Section 47607.2 of, to add Sections 14500.5, 14502, 41020.4, 41020.6, 46149, 47600.1, 47604.6, 47605.05, and 47634.3 to, to add and repeal Section 33309.5 of, to add Article 7 (commencing with Section 47670) to Chapter 6 of Part 26.8 of Division 4 of Title 2 of, and to add Article 11 (commencing with Section 51820) and Article 11.5 (commencing with Section 51827) to Chapter 5 of Part 28 of Division 4 of Title 2 of, the Education Code, and to amend Section 17518 of the Government Code, relating to school accountability.
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• Introduced: 02/14/2025
• Added: 03/27/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Angelique Ashby (D)*
• Versions: 8 • Votes: 10 • Actions: 43
• Last Amended: 09/17/2025
• Last Action: In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.
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CA bill #AB662 • Last Action 10/13/2025
Postsecondary education: mixed-use intersegmental educational facility in the City of Chula Vista: South County Higher Education Planning Task Force.
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the South County Higher Education Planning Task Force to evaluate creating a mixed-use intersegmental educational facility in Chula Vista, addressing the lack of postsecondary education access in the southern San Diego County region. The task force will be composed of representatives from San Diego State University, Southwestern College, UC San Diego, the City of Chula Vista, Sweetwater Union High School District, and members appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly and Senate President pro Tempore. The task force's responsibilities include identifying potential governance structures, analyzing site locations and infrastructure requirements, recommending funding mechanisms, identifying potential statutory barriers, and conducting public engagement activities. Task force members must be South County residents or individuals with a vested interest in the area, and the chair will be elected by a majority vote. The task force is required to convene its first meeting by July 1, 2026, and submit a comprehensive report to legislative committees by July 1, 2027. The bill is specifically tailored to address the unique educational needs of Chula Vista and will automatically be repealed on January 1, 2031. If the Commission on State Mandates determines the bill imposes additional costs, local agencies will be reimbursed according to existing state procedures.
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Bill Summary: An act to add and repeal Section 66014.7 of the Education Code, relating to postsecondary education.
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• Introduced: 02/14/2025
• Added: 05/02/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : David Alvarez (D)*
• Versions: 6 • Votes: 7 • Actions: 31
• Last Amended: 10/13/2025
• Last Action: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 700, Statutes of 2025.
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IL bill #HB1343 • Last Action 10/10/2025
FIREARM OWNERS ID ACT-REPEAL
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill repeals the Firearm Owners Identification (FOID) Card Act and makes comprehensive changes to numerous Illinois statutes related to firearms. Here is a summary: This bill fundamentally eliminates the existing Firearm Owners Identification (FOID) Card system in Illinois. It removes references to the FOID Card throughout various state laws and replaces them with updated language about firearm possession and ownership. The bill modifies multiple sections of Illinois law, including criminal code, domestic violence protections, mental health regulations, and other statutes, to remove FOID Card-specific language. Key changes include updating definitions of firearms, removing requirements for FOID Cards in various contexts like probation conditions and school safety provisions, and adjusting how firearms are handled in situations like domestic violence protection orders or mental health evaluations. The bill effectively transitions Illinois from a card-based firearm ownership system to a more direct approach of determining firearm eligibility through existing background check and prohibitive criteria in state and federal law. The changes are comprehensive, touching on everything from criminal procedures to public safety regulations, and represent a significant shift in how Illinois approaches firearm ownership documentation and regulation.
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Bill Summary: Repeals the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Amends various Acts to make conforming changes. Effective immediately.
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• Introduced: 01/14/2025
• Added: 01/15/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 3 : Paul Jacobs (R)*, Patrick Windhorst (R), Blaine Wilhour (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 5
• Last Amended: 01/14/2025
• Last Action: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Blaine Wilhour
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CA bill #AB1103 • Last Action 10/10/2025
Controlled substances: research.
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies California's existing laws regarding controlled substances research by updating the role and procedures of the Research Advisory Panel. The bill allows the panel to expedite review of research projects involving Schedule I or II controlled substances that meet specific criteria, such as having independent peer review, federal research registrations, and institutional review board approvals. The chairperson can now deputize two or more panel members to review and approve research projects without a full panel vote, and these deputized members are temporarily exempt from open meeting requirements. The panel gains the ability to withdraw approval from a research project for reasonable cause, but must first provide written notice and an opportunity to address concerns. The bill extends the panel's authorization to hold closed sessions for discussing sensitive research information until January 1, 2028, and requires the panel to provide annual reports to the Legislature and Governor about approved research projects. These changes are intended to streamline the research approval process, protect confidential information, and facilitate more efficient review of controlled substances research projects while maintaining appropriate oversight and transparency.
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Bill Summary: An act to amend Sections 11121.1 and 11126 of the Government Code, and to amend Sections 11213, 11480, and 11480.5 of, to amend, repeal, and add Section 11481 of, to add Section 11480.3 to, and to add, repeal, and add Section 11480.1 of, the Health and Safety Code, relating to controlled substances.
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• Introduced: 02/20/2025
• Added: 03/29/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Chris Ward (D)*
• Versions: 10 • Votes: 7 • Actions: 35
• Last Amended: 10/10/2025
• Last Action: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 571, Statutes of 2025.
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MI bill #HB4706 • Last Action 10/08/2025
Appropriations: omnibus; appropriations for multiple departments and branches for the fiscal year 2025-2026 and supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2024-2025; provide for. Creates appropriation act.
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill appropriates funds for the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, with a total gross appropriation of $145,885,000. The bill provides funding across several key divisions and programs, including departmental administration and support, information technology, food safety and animal health, environment and sustainability, agriculture development, laboratory and consumer protection, and fairs and expositions. The appropriation includes 6 unclassified and 546 classified full-time equated positions. Funding sources include interdepartmental grants, federal revenues, and state general fund/general purpose revenues. The bill specifies detailed allocations for various programs such as agricultural preservation easement grants, environmental stewardship, animal disease prevention, food safety inspections, and agricultural support services. Additionally, the bill includes one-time appropriations for specific initiatives like the Michigan animal agriculture alliance and county fairs support. The legislation also provides provisions for how funds can be used, reporting requirements, and guidelines for grant administration, emphasizing transparency, local business preference, and accountability in the use of state agricultural funding.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT to make, supplement, adjust, and consolidate appropriations for various state departments and agencies, the judicial branch, and the legislative branch for the fiscal years ending September 30, 2025 and September 30, 2026; to provide for certain conditions on appropriations; to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.
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• Introduced: 07/01/2025
• Added: 10/04/2025
• Session: 103rd Legislature
• Sponsors: 1 : Ann Bollin (R)*
• Versions: 5 • Votes: 4 • Actions: 48
• Last Amended: 10/07/2025
• Last Action: Assigned Pa 22'25 With Immediate Effect
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MI bill #SB0166 • Last Action 10/08/2025
Appropriations: school aid; fiscal year 2025-2026 appropriations for K-12 school aid; provide for. Amends, adds & repeals (See bill).
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill summarizes the key provisions for school aid appropriations for fiscal years 2025-2026 as follows: This bill appropriates funds for K-12 public education in Michigan for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, allocating approximately $18.37 billion from various sources including the state school aid fund, general fund, and other specialized funds. The appropriation covers a wide range of educational support programs, including funding for basic foundation allowances, which are set at $10,050 per pupil for the upcoming fiscal year. The bill includes targeted funding for specific educational initiatives such as transportation reimbursement ($125 million), at-risk student support ($1.29 billion), great start readiness program ($656 million), special education ($1.1 billion), career and technical education ($41.7 million), and bilingual education ($62.7 million). Additionally, the bill provides funds for grow your own teacher programs, mentor services for new teachers, student teacher stipends, and infrastructure improvements for school districts. The legislation also includes provisions for declining enrollment support, isolated and rural district assistance, and various other educational support mechanisms. The funding is designed to address differentiated instructional costs, provide essential services, and support overall educational quality across Michigan's school districts.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT to amend 1979 PA 94, entitled ?An act to make appropriations to aid in the support of the public schools, the intermediate school districts, community colleges, and public universities of the state; to make appropriations for certain other purposes relating to education; to provide for the disbursement of the appropriations; to authorize the issuance of certain bonds and provide for the security of those bonds; to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state departments, the state board of education, and certain other boards and officials; to create certain funds and provide for their expenditure; to prescribe penalties; and to repeal acts and parts of acts,? by amending sections 3, 6, 11, 11a, 11j, 11k, 11m, 11s, 11x, 12d, 15, 18, 19, 20, 20d, 21f, 21h, 22a, 22b, 22d, 22k, 22l, 22m, 22p, 24, 24a, 25f, 25g, 26a, 26b, 26c, 26d, 27a, 27b, 27c, 27h, 27l, 27p, 27r, 28, 29, 30d, 31a, 31d, 31f, 31n, 31aa, 32d, 32n, 32t, 33, 35a, 35m, 39, 39a, 41, 41b, 51a, 51c, 51d, 51e, 51g, 53a, 54, 54d, 55, 56, 61a, 61b, 61d, 61j, 62, 65, 67, 67f, 74, 81, 94, 94a, 94e, 97g, 97k, 98, 99, 99h, 99ee, 101, 104, 104b, 104h, 107, 111, 147, 147a, 147c, 147e, 152a, 152b, 161a, 201, 201f, 206, 207a, 207b, 207c, 210, 210b, 210d, 212, 216e, 217a, 217b, 217c, 222, 229a, 230, 236, 236c, 236d, 236j, 241, 241a, 241b, 241c, 241e, 244, 247, 248, 251, 252, 254, 256, 260, 263, 263b, 264, 268, 269, 270, 270c, 275k, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, and 286 (MCL 388.1603, 388.1606, 388.1611, 388.1611a, 388.1611j, 388.1611k, 388.1611m, 388.1611s, 388.1611x, 388.1612d, 388.1615, 388.1618, 388.1619, 388.1620, 388.1620d, 388.1621f, 388.1621h, 388.1622a, 388.1622b, 388.1622d, 388.1622k, 388.1622l, 388.1622m, 388.1622p, 388.1624, 388.1624a, 388.1625f, 388.1625g, 388.1626a, 388.1626b, 388.1626c, 388.1626d, 388.1627a, 388.1627b, 388.1627c, 388.1627h, 388.1627l, 388.1627p, 388.1627r, 388.1628, 388.1629, 388.1630d, 388.1631a, 388.1631d, 388.1631f, 388.1631n, 388.1631aa, 388.1632d, 388.1632n, 388.1632t, 388.1633, 388.1635a, 388.1635m, 388.1639, 388.1639a, 388.1641, 388.1641b, 388.1651a, 388.1651c, 388.1651d, 388.1651e, 388.1651g, 388.1653a, 388.1654, 388.1654d, 388.1655, 388.1656, 388.1661a, 388.1661b, 388.1661d, 388.1661j, 388.1662, 388.1665, 388.1667, 388.1667f, 388.1674, 388.1681, 388.1694, 388.1694a, 388.1694e, 388.1697g, 388.1697k, 388.1698, 388.1699, 388.1699h, 388.1699ee, 388.1701, 388.1704, 388.1704b, 388.1704h, 388.1707, 388.1711, 388.1747, 388.1747a, 388.1747c, 388.1747e, 388.1752a, 388.1752b, 388.1761a, 388.1801, 388.1801f, 388.1806, 388.1807a, 388.1807b, 388.1807c, 388.1810, 388.1810b, 388.1810d, 388.1812, 388.1816e, 388.1817a, 388.1817b, 388.1817c, 388.1822, 388.1829a, 388.1830, 388.1836, 388.1836c, 388.1836d, 388.1836j, 388.1841, 388.1841a, 388.1841b, 388.1841c, 388.1841e, 388.1844, 388.1847, 388.1848, 388.1851, 388.1852, 388.1854, 388.1856, 388.1860, 388.1863, 388.1863b, 388.1864, 388.1868, 388.1869, 388.1870, 388.1870c, 388.1875k, 388.1876, 388.1877, 388.1878, 388.1879, 388.1880, 388.1881, 388.1882, 388.1883, 388.1884, 388.1885, and 388.1886), sections 3, 11x, 19, 21f, 27b, 32t, and 283 as amended and sections 22k, 27h, 217a, and 241b as added by 2023 PA 103, sections 6 and 97g as amended by 2023 PA 320, sections 11 and 31aa as amended by 2024 PA 148, sections 11a, 11j, 11k, 11m, 11s, 15, 20, 20d, 21h, 22a, 22b, 22d, 22l, 22m, 22p, 24, 24a, 25f, 25g, 26a, 26b, 26c, 26d, 27a, 27c, 27l, 27p, 28, 29, 30d, 31a, 31d, 31f, 31n, 32d, 32n, 33, 35a, 39, 39a, 41, 41b, 51a, 51c, 51d, 51e, 51g, 53a, 54, 54d, 56, 61a, 61b, 61d, 61j, 62, 65, 67, 67f, 74, 81, 94, 94a, 97k, 98, 99h, 99ee, 104, 104h, 107, 147, 147a, 147c, 147e, 152a, 152b, 201, 206, 207a, 207b, 207c, 217b, 222, 229a, 230, 236, 236c, 236j, 241, 241a, 241c, 244, 248, 251, 252, 254, 256, 260, 263, 263b, 264, 268, 269, 270c, 275k, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, and 282 as amended and sections 12d, 27r, 35m, 55, 94e, 99, 201f, 216e, 217c, 236d, 241e, 247, and 270 as added by 2024 PA 120, section 18 as amended by 2022 PA 144, section 101 as amended by 2025 PA 5, section 104b as amended by 2018 PA 265, section 111 as amended by 1997 PA 93, section 161a as amended by 2006 PA 342, section 210 as amended and section 210d as added by 2015 PA 85, sections 210b, 285, and 286 as amended by 2021 PA 86, section 212 as amended by 2016 PA 249, and section 284 as amended by 2017 PA 108, and by adding sections 12e, 18d, 22r, 22s, 31c, 32y, 35e, 61v, 97n, 99mm, 164k, 164l, 201i, 217f, 236e, 236s, and 241h; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.
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• Introduced: 03/18/2025
• Added: 10/03/2025
• Session: 103rd Legislature
• Sponsors: 1 : Darrin Camilleri (D)*
• Versions: 5 • Votes: 5 • Actions: 51
• Last Amended: 10/07/2025
• Last Action: Assigned Pa 0015'25 With Immediate Effect
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CA bill #AB1098 • Last Action 10/07/2025
California Education Interagency Council.
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the California Education Interagency Council within the Government Operations Agency to improve coordination across educational and workforce systems in California. The council will consist of high-level state officials, including leaders from the State Board of Education, University of California, California State University, and California Community Colleges, along with representatives from labor, workforce development, and business agencies. The council's primary goals include evaluating workforce changes, aligning educational pathways with economic needs, supporting adult skill development, and creating a forum for discussing intersegmental education policy issues. The bill requires the council to develop a strategic plan by November 30, 2027, create a work plan with specific timelines and objectives, and submit biennial reports to the Legislature and Governor detailing its outcomes and recommendations. Additionally, the bill establishes an Office of the California Education Interagency Council as a neutral administrative body, with an executive officer appointed by the Governor, and provides for the creation of advisory committees to help guide its work. The council will meet at least twice annually and is designed to enhance collaboration between elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education systems, employers, and workforce development programs to better support student success and economic growth. Notably, the bill will only become operative if Senate Bill 638 of the 2025–26 Regular Session is also enacted.
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Bill Summary: An act to add Chapter 12.5 (commencing with Section 11900) to Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, relating to education coordination.
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• Introduced: 02/20/2025
• Added: 09/06/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 2 : Mike Fong (D)*, Steve Padilla (D)
• Versions: 6 • Votes: 12 • Actions: 48
• Last Amended: 10/07/2025
• Last Action: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 446, Statutes of 2025.
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CA bill #SB253 • Last Action 10/06/2025
State Bar of California.
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill proposes several amendments to the State Bar of California's regulations and operations. The bill specifies that the Committee of Bar Examiners is not considered an advisory body for open meeting purposes and establishes new notification requirements for changes to the bar examination. Specifically, the Committee must provide 18 months' notice before changing multiple-choice question vendors, two years' notice before authorizing remote exam administration, and 120 days' notice for changes affecting user experience or testing materials. The bill also requires the Committee to disclose the use of artificial intelligence in exam creation or grading. Additionally, the legislation extends the annual license fee cap for active attorneys at $400 and inactive attorneys at $100 until January 1, 2027, and requires the California Lawyers Association to submit an annual report detailing their use of affinity program funds. The bill updates provisions related to alternative dispute resolution certification, allowing higher certification tiers based on additional criteria like education and training, and removes some obsolete provisions regarding inactive licensees' voting rights. The changes aim to provide more transparency, predictability, and oversight in the State Bar's operations and examination processes.
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Bill Summary: An act to amend Sections 6006, 6013.1, 6026.7, 6046.6, 6086.5, 6106.9, 6126.7, 6140, 6141, 6141.3, and 6173 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to attorneys.
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• Introduced: 02/03/2025
• Added: 06/14/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 2 : Tom Umberg (D)*, Diane Dixon (R)
• Versions: 6 • Votes: 5 • Actions: 23
• Last Amended: 10/06/2025
• Last Action: Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 405, Statutes of 2025.
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CA bill #SB727 • Last Action 10/06/2025
The Great Redwood Trail Agency.
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes and clarifies the powers, governance, and operational guidelines for the Great Redwood Trail Agency (GRTA), a state subdivision responsible for managing rail lines and developing trails in California's north coast region. The bill expressly defines the agency as a state subdivision and modifies its board structure, requiring a city representative to be selected through a board-adopted process. It grants the agency extensive powers, including acquiring and operating railroad lines, entering contracts, receiving state funding, and developing recreational trails. The bill exempts the agency from certain local building and zoning ordinances and allows more flexible use of its real property. The agency must now adopt an annual budget, maintain rigorous accounting practices, and follow specific competitive bidding procedures for work exceeding certain cost thresholds. The bill also requires the agency to contract with law enforcement to enforce its rules and regulations, and it designates specific bike and pedestrian pathways as parts of the "Great Redwood Trail." Additionally, the bill includes provisions for state reimbursement if the act imposes mandated costs on local agencies, ensuring financial accountability and support for the agency's development.
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Bill Summary: An act to amend Sections 93004, 93011, 93021, 93024, 93025, and 93027 of, and to add Sections 93004.5, 93023, 93024.5, 93028, and 93029 to, the Government Code, and to amend Section 105088 of the Public Utilities Code, relating to transportation.
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• Introduced: 02/21/2025
• Added: 03/27/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Mike McGuire (D)*
• Versions: 6 • Votes: 7 • Actions: 38
• Last Amended: 10/06/2025
• Last Action: Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 424, Statutes of 2025.
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PA bill #SB583 • Last Action 10/06/2025
Authorizing the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to join the Social Work Licensure Compact; and providing for the form of the compact.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill authorizes Pennsylvania to join the Social Work Licensure Compact, a multi-state agreement designed to streamline social work licensing across participating states. The compact aims to increase public access to social work services by reducing duplicative licensing requirements, enhancing interstate practice mobility, and supporting workforce flexibility. Key provisions include establishing a national data system to track social worker licenses, creating a multistate license that allows social workers to practice in all compact member states, and setting uniform standards for licensure across different practice levels (bachelor's, master's, and clinical). Social workers can obtain a multistate license by meeting specific education, examination, and practice requirements in their home state, which will then be recognized by other member states. The compact creates a governing commission to manage implementation, oversee rule-making, and handle interstate disputes. It also includes provisions to protect public safety by allowing states to take adverse actions against licenses and maintaining each state's ability to regulate social work practice within its borders. The compact will become operational once seven states have enacted substantially similar legislation, with a goal of facilitating easier professional mobility while maintaining high standards of professional practice and public protection.
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Bill Summary: Authorizing the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to join the Social Work Licensure Compact; and providing for the form of the compact.
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• Introduced: 04/09/2025
• Added: 04/10/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 15 : Tracy Pennycuick (R)*, Wayne Fontana (D), Nikil Saval (D), Dave Argall (R), Elder Vogel (R), Nickolas Pisciottano (D), Jarrett Coleman (R), Patty Kim (D), Greg Rothman (R), Judy Schwank (D), Carolyn Comitta (D), Nick Miller (D), Katie Muth (D), Frank Farry (R), Steve Santarsiero (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 4 • Actions: 10
• Last Amended: 04/09/2025
• Last Action: Laid on the table (Pursuant to Senate Rule 9)
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CA bill #AB1408 • Last Action 10/03/2025
Electricity: interconnections.
Status: Vetoed
AI-generated Summary: This bill requires the California Independent System Operator (ISO) and electrical utilities to integrate and evaluate "surplus interconnection service" opportunities in their long-term planning processes. Surplus interconnection service refers to unused interconnection capacity in existing generator agreements, which can be repurposed without changing the total interconnection capacity. The bill mandates that electrical corporations and local publicly owned electric utilities with annual electrical demand over 700 gigawatthours must evaluate and consider surplus interconnection service options when developing their integrated resource plans. Specifically, utilities will be required to use available grid infrastructure through surplus interconnection service, such as adding renewable energy resources or battery storage near existing fossil fuel plants, to maximize available interconnection capacity. The goal is to enhance grid efficiency, transparency, and support the adoption of renewable energy resources by making better use of existing grid infrastructure. The bill also aims to maximize federal tax credits for renewable energy projects and ensure grid reliability. Additionally, the legislation imposes new reporting and planning requirements on utilities while creating a state-mandated local program, though it specifies that no reimbursement will be required for implementing these new requirements.
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Bill Summary: An act to amend Sections 345.5, 454.52, and 9621 of, and to add Chapter 11 (commencing with Section 8420) to Division 4.1 of, the Public Utilities Code, relating to electricity.
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• Introduced: 02/21/2025
• Added: 04/22/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 3 : Jacqui Irwin (D)*, Bob Archuleta (D), Henry Stern (D)
• Versions: 7 • Votes: 6 • Actions: 36
• Last Amended: 09/08/2025
• Last Action: Consideration of Governor's veto pending.
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CA bill #SB660 • Last Action 10/03/2025
California Health and Human Services Data Exchange Framework.
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends California law to transfer responsibility for the California Health and Human Services Data Exchange Framework from the California Health and Human Services Agency to the Department of Health Care Access and Information by January 1, 2026. The framework is designed to enable real-time sharing of health information among healthcare entities and government agencies while maintaining privacy protections. Key provisions include expanding the stakeholder advisory group's membership to include representatives from various healthcare and social service sectors, requiring certain healthcare organizations to execute a data sharing agreement by specific dates, and establishing a process to designate qualified health information organizations as data-sharing intermediaries. The bill mandates that by July 1, 2027, the department must submit a comprehensive report to the Legislature detailing the framework's implementation, including an assessment of entity compliance, the need for an independent governing board, and consumer experiences with health information exchange. The legislation aims to improve health information sharing while ensuring privacy, reducing administrative burdens, and promoting more coordinated healthcare services across California.
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Bill Summary: An act to amend Section 130290 of, and to add Section 130291 to, the Health and Safety Code, relating to the California Health and Human Services Data Exchange Framework.
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• Introduced: 02/20/2025
• Added: 02/21/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 2 : Caroline Menjivar (D)*, Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D)
• Versions: 9 • Votes: 9 • Actions: 41
• Last Amended: 10/03/2025
• Last Action: Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 325, Statutes of 2025.
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CA bill #AB1340 • Last Action 10/03/2025
Transportation network company drivers: labor relations.
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the Transportation Network Company (TNC) Drivers Labor Relations Act, which creates a framework for app-based drivers (like Uber and Lyft drivers) to collectively bargain and form driver organizations. The bill requires that transportation network companies submit quarterly reports about their drivers to the Public Employment Relations Board and establishes procedures for drivers to form and certify a statewide driver organization that can negotiate agreements covering earnings, benefits, safety protocols, and other working conditions. Drivers must meet certain eligibility requirements, such as completing a minimum number of rides, to participate in the bargaining process. The bill mandates good-faith negotiation between the certified driver organization and TNCs, with provisions for mediation and arbitration if agreements cannot be reached. If a sectoral agreement is approved, it will apply to all covered TNCs (those representing 95% of rideshare volume), setting minimum standards for drivers while preserving the independent contractor status established by Proposition 22. The bill also includes protections against unfair labor practices, such as preventing TNCs from interfering with driver organization efforts or discriminating against drivers who participate in collective bargaining. Additionally, the bill exempts driver-related information submitted to the board from public disclosure to protect drivers' privacy.
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Bill Summary: An act to add Chapter 10.7 (commencing with Section 7470) to Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code, and to add Section 7927.710 to the Government Code, relating to transportation.
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• Introduced: 02/21/2025
• Added: 09/03/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 9 : Marc Berman (D)*, Buffy Wicks (D)*, Isaac Bryan (D), Sade Elhawary (D), Ash Kalra (D), Alex Lee (D), Mark González (D), Tina McKinnor (D), Sasha Perez (D)
• Versions: 7 • Votes: 10 • Actions: 41
• Last Amended: 10/03/2025
• Last Action: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 335, Statutes of 2025.
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CA bill #SB707 • Last Action 10/03/2025
Open meetings: meeting and teleconference requirements.
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill updates California's open meeting laws (known as the Ralph M. Brown Act) to enhance public participation and accessibility in local government meetings. Beginning July 1, 2026, and until January 1, 2030, the bill requires eligible legislative bodies (such as city councils and county boards of supervisors in larger jurisdictions) to provide two-way telephonic or audiovisual platforms for public meeting participation, with specific requirements for translation, public comment, and meeting disruption. The bill expands opportunities for remote meeting participation, including for members with caregiving needs or other justified reasons, while maintaining provisions to ensure public transparency. It allows for teleconferencing under various circumstances, such as during emergencies or for specific types of bodies like health authorities and student organizations, and mandates that meeting agendas be translated into languages spoken by 20% or more of the local population. The legislation aims to modernize public meeting access by reflecting technological changes, promoting broader civic engagement, and providing flexibility for different types of local government bodies while maintaining core principles of open government.
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Bill Summary: An act to amend Sections 54952.7, 54953, 54953.5, 54953.7, 54954.2, 54954.3, 54956, 54956.5, 54957.6, 54957.9, and 54957.95 of, to amend and repeal Section 54952.2 of, to add Sections 54953.8, 54953.8.1, 54953.8.2, and 54957.96 to, and to add and repeal Sections 54953.4, 54953.8.3, 54953.8.4, 54953.8.5, 54953.8.6, and 54953.8.7 of, the Government Code, relating to local government.
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• Introduced: 02/21/2025
• Added: 02/22/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 5 : María Elena Durazo (D)*, Jesse Arreguin (D)*, Joaquin Arambula (D), Blanca Rubio (D), Mike Fong (D)
• Versions: 9 • Votes: 8 • Actions: 42
• Last Amended: 10/03/2025
• Last Action: Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 327, Statutes of 2025.
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OH bill #HB96 • Last Action 10/01/2025
Make state operating appropriations for FY 2026-27
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: Based on the provided text, here is a summary of the bill: This bill is a comprehensive state operating appropriations bill for fiscal years 2026-2027 that makes extensive amendments and modifications to numerous sections of the Ohio Revised Code. The bill proposes changes across a wide range of areas including economic development, housing, taxation, cultural facilities, workforce development, and state agency operations. Key provisions include: 1. Establishing new programs and funds such as: - A residential development revolving loan program to support housing development in rural areas - A brownfield remediation program to award grants for priority investment area projects - A major sports facility mixed-use project framework - An individual microcredential assistance program with platinum provider options 2. Modifying existing tax credit and investment programs, including: - Adjusting the Ohio opportunity zone investment and small business investment tax credit programs - Revising motion picture and broadway theatrical production tax credit provisions - Creating new guidelines for cultural and sports facility development 3. Making administrative changes to state agencies, including: - Requiring comprehensive real property studies - Establishing new reporting requirements - Modifying agency rule-making and review processes 4. Creating new workforce and economic development initiatives focused on: - Housing development - Microcredential training - Infrastructure improvements - Support for small businesses The bill aims to promote economic growth, improve infrastructure, support workforce development, and provide new funding mechanisms for various state programs and initiatives.
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amend, for the purpose of adopting new section numbers as indicated in parentheses, sections 103.412 (103.411), 103.414 (103.412), 103.73 (109.39), 122.66 (5101.311), 122.67 (5101.312), 122.68 (5101.313), 122.681 (5101.314), 122.69 (5101.315), 122.70 (5101.316), 122.701 (5101.317), 122.702 (5101.318), 3517.152 (3517.14), 3517.153 (3517.15), 3517.154 (3517.16), 3517.155 (3517.17), 3517.157 (3517.18), 3517.992 (3517.99), 3517.993 (3517.171), 3701.65 (5180.72), 3738.01 (5180.27), 3738.02 (5180.271), 3738.03 (5180.272), 3738.04 (5180.273), 3738.05 (5180.274), 3738.06 (5180.275), 3738.07 (5180.276), 3738.08 (5180.277), 3738.09 (5180.278), 5101.13 (5180.40), 5101.131 (5180.401), 5101.132 (5180.402), 5101.133 (5180.403), 5101.134 (5180.404), 5101.135 (5180.405), 5101.136 (5180.406), 5101.137 (5180.407), 5101.14 (5180.41), 5101.141 (5180.42), 5101.142 (5180.421), 5101.144 (5180.411), 5101.145 (5180.422), 5101.146 (5180.423), 5101.147 (5180.424), 5101.148 (5180.425), 5101.149 (5180.426), 5101.1410 (5180.427), 5101.1411 (5180.428), 5101.1412 (5180.429), 5101.1413 (5180.4210), 5101.1414 (5180.4211), 5101.1415 (5180.4212), 5101.1416 (5180.4213), 5101.1417 (5180.4214), 5101.1418 (5180.43), 5101.15 (5180.44), 5101.19 (5180.45), 5101.191 (5180.451), 5101.192 (5180.452), 5101.193 (5180.453), 5101.194 (5180.454), 5101.34 (5180.70), 5101.341 (5180.701), 5101.342 (5180.702), 5101.343 (5180.703), 5101.76 (5180.26), 5101.77 (5180.261), 5101.78 (5180.262), 5101.802 (5180.52), 5101.804 (5180.71), 5101.805 (5180.704), 5101.85 (5180.50), 5101.851 (5180.51), 5101.853 (5180.511), 5101.854 (5180.512), 5101.855 (5180.513), 5101.856 (5180.514), 5101.88 (5180.53), 5101.881 (5180.531), 5101.884 (5180.532), 5101.885 (5180.533), 5101.886 (5180.534), 5101.887 (5180.535), 5101.889 (5180.57), 5101.8811 (5180.536), 5101.8812 (5180.56), 5104.50 (5180.04), and 5180.40 (5180.73); to enact new sections 103.41, 107.034, 3313.902, 3313.905, 3314.38, 3321.191, 3333.0415, 3345.86, 3517.991, and 3780.22 and sections 5.62, 9.05, 9.561, 9.64, 9.691, 106.025, 106.026, 106.033, 111.29, 118.29, 121.16, 122.1712, 122.1713, 122.636, 122.97, 122.98, 122.981, 123.14, 123.282, 123.283, 123.30, 124.184, 125.052, 126.024, 126.10, 126.17, 126.67, 131.026, 135.1411, 148.021, 173.503, 319.304, 731.291, 924.212, 943.27, 1310.251, 1349.10, 1349.101, 1501.022, 1501.023, 1501.46, 1501.47, 1509.075, 1513.371, 1546.25, 1546.26, 1713.032, 1713.033, 1713.041, 3301.24, 3301.82, 3310.037, 3310.21, 3310.22, 3310.23, 3310.24, 3310.25, 3310.26, 3310.412, 3310.413, 3310.523, 3311.242, 3313.536, 3313.6031, 3313.6032, 3313.7118, 3314.093, 3314.362, 3315.063, 3317.165, 3317.27, 3317.28, 3317.29, 3317.31, 3319.173, 3319.2310, 3321.043, 3332.17, 3332.21, 3332.22, 3333.0420, 3333.053, 3333.074, 3333.1210, 3333.952, 3333.96, 3333.97, 3345.457, 3345.58, 3345.601, 3345.721, 3345.83, 3345.89, 3375.47, 3501.055, 3701.88, 3704.0310, 3707.61, 3721.074, 3722.15, 3727.46, 3743.48, 3770.074, 3770.075, 3780.37, 3901.047, 3901.3815, 3902.631, 3959.121, 4113.31, 4141.011, 4141.08, 4517.521, 4561.03, 4582.72, 4582.73, 4729.261, 4731.256, 4741.041, 4927.22, 4928.545, 5101.042, 5101.543, 5101.548, 5101.549, 5101.612, 5101.95, 5103.039, 5103.0520, 5103.09, 5104.302, 5104.53, 5104.54, 5104.60, 5119.211, 5119.344, 5119.345, 5123.1613, 5123.423, 5126.222, 5145.32, 5162.08, 5162.14, 5162.25, 5162.251, 5163.04, 5163.104, 5163.11, 5163.50, 5164.093, 5166.50, 5167.09, 5180.705, 5180.706, 5180.707, 5180.99, 5303.34, 5703.83, 5705.17, 5705.316, 5705.60, 5709.89, 5726.62, 5743.511, 5743.521, 5743.621, 5743.631, 5747.073, 5747.124, and 5747.87; and to repeal sections 9.47, 101.38, 103.053, 103.054, 103.24, 103.41, 103.411, 103.413, 103.415, 103.60, 103.71, 103.72, 103.74, 103.75, 103.76, 103.77, 103.78, 103.79, 107.034, 113.06, 113.78, 117.113, 117.251, 117.441, 117.51, 122.451, 122.55, 122.56, 122.561, 122.57, 122.852, 125.181, 125.36, 125.38, 125.43, 125.49, 125.51, 125.56, 125.65, 125.76, 125.95, 128.412, 135.144, 501.03, 904.06, 905.56, 935.25, 956.181, 1561.18, 1561.21, 1561.22, 2919.1910, 3313.902, 3313.905, 3314.38, 3314.50, 3317.0218, 3317.036, 3317.071, 3317.23, 3317.231, 3317.24, 3321.191, 3333.0415, 3333.303, 3333.373, 3333.801, 3345.86, 3354.24, 3379.10, 3513.254, 3513.255, 3513.256, 3513.259, 3517.14, 3517.151, 3517.156, 3517.99, 3517.991, 3701.0212, 3701.051, 3780.18, 3780.19, 3780.22, 3780.23, 4115.31, 4115.32, 4115.33, 4115.34, 4115.35, 4115.36, 4729.551, 4758.18, 4758.241, 4758.50, 4928.57, 4928.581, 4928.582, 4928.583, 5104.08, 5123.352, 5160.23, 5163.05, 5165.261, 5166.45, 5180.23, 5180.24, 5180.34, 5310.05, 5310.06, 5310.07, 5310.08, 5310.09, 5310.10, 5310.11, 5310.12, 5310.13, 5310.14, 5537.24, 5705.192, 5705.195, 5705.196, 5705.197, 5726.59, 5739.071, 5747.29, 5747.67, 5747.75, 5751.55, 5902.06, and 5902.20 of the Revised Code and to amend Section 755.60 of H.B. 54 of the 136th General Assembly, Sections 200.30 as subsequently amended, 207.37, 221.15 as subsequently amended, 243.10 as subsequently amended, 363.10, 371.20 as subsequently amended, and 373.15 as subsequently amended of H.B. 2 of the 135th General Assembly, Section 265.550 of H.B. 33 of the 135th General Assembly as subsequently amended, Section 14 of H.B. 238 of the 135th General Assembly, Section 270.14 of H.B. 45 of the 134th General Assembly as subsequently amended, and Section 5 of H.B. 554 of the 134th General Assembly as subsequently amended; to amend Section 733.61 of H.B. 166 of the 133rd General Assembly as subsequently amended to codify it as section 3313.6033 of the Revised Code; and to repeal Sections 335.20 and 757.60 of H.B. 33 of the 135th General Assembly, Section 6 of H.B. 150 of the 134th General Assembly, Section 5 of S.B. 202 of the 134th General Assembly, and Sections 125.10 as subsequently amended and 125.11 as subsequently amended of H.B. 59 of the 130th General Assembly to make operating appropriations for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2027, to levy taxes, and to provide authorization and conditions for the operation of state programs.
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• Introduced: 02/12/2025
• Added: 02/13/2025
• Session: 136th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 8 : Brian Stewart (R)*, Andrew Brenner (R), Jerry Cirino (R), Theresa Gavarone (R), Terry Johnson (R), George Lang (R), Kristina Roegner (R), Mark Romanchuk (R)
• Versions: 8 • Votes: 9 • Actions: 125
• Last Amended: 06/27/2025
• Last Action: Item passed notwithstanding objections of the Governor
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CA bill #AB769 • Last Action 10/01/2025
Regional park and open-space districts.
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies several provisions related to regional park and open-space districts, primarily focusing on the East Bay Regional Park District, Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District, and Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District. The bill updates several administrative and operational procedures, including changing gender-specific language to gender-neutral terms, modifying the board's ability to appoint and consolidate administrative roles, and adjusting rules for land conveyance and exchange. Specifically, the bill increases the threshold for requiring voter consent for land leases from 25 to 50 years, allows land exchanges by a two-thirds board vote instead of a unanimous vote, and permits the East Bay Regional Park District to accept monetary compensation in land exchanges when a direct exchange is not feasible. For districts with populations of 200,000 or more, the bill increases the general manager's spending authority from $50,000 to $150,000 for equipment, supplies, and materials (excluding labor). The bill also authorizes the mentioned districts to exchange up to 80 acres of district-owned land per calendar year, an increase from the previous 40-acre limit, and makes various technical changes to streamline district operations and provide more flexibility in managing park and open-space lands.
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Bill Summary: An act to amend Sections 5500, 5538, 5540, 5540.5, 5549, 5563.5, and 5564 of, and to repeal Sections 5545.5, 5558.1, and 5563.7 of, the Public Resources Code, relating to parks.
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• Introduced: 02/18/2025
• Added: 04/08/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Lori Wilson (D)*
• Versions: 7 • Votes: 5 • Actions: 23
• Last Amended: 10/01/2025
• Last Action: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 166, Statutes of 2025.
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CA bill #SB470 • Last Action 10/01/2025
Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act: teleconferencing.
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act to extend existing teleconferencing provisions for state bodies and advisory bodies until January 1, 2030, instead of the current expiration date of January 1, 2026. The bill maintains key provisions that allow state bodies to hold meetings via teleconference, including requirements that meetings be visible and audible to the public, provide remote access methods, and allow public comments. For standard state bodies, the bill preserves rules that require at least one member to be physically present at each teleconference location, with a majority of members physically present at the same location. The bill also continues to allow members with disabilities to participate remotely and maintains provisions that require members to be visibly on camera during open meetings when technologically feasible. Additionally, the bill includes legislative findings highlighting the benefits of teleconferencing, such as increased public participation, reduced travel costs, and improved accessibility for individuals who might face barriers to physical meeting attendance. The bill aims to balance public transparency with the privacy and convenience introduced by modern teleconferencing technologies.
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Bill Summary: An act to amend Sections 11123.2 and 11123.5 of, the Government Code, relating to state government.
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• Introduced: 02/19/2025
• Added: 02/20/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : John Laird (D)*
• Versions: 4 • Votes: 6 • Actions: 27
• Last Amended: 10/01/2025
• Last Action: Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 222, Statutes of 2025.
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CA bill #AB1504 • Last Action 10/01/2025
California Massage Therapy Council.
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends various sections of California law related to the California Massage Therapy Council, making several key changes to how massage therapists are certified and regulated. The bill removes the requirement for the Chancellor of California Community Colleges to appoint a board member and modifies the appointment process for the California Association of Private Postsecondary Schools, now requiring their appointed member to represent an approved massage school. It also introduces a salary cap for council employees, limiting their total annual salary to match that of certain state officers. The bill eliminates the requirement for massage therapists to pass a competency examination, instead requiring massage schools to inform students that such an exam may be required in other states. Additionally, the bill clarifies grounds for denying or disciplining massage therapy certificates, including removing some specific dress code restrictions while maintaining a general standard of professional attire. The bill expands the council's discretion in investigating applicants' educational backgrounds and provides more detailed procedures for appeals of council decisions. Notably, the bill extends the sunset date of the Massage Therapy Act from January 1, 2026, to January 1, 2030, and emphasizes the intent to recognize massage professionals as healthcare providers. The bill also introduces more transparency requirements, such as publishing proposed policy changes and making records more publicly accessible, while protecting sensitive investigatory information.
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Bill Summary: An act to amend Sections 4600.5, 4602, 4604, 4608, 4609, 4610, 4615, and 4621 of the Business and Professions Code, and to amend Section 94934.5 of the Education Code, relating to healing arts.
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• Introduced: 02/24/2025
• Added: 02/25/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Business and Professions, Marc Berman (D)*
• Versions: 8 • Votes: 9 • Actions: 34
• Last Amended: 10/01/2025
• Last Action: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 197, Statutes of 2025.
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MI bill #SB0420 • Last Action 09/26/2025
Civil rights: open meetings; the children trust Michigan state board; allow to meet remotely under the open meetings act. Amends sec. 3a of 1976 PA 267 (MCL 15.263a). TIE BAR WITH: SB 418'25
Status: Crossed Over
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends Michigan's Open Meetings Act to allow the Children Trust Michigan state board to meet remotely under the same conditions as other public bodies. Specifically, the bill adds a new provision (subsection (g)) that permits the Children Trust Michigan board to hold electronic meetings under any circumstances where members need accommodation, such as military duty or medical conditions. The bill maintains existing requirements for electronic meetings, including ensuring two-way communication, allowing public participation, and providing clear advance notice on the public body's website at least 18 hours before the meeting. The notice must explain why the meeting is electronic, how the public can participate, how to provide input, and how people with disabilities can join. The bill also specifies that members of the public cannot be required to register or provide personal information to attend an electronic meeting, except for mechanisms necessary for public comment. Importantly, this bill is tie-barred with Senate Bill 418, meaning it will only take effect if that companion bill is also enacted into law. The changes will take effect on February 13, 2024, expanding the flexibility for public bodies to conduct meetings electronically.
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Bill Summary: A bill to amend 1976 PA 267, entitled"Open meetings act,"by amending section 3a (MCL 15.263a), as amended by 2023 PA 214.
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• Introduced: 06/12/2025
• Added: 06/13/2025
• Session: 103rd Legislature
• Sponsors: 2 : Sam Singh (D)*, Kevin Hertel (D)
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 2 • Actions: 11
• Last Amended: 09/25/2025
• Last Action: Referred To Committee On Government Operations
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NC bill #H958 • Last Action 09/25/2025
Election Law Changes
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill introduces several changes to election laws in North Carolina. It modifies procedures for ballot counting, early voting, and absentee voting, including changing the timeline for counting early and absentee ballots and requiring county boards to keep voting equipment secure until ballot counting. The bill increases the threshold for reporting certain campaign contributions from $1,000 to $3,000 and introduces new reporting requirements for 48-hour contributions. It prohibits foreign nationals from making campaign contributions and establishes more stringent rules around such contributions. The bill also implements a signature verification pilot program for absentee ballots in 10 counties during the 2026 primary, where signature verification software will be used but no ballots will be rejected based on signature matching. Additional provisions include increasing compensation for county board of elections members, requiring voters to provide full social security numbers on registration forms, and prohibiting rank-choice voting. The bill also makes changes to precinct official training and removal procedures, and allows county boards to initiate voter challenges for early voting and absentee ballots. Most provisions will become effective on January 1, 2026, with some sections having different implementation dates.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT TO MAKE VARIOUS CHANGES REGARDING ELECTION LAWS.
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• Introduced: 04/10/2025
• Added: 04/11/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Session
• Sponsors: 8 : Hugh Blackwell (R)*, Sarah Stevens (R)*, John Blust (R), Jimmy Dixon (R), Keith Kidwell (R), Howard Penny (R), Joe Pike (R), Bill Ward (R)
• Versions: 4 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 14
• Last Amended: 07/31/2025
• Last Action: Re-ref to the Com on Election Law, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
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MI bill #HB4694 • Last Action 09/22/2025
Local government: authorities; revisions to the recreational authorities act; provide for. Amends secs. 5, 7, 9, 11 & 21 of 2000 PA 321 (MCL 123.1135 et seq.) & adds sec. 10. TIE BAR WITH: HB 4798'25, HB 4695'25
Status: Crossed Over
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Recreational Authorities Act to expand and clarify the powers and operations of recreational authorities in Michigan. The key changes include allowing authorities to establish a public forest and natural resources area as part of their core purposes, providing more flexibility in board operations by permitting the creation of advisory committees, and broadening the authorities' ability to acquire, manage, and use property. The bill allows authorities to engage in sustainable commercial activities like forestry and environmental credit sales, establishes guidelines for dissolving an authority, and clarifies that if a public forest and natural resources area is involved, the designated use must continue or the property will revert to the state. The bill maintains existing provisions about tax levies (up to 1 mill for 20 years) and borrowing limits, while adding specific language about the use of funds and the process for tax approvals. Importantly, the bill specifies that the legislation will only take effect if two related bills are also enacted, indicating it is part of a broader legislative package related to local government authorities.
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Bill Summary: A bill to amend 2000 PA 321, entitled"Recreational authorities act,"by amending sections 5, 7, 9, 11, and 21 (MCL 123.1135, 123.1137, 123.1139, 123.1141, and 123.1151), sections 5 and 21 as amended by 2003 PA 135 and section 11 as amended by 2016 PA 173, and by adding section 10.
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• Introduced: 06/26/2025
• Added: 06/27/2025
• Session: 103rd Legislature
• Sponsors: 1 : Greg Markkanen (R)*
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 2 • Actions: 18
• Last Amended: 09/18/2025
• Last Action: Referred To Committee On Local Government
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MA bill #H4445 • Last Action 09/19/2025
Establishing a charter for the city of Somerville
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill proposes a comprehensive new charter for the city of Somerville, Massachusetts, which fundamentally restructures the city's local government. The proposed charter establishes a strong mayor-council system with 11 city council members (4 at-large and 7 ward-based) and a 9-member school committee, creating clear separation of powers between the executive (mayor) and legislative (city council) branches. Key provisions include non-partisan elections, a two-year term for the mayor and council members, and specific rules for appointments, budget processes, and government operations. The bill also repeals several existing special acts governing the city and includes transition provisions for implementing the new charter. Additionally, the bill mandates two ballot questions: one to adopt the new charter and another to potentially extend the mayor's term from two to four years. The charter emphasizes transparency, community engagement, and ethical governance, with provisions for periodic reviews of the charter, ordinances, and multiple-member bodies. Implementation of various charter provisions will be phased in between 2025 and 2027, allowing time for the city to adapt to the new governmental structure.
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Bill Summary: Substituted by the House, on motion of Mr. Walsh of Peabody, for a bill with the same title (House, No. 4264) [Local Approval Received]. August 21, 2025.
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• Introduced: 08/21/2025
• Added: 08/22/2025
• Session: 194th General Court
• Sponsors: 1 : Tom Walsh (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 12
• Last Amended: 08/21/2025
• Last Action: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 31 of the Acts of 2025
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MI bill #SR0072 • Last Action 09/18/2025
A resolution to amend the Standing Rules of the Senate.
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This resolution amends two rules of the Senate's Standing Rules, focusing on the election of Senate officers and the composition of standing committees. Specifically, the first section details the process for electing a President pro tempore and two Assistant Presidents pro tempore at the first session of a quadrennium, requiring a majority vote of elected and serving Senators. It also outlines how majority and minority parties will separately elect their leadership positions in organizational caucuses, including roles like Majority Leader, Minority Floor Leader, and various Whips. The resolution stipulates that party officers serve at the pleasure of their respective party caucuses and that these caucuses are subject to the Open Meetings Act. The second section revises the list of standing committees, adjusting the number of members on some committees (such as reducing the Elections and Ethics Committee from 7 to 6 members) and listing both standard and statutory standing committees, which include groups like the Administrative Rules Committee and the Legislative Council. These changes appear to be part of routine organizational updates for the Senate's operational structure.
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Bill Summary: A resolution to amend the Standing Rules of the Senate.
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• Introduced: 09/18/2025
• Added: 09/18/2025
• Session: 103rd Legislature
• Sponsors: 1 : Sam Singh (D)*
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 09/22/2025
• Last Action: Adopted
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US bill #HR5426 • Last Action 09/17/2025
John Tanner and Jim Cooper Fairness and Independence in Redistricting Act
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill, named the John Tanner and Jim Cooper Fairness and Independence in Redistricting Act, aims to reform the Congressional redistricting process by establishing national standards for how states redraw their congressional district boundaries after each decennial census. The bill requires states to create independent redistricting commissions composed of an equal number of members from different political parties, with strict eligibility requirements to ensure commissioners are not current or recent politicians. These commissions must develop redistricting plans using specific criteria, such as maintaining geographic continuity, creating compact districts, adhering to the "one person, one vote" standard, and avoiding considerations of political party affiliation or incumbent residency. If a commission's plan is not enacted by the state legislature, the highest state court or a federal district court can select or develop a redistricting plan. The bill also limits states to performing Congressional redistricting only once between each decennial census, with exceptions for court-mandated redistricting to comply with the Constitution or Voting Rights Act. To support this process, the bill authorizes payments of $150,000 per Representative to states to help establish and operate their independent redistricting commissions. These provisions will apply to Congressional redistricting after the 2030 census, with the goal of creating a more fair and impartial method of drawing congressional district boundaries.
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Bill Summary: A BILL To prohibit States from carrying out more than one Congressional redistricting after a decennial census and apportionment, to require States to conduct such redistricting through independent commissions, and for other purposes.
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• Introduced: 09/18/2025
• Added: 09/30/2025
• Session: 119th Congress
• Sponsors: 1 : Steve Cohen (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 09/30/2025
• Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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MI bill #HB4950 • Last Action 09/17/2025
Transportation: funds; distribution of funds; modify. Amends secs. 5a, 10, 11, 11h, 12, 13, 14, 15 & 20a of 1951 PA 51 (MCL 247.655a et seq.) & repeals sec. 12b of 1951 PA 51 (MCL 247.662b).
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill proposes several modifications to Michigan's transportation funding laws, primarily focusing on how transportation funds are distributed to county road commissions, cities, and villages. The key changes include revising the formula for allocating funds to county road commissions and municipalities, which will now be based on multiple factors such as average daily commercial truck traffic, lane miles, population, regional climate considerations, construction costs, subbase geology, and bridge infrastructure. The bill dissolves the local agency wetland mitigation bank advisory board, updates reporting requirements for road agencies, and introduces new provisions for pavement warranties and asset management. Specifically, the bill modifies the existing funding distribution method to create a more nuanced approach that considers various regional and infrastructure-specific factors, aims to improve road maintenance and preservation, and enhances transparency in how transportation funds are used. The changes are designed to provide a more equitable and comprehensive method of funding road maintenance and improvements across Michigan's diverse geographic and demographic landscape.
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Bill Summary: A bill to amend 1951 PA 51, entitled"An act to provide for the classification of all public roads, streets, and highways in this state, and for the revision of that classification and for additions to and deletions from each classification; to set up and establish the Michigan transportation fund; to provide for the deposits in the Michigan transportation fund of specific taxes on motor vehicles and motor vehicle fuels; to provide for the allocation of funds from the Michigan transportation fund and the use and administration of the fund for transportation purposes; to promote safe and efficient travel for motor vehicle drivers, bicyclists, pedestrians, and other legal users of roads, streets, and highways; to set up and establish the truck safety fund; to provide for the allocation of funds from the truck safety fund and administration of the fund for truck safety purposes; to set up and establish the Michigan truck safety commission; to establish certain standards for road contracts for certain businesses; to provide for the continuing review of transportation needs within the state; to authorize the state transportation commission, counties, cities, and villages to borrow money, issue bonds, and make pledges of funds for transportation purposes; to authorize counties to advance funds for the payment of deficiencies necessary for the payment of bonds issued under this act; to provide for the limitations, payment, retirement, and security of the bonds and pledges; to provide for appropriations and tax levies by counties and townships for county roads; to authorize contributions by townships for county roads; to provide for the establishment and administration of the state trunk line fund, local bridge fund, comprehensive transportation fund, and certain other funds; to provide for the deposits in the state trunk line fund, critical bridge fund, comprehensive transportation fund, and certain other funds of money raised by specific taxes and fees; to provide for definitions of public transportation functions and criteria; to define the purposes for which Michigan transportation funds may be allocated; to provide for Michigan transportation fund grants; to provide for review and approval of transportation programs; to provide for submission of annual legislative requests and reports; to provide for the establishment and functions of certain advisory entities; to provide for conditions for grants; to provide for the issuance of bonds and notes for transportation purposes; to provide for the powers and duties of certain state and local agencies and officials; to provide for the making of loans for transportation purposes by the state transportation department and for the receipt and repayment by local units and agencies of those loans from certain specified sources; to investigate and study the tolling of roads, streets, highways, or bridges; and to repeal acts and parts of acts,"by amending sections 5a, 10, 11, 11h, 12, 13, 14, 15, and 20a (MCL 247.655a, 247.660, 247.661, 247.661h, 247.662, 247.663, 247.664, 247.665, and 247.670a), section 5a as added by 1981 PA 184, section 10 as amended by 2022 PA 50, section 11 as amended by 2015 PA 175, sections 11h, 14, and 15 as amended by 2020 PA 152, section 12 as amended by 2023 PA 248, section 13 as amended by 2020 PA 153, and section 20a as amended by 2012 PA 298; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.
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• Introduced: 09/16/2025
• Added: 09/17/2025
• Session: 103rd Legislature
• Sponsors: 1 : Phil Skaggs (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 4
• Last Amended: 09/16/2025
• Last Action: Bill Electronically Reproduced 09/16/2025
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DC bill #B26-0334 • Last Action 09/17/2025
Housing Authority Resident Empowerment Temporary Amendment Act of 2025
Status: Dead
AI-generated Summary: This bill aims to restructure and improve the governance of the District of Columbia Housing Authority (DCHA) by making several key changes. The bill establishes a new nine-member Board of Commissioners, with two members elected by housing property residents and seven appointed by the Mayor with Council approval. Each appointed Commissioner must have specific professional qualifications in areas such as housing laws, homeless services, affordable housing development, legal assistance, and financial management. The bill introduces term limits, preventing any individual from serving on the Board for more than nine years. Additionally, the legislation enhances training requirements for Commissioners, mandating comprehensive initial training on topics like housing agency governance, ethics, and federal housing programs, along with quarterly ongoing educational seminars. The bill also strengthens resident participation by requiring the Board to consult with the City-Wide Resident Advisory Board, provide them with meeting materials, and consider their input on policies affecting residents. Furthermore, the bill updates the public housing resident bill of rights, clarifies board procedures, and adjusts Commissioner stipends. These changes are intended to improve the DCHA's governance, increase transparency, and ensure more meaningful resident involvement in the housing authority's operations.
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Bill Summary: A BILL 26-334 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA To amend, on an emergency basis, the District of Columbia Housing Authority Act of 1999 to revise the structure of the board of the Authority, provide flexibility for board and executive director training, and update the public housing resident bill of rights; to amend the District of Columbia Government Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978 to adjust Housing Authority board stipends; to amend the Confirmation Act of 1978 to conform terminology regarding the Housing Authority board; and to repeal superseded emergency and temporary legislation.
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• Introduced: 07/24/2025
• Added: 07/25/2025
• Session: 26th Council
• Sponsors: 1 : Robert White (D)*
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 2 • Actions: 6
• Last Amended: 07/28/2025
• Last Action: Postponed Indefinitely
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DC bill #B26-0333 • Last Action 09/17/2025
Housing Authority Resident Empowerment Emergency Amendment Act of 2025
Status: Passed
AI-generated Summary: This bill restructures the District of Columbia Housing Authority (DCHA) Board of Commissioners, introducing significant changes to its composition, election process, and governance. The Board will now consist of 9 members: 2 elected by public housing residents and 7 appointed by the Mayor with Council consent. These appointed members must have specific professional backgrounds in areas like housing laws, homeless services, affordable housing development, legal assistance, and financial management. The bill limits Board service to a maximum of 9 years and establishes comprehensive training requirements for Commissioners, including mandatory education on topics such as housing agency roles, ethics, fair housing, and financial oversight. Additionally, the bill enhances the role of the City-Wide Resident Advisory Board by requiring the DCHA to provide training, seek resident input on policy changes, and include resident representatives in Board meetings. The legislation also updates the public housing resident bill of rights, clarifies Board meeting procedures, and increases Commissioner stipends, with the Chairperson receiving an additional annual stipend. The bill is designed to improve governance, increase resident participation, and ensure more professional and accountable management of the District's public housing system.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA To amend, on an emergency basis, the District of Columbia Housing Authority Act of 1999 to revise the structure of the board of the District of Columbia Housing Authority, provide flexibility for board and executive director training, and update the public housing resident bill of rights; to amend the District of Columbia Government Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978 to adjust District of Columbia Housing Authority board stipends; to amend the Confirmation Act of 1978 to conform terminology regarding the District of Columbia Housing Authority board; and to repeal superseded emergency and temporary legislation.
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• Introduced: 07/24/2025
• Added: 07/25/2025
• Session: 26th Council
• Sponsors: 1 : Robert White (D)*
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 2 • Actions: 8
• Last Amended: 07/28/2025
• Last Action: Retained by the Council
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MI bill #HB4931 • Last Action 09/16/2025
Civil rights: open meetings; remote meeting participation for licensing board meetings; allow. Amends sec. 3a of 1976 PA 267 (MCL 15.263a).
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Michigan Open Meetings Act to expand the circumstances under which public bodies can hold remote or electronic meetings. Specifically, the bill adds licensing boards to the list of public bodies that can meet electronically starting February 13, 2024, with some important restrictions. Licensing boards are defined as bodies responsible for determining qualifications or issuing credentials in occupations, such as those established under the public health code, occupational code, and skilled trades regulation act. However, members of licensing boards participating electronically are prohibited from voting on rule-processing issues. The bill maintains existing requirements for electronic meetings, including ensuring two-way communication, providing public notice at least 18 hours in advance on the body's website, and explaining how the public can participate. The legislation builds on previous provisions that allowed remote meetings during the COVID-19 pandemic and for specific circumstances like military duty, and continues to provide flexibility for certain types of public bodies to conduct meetings electronically while maintaining transparency and public access.
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Bill Summary: A bill to amend 1976 PA 267, entitled"Open meetings act,"by amending section 3a (MCL 15.263a), as amended by 2023 PA 214.
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• Introduced: 09/11/2025
• Added: 09/12/2025
• Session: 103rd Legislature
• Sponsors: 5 : Karl Bohnak (R)*, Ken Borton (R), David Martin (R), Doug Wozniak (R), Bill Schuette (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 4
• Last Amended: 09/11/2025
• Last Action: Bill Electronically Reproduced 09/11/2025
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CA bill #SB494 • Last Action 09/13/2025
Charter schools: establishment prohibition and renewal procedures.
Status: Crossed Over
AI-generated Summary: This bill primarily extends several existing provisions related to charter schools and disciplinary procedures for classified employees in school and community college districts. Specifically, the bill extends the prohibition on approving new nonclassroom-based charter schools from January 1, 2026, to January 1, 2027, and delays the implementation of new charter school renewal standards until January 1, 2027. The bill also modifies disciplinary procedures for classified employees, allowing them to appeal disciplinary actions to a contracted administrative law judge jointly selected by the district and employee or their employee organization. For school districts and community college districts, the bill changes the timeframe for requesting a hearing on disciplinary charges from at least 5 days to at least 30 days after receiving notice. Additionally, the bill extends these new disciplinary procedures to classified employees of joint powers authorities. If the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill imposes state-mandated costs, local agencies and school districts would be reimbursed according to existing statutory procedures. The changes aim to provide more robust due process for classified employees and maintain current charter school oversight mechanisms.
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Bill Summary: An act to amend Sections 47607.2 and 47612.7 of the Education Code, relating to charter schools.
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• Introduced: 02/19/2025
• Added: 09/10/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Dave Cortese (D)*
• Versions: 4 • Votes: 8 • Actions: 38
• Last Amended: 09/09/2025
• Last Action: Ordered to inactive file on request of Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry.
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DC bill #B26-0271 • Last Action 09/12/2025
District of Columbia Housing Authority Stabilization and Reform Temporary Amendment Act of 2025
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes a temporary Stabilization and Reform Board to govern the District of Columbia Housing Authority (DCHA) with the goal of addressing significant operational issues identified by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The new 11-member board will consist of nine voting members with specific professional backgrounds related to housing, finance, and policy, along with two non-voting members from government agencies. The bill specifically names eight initial board members and requires that most members be appointed by the Mayor, with some requiring Council approval. The board will be responsible for quarterly reviews of the DCHA's progress in areas such as addressing HUD assessment findings, expediting unit leasing, improving property maintenance, managing wait lists, and reviewing budgetary and procurement systems. The bill also strengthens the City-Wide Resident Advisory Board by mandating comprehensive training programs and ensuring their input is sought on policy changes. Additionally, the legislation requires the DCHA's Executive Director to submit detailed quarterly reports to the Mayor and Council documenting the agency's reform efforts. The Stabilization and Reform Board is a temporary measure, set to expire after 225 days of taking effect, with the intent of implementing critical reforms to improve the housing authority's operations and service delivery.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA To amend, on a temporary basis, the District of Columbia Housing Authority Act of 1999 to establish a temporary Stabilization and Reform Board to govern the District of Columbia Housing Authority and to require that the Board and the Executive Director of the District of Columbia Housing Authority take specific actions to reform and revitalize the operations of the District of Columbia Housing Authority.
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• Introduced: 05/29/2025
• Added: 05/30/2025
• Session: 26th Council
• Sponsors: 1 : Robert White (D)*
• Versions: 3 • Votes: 2 • Actions: 11
• Last Amended: 06/17/2025
• Last Action: Law L26-0032, Effective from Aug 23, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 009571, Expires on Apr 05, 2026
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CA bill #AB84 • Last Action 09/12/2025
School accountability: Office of the Education Inspector General: school financial and performance audits: charter school authorization, oversight, funding, operations, networks, and contracting: data systems: local educational agency contractor background checks and contracting.
Status: Crossed Over
AI-generated Summary: This bill aims to enhance school accountability, oversight, and financial transparency across California's educational system, with a particular focus on charter schools. The bill establishes the Office of the Education Inspector General, which will be appointed by the Governor and tasked with conducting forensic audits and investigations into potential fraud, misappropriation of funds, and other illegal practices within educational agencies. The Education Inspector General will have the authority to refer findings to law enforcement and provide annual reports to the Legislature. The bill introduces several key changes to charter school oversight, including requiring chartering authorities to annually review charter school data, attend governing body meetings, monitor payments, and verify average daily attendance reporting. It also establishes new funding determination criteria for nonclassroom-based charter schools, requiring them to spend a certain percentage of revenue on certificated staff salaries and instruction-related services. Additionally, the bill creates multiple grant programs to support charter school authorization and oversight, including the Chartering Authority Mentor Grant Program, the Charter School Authorizer Grant Program, and the Charter School Standardized Account Code Structure Grant Program. These programs aim to provide technical assistance, cover increased oversight costs, and help charter schools implement standardized financial reporting. The legislation also introduces new contracting requirements for local educational agencies, mandating policies that ensure public funds are used appropriately, prohibit certain incentive practices, and maintain transparency and accountability in contractor selection and oversight. Other provisions include enhancing audit requirements, establishing more stringent teacher credentialing and assignment monitoring, and creating an advisory committee on charter schools. The bill seeks to improve fiscal management, prevent fraud, and ensure that charter schools are effectively serving students' educational needs.
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Bill Summary: An act to amend Sections 1240, 14500, 14501, 14502.1, 14503, 14504, 14504.2, 14505, 14506, 14507, 14508, 14509, 41020, 41020.2, 41020.3, 41020.5, 41020.8, 41341, 41344.4, 42100, 44258.9, 45037, 45125.1, 47604.32, 47604.33, 47605, 47605.6, 47612.5, 47634.2, 51745.6, 51746, 51747.5, and 51748 of, to add Sections 33309.5, 41020.4, 46149, 47604.35, 47604.6, 47605.8, 47605.10, and 47634.3 to, to add Article 7 (commencing with Section 47670) to Chapter 6 of Part 26.8 of Division 4 of Title 2 of, and to add Article 11.5 (commencing with Section 51827) to Chapter 5 of Part 28 of Division 4 of Title 2 of, and to add and repeal Section 46306 of, the Education Code, relating to school accountability.
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• Introduced: 12/20/2024
• Added: 03/20/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 3 : Robert Garcia (D)*, Al Muratsuchi (D)*, Jesse Arreguin (D)
• Versions: 9 • Votes: 6 • Actions: 36
• Last Amended: 09/09/2025
• Last Action: Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Grayson.
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DC bill #B26-0200 • Last Action 09/12/2025
Open Meetings Clarification Temporary Amendment Act of 2025
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Open Meetings Act on a temporary basis to clarify several key provisions regarding public meetings in the District of Columbia. The bill redefines "meeting" to include any gathering of a quorum of public body members where public business is discussed, while explicitly excluding chance social gatherings and press conferences. It provides new flexibility for public bodies by allowing meetings to be considered open if reasonable steps are taken to let the public view or hear the proceedings, even if in-person attendance is not possible. The bill creates specific exemptions for certain types of meetings, including those where potential terrorist or public health threats are discussed, and introduces a new provision that excludes meetings between the Council and the Mayor from open meeting requirements, provided no official action is taken. Additionally, the bill modifies notice requirements for public meetings, making them less stringent by changing language from mandatory provisions to more flexible guidelines about providing notice. The amendments also clarify that Council meetings have some unique rules and that votes can be recorded differently than traditional roll call methods. The bill is temporary, set to expire 225 days after taking effect, and will require approval from the Mayor and congressional review.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA To amend, on a temporary basis, the Open Meetings Act to clarify the definition of meeting, to provide for a public body’s ability to be briefed about potential terrorist or public health threats so long as no official action is taken, to exempt from the act meetings between the Council and the Mayor provided that no official action is taken at such meetings, and to provide that a meeting shall be deemed open to the public if the public body takes steps reasonably calculated to allow the public to view or hear the meeting while the meeting is taking place, or, if doing so is not technologically feasible, as soon thereafter as reasonably practicable.
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• Introduced: 03/28/2025
• Added: 03/29/2025
• Session: 26th Council
• Sponsors: 12 : Phil Mendelson (D)*, Christina Henderson (I)*, Brianne Nadeau (D)*, Matt Frumin (D)*, Zachary Parker (D)*, Wendell Felder (D)*, Kenyan McDuffie (I)*, Anita Bonds (D)*, Robert White (D)*, Brooke Pinto (D)*, Janeese George (D)*, Charles Allen (D)*
• Versions: 3 • Votes: 3 • Actions: 13
• Last Amended: 06/03/2025
• Last Action: Law L26-0024, Effective from Aug 16, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 009563, Expires on Mar 29, 2026
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MI bill #HB4103 • Last Action 09/11/2025
Health occupations: occupational therapists; occupational therapy licensure compact; enact. Amends 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.1101 - 333.25211) by adding sec. 16188. TIE BAR WITH: HB 4104'25
Status: Crossed Over
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact, a multi-state agreement designed to facilitate interstate practice for occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants. The compact aims to increase public access to occupational therapy services by creating a system of mutual license recognition among participating states. Key provisions include allowing licensed occupational therapists to practice in other member states through a "Compact Privilege" without obtaining additional state licenses, establishing a data system to track licensee information and disciplinary actions, and creating an Occupational Therapy Compact Commission to oversee the implementation and administration of the compact. The bill defines detailed requirements for licensees to obtain a Compact Privilege, including holding an unencumbered license in their home state, completing a criminal background check, and meeting specific professional standards. The compact also provides special considerations for military personnel and their spouses, establishes procedures for investigating and addressing disciplinary actions across states, and creates a comprehensive framework for interstate collaboration in regulating occupational therapy practice. The compact will become effective once ten states have enacted it into law, with the goal of improving healthcare access, supporting professional mobility, and maintaining high standards of patient care across state boundaries.
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Bill Summary: A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled"Public health code,"(MCL 333.1101 to 333.25211) by adding section 16188.
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• Introduced: 02/20/2025
• Added: 02/21/2025
• Session: 103rd Legislature
• Sponsors: 43 : Julie Rogers (D)*, Doug Wozniak (R), J.R. Roth (R), Matthew Bierlein (R), Tom Kunse (R), Pat Outman (R), Ann Bollin (R), Joe Aragona (R), Jamie Thompson (R), Carrie Rheingans (D), Steve Frisbie (R), Kathy Schmaltz (R), Alicia St. Germaine (R), Carol Glanville (D), Brenda Carter (D), Helena Scott (D), John Fitzgerald (D), Matt Longjohn (D), Cynthia Neeley (D), Kimberly Edwards (D), Veronica Paiz (D), Sharon MacDonell (D), Karen Whitsett (D), Donavan McKinney (D), Reggie Miller (D), Natalie Price (D), Betsy Coffia (D), Phil Skaggs (D), Jaz Martus (D), Jimmie Wilson (D), Jennifer Conlin (D), Amos O'Neal (D), Erin Byrnes (D), Stephen Wooden (D), Morgan Foreman (D), Penelope Tsernoglou (D), Stephanie Young (D), Julie Brixie (D), Mike McFall (D), Regina Weiss (D), Jason Morgan (D), Jason Hoskins (D), Alabas Farhat (D)
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 4 • Actions: 28
• Last Amended: 05/13/2025
• Last Action: Placed On Order Of Third Reading With Substitute (s-1)
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MA bill #S164 • Last Action 09/11/2025
Resolve establishing the Harmony commission to study and make recommendations related to the welfare and best interests of children in care and protection cases
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the Harmony Commission, a special investigative body focused on studying and making recommendations about children's welfare in care and protection legal cases. The commission will comprise a diverse group of 30+ members, including legislative committee chairs, government officials, former judges, foster care advocates, legal experts, and representatives from various child welfare and social justice organizations. Members will serve without compensation and are tasked with comprehensively examining how children's rights and best interests are currently handled in care and protection cases, with a particular emphasis on understanding how these cases disproportionately impact marginalized children, including children of color, immigrant children, children with disabilities, LGBTQ+ children, trauma survivors, and children living in poverty. The commission is required to conduct at least three public hearings in geographically diverse areas, review existing legal frameworks and policies, analyze ways to protect both children's and parents' constitutional rights, study sibling visitation rights, and submit a detailed report with findings and recommendations, including racial impact statements, to the Senate, House of Representatives, Governor, and Chief Justice of the Juvenile Court Department by January 1, 2026. The report will be publicly posted on the Department of Children and Families website, ensuring transparency and accessibility of their findings.
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Bill Summary: By Mr. Moore, a petition of Michael O. Moore and Mark C. Montigny that provisions be made for an investigation and study by a special commission (including members of the General Court) to establish the Harmony commission to study and make recommendations related to the welfare and best interests of children in care and protection cases. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.
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• Introduced: 03/11/2025
• Added: 03/11/2025
• Session: 194th General Court
• Sponsors: 1 : Mike Moore (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 7
• Last Amended: 03/10/2025
• Last Action: Accompanied a new draft, see S2602
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MA bill #S2604 • Last Action 09/11/2025
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Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill proposes a new charter for the city of Somerville that significantly restructures its local government. The charter establishes a city government with a strong mayor-council system, creating an 11-member city council (4 at-large and 7 ward-based members) and a separately elected mayor, both serving 2-year terms. The bill includes comprehensive provisions for city governance, including detailed rules about elections, appointments, budget processes, and administrative organization. Key provisions include creating new procedures for appointing city officials, establishing community input mechanisms like budget hearings, and implementing periodic reviews of city charter, ordinances, and multiple-member bodies. The bill also requires the creation of two special committees: one to study public campaign financing and another to explore ranked-choice voting. Additionally, the bill includes provisions for a potential future ballot measure to extend the mayor's term from 2 to 4 years. The charter would take effect only after being approved by Somerville voters in a municipal election, with some provisions implementing gradually between 2025 and 2027. The bill repeals several existing special acts governing Somerville's municipal operations and replaces them with this comprehensive new charter.
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• Introduced: 09/11/2025
• Added: 09/11/2025
• Session: 194th General Court
• Sponsors: 1 : Pat Jehlen (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 09/11/2025
• Last Action: See H4445
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MI bill #HB4101 • Last Action 09/09/2025
Health occupations: physical therapists; physical therapy licensure compact; enact. Amends 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.1101 - 333.25211) by adding sec. 16188. TIE BAR WITH: HB 4102'25
Status: Crossed Over
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the Physical Therapy Licensure Compact, a comprehensive interstate agreement designed to facilitate the practice of physical therapy across multiple states. The compact aims to increase public access to physical therapy services by creating a system of mutual license recognition among participating states. Key provisions include establishing a national data system to track licensure and disciplinary information, creating a Physical Therapy Compact Commission to oversee implementation, and defining the conditions under which physical therapists can practice in states other than their home state. The compact allows physical therapists with an unencumbered license to obtain a "compact privilege" to practice in other member states, subject to certain requirements such as maintaining an active license, having no recent adverse actions, and paying applicable fees. The agreement also includes special provisions for active-duty military personnel and their spouses, allows for interstate investigations of potential misconduct, and establishes a robust governance structure with an executive board and detailed rulemaking procedures. The compact will become effective once ten states have enacted it into law, and it includes mechanisms for states to join, withdraw, or amend the agreement. The bill is intended to streamline physical therapy licensure, enhance interstate cooperation, and ultimately improve healthcare access and professional mobility for physical therapy practitioners.
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Bill Summary: A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled"Public health code,"(MCL 333.1101 to 333.25211) by adding section 16187a.
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• Introduced: 02/20/2025
• Added: 02/21/2025
• Session: 103rd Legislature
• Sponsors: 17 : Matthew Bierlein (R)*, Angela Rigas (R), Jerry Neyer (R), John Fitzgerald (D), Doug Wozniak (R), Greg Alexander (R), Phil Green (R), Samantha Steckloff (D), Jason Morgan (D), Julie Rogers (D), Carol Glanville (D), Carrie Rheingans (D), Matt Longjohn (D), Veronica Paiz (D), Sharon MacDonell (D), Natalie Price (D), Jamie Thompson (R)
• Versions: 3 • Votes: 5 • Actions: 34
• Last Amended: 09/09/2025
• Last Action: Laid Over One Day Under The Rules
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MI bill #HB4218 • Last Action 09/09/2025
Mental health: other; recipient rights advisory committee membership; modify. Amends secs. 100d & 756 of 1974 PA 258 (MCL 330.1100d & 330.1756).
Status: Crossed Over
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies the Michigan Mental Health Code by making changes to the State Recipient Rights Advisory Committee's composition and membership requirements. Specifically, the bill prohibits individuals employed by or serving in the executive office of the department from serving on the committee, requiring the director to replace any such existing members within 30 days of the bill's effective date. The committee will continue to be a 12-member group that must represent diverse perspectives, including at least one-third primary consumers or family members, with at least two members being primary consumers. The committee's responsibilities remain unchanged, including meeting quarterly, maintaining membership lists, protecting the office of recipient rights from undue pressures, recommending candidates for the office's director, and serving in an advisory capacity. The bill also makes several minor technical language modifications, such as updating grammatical structures and clarifying certain definitions related to mental health services, substance use disorders, and related terminology. These changes aim to ensure greater independence and representation in the state's mental health recipient rights oversight.
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Bill Summary: A bill to amend 1974 PA 258, entitled"Mental health code,"by amending sections 100d and 756 (MCL 330.1100d and 330.1756), section 100d as amended by 2022 PA 214 and section 756 as added by 1995 PA 290.
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• Introduced: 03/12/2025
• Added: 03/13/2025
• Session: 103rd Legislature
• Sponsors: 1 : Jamie Thompson (R)*
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 2 • Actions: 16
• Last Amended: 09/04/2025
• Last Action: Referred To Committee On Housing And Human Services
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CA bill #AB283 • Last Action 09/09/2025
In-Home Supportive Services Employer-Employee Relations Act.
Status: Crossed Over
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) Employer-Employee Relations Act, which creates a comprehensive framework for collective bargaining and labor relations for individual providers of in-home supportive services. The bill transitions the employment relationship for IHSS providers from county-level to state-level management, effective January 1, 2026, while preserving key rights for both providers and service recipients. Specifically, the bill establishes that the state will be the employer of record for individual providers, but IHSS recipients will retain their right to hire, fire, and supervise these providers. The legislation creates a mechanism for collective bargaining, including mediation and arbitration procedures, and establishes an IHSS Statewide Bargaining Advisory Committee composed of 17 members, with at least half being current or past IHSS service users. The bill also provides for the continuation of existing provider status and protections, ensures that providers cannot be required to requalify, and mandates that existing bargaining units will be merged into the largest possible multicounty units. Additionally, the bill requires all recognized employee organizations to negotiate jointly to reach a single memorandum of understanding, with the potential for regional or county-level addenda. The legislation aims to stabilize labor relations, improve communication between providers and the state, and ensure continuity of care for IHSS recipients.
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Bill Summary: An act to amend Sections 3552, 3555.5, 7926.300, and 11121.1 of, and to add Title 26 (commencing with Section 110000) to, the Government Code, and to amend Sections 12300.4, 12301.24, 12301.6, 12301.61, and 12306.16 of, and to add Sections 12300.8 and 12300.9 to, the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to in-home supportive services.
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• Introduced: 01/22/2025
• Added: 06/13/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 42 : Matt Haney (D)*, Isaac Bryan (D)*, Tina McKinnor (D)*, Esmeralda Soria (D)*, Patrick Ahrens (D), David Alvarez (D), Joaquin Arambula (D), Jesse Arreguin (D), Jasmeet Bains (D), Steve Bennett (D), Tasha Boerner Horvath (D), Mia Bonta (D), Jessica Caloza (D), Sabrina Cervantes (D), María Elena Durazo (D), Sade Elhawary (D), Heath Flora (R), Robert Garcia (D), Mike Gipson (D), Lena Gonzalez (D), John Harabedian (D), Corey Jackson (D), Jeff Gonzalez (R), Maggy Krell (D), Alex Lee (D), Josh Lowenthal (D), Mark González (D), Caroline Menjivar (D), Steve Padilla (D), Darshana Patel (D), Sharon Quirk-Silva (D), James Ramos (D), Rhodesia Ransom (D), Laura Richardson (D), Chris Rogers (D), Pilar Schiavo (D), LaShae Sharp-Collins (D), Avelino Valencia (D), Greg Wallis (R), Scott Wiener (D), Rick Zbur (D), Anamarie Avila Farias (D)
• Versions: 3 • Votes: 7 • Actions: 27
• Last Amended: 08/29/2025
• Last Action: Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Durazo.
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CA bill #SB769 • Last Action 09/04/2025
The Golden State Infrastructure Corporation Act.
Status: Crossed Over
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the Golden State Infrastructure Corporation (GSIC), a not-for-profit corporation within the State Treasurer's Office, to finance infrastructure projects in California. The corporation will be governed by a five-member board of directors, including the Treasurer, Controller, Director of the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development, and two gubernatorial appointees with extensive infrastructure and financing experience. The GSIC will have broad powers to provide financing to infrastructure companies and governmental entities, including making loans, issuing revenue bonds, providing credit enhancements, and setting fees to offset administrative costs. The corporation can finance a wide range of infrastructure projects, from transportation and energy facilities to environmental remediation and educational structures. Importantly, the state will not be liable for the corporation's obligations, and the corporation will be exempt from most taxes. The bill creates a Golden State Infrastructure Corporation Fund to support its operations, which will be continuously appropriated without fiscal year restrictions. The legislation also includes provisions for financial transparency, requiring annual reports to the Governor and Legislature detailing the corporation's activities, financial statements, and the economic impact of its infrastructure investments. To protect sensitive financial information, the bill allows the board to hold closed sessions when discussing corporate financial records and permits certain records to be exempt from public disclosure.
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Bill Summary: An act to add Part 15 (commencing with Section 16000) to Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, relating to infrastructure finance, and making an appropriation therefor.
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• Introduced: 02/21/2025
• Added: 02/22/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 3 : Anna Caballero (D)*, Cottie Petrie-Norris (D), Jose Solache (D)
• Versions: 4 • Votes: 8 • Actions: 40
• Last Amended: 07/02/2025
• Last Action: Ordered to inactive file on request of Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry.
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DE bill #SB107 • Last Action 09/02/2025
An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Interstate Compact For School Psychologists.
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the Interstate Compact for School Psychologists, a comprehensive agreement designed to facilitate the practice of school psychology across multiple states. The compact aims to address workforce shortages in school-based mental health services by creating a streamlined pathway for licensed school psychologists to obtain equivalent licenses in member states. Key provisions include establishing a Commission to oversee the compact, defining requirements for state and individual participation, and creating a mechanism for information sharing and license portability. School psychologists can obtain an equivalent license in a remote state by maintaining an active home state license, completing any state-specific requirements, undergoing a background check, and meeting continuing education requirements. The compact provides special provisions for active military members and their spouses, allows for disciplinary information sharing between states, and establishes a process for dispute resolution and enforcement. The compact will go into effect once seven states have enacted it, with the goal of increasing access to qualified school psychological services across participating states while maintaining high professional standards and protecting public safety.
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Bill Summary: An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Interstate Compact For School Psychologists.
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• Introduced: 04/10/2025
• Added: 04/11/2025
• Session: 153rd General Assembly
• Sponsors: 19 : Laura Sturgeon (D)*, Kim Williams (D), Eric Buckson (R), Daniel Cruce (D), Stephanie Hansen (D), Kyra Hoffner (D), Russ Huxtable (D), Tizzy Lockman (D), Raymond Seigfried (D), Jack Walsh (D), Frank Burns (D), Nnamdi Chukwuocha (D), Larry Lambert (D), Sean Lynn (D), Eric Morrison (D), DeShanna Neal (D), Ed Osienski (D), Cyndie Romer (D), Melanie Ross Levin (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 2 • Actions: 10
• Last Amended: 04/11/2025
• Last Action: Signed by Governor
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CA bill #AB500 • Last Action 08/29/2025
University of California: admissions changes.
Status: Crossed Over
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes a detailed process for how the University of California (UC) must proceed when proposing changes to undergraduate admissions conditions. Specifically, before the UC Regents can adopt any modifications to admissions policies, such as altering A-G course requirements or admission criteria, they must first complete several key steps. These include providing the proposed changes to the official UC student organization, the State Board of Education, and the California State University Trustees for review. The UC must also provide advance notice to each regent, make comprehensive information and materials about the proposal available, and ensure the proposal is publicly accessible before the open session where it will be considered. The bill requires that the state board and trustees then discuss the proposal at their respective open meetings. The ultimate adoption of the proposal must occur through a majority vote by the regents in an open session, with the opportunity for full discussion. By mandating these transparency and consultation steps, the bill aims to ensure that significant changes to UC undergraduate admissions are thoroughly vetted and involve input from various stakeholders before implementation.
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Bill Summary: An act to add Section 92032.8 to the Education Code, relating to the University of California.
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• Introduced: 02/10/2025
• Added: 06/30/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Sharon Quirk-Silva (D)*
• Versions: 3 • Votes: 6 • Actions: 23
• Last Amended: 06/23/2025
• Last Action: In committee: Held under submission.
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CA bill #AB279 • Last Action 08/29/2025
School libraries: model library standards.
Status: Crossed Over
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes a structured process for updating school library standards in California every eight years, beginning in 2028. The Superintendent of Public Instruction will be responsible for considering revisions to school library services standards in consultation with the State Board of Education. If revisions are recommended, the Superintendent must assemble a diverse group of experts including teachers, teacher librarians, principals, administrators, university professors, technology representatives, and new additions like nonprofit representatives with expertise in multilingual education. The bill requires that half of the expert group be credentialed teacher librarians. The Superintendent must then hold at least two public hearings to gather input on the proposed revisions, following open meeting guidelines. Within 18 months of convening the experts, the Superintendent will present revised content standards to the State Board of Education, which must then adopt, reject, or modify these standards within four months. If the board modifies or rejects the standards, they must provide detailed written explanations. Importantly, the implementation of this bill is contingent upon appropriate funding being allocated in the annual Budget Act or through other legislative funding mechanisms.
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Bill Summary: An act to add Section 60605.14 to the Education Code, relating to school libraries.
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• Introduced: 01/21/2025
• Added: 03/18/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Darshana Patel (D)*
• Versions: 3 • Votes: 5 • Actions: 22
• Last Amended: 06/23/2025
• Last Action: In committee: Held under submission.
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MI bill #HB4830 • Last Action 08/28/2025
Drains: other; compensation and expense reimbursement for board members; modify. Amends secs. 72, 384, 441, 464 & 515 of 1956 PA 40 (MCL 280.72 et seq.).
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies several sections of Michigan's Drain Code of 1956, primarily focusing on compensation and procedural details for drain-related boards and commissioners. The bill standardizes language around compensation for board members, replacing specific per diem rates with a more flexible approach that allows the drain commissioner or drainage board to determine "reasonable compensation" and "necessary expenses" for members attending meetings. It clarifies notification procedures for drain-related meetings, updates terminology (such as changing "board of supervisors" to "board of commissioners"), and provides more precise guidelines for appointing board members. The bill also addresses potential conflicts of interest by establishing procedures for what happens when a board member has a conflict, such as allowing alternative members to be appointed. These changes aim to make drain district management more flexible and consistent across different counties, while maintaining transparency and proper governance in drain-related proceedings. The modifications apply to various aspects of drain district organization, including board composition, consolidation of drainage districts, and administrative procedures.
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Bill Summary: A bill to amend 1956 PA 40, entitled"The drain code of 1956,"by amending sections 72, 384, 441, 464, and 515 (MCL 280.72, 280.384, 280.441, 280.464, and 280.515), section 72 as amended by 2018 PA 646 and section 464 as amended by 2016 PA 521.
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• Introduced: 08/27/2025
• Added: 08/28/2025
• Session: 103rd Legislature
• Sponsors: 3 : Greg Alexander (R)*, Cam Cavitt (R), David Martin (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 4
• Last Amended: 08/27/2025
• Last Action: Bill Electronically Reproduced 08/27/2025
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IL bill #HB3420 • Last Action 08/26/2025
PHYSICAL THERAPY COMPACT
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the Physical Therapy Licensure Compact, a comprehensive interstate agreement designed to streamline physical therapy practice across multiple states. The bill requires physical therapist and physical therapist assistant applicants to submit fingerprints for criminal background checks and creates a mechanism for licensed physical therapists to practice in multiple member states more easily. The Compact aims to improve public access to physical therapy services while maintaining each state's regulatory authority to protect public health and safety. Key provisions include establishing a data system to track licensure and disciplinary information, creating a Physical Therapy Compact Commission to oversee implementation, and setting standards for interstate practice. The Compact will become effective once ten states have enacted it and will allow physical therapists to obtain a "compact privilege" to practice in other member states, provided they meet specific requirements such as holding an unencumbered license, having no recent adverse actions, and paying applicable fees. The bill also includes detailed provisions for dispute resolution, enforcement, rulemaking, and the potential withdrawal of member states, ensuring a comprehensive and flexible framework for interstate physical therapy practice.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Illinois Physical Therapy Act. Adds a provision requiring that applicants for licensure as a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant shall submit their fingerprints for the purpose of criminal history records background checks. Provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation may adopt rules necessary to implement the amendatory provisions. Provides that the State of Illinois ratifies and approves the Physical Therapy Licensure Compact. Provides that the purpose of the Compact is to facilitate interstate practice of physical therapy with the goal of improving public access to physical therapy services, and states that the Compact preserves the regulatory authority of states to protect public health and safety through the current system of state licensure. In the Compact, contains provisions concerning definitions, state participation in the Compact, active duty military personnel and their spouses, adverse actions, establishment of the Physical Therapy Compact Commission, a data system, rulemaking, oversight, dispute resolution, and enforcement, date of implementation, withdrawal, construction, and severability.
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• Introduced: 02/07/2025
• Added: 02/07/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 4 : Kevin Olickal (D)*, Amy Grant (R), Travis Weaver (R), Amy Elik (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 10
• Last Amended: 02/07/2025
• Last Action: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Elik
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DE bill #SB109 • Last Action 08/25/2025
An Act To Amend Title 24 Of The Delaware Code Relating To A Social Work Licensure Compact.
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill enters Delaware into the Social Work Licensure Compact (SWLC), a multi-state agreement designed to facilitate interstate practice for social workers by creating a streamlined licensure process. The Compact allows social workers to obtain a multistate license that enables them to practice in all member states, reducing bureaucratic barriers and addressing workforce shortages. Key provisions include establishing a Compact Commission to oversee implementation, creating a centralized data system for tracking licensure and disciplinary information, and setting clear eligibility requirements for social workers seeking a multistate license. Social workers must meet specific educational, examination, and practice requirements based on their professional category (bachelor's, master's, or clinical), and will be required to comply with the laws and regulations of the state where they are providing services. The bill aims to increase public access to social work services, support military families, promote professional mobility, and enhance states' ability to protect public health and safety. The Compact will become effective once seven states have enacted it, and Delaware will join other states in participating in this interstate licensing agreement, with potential applications for multistate licenses expected to begin in late 2025.
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Bill Summary: An Act To Amend Title 24 Of The Delaware Code Relating To A Social Work Licensure Compact.
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• Introduced: 04/15/2025
• Added: 04/16/2025
• Session: 153rd General Assembly
• Sponsors: 20 : Marie Pinkney (D)*, Nnamdi Chukwuocha (D), Rae Moore (D), Eric Buckson (R), Daniel Cruce (D), Stephanie Hansen (D), Kyra Hoffner (D), Russ Huxtable (D), Tizzy Lockman (D), Nicole Poore (D), Raymond Seigfried (D), Jack Walsh (D), Stephanie Bolden (D), Jeff Hilovsky (R), Kendra Johnson (D), Larry Lambert (D), Eric Morrison (D), Ed Osienski (D), Kamela Smith (D), Rebecca Snyder-Hall (D)
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 2 • Actions: 8
• Last Amended: 05/07/2025
• Last Action: Signed by Governor
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MA bill #H4264 • Last Action 08/21/2025
Establishing a charter for the city of Somerville
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes a comprehensive new charter for the city of Somerville, creating a detailed framework for local governance. The charter establishes a city government with a strong separation of powers between an 11-member city council (4 at-large and 7 ward-based members) and a mayor, who serves as the chief executive. Key provisions include non-partisan elections, specific rules for appointing and confirming department heads and multiple-member bodies, and detailed procedures for budget creation, charter reviews, and government operations. The bill introduces several innovative elements, such as requiring periodic reviews of city ordinances and multiple-member bodies, creating committees to explore public campaign financing and ranked-choice voting, and emphasizing transparency and community engagement. The charter also includes provisions for filling vacancies, setting compensation for elected officials, and ensuring ethical governance. The bill requires voter approval through two separate ballot questions: one to adopt the entire charter and another to potentially extend the mayor's term from 2 to 4 years, with the mayoral term extension specifically taking effect for the term beginning in January 2028 if approved.
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Bill Summary: Establishing a charter for the city of Somerville
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• Introduced: 07/16/2025
• Added: 07/17/2025
• Session: 194th General Court
• Sponsors: 1 : Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government, Christine Barber (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 8
• Last Amended: 07/16/2025
• Last Action: Amended by substitution of bill with the same title, see H4445
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IL bill #SB1999 • Last Action 08/15/2025
TRANSPORTATION-VARIOUS
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill makes several changes to transportation-related laws in Illinois. First, it requires the Department of Transportation to develop a life-cycle cost analysis for new road construction, reconstruction, or replacement projects costing over $500,000, with the goal of using materials that have the lowest overall cost throughout the pavement's lifespan. Second, the bill modifies the composition of an advisory committee related to a Residential Sound Insulation Program, specifically stipulating that a Department of Transportation Aeronautics Division employee can only vote to break ties when determining which homes have windows or doors with offensive odors eligible for replacement. Third, the bill changes crash reporting requirements so that all written crash reports must be electronically submitted to the Administrator using an approved electronic format, rather than using a physical form or previously approved format. The bill will take effect immediately for most provisions, with the crash reporting changes specifically becoming effective on January 1, 2027. These modifications aim to improve transportation project efficiency, address residential noise mitigation concerns, and modernize crash reporting procedures.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Department of Transportation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Transportation shall develop and implement a life-cycle costs analysis for each new construction, reconstruction, or replacement road project, except for State rehabilitation and preservation projects, under its jurisdiction for which the total pavement costs exceed $500,000. Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that the employee of the Aeronautics Division of the Department of Transportation who is a member of the advisory committee that determines which homes contain windows or doors that cause offensive odors and thus are eligible for replacement shall only cast a vote when breaking a tie. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that every crash report required to be made in writing must be electronically submitted to the Administrator using an electronic format approved by the Administrator (rather than made on an approved form or in an approved electronic format provided by the Administrator). Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately, except that the changes made to the Illinois Vehicle Code are effective January 1, 2027.
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• Introduced: 02/06/2025
• Added: 02/07/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 12 : Mike Porfirio (D)*, Martha Deuter (D)*, Seth Lewis (R), Rachel Ventura (D), Dale Fowler (R), Jaime Andrade (D), Brad Stephens (R), Nicolle Grasse (D), Harry Benton (D), Yolonda Morris (D), Michael Kelly (D), Marty Moylan (D)
• Versions: 3 • Votes: 2 • Actions: 41
• Last Amended: 05/30/2025
• Last Action: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0404
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IL bill #HB3078 • Last Action 08/15/2025
DHS-HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill addresses several aspects of human services, healthcare, and legal provisions in Illinois. Here's a summary: This bill makes multiple changes across various state agencies and legal areas. In the Department of Human Services Act, it modifies the Inspector General's role and reporting procedures, particularly regarding investigations of abuse, neglect, and other serious incidents in mental health and developmental disability facilities. For the Autism Research Checkoff Fund, the bill directs the transfer of the remaining balance to the Autism Awareness Fund by July 1, 2025, and dissolves the fund on January 1, 2026. The bill extends early intervention services for children with special needs, allowing those found eligible for early childhood special education who were born between May 1 and August 31 to continue receiving services until the beginning of the following school year. It also updates various definitions and provisions related to mental health, developmental disabilities, and firearm ownership, including expanding the categories of qualified examiners and modifying reporting requirements for mental health professionals. Additionally, the bill makes technical changes to several other acts, such as removing certain repealer provisions and updating terminology across different sections of state law. The changes aim to improve service delivery, clarify legal definitions, and enhance reporting and oversight mechanisms in various healthcare and social service contexts.
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Bill Summary: Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes: Further amends the Department of Human Services Act. Removes a repealer provision concerning the creation of the Autism Research Checkoff Fund. Instead provides that, on July 1, 2025, or as soon thereafter as practical, the State Comptroller shall direct and the State Treasurer shall transfer the remaining balance from the Autism Research Checkoff Fund into the Autism Awareness Fund. Provides that upon completion of the transfers, the Autism Research Checkoff Fund is dissolved, and any future deposits due to that Fund and any outstanding obligations or liabilities of that Fund shall pass to the Autism Awareness Fund. Provides that the provision creating the Autism Research Checkoff Fund is repealed on January 1, 2026. Amends the Department of Early Childhood Act. Extends early intervention services to children who have been found eligible for early childhood special education services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and have an individualized education program. Effective immediately.
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• Introduced: 02/06/2025
• Added: 02/07/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 3 : Camille Lilly (D)*, Mattie Hunter (D)*, Dave Koehler (D)
• Versions: 3 • Votes: 2 • Actions: 41
• Last Amended: 06/01/2025
• Last Action: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0270
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IL bill #HB3247 • Last Action 08/15/2025
SCH CD-PROHIBT DENIAL FREE ED
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill prohibits schools in Illinois from denying free public education to children based on their actual or perceived citizenship or immigration status, drawing inspiration from the landmark Supreme Court case Plyler v. Doe. The bill defines key terms like "citizenship or immigration status" and "law enforcement agent" and establishes comprehensive protections for students and their families. Schools are prohibited from excluding children from educational programs, requesting unnecessary immigration documentation, threatening to disclose immigration status, or using policies that might discourage student participation. The bill requires schools to develop procedures for handling law enforcement requests by July 1, 2026, and mandates that schools adopt a compliance policy. Aggrieved parties can file civil lawsuits within two years of a violation, and courts may award actual damages if a willful violation is found. The legislation also ensures that schools cannot require exhaustion of administrative processes before pursuing legal remedies and mandates that prevailing plaintiffs receive reasonable attorney's fees. Additionally, the bill amends the existing charter school regulations to include these new educational access protections, ensuring that all public schools, including charter schools, must comply with these provisions.
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Bill Summary: Amends the School Code. Prohibits a child from being denied a free public education through secondary school while in the State based on the child's or the child's parent's or guardian's perceived or actual citizenship or immigration status. Prohibits a school (defined as a public school, school district, or governing body organized under the Code and its agents) from excluding a child from participation in or denying a child the benefits of any program or activity on the grounds of that child's perceived or actual immigration status or the child's parent's or guardian's actual or perceived citizenship or immigration status. Prohibits a school from using policies or procedures or engaging in practices that have the effect of excluding a child from participation in or denying the benefits of any program or activity or the effect of excluding participation of the child's parent or guardian from parental engagement activities or programs because of the child's perceived or actual immigration status or the child's parent's or guardian's actual or perceived immigration status. Prohibits a school from performing certain other actions. Requires a school to develop procedures for reviewing and authorizing requests from law enforcement agents attempting to enter a school or school facility by July 1, 2026. Requires a school to adopt a compliance policy. Allows any party aggrieved by a violation of specified provisions to bring a civil lawsuit no later than 2 years after the violation occurred. Provides that, if the court finds that a willful violation has occurred, the court may award actual damages. Makes other changes.
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• Introduced: 02/06/2025
• Added: 05/29/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 44 : Lilian Jiménez (D)*, Karina Villa (D)*, Rita Mayfield (D), Laura Faver Dias (D), Theresa Mah (D), Anna Moeller (D), Lindsey LaPointe (D), Jaime Andrade (D), Michelle Mussman (D), Barbara Hernandez (D), Kevin Olickal (D), Dee Avelar (D), Lisa Hernandez (D), Hoan Huynh (D), Aarón Ortíz (D), Norma Hernandez (D), Maura Hirschauer (D), Sonya Harper (D), Will Guzzardi (D), Kelly Cassidy (D), Michael Crawford (D), Carol Ammons (D), Anne Stava-Murray (D), Nicolle Grasse (D), Ann Williams (D), Nabeela Syed (D), Edgar González (D), Chris Welch (D), Robyn Gabel (D), Eva-Dina Delgado (D), Kam Buckner (D), Adriane Johnson (D), Graciela Guzmán (D), Mary Edly-Allen (D), Rachel Ventura (D), Mark Walker (D), Sara Feigenholtz (D), Mike Simmons (D), Emil Jones (D), Javier Cervantes (D), Celina Villanueva (D), Rob Martwick (D), Cristina Castro (D), Omar Aquino (D)
• Versions: 3 • Votes: 2 • Actions: 116
• Last Amended: 06/04/2025
• Last Action: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0288
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IL bill #HB3363 • Last Action 08/15/2025
STATE PUBLIC DEFENDER
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes a comprehensive State Public Defender system in Illinois, creating an independent agency within the judicial branch to ensure high-quality legal representation for individuals who cannot afford counsel. The bill creates a State Public Defender position appointed by the Illinois Supreme Court for an initial 2-year term, with subsequent terms lasting 6 years. Key provisions include establishing a State Public Defender Commission composed of 11 members from various appointing authorities, creating regional public defender offices, and implementing a robust system for data collection and performance metrics for indigent defense services. The legislation mandates that the State Public Defender must be a licensed attorney with at least 5 years of legal experience, administrative skills, and a commitment to providing high-quality representation. The bill also reforms county public defender appointment processes, introduces new reporting requirements, and establishes advisory boards to improve public defense services. Additionally, the legislation provides for state funding to support county public defender offices, creates mechanisms for professional development and resource allocation, and emphasizes the constitutional right to legal representation regardless of a person's ability to pay. The bill aims to enhance the quality, consistency, and effectiveness of public defense services across Illinois, with most provisions taking effect in January 2027.
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Bill Summary: Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes. Deletes provision that the initial State Public defender shall be nominated by the Illinois Public Defender Association and appointed for a 2-year term by a majority vote of the Supreme Court. Provides that the initial State Public Defender shall be appointed for a 2-year term by a majority vote of the Illinois Supreme Court. Deletes provision that the State Public Defender shall adopt rules, instructions, and orders, consistent with the State Public Defender Act to further define the organization of the Office of State Public Defender and the duties of employees of the Office of the State Public Defender. Provides that the State Public Defender may (rather than shall) appoint a deputy public defender for each regional office. Provides that the Office of the State Public Defender may (rather than shall) hire and train new State-employed personnel to carry out the Office's duties under the Act. Provides that the State Public Defender must be an attorney licensed to practice law in the State whose practice of law has clearly demonstrated experience in the representation of persons accused of crime; who has been licensed to practice law in this State or in another state for at least 5 years; who has had administrative experience; and who is dedicated to the goals of providing high quality representation for eligible persons and to improving the quality of defense services generally (rather than have criminal defense experience). In the amendatory changes to the Counties Code, makes changes to the appointment provisions concerning the Chief County Public Defender and to the State reimbursement for the compensation of the Chief County Public Defender and Assistant Public Defenders. Makes other technical changes. Effective immediately.
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• Introduced: 02/07/2025
• Added: 02/07/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 46 : Dave Vella (D)*, Robert Peters (D)*, Kevin Olickal (D), Justin Slaughter (D), Lisa Davis (D), Lindsey LaPointe (D), Kelly Cassidy (D), Will Guzzardi (D), Eva-Dina Delgado (D), Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar (D), Jen Gong-Gershowitz (D), Dee Avelar (D), Dan Didech (D), Katie Stuart (D), Rick Ryan (D), Tracy Katz Muhl (D), Martha Deuter (D), Margaret Croke (D), Janet Yang Rohr (D), Natalie Manley (D), Nabeela Syed (D), Marcus Evans (D), Norma Hernandez (D), Lilian Jiménez (D), Marty Moylan (D), Terra Costa Howard (D), Michael Kelly (D), Sonya Harper (D), Michael Crawford (D), Matt Hanson (D), Bill Cunningham (D), Willie Preston (D), Cristina Castro (D), Laura Ellman (D), Adriane Johnson (D), Karina Villa (D), Mike Simmons (D), Rob Martwick (D), Mike Porfirio (D), Mary Edly-Allen (D), Javier Cervantes (D), Mark Walker (D), Paul Faraci (D), Lakesia Collins (D), Emil Jones (D), Graciela Guzmán (D)
• Versions: 3 • Votes: 4 • Actions: 116
• Last Amended: 06/04/2025
• Last Action: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0300
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IL bill #SB2394 • Last Action 08/15/2025
FIRST 2025 GENERAL REVISORY
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: Here's a summary of the bill: This bill is the First 2025 General Revisory Act, which is a technical bill designed to make comprehensive corrections and updates to various sections of Illinois state law. The bill aims to reconcile conflicts arising from multiple amendments, renumber sections to eliminate duplication, correct obsolete cross-references and technical errors, and make stylistic changes. The bill covers a wide range of modifications across multiple state agencies and legal codes, including changes to definitions, references, and administrative procedures. Some notable changes include updates to: - Definitions in various state acts - Provisions related to state employee group insurance - Procurement and contracting rules - Veterans' benefits and services - Professional licensing requirements - Emergency management procedures - Grant accountability and transparency - Income tax modifications - Historic preservation guidelines - State mandates - Equity and inclusion initiatives The bill is not intended to make substantive changes to existing law, but rather to clean up and streamline statutory language. It addresses technical issues that have arisen from multiple amendments to various acts, ensuring consistency and clarity in state statutes. The changes are primarily administrative in nature and aim to improve the overall organization and readability of Illinois state laws. The bill will take effect immediately upon becoming law, with some specific provisions having delayed effective dates as noted in individual sections.
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Bill Summary: Creates the First 2025 General Revisory Act. Combines multiple versions of Sections amended by more than one Public Act. Renumbers Sections of various Acts to eliminate duplication. Corrects obsolete cross-references and technical errors. Makes stylistic changes. Effective immediately.
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• Introduced: 02/07/2025
• Added: 02/08/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 2 : Bill Cunningham (D)*, Ann Williams (D)*
• Versions: 3 • Votes: 2 • Actions: 31
• Last Amended: 05/31/2025
• Last Action: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0417
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IL bill #SB1740 • Last Action 08/15/2025
SCH CD-MANDATES-REORGANIZE
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill comprehensively reorganizes and updates various aspects of the School Code, with the primary goal of reducing and streamlining mandates while reorganizing and updating educational requirements. Here is a summary of the key provisions: This bill makes numerous changes to Illinois school district regulations, primarily focusing on reducing and reorganizing educational mandates. It establishes a new School Code Mandate Reduction Council to evaluate and assess current mandates in the School Code, with the goal of modifying, combining, or eliminating outdated, duplicative, or unnecessarily burdensome requirements. The council will include representatives from various educational organizations and will be required to file a report with the General Assembly by October 1, 2026, recommending mandates to be eliminated, modified, or combined. The bill removes several outdated provisions, including specific requirements around social science learning standards, higher education preparation requirements, and certain instructional mandates. It prohibits school boards from discriminating against or punishing students due to their parents' inability to pay fees or fines, and eliminates some specific requirements like mandatory recycled newsprint for student newspapers. The legislation reorganizes various sections of the School Code, creating new headings and restructuring curriculum requirements. It introduces new sections on topics like safety education, health education, online safety, and media literacy. The bill also updates requirements for high school graduation, physical education, driver education, and various specialized educational programs. The bill increases flexibility for school districts by removing some specific instructional hour requirements and allowing more local discretion in curriculum development. It also creates new permissive curriculum sections, meaning schools are not required to implement certain educational programs but may choose to do so if they wish. Additionally, the bill repeals several existing acts and sections of law, including the Critical Health Problems and Comprehensive Health Education Act and various specific sections of the School Code that are deemed outdated or redundant. The changes are designed to provide school districts with more flexibility while maintaining core educational standards and removing bureaucratic barriers to effective education.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Illinois Grant Funds Recovery Act to make a change concerning school maintenance project grants. Amends the Soybean Ink Act to make a change concerning school districts. Amends the School Code. Removes outdated provisions regarding social science learning standards and provisions regarding meeting minimum higher education preparation and admission requirements. Removes language providing that students who do not take the State's final accountability assessment or its approved alternate assessment may not receive a regular high school diploma unless the student is exempted from taking the State assessments. Prohibits a school board from discriminating against, punishing, or penalizing a student because the student's parents or guardians are unable to pay any required fees or fines for the loss of school property. Removes the requirement that all paper purchased by a board of education, public schools, and attendance centers for publication of student newspapers be recycled newsprint. Increases the age for when an individualized education program must include transition services. Removes the minimum hour requirements for training on concussions and on issues related to domestic and sexual violence. Removes the requirement that a police training academy job training program be open to all students and that participation be tracked. Creates the School Code Mandate Reduction Council. Makes changes concerning commemorative holidays. Renumbers and reorganizes the Course of Study Article and other provisions. Makes conforming and other changes in various Acts. Repeals various Sections of the School Code, the Voting by Minors Act, and the Critical Health Problems and Comprehensive Health Education Act. Effective immediately.
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• Introduced: 02/05/2025
• Added: 02/06/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 22 : Mary Edly-Allen (D)*, Michelle Mussman (D)*, Meg Loughran Cappel (D), Linda Holmes (D), Rachel Ventura (D), Julie Morrison (D), Laura Ellman (D), Adriane Johnson (D), Kimberly Lightford (D), Suzy Glowiak Hilton (D), Christopher Belt (D), Napoleon Harris (D), Doris Turner (D), Steve Stadelman (D), Katie Stuart (D), Laura Faver Dias (D), Joyce Mason (D), Anthony DeLuca (D), Matt Hanson (D), Nicolle Grasse (D), Tracy Katz Muhl (D), Michael Crawford (D)
• Versions: 3 • Votes: 5 • Actions: 117
• Last Amended: 05/31/2025
• Last Action: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0391
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IL bill #HB2547 • Last Action 08/15/2025
VETERANS AFFAIRS
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill seeks to replace all references to the "Department of Veterans' Affairs" with "Department of Veterans Affairs" across multiple Illinois state laws. Here is a summary of the key provisions: This bill amends various Acts by updating the official name of the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs from "Department of Veterans' Affairs" to "Department of Veterans Affairs". The changes are primarily cosmetic and do not substantively alter the department's powers, duties, or functions. The modifications appear in numerous sections of Illinois state law, including statutes related to state employee indemnification, veterans' benefits, identification cards, healthcare, education, licensing, and various other administrative and service-related provisions. The bill is intended to create consistency in how the department is referenced across state legal codes. The changes will take effect immediately upon becoming law, and the bill does not create any new programs or significantly change existing veteran-related services. The primary purpose is to standardize the department's name throughout Illinois state law.
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Bill Summary: Amends various Acts by replacing all references to the "Department of Veterans' Affairs" with "Department of Veterans Affairs". Effective immediately.
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• Introduced: 02/04/2025
• Added: 02/04/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 3 : Dan Swanson (R)*, Li Arellano (R)*, Stephanie Kifowit (D)
• Versions: 3 • Votes: 2 • Actions: 36
• Last Amended: 05/23/2025
• Last Action: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0234
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IL bill #HJRCA0005 • Last Action 08/15/2025
CON AMEND-REDISTRICTING
Status: In Committee
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Bill Summary: Proposes to amend the Legislature Article of the Illinois Constitution. Removes the requirement for each Legislative District to be divided into two Representative Districts. Modifies provisions concerning legislative redistricting. Provides specified requirements for each Legislative District, Representative District, and Congressional District for redistricting purposes. Replaces the current method of legislative redistricting. Provides for the creation of a sixteen-member commission, appointed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and the most senior Supreme Court Justice of a different political party, in accordance with specified criteria. Requires the commission to adopt and file with the Secretary of State redistricting plans for Legislative, Representative, and Congressional Districts following a series of public hearings by August 1 of the year following a federal decennial census. Permits the public to submit redistricting plans during the redistricting process for consideration by the Commission. Specifies that, if a redistricting plan is not adopted by August 1 of the year following a federal decennial census, then a seventeenth member shall be appointed to the commission and redistricting plans shall be filed by September 1. Adds provisions concerning the membership of the commission and budgetary matters related to the commission. Effective upon being declared adopted and applicable to redistricting beginning in 2031 and to the election of General Assembly members beginning in 2032.
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• Introduced: 01/14/2025
• Added: 01/14/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 5 : Ryan Spain (R)*, Tony McCombie (R), Dan Ugaste (R), Amy Elik (R), Dave Severin (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 7
• Last Amended: 01/14/2025
• Last Action: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Severin
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IL bill #HB2690 • Last Action 08/15/2025
CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIAL
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill proposes several significant changes to how Illinois handles child sexual abuse material and related offenses. Here is a summary of the key provisions: This bill renames "child pornography" to "child sexual abuse material" across multiple state statutes, emphasizing that these materials represent actual sexual abuse of children, not a consensual form of pornography. The name change is intended to more accurately reflect the harmful nature of such materials while maintaining the same legal definitions and penalties. The bill introduces several key modifications to existing laws: it changes the statute of limitations for grooming offenses, allowing prosecution within 10 years after a victim turns 17; modifies the definition of "family member" to include siblings and individuals who have resided in a household for at least 3 months; and expands the definition of sexual exploitation of a child to include scenarios where a child might view the perpetrator's actions. The bill also specifies that for grooming offenses, the defendant must be at least 5 years older than the child or hold a position of trust, authority, or supervision. Additionally, it provides more comprehensive definitions for terms like "unable to give knowing consent" and updates various statutes related to sexual offenses, criminal procedures, and sex offender registration. The legislation aims to strengthen protections for children, provide clearer legal frameworks for prosecuting sexual abuse-related crimes, and ensure more comprehensive tracking and management of sex offenders. The changes reflect a nuanced approach to addressing sexual crimes involving minors, with an emphasis on precise language and expanded legal capabilities for prosecution and prevention.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Changes the statute of limitations for grooming to provide that when the victim is under 17 years of age at the time of the offense, a prosecution for grooming may be commenced within 10 years after the victim or the person with a disability attains 17 years of age. Changes the name of the offense of child pornography to child sexual abuse material. Deletes references to criminal transmission of HIV in various statutes. In the Sex Offenses Article of the Criminal Code of 2012, provides a definition for "unable to give knowing consent" and changes the definition of "family member" to include a sibling and an accused who has resided in the household for at least 3 (rather than 6) months. Provides that a person commits sexual exploitation of a child if in the presence or virtual presence, or both, of a child and with knowledge that a child or one whom he or she believes to be a child would view his or her acts, that person knowingly entices, coerces, or persuades a child to participate in the production of the recording or memorializing a sexual act of persons ages 18 or older. Provides that a violation of this provision of sexual exploitation of a child is a Class 4 felony. Provides that a defendant, in order to commit grooming, must be 5 years or more older than the groomed child, or hold a position of trust, authority, or supervision in relation to the child at the time of the offense. Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that the court may set any conditions it finds just and appropriate on the taking of testimony of a victim or witness who is under 18 years of age or an intellectually disabled person or a person affected by a developmental disability (rather than a victim who is a child under the age of 18 years or a moderately, severely, or profoundly intellectually disabled person or a person affected by a developmental disability) involving the use of a facility dog in any criminal proceeding. Makes other changes concerning the admissibility of evidence in cases involving involuntary servitude, involuntary sexual servitude of a minor, and trafficking in persons. Amends various Acts to change references from "child pornography" to "child sexual abuse material".
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• Introduced: 02/04/2025
• Added: 02/05/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 17 : Mary Beth Canty (D)*, Cristina Castro (D)*, Justin Slaughter (D), Amy Elik (R), Edgar González (D), Nicolle Grasse (D), Michael Crawford (D), Amy Briel (D), Camille Lilly (D), Hoan Huynh (D), Lisa Hernandez (D), Terri Bryant (R), Dale Fowler (R), John Curran (R), Sally Turner (R), Erica Harriss (R), Darby Hills (R)
• Versions: 3 • Votes: 3 • Actions: 70
• Last Amended: 05/31/2025
• Last Action: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0245
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WI bill #SB74 • Last Action 08/14/2025
Ratification of the Social Work Licensure Compact. (FE)
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill ratifies the Social Work Licensure Compact, a multistate agreement designed to facilitate interstate practice for social workers by creating a streamlined system for licensing and professional regulation. The bill establishes a Social Work Licensure Compact Commission and introduces multistate licensing categories (bachelor's, master's, and clinical) that will allow social workers to practice across multiple states more easily. Key provisions include creating a coordinated data system to track licensure and disciplinary information, establishing uniform standards for social work practice across member states, and providing mechanisms for interstate cooperation in regulating social work licensure. The compact aims to increase public access to social work services, reduce duplicative licensing requirements, support military families, and enhance the ability of states to protect public health and safety. The bill modifies numerous existing statutes to incorporate the compact's framework, defines new terms related to multistate practice, and outlines the processes for obtaining and maintaining multistate social work licenses. The compact will become effective once seven states have enacted it, and participating states will be able to recognize licenses from other member states, with each state retaining the authority to regulate practice within its borders.
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Bill Summary: This bill ratifies and enters Wisconsin into the Social Work Licensure Compact, which provides for the ability of a social worker to become eligible to LRB-1310/1 MED:emw 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 74 practice in other compact states. Significant provisions of the compact include the following: 1. The creation of a Social Work Licensure Compact Commission, which includes one member or administrator of the licensure authorities of each member state. The commission has various powers and duties granted in the compact, including establishing bylaws, promulgating binding rules for the compact, hiring officers, electing or appointing employees, and establishing and electing an executive committee. The commission may levy on and collect an annual assessment from each member state or impose fees on licensees of member states to cover the cost of the operations and activities of the commission and its staff. 2. The ability for a social worker who is licensed in a home state and satisfies certain other criteria to obtain a multistate license, which allows a social worker to practice social work in all other compact states (remote states) under a multistate authorization to practice. The compact specifies a number of requirements in order for an individual to obtain a social worker multistate license, including holding or being eligible for a social worker license in a home state, paying any required fees, and satisfying a number of criteria that are specific to the category of social work license the individual is seeking—bachelor[s, master[s, or clinical. A regulated social worker[s services in a remote state are subject to that member state[s regulatory authority. A remote state may take actions against a social worker[s multistate authorization to practice within that remote state, and if any adverse action is taken by a home state against a licensee[s multistate license, the social worker[s multistate authorization to practice in all other member states is deactivated until all encumbrances have been removed from the multistate license. 3. The ability of member states to issue subpoenas that are enforceable in other states. 4. The creation of a coordinated data system containing licensure and disciplinary action information on social workers. The compact requires all home state disciplinary orders that impose adverse actions against the license of a regulated social worker to include a statement that the regulated social worker[s multistate authorization to practice is deactivated in all member states until all conditions of the decision, order, or agreement are satisfied. A member state must submit a uniform data set to the data system on all individuals to whom the compact is applicable as required by the rules of the commission. 5. Provisions regarding resolutions of disputes among member states and between member and nonmember states, including a process for termination of a state[s membership in the compact if the state defaults on its obligations under the compact. Since the compact has already been enacted by the minimum number of states required for it to become active, the compact becomes effective in this state upon enactment of the bill. The compact provides that it may be amended upon enactment of an amendment by all member states. A state may withdraw from the compact by repealing the statute authorizing the compact, but the compact provides LRB-1310/1 MED:emw 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 74 that a withdrawal does not take effect until 180 days after the effective date of that repeal. For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
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• Introduced: 02/26/2025
• Added: 02/27/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 35 : Rob Stafsholt (R)*, Rachael Cabral-Guevara (R)*, Tim Carpenter (D)*, Kristin Dassler-Alfheim (D)*, Dora Drake (D)*, Jesse James (R)*, Sarah Keyeski (D)*, Chris Larson (D)*, Brad Pfaff (D)*, Mark Spreitzer (D)*, Jamie Wall (D)*, Melissa Ratcliff (D)*, LaTonya Johnson (D)*, Nancy VanderMeer (R), Paul Tittl (R), Clint Anderson (D), Mike Bare (D), Barbara Dittrich (R), Steve Doyle (D), Jodene Emerson (D), Benjamin Franklin (R), Chanz Green (R), Rick Gundrum (R), Jenna Jacobson (D), Alex Joers (D), Tara Johnson (D), Dan Knodl (R), Paul Melotik (R), Vincent Miresse (D), Supreme Moore Omokunde (D), Jeff Mursau (R), Todd Novak (R), Jerry O'Connor (R), Christian Phelps (D), Ann Roe (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 16
• Last Amended: 02/26/2025
• Last Action: Representative Goodwin added as a cosponsor
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WI bill #AB80 • Last Action 08/14/2025
Ratification of the Social Work Licensure Compact. (FE)
Status: Crossed Over
AI-generated Summary: This bill ratifies the Social Work Licensure Compact, which is an interstate agreement designed to facilitate the practice of social work across multiple states. The bill creates a comprehensive framework for social workers to obtain a multistate license that allows them to practice in participating states without obtaining separate licenses for each state. Key provisions include establishing a Social Work Licensure Compact Commission to oversee the implementation of the compact, creating different categories of multistate licenses (bachelor's, master's, and clinical), and setting specific requirements for obtaining and maintaining these licenses. The compact aims to increase access to social work services, reduce duplicative licensing requirements, support military families, and enhance interstate cooperation in regulating social work practice. Social workers seeking a multistate license must meet specific educational, examination, and practice requirements, and will be subject to the regulatory authority of the state where they are providing services. The bill also establishes a coordinated data system to track licensure information, disciplinary actions, and other relevant details across participating states, with provisions for investigating complaints and taking adverse actions against practitioners who violate professional standards or laws.
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Bill Summary: This bill ratifies and enters Wisconsin into the Social Work Licensure Compact, which provides for the ability of a social worker to become eligible to practice in other compact states. Significant provisions of the compact include the following: 1. The creation of a Social Work Licensure Compact Commission, which includes one member or administrator of the licensure authorities of each member state. The commission has various powers and duties granted in the compact, including establishing bylaws, promulgating binding rules for the compact, hiring officers, electing or appointing employees, and establishing and electing an executive committee. The commission may levy on and collect an annual assessment from each member state or impose fees on licensees of member states to cover the cost of the operations and activities of the commission and its staff. 2. The ability for a social worker who is licensed in a home state and satisfies certain other criteria to obtain a multistate license, which allows a social worker to practice social work in all other compact states (remote states) under a multistate authorization to practice. The compact specifies a number of requirements in order for an individual to obtain a social worker multistate license, including holding or being eligible for a social worker license in a home state, paying any required fees, and satisfying a number of criteria that are specific to the category of social work license the individual is seeking—bachelor[s, master[s, or clinical. A regulated social worker[s services in a remote state are subject to that member state[s regulatory authority. A remote state may take actions against a social worker[s multistate authorization to practice within that remote state, and if any adverse action is taken by a home state against a licensee[s multistate license, the social worker[s multistate authorization to practice in all other member states is deactivated until all encumbrances have been removed from the multistate license. 3. The ability of member states to issue subpoenas that are enforceable in other states. 4. The creation of a coordinated data system containing licensure and disciplinary action information on social workers. The compact requires all home state disciplinary orders that impose adverse actions against the license of a regulated social worker to include a statement that the regulated social worker[s multistate authorization to practice is deactivated in all member states until all conditions of the decision, order, or agreement are satisfied. A member state must submit a uniform data set to the data system on all individuals to whom the compact is applicable as required by the rules of the commission. 5. Provisions regarding resolutions of disputes among member states and between member and nonmember states, including a process for termination of a state[s membership in the compact if the state defaults on its obligations under the compact. Since the compact has already been enacted by the minimum number of states required for it to become active, the compact becomes effective in this state upon enactment of the bill. The compact provides that it may be amended upon enactment of an amendment by all member states. A state may withdraw from the compact by repealing the statute authorizing the compact, but the compact provides that a withdrawal does not take effect until 180 days after the effective date of that repeal. For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
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• Introduced: 02/28/2025
• Added: 03/01/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 39 : Nancy VanderMeer (R)*, Paul Tittl (R)*, Clint Anderson (D)*, Mike Bare (D)*, Barbara Dittrich (R)*, Steve Doyle (D)*, Jodene Emerson (D)*, Benjamin Franklin (R)*, Chanz Green (R)*, Rick Gundrum (R)*, Jenna Jacobson (D)*, Alex Joers (D)*, Tara Johnson (D)*, Dan Knodl (R)*, Paul Melotik (R)*, Vincent Miresse (D)*, Supreme Moore Omokunde (D)*, Jeff Mursau (R)*, Todd Novak (R)*, Jerry O'Connor (R)*, Christian Phelps (D)*, Ann Roe (D)*, Christine Sinicki (D)*, Pat Snyder (R)*, Shelia Stubbs (D)*, Randy Udell (D)*, Robyn Vining (D)*, Rob Stafsholt (R), Rachael Cabral-Guevara (R), Tim Carpenter (D), Kristin Dassler-Alfheim (D), Dora Drake (D), Jesse James (R), Sarah Keyeski (D), Chris Larson (D), Brad Pfaff (D), Mark Spreitzer (D), Jamie Wall (D), Melissa Ratcliff (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 26
• Last Amended: 02/28/2025
• Last Action: Representative Goodwin added as a coauthor
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IL bill #SB1457 • Last Action 08/14/2025
COUNTY WIND/SOLAR REGULATION
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Illinois Counties Code to establish new regulations for commercial wind and solar energy facilities near municipalities. Specifically, a county cannot approve siting a wind or solar energy facility within a 3-mile radius of a municipality if: (1) the municipality has not approved the facility's location, (2) the facility would be located on land with a Soil Productivity Index of 90 or higher, or (3) the facility's owners have failed to comply with National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) requirements. The bill requires commercial solar energy facilities to have a minimum number of fire hydrants as specified by the local fire department or county board, and allows counties to require these facilities to be set back at least 500 feet from residential property lines. The legislation aims to provide municipalities with more control over renewable energy project siting, protect agricultural land, and ensure environmental and safety compliance. The bill applies to new projects and includes provisions for setbacks, environmental assessments, drainage plans, and community benefits, while limiting counties' ability to impose overly restrictive regulations on wind and solar energy developments.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Counties Code. Provides that a county may not approve the siting of a commercial wind energy facility, a commercial solar energy facility, or both in an unincorporated area that is located within a 3-mile radius of a municipality, if: (1) the municipality has not approved the siting of the facility or facilities at that location; (2) the county board or the corporate authorities of the municipality have determined that any portion of the facility or facilities will be located on land with a Soil Productivity Index that is greater than or equal to 90; or (3) the county board or the corporate authorities of the municipality have determined that the owners or operators of the facility or facilities have failed to comply with one or more National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) requirements for the site. Provides that the provisions apply regardless of whether the municipality has adopted zoning ordinances or is regulating wind farms and electric-generating wind devices under specified provisions of the Illinois Municipal Code. Requires each commercial solar energy facility to have the minimum number of fire hydrants required by ordinances governing the servicing fire department or fire protection district or, if there are no requirements by ordinances governing the servicing fire department or fire protection district, then the minimum number required by the county board. Allows a county to require a commercial solar energy facility to be sited at least 500 feet to the nearest point on the property line of the nonparticipating zoned residential. Effective immediately.
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• Introduced: 01/31/2025
• Added: 02/01/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 5 : Sue Rezin (R)*, Jil Tracy (R), Neil Anderson (R), Chris Balkema (R), Chapin Rose (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 7
• Last Amended: 01/31/2025
• Last Action: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Chapin Rose
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IL bill #SB0038 • Last Action 08/14/2025
COUNTIES-WIND & SOLAR ENERGY
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Illinois Counties Code regarding wind and solar energy facilities, effectively reverting some changes made by previous legislation. It allows counties to maintain their existing zoning ordinances related to wind farms and commercial wind/solar energy facilities that were in place before January 27, 2023, and in some cases before August 16, 2007. The bill modifies regulations around wind energy facilities, specifically focusing on standards for wind farms and electric-generating wind devices in unincorporated county areas. Key provisions include allowing counties to establish standards for wind farms, including device height and geographic placement, and setting limitations on setback requirements. The bill also clarifies that counties can only establish standards for wind farms in areas outside municipal zoning jurisdictions. Additionally, the legislation removes many detailed provisions about commercial solar and wind energy facilities that were previously in the code, simplifying the regulatory framework while preserving counties' ability to implement local regulations within certain parameters.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Counties Code. In provisions about commercial wind energy facilities and commercial solar energy facilities, removes changes made by Public Act 102-1123. Provides that any provision of a county zoning ordinance pertaining to wind farms, commercial wind energy facilities, or commercial solar energy facilities that was in effect before January 27, 2023 may continue in effect notwithstanding any changes made in Public Act 102-1123 and, if applicable, any provision of a county zoning ordinance pertaining to wind farms that was in effect before August 16, 2007 may continue in effect notwithstanding the changes made in Public Act 95-203.
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• Introduced: 01/13/2025
• Added: 01/14/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 7 : Sally Turner (R)*, Terri Bryant (R), Li Arellano (R), Andrew Chesney (R), Neil Anderson (R), Chris Balkema (R), Chapin Rose (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 9
• Last Amended: 01/13/2025
• Last Action: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Chapin Rose
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MI bill #SB0495 • Last Action 08/12/2025
Education: safety; emergency operations plan requirements; modify. Amends sec. 1308b of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1308b).
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Michigan Revised School Code to modify emergency operations plan requirements for school districts, intermediate school districts, and public school academies. The bill adds a new requirement for emergency operations plans to include a protocol for when and how students are permitted to use wireless communication devices during an emergency. The existing law already required these educational entities to develop comprehensive emergency plans every two years in conjunction with local law enforcement, covering a wide range of potential emergencies such as school violence, bomb threats, fires, weather-related emergencies, intruders, and active violence scenarios. The bill also clarifies definitions, including what constitutes a "school building" and a "wireless communications device." Schools must continue to review their emergency plans biennially, notify the state department of education within 30 days of plan adoption or review, and keep these plans confidential. If a school fails to develop an emergency operations plan, the state police office of school safety will coordinate with local law enforcement to notify the school's governing body. The bill is contingent upon the passage of a related House Bill, emphasizing the legislature's holistic approach to school safety planning.
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Bill Summary: A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled"The revised school code,"by amending section 1308b (MCL 380.1308b), as added by 2018 PA 436.
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• Introduced: 08/12/2025
• Added: 08/12/2025
• Session: 103rd Legislature
• Sponsors: 2 : Dayna Polehanki (D)*, Darrin Camilleri (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 08/12/2025
• Last Action: Referred To Committee On Education
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WI bill #AB45 • Last Action 08/11/2025
Ratification of the Dietitian Licensure Compact. (FE)
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill ratifies Wisconsin's participation in the Dietitian Licensure Compact, a multi-state agreement designed to facilitate professional mobility for licensed dietitians. The compact creates a mechanism allowing dietitians to practice across member states through a "compact privilege" by meeting specific licensing requirements, such as holding an unencumbered license in their home state and adhering to the laws of the state where they are practicing. The bill establishes a Dietitian Licensure Compact Commission that will oversee the compact's operations, including creating bylaws, collecting assessments from member states, and managing a coordinated data system that tracks licensure and disciplinary information. The compact introduces several key features: it enables member states to issue enforceable subpoenas across state lines, requires reporting of adverse actions against licensees, and provides a framework for resolving disputes between states. Importantly, the compact becomes active once seven states have enacted it, and states can withdraw by repealing their authorizing statute, with a 180-day transition period. The primary goal of this compact is to streamline professional licensing for dietitians, reduce bureaucratic barriers, and ensure consistent professional standards across participating states.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT to renumber and amend 448.78; to amend 146.81 (1) (em), 146.997 (1) (d) 6., 252.14 (1) (ar) 4m., 253.065 (3), 253.065 (5), 440.03 (9) (a) (intro.), 440.03 (9) (a) 2., 440.03 (13) (b) (intro.), 440.15, 446.01 (1v) (f), 446.02 (6m), 448.70 (1m), 448.72 (6), 448.74 (1), 448.78 (title), 448.80, 448.82, 448.87 (2) (intro.), 448.87 (2) (a), 448.956 (1m) and 450.10 (3) (a) 5m.; to repeal and recreate 632.895 (1) (b) 5. b.; to create 14.833, 440.03 (11m) (c) 2rm., 440.03 (13) (c) 1. gm., 448.70 (1r), 448.70 (1s), 448.78 (1m) (title), 448.78 (1m) (f), 448.78 (2m), (3m) and (4m) and subchapter XIV of chapter 448 [precedes 448.9887] of the statutes; relating to: ratification of the Di- etitian Licensure Compact.
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• Introduced: 02/17/2025
• Added: 12/12/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 26 : Robert Brooks (R)*, Calvin Callahan (R)*, Barbara Dittrich (R)*, Mike Bare (D)*, Cindi Duchow (R)*, Rick Gundrum (R)*, Brent Jacobson (R)*, Alex Joers (D)*, Dan Knodl (R)*, Scott Krug (R)*, Jerry O'Connor (R)*, John Spiros (R)*, Lisa Subeck (D)*, Paul Tittl (R)*, Randy Udell (D)*, Robyn Vining (D)*, Chuck Wichgers (R)*, Patrick Testin (R), Dan Feyen (R), Tim Carpenter (D), Jodi Habush Sinykin (D), Dianne Hesselbein (D), Jesse James (R), Howard Marklein (R), Mark Spreitzer (D), Kristin Dassler-Alfheim (D)
• Versions: 3 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 39
• Last Amended: 08/08/2025
• Last Action: Published 8-9-2025
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NE bill #LR192 • Last Action 08/06/2025
Interim study to investigate public notice requirements in Nebraska, including those mandated under the Open Meetings Act and the Administrative Procedure Act
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This resolution calls for the Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee of the Nebraska Legislature to conduct an interim study investigating public notice requirements in the state, specifically focusing on requirements mandated under the Open Meetings Act and the Administrative Procedure Act. The study will examine these public notice regulations, and upon completion, the committee is required to prepare a comprehensive report detailing its findings and recommendations, which will be submitted to the Legislative Council or the full Legislature. An interim study is a legislative research process typically undertaken between regular legislative sessions to gather information, analyze issues, and develop potential policy recommendations for future legislative action.
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Bill Summary: Interim study to investigate public notice requirements in Nebraska, including those mandated under the Open Meetings Act and the Administrative Procedure Act
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• Introduced: 05/14/2025
• Added: 05/15/2025
• Session: 109th Legislature
• Sponsors: 1 : Rita Sanders (NP)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 4
• Last Amended: 05/14/2025
• Last Action: Notice of hearing for October 03, 2025
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IL bill #HB1706 • Last Action 08/06/2025
NURSE LICENSURE COMPACT
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill ratifies and approves the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC), a multi-state agreement designed to streamline nursing licensure across participating states. The compact allows nurses with a multistate license to practice in any participating state without obtaining additional licenses, facilitating greater mobility for healthcare professionals. Key provisions include establishing requirements for obtaining a multistate nursing license, such as passing the NCLEX exam, having an unencumbered license, and undergoing a criminal background check. The bill mandates that nurses complete 20 hours of continuing education every two-year license renewal cycle, including specific mandatory courses like mandated reporter training, Alzheimer's disease education, implicit bias training, and sexual harassment training. Employers must provide opportunities for nurses to complete these continuing education requirements. The compact creates an Interstate Commission to oversee implementation, coordinate licensure information, and handle dispute resolution between states. Importantly, the bill specifies that the compact does not supersede existing state labor laws and does not apply to advanced practice registered nurses. The compact aims to protect public health by ensuring uniform licensure standards, facilitating information sharing between states, and maintaining accountability for nurses practicing across state lines.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Nurse Practice Act. Ratifies and approves the Nurse Licensure Compact, which allows for the issuance of multistate licenses that allow nurses to practice in their home state and other compact states. Provides that the Compact does not supersede existing State labor laws. Provides that the State may not share with or disclose to the Interstate Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators or any other state any of the contents of a nationwide criminal history records check conducted for the purpose of multistate licensure under the Nurse Licensure Compact. Provides that an employer who employs nurses, as defined in the Article, shall provide the nurses under its employment with the opportunity to obtain the required continuing education hours. Requires that nurses subject to the Nurse Licensure Compact complete 20 hours of approved continuing education per every 2-year license renewal cycle. Provides that the Nurse Licensure Compact does not apply to an advanced practice registered nurse. Adds provisions concerning employer attestations.
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• Introduced: 01/24/2025
• Added: 01/24/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 24 : Yolonda Morris (D)*, Sharon Chung (D), Terra Costa Howard (D), Jed Davis (R), Norine Hammond (R), Laura Faver Dias (D), Will Davis (D), Suzanne Ness (D), Nicolle Grasse (D), Michael Crawford (D), Camille Lilly (D), Jehan Gordon-Booth (D), Amy Elik (R), Sonya Harper (D), Rita Mayfield (D), Tony McCombie (R), Thaddeus Jones (D), La Shawn Ford (D), Bob Rita (D), Travis Weaver (R), Lisa Davis (D), Barbara Hernandez (D), Janet Yang Rohr (D), Regan Deering (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 40
• Last Amended: 01/24/2025
• Last Action: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Regan Deering
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IL bill #HB1652 • Last Action 08/05/2025
NURSE LICENSURE COMPACT
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill ratifies and approves the Nurse Licensure Compact, a comprehensive interstate agreement designed to facilitate nurse licensure across multiple states. The compact allows nurses to hold a multistate license that enables them to practice in their home state and other participating states, reducing administrative burdens and promoting healthcare workforce mobility. Key provisions include establishing a coordinated licensure information system to track nurse licensing and disciplinary actions, creating an Interstate Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators to oversee implementation, and defining specific requirements for obtaining a multistate license. To qualify for a multistate license, nurses must meet criteria such as graduating from an approved nursing program, passing the national licensing exam, holding an unencumbered license, passing a criminal background check, and having a valid Social Security number. The compact aims to enhance public safety by ensuring uniform licensing standards, facilitating information sharing between states, and allowing for consistent enforcement of nursing practice regulations. Importantly, the bill explicitly states that the compact does not supersede existing state labor laws, preserving individual states' regulatory authority. The compact becomes binding once at least 26 states have enacted it into law, with provisions for ongoing governance, dispute resolution, and potential amendments.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Nurse Practice Act. Ratifies and approves the Nurse Licensure Compact, which allows for the issuance of multistate licenses that allow nurses to practice in their home state and other compact states. Provides that the Compact does not supersede existing State labor laws. Provides that the State may not share with or disclose to the Interstate Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators or any other state any of the contents of a nationwide criminal history records check conducted for the purpose of multistate licensure under the Nurse Licensure Compact. Makes conforming changes.
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• Introduced: 01/23/2025
• Added: 01/24/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 8 : Ryan Spain (R)*, Norine Hammond (R), Tony McCombie (R), John Cabello (R), Jackie Haas (R), Travis Weaver (R), Mike Coffey (R), Regan Deering (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 12
• Last Amended: 01/23/2025
• Last Action: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Regan Deering
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IL bill #HB3438 • Last Action 08/04/2025
TRANSPORTATION-VARIOUS
Status: Crossed Over
AI-generated Summary: This bill makes several changes to transportation-related laws in Illinois. First, it requires the Department of Transportation to develop and implement a life-cycle cost analysis for new road construction, reconstruction, or replacement projects costing over $500,000, with the goal of using materials that have the lowest long-term expenses. Second, it modifies the composition of an advisory committee overseeing a residential sound insulation program related to aircraft noise, specifically stipulating that a Department of Transportation Aeronautics Division employee can only vote to break ties when determining which homes have windows or doors causing offensive odors. Third, the bill changes crash reporting requirements so that all crash reports must be electronically submitted to the Administrator using an approved electronic format, replacing the previous option of using paper forms. The bill will take effect immediately for most provisions, except for the crash reporting changes, which will become effective on January 1, 2027. These modifications aim to improve transportation infrastructure planning, address residential noise mitigation, and modernize crash reporting processes.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Regional Transportation Authority Act. Changes the short title of the Regional Transportation Authority Act to the Northern Illinois Transit Authority Act. Creates the Northern Illinois Transit Authority. Makes changes in provisions concerning: legislative findings; meanings of defined terms; allocation of responsibility for public transportation; strategic planning; capital programming; service planning; performance audits; operational requirements; fares; pedestrian access to transit; extraterritorial powers of the Authority; research and development; protection of the environment; zero-emission buses; enforcement of traffic laws; establishment of the NITA Law Enforcement Task Force; crime prevention programming; the establishment of the Office of Transit Safety and Experience; the establishment of Coordinated Safety Response Councils; safety standards and investments in safety; bus shields; prioritization of capital projects; fast-track project authorization; transit-supportive development; transit ambassadors; and other matters. Changes the short title of the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act to the Chicago Transit Authority Act. Makes changes concerning: the powers and duties of the Chicago Transit Authority and its interactions with the Northern Illinois Transit Authority; governance of the Chicago Transit Authority; and the operating budget of the Chicago Transit Authority. Repeals various provisions. Creates the Sustainable Transit for Northern Illinois Act. Provides that, except in certain circumstances, a unit of local government may not impose or enforce any minimum automobile parking requirements on a development project if the project is located within one-half mile of a public transportation hub. Limits home rule powers. Creates the Electric Vehicle Charging Fee Act. Provides that, beginning on January 1, 2026, a fee is imposed on the privilege of engaging in business as an electric vehicle power provider in this State. Creates the Retail Delivery Climate Impact Fee Act. Provides that, on and after January 1, 2026, a climate impact fee of $1.50 is imposed on each retail delivery that meets specified conditions. Provides that the Department of Transportation shall establish an Interagency Coordinating Committee on Transit Innovation, Integration, and Reform. Amends the Regional Transportation Authority Act. Changes the short title of the Regional Transportation Authority Act to the Northern Illinois Transit Authority Act. Creates the Northern Illinois Transit Authority. Makes changes in provisions concerning: legislative findings; meanings of defined terms; allocation of responsibility for public transportation; strategic planning; capital programming; service planning; performance audits; operational requirements; fares; pedestrian access to transit; extraterritorial powers of the Authority; research and development; protection of the environment; zero-emission buses; enforcement of traffic laws; establishment of the NITA Law Enforcement Task Force; crime prevention programming; the establishment of the Office of Transit Safety and Experience; the establishment of Coordinated Safety Response Councils; safety standards and investments in safety; bus shields; prioritization of capital projects; fast-track project authorization; transit-supportive development; transit ambassadors; and other matters. Changes the short title of the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act to the Chicago Transit Authority Act. Makes changes concerning: the powers and duties of the Chicago Transit Authority and its interactions with the Northern Illinois Transit Authority; governance of the Chicago Transit Authority; and the operating budget of the Chicago Transit Authority. Repeals various provisions. Amends the Department of Transportation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Adds provisions concerning, among other things, the Transit Integration Policy Development Committee and the Transit Coordination Oversight Officer. Amends the Local Mass Transit District Act. Makes changes concerning transit-supportive development and trail-supportive development. Makes conforming and other changes in various other Acts. Effective immediately.
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• Introduced: 02/07/2025
• Added: 02/07/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 20 : Jaime Andrade (D)*, Ram Villivalam (D)*, Marcus Evans (D), Dave Vella (D), Kevin Olickal (D), Natalie Manley (D), Marty Moylan (D), Dave Koehler (D), Mike Porfirio (D), Celina Villanueva (D), Robert Peters (D), Omar Aquino (D), Adriane Johnson (D), Mike Simmons (D), Mark Walker (D), Graciela Guzmán (D), Mary Edly-Allen (D), Rob Martwick (D), Mattie Hunter (D), Sara Feigenholtz (D)
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 2 • Actions: 79
• Last Amended: 03/25/2025
• Last Action: Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
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IL bill #HB0032 • Last Action 08/01/2025
TOWNSHIP SUPERVISOR VACANCY
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill makes several changes to existing laws concerning township governance, public meetings, and child labor. In the Township Code, the bill clarifies that when a township supervisor position becomes vacant, a township trustee can be appointed as a deputy supervisor to perform ministerial functions, which now explicitly includes serving as the ex officio supervisor of general assistance and administering the general assistance program. The bill also modifies the Child Labor Law of 2024 to allow minors aged 12 or 13 to work as officiants or assistant instructors for township parks and recreation departments under specific conditions, such as having a parent or designated adult present, working limited hours, and meeting certain supervision requirements. Additionally, the bill makes gender-neutral language updates to the Downstate Forest Preserve District Act and amends the Open Meetings Act to include the appointment of a temporary deputy township supervisor as a "bona fide emergency" situation that would exempt it from standard public meeting notice requirements. The bill takes effect immediately upon becoming law, providing local governments with more flexible options for filling vacancies and expanding employment opportunities for young people in recreational programs.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Open Meetings Act. In provisions concerning public notice of any special meeting except a meeting held in the event of a bona fide emergency, provides that "bona fide emergency" includes the appointment of a temporary deputy township supervisor under the Township Code. Amends the Township Code. In provisions concerning a township or multi-township board temporarily appointing a deputy to perform the ministerial functions of a vacant office, provides that "ministerial functions" includes, but is not limited to, serving as the ex officio supervisor of general assistance in the township and administering the general assistance program under specified provisions of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Amends the Downstate Forest Preserve District Act. Inserts gender neutral descriptions in provisions concerning boards of commissioners of forest preserve districts. Amends the Child Labor Law of 2024. Provides that nothing in the Act prohibits an employer from employing, allowing, or permitting a minor 12 or 13 years of age to work as an officiant or an assistant instructor of youth sports activities for a township parks and recreation department if the employer obtains certification and satisfies specified requirements. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately.
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• Introduced: 01/08/2025
• Added: 04/11/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 5 : Dan Didech (D)*, Adriane Johnson (D)*, Martha Deuter (D), Nicolle Grasse (D), Mary Edly-Allen (D)
• Versions: 3 • Votes: 3 • Actions: 76
• Last Amended: 05/31/2025
• Last Action: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0035
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IL bill #SB1607 • Last Action 08/01/2025
FREEDOM TRAILS COMMISSION
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the Illinois Freedom Trails Commission, a state-level organization dedicated to exploring, researching, and commemorating the Underground Railroad's history in Illinois. The Commission will consist of 11 members (a chairperson and 10 additional members) appointed by the Governor for 4-year terms, representing diverse backgrounds and expertise in the subject. The Department of Natural Resources will provide administrative support, and the Commission will have several key responsibilities: creating an online resource website with maps and historical information, collaborating with organizations focused on Underground Railroad history, developing educational programs in partnership with the State Board of Education, creating a grant funding program, and supporting local activities that highlight the Underground Railroad's significance. The Commission will also develop guidelines for identifying and preserving Underground Railroad sites and landmarks, create an educational program for public schools that includes instruction on African American history and the Underground Railroad, and submit annual reports to the Governor and General Assembly. The bill includes provisions for public meetings, transparency, and allows the Commission to adopt administrative rules with the Department's approval. The Commission is set to be in place until January 1, 2037, and will take effect immediately upon becoming law.
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Bill Summary: Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that the Department of Natural Resources (rather than the Department of Commercial and Economic Opportunity) shall provide administrative and other support to the Illinois Freedom Trails Commission. Sets forth provisions concerning the election of a chairperson and the conduct of meetings. Provides that, after consultation with and written approval by the Department, the Commission may adopt administrative rules as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of the Act. Repeals the Act on January 1, 2037. Amends the Historic Preservation Act to repeal provisions concerning the Amistad Commission. Effective immediately.
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• Introduced: 02/04/2025
• Added: 04/10/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 16 : Dave Koehler (D)*, Debbie Meyers-Martin (D)*, Doris Turner (D), Willie Preston (D), Elgie Sims (D), Kimberly Lightford (D), Rachel Ventura (D), Jil Tracy (R), Laura Murphy (D), Meg Loughran Cappel (D), Lakesia Collins (D), Chris Welch (D), Suzanne Ness (D), Will Davis (D), Anthony DeLuca (D), Nicolle Grasse (D)
• Versions: 3 • Votes: 2 • Actions: 50
• Last Amended: 05/21/2025
• Last Action: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0113
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CA bill #AB1170 • Last Action 07/28/2025
Maintenance of the codes.
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill provides for maintenance of various California state codes through technical amendments across multiple sections of law. The bill does not substantially change policy, but rather updates and clarifies existing statutes. Here is a summary: This bill makes nonsubstantive changes to numerous sections across multiple California legal codes, including the Business and Professions Code, Civil Code, Corporations Code, Education Code, Elections Code, Fish and Game Code, Food and Agricultural Code, Government Code, Health and Safety Code, Insurance Code, Labor Code, Military and Veterans Code, Penal Code, Public Contract Code, Public Resources Code, Public Utilities Code, Revenue and Taxation Code, Streets and Highways Code, Unemployment Insurance Code, Vehicle Code, Water Code, and Welfare and Institutions Code. The changes are primarily technical in nature, such as correcting references, updating cross-references, clarifying language, and making minor administrative adjustments. The bill follows the standard legislative practice of periodically reviewing and maintaining the state's legal codes to ensure they remain accurate, consistent, and up-to-date. These types of maintenance bills are routine and help prevent potential legal confusion or conflicts that could arise from outdated statutory language.
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Bill Summary: An act to amend Sections 205, 208, 1944, 2529.8.1, 4848.1, 4996.22, 5070.1, 5272, 5272.5, 7048, 7363, 8020.5, 17580, 19520, 23399.5, 26051.5, 26152.2, and 26200 of the Business and Professions Code, to amend Sections 714.3, 798.56, 835, 1770, 1785.11.11, 1798.130, 1798.140, 1798.185, 1950.6, 1954.09, 2214, 2924f, 3111, 3480, and 5115 of, and to amend the heading of Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 2213) of Title 7 of Part 4 of Division 3 of, the Civil Code, to amend Sections 8, 5510, 7510, and 12460 of the Corporations Code, to amend Sections 8222, 8242, 10864, 17586, 33328.5, 33355, 42238.026, 44260.1, 44320.5, 44395, 45202, 46392, 47604.2, 48306, 51225.7, 51255, 66023.4, 66023.5, 66076.2, 66270.7, 66280.5, 66308, 66749.81, 69996.9, and 76303 of, and to amend and renumber Section 51225.32 of, the Education Code, to amend Sections 2201, 2208, 3019, and 20513 of the Elections Code, to amend Sections 1352, 1352.5, 1672, and 2089.22 of the Fish and Game Code, to amend Sections 12811.2, 12839, 14513, 14611, 56571, 58231.1, and 82001 of the Food and Agricultural Code, to amend Sections 8547.2, 8547.5, 8657, 11126, 12530.5, 14072.6, 14839, 14840, 19829.9852, 19829.9854, 51298, 53398.52, 54239.4, 62506, 62509, 62520, 62551, 62551.1, 62582, 65302, 65585, 65588, 65852.8, 65913.4, 65915, 65915.3, 66314, 66499.41, and 89517.5 of, and to repeal the heading of Title 8.5 of, the Government Code, to amend Sections 1317.2a, 1343.3, 1374.72, 2056, 9077, 18214, 50197.3, 50513, 50515.03, 50710.7, 111926, 114368.8, 114381, 120440, 128454, and 130065.1 of, and to repeal the headings of Divisions 38 and 39 of, the Health and Safety Code, to amend Section 10509.9205 of the Insurance Code, to amend Sections 226.8, 2699, and 2699.3 of the Labor Code, to amend Sections 257, 395.1, 502, 502.1, 502.2, 502.4, 504, 505, 510, 513, 520, 552, 555, 557, 987.005, 987.300, and 1690 of the Military and Veterans Code, to amend Sections 236.8, 236.10, 236.11, 803, 888, 1233.12, and 28230 of the Penal Code, to amend Sections 2051, 10115.1, and 12140 of the Public Contract Code, to amend Sections 3206, 6217.8, 42281, 42282.1, 42283, 42968.32, 42968.62, 42968.71, 42968.74, 42984.3, 42984.10, 42984.21, 42999, and 48704.1 of the Public Resources Code, to amend Section 311 of the Public Utilities Code, to amend Sections 17052.1 and 36005 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, to amend Sections 94.4 and 31490 of the Streets and Highways Code, to amend Section 679 of the Unemployment Insurance Code, to amend Sections 9250.14 and 21214.7 of the Vehicle Code, to amend Section 73510 of the Water Code, to amend Sections 361.31, 706.6, 4095, 5404, 5610, 10492.2, 14149.95, and 16501.35 of, to amend and renumber the heading of Chapter 6.5 (commencing with Section 9320) of Division 8.5 of, and to repeal the heading of Division 26 of, the Welfare and Institutions Code, and to amend Section 1 of Chapter 107 of the Statutes of 2024, relating to maintenance of the codes.
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• Introduced: 02/21/2025
• Added: 02/22/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Diane Dixon (R)*
• Versions: 3 • Votes: 4 • Actions: 18
• Last Amended: 07/28/2025
• Last Action: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 67, Statutes of 2025.
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DC bill #B26-0307 • Last Action 07/22/2025
Open Meetings Clarification Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2025
Status: Passed
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Open Meetings Act to clarify and modify several key provisions regarding public meetings in the District of Columbia. The definition of a "meeting" is expanded to include any gathering of a quorum of public body members where public business is discussed, while specifically excluding chance social gatherings and press conferences. The bill provides new flexibility for public bodies, allowing them to hold meetings that can be viewed or heard by the public, either in real-time or as soon as technologically feasible. It creates a specific exemption for meetings between the Council and the Mayor, provided no official action is taken. The bill also allows public bodies to discuss potential terrorist or public health threats without violating open meeting rules, and gives the Council authority to adopt its own rules for ensuring open meeting policies. For the Council specifically, a "meeting" is defined as a regular or additional legislative meeting where votes are taken. The bill is an emergency measure that will apply from July 5, 2025, and remain in effect for up to 90 days, reflecting the need for immediate clarification of open meeting procedures while maintaining transparency in government operations.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA To amend, on an emergency basis, due to congressional review, the Open Meetings Act to clarify the definition of meeting, to provide for a public body’s ability to be briefed about potential terrorist or public health threats so long as no official action is taken, to exempt from the act meetings between the Council and the Mayor provided that no official action is taken at such meetings, and to provide that a meeting shall be deemed open to the public if the public body takes steps reasonably calculated to allow the public to view or hear the meeting while the meeting is taking place, or, if doing so is not technologically feasible, as soon thereafter as reasonably practicable.
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• Introduced: 06/30/2025
• Added: 07/01/2025
• Session: 26th Council
• Sponsors: 1 : Phil Mendelson (D)*
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 1 • Actions: 7
• Last Amended: 07/01/2025
• Last Action: Enacted without Mayor's Signature with Act Number A26-0110, Expires on Oct 20, 2025
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DC bill #B26-0314 • Last Action 07/18/2025
Local News Funding Act of 2025
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes a Local News Grant Program for the District of Columbia that allows registered voters to allocate news coupons to local news outlets, effectively providing public funding for journalism. Each registered voter will receive 5 news coupons annually to distribute to registered news outlets that meet specific eligibility criteria, such as producing original local reporting and making content accessible for free. A newly created seven-member Community Journalism Board will administer the program, with members appointed by various District government entities. The program will be funded by dedicating 0.1% of the District's General Fund budget to redemption grants, which will be distributed quarterly based on the number of news coupons allocated to each eligible news outlet. News outlets must register with the Board, maintain a separate program account, and adhere to reporting and disclosure requirements. The bill includes provisions to prevent coupon trading or selling, ensures transparency through a secure online system, and allows the Board to investigate violations and impose sanctions. Additionally, the program includes provisions for journalism development grants to support training and technical assistance for news outlets. The bill aims to support local journalism by creating a voter-directed public funding mechanism while establishing robust oversight and accountability measures.
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Bill Summary: A BILL IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA To authorize and provide for the issuance of grants to local news outlets through the creation of a system of coupons that may be allocated by registered voters to the news outlets of their choice, to establish registration and eligibility requirements for news outlets to participate in the grant program, to require each news outlet to hold grant funds in a separate account pending their expenditure, to create a statutory lien on the separate account in favor of the District to secure the news outlet’s obligation to comply with this act, to establish the Community Journalism Board as an independent executive branch agency to administer the provisions of this act, to authorize (subject to appropriations) the dedication of 0.1% of the District’s General Fund budget to fund the news coupon grant program, and to further authorize the Board to issue journalism development grants to support training and technical assistance to news outlets and individuals; and to make conforming changes.
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• Introduced: 07/10/2025
• Added: 07/11/2025
• Session: 26th Council
• Sponsors: 2 : Janeese George (D)*, Brianne Nadeau (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 07/03/2025
• Last Action: Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0314 Published in the DC Register
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PA bill #SB604 • Last Action 07/17/2025
Authorizing the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to join the Counseling Compact; and providing for the form of the compact.
Status: Crossed Over
AI-generated Summary: This bill authorizes Pennsylvania to join the Counseling Compact, a multi-state agreement designed to facilitate professional counselors' ability to practice across state lines more easily. The compact creates a framework for licensed professional counselors to obtain a "Privilege to Practice" in other member states without obtaining multiple individual state licenses. Key provisions include establishing uniform licensure requirements, creating a national data system to track counselors' credentials and disciplinary actions, and setting up a Counseling Compact Commission to oversee implementation. The compact aims to increase public access to counseling services, support military families by allowing easier relocation, enable telehealth practice across state borders, and maintain high professional standards through shared oversight. Counselors must meet specific criteria to practice across state lines, such as holding an unencumbered license in their home state, passing a national exam, completing required education and supervised experience, and adhering to each state's specific practice laws. The compact will take effect once ten states have enacted it, and member states can withdraw with a six-month notice, ensuring flexibility while maintaining a coordinated approach to professional counseling regulation.
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Bill Summary: Authorizing the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to join the Counseling Compact; and providing for the form of the compact.
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• Introduced: 04/09/2025
• Added: 04/10/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 12 : Lisa Boscola (D)*, Judy Schwank (D), Wayne Fontana (D), Carolyn Comitta (D), Rosemary Brown (R), Tracy Pennycuick (R), Greg Rothman (R), Kristin Phillips-Hill (R), Jay Costa (D), Judy Ward (R), Amanda Cappelletti (D), Nickolas Pisciottano (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 3 • Actions: 13
• Last Amended: 04/09/2025
• Last Action: Referred to Professional Licensure
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CA bill #SB802 • Last Action 07/16/2025
Housing finance and development: Sacramento Area Housing and Homelessness Agency: Multifamily Housing Program: Homekey: Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention program.
Status: Crossed Over
AI-generated Summary: This bill restructures the Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency into the Sacramento Area Housing and Homelessness Agency, creating a more comprehensive regional authority to address housing and homelessness challenges. The new agency will include the County of Sacramento and qualified local agencies, with an 11-member governing board representing different cities. The agency will have expanded responsibilities, including developing affordable housing, coordinating homelessness prevention services, and administering various housing programs. Key provisions include consolidating regional housing needs allocations, reducing the total allocation by 20%, and transferring housing tax increment revenues to the new agency for affordable housing development. The bill also requires the agency to establish an advisory board with members representing diverse perspectives, including people with direct experience of homelessness. Additionally, the legislation mandates that future housing and homelessness funding programs give special consideration to former foster youth and households at various income levels who are experiencing traumatic homelessness or domestic violence. The bill aims to create a more effective and coordinated approach to housing and homelessness in the Sacramento region, with a particular focus on creating safer, more stable housing options for vulnerable populations.
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Bill Summary: An act to add Article 1.5 (commencing with Section 6539.9.5) to Chapter 5 of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code, and to amend Section 50675.1.3 of, to add Section 50675.17 to, and to add Article 3 (commencing with Section 50245) to Chapter 6.5 of Part 1 of Division 31 of, the Health and Safety Code, relating to housing.
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• Introduced: 02/21/2025
• Added: 06/30/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Angelique Ashby (D)*
• Versions: 4 • Votes: 3 • Actions: 30
• Last Amended: 06/23/2025
• Last Action: July 16 set for second hearing canceled at the request of author.
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MA bill #H4153 • Last Action 07/16/2025
Establishing a charter for the city of Somerville
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes a new charter for the city of Somerville, fundamentally restructuring its local government. The charter creates a city government with a strong mayor-council system, consisting of an 11-member city council (4 at-large and 7 ward-based members) and a mayor, both elected to two-year terms. The bill introduces significant changes to the city's governance, including new procedures for elections, appointments, budget processes, and governmental operations. Key provisions include establishing clear separation of powers between the executive (mayor) and legislative (city council) branches, creating more transparent and accountable government processes, and implementing new mechanisms for public input and oversight. The charter also mandates periodic reviews of the city's charter, ordinances, and multiple-member bodies, and includes provisions for potential future improvements like exploring public campaign financing and ranked-choice voting. The bill requires voter approval through a ballot measure at the November 2025 municipal election and includes a separate ballot question about potentially extending the mayor's term from two to four years. Additionally, the charter provides detailed guidelines for municipal elections, budget preparation, appointments, and various administrative procedures, aiming to enhance the city's governance and resident participation.
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Bill Summary: Relative to establishing a charter for the city of Somerville. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]
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• Introduced: 05/22/2025
• Added: 05/23/2025
• Session: 194th General Court
• Sponsors: 1 : Christine Barber (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 5
• Last Amended: 05/22/2025
• Last Action: Accompanied a new draft, see H4264
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CA bill #AB259 • Last Action 07/15/2025
Open meetings: local agencies: teleconferences.
Status: Crossed Over
AI-generated Summary: This bill extends the alternative teleconferencing procedures for local government meetings in California until January 1, 2030, maintaining flexibility introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic. The bill allows local agencies to continue holding meetings where some members participate remotely under specific conditions, such as members being able to participate via teleconference for up to two to seven meetings per year depending on the frequency of their regular meetings. Members can participate remotely for "just cause" (such as childcare needs, illness, disability, or official travel) or emergency circumstances, with requirements that they publicly disclose if other individuals are present at their remote location and participate through both audio and visual technology. The bill ensures public access by mandating that meetings provide ways for the public to remotely hear, observe, and comment on meetings, such as through two-way audiovisual platforms or telephonic services. The legislation aims to balance accessibility and public participation with transparency, requiring that at least a quorum of members participate from a physical location that is open to the public and situated within the agency's jurisdiction. By extending these provisions, the bill seeks to provide local agencies with continued flexibility in conducting meetings while preserving the public's right to access government proceedings.
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Bill Summary: An act to amend and repeal Sections 54953 and 54954.2 of the Government Code, relating to local government.
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• Introduced: 01/16/2025
• Added: 01/17/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Blanca Rubio (D)*
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 2 • Actions: 12
• Last Amended: 04/21/2025
• Last Action: Senate Judiciary Hearing (09:30:00 7/15/2025 State Capitol, Room 112)
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CA bill #AB467 • Last Action 07/15/2025
Open meetings: teleconferences: neighborhood councils.
Status: Crossed Over
AI-generated Summary: This bill extends an existing authorization for neighborhood councils in Los Angeles to use alternative teleconferencing provisions until January 1, 2030, with specific requirements designed to ensure public access and participation. Under these provisions, an eligible legislative body (in this case, a neighborhood council) can use teleconferencing if the city council adopts a resolution authorizing it and two-thirds of the neighborhood council votes to do so. The bill mandates that teleconferenced meetings must provide clear public access methods, including call-in and internet-based options for attending and commenting in real-time, and prohibits requiring public comments to be submitted in advance. The legislation also requires that at least a quorum of council members participate from within the city's boundaries, with at least one in-person meeting per year at a public location. The bill's rationale stems from the experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic, where teleconferencing was found to increase public participation, make government more accessible, and protect public health. By creating these specific provisions for Los Angeles neighborhood councils, the legislature aims to provide flexibility for volunteer, uncompensated council members who have difficulty finding consistent public meeting locations while maintaining transparency and public engagement.
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Bill Summary: An act to amend Section 54953.8 of the Government Code, relating to local government.
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• Introduced: 02/06/2025
• Added: 02/07/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Mike Fong (D)*
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 2 • Actions: 12
• Last Amended: 04/21/2025
• Last Action: Senate Judiciary Hearing (09:30:00 7/15/2025 State Capitol, Room 112)
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CA bill #AB408 • Last Action 07/15/2025
Physician Health and Wellness Program.
Status: Crossed Over
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes a comprehensive Physician Health and Wellness Program to support, treat, monitor, and rehabilitate physicians and other healthcare professionals with impairing physical or mental health conditions that could potentially impact their ability to practice safely. The program would be administered by a nonprofit third-party entity and aims to provide confidential, supportive interventions for licensed professionals, applicants, and students experiencing health issues such as substance use disorders, mental illness, or physical conditions that might compromise their professional competence. Key provisions include creating a confidential reporting system where healthcare professionals can report potentially impaired colleagues, establishing advisory committees to oversee the program, and ensuring participant privacy while maintaining mechanisms to protect public safety. The program allows for voluntary participation and provides an alternative to disciplinary action in some cases, with the goal of rehabilitation rather than punishment. The bill explicitly exempts the program from certain existing uniform standards and creates protections for those who report potential impairments, including immunity from civil liability. Notably, the program will not apply to the Osteopathic Medical Board of California, and the board may seek additional funding through grants and gifts to support the program's operations.
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Bill Summary: An act to repeal and add Article 14 (commencing with Section 2340) of Chapter 5 of Division 2 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to healing arts.
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• Introduced: 02/04/2025
• Added: 03/25/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Marc Berman (D)*
• Versions: 4 • Votes: 5 • Actions: 26
• Last Amended: 07/08/2025
• Last Action: Senate Judiciary Hearing (09:30:00 7/15/2025 State Capitol, Room 112)
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CA bill #AB395 • Last Action 07/15/2025
Holidays.
Status: Crossed Over
AI-generated Summary: This bill requires school districts, county education offices, and charter schools to make efforts to avoid scheduling the first day of class and high school graduation on dates when members of the public might be unable to attend due to religious, cultural, or ancestral holiday observances, starting in the 2026-27 school year. The bill also requires these entities to seek input from the affected community when making such scheduling decisions. Similarly, for higher education, the bill mandates that community colleges and California State University (and requests the University of California) make reasonable efforts to avoid scheduling institutional events like student orientation, move-in days, exams, and commencement ceremonies on dates of significant religious or cultural holidays, beginning in the 2026-27 academic year. The bill additionally requires state agencies to make reasonable efforts to avoid scheduling meetings or conferences on dates of important religious and cultural holidays, such as Eid al-Adha, Rosh Hashanah, and Diwali, and encourages local government legislative bodies to do the same. By promoting more inclusive scheduling practices, the bill aims to ensure that individuals are not inadvertently excluded from important educational and governmental events due to religious or cultural observances. If the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill imposes state-mandated costs, local agencies and school districts would be reimbursed for those expenses.
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Bill Summary: An act to add Section 37224 to, and to add Article 12 (commencing with Section 66095) to Chapter 2 of Part 40 of Division 5 of Title 3 of, the Education Code, and to amend Sections 11131 and 54961 of the Government Code, relating to holidays.
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• Introduced: 02/03/2025
• Added: 03/29/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 5 : Jesse Gabriel (D)*, Jasmeet Bains (D), Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D), Heather Hadwick (R), Henry Stern (D)
• Versions: 5 • Votes: 5 • Actions: 28
• Last Amended: 06/26/2025
• Last Action: Senate Judiciary Hearing (09:30:00 7/15/2025 State Capitol, Room 112)
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MO bill #HB145 • Last Action 07/14/2025
Modifies provisions of the sunshine law
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies Missouri's sunshine law to enhance privacy protections for court-related officers by expanding the definition of who is considered a court-related officer (now including judges, prosecutors, court clerks, and juvenile officers, among others) and establishing new procedures for protecting their personal information. The bill allows court-related officers to submit written requests to government agencies, businesses, and internet platforms to prevent the public posting or displaying of their personal information, such as home addresses, phone numbers, and Social Security numbers. If a government agency or entity fails to comply with such a request, the court-related officer can seek injunctive relief and potentially recover legal costs. The bill also specifically addresses how county recorders of deeds must handle documents containing personal information of court-related officers, requiring them to shield electronic documents and indexes when requested. Additionally, the bill expands exemptions to public records disclosure requirements, adding several new categories of information that can be kept confidential, such as individually identifiable information about minors and the specific locations of endangered species. These changes aim to protect the privacy and safety of court-related officers and their families by limiting the public availability of their personal information.
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Bill Summary: Modifies provisions of the sunshine law
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• Introduced: 12/03/2024
• Added: 12/04/2024
• Session: 2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Bill Falkner (R)*
• Versions: 6 • Votes: 4 • Actions: 59
• Last Amended: 05/12/2025
• Last Action: Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
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MA bill #H4119 • Last Action 07/14/2025
Establishing an emergency medical services licensure compact
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes an interstate compact for emergency medical services (EMS) personnel licensure that aims to facilitate the movement of EMS professionals across state boundaries while maintaining public safety. The compact allows EMS personnel (including Emergency Medical Technicians, Advanced EMTs, and Paramedics) licensed in one member state to practice in other member states under a "privilege to practice" system. Key provisions include creating an Interstate Commission for EMS Personnel Practice to oversee the compact, establishing a coordinated database for tracking licensure and adverse actions, and providing expedited licensing for military service members and veterans. The compact requires home states to maintain primary responsibility for licensing and disciplinary actions, while allowing remote states to restrict an individual's practice if necessary to protect public health and safety. The bill creates a mechanism for member states to share investigative information, investigate complaints across state lines, and maintain consistent standards for EMS personnel licensing. It also includes provisions for resolving disputes between states, establishing rules for practice, and ensuring that EMS professionals meet minimum qualifications and maintain professional standards across participating states.
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Bill Summary: For legislation to establish an emergency medical services licensure compact. Public Health.
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• Introduced: 05/12/2025
• Added: 05/13/2025
• Session: 194th General Court
• Sponsors: 1 : Leigh Davis (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 6
• Last Amended: 05/12/2025
• Last Action: Hearing rescheduled to 07/14/2025 from 10:00 AM-02:00 PM in A-1 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time
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PA bill #HB80 • Last Action 07/14/2025
Authorizing the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to join the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact; and providing for the form of the compact.
Status: Crossed Over
AI-generated Summary: This bill authorizes Pennsylvania to join the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact, a comprehensive agreement designed to facilitate professional practice across multiple states for audiologists and speech-language pathologists. The compact aims to increase public access to these healthcare services by creating a streamlined mechanism for practitioners to obtain a "compact privilege" to practice in multiple member states. Key provisions include establishing standard licensure requirements, creating a national data system to track practitioners' credentials and disciplinary actions, and setting up an interstate commission to manage the compact's implementation. Practitioners must meet specific educational and professional standards, maintain an active license in their home state, and comply with the practice laws of the state where services are provided. The compact supports military families by allowing them to maintain a home state license designation during relocations, and enables telehealth services across state lines. It also creates a robust system for investigating and addressing potential misconduct, with member states agreeing to share investigative information and coordinate disciplinary actions. The compact will become operational once ten states have enacted it, and it provides a framework for improving healthcare access and professional mobility while maintaining high standards of practice and public protection.
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Bill Summary: Authorizing the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to join the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact; and providing for the form of the compact.
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• Introduced: 01/09/2025
• Added: 01/11/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 33 : Arvind Venkat (D)*, Kristin Marcell (R), Kristine Howard (D), Ben Sanchez (D), Lisa Borowski (D), Chris Pielli (D), Carol Hill-Evans (D), Liz Hanbidge (D), Jim Haddock (D), Mike Schlossberg (D), Dan Frankel (D), Joe Hohenstein (D), Bob Freeman (D), Pat Harkins (D), Melissa Shusterman (D), Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (D), Malcolm Kenyatta (D), Christina Sappey (D), Tarah Probst (D), Kyle Donahue (D), Danielle Otten (D), Elizabeth Fiedler (D), Missy Cerrato (D), Roni Green (D), Tim Bonner (R), Tarik Khan (D), Sean Dougherty (D), Brandon Markosek (D), Jeremy Shaffer (R), Carol Kazeem (D), Dave Madsen (D), Nikki Rivera (D), Donna Scheuren (R)
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 5 • Actions: 13
• Last Amended: 06/17/2025
• Last Action: Referred to Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure
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PA bill #HB482 • Last Action 07/14/2025
Authorizing the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to join the Interstate Compact; providing for the form of the compact; and imposing additional powers and duties on the Governor, the Secretary of the Commonwealth and the Compact.
Status: Crossed Over
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the Interstate Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact, which aims to facilitate multi-state practice for occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants. The compact creates a system where licensed occupational therapists can obtain a "Compact Privilege" to practice in other member states without obtaining additional licenses, while maintaining high professional standards and public safety. Key provisions include establishing an Occupational Therapy Compact Commission to oversee implementation, creating a coordinated data system to track licensure and disciplinary information, and setting clear requirements for practitioners to obtain and maintain interstate practice privileges. Practitioners must hold an unencumbered license in their home state, pass a background check, meet continuing education requirements, and comply with each state's specific regulations. The compact also provides special considerations for military personnel and their spouses, allowing them flexibility in maintaining their professional licenses during relocations. The compact will become operational once ten states have enacted the legislation, and it includes robust mechanisms for dispute resolution, enforcement, and potential removal of practitioners who do not meet professional standards. The goal is to increase access to occupational therapy services while ensuring consistent professional oversight across participating states.
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Bill Summary: Authorizing the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to join the Interstate Compact; providing for the form of the compact; and imposing additional powers and duties on the Governor, the Secretary of the Commonwealth and the Compact.
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• Introduced: 02/04/2025
• Added: 02/05/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 22 : Brandon Markosek (D)*, Danilo Burgos (D), Bob Freeman (D), Pat Harkins (D), Christina Sappey (D), Kyle Donahue (D), José Giral (D), Ben Sanchez (D), Nancy Guenst (D), Arvind Venkat (D), Liz Hanbidge (D), Carol Hill-Evans (D), Tarik Khan (D), Joe Hohenstein (D), Mary Jo Daley (D), Melissa Shusterman (D), Dan Deasy (D), Roni Green (D), Maureen Madden (D), Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (D), Joe Webster (D), Heather Boyd (D)
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 5 • Actions: 13
• Last Amended: 06/18/2025
• Last Action: Referred to Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure
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DC bill #PR26-0262 • Last Action 07/11/2025
Open Meetings Clarification Congressional Review Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This resolution is an emergency declaration by the District of Columbia Council regarding modifications to the Open Meetings Act, which aims to prevent a potential legal gap in the existing open meetings regulations. Specifically, the resolution notes that an emergency amendment act was adopted on April 1, 2025, which is set to expire on July 6, 2025, and a subsequent temporary amendment act was enacted on June 25, 2025, which is currently pending congressional review. The Council finds that these circumstances constitute an emergency requiring the immediate adoption of the Open Meetings Clarification Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2025, which will be implemented after a single reading. The purpose is to ensure continuity in the legal framework governing public meetings, allowing for clarifications such as how meetings can be conducted, what constitutes an open meeting, and providing exceptions for certain types of governmental briefings and discussions. The resolution will take effect immediately upon adoption, preventing any potential lapse in the regulatory framework for open meetings in the District of Columbia.
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Bill Summary: July 1, 2025 To declare the existence of an emergency, due to congressional review, with respect to the need to amend the Open Meetings Act to clarify the definition of meeting, to provide for a public body’s ability to be briefed about potential terrorist or public health threats so long as no official action is taken, to exempt from the act meetings between the Council and the Mayor provided that no official action is taken at such meetings, and to provide that a meeting shall be deemed open to the public if the public body takes steps reasonably calculated to allow the public to view or hear the meeting while the meeting is taking place, or, if doing so is not technologically feasible, as soon thereafter as reasonably practicable.
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• Introduced: 06/30/2025
• Added: 07/01/2025
• Session: 26th Council
• Sponsors: 1 : Phil Mendelson (D)*
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 1 • Actions: 5
• Last Amended: 07/01/2025
• Last Action: Resolution R26-0155, Effective from Jul 01, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 007712
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MA bill #S463 • Last Action 07/10/2025
Regulating screen time and technology privacy in early and K-12 education
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill aims to regulate screen time and technology privacy in early childhood and K-12 education by establishing comprehensive guidelines for technology use in schools. The legislation proposes significant restrictions on digital technology, setting specific screen time limits for different grade levels, with younger students having the most stringent limitations. For example, pre-K and kindergarten students would be limited to 4 hours of passive screen time per year with no interactive screen time, while high school students would have more lenient limits of up to 35 hours of passive and 30 hours of interactive screen time annually. The bill mandates that school authorities must conduct public hearings to establish screen time policies, prioritize traditional learning methods, and ensure that technology use is educationally beneficial and does not compromise student privacy. Key provisions include protecting confidential student data, requiring informed consent for technology use, establishing exceptions for specific educational needs or emergencies, and encouraging alternatives to digital learning. The legislation also addresses potential health concerns related to screen time, such as impacts on brain development, physical health, and exposure to electromagnetic radiation. Additionally, the bill seeks to end technology mandates across school curricula and emphasizes that digital technology should be optional, not a required component of public school learning.
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Bill Summary: For legislation to regulate screen time and technology privacy in early and K-12 education. Education.
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• Introduced: 03/11/2025
• Added: 03/11/2025
• Session: 194th General Court
• Sponsors: 1 : John Velis (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 5
• Last Amended: 02/27/2025
• Last Action: Accompanied a new draft, see S2549
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MA bill #H2745 • Last Action 07/09/2025
Establishing an elected and appointed board for the Hampden County Regional Retirement System
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes a new governance structure for the Hampden County Regional Retirement System, creating a seven-member board with a unique composition of elected and appointed members. Specifically, six board members will be elected: three at-large by all system members (active and retired), one by community agency administrators, one by housing authority and district administrators, and one by administrators from other regional agencies. The seventh member will be appointed by the system's member agency treasurers for a three-year term. Administrators from member agencies will oversee the board, including electing three board members and approving bylaws by a two-thirds vote. The board will be responsible for hiring the system administrator, approving budgets, and overseeing operations. Board members are limited to three consecutive terms, with staggered terms to ensure continuity. The board must elect a chair every two years, and no more than two board members can be from the same member agency. The bill also requires the board to create comprehensive bylaws within 180 days of formation, covering organizational structure, election procedures, investment policies, and other key administrative functions. The new governance structure aims to ensure diverse representation and transparent management of the regional retirement system.
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Bill Summary: Relative to establishing an elected and appointed board for the Hampden County Regional Retirement System. Public Service.
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• Introduced: 03/12/2025
• Added: 03/12/2025
• Session: 194th General Court
• Sponsors: 1 : Brian Ashe (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 6
• Last Amended: 02/27/2025
• Last Action: Joint Committee on Public Service Hearing (13:00:00 7/9/2025 A-2)
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DC bill #B26-0270 • Last Action 07/04/2025
District of Columbia Housing Authority Stabilization and Reform Emergency Amendment Act of 2025
Status: Passed
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes a temporary Stabilization and Reform Board to govern the District of Columbia Housing Authority (DCHA) with the goal of addressing significant operational issues identified in a 2022 HUD assessment. The new board will consist of 9 voting members with specific professional backgrounds (such as housing development, affordable housing finance, and government procurement) and 2 non-voting members, all appointed by the Mayor with some exceptions. The bill specifically names initial board members and provides detailed provisions for their appointment, terms, and responsibilities. The board must meet at least 10 times per year, with public meetings and comment periods, and will be responsible for reviewing the DCHA's progress in addressing HUD's assessment findings, improving dwelling unit conditions, managing wait lists, and enhancing budgetary and procurement systems. Additionally, the bill requires the DCHA's Executive Director to submit quarterly reports to the Mayor and Council detailing the agency's reform efforts and establishes a comprehensive training program for the City-Wide Resident Advisory Board to ensure tenant involvement in oversight. The existing Board of Commissioners will be dissolved once at least 5 members of the new Stabilization and Reform Board are sworn in, marking a significant restructuring of the housing authority's governance.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA To amend, on an emergency basis, the District of Columbia Housing Authority Act of 1999 to establish a temporary Stabilization and Reform Board to govern the District of Columbia Housing Authority and to require that the Board and the Executive Director of the District of Columbia Housing Authority take specific actions to reform and revitalize the operations of the District of Columbia Housing Authority.
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• Introduced: 05/29/2025
• Added: 05/30/2025
• Session: 26th Council
• Sponsors: 1 : Robert White (D)*
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 1 • Actions: 7
• Last Amended: 06/03/2025
• Last Action: Act A26-0089 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 007544, Expires on Sep 23, 2025
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IL bill #SB1368 • Last Action 07/02/2025
MULTI-COUNTY VET ASSISTANCE
Status: Crossed Over
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Military Veterans Assistance Act to create a new option for establishing multi-county Veterans Assistance Commissions in judicial circuits with multiple counties that do not currently have a Veterans Assistance Commission. Specifically, for counties within a judicial circuit that lack a Veterans Assistance Commission before January 1, 2026, veteran service organizations can collaborate to create a Jurisdictional Veterans Assistance Commission that will serve veterans and their families across participating counties. Each participating county will be required to levy a minimum tax of 0.02% and deposit the proceeds in the county treasury to fund commission staff and provide financial assistance to veterans. The new commission will select a superintendent from among honorably discharged veterans in the participating counties and maintain a centrally located office (or multiple offices in large judicial circuits). The bill also allows existing Veterans Assistance Commissions in multi-county judicial circuits to merge as of January 1, 2025, while providing the option for some counties to remain independent. The goal is to expand and improve veteran services in areas that currently lack dedicated assistance commissions, ensuring more comprehensive support for veterans and their families across different counties within the same judicial circuit.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Military Veterans Assistance Act. Provides that in counties that did not have a Veterans Assistance Commission prior to January 1, 2026, and in which there exists a judicial circuit whose jurisdictional boundaries include multiple counties, veteran service organizations located within any of those counties that are within the judicial circuit's jurisdictional boundaries may come together and create a Jurisdictional Veterans Assistance Commission that shall provide services to veterans and their families. Contains provisions concerning the selection process for Jurisdictional Veterans Assistance Commission superintendents, delegates, and alternates; funding for Jurisdictional Veterans Assistance Commissions; mergers between existing county Veterans Assistance Commissions and Jurisdictional Veterans Assistance Commissions; and other matters. Provides that nothing in the amendatory Act shall be interpreted to restrict any Jurisdictional Veterans Assistance Commission from providing services to veterans and their families who reside outside of those participating counties. Amends the Counties Code. Permits each county that has a population of less than 3,000,000 and that is a participant in a Jurisdictional Veterans Assistance Commission to levy a tax not to exceed .03% of the assessed value annually on all taxable property of the county for the purpose of providing assistance to military veterans and their families. Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires a county that has a population of less than 3,000,000 and that is a participant in a Jurisdictional Veterans Assistance Commission to levy, within the time that such levy is authorized to be made, a tax of an amount which, when added to the unobligated balance available for such purpose at the close of the preceding fiscal year, equals .02% of the last known assessed value of the taxable property in the county. Provides that the tax shall be for the purpose of providing assistance to military veterans and their families.
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• Introduced: 01/29/2025
• Added: 01/29/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 18 : Jil Tracy (R)*, Stephanie Kifowit (D)*, Jason Plummer (R), Craig Wilcox (R), Terri Bryant (R), Chris Balkema (R), Andrew Chesney (R), Steve McClure (R), Mike Simmons (D), Li Arellano (R), Mike Porfirio (D), Dan Swanson (R), Wayne Rosenthal (R), Brandun Schweizer (R), Sue Scherer (D), Kyle Moore (R), Kevin Schmidt (R), Amy Briel (D)
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 2 • Actions: 57
• Last Amended: 04/03/2025
• Last Action: Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments
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WI bill #AB50 • Last Action 07/02/2025
State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE)
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill is a comprehensive budget bill for Wisconsin's 2025-2027 fiscal biennium that covers a wide range of policy areas and appropriations. Here's a summary of key provisions: The bill makes significant changes across multiple areas of state government, including: Agriculture: Provides grants for biodigester operators, dairy agriculture resilience, farm-to-school programs, and supports for agricultural producers. Creates new programs like a transition to grass pilot program and value-added agricultural practices support. Economic Development: Expands workforce housing initiatives, creates grants for small businesses, provides support for main street revitalization, and increases funding for various economic development programs. Education: Increases per-pupil aid, expands special education funding, creates new grants for school mental health services, computer science education, and financial literacy. Modifies parental choice and special needs scholarship programs. Healthcare: Expands Medicaid coverage, extends postpartum medical assistance, creates a Prescription Drug Affordability Review Board, and provides various health-related grants. Elections: Facilitates voter registration, creates an Office of Election Transparency and Compliance, modifies special election procedures, and establishes a voter bill of rights. Workforce and Employment: Expands paid family and medical leave, increases minimum wage study, creates new worker protections, and modifies various employment regulations. Marijuana: Legalizes marijuana possession for adults, creates a regulatory framework for sales, and establishes provisions for medical marijuana. The bill also includes numerous appropriations, tax changes, bonding authorizations, and policy modifications across state government. It represents a comprehensive approach to budgeting and policy-making for Wisconsin for the 2025-2027 fiscal period.
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Bill Summary: An Act; Relating to: state finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE)
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• Introduced: 02/18/2025
• Added: 02/19/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 0 : Finance
• Versions: 0 • Votes: 24 • Actions: 122
• Last Amended: 02/18/2025
• Last Action: Laid on the table
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IL bill #SB0144 • Last Action 07/02/2025
SCHOOL CODE-CHARTER SCHOOLS
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Illinois School Code to introduce several key provisions regarding charter schools. The bill prohibits granting a charter to any organization that operates a private, parochial, or non-public school or child care facility. It requires charter schools to spend at least 90% of their budget on direct-service costs for students. The bill establishes comprehensive requirements for school transition plans and public meetings in the event of a school action (such as closure), including mandating that the charter school's governing body work collaboratively with local educators and families to ensure successful student integration. For charter school closures, the bill guarantees that all students will receive a seat at a receiving school and all teachers will be guaranteed a job at a receiving school. The legislation requires detailed public notice and hearing procedures, including at least three opportunities for public comment, hearings conducted by an independent hearing officer, and publication of hearing summaries. The bill also includes provisions for supporting students during school transitions, such as providing social and emotional support services, transportation options, and informational briefings about school choices. Additionally, the bill implements a temporary moratorium on school closings, consolidations, and phase-outs until January 15, 2025, while still allowing for non-renewal of charter school contracts upon expiration.
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Bill Summary: Amends the School Code. Provides that for charter schools located in the Chicago school district, if a charter school proposes to close one or more campuses during the term of its contract, then (i) the charter school shall announce the proposal no later than September 1 of the year prior to the effective date of the closure, (ii) the charter school is subject to specified procedures in the Chicago School District Article, and (iii) the school board retains authority to approve or deny the closure. Provides that if the school board approves the closure, the governing body of the charter school shall work collaboratively with the school board, educators, and the families of students attending the campus of the charter school that is the subject of the closure to ensure successful integration of affected students into new learning environments. Provides that affected students who reside in the district shall be guaranteed a seat at a district school. Provides that upon the closing of a charter school located in the Chicago school district, the charter school's licensed teachers shall be guaranteed a similar position for which they are qualified at a district school with full recognition of prior service if they choose to work in the district. Provides that teachers in the closed charter school without an educator license shall be provided a pathway to a short-term license and preference in receiving a job at a district school.
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• Introduced: 01/17/2025
• Added: 01/18/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 6 : Celina Villanueva (D)*, Ram Villivalam (D), Graciela Guzmán (D), Laura Murphy (D), Omar Aquino (D), Javier Cervantes (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 31
• Last Amended: 01/17/2025
• Last Action: Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments
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CA bill #AB409 • Last Action 07/02/2025
Open meetings: teleconferences: community college student body associations and student-run organizations.
Status: Crossed Over
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends existing open meetings law to provide additional teleconferencing flexibility for community college student body associations and student-run organizations. Specifically, the bill extends until January 1, 2030 the current authorization for these student groups to use alternative teleconferencing provisions, which allow them to hold meetings remotely with fewer restrictions than traditional public bodies. The bill clarifies that these provisions apply to all community colleges within the California Community Colleges system and explicitly includes the Student Senate for California Community Colleges. Notably, the bill creates a special exemption for the California Online Community College, removing requirements for an in-person quorum and physical meeting location, recognizing the unique challenges of an exclusively online institution. The legislation aims to increase accessibility for student leaders who may face barriers to in-person meeting attendance, such as disabilities, caregiving responsibilities, transportation limitations, or other resource constraints. The bill allows these student groups to use teleconferencing with robust public access requirements, including providing call-in or internet-based options for public participation, ensuring real-time public comment opportunities, and maintaining transparency in remote meeting proceedings. By extending these provisions, the bill seeks to make student governance more inclusive and accessible across California's community colleges.
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Bill Summary: An act to amend Section 54953.9 of the Government Code, relating to open meetings.
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• Introduced: 02/04/2025
• Added: 02/05/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Joaquin Arambula (D)*
• Versions: 3 • Votes: 3 • Actions: 16
• Last Amended: 06/23/2025
• Last Action: Senate Local Government Hearing (09:30:00 7/2/2025 State Capitol, Room 113)
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IL bill #SB2448 • Last Action 07/02/2025
UNI DIRECT ADMISSION PROGRAM
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill creates the Public University Direct Admission Program Act, which aims to simplify and streamline the college admission process for Illinois high school students and community college transfer students. Beginning with the 2027-2028 academic year, the Board of Higher Education will establish a program that automatically offers general admission to public universities and community colleges for qualified students. Each public university must provide its grade point average admission standards by March 1st annually, and the Illinois Student Assistance Commission will use school district data to identify students who meet these standards. The bill also mandates a preselection outreach campaign specifically targeting high school juniors and seniors to encourage applications to the University of Illinois at Chicago and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The program is designed to address barriers to higher education faced by historically underserved students, such as first-generation college students, low-income students, students of color, and students from rural communities. Additionally, the bill requires school districts to provide student directory information, email addresses, and grade point averages to higher education institutions to facilitate communication about educational opportunities. The Board of Higher Education must submit annual reports on the program's implementation, including demographic data and recommendations for improvement.
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Bill Summary: Creates the Public University Direct Admission Program Act. Provides that, beginning with the 2027-2028 academic year, the Board of Higher Education, in collaboration with the Illinois Community College Board, the Illinois Student Assistance Commission, and the State Board of Education, shall establish and administer a direct admission program. Requires each public university in the direct admission program to identify and provide its grade point average standards for general admission for first time admission and for transfer students to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission by March 1 of each year. Provides that, beginning July 1, 2026 and each July 1 thereafter, the Illinois Student Assistance Commission shall use data collected from school districts to determine which students meet the standards for general admission and provide the data to the Board of Higher Education. Provides that, beginning with the 2027-2028 academic year, the Board of Higher Education, in collaboration with the Illinois Student Assistance Commission and the State Board of Education, shall develop, in consultation with the University of Illinois at Chicago and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, a preselection outreach campaign to encourage qualifying State high school juniors and seniors to apply to the University of Illinois at Chicago or the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Requires the Board of Higher Education to submit a report on the direct admission program and the preselection outreach campaign to the Governor and General Assembly by August 1, 2029 and each August 1 thereafter. Amends the School Code. Requires a school board to provide access to high school student directory information and each student's email address and grade point average to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission, and each public institution of higher education for the purpose of informing students of educational and career opportunities.
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• Introduced: 02/07/2025
• Added: 02/08/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 4 : Christopher Belt (D)*, Mike Simmons (D), Bill Cunningham (D), Rachel Ventura (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 18
• Last Amended: 02/07/2025
• Last Action: Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments
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NC bill #H67 • Last Action 07/01/2025
Healthcare Workforce Reforms
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill implements comprehensive healthcare workforce reforms for the state of North Carolina across multiple areas. It establishes an Interstate Medical Licensure Compact to streamline medical licensing across participating states, allowing physicians to more easily obtain medical licenses in multiple states while maintaining patient safety. The bill creates an internationally-trained physician employee license pathway for foreign-trained physicians to practice in rural or hospital settings, with specific requirements for education, experience, and background checks. It reforms regulations for physician assistants by introducing a team-based practice model that allows more independent practice after gaining significant clinical experience. The legislation also expands pharmacists' collaborative practice abilities, allowing them to perform additional healthcare services under physician agreements, and permits pharmacists to order and perform certain CLIA-waived tests like influenza testing. Additionally, the bill includes provisions for surgical smoke evacuation in hospitals and ambulatory surgical facilities, enhances community college behavioral health workforce definitions, and modifies marriage and family therapy licensure reciprocity requirements. The bill aims to address healthcare workforce shortages, improve access to care, and modernize professional practice regulations across various healthcare professions.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT TO ENACT HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE REFORMS FOR THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA.
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• Introduced: 02/05/2025
• Added: 02/06/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Session
• Sponsors: 22 : Tim Reeder (R)*, Grant Campbell (R)*, Larry Potts (R)*, Donny Lambeth (R)*, Jonathan Almond (R), Mary Belk (D), Brian Biggs (R), Becky Carney (D), Maria Cervania (D), Allen Chesser (R), Mike Clampitt (R), Mike Colvin (D), Pricey Harrison (D), Frances Jackson (D), Neal Jackson (R), Keith Kidwell (R), Jeff McNeely (R), Erin Paré (R), Bill Ward (R), Shelly Willingham (D), David Willis (R), Jeff Zenger (R)
• Versions: 7 • Votes: 3 • Actions: 48
• Last Amended: 07/01/2025
• Last Action: Ch. SL 2025-37
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CA bill #AB11 • Last Action 07/01/2025
The Social Housing Act.
Status: Crossed Over
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the California Housing Authority (CHA) as an independent state body to address California's housing crisis by creating and managing "social housing" - publicly owned, mixed-income housing designed to be affordable and removed from market speculation. The authority will be governed by a board comprising housing experts, legislative appointees, and resident representatives, with the core mission of eliminating gaps in housing production and preserving affordable housing. The bill introduces two leasing models: a rental model with one-year leases and an ownership model with 99-year limited equity leases, both aimed at ensuring residents pay no more than 30 percent of their income on housing. The CHA will prioritize developing vacant, underutilized, and transit-adjacent parcels, with a focus on creating housing for extremely low, very low, low, moderate, and above moderate-income households. The bill establishes a Social Housing Revolving Loan Fund to provide zero-interest loans for construction and allows the authority to issue revenue bonds. Importantly, the legislation includes protections for residents, such as the right to participate in housing management, protection against arbitrary eviction, and a preference for displaced residents to return to newly developed properties. The ultimate goal is to ensure that by 2050, no Californian pays more than 30 percent of their income on housing.
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Bill Summary: An act to add Title 6.91 (commencing with Section 64900) to the Government Code, relating to housing.
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• Introduced: 12/02/2024
• Added: 12/06/2024
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 3 : Alex Lee (D)*, Matt Haney (D), Ash Kalra (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 3 • Actions: 16
• Last Amended: 12/02/2024
• Last Action: Senate Housing Hearing (13:30:00 7/1/2025 State Capitol, Room 112)
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DE bill #HB225 • Last Action 07/01/2025
An Act Making Appropriations For The Expense Of The State Government For The Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2026; Specifying Certain Procedures, Conditions And Limitations For The Expenditure Of Such Funds; And Amending Certain Pertinent Statutory Provisions.
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill is the Fiscal Year 2026 Appropriations Act, which authorizes state government spending across various departments and agencies for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026. The bill appropriates funds for core state functions, including legislative, judicial, executive, technological, legal, human resources, state, finance, health and social services, services for children and families, correction, natural resources and environmental control, safety and homeland security, transportation, labor, agriculture, elections, and higher education. Key provisions include a 2.0 percent general salary increase for state employees, adjustments to various state employee pension and health insurance rates, and specific allocations for programs like Medicaid, child care, early childhood education, mental health services, and scholarships. The bill also provides funding for specific initiatives such as the Redding Consortium and Wilmington Learning Collaborative, which aim to improve educational outcomes in Wilmington and northern New Castle County. The appropriations bill maintains existing state services while making targeted investments in areas like education, healthcare, and workforce development. It includes mechanisms for managing state personnel, such as a hiring review process and restrictions on creating new positions. The bill also provides flexibility for agencies to reallocate resources and addresses specific programmatic needs across state government. The total appropriation includes funds from various sources, including the General Fund, Appropriated Special Funds (ASF), Non-appropriated Special Funds (NSF), and Trust Fund Operations (TFO). The bill ensures continued funding for state operations while allowing for some strategic adjustments and new initiatives.
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Bill Summary: An Act Making Appropriations For The Expense Of The State Government For The Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2026; Specifying Certain Procedures, Conditions And Limitations For The Expenditure Of Such Funds; And Amending Certain Pertinent Statutory Provisions.
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• Introduced: 06/18/2025
• Added: 06/19/2025
• Session: 153rd General Assembly
• Sponsors: 12 : Kim Williams (D)*, Trey Paradee (D), Stephanie Bolden (D), Nnamdi Chukwuocha (D), Krista Griffith (D), Charles Postles (R), Danny Short (R), Darius Brown (D), Stephanie Hansen (D), Laura Sturgeon (D), Eric Buckson (R), Dave Lawson (R)
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 2 • Actions: 9
• Last Amended: 06/26/2025
• Last Action: Signed by Governor
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IL bill #SB0028 • Last Action 06/30/2025
SCH CD-EMPLOYEE EVALUATIONS
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Illinois School Code to modify teacher and principal evaluation processes. Beginning July 1, 2025, school districts will have the option, rather than the requirement, to incorporate student growth data as a factor in teacher performance evaluations. The bill removes several previous definitions related to implementation dates, Race to the Top Grants, and student growth components. It changes the mandatory requirement that student growth must be a "significant factor" in evaluations to an optional consideration. The bill allows all school districts (not just those with 500,000 or more inhabitants) to use annual state assessments as a measure of student growth for evaluations. The State Board of Education will no longer be required to define what constitutes a "significant factor" of student growth or establish a model evaluation plan where student growth comprises 50% of performance ratings. The changes provide school districts more flexibility in designing their teacher and principal evaluation systems, moving away from the previous more rigid performance assessment framework. The bill maintains existing requirements for evaluation frequency, performance rating categories, and other core evaluation components while reducing mandated specifics about incorporating student growth data.
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Bill Summary: Amends the School Code. In a provision regarding an optional alternative evaluative dismissal process for teacher evaluations, removes the definition of and references to "student growth components". Makes the following changes in the Evaluation of Certified Employees Article: Removes the definitions of and references to "implementation date", "Race to the Top Grant", and "School Improvement Grant". Provides that, beginning July 1, 2025, each school district may incorporate the use of data and indicators on student growth as a factor in rating teaching performance into its evaluation plan for all teachers in contractual continued service and teachers not in contractual continued service (now, a school district is required to incorporate student growth data and indicators as a significant factor). Makes other changes concerning student growth. Changes the components of an evaluation plan for a teacher's performance. Makes changes concerning a principal's or assistant principal's evaluation. With respect to the types of rules the State Board of Education may adopt, removes the inclusion of rules that (i) define the term "significant" factor" for purposes of including consideration of student growth in performance ratings and (ii) establish a model evaluation plan for use by school districts in which student growth shall comprise 50% of the performance rating. Allows a school district (rather than only a school district with 500,000 or more inhabitants) to use an annual State assessment as a measure of student growth for purposes of teacher or principal evaluations. Removes and changes outdated provisions. Makes other and conforming changes. Effective July 1, 2025.
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• Introduced: 01/13/2025
• Added: 01/14/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 9 : Kimberly Lightford (D)*, Laura Faver Dias (D)*, Lakesia Collins (D), Meg Loughran Cappel (D), Paul Faraci (D), Nicolle Grasse (D), Martha Deuter (D), Michael Crawford (D), Omar Williams (D)
• Versions: 3 • Votes: 2 • Actions: 42
• Last Amended: 05/20/2025
• Last Action: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0020
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NC bill #H309 • Last Action 06/30/2025
Various Local Provisions VI
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill makes various local provisions and modifications across several North Carolina counties and municipalities. It establishes a Transylvania Rural Development Authority with nine members appointed by the Transylvania Economic Alliance, with specific provisions for membership, organization, and governance. The bill revises the Charter of the Town of Boiling Springs, changing its government structure to a council-manager form and specifying election processes. It temporarily modifies the distribution and use of local sales and use tax in Buncombe County, allowing 100% of the revenue to be distributed using the ad valorem method, with 50% allocated to school capital outlay and operating expenses and 50% for other public purposes. The bill allows Mitchell and Yancey County Sheriff's Offices to enter cross-state memorandums of understanding with Unicoi County, Tennessee, for law enforcement operations. It also changes the election process for several county boards of education, including Columbus, Gaston, Scotland, and Johnston Counties, making their board elections partisan instead of nonpartisan and establishing specific residency and nomination requirements. Additionally, the bill includes provisions for property conveyances in Mooresville and Wilmington and allows Onslow County to delegate rezoning authority to its planning board.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT TO MAKE VARIOUS CHANGES TO LOCAL LAWS IN NORTH CAROLINA.
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• Introduced: 03/05/2025
• Added: 07/01/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Session
• Sponsors: 9 : Dean Arp (R)*, Donny Lambeth (R)*, Erin Paré (R)*, Heather Rhyne (R)*, Brian Biggs (R), William Brisson (R), Neal Jackson (R), Donnie Loftis (R), Bill Ward (R)
• Versions: 6 • Votes: 6 • Actions: 51
• Last Amended: 06/30/2025
• Last Action: Ch. SL 2025-32
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IL bill #HB3522 • Last Action 06/30/2025
UNI DIRECT ADMISSION PROGRAM
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill creates the Public University Direct Admission Program Act, which establishes a comprehensive system to simplify and streamline college admissions for Illinois high school students and community college transfer students. Beginning with the 2027-2028 academic year, the Board of Higher Education will work with the Illinois Community College Board, Illinois Student Assistance Commission, and State Board of Education to automatically offer general admission to qualifying students. Public universities will be required to submit their grade point average admission standards annually, and the Illinois Student Assistance Commission will use school district data to identify students who meet these standards. The program aims to reduce barriers to higher education, particularly for historically underserved students such as first-generation college students, low-income students, students of color, and students from rural communities. Additionally, the bill includes a preselection outreach campaign targeting high school juniors and seniors to encourage applications to the University of Illinois at Chicago and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Schools will be required to provide student information with parental consent, and students will not be charged application fees under this program. The Board of Higher Education must submit annual reports evaluating the program's impact, with the first report due by August 1, 2029, focusing on enrollment demographics and program effectiveness.
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Bill Summary: Creates the Public University Direct Admission Program Act. Provides that, beginning with the 2027-2028 academic year, the Board of Higher Education, in collaboration with the Illinois Community College Board, the Illinois Student Assistance Commission, and the State Board of Education, shall establish and administer a direct admission program. Requires each public university in the direct admission program to identify and provide its grade point average standards for general admission for first time admission and for transfer students to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission by March 1 of each year. Provides that, beginning July 1, 2026 and each July 1 thereafter, the Illinois Student Assistance Commission shall use data collected from school districts to determine which students meet the standards for general admission and provide the data to the Board of Higher Education. Provides that, beginning with the 2027-2028 academic year, the Board of Higher Education, in collaboration with the Illinois Student Assistance Commission and the State Board of Education, shall develop, in consultation with the University of Illinois at Chicago and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, a preselection outreach campaign to encourage qualifying State high school juniors and seniors to apply to the University of Illinois at Chicago or the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Requires the Board of Higher Education to submit a report on the direct admission program and the preselection outreach campaign to the Governor and General Assembly by August 1, 2029 and each August 1 thereafter. Amends the School Code. Requires a school board to provide access to high school student directory information and each student's email address and grade point average to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission, and each public institution of higher education for the purpose of informing students of educational and career opportunities.
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• Introduced: 02/07/2025
• Added: 02/08/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 33 : Katie Stuart (D)*, Christopher Belt (D)*, Dan Swanson (R), Sharon Chung (D), Terra Costa Howard (D), Norine Hammond (R), Maura Hirschauer (D), Michael Kelly (D), Wayne Rosenthal (R), Joyce Mason (D), Maurice West (D), Barbara Hernandez (D), Aarón Ortíz (D), Martha Deuter (D), Nicolle Grasse (D), Michael Crawford (D), Rick Ryan (D), Chris Welch (D), Sue Scherer (D), Graciela Guzmán (D), Sue Rezin (R), Steve McClure (R), Chapin Rose (R), Erica Harriss (R), Dale Fowler (R), Rachel Ventura (D), Celina Villanueva (D), Mary Edly-Allen (D), Mike Simmons (D), Napoleon Harris (D), Doris Turner (D), Steve Stadelman (D), Meg Loughran Cappel (D)
• Versions: 3 • Votes: 4 • Actions: 97
• Last Amended: 05/31/2025
• Last Action: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0015
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CA bill #AB116 • Last Action 06/30/2025
Health omnibus trailer bill.
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill is a comprehensive health omnibus trailer bill that makes numerous changes to California's healthcare system. It introduces significant modifications to Medi-Cal, pharmacy benefit manager regulations, healthcare provider oversight, and various health services. Key provisions include establishing a new licensing and regulatory framework for pharmacy benefit managers, requiring them to obtain a license from the Department of Managed Health Care and submit detailed financial and operational information. The bill also expands Medi-Cal coverage for certain populations, modifies reimbursement rates for healthcare providers, and adjusts eligibility criteria for various health services. Notably, the bill creates new requirements for pharmacy benefit managers, such as a fiduciary duty to their clients and mandatory data reporting on drug pricing and fees. It also introduces changes to Medi-Cal eligibility, including modifications to asset and income calculations for certain populations, and adjustments to coverage for immigrants and individuals with specific health conditions. The bill expands telehealth services for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics, allowing more flexible visit definitions and modalities. Additionally, the legislation makes changes to AIDS Drug Assistance Program funding, increases financial eligibility standards for HIV-related programs, and allocates funds for various health initiatives, including HIV prevention, transgender health services, and harm reduction programs. The bill also introduces new oversight mechanisms for healthcare providers, including potential sanctions for non-compliance with state regulations and contract requirements. The bill aims to improve healthcare access, reduce costs, enhance provider accountability, and create more comprehensive and flexible health service delivery in California, with many provisions taking effect in 2025 and 2026.
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Bill Summary: An act to amend Sections 1276.4, 1276.66, 1280.15, 1280.19, 1342.2, 1374.55, 1385.002, 1385.004, 1385.006, 1417.2, 1418.22, 120956, 120960, 127672, 127672.9, 127825, and 150900 of, to amend the heading of Article 6.1 (commencing with Section 1385.001) of Chapter 2.2 of Division 2 of, to amend and repeal Sections 1265.9 and 1385.005 of, to add Sections 1356.3, 1385.008, 1385.009, 1385.0010, 1385.0011, 1385.0012, 1385.0013, 1385.0014, 1385.0015, 1385.0016, 1385.0017, 1385.0018, 1385.0019, 1385.0020, 1385.0021, 1385.0022, 1385.0023, 1385.0024, 1385.0025, 1385.026, and 127673.05 to, and to repeal and add Sections 1385.001 and 127697 of, the Health and Safety Code, to amend Section 10119.6 of, and to add Section 10125.2 to, the Insurance Code, to amend Section 1026 of the Penal Code, and to amend Sections 5961.2, 14006, 14006.01, 14006.15, 14006.2, 14006.5, 14006.6, 14007.5, 14007.65, 14007.8, 14015, 14126.033, 14132, 14132.36, 14132.171, 14165.57, 14184.200, 14197.7, and 14199.128 of, to amend and repeal Sections 14000, 14005.11, 14005.20, 14005.40, 14005.401, 14006.3, 14006.4, 14007.9, 14009.6, 14009.7, 14011, 14013.3, 14051, 14051.5, 14105.33, 14126.024, 14133.85, 14148.5, and 14166.17 of, to amend, repeal, and add Sections 14005.62, 14105.436, and 14132.100 of, to add Sections 14107.115 and 14132.994 to, to repeal Section 14006.1 of, to repeal Chapter 16.5 (commencing with Section 18998) of Part 6 of Division 9 of, and to repeal and add Section 14105.38 of, the Welfare and Institutions Code, and to amend Section 83 of Chapter 40 of the Statutes of 2024, relating to health, and making an appropriation therefor, to take effect immediately, bill related to the budget.
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• Introduced: 01/08/2025
• Added: 06/25/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Budget, Jesse Gabriel (D)*
• Versions: 4 • Votes: 4 • Actions: 22
• Last Amended: 06/30/2025
• Last Action: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 21, Statutes of 2025.
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CA bill #SB101 • Last Action 06/27/2025
Budget Act of 2025.
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill appropriates funds for the support of the California state government for the 2025-26 fiscal year. Here's a summary of its key provisions: This bill, known as the Budget Act of 2025, makes appropriations for various state agencies and departments across multiple government branches. It provides funding from different sources including the General Fund, special funds, and federal trust funds. The bill covers support and local assistance for agencies such as the Legislature, Judicial Branch, executive offices, transportation, natural resources, environmental protection, and more. Key provisions include allocations for specific programs like the California Conservation Corps, wildlife conservation, air quality improvement, water resources management, and various infrastructure and environmental projects. The bill also includes provisions for transferring funds between accounts, authorizing short-term loans, and setting conditions for fund usage. Notably, it allows for flexibility in fund transfers and expenditures, with many appropriations having specific conditions or restrictions. The bill takes effect immediately and is designed to support state government operations, local assistance, and various strategic initiatives across California for the 2025-26 fiscal year.
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Bill Summary: An act making appropriations for the support of the government of the State of California and for several public purposes in accordance with the provisions of Section 12 of Article IV of the Constitution of the State of California, relating to the state budget, to take effect immediately, budget bill.
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• Introduced: 01/23/2025
• Added: 06/16/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Budget and Fiscal Review, Scott Wiener (D)*
• Versions: 4 • Votes: 4 • Actions: 20
• Last Amended: 06/27/2025
• Last Action: Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 4, Statutes of 2025.
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MI bill #SB0303 • Last Action 06/25/2025
Health occupations: physicians; interstate medical licensure compact; update. Amends 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.1101 - 333.25211) by adding sec. 16189.
Status: Crossed Over
AI-generated Summary: This bill adopts the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact (IMLC), which creates a streamlined process for physicians to obtain medical licenses in multiple states. The compact establishes a comprehensive framework for physicians to more easily practice medicine across state lines by creating an expedited licensure process. To be eligible, physicians must meet specific qualifications, including graduating from an accredited medical school, passing licensing exams, completing graduate medical education, and holding a full and unrestricted medical license in their primary state of licensure. The bill creates an Interstate Medical Licensure Compact Commission to oversee the implementation, which will maintain a database of licensed physicians, facilitate information sharing between member states, and handle joint investigations and disciplinary actions. The compact allows physicians to apply for an expedited license in member states, with their primary state of licensure conducting background checks and verifying qualifications. The system aims to enhance healthcare access while maintaining patient safety by ensuring rigorous professional standards and allowing member states to maintain their existing medical practice regulations and disciplinary authorities.
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Bill Summary: A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled"Public health code,"(MCL 333.1101 to 333.25211) by adding section 16189.
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• Introduced: 05/14/2025
• Added: 05/15/2025
• Session: 103rd Legislature
• Sponsors: 1 : Roger Hauck (R)*
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 3 • Actions: 16
• Last Amended: 05/21/2025
• Last Action: Recommendation Concurred In
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MI bill #SB0288 • Last Action 06/25/2025
Civil rights: open meetings; grounds for going into closed session when a public body consults with its attorney; modify. Amends sec. 8 of 1976 PA 267 (MCL 15.268).
Status: Crossed Over
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends Michigan's Open Meetings Act to expand the circumstances under which public bodies can hold closed (private) sessions. The key changes include allowing closed sessions for additional legal and administrative purposes, such as consulting with an attorney about potential litigation or legal opinions, considering settlement demands or offers, discussing potential lawsuits the public body might file, and consulting about criminal investigations involving a public body member or employee. The bill modifies existing provisions related to closed sessions for personnel matters, student disciplinary issues, collective bargaining negotiations, real estate transactions, employment applications, and higher education presidential searches. Notably, the bill provides more specific language about when attorneys can be consulted privately and clarifies that some closed session discussions must eventually transition to open meetings. The bill maintains existing protections, such as prohibiting the independent citizens redistricting commission from holding any closed sessions, and continues to require that most deliberative processes occur in public view. These modifications aim to provide public bodies with more flexibility in managing sensitive discussions while still preserving principles of governmental transparency.
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Bill Summary: A bill to amend 1976 PA 267, entitled"Open meetings act,"by amending section 8 (MCL 15.268), as amended by 2021 PA 166.
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• Introduced: 05/07/2025
• Added: 05/07/2025
• Session: 103rd Legislature
• Sponsors: 3 : Veronica Klinefelt (D)*, Erika Geiss (D), Ed McBroom (R)
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 2 • Actions: 11
• Last Amended: 06/25/2025
• Last Action: Referred To Committee On Government Operations
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CA bill #SB116 • Last Action 06/24/2025
Health omnibus trailer.
Status: Crossed Over
AI-generated Summary: This bill is a comprehensive health omnibus trailer bill that makes numerous changes to California's healthcare system, with significant modifications across various programs and services. Here are the key provisions: 1. Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) Regulation: - Establishes a new licensure process for PBMs starting January 1, 2027 - Requires PBMs to obtain a license from the Department of Managed Health Care - Imposes reporting requirements and creates new funds to oversee PBM activities 2. Medi-Cal Eligibility Changes: - Beginning January 1, 2026, individuals 19-59 years old without satisfactory immigration status will: - Be limited to emergency and pregnancy-related services - Be required to pay a $30 monthly premium - Lose dental coverage 3. Resource Limit for Medi-Cal: - Implements a resource limit of $130,000 for a single person and $65,000 for each additional household member (up to 10 members) 4. COVID-19 Coverage: - Modifies requirements for Medi-Cal managed care plans' coverage of COVID-19 screening, testing, immunizations, and therapeutics 5. Community Health Worker Services: - Establishes community health worker services as a covered Medi-Cal benefit - Defines community health workers and their role in healthcare delivery 6. Pharmacy and Drug-Related Provisions: - Changes rebate requirements for pharmaceutical manufacturers - Modifies drug pricing and reporting requirements 7. Other Notable Changes: - Adjustments to hospice services coverage - Modifications to cognitive health assessments - Changes to AIDS Drug Assistance Program funding and services The bill aims to improve healthcare access, regulate pharmacy benefit managers, and make various technical adjustments to California's health programs, with many provisions taking effect on January 1, 2026.
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Bill Summary: An act to amend Sections 1276.4, 1276.66, 1280.15, 1280.19, 1342.2, 1374.55, 1385.002, 1385.004, 1385.006, 1417.2, 1418.22, 120956, 120960, 127672, 127672.9, 127825, and 150900 of, to amend the heading of Article 6.1 (commencing with Section 1385.001) of Chapter 2.2 of Division 2 of, to amend and repeal Sections 1265.9 and 1385.005 of, to add Sections 1356.3, 1385.008, 1385.009, 1385.0010, 1385.0011, 1385.0012, 1385.0013, 1385.0014, 1385.0015, 1385.0016, 1385.0017, 1385.0018, 1385.0019, 1385.0020, 1385.0021, 1385.0022, 1385.0023, 1385.0024, 1385.0025, 1385.026, and 127673.05 to, and to repeal and add Sections 1385.001 and 127697 of, the Health and Safety Code, to amend Section 10119.6 of, and to add Section 10125.2 to, the Insurance Code, to amend Section 1026 of the Penal Code, and to amend Sections 5961.2, 14006, 14006.01, 14006.15, 14006.2, 14006.5, 14006.6, 14007.5, 14007.65, 14007.8, 14015, 14126.033, 14132, 14132.36, 14132.171, 14165.57, 14184.200, 14197.7, and 14199.128 of, to amend and repeal Sections 14000, 14005.11, 14005.20, 14005.40, 14005.401, 14006.3, 14006.4, 14007.9, 14009.6, 14009.7, 14011, 14013.3, 14051, 14051.5, 14105.33, 14126.024, 14133.85, 14148.5, and 14166.17 of, to amend, repeal, and add Sections 14005.62, 14105.436, and 14132.100 of, to add Sections 14107.115 and 14132.994 to, to repeal Section 14006.1 of, to repeal Chapter 16.5 (commencing with Section 18998) of Part 6 of Division 9 of, and to repeal and add Section 14105.38 of, the Welfare and Institutions Code, and to amend Section 83 of Chapter 40 of the Statutes of 2024, relating to health, and making an appropriation therefor, to take effect immediately, bill related to the budget.
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• Introduced: 01/23/2025
• Added: 06/25/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 0 : Budget and Fiscal Review
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 1 • Actions: 10
• Last Amended: 06/24/2025
• Last Action: From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on BUDGET.
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IL bill #HB1468 • Last Action 06/24/2025
PRIVACY-PUBLIC SAFETY/JUSTICE
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill creates the Public Safety and Justice Privacy Act, which provides comprehensive protections for personal information of certain public safety and government officials, including first responders, members of the Illinois General Assembly, prosecutors, public defenders, and probation officers. The bill defines "personal information" and establishes procedures for officials to request that their home addresses and other sensitive personal details be kept private. Specifically, governmental agencies, businesses, and individuals are prohibited from publicly posting an official's personal information if they receive a written request not to do so. The bill mandates that such agencies remove personal information within 5 business days of receiving a request and imposes criminal penalties for knowingly and publicly posting an official's personal information in a way that poses an imminent threat to their health and safety. The legislation makes these protections a Class 3 felony and allows officials to seek injunctive or declaratory relief if their personal information is improperly disclosed. The bill also amends several existing laws to allow officials to use work addresses instead of home addresses on various official documents, such as identification cards and vehicle registrations, further protecting their personal privacy. Importantly, the bill is designed to be broadly interpreted to favor protecting officials' personal information, with specific exemptions for governmental employees acting in good faith during the ordinary course of their work.
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Bill Summary: Creates the Public Safety and Justice Privacy Act. Defines terms. Provides that governmental agencies, persons, businesses, and associations shall not publicly post or display publicly available content that includes a first responder's, member or former member of the Illinois General Assembly's, prosecutor's, public defender's, or probation officer's ("officials") personal information, provided that the governmental agency, person, business, or association has received a written request from the person that it refrain from disclosing the person's personal information. Provides injunctive or declaratory relief if the Act is violated. Includes procedures for a written request. Provides that it is a Class 3 felony for any person to knowingly and publicly post on the Internet the personal information of an official or an official's immediate family under specified circumstances. Excludes criminal penalties for employees of governmental agencies who publish information in good faith during the ordinary course of carrying out public functions. Provides that the Act and any rules adopted to implement the Act shall be construed broadly to favor the protection of the personal information of officials. Amends various Acts and Codes allowing an official to list a business address rather than a home address. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately.
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• Introduced: 01/21/2025
• Added: 01/21/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 19 : Nicole La Ha (R)*, Tony McCombie (R), Amy Elik (R), Amy Grant (R), Jackie Haas (R), Jennifer Sanalitro (R), Regan Deering (R), Norine Hammond (R), Jeff Keicher (R), C.D. Davidsmeyer (R), Ryan Spain (R), Dan Ugaste (R), Brad Stephens (R), Kevin Schmidt (R), Patrick Sheehan (R), Brandun Schweizer (R), Brad Fritts (R), Mike Coffey (R), Travis Weaver (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 21
• Last Amended: 01/21/2025
• Last Action: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Travis Weaver
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MI bill #SB0427 • Last Action 06/17/2025
Civil rights: open meetings; remedies for violations of the open meetings act; revise. Amends sec. 11 of 1976 PA 267 (MCL 15.271).
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends Michigan's Open Meetings Act to expand legal remedies for violations of public meeting transparency requirements. The bill allows persons to file civil actions against public bodies for various purposes, including seeking a declaratory judgment that a violation occurred, obtaining mandamus or injunctive relief to compel compliance, and potentially recovering court costs and attorney fees. The bill specifies that actions against local public bodies must be filed in circuit court, while actions against state public bodies must be filed in the Court of Claims, with actions for mandamus to be filed in the Court of Appeals. Importantly, the bill introduces new criteria for awarding attorney fees, such as if the public body has previously violated the Open Meetings Act, intentionally limited public access, caused irreparable harm, or the violation involved significant public interest. The bill also establishes a 180-day statute of limitations for filing such actions, and the amendments will take effect 90 days after enactment. These changes aim to strengthen enforcement of public meeting transparency and provide more robust legal mechanisms for holding public bodies accountable for Open Meetings Act violations.
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Bill Summary: A bill to amend 1976 PA 267, entitled"Open meetings act,"by amending section 11 (MCL 15.271).
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• Introduced: 06/17/2025
• Added: 06/18/2025
• Session: 103rd Legislature
• Sponsors: 5 : Dan Lauwers (R)*, Jim Runestad (R), Jeff Irwin (D), Ruth Johnson (R), Ed McBroom (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 06/17/2025
• Last Action: Referred To Committee On Local Government
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CA bill #AB101 • Last Action 06/17/2025
Budget Act of 2025.
Status: Crossed Over
AI-generated Summary: This bill would make appropriations for the support of the state government for the 2025-26 fiscal year. Specifically, the Budget Act of 2025 provides funding for various state departments, agencies, and programs across multiple areas including legislative, judicial, executive, transportation, natural resources, and other government functions. The bill establishes detailed funding allocations for each department, specifying amounts from different funding sources like the General Fund, special funds, and federal funds. It includes provisions for how funds can be transferred, augmented, or used, and sets guidelines for expenditure and encumbrance periods. Some key provisions include allowing the Department of Finance to make technical adjustments to appropriations, authorizing short-term loans between funds, and providing specific instructions for how certain programs should be implemented or funded. The bill covers a wide range of state operations, from supporting the Legislature and Judicial Branch to funding transportation infrastructure, environmental conservation, parks and recreation, and emergency services. It also includes reappropriations of unspent funds from previous fiscal years and reversions of unencumbered balances. The total appropriations cover billions of dollars across various state functions, reflecting the comprehensive nature of the state's annual budget.
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Bill Summary: An act making appropriations for the support of the government of the State of California and for several public purposes in accordance with the provisions of Section 12 of Article IV of the Constitution of the State of California, relating to the state budget, to take effect immediately, budget bill.
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• Introduced: 01/08/2025
• Added: 06/11/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Jesse Gabriel (D)*
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 2 • Actions: 15
• Last Amended: 06/09/2025
• Last Action: Re-referred to Com. on B. & F. R.
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VT bill #H0474 • Last Action 06/16/2025
An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill makes several miscellaneous changes to Vermont's election laws, focusing on multiple key areas. For primary and general elections, the bill prevents a candidate who loses a primary from appearing on the general election ballot as an independent candidate for the same office, and establishes new rules for write-in candidates, including requiring them to file a form with the Secretary of State affirming their intent to have votes counted. The bill also modifies campaign finance regulations by lowering the threshold for political committee and independent expenditure-only political committee reporting from $1,000 to $500, and expands definitions to include self-funded individuals. Additionally, the bill introduces new provisions for overseas and military voters, including clarifying the definition of "overseas voters" and mandating specific ballot delivery timelines. In the realm of voter registration, the bill updates automatic voter registration processes at the Department of Motor Vehicles by requiring proof or attestation of U.S. citizenship. The bill also exempts municipal annual meetings from open meeting law requirements and makes various technical changes to election-related language, such as replacing gendered pronouns with gender-neutral terms. The bill takes effect immediately upon passage.
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Bill Summary: An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law.
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• Introduced: 03/13/2025
• Added: 03/14/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Session
• Sponsors: 0 : Government Operations and Military Affairs
• Versions: 4 • Votes: 1 • Actions: 69
• Last Amended: 07/03/2025
• Last Action: House message: Governor approved bill on June 25, 2025
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IL bill #HB0850 • Last Action 06/16/2025
SAFETY-TECH
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes several new provisions related to firearm tracking, identification, and safety in Illinois. The Illinois State Police will be required to conduct and publish an analysis of cumulative data regarding stolen firearms or firearms with obliterated serial numbers used in criminal offenses, making this information publicly available. The bill modifies the Criminal Identification Act to require circuit court clerks to include firearm serial numbers in case disposition information. Under the Firearm Owners Identification (FOID) Card Act, the Illinois State Police must now deny, suspend, or revoke a FOID card if the Department of Human Services, law enforcement, or a school administrator reports that a person poses a clear and present danger. The bill provides confidentiality protections for reporting individuals and establishes an expedited review process for those whose FOID cards are affected. By January 1, 2026, the FOID Card Review Board must create a process for individuals to request expedited review of their case. The bill also includes provisions protecting the Board, Illinois State Police, and their employees from civil liability for decisions related to FOID cards. Additionally, the bill includes a contingent amendment to the Unified Code of Corrections, which will take effect only if a specific Senate Bill passes in a particular form. The various provisions of the bill have different effective dates, with some taking effect immediately and others on January 1, 2026.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Illinois State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Illinois State Police shall conduct an analysis of the cumulative data regarding the disposition of cases involving a stolen firearm or a firearm with an obliterated serial number that was used or alleged to have been used in the commission of an offense and make that information available on the Illinois State Police publicly accessible databases. Provides that the Illinois State Police shall publish the results of its analysis in a report to the General Assembly, Governor, and Attorney General and shall make the report available on its website. Amends the Criminal Identification Act. Provides that the final disposition information that must be provided by the clerks of the circuit court to the Illinois State Police shall include for each charge in any case in which a firearm is alleged to have been used in the commission of an offense, the serial number of any firearm involved in the case, or if the serial number was obliterated, as provided by the State's Attorney to the clerk of the circuit court at the time of disposition. Deletes the amendatory changes to the sentencing hearing provisions of the Unified Code of Corrections. Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that the Illinois State Police must deny the application or suspend or revoke a person's Firearm Owner's Identification Card upon receipt of a report from the Department of Human Services that an applicant or owner poses a clear and present danger. Requires the Department of Human Services to provide by rule for such a report. Makes similar changes if a law enforcement or school administrator notifies the Illinois State Police that a person poses a clear and present danger. Requires any information disclosed under the Act to be confidential. Prohibits the information from being redisclosed or used for any other purpose except as otherwise allowed by law. Provides that the identity of the reporting person, if the reporting person is a law enforcement officer or school administrator, may be disclosed only to the subject of the report if required by the Firearm Owner's Identification Card Review Board or a court as authorized under the Act. Requires that no later than January 1, 2026, the Firearm Owner's Identification Card Review Board must establish a process by which any person who is subject to the provisions of the Act can request expedited review from the Board. Requires that the Illinois State Police must provide the Board or any court with jurisdiction all records relevant to the request for relief. Allows the Illinois State Police and the individual seeking expedited relief to seek judicial review upon receipt of a final administrative decision under the Act. Provides that the Board, Illinois State Police, or employees and agents of the Board and Illinois State Police participating in the process under the Act may not be held liable for damages in any civil action arising from the alleged wrongful or improper granting, denying, renewing, revoking, suspending, or failing to grant, deny, renew, revoke, or suspend a Firearm Owner's Identification Card. Provides that, if and only if Senate Bill 8 of the 104th General Assembly becomes law in the form passed by the Senate on April 10, 2025, then the Unified Code of Corrections is amended to delete from a provision concerning sentencing hearings the changes made to that provision by Senate Bill 8. Effective immediately, except that (i) some provisions take effect on January 1, 2026 and (ii) other provisions take effect immediately or upon the date Senate Bill 8 of the 104th General Assembly takes effect, whichever is later.
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• Introduced: 01/08/2025
• Added: 05/29/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 30 : Bob Morgan (D)*, Julie Morrison (D)*, Maura Hirschauer (D), Laura Faver Dias (D), Norma Hernandez (D), Michael Crawford (D), Suzanne Ness (D), Theresa Mah (D), Rita Mayfield (D), Nick Smith (D), Rick Ryan (D), Diane Blair-Sherlock (D), Matt Hanson (D), Nabeela Syed (D), Barbara Hernandez (D), Aarón Ortíz (D), Kelly Cassidy (D), Kevin Olickal (D), Michelle Mussman (D), Hoan Huynh (D), Dee Avelar (D), Dan Didech (D), Tracy Katz Muhl (D), Nicolle Grasse (D), Laura Ellman (D), Sara Feigenholtz (D), Linda Holmes (D), Javier Cervantes (D), Bill Cunningham (D), Celina Villanueva (D)
• Versions: 4 • Votes: 2 • Actions: 69
• Last Amended: 06/17/2025
• Last Action: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0005
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VT bill #H0454 • Last Action 06/16/2025
An act relating to transforming Vermont’s education governance, quality, and finance systems
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill aims to transform Vermont's education system through comprehensive reforms in governance, funding, and educational quality. The bill creates a Commission on the Future of Public Education to study and make recommendations for Vermont's educational system, focusing on ensuring substantially equal educational opportunities for all students. It establishes a School District Redistricting Task Force to propose new, larger school district boundaries, with the intent of creating districts with 4,000-8,000 students that are geographically and demographically balanced. The bill introduces a new foundation formula for education funding, replacing the current system with an educational opportunity payment based on a base amount of $15,033 per pupil, adjusted for various student weights (such as economic disadvantage, English language learners, and special education needs). Additionally, the bill creates a homestead property tax exemption to replace the existing property tax credit system, provides support for small and sparse schools, and establishes a State Aid for School Construction Program. The legislation also implements class size minimums, creates new governance structures for education oversight, and sets up a transition plan to implement these changes between 2025 and 2028, with the ultimate goal of improving educational equity, efficiency, and quality across Vermont's public school system.
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Bill Summary: An act relating to transforming Vermont’s education governance, quality, and finance systems.
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• Introduced: 02/27/2025
• Added: 04/15/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Session
• Sponsors: 5 : Casey Toof (R)*, Pattie McCoy (R), Chris Taylor (R), Joshua Dobrovich (R), Beth Quimby (R)
• Versions: 4 • Votes: 6 • Actions: 195
• Last Amended: 07/03/2025
• Last Action: House message: Governor approved bill on July 1, 2025
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OK bill #SB207 • Last Action 06/15/2025
Public health; establishing the Oklahoma Rare Disease Advisory Council; modifying requirements relating to newborn screening program. Effective date. Emergency.
Status: Vetoed
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the Oklahoma Rare Disease Advisory Council (ORDAC) within the State Department of Health to provide guidance and recommendations on rare disease issues. The Council will consist of at least 13 members appointed by the chair, including representatives from various sectors such as healthcare, research, patient advocacy, and government agencies, with a requirement to include at least two rare disease patients and one caregiver. The Council's primary purpose is to educate the public, Legislature, and state agencies about rare disease needs, conduct public hearings, develop policy recommendations, establish best practices for emergency care, and identify research opportunities. Members will serve three-year terms, with the initial chair appointed by the Governor for a three-year term, and subsequent chairs elected by Council members. The Council must submit an annual report to state leadership, hold public meetings at least quarterly, and maintain a public website for transparency. Additionally, the bill modifies the state's newborn screening program requirements, mandating that the Health Department compile and publish an annual report detailing screened disorders and efforts to expand screening. A "rare disease" is defined as a condition affecting fewer than 200,000 people in the United States. The bill will become effective on July 1, 2025, with an emergency clause ensuring immediate implementation upon approval.
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Bill Summary: An Act ENROLLED SENATE BILL NO. 207 By: Woods and Hicks of the Senate and West (Josh), Waldron, Hill, McCane, Alonso-Sandoval, Pittman, and Roberts of the House An Act relating to public health; establishing the Oklahoma Rare Disease Advisory Council; stating purpose and activities of the Council; providing appointment procedures and membership requirements; requiring submission of certain annual report; prescribing certain meeting requirements; specifying duration of membership terms; providing for filling of vacancies; defining term; amending 63 O.S. 2021, Section 1-533, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 161, O.S.L. 2022 (63 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 1-533), which relates to educational and newborn screening programs; modifying certain screening requirement; requiring compilation and publication of certain annual report; providing for codification; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency. SUBJECT: Rare diseases
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• Introduced: 12/30/2024
• Added: 12/31/2024
• Session: 2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 9 : Tom Woods (R)*, Josh West (R)*, Brian Hill (R), Ajay Pittman (D), John Waldron (D), Arturo Alonso-Sandoval (D), Michelle McCane (D), Eric Roberts (R), Carri Hicks (D)
• Versions: 8 • Votes: 11 • Actions: 54
• Last Amended: 05/28/2025
• Last Action: Pocket veto 06/15/2025
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NC bill #H231 • Last Action 06/13/2025
Social Work Interstate Licensure Compact
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the Social Work Interstate Licensure Compact, which creates a framework for social workers to more easily practice across multiple states. The compact aims to increase public access to social work services, reduce duplicative licensing requirements, and promote professional mobility by allowing social workers to obtain a multistate license. Under the compact, social workers can apply for a multistate license in their home state, which will then be recognized by other member states. To qualify, applicants must meet specific education and examination requirements depending on their licensure category (bachelor's, master's, or clinical), pass a background check, and maintain an unencumbered license. The bill creates a Social Work Licensure Compact Commission to oversee implementation, manage a centralized data system for tracking licensees, and establish rules for interstate practice. The commission will handle interstate disputes, manage adverse actions against licenses, and ensure that social workers adhere to the laws of the state where they are providing services. The compact will come into effect once seven states have enacted the legislation, and it provides provisions for member states to join, withdraw, or be terminated from the compact. By facilitating easier licensure across state lines, the bill seeks to address workforce shortages and support military families while maintaining robust professional standards and public protection.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT TO ESTABLISH AND ENTER INTO AN INTERSTATE COMPACT FOR THE PRACTICE OF SOCIAL WORK.
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• Introduced: 02/26/2025
• Added: 02/26/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Session
• Sponsors: 20 : Tim Reeder (R)*, Grant Campbell (R)*, Larry Potts (R)*, Hugh Blackwell (R)*, William Brisson (R), Maria Cervania (D), Sarah Crawford (D), Ted Davis (R), Jimmy Dixon (R), Brian Echevarria (R), Pricey Harrison (D), Frances Jackson (D), Ray Jeffers (D), Donny Lambeth (R), Donnie Loftis (R), Marcia Morey (D), Renée Price (D), Heather Rhyne (R), Diane Wheatley (R), Donna White (R)
• Versions: 5 • Votes: 2 • Actions: 36
• Last Amended: 06/13/2025
• Last Action: Ch. SL 2025-7
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VT bill #S0059 • Last Action 06/13/2025
An act relating to amendments to Vermont’s Open Meeting Law
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends Vermont's Open Meeting Law to enhance transparency and accessibility of public meetings. The key provisions include requiring state public bodies (except advisory bodies) to hold hybrid meetings with both physical and electronic platforms, electronically record all meetings, and post those recordings for at least 30 days after the meeting. The bill clarifies the definition of "undue hardship" when complying with meeting requirements, and expands the reasons for holding executive sessions to include cybersecurity and confidential business information related to publicly financed loans. The bill also modifies notice requirements for special meetings, mandating that agendas contain sufficient details and be posted in multiple locations. Additionally, it expands annual training requirements to include members of certain advisory bodies and updates the definition of disorderly conduct at public meetings to more precisely describe actions that can substantially impair the effective conduct of an assembly or meeting. These changes aim to increase public access to government proceedings, improve meeting transparency, and provide clearer guidelines for public bodies when conducting meetings.
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Bill Summary: An act relating to amendments to Vermont’s Open Meeting Law.
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• Introduced: 02/11/2025
• Added: 02/11/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Ruth Hardy (D)*
• Versions: 4 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 55
• Last Amended: 06/12/2025
• Last Action: Senate Message: Signed by Governor June 9, 2025
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MI bill #HB4246 • Last Action 06/12/2025
Health occupations: nurses; nurse licensure compact; enact. Amends secs. 16170a, 16222, 16231, 16238 & 17201 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.16170a et seq.) & adds secs. 16187, 17225 & 17225a.
Status: Crossed Over
AI-generated Summary: This bill enacts the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC), a comprehensive interstate agreement designed to facilitate nurse mobility and streamline licensing across participating states. The compact allows nurses with a multistate license to practice in any state that is part of the agreement, reducing administrative barriers while maintaining public safety. Key provisions include establishing uniform licensure requirements, creating a coordinated licensure information system, and defining the rights and responsibilities of nurses practicing across state lines. Nurses must meet specific criteria to obtain a multistate license, such as passing national licensing exams, having an unencumbered license, submitting to criminal background checks, and maintaining a primary state of residence. The bill also creates a national commission to oversee the compact, handle interstate disputes, and manage information sharing between states. The compact aims to promote easier nurse employment, reduce redundant licensing processes, and ensure consistent professional standards across state boundaries. Importantly, nurses must still comply with the specific practice laws of the state where they are providing care, and the compact includes mechanisms for tracking and addressing potential disciplinary issues across state lines. The bill will take effect 90 days after its enactment into law, allowing time for implementation and preparation by nursing regulatory bodies.
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Bill Summary: A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled"Public health code,"by amending sections 16170a, 16222, 16231, 16238, and 17201 (MCL 333.16170a, 333.16222, 333.16231, 333.16238, and 333.17201), section 16170a as amended by 2013 PA 268, section 16222 as amended by 2014 PA 97, section 16231 as amended by 2017 PA 249, section 16238 as added by 1993 PA 79, and section 17201 as amended by 2016 PA 499, and by adding sections 16187, 17225, and 17225a.
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• Introduced: 03/18/2025
• Added: 03/19/2025
• Session: 103rd Legislature
• Sponsors: 16 : Phil Green (R)*, Joseph Pavlov (R), Joseph Fox (R), Greg Alexander (R), Ken Borton (R), Pat Outman (R), David Prestin (R), David Martin (R), Timmy Beson (R), Steve Frisbie (R), Jamie Thompson (R), Rylee Linting (R), J.R. Roth (R), Jennifer Wortz (R), Matthew Bierlein (R), Curt VanderWall (R)
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 3 • Actions: 23
• Last Amended: 06/11/2025
• Last Action: Referred To Committee On Regulatory Affairs
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MI bill #SB0391 • Last Action 06/11/2025
Environmental protection: cleanups; cleanup standards; require. Amends secs. 20101, 20107a, 20112a, 20114, 20114b, 20114c, 20114d, 20114e, 20119, 20126, 20126a, 20137 & 20139 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.20101 et seq.); adds secs. 20113a & 20139a & repeals secs. 20114a & 20114g of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.20114a & 324.20114g). TIE BAR WITH: SB 392'25, SB 385'25
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill comprehensively amends Michigan's Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, focusing on environmental contamination reporting, cleanup standards, and liability provisions. Key provisions include establishing new requirements for reporting hazardous substance releases, creating more structured processes for environmental assessments and cleanup activities, and introducing new civil fine mechanisms for non-compliance. Specifically, the bill requires property owners and operators to: 1. Report facilities containing hazardous substances within 90 days of obtaining knowledge 2. Submit a due care plan within 180 business days describing specific actions to address contamination 3. Provide notifications about hazardous substance releases within specified timeframes (24-48 hours depending on release quantity) 4. Take immediate initial actions when a release is discovered, such as stopping the release, mitigating hazards, and preventing further contamination The bill also introduces a new civil fine structure for late submissions of required reports and plans, with escalating daily fines ranging from $100 to $1,000 depending on how late the submission is. Additionally, it establishes more detailed requirements for remedial action closure reports and no further action reports, including provisions for financial assurance, monitoring, and documentation. The legislation aims to create more transparent, accountable, and systematic approaches to addressing environmental contamination, with an emphasis on early reporting, prompt action, and comprehensive documentation of cleanup efforts.
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Bill Summary: A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled"Natural resources and environmental protection act,"by amending sections 20101, 20107a, 20112a, 20114, 20114b, 20114c, 20114d, 20114e, 20119, 20126, 20126a, 20137, and 20139 (MCL 324.20101, 324.20107a, 324.20112a, 324.20114, 324.20114b, 324.20114c, 324.20114d, 324.20114e, 324.20119, 324.20126, 324.20126a, 324.20137, and 324.20139), sections 20101, 20114d, and 20114e as amended by 2018 PA 581, sections 20107a, 20114, 20114c, and 20126 as amended by 2014 PA 542, section 20112a as amended by 2010 PA 234, section 20114b as added by 2010 PA 228, section 20119 as amended by 1995 PA 71, section 20126a as amended by 2010 PA 227, and sections 20137 and 20139 as amended by 2010 PA 230, and by adding sections 20113a and 20139a; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.
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• Introduced: 06/10/2025
• Added: 06/11/2025
• Session: 103rd Legislature
• Sponsors: 7 : Jeff Irwin (D)*, Mallory McMorrow (D), Stephanie Chang (D), Veronica Klinefelt (D), Dayna Polehanki (D), Rosemary Bayer (D), Sue Shink (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 06/10/2025
• Last Action: Senate Energy and Environment (08:30:00 6/11/2025 Room 403, 4th Floor, Capitol Building 100 N. Capitol Avenue, La)
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MI bill #HB4640 • Last Action 06/11/2025
Environmental protection: cleanups; cleanup standards; require. Amends secs. 20101, 20107a, 20112a, 20114, 20114b, 20114c, 20114d, 20114e, 20119, 20126, 20126a, 20137 & 20139 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.20101 et seq.); adds secs. 20113a & 20139a & repeals secs. 20114a & 20114g of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.20114a & 324.20114g). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4638'25, HB 4636'25
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill proposes comprehensive updates to Michigan's environmental protection laws, specifically focusing on cleanup standards and procedures for facilities with hazardous substance contamination. The bill introduces several key provisions that enhance environmental protection, reporting requirements, and regulatory oversight: 1. Reporting and Due Care Requirements: Property owners and operators must now report facilities with potential contamination within 90 days of obtaining knowledge, submit and implement a due care plan within 180 business days, and take specific actions to prevent the spread of contamination, such as mitigating exposure risks and exercising due diligence. 2. Enhanced Documentation and Transparency: The bill mandates more detailed reporting processes, including initial assessment reports, response activity plans, remedial action closure reports, and no further action reports. These documents must include comprehensive information about contamination, proposed cleanup strategies, and potential environmental and health impacts. 3. Notification and Immediate Response: Owners and operators must now immediately report hazardous substance releases, with specific timelines depending on the release's quantity and potential environmental impact. They are required to take immediate actions like stopping ongoing releases, identifying contamination extent, and mitigating fire or explosion hazards. 4. Financial and Professional Accountability: The bill introduces stricter requirements for environmental consultants, including mandatory professional insurance and detailed documentation of their work. It also establishes a civil fine system for late submissions of required reports and plans. 5. Review and Dispute Resolution: A response activity review panel is established to help resolve technical and scientific disputes related to environmental contamination and cleanup procedures. The bill aims to improve environmental protection by creating more rigorous, transparent, and proactive approaches to managing hazardous substance releases, with an emphasis on early detection, comprehensive reporting, and effective remediation.
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Bill Summary: A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled"Natural resources and environmental protection act,"by amending sections 20101, 20107a, 20112a, 20114, 20114b, 20114c, 20114d, 20114e, 20119, 20126, 20126a, 20137, and 20139 (MCL 324.20101, 324.20107a, 324.20112a, 324.20114, 324.20114b, 324.20114c, 324.20114d, 324.20114e, 324.20119, 324.20126, 324.20126a, 324.20137, and 324.20139), sections 20101, 20114d, and 20114e as amended by 2018 PA 581, sections 20107a, 20114, 20114c, and 20126 as amended by 2014 PA 542, section 20112a as amended by 2010 PA 234, section 20114b as added by 2010 PA 228, section 20119 as amended by 1995 PA 71, section 20126a as amended by 2010 PA 227, and sections 20137 and 20139 as amended by 2010 PA 230, and by adding sections 20113a and 20139a; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.
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• Introduced: 06/10/2025
• Added: 06/11/2025
• Session: 103rd Legislature
• Sponsors: 24 : Matt Koleszar (D)*, Reggie Miller (D), Jason Morgan (D), Carrie Rheingans (D), Penelope Tsernoglou (D), Emily Dievendorf (D), Tonya Myers Phillips (D), Natalie Price (D), Erin Byrnes (D), Laurie Pohutsky (D), Kara Hope (D), Dylan Wegela (D), Jason Hoskins (D), Noah Arbit (D), Jimmie Wilson (D), Denise Mentzer (D), Morgan Foreman (D), Phil Skaggs (D), Sharon MacDonell (D), Donavan McKinney (D), Peter Herzberg (D), Jaz Martus (D), Kelly Breen (D), Cynthia Neeley (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 4
• Last Amended: 06/10/2025
• Last Action: Bill Electronically Reproduced 06/10/2025
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CA bill #AB1496 • Last Action 06/09/2025
Cannabis task force.
Status: Crossed Over
AI-generated Summary: This bill reestablishes a cannabis task force designed to improve communication and cooperation between state and local entities regulating commercial cannabis activities. The task force will include representatives from various state agencies like the Department of Cannabis Control, California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, Department of Fish and Wildlife, and others, as well as local jurisdictions and tribal governmental entities that choose to participate. The task force will meet twice per fiscal year via teleconference, discussing topics such as enforcement against the illicit cannabis market, social equity programs, licensing requirements, and labor compliance. Notably, the bill explicitly exempts the task force meetings from the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act and the Ralph M. Brown Act, which typically require public governmental meetings to be open and transparent. The rationale for this exemption is to protect the integrity of ongoing and potential administrative, civil, and criminal investigations related to cannabis regulation, allowing task force members to share sensitive information more freely without compromising investigative efforts. This bill builds upon previous legislation that established a similar task force, which was set to expire on January 1, 2025, and now adds tribal governmental entities to the potential participant list.
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Bill Summary: An act to add Section 26203 to the Business and Professions Code, relating to cannabis.
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• Introduced: 02/21/2025
• Added: 02/22/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Blanca Rubio (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 3 • Actions: 14
• Last Amended: 02/21/2025
• Last Action: In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
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NE bill #LB295 • Last Action 06/06/2025
Change provisions relating to the County Employees Retirement Act, the Judges Retirement Act, the Nebraska State Patrol Retirement Act, the School Employees Retirement Act, the State Employees Retirement Act, the Spousal Pension Rights Act, and the Public Employees Retirement Board
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill makes numerous technical amendments to various Nebraska state retirement systems, including the County Employees Retirement Act, Judges Retirement Act, Nebraska State Patrol Retirement Act, School Employees Retirement Act, and State Employees Retirement Act. Key provisions include: updating documentation requirements for citizenship and lawful presence for retirement system participants by expanding acceptable forms of identification (such as adding state-issued motor vehicle learner's permits); modifying provisions related to termination of employment and repayment of benefits, with a new provision allowing the board to waive repayment if an overpayment was inadvertent and repayment would create significant hardship; adjusting preretirement planning program and leave provisions; updating definitions and calculations for retirement benefits; adding restrictions on using retirement system names and logos in financial solicitations; and making various technical corrections across multiple retirement system statutes. The bill includes provisions for different operative dates for different sections, with most sections becoming operative three calendar months after the legislative session's adjournment, and an emergency clause making the act effective immediately upon passage and approval.
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Bill Summary: A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to retirement; to amend sections 23-2320, 42-1102, 79-902, 79-904.01, 79-915, 79-956, 79-978, 79-9,103, 79-9,106, 79-9,117, 79-9,118, 81-2014, 81-2016, 84-1301, 84-1307, 84-1322, 84-1502, 84-1504, and 84-1511, Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska, and sections 4-108, 23-2301, 23-2306, 24-701, 24-703, and 24-703.01, Revised Statutes Cumulative Supplement, 2024; to change provisions relating to certain documents that are required to be maintained by employing state agencies and political subdivisions; to redefine terms and change provisions relating to termination, documents used to demonstrate United States citizenship or lawful presence in the United States, repayment of gross distributions or benefits, cost-of-living adjustments, deadlines for filing forms relating to survivorship annuities, and employee leave for preretirement planning programs under the County Employees Retirement Act, the Judges Retirement Act, the School Employees Retirement Act, the Class V School Employees Retirement Act, the Nebraska State Patrol Retirement Act, and the State Employees Retirement Act; to change a definition in the Spousal Pension Rights Act; to change provisions relating to contributions to the Nebraska Retirement Fund for Judges; to change provisions relating to lump sum payments under the School Employees Retirement Act; to change provisions relating to calling meetings of the Public Employees Retirement Board and paying per diems and expenses for members of the Public Employees Retirement Board; to change provisions relating to demonstrating United States citizenship or lawful presence in the United States for participation in a deferred compensation plan; to prohibit the use of names, logos, and symbols as provided; to harmonize provisions; to provide operative dates; to repeal the original sections; and to declare an emergency.
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• Introduced: 01/15/2025
• Added: 01/16/2025
• Session: 109th Legislature
• Sponsors: 0 : Nebraska Retirement Systems Committee
• Versions: 4 • Votes: 4 • Actions: 32
• Last Amended: 05/01/2025
• Last Action: Provisions/portions of LB420 amended into LB295 by AM404
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NE bill #LB650 • Last Action 06/06/2025
Adopt the Community Development Assistance Act and change provisions relating to land banks, property tax exemptions, real property sold for delinquent taxes, sales tax provisions, and certain tax credits
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill adopts the Community Development Assistance Act and makes several changes to various tax and revenue-related provisions in Nebraska. The Community Development Assistance Act creates a tax credit program designed to encourage businesses and individuals to contribute to community development efforts in areas experiencing economic distress. Under this program, businesses and individuals can receive tax credits of up to 40% for contributions to certified community betterment programs that provide services like employment training, human services, medical services, and crime prevention in designated community development areas. The total amount of tax credits allowed under this program is limited to $350,000 per fiscal year. The bill also makes numerous modifications to existing tax credit programs, including adjusting credit limits and expiration dates for various incentive programs related to rural development, film production, shortline rail modernization, and other economic development initiatives. Additionally, the bill makes technical changes to property tax sales procedures, sales tax collection, and other tax-related administrative processes. The bill includes provisions that will become operative at different times, with some sections taking effect immediately and others becoming operative in 2026 or later. The legislation aims to provide targeted economic support and incentives for community and business development in Nebraska.
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Bill Summary: A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to revenue and taxation; to amend sections 18-3417, 60-3,185, 77-202.23, 77-202.24, 77-1804, 77-1806, 77-1815, 77-1816, 77-1819, 77-1823, 77-1825, 77-1829, 77-1836, 77-1856, 77-1902, 77-1909, and 81-1201.12, Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska, and sections 77-908, 77-1632, 77-1633, 77-1802, 77-1807, 77-1818, 77-1831, 77-1832, 77-1833, 77-1837, 77-1838, 77-2701.16, 77-2703, 77-2706.02, 77-2708, 77-2711, 77-2715.07, 77-2734.03, 77-27,187.02, 77-27,188, 77-27,241, 77-3110, 77-3120, 77-3126, 77-3136, 77-3169, 77-3806, 77-4602, 77-6605, 77-6919, 77-7012, 77-7304, and 77-7305, Revised Statutes Cumulative Supplement, 2024; to adopt the Community Development Assistance Act; to change provisions relating to land banks; to change a motor vehicle tax exemption and a property tax exemption relating to certain disabled veterans; to change provisions relating to community colleges; to change provisions relating to real property sold for delinquent taxes and certain tax- related foreclosure actions; to change provisions relating to a sales tax exemption for the lease or use of certain towers; to change sales tax collection fees; to change provisions relating to purchasing agents; to provide for an audit by the Auditor of Public Accounts for suspected tax reporting irregularities or discrepancies; to create an exception to the disclosure of confidential tax information by municipalities; to change provisions relating to the Nebraska Advantage Rural Development Act, a food donation tax credit, the Relocation Incentive Act, the Creating High Impact Economic Futures Act, the Cast and Crew Nebraska Act, the Nebraska Shortline Rail Modernization Act, the Reverse Osmosis System Tax Credit Act, certain transfers of General Fund net receipts, the Renewable Chemical Production Tax Credit Act, the Urban Redevelopment Act, the Nebraska Biodiesel Tax Credit Act, and the School District Property Tax Relief Act; to harmonize provisions; to provide operative dates; to repeal the original sections; and to declare an emergency.
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• Introduced: 01/22/2025
• Added: 04/29/2025
• Session: 109th Legislature
• Sponsors: 1 : Brad von Gillern (NP)*
• Versions: 4 • Votes: 11 • Actions: 92
• Last Amended: 05/06/2025
• Last Action: Provisions/portions of LB547 amended into LB650 by AM923
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PA bill #HB668 • Last Action 06/06/2025
Authorizing the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to join the Counseling Compact; and providing for the form of the compact.
Status: Crossed Over
AI-generated Summary: This bill authorizes Pennsylvania to join the Counseling Compact, a multi-state agreement designed to facilitate professional counseling practice across state lines. The compact creates a system where licensed professional counselors can obtain a "Privilege to Practice" in other member states without acquiring multiple individual state licenses. Key provisions include establishing uniform licensure requirements, creating a data system to track counselor credentials and disciplinary actions, and forming a Counseling Compact Commission to oversee implementation. The compact aims to increase public access to counseling services, support military families, enable telehealth practice, and enhance interstate cooperation in regulating professional counseling. Licensed counselors can practice in other member states by meeting specific criteria, such as maintaining an unencumbered home state license, paying applicable fees, and adhering to the laws of the state where services are being provided. The compact also establishes mechanisms for investigating and addressing potential misconduct, sharing investigative information between states, and creating a standardized approach to professional counseling licensure across participating states. The bill specifies that the compact will take effect 18 months after enactment, allowing time for implementation and initial organization of the interstate system.
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Bill Summary: Authorizing the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to join the Counseling Compact; and providing for the form of the compact.
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• Introduced: 02/19/2025
• Added: 02/21/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 35 : Jenn O'Mara (D)*, Tim Brennan (D), Chris Pielli (D), Ben Sanchez (D), Liz Hanbidge (D), Carol Hill-Evans (D), Joe Ciresi (D), Nancy Guenst (D), Kristine Howard (D), Kyle Donahue (D), Mike Schlossberg (D), Joe Hohenstein (D), Tarik Khan (D), Elizabeth Fiedler (D), Melissa Shusterman (D), Bob Freeman (D), Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (D), Missy Cerrato (D), Danielle Otten (D), Izzy Smith-Wade-El (D), Roni Green (D), Mandy Steele (D), Gina Curry (D), Maureen Madden (D), Lisa Borowski (D), Christina Sappey (D), Rob Matzie (D), Greg Scott (D), Rick Krajewski (D), Jeanne McNeill (D), Eric Nelson (R), Joe Webster (D), Tina Davis (D), Nikki Rivera (D), Paul Friel (D)
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 4 • Actions: 13
• Last Amended: 05/07/2025
• Last Action: Referred to Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure
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PA bill #HB554 • Last Action 06/06/2025
Authorizing the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to join the Social Work Licensure Compact; and providing for the form of the compact.
Status: Crossed Over
AI-generated Summary: This bill authorizes Pennsylvania to join the Social Work Licensure Compact, a comprehensive interstate agreement designed to streamline professional licensing for social workers across multiple states. The compact aims to increase public access to social work services, reduce duplicative licensing requirements, and promote professional mobility by allowing licensed social workers to practice in multiple states under a multistate license. Key provisions include establishing a compact commission to oversee implementation, creating a data system to track licensure and disciplinary information, and defining specific requirements for social workers to obtain a multistate license. Social workers must meet educational standards, pass national exams, and maintain good standing in their home state to qualify. The compact covers three categories of social work licensure: bachelor's, master's, and clinical, and includes protections for military families and provisions for investigating and addressing potential misconduct. The compact will become operative when seven states have enacted the legislation, and it provides a framework for interstate cooperation in regulating social work practice while preserving each state's ability to protect public health and safety.
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Bill Summary: Authorizing the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to join the Social Work Licensure Compact; and providing for the form of the compact.
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• Introduced: 02/10/2025
• Added: 02/12/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 38 : Aerion Abney (D)*, Carol Hill-Evans (D), Arvind Venkat (D), Kristine Howard (D), José Giral (D), Ben Sanchez (D), Mike Schlossberg (D), Ben Waxman (D), Tim Brennan (D), Joe Hohenstein (D), Tarik Khan (D), Ed Neilson (D), Melissa Shusterman (D), Malcolm Kenyatta (D), Bob Freeman (D), Jenn O'Mara (D), Dan Frankel (D), Anthony Bellmon (D), Missy Cerrato (D), Justin Fleming (D), Danielle Otten (D), Dan Deasy (D), Roni Green (D), Mary Jo Daley (D), Gina Curry (D), Joanne Stehr (R), Nathan Davidson (D), Rick Krajewski (D), Tim Twardzik (R), Sean Dougherty (D), Chris Pielli (D), Bob Merski (D), Steve Samuelson (D), John Inglis (D), Dave Madsen (D), Abigail Salisbury (D), Nikki Rivera (D), Heather Boyd (D)
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 4 • Actions: 13
• Last Amended: 05/07/2025
• Last Action: Referred to Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure
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NE bill #LB521 • Last Action 06/06/2025
Change and eliminate provisions relating to the Election Act and elections in cities of the metropolitan class and in cities of the primary class
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill makes comprehensive changes to Nebraska's Election Act and related statutes, focusing on modifications to election procedures, candidate filing, voting processes, and local government elections. The bill updates various aspects of election law, including provisions for cities of metropolitan and primary classes, petition requirements, ballot procedures, and election administration. Key changes include: eliminating provisions related to political party delegates, modifying petition signature requirements, standardizing petition forms, adjusting candidate filing and identification processes, updating rules for write-in candidates, enhancing vote counting procedures, and providing more detailed requirements for election commissioners and county clerks. The bill also makes technical corrections to existing statutes, removes outdated provisions, and establishes new requirements for election-related activities such as vote counting device testing, ballot verification, and public meeting notices. Some provisions will become operative at different times, with most changes taking effect three calendar months after the legislative session adjourns, and certain specific sections becoming operative at different designated dates.
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Bill Summary: A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to government; to amend sections 14-201, 14-202, 14-204, 14-205, 14-206, 14-207, 14-210, 14-217.01, 14-376, 14-521, 14-811, 14-1206, 14-1211, 14-1216, 14-1251, 15-301, 32-104, 32-239, 32-307, 32-315, 32-401, 32-402, 32-536, 32-554, 32-568, 32-603, 32-620, 32-621, 32-624, 32-628, 32-629, 32-704, 32-707, 32-912, 32-1032, 32-1037, 32-1119, 32-1122, 32-1404, and 84-1411, Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska, and sections 14-211, 31-727.02, 32-101, 32-123, 32-202, 32-221, 32-231, 32-308, 32-312, 32-326, 32-405, 32-607, 32-613, 32-615, 32-617, 32-618, 32-630, 32-631, 32-632, 32-716, 32-717, 32-803, 32-809, 32-811, 32-1002, 32-1005, 32-1007, 32-1013, 32-1049, 32-1409, 32-1525, 32-1546, 70-1014, and 70-1014.02, Revised Statutes Cumulative Supplement, 2024; to redefine terms; to change provisions relating to elections in cities of the metropolitan class and cities of the primary class; to change provisions relating to voter registration, primary, general, and special elections, petitions, political parties, write-in candidates, ballots, vote counting devices, counting watchers and observers, judges of election and clerks of election, candidate filing forms, the board of state canvassers, and counting and recounting ballots; to change provisions relating to filling a vacancy in the office of city council member or mayor in a city of the metropolitan class; to provide forms for petitions; to provide for the verification of identification envelopes; to provide powers and duties for the Secretary of State, election commissioners, and county clerks; to eliminate provisions relating to voter registration and political party delegates; to change requirements for notice of meetings under the Open Meetings Act; to harmonize provisions; to eliminate obsolete provisions; to provide operative dates; to repeal the original sections; to outright repeal sections 32-309 and 32-705, Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska; and to declare an emergency.
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• Introduced: 01/21/2025
• Added: 05/22/2025
• Session: 109th Legislature
• Sponsors: 1 : Rita Sanders (NP)*
• Versions: 4 • Votes: 7 • Actions: 40
• Last Amended: 06/02/2025
• Last Action: Provisions/portions of LB659 amended into LB521 by AM1152
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NC bill #S257 • Last Action 06/05/2025
2025 Appropriations Act
Status: Crossed Over
AI-generated Summary: This bill summarizes the appropriations for the state of North Carolina for the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium. Here is a summary: This bill is the Current Operations Appropriations Act for the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium, which outlines the state's budget and funding allocations across various government agencies and sectors. The bill provides detailed funding for different areas including education, health and human services, agriculture, transportation, and general government operations. For education, the bill includes significant appropriations for the North Carolina Community College System, the University of North Carolina system, and public schools, with total net appropriations of approximately $32.6 billion in fiscal year 2025-2026 and $33.3 billion in fiscal year 2026-2027. The bill also establishes several new programs and initiatives, such as a Teacher Apprenticeship Program, an Extended Learning and Integrated Student Supports Grant Program, and a Responsible Fatherhood North Carolina program. Additionally, the bill includes provisions for various technical changes to existing laws, establishes new reporting requirements, and makes adjustments to funding mechanisms for different state agencies and programs. The budget aims to support key state priorities while maintaining fiscal responsibility, with provisions for savings reserves, economic development, and targeted investments in education, workforce development, and social services.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT TO MAKE BASE BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS FOR CURRENT OPERATIONS OF STATE AGENCIES, DEPARTMENTS, AND INSTITUTIONS.
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• Introduced: 03/10/2025
• Added: 05/20/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Session
• Sponsors: 4 : Brent Jackson (R)*, Ralph Hise (R)*, Michael Lee (R)*, Norman Sanderson (R)
• Versions: 7 • Votes: 81 • Actions: 156
• Last Amended: 05/22/2025
• Last Action: Conf Com Appointed
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MI bill #HB4544 • Last Action 06/04/2025
Health: pharmaceuticals; prescription drug cost and affordability review act; create. Creates new act.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes a Prescription Drug Cost and Affordability Review Act to create a new Prescription Drug Affordability Board and Stakeholder Council aimed at managing and controlling prescription drug prices in Michigan. The board will consist of 5 members appointed by the governor who have expertise in healthcare economics, policy, and clinical medicine, and will be tasked with selecting and reviewing prescription drug products that meet certain cost criteria, such as high wholesale acquisition costs or significant price increases. The board can establish upper payment limits for drugs that create affordability challenges, which will be binding on healthcare purchasers and insurers. A complementary 21-member Stakeholder Council will be created to provide input and assist the board, representing diverse stakeholders including manufacturers, employers, healthcare providers, and patient advocacy groups. The board must submit annual reports to the legislature about drug price trends and may conduct studies on generic drug pricing and potential impacts. The bill includes strict conflict of interest provisions for board and council members and establishes a Prescription Drug Affordability Fund to support the board's operations. Importantly, any implementation of the act is subject to legislative appropriation, and the board is given rulemaking authority to carry out its functions.
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Bill Summary: A bill to provide for a cost and affordability review of certain prescription drug products; to create the prescription drug pricing board and prescription drug affordability stakeholder council and to prescribe their powers and duties; to provide for the powers and duties of certain state governmental officers and entities; to establish upper payment limits for certain prescription drug products and provide remedies; and to provide for the promulgation of rules.
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• Introduced: 06/03/2025
• Added: 06/04/2025
• Session: 103rd Legislature
• Sponsors: 36 : Matt Longjohn (D)*, Stephen Wooden (D), Denise Mentzer (D), Sharon MacDonell (D), Helena Scott (D), Natalie Price (D), Joey Andrews (D), Noah Arbit (D), Dylan Wegela (D), Kimberly Edwards (D), Reggie Miller (D), Morgan Foreman (D), Jason Hoskins (D), Jason Morgan (D), Carrie Rheingans (D), Tonya Myers Phillips (D), Erin Byrnes (D), Phil Skaggs (D), Tyrone Carter (D), Jimmie Wilson (D), Jaz Martus (D), Amos O'Neal (D), Cynthia Neeley (D), Regina Weiss (D), Emily Dievendorf (D), Jennifer Conlin (D), Kelly Breen (D), Kara Hope (D), Veronica Paiz (D), Donavan McKinney (D), Julie Brixie (D), Betsy Coffia (D), Stephanie Young (D), Carol Glanville (D), Will Snyder (D), Mike McFall (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 4
• Last Amended: 06/03/2025
• Last Action: Bill Electronically Reproduced 06/03/2025
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US bill #S1942 • Last Action 06/04/2025
Malheur Community Empowerment for the Owyhee Act
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes a comprehensive land management program for Malheur County, Oregon, focusing on federal lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The legislation creates the Malheur County Grazing Management Program, which provides increased operational flexibility for grazing permittees to improve the long-term ecological health of the land. Key provisions include establishing the Malheur C.E.O. (Community Empowerment for the Owyhee) Group, a diverse 18-member committee representing various stakeholders like livestock grazers, environmental groups, tribal representatives, and government agencies. This group will propose and oversee eligible projects related to ecological restoration, range improvements, invasive species management, and cultural site conservation. The bill also designates approximately 1.1 million acres of federal land as wilderness areas, including 26 new wilderness areas with names like Fifteenmile Creek Wilderness and Mary Gautreaux Owyhee River Canyon Wilderness. Additionally, the legislation includes land conveyances to the Burns Paiute Tribe, transferring certain parcels into trust and creating a Castle Rock Co-Stewardship Area. The bill authorizes $1 million annually through 2036 to support the program's implementation and provides guidelines for ongoing management, monitoring, and collaboration between various stakeholders.
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Bill Summary: A bill to provide for the establishment of a land health management program on Federal land in Malheur County, Oregon, and for other purposes.
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• Introduced: 06/05/2025
• Added: 06/10/2025
• Session: 119th Congress
• Sponsors: 2 : Ron Wyden (D)*, Jeff Merkley (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 1
• Last Amended: 06/09/2025
• Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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IL bill #SB2344 • Last Action 06/02/2025
STATEWIDE INNOVATION DEVELOP
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill creates the Statewide Innovation Development and Economy Act (STAR Bond Act), which establishes a mechanism for municipalities and counties to create special economic development districts called STAR bond districts. The bill allows these districts to issue sales tax and revenue (STAR) bonds to finance large-scale tourism, entertainment, retail, and related development projects. Key provisions include limiting the program to one project per Economic Development Region, capping state sales tax increment at $75 million per region, and requiring projects to meet specific economic development criteria such as creating at least 300 new jobs and making a minimum $30 million capital investment. The Office of the Governor, in consultation with the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, will have final approval of STAR bond districts, and projects cannot be located in municipalities with populations over 2 million. The bill includes detailed requirements for establishing districts, approving projects, issuing bonds, and monitoring economic impacts, with a specific focus on creating new job opportunities, stimulating capital investment, and promoting economic development in Illinois. Additionally, the bill mandates a seven-year review of the program by a special committee to assess its economic benefits and potential continuation.
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Bill Summary: Creates the Statewide Innovation Development and Economy Act. Provides that the purpose of the Act is to promote, stimulate, and develop the general and economic welfare of the State of Illinois and its communities and to assist in the development and redevelopment of major tourism, entertainment, retail, and related projects within eligible areas of the State, thereby creating new jobs, stimulating significant capital investment, and promoting the general welfare of the citizens of this State, by authorizing municipalities and counties to issue sales tax and revenue (STAR) bonds for the financing of STAR bond projects and to otherwise exercise the powers and authorities granted to municipalities to provide incentives to create new job opportunities and to promote major tourism, entertainment, retail, and related projects within the State. Provides that the Office of the Governor, in consultation with the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, shall have final approval of all STAR bond districts and STAR bond projects established under this Act, which may be established throughout the 10 Economic Development Regions in the State as established by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Provides that regardless of the number of STAR bond districts established within any Economic Development Region, only one STAR bond project may be approved in each of the 10 Regions, excluding projects located in STAR bond districts established under the Innovation Development and Economy Act. Provides that each STAR bond district in which a STAR bonds project has been approved may only receive 50% of the total development costs up to $75,000,000 in State sales tax increment. Provides that a STAR bond district under the Act may not be located either entirely or partially inside of a municipality with a population in excess of 2,000,000. Effective immediately.
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• Introduced: 02/07/2025
• Added: 02/08/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Steve Stadelman (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 9
• Last Amended: 02/07/2025
• Last Action: Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
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IL bill #SB0005 • Last Action 06/02/2025
METROPOLITAN MOBILITY AUTH ACT
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill creates the Metropolitan Mobility Authority Act, which consolidates and reorganizes public transportation services in the Chicago metropolitan region. Here is a summary of the key provisions: This bill establishes the Metropolitan Mobility Authority (MMA) by consolidating the Chicago Transit Authority, the Commuter Rail Division, the Suburban Bus Division, and the Regional Transportation Authority into a single regional transit agency. The new authority will be governed by a board of directors appointed by the Governor, Mayor of Chicago, Cook County Board President, and county board chairs of DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will counties. The board will include both voting and non-voting members, with requirements for diverse expertise and geographic representation. The MMA will have broad powers to provide, coordinate, and improve public transportation services in the metropolitan region, including: - Developing and implementing transit service standards - Purchasing transportation services from various providers - Setting fares and transit policies - Implementing fare capping and income-based reduced fare programs - Acquiring and managing transportation facilities and equipment - Providing paratransit services - Promoting transit-oriented development - Establishing safety and security programs - Conducting research and development of transportation technologies The bill creates several new funds and programs, including: - A City-Suburban Mobility Innovations Program to support local mobility services - A Transit-Supportive Development Incentive Program to encourage transit-friendly development - An Office of Equitable Transit-Oriented Development to support affordable housing near transit The legislation also establishes robust accountability measures, including: - Regular performance audits - Transparency requirements - A citizen advisory board - Performance-based compensation for executives - Detailed reporting on transit services and finances The bill aims to improve the efficiency, equity, and financial sustainability of public transportation in the Chicago metropolitan region by creating a more integrated and responsive transit authority.
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Bill Summary: Creates the Metropolitan Mobility Authority Act. Establishes the Metropolitan Mobility Authority. Provides that the Chicago Transit Authority, the Commuter Rail Division and the Suburban Bus Division of the Regional Transportation Authority, and the Regional Transportation Authority are consolidated into the Metropolitan Mobility Authority and the Service Boards are abolished. Creates the Suburban Bus Operating Division, Commuter Rail Operating Division, and the Chicago Transit Operating Division. Reinserts, reorganizes, and changes some provisions from the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act and the Regional Transportation Authority Act into the new Act. Includes provisions concerning the operation of the Metropolitan Mobility Authority. Repeals the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act and the Regional Transportation Authority Act. Amends various Acts, Laws, and Codes to make conforming changes. Creates the Equitable Transit-Supportive Development Act. Establishes the Office of Equitable Transit-Oriented Development and the Transit-Supportive Development Fund. Provides that the Office and the Fund are to aid transit-supportive development near high-quality transit by providing specified funding to municipalities that have adopted the standards in the transit support overlay district for that area or that have adopted zoning and other changes that the Office determines have benefits greater than or equal to such a District, including transit support overlay districts. Includes provisions relating to Office standards, procedures, and reports. Amends the State Finance Act to make a conforming change. Amends the Department of Transportation Law of the Civil Administrative Code. Requires the Department to establish, staff, and support an Office of Public Transportation Support for the purpose of optimizing the operation of public transportation vehicles and the delivery of public transportation services on highways under the Department's jurisdiction in the Metropolitan Mobility Authority's metropolitan region. Describes the duties and operations of the Office. Amends the Toll Highway Act. Provides that the Chair of the Metropolitan Mobility Authority is a nonvoting member of the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority.
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• Introduced: 01/13/2025
• Added: 01/14/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 12 : Ram Villivalam (D)*, Omar Aquino (D), Mike Simmons (D), Adriane Johnson (D), Graciela Guzmán (D), Robert Peters (D), Laura Fine (D), Rob Martwick (D), Sara Feigenholtz (D), Mary Edly-Allen (D), Kimberly Lightford (D), Willie Preston (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 22
• Last Amended: 01/13/2025
• Last Action: Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
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IL bill #SB1706 • Last Action 06/02/2025
OMA-POLICE OFFICERS PENSION
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Open Meetings Act to specifically exempt committees of the Police Officers' Pension Investment Fund from the requirement that a quorum (the minimum number of members needed to conduct official business) must be physically present at a meeting location. Currently, the law generally requires public bodies to have members physically present at meetings, with some exceptions for certain types of government entities with large jurisdictional areas. By adding language about the Police Officers' Pension Investment Fund committees, the bill allows these specific committees to hold meetings where members can participate remotely without needing to be physically in the same location, as long as they provide appropriate public notice and access. This change provides more flexibility for these pension-related committees to conduct their business, potentially making scheduling and participation easier for committee members.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Open Meetings Act. Provides that the requirement that a quorum be physically present at the location of an open meeting does not apply to committees of the Police Officers' Pension Investment Fund.
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• Introduced: 02/05/2025
• Added: 02/06/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Bill Cunningham (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 10
• Last Amended: 02/05/2025
• Last Action: Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
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IL bill #SB2327 • Last Action 06/02/2025
DCFS-CULTURAL OMBUDSMAN
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill creates the Office of Independent Cultural Ombudsman within the Department of Children and Family Services to secure the rights of youth and families involved with the department. The Ombudsman will be appointed by the Governor with Senate approval for a 4-year term, with the first term expiring February 1, 2028. The Ombudsman must be over 21, have a bachelor's or advanced degree, and possess expertise in the department's operations, investigations, civil rights advocacy, and cultural awareness. The office will have broad powers to review department operations, investigate complaints, advocate for youth, inspect facilities, and provide confidential assistance to youth and families. The Ombudsman will be required to submit an annual report to the General Assembly and Governor detailing the office's activities, including aggregated data about investigations and systemic recommendations. The bill establishes strict conflict of interest rules for the Ombudsman and deputies, prohibits retaliation against those who file complaints, and mandates that the department provide full access and cooperation to the Ombudsman. Importantly, the Ombudsman cannot investigate criminal behavior but must refer such cases to appropriate authorities. The office will maintain confidentiality of complaints and complainants, with records protected from public disclosure except by court order.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Provides that the purpose of the amendatory Act is to create within the Department of Children and Family Services the Office of Independent Cultural Ombudsman for the purpose of securing the rights of youth and families that are subject to investigation, collaboration, or other correspondence with the Department of Children and Family Services. Provides that the Governor shall appoint the Independent Cultural Ombudsman with the advice and consent of the Senate for a term of 4 years, with the first term expiring February 1, 2028. Permits the Ombudsman to employ deputies and other support staff as deemed necessary. Sets forth the academic and age requirements for the Ombudsman and deputies. Contains provisions concerning conflicts of interest; Ombudsman duties and powers; Department duties; Ombudsman reporting requirements; complaints made to the Ombudsman by or on behalf of youth and families that concern Department operations or staff; the confidentiality of records; and Ombudsman promotion efforts aimed at raising awareness of the Office of Independent Cultural Ombudsman. Effective immediately.
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• Introduced: 02/07/2025
• Added: 02/08/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Ram Villivalam (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 9
• Last Amended: 02/07/2025
• Last Action: Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
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IL bill #SB0105 • Last Action 06/02/2025
OPEN MEETINGS ACT
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Open Meetings Act to make several key changes regarding public meetings, with a particular focus on Police District Councils in Chicago. For 3-member public bodies, the bill now defines a quorum as 2 members, and allows decisions to be made with the affirmative vote of those 2 members. The bill adds a new provision that allows Police District Councils to hold closed meetings related to public safety concerns, specifically when discussing ongoing law enforcement investigations, misconduct allegations, or topics that could compromise an investigation or individuals' safety. The legislation also updates notice requirements, stipulating that meeting agendas must be posted at a public body's principal office if one exists, and clarifies that for public bodies with websites maintained by full-time staff but without a central office, posting the agenda online satisfies the notice requirement. Additionally, the bill modifies rules for Police District Councils, excluding gatherings of 2 members from the definition of a "meeting" in most circumstances and allowing these councils to conduct meetings via audio or video conference, with some exceptions for regularly scheduled meetings. These changes aim to provide more flexibility for public bodies while maintaining transparency in government operations.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Open Meetings Act. Provides that for a 3-member body, 2 members of the body constitute a quorum, and the affirmative vote of 2 members is necessary to adopt any motion, resolution, or ordinance unless a greater number is otherwise provided. Provides that a Chicago Police District Council may hold a closed meeting involving public safety concerns to discuss (i) an ongoing, prior, or future law enforcement or official misconduct investigation or allegation thereof involving specific individuals or (ii) other topics that if discussed in an open meeting would pose an unreasonable risk to an ongoing criminal investigation or an unreasonable risk to the safety of specific individuals. Provides that an agenda for each regular meeting of a public body must be posted the principal office of the public body if such an office exists. Provides that if a public body has a website that is maintained by its full-time staff but does not have a principal office or single building where meetings are regularly held, that body is deemed to have complied with the requirement to post physical notice at the office or building of the meeting if the notice is timely posted on the public body's website. Excludes from the definition of "meeting" for a Chicago Police District Council a gathering of 2 members, except if gathered for a regularly scheduled meeting or otherwise gathered to adopt any motion, resolution, or ordinance. Provides a Chicago Police District Council may hold meetings by audio or video conference without the physical presence of the members under certain conditions except for required regularly scheduled meetings.
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• Introduced: 01/17/2025
• Added: 01/18/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 3 : Sara Feigenholtz (D)*, Robert Peters (D), Ram Villivalam (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 30
• Last Amended: 01/17/2025
• Last Action: Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
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IL bill #SB1489 • Last Action 06/02/2025
FOIA-CRIM JUSTICE AGENCY
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to expand an existing exemption for law enforcement records in shared electronic record management systems. Specifically, the bill modifies the exemption to allow a criminal justice agency, in addition to a law enforcement agency, to withhold a record from disclosure if three conditions are met: (1) the agency receiving the request did not create the original record, (2) the agency did not participate in or have a role in the events described in the record, and (3) the agency only has access to the record through a shared electronic record management system. This change broadens the types of agencies that can claim this exemption, potentially making it easier for criminal justice agencies to protect certain sensitive law enforcement records from public disclosure. The amendment aims to provide additional privacy protections for records that an agency has minimal involvement with and has accessed only through a shared electronic system.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Exempts from inspection and copying a law enforcement record created for law enforcement purposes and contained in a shared electronic record management system if the law enforcement agency or criminal justice agency (rather than only the law enforcement agency) that is the recipient of the request did not create the record, did not participate in or have a role in any of the events which are the subject of the record, and only has access to the record through the shared electronic record management system.
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• Introduced: 01/31/2025
• Added: 02/01/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Mary Edly-Allen (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 10
• Last Amended: 01/31/2025
• Last Action: Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
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IL bill #SB2413 • Last Action 06/02/2025
FAMILY & MEDICAL LEAVE PROGRAM
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill creates the Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program Act to establish a comprehensive paid leave system for workers in Illinois. The program will provide eligible employees with up to 18 weeks of paid leave (with an additional 9 weeks possible for pregnancy-related conditions), funded through a payroll premium contribution split between employers and employees (starting at 1.12% of wages, with employees paying 40% and employers paying 60%). Beginning January 1, 2028, employees can take paid leave for various reasons, including caring for a family member with a serious health condition, bonding with a new child, addressing their own serious health condition, reproductive health care, dealing with domestic or sexual violence, and certain military-related exigencies. To be eligible, workers must have earned at least $1,600 during their base period, with benefits calculated at 90% of their average weekly wage, up to a maximum of $1,200 per week. The bill establishes a Division of Paid Family and Medical Leave within the Department of Labor to administer the program, creates a Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program Fund, and provides job protection and other safeguards for workers taking leave. Self-employed individuals may also elect to be covered, and the program includes provisions for employer equivalent plans, penalties for violations, and annual reporting requirements.
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Bill Summary: Creates the Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program Act. Creates the Division of Paid Family and Medical Leave within the Department of Labor. Requires the Division to establish and administer a paid family and medical leave insurance program that provides benefits to employees. Provides that the program shall be administered by the Deputy Director of the Division. Sets forth eligibility requirements for benefits under the Act. Provides that a self-employed individual may elect to be covered under the Act. Contains provisions concerning disqualification from benefits; compensation for leave; the amount and duration of benefits; payments for benefits under the Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program Fund; employer equivalent plans; annual reports by the Department; hearings; penalties; notice; the coordination of leave provided under the Act with leave allowed under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, a collective bargaining agreement, or any local county or municipal ordinance; rulemaking; and other matters. Amends the State Finance Act. Creates the Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program Fund. Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Exempts certain documents collected by the Division of Paid Family and Medical Leave from the Act's disclosure requirements. Effective immediately.
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• Introduced: 02/07/2025
• Added: 02/08/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 12 : Ram Villivalam (D)*, Cristina Castro (D), Omar Aquino (D), Rob Martwick (D), Mike Simmons (D), Rachel Ventura (D), Graciela Guzmán (D), Laura Fine (D), Javier Cervantes (D), Karina Villa (D), Adriane Johnson (D), Mike Porfirio (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 21
• Last Amended: 02/07/2025
• Last Action: Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
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IL bill #SB2169 • Last Action 06/02/2025
FOIA-CLOSED MTG MINUTES
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to modify the process for filing lawsuits when a public body denies access to certain meeting records. Specifically, the bill introduces a new requirement that if a requester wants to sue for access to minutes or a verbatim record of a closed meeting that have not been previously available for public inspection, they must wait 60 days after either (1) the public body receives the request or (2) the Public Access Counselor issues a binding or non-binding opinion, whichever occurs later. This waiting period is intended to allow time for review of the requested records under the Open Meetings Act. The change aims to provide public bodies with an opportunity to review and potentially release requested documents before litigation begins, potentially reducing unnecessary legal proceedings and giving agencies a chance to resolve access disputes internally. The bill preserves the existing framework of FOIA that allows individuals to challenge denials of public records, but adds this procedural step specifically for meeting minutes from closed sessions.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Provides that, if the denial of a request includes a request for minutes or a verbatim record of a meeting of the public body closed to the public as provided in the Open Meetings Act that have not been previously made available for public inspection, suit may be filed under a specified provision only after a 60-day period following (i) the receipt of the request by the public body or (ii) the issuance of a binding or non-binding opinion from the Public Access Counselor, whichever is later, to allow for review of the requested records as provided under the Open Meetings Act.
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• Introduced: 02/07/2025
• Added: 02/08/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Suzy Glowiak Hilton (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 10
• Last Amended: 02/07/2025
• Last Action: Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
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IL bill #SB1665 • Last Action 06/02/2025
FOIA-PRELIMINARY DRAFT-STUDY
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to modify exemptions related to draft documents and studies. Specifically, the bill adds a new provision that allows for the exemption of studies, drafts, notes, recommendations, memoranda, and other records containing opinions or policy formulations. However, this exemption is not absolute: if a draft record has remained in draft form for more than 12 months and was funded by public dollars from a local government unit, it can no longer be kept confidential. This change aims to increase transparency by preventing government entities from indefinitely keeping draft documents secret, while still protecting preliminary work products during the active development stage. The modification is part of Illinois' ongoing efforts to balance government transparency with the need for agencies to develop and refine policy recommendations without premature public scrutiny.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Exempts from disclosure any studies, drafts, notes, recommendations, memoranda, and other records in which opinions are expressed, or policies or actions are formulated, except that a specific record or relevant portion of a record is not exempt if the record has remained in draft form for more than a 12-month period and public dollars were spent by a unit of local government to conduct such a study.
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• Introduced: 02/05/2025
• Added: 02/06/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Rob Martwick (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 10
• Last Amended: 02/05/2025
• Last Action: Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
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IL bill #SB1576 • Last Action 06/02/2025
I VOTED STICKER CONTEST
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the "I Voted" Sticker Commission to develop and manage a statewide contest for creating new voting stickers to be used in the 2026 General Election. The Commission will consist of 22 members, including representatives from various state government offices and leadership positions, who will serve without compensation. The Commission's key responsibilities include creating guidelines for the sticker design contest, establishing a public website for submissions and voting, engaging in a public awareness campaign, and selecting up to 50 initial submissions that engage voters. By July 1, 2026, the Commission will conduct a public survey to choose 10 final sticker designs that will be used by election authorities across Illinois. The process will involve creating an online platform where residents can submit and vote on designs, with a particular emphasis on incorporating input from children and young people. The Commission is required to submit a detailed report to the General Assembly by February 2, 2026, describing the submissions and selection process. The entire initiative is set to be repealed on January 1, 2027, and the State Board of Elections will provide administrative support throughout the contest.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Election Code. Creates the "I Voted" Sticker Commission. Provides that the purposes of the Commission are to develop guidelines for the "I Voted" Sticker Contest and to select sticker designs to be used by election authorities in the State for the 2026 General Election. Provides that the Commission shall establish a process for the submission of proposed designs for the "I Voted" Sticker Contest and guidelines for the assessment of those proposed designs. Provides that, on or before July 1, 2026, the Commission shall conduct a public survey to select the 10 designs that will be used by election authorities in the State for the 2026 General Election. Sets forth provisions concerning membership; terms; compensation; and administrative support. Effective immediately.
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• Introduced: 02/04/2025
• Added: 02/05/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Doris Turner (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 16
• Last Amended: 02/04/2025
• Last Action: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
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IL bill #SB2166 • Last Action 06/02/2025
OPEN MTGS-ATTENDANCE
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Open Meetings Act to expand the circumstances under which members of a public body can attend meetings remotely. Currently, members can attend meetings by video or audio conference if they are unable to be physically present due to personal illness, disability, employment purposes, business of the public body, family emergencies, or unexpected childcare obligations. The bill adds a new provision allowing attendance by other means for "any other reason" as designated in rules adopted by the public body. The bill requires that a quorum of members must still be physically present, and the member seeking to attend remotely must notify the recording secretary or clerk before the meeting unless advance notice is impractical. The public body must adopt rules that specify the conditions and extent of remote attendance, which may include additional notice requirements or ways to facilitate public access. The bill maintains existing provisions for extraordinary circumstances, such as during a declared public health disaster, where meetings can be conducted entirely remotely under specific conditions like ensuring public access to discussions and conducting roll call votes. This change provides public bodies with more flexibility in managing meeting attendance while maintaining transparency and public participation.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Open Meetings Act. Allows attendance by a means other than physical presence under certain circumstances if a member of a public body is prevented from physically attending because of any reason designated in rules adopted by the public body in accordance with certain provisions in the Act.
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• Introduced: 02/07/2025
• Added: 02/08/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Suzy Glowiak Hilton (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 10
• Last Amended: 02/07/2025
• Last Action: Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
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IL bill #SB0241 • Last Action 06/02/2025
EPA-RENEWABLE FUELS PROGRAM
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Program (RFI Program) to support the expansion of renewable fuel infrastructure in Illinois. The Department of Agriculture will administer the program, creating a Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Fund that will receive $3 million per quarter from the Underground Storage Tank Fund (subject to certain balance restrictions) from July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2027. The program will provide grants to petroleum marketers, terminal operators, and other eligible companies to help them modify and install equipment for storing and dispensing higher blends of ethanol (greater than E-10) and biodiesel (greater than B-10). Grant recipients are limited to a maximum of $1 million in total funding, with no single site receiving more than $100,000, and must cover at least 50% of the equipment installation costs. The bill also creates a Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Task Force composed of 10 members from petroleum industry and agricultural associations who will provide annual feedback on the program's effectiveness. Eligible expenditures include tank modifications, tanks, piping, fuel dispensers, and other equipment deemed necessary by the Department of Agriculture. Importantly, no public bodies are eligible to receive funding under this program.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Creates the Renewable Fuels Infrastructure program. Provides that the Department of Agriculture shall provide grants to petroleum marketers, petroleum terminal operators, and any other companies that the Department of Agriculture determines are eligible for grant funding. Provides that eligible expenditures include tank modifications, tanks, piping, and fuel dispensers. Provides that an eligible grant recipient shall not receive more than $1,000,000 in grant funding. Provides that no funding under the program shall be made available to a public body. Creates the Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Provides that, from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2026, the Comptroller shall order transferred, and the Treasurer shall transfer, $3,000,000 each calendar quarter from the Underground Storage Tank Fund to the Renewable Fuel Infrastructure Fund, unless the Underground Storage Tank Fund has a balance at or below $75,000,000. Creates the Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Task Force. Sets forth membership and duties of the Task Force. Amends the State Finance Act to make conforming changes. Effective immediately.
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• Introduced: 01/22/2025
• Added: 01/23/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 10 : Mike Halpin (D)*, Willie Preston (D), Christopher Belt (D), Mike Porfirio (D), Dave Koehler (D), Patrick Joyce (D), Ram Villivalam (D), Mary Edly-Allen (D), Steve McClure (R), Andrew Chesney (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 23
• Last Amended: 01/22/2025
• Last Action: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
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MA bill #S911 • Last Action 06/02/2025
To strengthen the management of the health care connector
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill strengthens the management of the Health Care Connector by making two key changes to its governance and transparency. First, it revises the composition of the connector board to include 13 members, with specific representation requirements including government officials, appointed members from various professional backgrounds (such as an actuary, health economist, and small business representative), and appointees from the attorney general's office. The bill ensures that no board member can be an employee of a licensed health insurance carrier, and members serve three-year terms with the possibility of reappointment. Second, the bill introduces two new sections to enhance transparency and accountability: one requiring the connector to comply with open meeting laws and public records requests, mandating that board votes, meeting minutes, financial records, contracts, and staff salaries be publicly available on their website, and another requiring the secretary of administration and finance to conduct an annual review of the connector's return on investments, with findings to be submitted to legislative committees by December 31st each year. These provisions aim to increase public oversight and ensure the efficiency of the Health Care Connector, which is a state-run health insurance marketplace designed to help Massachusetts residents find and purchase health insurance.
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Bill Summary: For legislation to strengthen the management of the health care connector. Health Care Financing.
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• Introduced: 03/11/2025
• Added: 03/11/2025
• Session: 194th General Court
• Sponsors: 1 : Bruce Tarr (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 4
• Last Amended: 02/27/2025
• Last Action: Joint Committee on Health Care Financing Hearing (11:00:00 6/2/2025 Gardner Auditorium)
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IL bill #SB1965 • Last Action 06/02/2025
OMA-ACCESSIBILITY
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Open Meetings Act to enhance accessibility for electronic training programs. Specifically, it requires the Public Access Counselor to conduct a comprehensive accessibility review of the electronic training curriculum within 30 days of the bill's effective date, ensuring compliance with the Illinois Information Technology Accessibility Act. If any part of the training, including the registration page, is found to be inaccessible, the Public Access Counselor must take steps to bring it into compliance within 30 days, which may include contracting with third-party vendors. Additionally, the bill mandates the establishment of an accessibility helpline within 180 days, which must be available either through live calls 24/7 or with a guaranteed response within 3 calendar days. The helpline's purpose is to assist individuals with disabilities or those who have difficulty independently registering for and completing the electronic training. Helpline operators are required to provide assistance, including remote desktop access with the individual's permission, to ensure that all public body members can successfully complete the required Open Meetings Act training.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Open Meetings Act. In provisions regarding training, requires the Public Access Counselor to complete an accessibility review for electronic training under the Illinois Information Technology Accessibility Act and rules adopted under that Act. Provides for procedures to bring the training into compliance with the Illinois Information Technology Accessibility Act. Requires the establishment of an accessibility helpline, with certain requirements.
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• Introduced: 02/06/2025
• Added: 02/07/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Cristina Castro (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 10
• Last Amended: 02/06/2025
• Last Action: Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
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IL bill #SB2483 • Last Action 06/02/2025
AFN COMMITTEE TELECONFERENCE
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act to modify the meeting procedures for the Access and Functional Needs (AFN) Advisory Committee. Specifically, the bill allows committee members to attend meetings remotely via video or audio conference, with all remotely attending members counting toward the meeting's quorum, while still requiring at least one member to be physically present at the publicly posted meeting location. The bill maintains the committee's existing responsibilities, which include coordinating meetings at least three times per year, researching and recommending strategies for supporting people with disabilities during emergencies, and providing annual reports to the General Assembly, Governor's Office, and Illinois Emergency Management Agency. The Advisory Committee is composed of representatives from various state agencies and appointed members from the disability community, first responders, and local emergency management agencies. By exempting the committee from the traditional Open Meetings Act requirement of physical quorum presence, the bill provides more flexibility for committee members to participate in meetings, potentially improving accessibility and participation for members who may have mobility challenges or geographic constraints.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act. In provisions regarding the Access and Functional Needs Advisory Committee, provides that the Advisory Committee shall comply with all provisions of the Open Meetings Act except that the Advisory Committee is exempt from the provisions that specifically require a quorum of members of a public body to be physically present at the location of an open meeting. Allows Advisory Committee members to attend meetings of the Access and Functional Needs Advisory Committee remotely by video or audio conference with all attending members counting toward a quorum, provided there is at least one member in physical attendance at the publicly posted physical location of the meeting.
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• Introduced: 02/07/2025
• Added: 02/08/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Laura Fine (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 10
• Last Amended: 02/07/2025
• Last Action: Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
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IL bill #SB1938 • Last Action 06/02/2025
METRO & REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTH
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill creates the Illinois Road Usage Charge Act and makes several significant changes to metropolitan transit authority governance and operations. The bill establishes a Road Usage Charge Advisory Committee to develop and evaluate a statewide pilot program that would assess a user fee on motor vehicle owners based on miles traveled on public roadways. The pilot program, to be implemented by January 1, 2026, will test various technologies for collecting mileage data, ensuring privacy, and evaluating the feasibility of a mileage-based revenue system as an alternative to traditional motor fuel taxes. The program will involve at least 1,000 motor vehicles, analyze different data collection methods, and ensure participant compensation. The Department of Transportation must submit a comprehensive report to the General Assembly within 18 months of the pilot program's implementation. The bill also makes substantial changes to the governance and operations of the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), Regional Transportation Authority (RTA), and its Service Boards. Key modifications include expanding the Chicago Transit Board from 7 to 8 members beginning February 1, 2026, with specific requirements for board composition, including representation from organized labor, senior advocacy, and disability rights communities. The bill introduces new requirements for fare collection, establishing the RTA as the sole agency responsible for fare collection systems by July 1, 2026, and mandating the development of a universal fare instrument. Additional provisions include creating a Transit Ambassador Program to improve rider experience and safety, establishing an RTA police force, and requiring the RTA to conduct a comprehensive metropolitan region transit plan evaluation by July 1, 2027. The bill also modifies board voting requirements, budgetary processes, and introduces new accountability measures for the RTA and its Service Boards, including regular reporting to the Governor and General Assembly and potential funding reductions for non-compliance. The bill's provisions are complex and wide-ranging, touching on governance, funding, technology, and service delivery for public transportation in the Chicago metropolitan region, with most changes taking effect on February 1, 2026.
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Bill Summary: Creates the Road Usage Charge Act. Establishes the Road Usage Charge Advisory Committee to guide the development and evaluation of the road usage charge pilot program and to assess the potential for mileage-based revenue as an alternative to the current system of taxing highway use through motor fuel taxes. Sets forth the membership and duties of the committee. Requires the Department of Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary of State and based on the recommendations of the Committee, to implement a statewide pilot program by January 1, 2026 to assess a user fee on owners of motor vehicles that is based on the number of miles traveled on public roadways in this State by those vehicles. Amends the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act. Provides that, on and after February 1, 2026, the Chicago Transit Board shall have 8 members (currently 7 members). Makes changes to the number of affirmative votes by Directors required to issue bonds. Amends the Regional Transportation Authority Act. Provides that the Annual Budget and 2-Year Financial Plan must show that the aggregate of all projected fare revenues from fares and charges for mass transportation provided by, or under grant or purchase of service contracts of, the Service Boards received in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 shall equal at least 25%, and in fiscal years 2028 and 2029 and every year thereafter at least 15%, of the aggregate cost of providing such public transportation in those fiscal years. Provides that, beginning July 1, 2026, the Regional Transportation Authority shall be the sole agency responsible for the management and oversight of the fare collection systems used on all public transportation provided by the Service Boards. Makes changes to the membership of the Suburban Bus Board and the Commuter Rail Board. Makes changes to the number of affirmative votes required by the Directors of the Authority to approve decisions regarding the strategic plan, coordination of fares and service, appointment of officers and employees, paratransit services, powers of the Commuter Rail Board, labor, budget, taxes, distribution of revenues, issuing and pledging bonds and notes, budget review powers, the annual capital improvement plan, and rate protection contracts. Makes other changes. Effective January 1, 2026.
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• Introduced: 02/06/2025
• Added: 02/07/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Ram Villivalam (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 20
• Last Amended: 02/06/2025
• Last Action: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
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IL bill #SB2436 • Last Action 06/02/2025
FOIA-NUCLEAR SECURITY
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to add a new exemption for certain nuclear security-related documents. Specifically, the bill creates an exemption for documents that have been determined to be security sensitive under a 1987 agreement between the State of Illinois and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), and in accordance with the National Materials Program. These documents include information classified as safeguards, safeguards-modified, and sensitive unclassified nonsafeguards information, as identified in NRC regulatory information summaries, security advisories, and other communications or regulations related to the control and distribution of security-sensitive information. This means that such documents would be exempt from public inspection and copying under the Freedom of Information Act, protecting potentially sensitive nuclear-related information from public disclosure. The exemption is designed to maintain security standards and protect critical nuclear-related documentation from potential misuse or unauthorized access.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Provides that documents that have been determined to be security sensitive under certain requirements related to the U.S. Nuclear Regulation Commission and National Materials Program are exempt from inspection and copying under the Act.
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• Introduced: 02/07/2025
• Added: 02/08/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Karina Villa (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 10
• Last Amended: 02/07/2025
• Last Action: Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
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IL bill #SB2473 • Last Action 06/02/2025
UTIL-TIME-OF-USE PRICING
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: Here's a summary of the key provisions of this bill: This bill creates the Municipal and Cooperative Electric Utility Planning and Transparency Act, which requires electric cooperatives, municipal power agencies, and municipalities to file integrated resource plans with the Illinois Power Agency. The plans must comprehensively describe the utility's current energy portfolio, forecast future load changes, and outline steps to reduce customer costs and environmental impacts. Key requirements include: 1. Utilities must submit integrated resource plans every three years, starting November 1, 2025, detailing their electricity generation facilities, power purchase agreements, demand-side programs, and transmission resources. 2. Plans must cover a 20-year planning period and include detailed information about existing generation facilities, including location, fuel type, capacity, and expected retirement dates. 3. Utilities must develop a 5-year action plan for meeting forecasted load while minimizing customer costs and environmental impacts. 4. The plans must include a least-cost strategy for constructing or procuring renewable energy resources, with targets of 25% renewable energy by 2026, increasing to 40% by 2030, and 100% renewable energy by 2045. 5. Utilities must hold at least two public stakeholder meetings before submitting their plans, allowing for community input and transparency. 6. The Illinois Power Agency will review the plans, facilitate public comment, and work with utilities to refine their strategies. The bill also includes provisions for cost-of-service studies, independent expert assistance, and enhanced governance and accountability measures for electric cooperatives, including more transparent board elections and financial reporting.
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Bill Summary: Creates the Municipal and Cooperative Electric Utility Planning and Transparency Act. Provides that, by November 1, 2025, and by November 1 every 3 years thereafter, all electric cooperatives with members in the State, municipal power agencies, and municipalities shall file with the Illinois Power Agency an integrated resource plan. Sets forth provisions concerning the plan. Amends the Illinois Power Agency Act. Authorizes the Illinois Power Agency to develop capacity procurement plans and conduct competitive procurement processes for the procurement of capacity needed to ensure environmentally sustainable long-term resource adequacy across the State at the lowest cost over time. Amends the Public Utilities Act. Changes the cumulative persisting annual savings goals for electric utilities that serve less than 3,000,000 retail customers but more than 500,000 retail customers for the years of 2025 through 2030. Provides that the cumulative persisting annual savings goals beyond the year 2030 shall increase by 0.9 (rather than 0.6) percentage points per year. Changes the requirements for submitting proposed plans and funding levels to meet savings goals for an electric utility serving more than 500,000 retail customers (rather than serving less than 3,000,000 retail customers but more than 500,000 retail customers). Provides that an electric utility that has a tariff approved within one year of the amendatory Act shall also offer at least one market-based, time-of-use rate for eligible retail customers that choose to take power and energy supply service from the utility. Sets forth provisions regarding the Illinois Commerce Commission's powers and duties related to residential time-of-use pricing. Provides that each capacity procurement event may include the procurement of capacity through a mix of contracts with different terms and different initial delivery dates. Sets forth the requirements of prepared capacity procurement plans. Requires each alternative electric supplier to make payment to an applicable electric utility for capacity, receive transfers of capacity credits, report capacity credits procured on its behalf to the applicable regional transmission organization, and submit the capacity credits to the applicable regional transmission organization under that regional transmission organization's rules and procedures. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
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• Introduced: 02/07/2025
• Added: 02/08/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 8 : Bill Cunningham (D)*, Laura Fine (D), Mike Simmons (D), Graciela Guzmán (D), Sara Feigenholtz (D), Mary Edly-Allen (D), Kimberly Lightford (D), Lakesia Collins (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 21
• Last Amended: 02/07/2025
• Last Action: Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
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IL bill #SB1632 • Last Action 06/02/2025
OPEN MTGS-LICENSING BOARDS
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Open Meetings Act to expand the circumstances under which licensing boards authorized by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (DFPR) can hold meetings with members participating through interactive video conference. Specifically, the bill allows these licensing boards to hold open meetings simultaneously at multiple locations within public buildings, with members at each location counting towards the meeting's quorum. The bill requires that public notice and access be provided for all meeting locations. Previously, most public bodies were required to have a quorum physically present at the meeting location, with only a few specific types of organizations (such as statewide bodies or those covering large geographic areas) exempt from this requirement. By adding licensing boards to this list, the bill provides more flexibility for these professional regulatory boards to conduct meetings, potentially making it easier for board members to participate remotely while still maintaining transparency through public notice and access requirements. The term "public building" is defined in the bill as any building or portion of a building owned or leased by a public body.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Open Meetings Act. Provides that if an open meeting of a public body that is a licensing board authorized by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation is held simultaneously at one of its offices and one or more other locations in a public building, which may include other of its offices, through an interactive video conference and the public body provides public notice and public access as required under the Act for all locations, then members physically present in those locations all count towards determining a quorum.
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• Introduced: 02/04/2025
• Added: 02/05/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Dave Koehler (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 10
• Last Amended: 02/04/2025
• Last Action: Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
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IL bill #HB0584 • Last Action 05/31/2025
GOVERNMENT-TECH
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill makes a technical amendment to the Open Meetings Act, specifically modifying Section 1.01, which appears to be the short title section of the Act. While the specific details of the change are not visible in the provided XML, the government summary suggests this is a minor, procedural modification to the law's language. The Open Meetings Act is a typical state-level legislation that requires governmental bodies to conduct their meetings openly and provide public access to discussions and decision-making processes. Without more context from the XML fragment, the precise nature of the technical change cannot be determined, but such amendments are often made to clarify legal terminology, correct grammatical errors, or ensure precise statutory language.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Open Meetings Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
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• Introduced: 01/08/2025
• Added: 01/08/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Chris Welch (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 11
• Last Amended: 01/08/2025
• Last Action: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
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IL bill #HB0585 • Last Action 05/31/2025
GOVERNMENT-TECH
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: I apologize, but I cannot provide a detailed summary of the bill's provisions because the XML content does not include the specific text changes being proposed. While the government summary indicates this bill makes a technical change to the Open Meetings Act's short title section, the XML fragment provided is empty. Without seeing the actual language being inserted or removed, I can only offer a very general summary: This bill proposes a technical amendment to Section 1.01 of the Open Meetings Act, likely making a minor modification to the section's language or terminology. To provide a more substantive summary, I would need to see the specific text changes being proposed.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Open Meetings Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
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• Introduced: 01/08/2025
• Added: 01/08/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Chris Welch (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 11
• Last Amended: 01/08/2025
• Last Action: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
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IL bill #HB0588 • Last Action 05/31/2025
GOVERNMENT-TECH
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: I apologize, but there seems to be insufficient content in the provided XML to meaningfully summarize the bill. While the government summary indicates the bill makes a technical change to the Open Meetings Act's short title section (Section 1.01), the actual text of the amendment is not visible in the XML fragment. Without seeing the specific language being inserted or deleted, I cannot provide a detailed summary. The most I can confidently say is: This bill proposes a technical amendment to Section 1.01 of the Illinois Open Meetings Act, likely involving a minor modification to the law's short title or language.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Open Meetings Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
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• Introduced: 01/08/2025
• Added: 01/08/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Chris Welch (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 11
• Last Amended: 01/08/2025
• Last Action: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
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IL bill #HB0587 • Last Action 05/31/2025
GOVERNMENT-TECH
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill makes a technical amendment to the Open Meetings Act, specifically modifying Section 1.01. However, the provided XML fragment does not include the actual text of the changes, so I cannot provide specific details about the modification. The bill appears to be a minor adjustment to the law's language, likely addressing a small technical detail in the Act's short title section. Without more context or the specific text being changed, I can only offer this general description based on the government-provided summary.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Open Meetings Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
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• Introduced: 01/08/2025
• Added: 01/08/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Chris Welch (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 11
• Last Amended: 01/08/2025
• Last Action: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
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IL bill #HB0586 • Last Action 05/31/2025
GOVERNMENT-TECH
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: I apologize, but the provided XML document does not contain the specific text changes to the Open Meetings Act that would allow me to provide a detailed summary of the bill's provisions. The bill appears to be very brief and primarily refers to making a technical change to Section 1.01 of the Open Meetings Act, but the actual text of the change is not present in the provided XML. Based on the government-provided summary, this bill would make a minor technical modification to the short title section of the Open Meetings Act, but without seeing the exact language being changed, I cannot provide a more specific explanation of the bill's contents.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Open Meetings Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
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• Introduced: 01/08/2025
• Added: 01/08/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Chris Welch (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 11
• Last Amended: 01/08/2025
• Last Action: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
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IL bill #SB2664 • Last Action 05/30/2025
FOID-CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Firearm Owners Identification (FOID) Card Act to enhance public safety by expanding circumstances under which an individual's firearm ownership rights can be temporarily suspended. Specifically, the bill allows the Illinois State Police to deny, suspend, or revoke a FOID card if a person is determined to pose a "clear and present danger" by a physician, clinical psychologist, law enforcement official, or school administrator. When such a determination is made, the reporting party must notify the appropriate authorities within 24 hours. The bill establishes confidentiality protections for the information disclosed and limits who can access these reports. It also creates a new process for individuals to seek expedited review of their FOID card status through the Firearm Owner's Identification Card Review Board, which must be established by January 1, 2026. The bill provides legal protection for the Board, Illinois State Police, and their employees, stating they cannot be held liable for damages arising from decisions about FOID cards. Additionally, the bill includes provisions for law enforcement officers and corrections employees to more easily regain their firearm ownership rights after mental health evaluations, and it sets guidelines for how individuals can challenge or seek relief from FOID card restrictions.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that the Illinois State Police must deny the application or suspend or revoke a person's Firearm Owner's Identification Card upon receipt of a report from the Department of Human Services that an applicant or owner poses a clear and present danger. Requires the Department of Human Services to provide by rule for such a report. Makes similar changes if a law enforcement or school administrator notifies the Illinois State Police that a person poses a clear and present danger. Requires any information disclosed under the Act to be confidential. Prohibits the information from being redisclosed or used for any other purpose except as otherwise allowed by law. Provides that the identity of the reporting person may be disclosed only to the subject of the report if required by the Firearm Owner's Identification Card Review Board or a court as authorized under the Act. Requires that no later than January 1, 2026, the Firearm Owner's Identification Card Review Board must establish a process by which any person who is subject to the provisions of the Act can request expedited review from the Board. Requires that the Illinois State Police must provide the Board or any court with jurisdiction all records relevant to the request for relief. Allows the Illinois State Police and the individual seeking expedited relief to seek judicial review upon receipt of a final administrative decision under the Act. Provides that the Board, Illinois State Police, or employees and agents of the Board and Illinois State Police participating in the process under the Act may not be held liable for damages in any civil action arising from the alleged wrongful or improper granting, denying, renewing, revoking, suspending, or failing to grant, deny, renew, revoke, or suspend a Firearm Owner's Identification Card.
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• Introduced: 05/22/2025
• Added: 05/23/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 3 : Julie Morrison (D)*, Mary Edly-Allen (D), Adriane Johnson (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 5
• Last Amended: 05/22/2025
• Last Action: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
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IL bill #SB1222 • Last Action 05/30/2025
FIREARM OWNERS ID ACT-REPEAL
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill repeals the Firearm Owners Identification (FOID) Card Act and makes comprehensive changes across numerous Illinois state laws related to firearms. The bill eliminates the requirement for a FOID card and instead focuses on other methods of regulating firearm ownership and possession. Key provisions include removing references to the FOID card throughout existing statutes, updating definitions of firearms and related terms, and modifying various laws concerning firearm possession, sales, and transfers. The bill introduces new provisions for tracking firearm ownership and maintaining background check systems, while removing specific FOID card-related requirements. The changes will impact multiple areas of Illinois law, including criminal procedures, domestic violence protections, mental health reporting, and firearm-related regulations. The bill is set to take effect on January 1, 2026, providing a transition period for state agencies and residents to adapt to the new legal framework. Overall, the legislation represents a significant overhaul of Illinois' approach to firearm identification and regulation, moving away from the existing FOID card system to alternative methods of firearm oversight.
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Bill Summary: Repeals the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Amends various Acts to make conforming changes. Effective January 1, 2026.
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• Introduced: 01/24/2025
• Added: 01/25/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 3 : Andrew Chesney (R)*, Chris Balkema (R), Terri Bryant (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 5
• Last Amended: 01/24/2025
• Last Action: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Terri Bryant
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IL bill #SB0298 • Last Action 05/30/2025
FIREARM OWNERS ID ACT-REPEAL
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill repeals the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act and amends numerous other Illinois statutes to remove references to the Act. The bill essentially eliminates the requirement for a Firearm Owner's Identification Card (FOID) in Illinois and updates multiple sections of state law to reflect this change. Key modifications include removing FOID-related language from various statutes governing law enforcement, criminal procedures, domestic violence protections, and other areas where firearm ownership was previously regulated by the FOID Card system. The bill replaces references to the FOID Card with broader language about firearm possession eligibility under state and federal law. Additionally, the legislation updates definitions of firearms and makes technical changes to ensure consistency across different sections of Illinois law after the elimination of the FOID Card requirement. The bill takes effect immediately upon becoming law, signaling a significant change in how firearm ownership is regulated in the state.
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Bill Summary: Repeals the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Amends various Acts to make conforming changes. Effective immediately.
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• Introduced: 01/24/2025
• Added: 01/25/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 4 : Neil Anderson (R)*, Dave Syverson (R), Chris Balkema (R), Terri Bryant (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 6
• Last Amended: 01/24/2025
• Last Action: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Terri Bryant
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IL bill #SB1365 • Last Action 05/30/2025
WIND & SOLAR AFFECT WATER FLOW
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Illinois Counties Code to establish requirements for commercial wind and solar energy facility owners regarding water drainage and compensation. Specifically, the bill requires facility owners to file a farmland drainage plan with the county and impacted drainage districts, detailing how surface and subsurface drainage of farmland will be restored during and after construction or deconstruction. The most significant new provision is that facility owners must now compensate landowners if their wind or solar energy facility adversely affects water flow on the landowner's property, including impacts to drainage tiles. The bill defines key terms such as "commercial wind energy facility" (a wind energy conversion facility of 500 kilowatts or more) and "commercial solar energy facility" (as defined in the Property Tax Code). This provision aims to protect agricultural landowners from potential negative hydrological impacts caused by the installation of large-scale renewable energy infrastructure, ensuring that farmers are fairly compensated for any disruptions to their land's water management systems.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Counties Code. Provides that the owner of a commercial wind energy facility or commercial solar energy facility must compensate landowners if the facility adversely affects the flow of water within the landowner's land, including, but not limited to, by affecting a drainage tile.
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• Introduced: 01/29/2025
• Added: 01/29/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 6 : Sally Turner (R)*, Jil Tracy (R), Terri Bryant (R), Andrew Chesney (R), Neil Anderson (R), Chris Balkema (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 8
• Last Amended: 01/29/2025
• Last Action: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Balkema
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OK bill #HB2163 • Last Action 05/29/2025
Open records; public access counselor; review; subpoena; Attorney General; binding opinion; advisory opinion; emergency.
Status: Veto Overridden
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes a Public Access Counselor Unit within the Oklahoma Attorney General's Office to help resolve disputes related to open records requests. The new law allows individuals who have been denied access to public records to file a review request with the Public Access Counselor within 30 calendar days of the denial. The Counselor will review the request and can forward it to the public body, which must respond within seven business days. The Attorney General will then issue an advisement within 60 calendar days, either directing the public body to comply with open records laws or explaining why no further action is required. The bill prohibits commercial purpose requests and allows the Counselor to deny future reviews for multiple frivolous requests. Additionally, the bill modifies the Attorney General's duties to explicitly include investigating and prosecuting civil or criminal actions related to violations of the Oklahoma Open Records Act and Open Meeting Act. The legislation aims to improve transparency and provide a clear process for resolving public records access disputes, with protections for both requesters and public bodies, and grants the Attorney General more specific enforcement powers in open records matters.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to open records; creating the Public Access Counselor within the Office of the Attorney General; allowing certain persons to file review of denial of open records requests with the Public Access Counselor; providing instructions for filing; prohibiting filings made for a commercial purpose; establishing procedures for review of requests; directing Public Access Counselor to notify public body; requiring certain furnishing of records; permitting subpoena by the Attorney General; prohibiting disclosure of certain protected information; allowing public body chance to respond to request; directing binding opinions be made within certain time frame; permitting Attorney General to choose other means for resolving review requests; permitting parties to file in district court; directing for notification of certain proceedings; permitting the Attorney General to issue advisory opinions to public bodies regarding compliance; exempting certain failures to comply made under good faith; 74 O.S. 2021, Section 18b, as last amended by Section 170, Chapter 452, O.S.L. 2024 (74 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 18b), which relates to duties of the Attorney General; modifying duties related to violations of the Oklahoma Open Records Act and the Oklahoma Open Meetings Act; providing for codification; and declaring an emergency. SUBJECT: Open records
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• Introduced: 01/16/2025
• Added: 01/17/2025
• Session: 2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 2 : John Pfeiffer (R)*, Brent Howard (R)*
• Versions: 7 • Votes: 9 • Actions: 30
• Last Amended: 05/06/2025
• Last Action: Filed with Secretary of State
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OK bill #SB805 • Last Action 05/28/2025
Professions and occupations; enacting the Dietitian Licensure Compact; authorizing the Governor to enter into Compact with certain jurisdictions. Effective date.
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the Dietitian Licensure Compact, a multi-state agreement designed to streamline professional licensing for dietitians across participating states. The compact aims to increase public access to dietetics services by creating a system that allows licensed dietitians to practice across state lines more easily, reducing administrative burdens and eliminating the need for multiple state licenses. Key provisions include establishing a centralized data system for tracking licensee information, creating a uniform set of professional standards, and facilitating interstate practice while maintaining each state's regulatory authority to protect public health and safety. The bill requires applicants to meet specific educational and professional requirements, including holding a relevant degree, completing an approved professional experience program, and submitting to a national fingerprint-based background check. The compact will be implemented when seven states have enacted it, and a Dietitian Licensure Compact Commission will be created to oversee its administration, develop rules, and manage interstate cooperation. The bill also amends existing Oklahoma law to authorize criminal background checks for dietitian license applicants and adds fingerprint submission as a requirement for licensing, with the goal of ensuring professional competence and public safety.
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Bill Summary: An Act ENROLLED SENATE BILL NO. 805 By: Pugh of the Senate and Osburn of the House An Act relating to professions and occupations; enacting the Dietitian Licensure Compact and authorizing the Governor to enter into the Compact with certain jurisdictions; setting forth form of the Compact; amending 59 O.S. 2021, Section 1727, which relates to Licensed Dietitian Board, rules, and duties; authorizing criminal background checks; amending 59 O.S. 2021, Section 1730, which relates to application for Dietitian License and qualifications; adding fingerprint requirement for application; providing for codification; and providing an effective date. SUBJECT: Dietetics
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• Introduced: 01/16/2025
• Added: 01/16/2025
• Session: 2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 2 : Adam Pugh (R)*, Mike Osburn (R)*
• Versions: 9 • Votes: 8 • Actions: 33
• Last Amended: 05/21/2025
• Last Action: Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/28/2025
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IL bill #HB3779 • Last Action 05/28/2025
UTIL-TIME-OF-USE PRICING
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: Here is a summary of the bill: This bill creates the Municipal and Cooperative Electric Utility Planning and Transparency Act, which requires electric cooperatives, municipal power agencies, and municipalities to file integrated resource plans with the Illinois Power Agency every three years beginning in 2025. The plans must provide a comprehensive description of the utility's current electricity generation portfolio, forecast future load changes, and outline steps to reduce customer costs and environmental impacts. Key provisions include: 1. Utilities must conduct stakeholder meetings and provide public notice before submitting their plans. 2. The plans must include detailed information about existing generation facilities, power purchase agreements, demand-side programs, transmission facilities, and capital expenditures. 3. Utilities must develop a 5-year action plan for meeting forecasted load while minimizing costs and environmental impacts. 4. Utilities must develop plans to increase renewable energy resources, with goals of 25% renewable energy by 2026, increasing to 40% by 2030, and 100% renewable energy by 2045. 5. The plans must include strategies for worker transition and minimizing economic impacts when retiring generation resources. 6. Utilities must identify available federal incentives under the Inflation Reduction Act and describe plans to utilize them. 7. The bill also includes provisions for stakeholder engagement, public comment periods, and independent evaluation of the plans. The goal is to increase transparency, promote long-term planning, and support the transition to clean energy while considering economic and workforce impacts.
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Bill Summary: Creates the Municipal and Cooperative Electric Utility Planning and Transparency Act. Provides that, by November 1, 2025, and by November 1 every 3 years thereafter, all electric cooperatives with members in the State, municipal power agencies, and municipalities shall file with the Illinois Power Agency an integrated resource plan. Sets forth provisions concerning the plan. Amends the Illinois Power Agency Act. Authorizes the Illinois Power Agency to develop capacity procurement plans and conduct competitive procurement processes for the procurement of capacity needed to ensure environmentally sustainable long-term resource adequacy across the State at the lowest cost over time. Amends the Public Utilities Act. Changes the cumulative persisting annual savings goals for electric utilities that serve less than 3,000,000 retail customers but more than 500,000 retail customers for the years of 2025 through 2030. Provides that the cumulative persisting annual savings goals beyond the year 2030 shall increase by 0.9 (rather than 0.6) percentage points per year. Changes the requirements for submitting proposed plans and funding levels to meet savings goals for an electric utility serving more than 500,000 retail customers (rather than serving less than 3,000,000 retail customers but more than 500,000 retail customers). Provides that an electric utility that has a tariff approved within one year of the amendatory Act shall also offer at least one market-based, time-of-use rate for eligible retail customers that choose to take power and energy supply service from the utility. Sets forth provisions regarding the Illinois Commerce Commission's powers and duties related to residential time-of-use pricing. Provides that each capacity procurement event may include the procurement of capacity through a mix of contracts with different terms and different initial delivery dates. Sets forth the requirements of prepared capacity procurement plans. Requires each alternative electric supplier to make payment to an applicable electric utility for capacity, receive transfers of capacity credits, report capacity credits procured on its behalf to the applicable regional transmission organization, and submit the capacity credits to the applicable regional transmission organization under that regional transmission organization's rules and procedures. Makes other changes.
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• Introduced: 02/07/2025
• Added: 02/08/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 11 : Ann Williams (D)*, Lisa Davis (D), Anne Stava-Murray (D), Joyce Mason (D), Margaret Croke (D), Will Guzzardi (D), Anna Moeller (D), Terra Costa Howard (D), Barbara Hernandez (D), Kevin Olickal (D), Camille Lilly (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 19
• Last Amended: 02/07/2025
• Last Action: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
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CA bill #AB1301 • Last Action 05/28/2025
Electricity: Power Exchange.
Status: Crossed Over
AI-generated Summary: This bill abolishes the Power Exchange, a nonprofit public benefit corporation previously established to facilitate an efficient, competitive electricity auction, and makes various conforming changes to California's electricity regulations. The bill removes all references to the Power Exchange from existing law, focusing instead on the Independent System Operator, which will continue to manage electricity transmission. Key modifications include eliminating provisions related to the Power Exchange's governance, removing sections detailing its composition and functions, and updating various sections of the Public Utilities Code to reflect its elimination. The bill maintains the Electricity Oversight Board's role in overseeing the Independent System Operator, but removes its previous responsibilities regarding the Power Exchange, such as approving board members or determining board composition. The legislation appears part of a broader effort to streamline California's electricity market structure by removing an intermediary institution and simplifying regulatory oversight. Technical changes throughout the bill replace references to the Power Exchange with references solely to the Independent System Operator, reflecting a more focused approach to electricity market management.
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Bill Summary: An act to amend Sections 330, 331, 335, 339, 340, 341.2, 341.5, 361, 365, 367, 373, 376, and 390 of, to repeal Sections 338 and 367.7 of, and to repeal Article 4 (commencing with Section 355) of Chapter 2.3 of Part 1 of Division 1 of, the Public Utilities Code, relating to electricity.
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• Introduced: 02/21/2025
• Added: 02/22/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Cottie Petrie-Norris (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 2 • Actions: 11
• Last Amended: 02/21/2025
• Last Action: Referred to Com. on E., U & C.
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OK bill #HB2765 • Last Action 05/28/2025
State investing; Invest in Oklahoma Program; reassigning program; investments; rules renaming Cash Management and Investment Oversight Commission the Invest in Oklahoma Board; effective date.
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill transfers the Invest in Oklahoma Program from the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology (OCAST) to the State Treasurer, with oversight from a newly renamed Invest in Oklahoma Board (previously the Cash Management and Investment Oversight Commission). The bill allows the State Treasurer to invest in Oklahoma-based private equity funds, venture capital funds, growth funds, and direct investments in Oklahoma companies, subject to approval from the new board. Public entities like retirement systems are encouraged to invest up to 5% of their assets in these programs. The bill restructures the board's membership, replacing specific government officials with appointees from the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, State Treasurer, House Speaker, and Senate President Pro Tempore. The board gains new responsibilities, including establishing investment parameters, confirming investment advisors, and providing oversight of the program. The State Treasurer is authorized to establish internal custodial accounts and engage investment advisors, with requirements to ensure the advisors are in good standing and have substantial experience in venture capital and Oklahoma investing. The bill aims to provide more flexibility and local economic development opportunities through strategic state investments while maintaining careful oversight and prudent investment practices.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to state investing; amending 62 O.S. 2021, Sections 2401, as amended by Section 2, Chapter 375, O.S.L. 2024, 2402, and 2403, as amended by Section 3, Chapter 375, O.S.L. 2024 (62 O.S. Supp. 2024, Sections 2401, 2402, and 2403), which relate to the Invest in Oklahoma Program; reassigning the program from the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology to the State Treasurer; authorizing certain types of investments within limitation; eliminating redundant language; providing new and modifying existing requirements and limitations associated with the Invest in Oklahoma Program; authorizing approval, consent, process development duties, and oversight responsibilities to certain Board; requiring and limiting certain actions of the State Treasurer; authorizing the investment of certain funds at certain levels; defining and limiting certain term; authorizing and limiting the promulgation and establishment of rules; amending 62 O.S. 2021, Section 71.1, which relates to the Cash Management and Investment Oversight Commission; renaming the Cash Management and Investment Oversight Commission the Invest in Oklahoma Board; restructuring Board membership; clarifying language; establishing specific authority and providing for the administration of the Board; modifying meeting frequency requirements; eliminating and modifying certain reporting requirements; establishing certain confirmation and approval authority and requirement; amending 62 O.S. 2021, Section 89.2, which relates to State Treasurer investments; modifying reporting requirements; authorizing certain investment at certain level; referencing defined term; authorizing certain actions related to custodial accounts; and providing an effective date. SUBJECT: State investing
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• Introduced: 01/17/2025
• Added: 05/20/2025
• Session: 2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 4 : Trey Caldwell (R)*, Chuck Hall (R)*, John Kane (R), John Haste (R)
• Versions: 7 • Votes: 6 • Actions: 23
• Last Amended: 05/22/2025
• Last Action: Approved by Governor 05/28/2025
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OK bill #HB2108 • Last Action 05/27/2025
State government; Oklahoma Employee Insurance and Benefits Act; statutory references; effective date.
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill updates the Oklahoma Employee Insurance and Benefits Act by transferring administrative responsibilities from the Office of Management and Enterprise Services to the Oklahoma Health Care Authority. The bill systematically changes references throughout the state law, replacing mentions of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services with the Oklahoma Health Care Authority and updating related terminology. Key changes include modifying the leadership structure, transferring administrative duties for state employee insurance plans, and ensuring continuity of benefits for state employees, retirees, and other eligible groups. The bill introduces the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Oklahoma Health Care Authority as the primary administrative leader, replaces references to the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services, and maintains the existing framework of health, dental, and life insurance benefits for state employees and certain other qualifying groups. The changes appear to be primarily administrative in nature, designed to streamline and potentially improve the management of state employee insurance programs. The bill will become effective on November 1, 2025, providing ample time for a smooth transition of administrative responsibilities.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to state government; amending 74 O.S. 2021, Sections 1304.1, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 241, O.S.L. 2024, 1305.1, 1306.1, 1306.6, 1307, 1307.1, 1307.2, 1307.3, 1308, 1308.1, 1309, 1310.1, 1310.2, 1311, 1311.1, 1312, 1312.1, 1312.2, 1312.3, 1314.3, 1314.5, 1315, 1315.1, 1316.1, 1316.2, as amended by Section 5, Chapter 245, O.S.L. 2024, 1316.3, 1317, 1320, 1321, as amended by Section 6, Chapter 245, O.S.L. 2024, 1323, 1324, 1325, 1326, 1327, 1328, and 1329 (74 O.S. Supp. 2024, Sections 1304.1, 1316.2, and 1321), which relate to the Oklahoma Employee Insurance and Benefits Act; updating statutory references; and providing an effective date. SUBJECT: State government
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• Introduced: 01/16/2025
• Added: 01/17/2025
• Session: 2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 2 : Mike Osburn (R)*, Christi Gillespie (R)*
• Versions: 8 • Votes: 8 • Actions: 31
• Last Amended: 05/19/2025
• Last Action: Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/25/2025
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SC bill #H3752 • Last Action 05/27/2025
Social Work Interstate Compact Act
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the Social Work Interstate Compact Act, which creates a framework for social workers to practice across multiple states more easily. The compact aims to increase public access to social work services by allowing licensed social workers to obtain a multistate authorization to practice, which enables them to provide services in any member state without obtaining additional licenses. Key provisions include establishing eligibility criteria for social workers to participate in the compact, creating a coordinated database for tracking licensure and adverse actions, and forming a Social Work Compact Commission to oversee the implementation and administration of the compact. The bill requires social workers to maintain an active, unencumbered license in their home state, pass a national qualifying exam, and adhere to the laws and scope of practice in the state where they are providing services. Additionally, the bill mandates that initial license applicants undergo both state and federal criminal background checks, with the results to be kept confidential. The compact seeks to support military families, address workforce shortages, facilitate telehealth services, and enhance interstate cooperation in regulating social work practice while maintaining each state's ability to protect public health and safety.
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Bill Summary: Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "social Work Interstate Compact Act" By Adding Article 3 To Chapter 63, Title 40 So As To Provide The Purpose, Functions, Operations, And Definitions Concerning The Compact, Among Other Things; By Adding Section 40-63-32 So As To Require Certain Criminal Records Checks For Social Worker Licensure Applicants, And To Provide For The Confidentiality And Permitted Uses Of The Results Of These Criminal Records Checks; To Designate The Existing Provisions Of Chapter 63, Title 40 As Article 1, Entitled "general Provisions"; And By Amending Section 23-23-60, Relating To Certificates Of Compliance Issued By The Law Enforcement Training Council And Criminal Justice Academy, So As To Provide Individuals Seeking Such Certification Shall Undergo Certain Fingerprint-based State And Federal Criminal Records Checks, To Authorize The Retention And Specific Uses Of Such Fingerprints, And To Provide Certification Classifications. - Ratified Title
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• Introduced: 01/15/2025
• Added: 01/16/2025
• Session: 126th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 12 : Doug Gilliam (R)*, Brian Lawson (R), Tommy Pope (R), Cody Mitchell (R), Brandon Guffey (R), Melissa Oremus (R), Gary Brewer (R), Don Chapman (R), Mark Smith (R), Brandon Cox (R), Weston Newton (R), Rosalyn Henderson-Myers (D)
• Versions: 7 • Votes: 4 • Actions: 37
• Last Amended: 05/06/2025
• Last Action: Act No. 66
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OK bill #HB1664 • Last Action 05/27/2025
Oklahoma Open Meeting Act; exempting certain activities for county commissioners from Oklahoma Open Meeting Act; authorizing Statewide Independent Living Council to conduct executive sessions by videoconference; emergency.
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act to provide several key exemptions and clarifications. For county commissioners, the bill now allows attendance at conferences, trainings, educational events, press events, and social events without violating open meeting laws, as long as no official action is taken and discussions of county business are incidental. The bill also permits county commissioners to attend legislative proceedings without triggering open meeting restrictions. Additionally, the bill authorizes the Statewide Independent Living Council to conduct executive sessions via videoconference, with new requirements such as indicating remote participation in meeting notices. The bill updates definitions related to public bodies and videoconferencing, including modifying language around electronic material sharing and allowing more flexibility for certain types of meetings. Specifically for videoconferences, the bill maintains most existing requirements like maintaining a quorum, recording meetings, and allowing public access, but adds some nuanced exceptions for specific organizations like virtual charter schools and the Independent Living Council. The bill takes effect immediately upon passage, indicating its perceived urgency and importance for governmental operations.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act; amending 19 O.S. 2021, Section 326, which relates to meetings; exempting certain activities of county commissioners from the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act; amending 25 O.S. 2021, Sections 304, as last amended by Section 3, Chapter 237, O.S.L. 2024, and 307.1, as last amended by Section 1, Chapter 246, O.S.L. 2024 (25 O.S. Supp. 2024, Sections 304 and 307.1), which relate to definitions, videoconferences, and teleconferences; modifying definitions; providing confidentiality exception for requirement to share certain materials with the public; authorizing Statewide Independent Living Council to conduct executive sessions by videoconference technology; establishing requirements for executive sessions conducted by videoconference technology; updating statutory language; updating statutory reference; and declaring an emergency. SUBJECT: Oklahoma Open Meeting Act
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• Introduced: 01/16/2025
• Added: 01/17/2025
• Session: 2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 2 : Josh Cantrell (R)*, Jerry Alvord (R)*
• Versions: 9 • Votes: 8 • Actions: 36
• Last Amended: 05/19/2025
• Last Action: Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/25/2025
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OK bill #SB535 • Last Action 05/27/2025
Oklahoma Open Records Act; modifying requirements for public body to complete certain records requests. Effective date.
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies Oklahoma's Open Records Act by introducing several key changes to how public bodies handle records requests. The bill expands the definition of "law enforcement agency" to include state and local fire marshals when investigating potential criminal law violations, and updates various statutory references. It authorizes public bodies to require advance payment for records requests that are estimated to cost over $75 or when a requestor has outstanding fees, with any overpayment to be returned. The bill also allows public bodies to require requestors to complete a standardized records request form and gives them the right to ask for clarification on requests that lack specificity. To be considered specific, a records request must now include a general time frame for record creation, seek identifiable records rather than general information, and include sufficiently specific search terms. If a public body has attempted to help a requestor clarify their request by providing potential topics or record lists, they may deny the request if it remains insufficiently specific. The bill maintains existing provisions about protecting confidential information and limiting copying fees, while providing public bodies more flexibility in managing records requests. The changes will take effect on November 1, 2025.
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Bill Summary: An Act ENROLLED SENATE BILL NO. 535 By: Daniels of the Senate and Pae of the House An Act relating to the Oklahoma Open Records Act; amending 51 O.S. 2021, Sections 24A.3, as last amended by Section 1, Chapter 358, O.S.L. 2024, and 24A.5, as last amended by Section 2, Chapter 116, O.S.L. 2024 (51 O.S. Supp. 2024, Sections 24A.3 and 24A.5), which relate to definitions and inspection and copying of records; modifying definition; authorizing public body to require advance payment for certain records requests; requiring return of portion of advance payment under certain circumstances; authorizing use of form for records requests; authorizing public body to request clarification for certain records requests; establishing requirements for specificity of records requests; allowing denial of records requests under certain circumstances; updating statutory references; updating statutory language; and providing an effective date. SUBJECT: Oklahoma Open Records Act
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• Introduced: 01/13/2025
• Added: 01/14/2025
• Session: 2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 2 : Julie Daniels (R)*, Daniel Pae (R)*
• Versions: 10 • Votes: 8 • Actions: 33
• Last Amended: 05/19/2025
• Last Action: Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/26/2025
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CA bill #AB684 • Last Action 05/23/2025
University of California: meetings of the Regents.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill expands the definition of "Regents of the University of California" under the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act to include the Academic Senate of the University of California and the Board of Admissions and Relations with Schools. Currently, existing law requires all meetings of the University of California Regents to be open to the public under the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act, which mandates transparency for governmental bodies. By adding the Academic Senate and the Board of Admissions and Relations with Schools to the definition of Regents, the bill ensures that meetings of these bodies will also be subject to the same open meeting requirements. This means that these bodies will need to provide public notice of their meetings, allow public attendance, and maintain minutes, thereby increasing transparency in the decision-making processes of these important University of California advisory and governance groups.
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Bill Summary: An act to amend Section 92030 of the Education Code, relating to the University of California.
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• Introduced: 02/14/2025
• Added: 02/15/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Darshana Patel (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 2 • Actions: 11
• Last Amended: 02/14/2025
• Last Action: In committee: Held under submission.
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CA bill #SB496 • Last Action 05/23/2025
Advanced Clean Fleets Regulation: appeals advisory committee: exemptions.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill creates an Advanced Clean Fleets Regulation Appeals Advisory Committee to review and make recommendations on denied exemption requests related to California's regulation transitioning truck and vehicle fleets to zero-emission vehicles. The committee will be composed of representatives from various state agencies, public utilities, transportation departments, and between 13-21 additional members from categories like private fleet owners, government fleet managers, electrical corporations, electric vehicle manufacturers, environmental groups, and labor organizations. The committee will meet monthly, with meetings recorded and made publicly available online. When a fleet owner's request for an exemption from zero-emission vehicle requirements is denied, they can appeal to this committee, which must consider the appeal within 60 days and make a recommendation to the State Air Resources Board. The bill also expands exemptions for emergency vehicles and modifies requirements for state and local government fleets, particularly eliminating the need to provide documentation of zero-emissions vehicle purchase agreements and removing some detailed bureaucratic processes for requesting exemptions to purchase internal combustion engine vehicles. This legislation aims to provide more flexibility and transparency in implementing California's aggressive zero-emission vehicle transition policies while maintaining oversight of the process.
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Bill Summary: An act to add Article 6 (commencing with Section 43850) and Article 6.2 (commencing with Section 43860) to Chapter 4 of Part 5 of Division 26 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to air resources.
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• Introduced: 02/19/2025
• Added: 02/20/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 4 : Melissa Hurtado (D)*, Juan Alanis (R), Bob Archuleta (D), Roger Niello (R)
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 3 • Actions: 16
• Last Amended: 04/07/2025
• Last Action: May 23 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
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CA bill #SB579 • Last Action 05/23/2025
Mental health and artificial intelligence working group.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill requires the Secretary of Government Operations to establish a Mental Health and Artificial Intelligence Working Group by July 1, 2026, to comprehensively evaluate the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in mental health settings. The working group will consist of 16 members, including behavioral health professionals, AI experts, patient advocates, ethics and law experts, and representatives from various state agencies and legislative bodies. The group is tasked with investigating how AI can improve mental health outcomes, examining current and emerging AI technologies in mental health diagnosis and treatment, and identifying potential risks such as privacy concerns and unintended consequences. The working group must conduct at least three public meetings, gather input from diverse stakeholders including health organizations, academic institutions, and technology companies. By July 1, 2028, the group must submit a detailed report to the Legislature outlining potential uses, risks, and benefits of AI in mental health treatment, including best practices, policy recommendations, and a framework for training mental health professionals on AI tools. A follow-up report is required by January 1, 2030, to track the implementation of recommendations. The working group will operate without compensation but will be reimbursed for expenses, and the provisions of this bill will be repealed on January 1, 2031.
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Bill Summary: An act to add and repeal Section 12817 to the Government Code, relating to artificial intelligence.
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• Introduced: 02/20/2025
• Added: 03/27/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Steve Padilla (D)*
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 2 • Actions: 13
• Last Amended: 03/26/2025
• Last Action: May 23 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
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CA bill #AB721 • Last Action 05/23/2025
Huron Hawk Conservancy.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the Huron Hawk Conservancy as a state agency within the Natural Resources Agency to manage and develop approximately 3,000 acres of publicly owned land near the City of Huron in Fresno County. The conservancy will be governed by a 12-member board comprising representatives from local and state agencies, including county supervisors, city officials, and state department heads, with additional public members appointed by the Senate, Assembly, and Governor. The primary purposes of the conservancy include acquiring and managing public lands, providing recreational and educational opportunities, restoring wildlife habitats, and enhancing the ecological and economic potential of the San Luis Canal Westside Detention Basin. The bill creates a Huron Hawk Conservancy Fund to support these efforts, allowing the conservancy to accept funding from member agencies, public agencies, private entities, and individuals. The conservancy will have broad powers to manage lands, coordinate projects, provide technical assistance, award grants, and enter into agreements, but will be explicitly prohibited from levying taxes, regulating land use, or exercising eminent domain. The bill specifies that the conservancy will become operational only upon legislative appropriation or approval of a general obligation bond, and it includes provisions for board member terms, meeting procedures, and financial compensation.
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Bill Summary: An act to add Division 22.6 (commencing with Section 32540) to the Public Resources Code, relating to conservancies.
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• Introduced: 02/14/2025
• Added: 03/25/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Esmeralda Soria (D)*
• Versions: 3 • Votes: 1 • Actions: 13
• Last Amended: 04/23/2025
• Last Action: In committee: Held under submission.
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CA bill #AB95 • Last Action 05/23/2025
California Education Interagency Council.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the California Education Interagency Council within the Government Operations Agency to improve coordination between education and workforce development systems. The council will be composed of key state education and workforce leaders, including representatives from the State Board of Education, University of California, California State University, California Community Colleges, and workforce development agencies. The council's primary goals include evaluating workforce and economic changes, aligning education and employment systems, supporting adult skill development, and coordinating regional education and workforce needs. The bill requires the council to adopt a strategic plan every six years, create biennial work plans, and submit reports to the Governor and Legislature on their activities and recommendations. Additionally, the bill establishes an Office of the California Education Interagency Council to serve as a neutral administrative body supporting the council's work. The council will be tasked with developing mechanisms to engage with industry, create student pathway recommendations, review educational and employment data, and provide advice on education and workforce issues. Importantly, the council will act in an advisory capacity, and its recommendations will not be automatically implemented without future legislative action. The bill specifies that implementation is subject to an appropriation in the annual budget.
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Bill Summary: An act to add Chapter 12.5 (commencing with Section 11900) to Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, relating to the California Education Interagency Council.
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• Introduced: 01/07/2025
• Added: 04/04/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Mike Fong (D)*
• Versions: 3 • Votes: 1 • Actions: 13
• Last Amended: 04/23/2025
• Last Action: In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
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MN bill #SF3045 • Last Action 05/23/2025
Omnibus State and Local Government and Elections policy and appropriations
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill is an omnibus state government and elections policy and appropriations bill that covers multiple areas of state government operations and policy. Here's a summary: This bill establishes biennial state government appropriations and makes numerous changes to state laws across various areas. In terms of appropriations, the bill allocates funding for different state agencies and branches of government, including the Legislature, Governor's Office, State Auditor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, and various state boards and commissions. The total appropriations cover fiscal years 2026 and 2027, with specific funding allocated to different departments and programs. The bill introduces significant policy changes across several domains: 1. State Government Management: It creates new programs like the State Agency Value Initiative (SAVI) to encourage cost-saving measures, establishes requirements for organizational charts, and sets new guidelines for reporting potential misuse of public resources. 2. Elections Policy: The bill makes extensive modifications to election procedures, including changes to voter registration processes, absentee voting rules, polling place operations, and election judge training. It establishes new requirements for election reporting systems and chain of custody plans. 3. Personnel Management: The bill updates state employee management practices, including provisions for employee training, compensation, and workplace policies. 4. Licensing and Business Regulations: It introduces new rules for professional licensing boards, creates a Business Filing Fraud Prevention Act, and establishes guidelines for deceptive business mailings. 5. Campaign Finance: The bill modifies lobbying and campaign finance regulations, including new transparency requirements and definitions for various campaign-related activities. The bill also includes several repealer provisions that eliminate certain existing statutes and makes numerous technical corrections to existing laws. It aims to improve government efficiency, transparency, and operational practices across multiple state agencies and systems.
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Bill Summary: A bill for an act relating to state government operations; establishing a biennial budget; appropriating money for the legislature, certain constitutional offices and state agencies, the Minnesota Historical Society, the Minnesota Humanities Center, certain retirement accounts, certain offices, departments, boards, commissions, councils, general contingent account, and tort claims; transferring money; raising fees; making changes to policy provisions for state government operations and local government policy; modifying state personnel management policies; modifying business filing and fraud policies; making changes to certain licensing boards; making technical changes; repealing provisions; modifying various laws related to election administration; modifying voting and absentee voting requirements and procedures; formalizing the election reporting system; modifying special election provisions; clarifying terminology; modifying campaign finance definitions; establishing and modifying disclaimer requirements; modifying laws on transition expenses; modifying statement of economic interest requirements; authorizing rulemaking; repealing the voting equipment grant account; requiring reports and publications; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 3.06; 3.099, subdivision 3; 3.303, subdivision 3; 3.305, subdivisions 1, 9; 3.971, subdivisions 2, 8a, 9, by adding a subdivision; 10A.01, subdivisions 21, 22, 26, 26b, by adding a subdivision; 10A.04, subdivision 4; 10A.06; 10A.09, subdivision 1; 10A.20, by adding a subdivision; 11A.07, subdivisions 4, 4b; 11A.24, by adding a subdivision; 13.04, subdivision 4; 13.485, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 13D.02, subdivisions 1, 4; 14.48, subdivisions 1, 2; 14.62, subdivisions 1, 2a, by adding a subdivision; 15A.082, subdivisions 3, 7; 16A.057, subdivision 5; 16A.103, subdivision 1a; 16A.152, subdivision 8; 16A.28, subdivision 3; 16B.055, subdivision 1; 16B.335, subdivision 2; 16B.48, subdivision 4; 16B.54, subdivision 2; 16B.97, subdivision 1; 16B.98, subdivisions 1, 4, 5, by adding a subdivision; 16B.981, subdivision 4; 16B.991, subdivision 2; 16C.05, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 16C.137, subdivision 2; 16C.16, subdivisions 2, 6, 6a, 7; 16D.09, subdivision 1; 43A.01, subdivision 3; 43A.02, subdivision 14; 43A.04, subdivisions 1, 4, 8; 43A.05, subdivision 3; 43A.08, subdivisions 1a, 4; 43A.11, subdivision 9; 43A.121; 43A.15, subdivisions 4, 7, 12, 14; 43A.17, subdivision 5; 43A.18, subdivision 2; 43A.181, subdivision 1; 43A.1815; 43A.19, subdivision 1; 43A.23, subdivisions 1, 2; 43A.24, subdivisions 1a, 2; 43A.27, subdivisions 2, 3; 43A.33, subdivision 3; 43A.346, subdivisions 2, 6; 43A.36, subdivision 1; 43A.421; 117.036, subdivision 2; 151.741, subdivision 5; 155A.23, by adding a subdivision; 155A.27, subdivision 2; 155A.2705, subdivision 3; 155A.30, subdivision 2; 181.931, by adding subdivisions; 181.932, subdivision 1; 201.054, subdivisions 1 SF3045 REVISOR SGS S3045-4 4th Engrossment 1, 2; 201.056; 201.061, subdivisions 1, 3, 3a, 4, 5, 7; 201.071, subdivisions 1, 4; 201.091, subdivisions 5, 8; 201.121, subdivisions 1, 3; 201.13, subdivision 3; 201.14; 201.161, subdivisions 4, 5, 8; 201.162; 201.225, subdivisions 2, 5; 201.275; 203B.04, subdivisions 1, 4; 203B.06, subdivision 4; 203B.07, subdivisions 1, 3; 203B.08, subdivisions 1, 3; 203B.081, subdivision 4; 203B.121, subdivisions 4, 5; 203B.17, subdivision 3; 203B.23, subdivision 2; 203B.29, subdivisions 1, 2; 203B.30, subdivisions 2, 3; 204B.06, subdivisions 1, 1b; 204B.07, subdivision 2; 204B.09, subdivisions 1a, 2, 3; 204B.14, subdivisions 2, 4a; 204B.16, subdivisions 1a, 4; 204B.175, subdivision 3; 204B.19, subdivision 5; 204B.24; 204B.25, subdivision 1; 204B.28, subdivision 2; 204B.44; 204B.45, subdivision 2; 204C.05, subdivision 2; 204C.06, subdivisions 1, 2, 6; 204C.08, subdivision 1d; 204C.09, subdivision 1; 204C.10; 204C.15, subdivisions 2, 3; 204C.24, subdivision 1; 204C.32, subdivision 1; 204C.33, subdivision 1; 204D.19, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 204D.195; 205.13, subdivisions 1, 1a; 205A.06, subdivisions 1, 1a; 205A.11, subdivision 2; 206.83; 206.845, subdivision 1; 211A.02, subdivisions 1, 2; 211B.20, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 211B.32, subdivision 4; 211B.35, subdivision 2; 222.37, subdivision 1; 240.131, subdivision 7; 326.05; 326.10, subdivisions 1, 2, 10; 326.111, subdivisions 3, 4, 5, by adding a subdivision; 326A.03, subdivision 6, by adding subdivisions; 326A.14; 331A.10, subdivision 2; 349A.01, by adding a subdivision; 349A.06, subdivisions 2, 4, 11; 367.36, subdivision 1; 368.47; 375.20; 383B.041, subdivision 5; 383C.035; 412.02, subdivision 3; 412.341, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 412.591, subdivision 3; 414.09, subdivision 3; 447.32, subdivision 4; 471.6985, subdivision 2; 477A.017, subdivision 3; 609.48, subdivision 1; Laws 1992, chapter 534, sections 7, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 8, subdivision 2; 10, subdivision 4; 16; Laws 2023, chapter 53, article 17, section 2, subdivision 1; Laws 2023, chapter 62, article 1, sections 11, subdivision 2; 13; 47; Laws 2024, chapter 127, article 67, section 6; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 1; 5; 6; 8; 10A; 13; 15; 204B; 211B; 300; 383A; 471; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 3.8842; 3.8845; 16A.90; 16B.328, subdivision 2; 16B.356; 16B.357; 16B.358; 16B.359; 16B.45; 16C.36; 43A.315; 43A.317, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12; 43A.318, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 5; 204B.25, subdivision 3; 206.57, subdivision 5b; 206.95; 211B.06; 211B.08; 383C.07; 383C.74, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4; Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 3, article 2, section 34, as amended; Laws 2022, chapter 50, article 3, section 2; Minnesota Rules, part 1105.7900, item D.
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• Introduced: 03/26/2025
• Added: 04/24/2025
• Session: 94th Legislature 2025-2026
• Sponsors: 1 : Tou Xiong (D)*
• Versions: 5 • Votes: 10 • Actions: 49
• Last Amended: 05/20/2025
• Last Action: Secretary of State, Filed
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CA bill #AB335 • Last Action 05/23/2025
The Designation of California Black-Serving Institutions Grant Program.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the Designation of California Black-Serving Institutions Grant Program, a competitive grant initiative designed to support underserved students, particularly Black and African American students, in California's higher education system. The program will provide base grants of $250,000 and potential supplemental grants up to $500,000 to colleges and universities that have already received the Designation of California Black-Serving Institution. Grant recipients must use the funds to develop or expand academic resources and student support services, which may include learning communities, advising, mental health counseling, career development, tutoring, ethnic studies courses, and leadership programs. The California State University Statewide Central Office for the Advancement of Black Excellence will serve as the managing entity, responsible for developing application processes, processing applications, and allocating funds. The bill creates a dedicated grant program fund in the State Treasury and appropriates $75 million from the General Fund, with $25 million allocated to California State University campuses and $50 million to community college districts. Grant recipients must provide detailed annual reports on their use of funds and the impact on underserved students, including metrics like degree completion and transfer rates. The program aims to enhance academic support and success for historically underserved student populations.
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Bill Summary: An act to amend Section 66076.1 of, and to add Sections 66076.5 and 66076.6 to, the Education Code, relating to postsecondary education, and making an appropriation therefor.
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• Introduced: 01/28/2025
• Added: 03/21/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 2 : Mike Gipson (D)*, Al Muratsuchi (D)
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 1 • Actions: 11
• Last Amended: 03/20/2025
• Last Action: In committee: Held under submission.
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CA bill #AB453 • Last Action 05/23/2025
Pupil safety: comprehensive school safety plans.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to convene a statewide stakeholder workgroup by July 1, 2026, to comprehensively review and improve school safety plans in California. The workgroup will include a diverse group of representatives from various educational and safety backgrounds, such as school administrators, teachers, law enforcement, fire agencies, parents, and students. The group will assess the current comprehensive school safety plans, examining their goals, required elements, development process, and overall effectiveness. They will make recommendations to improve the plans' structure, transparency, and usefulness, with a focus on addressing emerging safety challenges like active shooter situations, natural disasters, and other evolving threats. The Superintendent must submit a report with the workgroup's recommendations to the Department of Finance and legislative committees by July 1, 2027. The bill also allows the Department of Education to contract with non-governmental entities to help implement these provisions, with some contractual exemptions from standard government procurement rules. The underlying motivation is to ensure that school safety plans remain responsive to changing safety needs while maintaining a comprehensive and practical approach to protecting students and staff.
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Bill Summary: An act to add Section 32282.3 to the Education Code, relating to pupil safety.
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• Introduced: 02/06/2025
• Added: 02/07/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Al Muratsuchi (D)*
• Versions: 3 • Votes: 1 • Actions: 13
• Last Amended: 04/21/2025
• Last Action: In committee: Held under submission.
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CA bill #AB240 • Last Action 05/23/2025
Community colleges: study: Counties of Amador, Alpine, Mariposa, Modoc, and Sierra.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill addresses educational opportunities in five rural California counties (Amador, Alpine, Mariposa, Modoc, and Sierra) that are currently not fully included within a community college district. The bill requires the California Research Bureau to conduct a comprehensive study evaluating the current community college services and opportunities in these counties. The study must include detailed policy recommendations on how to ensure residents have access to equivalent in-person and online community college programs as those in similarly sized communities with established college districts. The research will involve convening a working group with representatives from various educational and governmental organizations, and will analyze educational and economic impacts, potential benefits of expanded services, dual enrollment opportunities, transfer pathways, current outreach efforts, potential service providers, resource needs, and funding sources. The bureau is required to submit a report with recommendations to the Assembly Committee on Higher Education, the Senate Committee on Education, and the Governor by December 31, 2027. The provisions of the bill are set to be repealed on January 1, 2032, making it a time-limited initiative specifically designed to address the unique educational challenges of these underserved rural counties.
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Bill Summary: An act to amend Section 74000 of, and to add and repeal Section 74000.5 of, the Education Code, relating to community colleges.
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• Introduced: 01/14/2025
• Added: 03/11/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 7 : Juan Alanis (R)*, Heather Hadwick (R)*, David Tangipa (R)*, Heath Flora (R), Liz Ortega (D), Pilar Schiavo (D), Greg Wallis (R)
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 1 • Actions: 12
• Last Amended: 03/10/2025
• Last Action: In committee: Held under submission.
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CA bill #AB1426 • Last Action 05/23/2025
Diablo Range Conservation Program.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the Diablo Range Conservation Program to protect, preserve, and restore the unique landscape of the Diablo Range, a 3.5 million-acre region extending from Carquinez Strait to State Route 46. The Wildlife Conservation Board will administer the program through the Department of Fish and Wildlife, with the goals of protecting biological diversity, enhancing climate resilience, improving air and water resources, and expanding public access to lands. The bill creates a Diablo Range Conservation Fund in the State Treasury and allows the board to provide grants to local public agencies, nonprofit organizations, and California Native American tribes for projects such as habitat restoration, wildlife conservation, invasive species control, and recreational improvements. The program aims to address development pressures in the region, which provides critical wildlife corridors and is located near several fast-growing California cities. The board can accept donations and grants to support the program, and the funds will be continuously appropriated for program purposes. The legislation emphasizes the statewide significance of the Diablo Range and seeks to implement comprehensive conservation and restoration efforts in this ecologically important area.
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Bill Summary: An act to add Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 1460) to Division 2 of the Fish and Game Code, relating to the Diablo Range, and making an appropriation therefor.
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• Introduced: 02/21/2025
• Added: 03/11/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 2 : Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D)*, Ash Kalra (D)*
• Versions: 3 • Votes: 2 • Actions: 16
• Last Amended: 04/10/2025
• Last Action: In committee: Held under submission.
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CA bill #AB427 • Last Action 05/23/2025
Social workers: interstate compact.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes and ratifies the Social Work Licensure Compact, which creates a multi-state licensing framework for social workers. The compact allows licensed social workers to obtain a multistate license that enables them to practice in multiple member states without obtaining additional individual state licenses. To be eligible for a multistate license, social workers must meet specific requirements based on their professional category (bachelor's, master's, or clinical), including educational credentials, passing a qualifying national exam, and completing supervised practice hours. The bill creates a Social Work Licensure Compact Commission to manage the interstate system, which will develop a coordinated data system to track licensee information, adverse actions, and investigative data. The compact aims to increase public access to social work services, reduce licensing bureaucracy, address workforce shortages, support military families, and facilitate the exchange of licensure information among states. The bill specifies that a social worker must adhere to the laws and regulations of the state where the client is located, and each member state retains the authority to take adverse action against a licensee practicing within its borders. The compact will become operational once seven states have enacted the legislation, and California's participation is contingent upon the Board of Behavioral Sciences voting in favor of joining and the Director of Consumer Affairs certifying that vote.
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Bill Summary: An act to amend Section 4996 of, and to add Article 6 (commencing with Section 4998.10) to Chapter 14 of Division 2 of, the Business and Professions Code, relating to healing arts.
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• Introduced: 02/05/2025
• Added: 03/25/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Corey Jackson (D)*
• Versions: 3 • Votes: 2 • Actions: 15
• Last Amended: 04/09/2025
• Last Action: In committee: Held under submission.
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US bill #S1902 • Last Action 05/22/2025
ETAP Act of 2025 Energy Threat Analysis Program Act of 2025
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the Energy Threat Analysis Program (ETAP), a comprehensive initiative within the Department of Energy (DOE) designed to enhance the security and resilience of the United States energy sector. The program will be managed by the Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response and supported by the Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence, with the primary goals of analyzing and mitigating threats to energy infrastructure, improving situational awareness, and facilitating collaboration between government agencies and private sector entities. Key functions include developing actionable threat information, understanding national security risks in the energy sector, sharing intelligence in secure settings, and coordinating with multiple federal agencies such as the Department of Homeland Security, Department of Defense, and the FBI. The program will create an Energy Threat Analysis Center, leverage advanced technology providers like National Laboratories, and consult with various stakeholders including state and local governments and industry organizations. Notably, the program has built-in protections for shared information, ensuring confidentiality and voluntary participation, and is set to operate for 10 years with an initial funding authorization of $50 million for fiscal years 2025-2029. The bill explicitly prohibits entities of concern from participating in the program and requires annual reporting to Congress on the program's achievements and areas for improvement.
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Bill Summary: A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to establish an energy threat analysis program, and for other purposes.
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• Introduced: 05/23/2025
• Added: 06/04/2025
• Session: 119th Congress
• Sponsors: 2 : Jim Risch (R)*, John Hickenlooper (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 1
• Last Amended: 06/03/2025
• Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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IL bill #HB1352 • Last Action 05/22/2025
MULTI-COUNTY VET ASSISTANCE
Status: Crossed Over
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Military Veterans Assistance Act to create a new option for multi-county Veterans Assistance Commissions in judicial circuits with multiple counties that do not currently have a Veterans Assistance Commission. Specifically, in counties without an existing Veterans Assistance Commission prior to January 1, 2026, veteran service organizations within a judicial circuit's boundaries may establish a Jurisdictional Veterans Assistance Commission to serve veterans and their families across participating counties. Each participating county will be required to levy a minimum 0.02% tax, which will be deposited in the county treasury and used to employ Commission staff and provide financial assistance to veterans. The new Commission will have similar organizational structures to existing county-level commissions, including processes for selecting delegates, alternates, and a superintendent, who must be an honorably discharged veteran from the participating counties. The bill also allows existing Veterans Assistance Commissions within multi-county judicial circuits to merge or remain independent as of January 1, 2025. The goal is to expand veteran services in areas that currently lack dedicated Veterans Assistance Commissions by enabling regional cooperation and resource sharing.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Military Veterans Assistance Act. Provides that in counties that do not have a Veterans Assistance Commission prior to January 1, 2026, and in which there exists a judicial circuit whose jurisdictional boundaries include multiple counties, veteran service organizations located within any of those counties that are within the judicial circuit's jurisdictional boundaries may come together and create a Jurisdictional Veterans Assistance Commission that shall provide services to veterans and their families who reside in those participating counties. Contains provisions concerning the use of tax proceeds to hire Commission staff; the selection process for Commission superintendents, delegates, and alternates; mergers between existing county Veterans Assistance Commissions and jurisdictional Veterans Assistance Commissions; and other matters.
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• Introduced: 01/14/2025
• Added: 01/15/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 34 : Kyle Moore (R)*, Jil Tracy (R)*, Brad Halbrook (R), Stephanie Kifowit (D), Tony McCombie (R), Suzanne Ness (D), Martha Deuter (D), Mary Gill (D), Paul Jacobs (R), Brandun Schweizer (R), Gregg Johnson (D), Dan Swanson (R), Amy Grant (R), Matt Hanson (D), Sharon Chung (D), Wayne Rosenthal (R), Nicolle Grasse (D), Omar Williams (D), Debbie Meyers-Martin (D), Bob Morgan (D), Jen Gong-Gershowitz (D), Bob Rita (D), Jason Bunting (R), Rick Ryan (D), Kevin Schmidt (R), Charlie Meier (R), Amy Briel (D), Michelle Mussman (D), Mike Porfirio (D), Terri Bryant (R), John Curran (R), Chris Balkema (R), Darby Hills (R), Mark Walker (D)
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 1 • Actions: 64
• Last Amended: 04/09/2025
• Last Action: Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mark L. Walker
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NE bill #LB69 • Last Action 05/21/2025
Change provisions relating to the Commission on African American Affairs
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill updates the provisions governing the Commission on African American Affairs in Nebraska, making several key changes. The commission will now consist of fourteen members of African ancestry, with specific requirements to include an immigrant or new American and a young professional between 18-25 years old. The bill modifies the commission's purpose to enhance the well-being of African Americans and develop proactive solutions, expanding its scope to include African Americans across the diaspora. The commission's functions are broadened to include more comprehensive coordination of programs in areas like housing, education, employment, and economic development. The bill mandates quarterly meetings, with at least one annual meeting in the city with the largest African American population, and requires detailed public notice and website posting of meeting information. A significant new requirement is an extensive annual report to the Governor and Legislature, which must include detailed information on the commission's mission, achievements, policy impacts, community engagement, economic development, education, health initiatives, criminal justice efforts, housing programs, performance metrics, financial information, public feedback, and future goals. The bill also allows the commission more flexibility in employment and provides for an executive board to manage operations between quarterly meetings, ultimately aiming to strengthen the commission's role in supporting the African American community in Nebraska.
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Bill Summary: A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to the Commission on African American Affairs; to amend sections 81-2601, 81-2602, 81-2603, 81-2604, 81-2606, and 81-2607, Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska; to change provisions relating to membership, purpose, powers, duties, meetings, and reports; to harmonize provisions; and to repeal the original sections.
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• Introduced: 01/09/2025
• Added: 05/14/2025
• Session: 109th Legislature
• Sponsors: 1 : Ashlei Spivey (NP)*
• Versions: 4 • Votes: 3 • Actions: 24
• Last Amended: 05/21/2025
• Last Action: Approved by Governor on May 21, 2025
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IL bill #SB1754 • Last Action 05/21/2025
EAVESDROP-STATEWIDE GRAND JURY
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends several Illinois state laws to expand law enforcement and prosecutorial capabilities across multiple areas. Specifically, it modifies the Criminal Code to allow methamphetamine trafficking offenses to be tried in any county, and permits the Attorney General to authorize certain eavesdropping requests from law enforcement. The bill expands the Code of Criminal Procedure to allow the Attorney General or an authorized Assistant Attorney General to request judicial approval for eavesdropping devices in investigations of specific felonies, with certain consent and procedural requirements. Additionally, the Statewide Grand Jury Act is amended to broaden the types of crimes a Statewide Grand Jury can investigate and prosecute, now including theft, retail theft, Internet offenses, continuing financial crimes enterprise, vehicular hijacking, burglary, and home invasion, provided these offenses involve acts occurring in more than one county. These changes are designed to provide law enforcement with more flexibility in investigating and prosecuting complex, multi-county criminal activities, particularly those involving organized crime, drug trafficking, and technology-enabled offenses.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that the offense of methamphetamine trafficking may be tried in any county. Permits the Attorney General to authorize certain eavesdropping requests from law enforcement. Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Permits the Attorney General or an Assistant Attorney General authorized by the Attorney General to authorize an application to a circuit judge or an associate judge assigned by the Chief Judge of the circuit for, and such judge may grant in conformity with the Judicial Supervision of the Use of Eavesdropping Devices Article of the Code, an order authorizing or approving the use of an eavesdropping device by a law enforcement officer or agency having the responsibility for the investigation of any felony under Illinois law where any one party to a conversation to be monitored, or previously monitored in the case of an emergency situation, has consented to such monitoring. Amends the Statewide Grand Jury Act. Provides that a Statewide Grand Jury may investigate, indict, and prosecute theft, retail theft, Internet offenses, continuing financial crimes enterprise, vehicular hijacking, aggravated vehicular hijacking, vehicular invasion, burglary, residential burglary, and home invasion if the offense involves acts occurring in more than one county of the State.
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• Introduced: 02/05/2025
• Added: 02/06/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 2 : Elgie Sims (D)*, Willie Preston (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 4
• Last Amended: 02/05/2025
• Last Action: Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Willie Preston
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IL bill #HB4061 • Last Action 05/21/2025
FOID-CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Firearm Owners Identification (FOID) Card Act to enhance the process for denying, suspending, or revoking firearm ownership identification cards based on potential mental health risks. Specifically, the bill requires the Illinois State Police to deny, suspend, or revoke a FOID card if the Department of Human Services, a law enforcement official, or a school administrator reports that an individual poses a clear and present danger. The bill establishes a new process for reporting such dangers, mandating that physicians, clinical psychologists, law enforcement officials, and school administrators notify authorities within 24 hours of determining a person poses a risk. Any information disclosed under these provisions must remain confidential and cannot be redisclosed except under specific circumstances. The bill also creates an expedited review process through the Firearm Owner's Identification Card Review Board, which must be established by January 1, 2026, allowing individuals to challenge their card's status. Additionally, the bill provides civil immunity to the Board, Illinois State Police, and their employees for actions taken in good faith regarding FOID card decisions. The legislation aims to balance public safety concerns with individual rights by creating a structured process for assessing potential risks while providing mechanisms for individuals to seek review of decisions affecting their firearm ownership rights.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that the Illinois State Police must deny the application or suspend or revoke a person's Firearm Owner's Identification Card upon receipt of a report from the Department of Human Services that an applicant or owner poses a clear and present danger. Requires the Department of Human Services to provide by rule for such a report. Makes similar changes if a law enforcement or school administrator notifies the Illinois State Police that a person poses a clear and present danger. Requires any information disclosed under the Act to be confidential. Prohibits the information from being redisclosed or used for any other purpose except as otherwise allowed by law. Provides that the identity of the reporting person may be disclosed only to the subject of the report if required by the Firearm Owner's Identification Card Review Board or a court as authorized under the Act. Requires that no later than January 1, 2026, the Firearm Owner's Identification Card Review Board must establish a process by which any person who is subject to the provisions of the Act can request expedited review from the Board. Requires that the Illinois State Police must provide the Board or any court with jurisdiction all records relevant to the request for relief. Allows the Illinois State Police and the individual seeking expedited relief to seek judicial review upon receipt of a final administrative decision under the Act. Provides that the Board, Illinois State Police, or employees and agents of the Board and Illinois State Police participating in the process under the Act may not be held liable for damages in any civil action arising from the alleged wrongful or improper granting, denying, renewing, revoking, suspending, or failing to grant, deny, renew, revoke, or suspend a Firearm Owner's Identification Card.
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• Introduced: 05/21/2025
• Added: 05/21/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Bob Morgan (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 05/21/2025
• Last Action: Referred to Rules Committee
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OK bill #SB912 • Last Action 05/21/2025
Space Industry Development Act; modifying number of members of the Aerospace and Aeronautics Commission; providing for certain Commission to become Board of Directors of the Space Industry Development Authority. Effective date. Emergency.
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies the Oklahoma Space Industry Development Act by making several key changes to the state's aerospace and aeronautics governance structure. The bill increases the Oklahoma Aerospace and Aeronautics Commission from seven to nine members, with seven members appointed by the Governor, one by the Senate President Pro Tempore, and one by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. The two new members must have at least three years of experience in the commercial space industry, a space agency, or space administration. Importantly, the bill transforms the existing Aerospace and Aeronautics Commission into the Board of Directors of the Space Industry Development Authority, effectively merging the two entities. The Director of the Oklahoma Department of Aerospace and Aeronautics will now serve as the chief executive officer of the Space Industry Development Authority, and all personnel of the Authority will be transferred to the Department. The bill also updates various statutory references, definitions, and administrative procedures related to the space industry development, and includes provisions to ensure the separate accounting of funds between the Department and the Authority. Additionally, the bill recodifies numerous sections of existing law and repeals a section related to the activation of the Space Industry Development Authority, with the changes set to take effect on July 1, 2025.
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Bill Summary: An Act ENROLLED SENATE BILL NO. 912 By: Rosino and Haste of the Senate and Archer, Blancett, and Menz of the House An Act relating to the Oklahoma Space Industry Development Act; amending 3 O.S. 2021, Section 84, as amended by Section 3, Chapter 126, O.S.L. 2023 (3 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 84), which relates to the Oklahoma Department of Aerospace and Aeronautics Act; modifying number of members of the Oklahoma Aerospace and Aeronautics Commission; granting certain appointing authority to President Pro Tempore of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives; providing qualifications for certain members of Commission; amending 74 O.S. 2021, Sections 5202, 5204, 5205, 5207, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 222, O.S.L. 2023, 5208.1, 5209, 5219, 5220, 5225, 5226, 5227, 5228, 5229, 5231, 5234, and 5235 (74 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 5207), which relate to the Oklahoma Space Industry Development Act; defining terms; providing for certain Commission to become Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Space Industry Development Authority; allowing certain authority to contract with certain department for certain purposes; designating Executive Director of certain department as chief executive officer of certain authority; repealing 74 O.S. 2021, Section 5206, which relates to the activation of the Oklahoma Space Industry Development Authority; updating statutory language; updating statutory references; providing for recodification; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency. SUBJECT: Oklahoma Space Industry Development Act
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• Introduced: 01/16/2025
• Added: 01/17/2025
• Session: 2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 5 : Paul Rosino (R)*, Nick Archer (R)*, Meloyde Blancett (D), Annie Menz (D), John Haste (R)
• Versions: 9 • Votes: 9 • Actions: 38
• Last Amended: 05/14/2025
• Last Action: Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/21/2025
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WA bill #SB5167 • Last Action 05/20/2025
Revised for 1st substitute: Making 2025-2027 fiscal biennium operating appropriations and 2023-2025 fiscal biennium second supplemental operating appropriations.
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill provides appropriations and funding allocations for various state government agencies for the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium. The bill covers multiple sections of government, with a significant focus on administrative and support services for legislative, judicial, health, and corrections agencies. For the legislative branch, the bill allocates specific funding for entities like the House of Representatives, Senate, Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee, and various other legislative agencies. It provides detailed instructions on how funds can be used, including requirements for staffing, technology projects, and specific program initiatives. For health-related agencies, the bill includes substantial funding for the Department of Health, with allocations for various programs including suicide prevention, opioid response, community health services, and technology infrastructure. It provides specific funding for initiatives like school-based health centers, abortion care access, and naloxone distribution. The Department of Corrections receives funding for administrative support, with specific provisions for reentry services, restrictive housing reduction, and various operational improvements. The bill includes detailed conditions on how these funds can be used, such as expanding discharge services and implementing new technology systems. The bill also establishes guidelines for inter-agency collaboration, particularly through a health and human services enterprise coalition. It includes provisions for tracking expenditures, implementing specific program initiatives, and ensuring efficient use of state resources. Additionally, the bill contains numerous specific appropriations for various agencies, with detailed instructions on fund usage, including provisions for potential bill implementations, technology projects, and specific program initiatives. It covers a wide range of state government functions, from legislative operations to health services and corrections.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT Relating to fiscal matters; amending RCW 9.46.100, 2 15.76.115, 18.04.105, 18.20.430, 18.43.150, 18.51.060, 18.85.061, 3 19.28.351, 28B.76.525, 28B.99.030, 28C.04.535, 28C.10.082, 34.12.130, 4 39.12.080, 40.14.024, 40.14.025, 40.14.026, 41.05.120, 41.06.280, 5 41.06.285, 41.50.110, 41.50.150, 41.50.255, 41.80.010, 43.07.410, 6 43.09.282, 43.09.475, 43.19.025, 43.24.150, 43.41.450, 43.79.567, 7 43.101.200, 43.101.220, 43.216.828, 43.320.110, 43.330.184, 8 43.330.250, 44.90.070, 46.09.510, 46.09.520, 46.66.080, 50.16.010, 9 50.24.014, 51.44.190, 67.16.285, 67.70.044, 70.79.350, 70.128.160, 10 70A.65.250, 70A.65.260, 70A.65.300, 70A.200.140, 70A.305.180, 11 70A.305.190, 71.24.580, 74.31.060, 74.46.581, 76.04.511, 77.12.170, 12 77.44.050, 77.105.150, 79.64.040, 80.01.080, 81.88.050, 82.86.050, 13 86.26.007, 34.12.130, 38.40.200, 38.40.210, 38.40.220, 43.07.130, 14 43.330.365, 46.66.080, 51.44.170, 53.20.090, 72.09.780, and 15 80.01.080; amending 2024 c 376 ss 101, 102, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 16 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 125, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 133, 138, 139, 17 141, 142, 144, 146, 149, 150, 153, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 18 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 19 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 20 309, 310, 311, 401, 402, 501, 503, 504, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 511, 21 512, 513, 515, 516, 517, 518, 519, 520, 523, 601, 602, 603, 604, 605, 22 606, 607, 608, 609, 612, 613, 702, 703, 704, 706, 707, 713, 717, 801, 23 802, 803, and 804, 2023 c 475 ss 128, 712, and 738, 2023 sp.s. c 1 s ESSB 5167.SL 1 35, and 2024 c 328 s 204 (uncodified); reenacting and amending RCW 2 28B.93.060, 36.22.175, 41.26.450, 43.79.195, 43.83B.430, 43.155.050, 3 70A.65.030, 71.24.890, and 79.64.110; reenacting and amending 2023 c 4 475 s 912 and 2024 c 376 s 906 (uncodified); adding a new section to 5 2024 c 376 (uncodified); creating new sections; making 6 appropriations; providing an effective date; providing an expiration 7 date; and declaring an emergency. 8
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• Introduced: 01/08/2025
• Added: 04/28/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 2 : June Robinson (D)*, T'wina Nobles (D)
• Versions: 5 • Votes: 5 • Actions: 83
• Last Amended: 05/27/2025
• Last Action: Effective date 5/20/2025*.
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MI bill #HB4222 • Last Action 05/20/2025
Education: safety; procedures for school emergency operations plans; modify. Amends sec. 1308b of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1308b).
Status: Crossed Over
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends Michigan's school safety regulations by modifying requirements for school emergency operations plans. The bill extends the timeline for developing and updating emergency operations plans to July 1, 2026, with subsequent updates required every three years (instead of biennially). The bill now includes nonpublic schools in these requirements, though they can choose to opt out. The emergency operations plan must cover various scenarios like school violence, threats, bomb threats, fires, weather emergencies, intruders, and parent-student reunification. New provisions include a requirement to create a school crisis team by July 1, 2026, consisting of school leadership, resource officers, safety personnel, and other appropriate staff. The bill also adds a new requirement to address temporary locking devices in the emergency plan. Schools must review their plans in conjunction with local law enforcement and provide notice to the state department within 30 days of plan updates or reviews. The emergency operations plans and related information remain confidential and exempt from public disclosure. These changes aim to enhance school safety preparedness and create more comprehensive emergency response protocols across different types of educational institutions in Michigan.
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Bill Summary: A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled"The revised school code,"by amending section 1308b (MCL 380.1308b), as added by 2018 PA 436.
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• Introduced: 03/12/2025
• Added: 03/13/2025
• Session: 103rd Legislature
• Sponsors: 10 : Kathy Schmaltz (R)*, Jaime Greene (R), Angela Rigas (R), Jason Woolford (R), Tom Kunse (R), Bill Schuette (R), Jamie Thompson (R), Kelly Breen (D), Rylee Linting (R), Luke Meerman (R)
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 2 • Actions: 17
• Last Amended: 05/14/2025
• Last Action: Referred To Committee On Education
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MN bill #HF3022 • Last Action 05/19/2025
Miscellaneous technical corrections made to laws and statutes; erroneous, obsolete, and omitted text and references corrected; redundant, conflicting, and superseded provisions removed; and style and form changes made.
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: Here is a summary of the bill: This bill makes numerous technical corrections and updates to various Minnesota statutes across multiple government agencies and sections of law. The bill involves minor changes such as correcting cross-references, updating terminology, removing obsolete language, and making technical edits to ensure statutory consistency. Some key areas of technical correction include: 1. Updating references in various sections related to social services, child welfare, and family assistance programs, including changing chapter and section references and modernizing terminology. 2. Making technical corrections to licensing and professional regulations, such as updating references in boards and professional licensing sections. 3. Correcting cross-references in tax, transportation, and local government statutes. 4. Removing obsolete subdivisions and sections from various statutes that are no longer relevant. 5. Adjusting language in sections related to child support, family law, and social services to improve clarity and consistency. 6. Making minor grammatical and stylistic corrections throughout different sections of Minnesota law. The bill also includes some specific changes like adjusting effective dates for certain previous legislation, repealing obsolete subdivisions, and making technical updates to references across different government agencies. The overall purpose appears to be maintaining the accuracy and coherence of Minnesota's legal code by making non-substantive technical corrections. The changes are primarily administrative in nature and do not significantly alter the substantive meaning or intent of the existing laws. The bill aims to improve the technical accuracy and readability of Minnesota statutes.
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Bill Summary: A bill for an act relating to legislative enactments; making miscellaneous technical corrections to laws and statutes; correcting erroneous, obsolete, and omitted text and references; removing redundant, conflicting, and superseded provisions; making style and form changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 1.135, subdivision 2; 11A.04; 12B.50; 16C.16, subdivision 10; 17.354; 18F.02, subdivision 2a; 27.01, subdivision 8; 27.069; 27.10; 27.13; 27.19, subdivision 1; 45.0135, subdivision 8; 84.027, subdivisions 16, 19; 84.033, subdivision 1; 84.0835, subdivision 1; 84.0855, subdivision 3; 84.66, subdivision 12; 84.788, subdivision 2; 84.791, subdivision 5; 84.793, subdivision 1; 84.925, subdivision 1; 84A.02; 84A.33, subdivision 2; 84B.03, subdivisions 1, 4; 84D.02, subdivision 3; 85.055, subdivision 1a; 85.22, subdivision 3; 85.41, subdivision 3; 86A.05, subdivision 5; 88.79, subdivision 4; 89.018, subdivision 7; 89.19, subdivision 2; 89.21; 89.22, subdivision 1; 89.53, subdivision 1; 89.551; 90.02; 90.041, subdivision 10; 90.195; 93.47, subdivision 3; 97A.075, subdivisions 1, 7; 97A.101, subdivisions 2, 4; 97A.133, subdivision 3; 97A.445, subdivision 1; 97A.451, subdivision 3b; 97A.465, subdivision 5; 97B.015, subdivisions 4, 7; 97B.715, subdivision 1; 97B.801; 97C.005, subdivision 3; 97C.081, subdivision 10; 97C.205; 97C.342, subdivision 4; 97C.815, subdivision 2; 97C.855; 103A.341; 103B.101, subdivision 2; 103B.215, subdivision 4; 103B.311, subdivision 4; 103B.314, subdivision 4; 103C.201, subdivision 8; 103C.211; 103C.601, subdivision 4; 103C.611, subdivision 3; 103D.271, subdivision 1; 103D.335, subdivisions 19, 21; 103D.405, subdivision 1; 103D.905, subdivision 2; 103E.215, subdivision 3; 103E.291; 103E.325, subdivision 2; 103G.287, subdivision 4; 103G.412; 103H.105; 115.03, subdivision 1; 115A.03, subdivision 37; 115A.64, subdivisions 4, 6; 117.025, subdivision 10; 120B.024, subdivision 2; 120B.23, subdivision 3; 121A.15, subdivision 8; 122A.18, subdivision 1; 122A.26, subdivision 2; 122A.76, subdivision 6; 123A.26, subdivision 1; 123B.09, subdivision 5b; 124D.09, subdivision 19; 124D.42, subdivision 8; 124D.475; 124E.16, subdivision 3; 125A.63, subdivision 5; 126C.13, subdivision 4; 127A.20, subdivision 2; 127A.21, subdivision 5; 127A.41, subdivisions 8, 9; 127A.85; 142A.03, subdivision 1; 142A.609, subdivision 5; 142D.05, subdivision 3; 142D.06, subdivision 1; 142D.11, subdivisions 3, 4, 6; 142D.12, subdivision 1; 142D.25, subdivision 4; 142E.01, subdivision 26; 142G.01, subdivisions 3, 4; 142G.38; 144.291, subdivision 2; 144.966, subdivision 2; 144A.43, subdivision 28; 144E.101, subdivision 14; 144E.28, subdivision 5; 144E.50, subdivision 6; 144G.08, subdivision 64; 147.02, subdivision 6a; 147.09; 147.091, subdivisions 1, 6; 147.111, subdivision 6; 147A.01, subdivision 20; 147A.09, subdivision 3; 147A.13, subdivisions 4, 6, 7; 147A.14, subdivision 6; 1 147A.17, subdivision 1; 147B.02, subdivisions 1, 7, 9; 147B.06, subdivision 4; 147E.10, subdivision 1; 147E.15, subdivision 11; 147E.40, subdivision 1; 147F.05, subdivision 2; 148E.285, subdivision 4; 150A.055, subdivision 1; 150A.06, subdivision 12; 154.19; 161.125, subdivision 3; 161.45, subdivision 4; 161.46, subdivision 1; 162.09, subdivision 4; 163.161; 168.012, subdivision 13; 168.10, subdivision 1c; 168.1291, subdivision 5; 168.187, subdivision 17; 168.27, subdivision 2; 168.327, subdivision 6; 168.345, subdivision 2; 168A.01, subdivisions 18, 19, 20; 168A.14, subdivision 1a; 169.345, subdivisions 3c, 4; 169.58, subdivision 5; 169.781, subdivision 3; 169.81, subdivision 3; 171.017, subdivision 2; 171.06, subdivision 6; 171.0605, subdivision 3; 171.12, subdivision 7; 171.301, subdivision 1; 174.02, subdivision 5; 174.22, subdivision 7; 174.24, subdivision 1a; 174.29, subdivision 1; 174.30, subdivisions 1, 10; 181.953, subdivision 5a; 216B.023, subdivision 3; 216B.1691, subdivision 2h; 216B.241, subdivision 5a; 216C.377, subdivision 1; 216C.379; 216I.07, subdivision 3; 216I.19, subdivisions 2, 4; 218.011, subdivision 8; 219.015, subdivision 1; 219.055, subdivision 2a; 221.031, subdivisions 3b, 10; 221.0314, subdivision 2; 221.81, subdivision 4; 245.4905, subdivision 1; 245.495; 245.735, subdivision 4d; 245A.07, subdivision 3; 245C.02, subdivision 6a; 245D.091, subdivision 2; 245I.23, subdivision 15; 256.01, subdivision 2; 256.0451, subdivisions 3, 11, 19; 256B.0625, subdivision 5m; 256L.02, subdivision 1; 256P.001; 256P.04, subdivision 9; 256P.06, subdivision 3; 256P.10, subdivision 3; 256R.02, subdivision 19; 257.0769, subdivision 1; 260.762, subdivision 2a; 260C.151, subdivision 2a; 260C.178, subdivision 1; 260C.71, subdivision 1; 260E.03, subdivision 23; 260E.14, subdivision 1; 260E.30, subdivision 6; 260E.36, subdivision 5; 270.075, subdivision 1; 270C.63, subdivision 13; 272.02, subdivision 104; 273.42, subdivision 1; 282.38, subdivisions 1, 2; 290.0132, subdivision 26; 290.06, subdivisions 2c, 23a; 297A.75, subdivision 1; 299F.051, subdivision 1a; 299J.05; 299K.08, subdivision 3a; 308C.301, subdivisions 8, 9, 13; 308C.411, subdivision 2; 308C.425, subdivision 3; 308C.545, subdivision 1; 308C.571, subdivision 1; 308C.721, subdivision 2; 308C.801, subdivision 2; 319B.40; 325D.44, subdivision 1a; 336.3-206; 336.9-301; 336.12-107; 352.91, subdivision 3c; 353D.07, subdivision 2; 353G.01, subdivisions 7b, 8b, 10a; 353G.09, subdivision 1a; 354B.31, subdivision 6; 360.013, subdivision 36; 360.031; 360.032, subdivision 1a; 360.62; 360.654; 360.915, subdivision 1; 393.07, subdivision 10; 403.36, subdivision 1; 446A.073, subdivisions 1, 2; 462A.051, subdivision 1; 462A.2096; 469.002, subdivision 25; 469.53; 469.54, subdivision 3; 473.4465, subdivision 3; 473J.23; 477A.0126, subdivision 3a; 477A.013, subdivision 14; 477A.0175, subdivision 1; 477A.24, subdivision 2; 518A.60; 518A.81, subdivision 8; 518A.82, subdivisions 1, 1a, 3, 5; 518B.01, subdivision 4; 576.22; 582.17; 582.18; Laws 2023, chapter 57, article 2, section 66; Laws 2024, chapter 115, article 4, section 3; article 11, section 6; Laws 2024, chapter 120, article 1, section 15; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 645; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 13.465, subdivision 3; 41B.0391, subdivision 6; 115A.1441, subdivision 38; 127A.50, subdivision 3; 148E.130, subdivision 1a; 245.4902; 245C.11, subdivision 4; 275.71, subdivision 5; 469.177, subdivision 1e; 473.4465, subdivision 5; 473J.09, subdivision 14; 473J.14; Laws 2024, chapter 115, article 12, section 5; Laws 2024, chapter 120, article 3, section 3.
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• Introduced: 04/01/2025
• Added: 04/02/2025
• Session: 94th Legislature 2025-2026
• Sponsors: 2 : Peggy Scott (R)*, Tina Liebling (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 2 • Actions: 23
• Last Amended: 03/31/2025
• Last Action: Secretary of State, Filed
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OK bill #SB491 • Last Action 05/19/2025
Oklahoma Open Meeting Act; authorizing executive session for discussion of certain sale, lease, or acquisition; limiting parties allowed to participate in executive session for certain purposes. Effective date.
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act to modify provisions related to executive sessions for public bodies, specifically expanding the circumstances under which a public body can hold a closed-door meeting regarding real property transactions. The bill allows executive sessions for discussing the sale, purchase, lease, or acquisition of real property, and limits participation in such sessions to members of the public body, their attorney, and immediate staff. Importantly, the bill explicitly prohibits individuals who might financially benefit from the proposed transaction (such as real estate brokers, developers, or landowners) from being present during these discussions, with a narrow exception for those already operating under an existing representation agreement with the public body. The bill maintains existing procedural requirements for executive sessions, including noting the session on the agenda, obtaining a majority vote, and ensuring that any final actions are taken in a public meeting with votes publicly recorded. The legislation will become effective on November 1, 2025, and continues to uphold the principles of transparency in government while providing some flexibility for sensitive property-related discussions.
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Bill Summary: An Act ENROLLED SENATE BILL NO. 491 By: Guthrie of the Senate and Hildebrant of the House An Act relating to the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act; amending 25 O.S. 2021, Section 307, as last amended by Section 3, Chapter 180, O.S.L. 2024 (25 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 307), which relates to executive sessions; authorizing executive session for discussion of certain sale, lease, or acquisition; limiting parties allowed to participate in executive session for certain purposes; updating statutory reference; and providing an effective date. SUBJECT: Oklahoma Open Meeting Act
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• Introduced: 01/10/2025
• Added: 01/11/2025
• Session: 2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 2 : Brian Guthrie (R)*, Derrick Hildebrant (R)*
• Versions: 7 • Votes: 7 • Actions: 26
• Last Amended: 05/12/2025
• Last Action: Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/19/2025
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MN bill #HF2551 • Last Action 05/19/2025
Follow-up to 2024 children, youth, and families recodification; technical changes made.
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill provides comprehensive technical changes and follow-up modifications to the 2024 children, youth, and families recodification efforts. It amends numerous Minnesota statutes across multiple chapters to update references, align terminology, and incorporate the new Department of Children, Youth, and Families into existing legal frameworks. The bill systematically updates references to include the new department alongside the Department of Human Services in various contexts, such as data sharing, background studies, licensing procedures, performance management, and administrative processes. The changes appear to be primarily administrative in nature, ensuring smooth integration of the new department into existing legal structures and maintaining continuity of services and regulatory oversight. The bill affects a wide range of areas including social services, child welfare, licensing, data practices, and inter-agency cooperation, with the primary goal of facilitating the transition and operational alignment of the newly created Department of Children, Youth, and Families.
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Bill Summary: A bill for an act relating to children; follow-up to 2024 children, youth, and families recodification; making technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 3.922, subdivision 1; 13.41, subdivision 1; 13.46, subdivisions 3, 4, 9, 10; 13.598, subdivision 10; 14.03, subdivision 3; 116L.881; 125A.15; 125A.744, subdivision 2; 127A.11; 127A.70, subdivision 2; 142A.607, subdivision 14; 142A.609, subdivision 21; 142B.41, subdivision 9; 144.061; 144.225, subdivision 2a; 145.895; 145.901, subdivisions 2, 4; 145.9255, subdivision 1; 145.9265; 174.285, subdivision 4; 214.104; 216C.266, subdivisions 2, 3; 241.021, subdivision 2; 242.09; 242.21; 242.32, subdivision 1; 245.697, subdivisions 1, 2a; 245.814, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4; 245C.02, subdivisions 7, 12, 13; 245C.031, subdivision 9; 245C.033, subdivision 2; 245C.05, subdivision 7; 245C.07; 256.88; 256.89; 256.90; 256.91; 256.92; 256G.01, subdivisions 1, 3; 256G.03, subdivision 2; 256G.04, subdivision 2; 256G.09, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5; 256G.10; 256G.11; 256G.12, subdivision 1; 260.762, subdivision 2a; 260B.171, subdivision 4; 260E.03, subdivision 6; 260E.11, subdivision 1; 260E.30, subdivision 4; 260E.33, subdivision 6; 261.232; 270B.14, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 299C.76, subdivision 1; 299F.011, subdivision 4a; 402A.10, subdivisions 1a, 2, 4c; 402A.12; 402A.16, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4; 402A.18, subdivisions 2, 3, by adding a subdivision; 402A.35, subdivisions 1, 4, 5; 462A.2095, subdivision 6; 466.131; 518.165, subdivision 5; 524.5-106; 524.5-118, subdivision 2; 595.02, subdivision 2; 626.5533; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 142A.15; 142E.50, subdivisions 2, 12; 245A.02, subdivision 6d; 256G.02, subdivisions 3, 5; 261.003.
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• Introduced: 03/20/2025
• Added: 03/21/2025
• Session: 94th Legislature 2025-2026
• Sponsors: 2 : Carlie Kotyza-Witthuhn (D)*, Nolan West (R)
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 2 • Actions: 22
• Last Amended: 04/07/2025
• Last Action: Secretary of State, Filed
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MN bill #HF3346 • Last Action 05/18/2025
Higher education; Campus Closure and Consolidation Commission established.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes a Campus Closure and Consolidation Commission to evaluate all postsecondary campuses governed by the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) Board of Trustees and recommend which campuses should be closed or consolidated. The commission will consist of eight members appointed by the governor, who must consider geographic balance and have expertise in areas like education, demographics, construction, or public finance. Members cannot be current elected officials or MnSCU employees. The commission will review campuses based on factors including operating costs, capital maintenance expenses, student enrollment trends, job placement rates, graduation rates, and academic program quality. By December 1, 2026, the commission must submit a report to the governor detailing recommended campus closures or consolidations, including draft legislation, estimated facility repurposing costs, and rationale for recommendations. The governor must then approve or disapprove the entire recommendations by December 31, 2026, and if approved, include the recommendations in the biennial budget. The legislative committees with jurisdiction over higher education must then hold at least one public hearing on the proposed legislation. The commission will be subject to open meeting laws, receive administrative support from the commissioner of administration, and will expire on October 1, 2026.
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Bill Summary: A bill for an act relating to higher education; establishing a campus closure and consolidation commission; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 136F.
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• Introduced: 05/18/2025
• Added: 05/19/2025
• Session: 94th Legislature 2025-2026
• Sponsors: 2 : Rick Hansen (D)*, Mary Franson (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 1
• Last Amended: 05/18/2025
• Last Action: Introduction and first reading, referred to Higher Education Finance and Policy
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WA bill #SB5284 • Last Action 05/17/2025
Improving Washington's solid waste management outcomes.
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill aims to improve Washington's solid waste management by establishing a comprehensive Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) program for packaging and paper products. The key provisions include requiring producers to form producer responsibility organizations (PROs) that will develop and implement plans to manage the entire lifecycle of their packaging and paper products, from design to disposal. Starting in 2026, producers must register with the state and contribute financially to a program that will: 1. Establish statewide collection lists for recyclable and compostable materials 2. Provide convenient recycling services across Washington, especially in rural and multifamily areas 3. Set performance targets for waste reduction, recycling, reuse, and postconsumer recycled content 4. Reimburse service providers for collection and processing of recyclable materials 5. Create an advisory council to provide oversight and recommendations 6. Develop education and outreach programs to improve recycling participation The bill also includes provisions to ensure equity, such as establishing an equity subcommittee to address the needs of vulnerable populations and requiring infrastructure investments that consider community perspectives. Additionally, the legislation mandates minimum wage standards for material recovery facilities and requires studies on potential future improvements to the waste management system, including the possibility of a beverage container deposit return program. The ultimate goal is to increase Washington's recycling rate, reduce waste, and minimize environmental and health impacts of packaging and paper products.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT Relating to improving Washington's solid waste management 2 outcomes; amending RCW 70A.205.045, 70A.205.500, 81.77.030, 3 81.77.160, 81.77.185, and 70A.245.100; reenacting and amending RCW 4 43.21B.110, 43.21B.300, and 49.48.082; adding a new section to 5 chapter 49.46 RCW; adding a new chapter to Title 70A RCW; creating 6 new sections; prescribing penalties; and providing an expiration 7 date. 8
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• Introduced: 01/14/2025
• Added: 01/15/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 15 : Liz Lovelett (D)*, Sharon Shewmake (D), T'wina Nobles (D), Jessica Bateman (D), Jesse Salomon (D), Rebecca Saldaña (D), Derek Stanford (D), Claire Wilson (D), Noel Frame (D), Jamie Pedersen (D), Bob Hasegawa (D), Marko Liias (D), Tina Orwall (D), Vandana Slatter (D), Javier Valdez (D)
• Versions: 6 • Votes: 7 • Actions: 83
• Last Amended: 05/23/2025
• Last Action: Effective date 7/27/2025.
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MN bill #SF2255 • Last Action 05/17/2025
Omnibus E-12 Education appropriations
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill focuses on comprehensive education finance and policy for Minnesota's K-12 education system. Here is a summary of its key provisions: This bill covers multiple aspects of education funding and policy, including general education aid, teacher support, special education, facilities maintenance, school nutrition, early childhood education, and community education. The bill increases the general education formula allowance to $7,481 for fiscal year 2026 and $7,705 for fiscal years 2027-2029, providing additional funding to school districts. It introduces several new initiatives and changes, such as a task force to analyze compensatory revenue, expanded support for teachers of color, new requirements for paraprofessionals, and enhanced support for student support services. The bill also provides funding for various educational programs, including literacy support, full-service community schools, and career and technical education. Additionally, it makes changes to school library aid, creates a cardiac emergency response plan requirement for schools, and adjusts funding for various education-related services. The legislation aims to improve educational opportunities, support educational staff, and provide more resources for schools across Minnesota, with a particular focus on equity, student support, and addressing educational challenges.
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Bill Summary: A bill for an act relating to education finance; modifying provisions for prekindergarten through grade 12 education; providing funding for general education, education excellence, teachers, American Indian education, special education, facilities, health, safety, school nutrition, libraries, early childhood education, community education, and state agencies; making forecast adjustments; requiring reports; transferring money; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 120B.117, subdivision 4; 120B.124, subdivision 4; 120B.241, subdivision 3; 121A.642, by adding a subdivision; 122A.59, by adding a subdivision; 122A.63, subdivision 9; 122A.635; 122A.70, subdivisions 2, 3, 5, 5a, 6, by adding a subdivision; 123A.48, subdivisions 2, 5; 123A.485, subdivision 2; 123A.73, subdivisions 2, 4, 5, 6, by adding a subdivision; 123B.445; 123B.595, subdivisions 1, 4, 8, 10; 123B.63, subdivision 3; 123B.71, subdivision 8; 123B.84; 123B.86, subdivisions 1, 3; 123B.87; 123B.92, subdivision 1; 124D.111, subdivisions 2a, 3, by adding a subdivision; 124D.1158, by adding a subdivision; 124D.119, subdivision 1; 124D.231; 124D.42, subdivision 9; 124D.65, subdivision 5a; 124D.81, subdivision 2b; 124D.83, subdivision 2; 124D.861, subdivisions 3, 4; 124D.862, subdivisions 1, 8; 124D.901, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, by adding subdivisions; 124D.98; 124D.992, subdivisions 1, 2; 124D.995, subdivision 6; 124E.20, by adding a subdivision; 125A.76, subdivision 2e; 125B.15; 126C.05, subdivision 3; 126C.10, subdivisions 2, 3, 3c; 126C.17, subdivision 9b; 126C.40, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 126C.45; 127A.41, subdivisions 8, 9; 127A.45, subdivisions 11, 13; 127A.47, subdivision 7; 127A.49, subdivision 3; 136A.1276, subdivision 4; 142D.06, subdivision 4; 142D.08, subdivision 8; 142D.093; 142D.11, subdivisions 1, 2, 10; Laws 2023, chapter 18, section 4, subdivisions 2, as amended, 3, as amended; Laws 2023, chapter 54, section 20, subdivisions 7, as amended, 9, as amended, 17, as amended; Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 1, sections 33; 36, subdivisions 2, as amended, 3, as amended, 4, as amended, 5, as amended, 6, as amended, 7, as amended, 9, as amended, 12; 37; article 2, section 64, subdivisions 2, as amended, 6, as amended, 16, as amended, 20, 21, as amended, 23, as amended, 34; article 3, section 11, subdivision 3, as amended; article 4, section 21, subdivisions 2, as amended, 5, as amended; article 5, section 64, subdivisions 3, as amended, 14, as amended; article 7, section 18, subdivisions 2, as amended, 3, as amended, 4, as amended, 6, as amended, 7, as amended; article 8, section 19, subdivision 6, as amended; article 9, section 18, subdivisions 4, as amended, 5, 8, as amended; article 11, section 11, subdivisions 2, as amended, 3, as amended, 10, as amended; article 12, sections 17, subdivision 2, as amended; 19; Laws 2024, chapter 115, article 3, sections 7, subdivision 4; 8, subdivision 4; proposing coding for new law 1 SF2255 REVISOR CR S2255-2 2nd Engrossment in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 121A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 120B.241, subdivisions 2, 4, 6; 123B.40; 123B.41, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5, 5a, 6, 7, 8, 12, 14, 15; 123B.42; 123B.43; 123B.44; 123B.45; 123B.46; 123B.47; 123B.48; 123B.595, subdivision 2; 123B.86, subdivision 2; 123B.92, subdivision 9; 124D.992, subdivision 1a; 125B.26.
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• Introduced: 03/05/2025
• Added: 04/22/2025
• Session: 94th Legislature 2025-2026
• Sponsors: 2 : Mary Kunesh (D)*, Steve Cwodzinski (D)
• Versions: 3 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 12
• Last Amended: 04/30/2025
• Last Action: Rule 45-amend, subst. General Orders HF2433, SF indefinitely postponed
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IL bill #SB1219 • Last Action 05/16/2025
FOID-REVOCATION-SUSPENSION
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card (FOID) Act to fundamentally change the process for revoking a FOID card. Previously, the Illinois State Police could directly revoke a FOID card, but now they are prohibited from doing so. Instead, the State's Attorney of the county where the card holder resides must file a petition in circuit court if they have probable cause to believe the person is no longer eligible for a FOID card. The hearing will be a civil proceeding subject to due process, the Code of Civil Procedure, and Illinois Rules of Evidence. At the hearing, the card holder can present evidence supporting retention of their card, while the Illinois State Police and State's Attorney can present evidence for revocation. The court must determine by clear and convincing evidence whether the person is ineligible for the FOID card. If the court finds the person ineligible, it will order the Illinois State Police to immediately revoke the card, with the circuit clerk seizing and transmitting the card to the Illinois State Police. This change shifts the power of FOID card revocation from an administrative process to a judicial one, providing card holders with a more formal opportunity to contest potential revocation.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that notwithstanding any other provision of the Act to the contrary, on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act, the Illinois State Police may not revoke a Firearm Owner's Identification Card. Provides that on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act, a Firearm Owner's Identification Card may only be revoked after a Firearm Owner's Identification Card hearing has been held in the circuit court of the county of residence of the person whose Firearm Owner's Identification Card is sought to be revoked. Provides that if the State's Attorney of the county of residence of the person whose Firearm Owner's Identification Card is sought to be revoked has probable cause to believe that the person who has been issued a Firearm Owner's Identification Card is no longer eligible for the Card under the Act, the State's Attorney shall file a petition in the circuit court of the county of residence of the person whose Card is sought to be revoked. Provides that at the hearing, the person may present evidence in his or her favor seeking retention of his or her Firearm Owner's Identification Card and the Illinois State Police and State's Attorney may present evidence for revocation. Provides that the hearing shall be a civil proceeding and subject to due process, the Code of Civil Procedure, and the Illinois Rules of Evidence as adopted by the Supreme Court. Provides that the hearing shall be held within 45 days after the filing of the petition. Provides that if the circuit court determines, by clear and convincing evidence, that the person is ineligible for retention of his or her Firearm Owner's Identification Card under the Act, the court shall order the Illinois State Police to immediately revoke the Card and the circuit clerk shall seize the Card and transmit the Card to the Illinois State Police. Establishes procedures for the Illinois State Police to suspend a Firearm Owner's Identification Card Act.
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• Introduced: 01/24/2025
• Added: 01/25/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 2 : Terri Bryant (R)*, Chris Balkema (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 4
• Last Amended: 01/24/2025
• Last Action: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Balkema
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IL bill #SB1216 • Last Action 05/16/2025
FOID-REVOCATION-SUSPENSION
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card (FOID) Act to fundamentally change how FOID cards can be revoked. Specifically, the bill removes the Illinois State Police's authority to directly revoke a FOID card and instead requires that any potential revocation must go through a formal hearing in the circuit court of the cardholder's county of residence. Under the new process, if the State's Attorney believes a person is no longer eligible for a FOID card, they must file a petition in circuit court. During the hearing, both the cardholder and the State's Attorney can present evidence, and the hearing will be a civil proceeding subject to due process protections and standard legal rules of evidence. The hearing must be held within 45 days of the petition's filing, and if the court determines by clear and convincing evidence that the person is ineligible, the court will order the Illinois State Police to revoke the card. The bill also establishes new procedures for the temporary suspension of FOID cards, limiting suspensions to between 30 and 45 days, and requiring that a revocation hearing be scheduled during that period. These changes aim to provide more due process protections for FOID card holders by ensuring judicial review before card revocation.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that notwithstanding any other provision of the Act to the contrary, on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act, the Illinois State Police may not revoke a Firearm Owner's Identification Card. Provides that on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act, a Firearm Owner's Identification Card may only be revoked after a Firearm Owner's Identification Card hearing has been held in the circuit court of the county of residence of the person whose Firearm Owner's Identification Card is sought to be revoked. Provides that if the State's Attorney of the county of residence of the person whose Firearm Owner's Identification Card is sought to be revoked has probable cause to believe that the person who has been issued a Firearm Owner's Identification Card is no longer eligible for the Card under the Act, the State's Attorney shall file a petition in the circuit court of the county of residence of the person whose Card is sought to be revoked. Provides that at the hearing, the person may present evidence in his or her favor seeking retention of his or her Firearm Owner's Identification Card and the Illinois State Police and State's Attorney may present evidence for revocation. Provides that the hearing shall be a civil proceeding and subject to due process, the Code of Civil Procedure, and the Illinois Rules of Evidence as adopted by the Supreme Court. Provides that the hearing shall be held within 45 days after the filing of the petition. Provides that if the circuit court determines, by clear and convincing evidence, that the person is ineligible for retention of his or her Firearm Owner's Identification Card under the Act, the court shall order the Illinois State Police to immediately revoke the Card and the circuit clerk shall seize the Card and transmit the Card to the Illinois State Police. Establishes procedures for the Illinois State Police to suspend a Firearm Owner's Identification Card.
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• Introduced: 01/24/2025
• Added: 01/25/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 2 : Terri Bryant (R)*, Chris Balkema (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 4
• Last Amended: 01/24/2025
• Last Action: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Balkema
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MN bill #HF2435 • Last Action 05/16/2025
Health and human services finance bill.
Status: Crossed Over
AI-generated Summary: Here is a comprehensive summary of the bill: This bill is a comprehensive health and human services finance legislation that makes numerous changes across multiple areas of Minnesota state government. The bill establishes and modifies programs related to healthcare, child welfare, early learning, emergency medical services, pharmacy benefits, and more. Key provisions include: 1. Health and Medical Services: - Creates a new Dementia Services Program within the Department of Health to coordinate policies and services related to Alzheimer's disease - Establishes guidelines for traditional health care practices in Native American health facilities - Develops a nonopioid directive form allowing patients to decline opioid treatments - Creates a spoken language health care interpreter work group to improve interpreter services 2. Child Welfare and Protection: - Enhances requirements for relative foster care licensing and training - Improves data collection and tracking in child welfare systems - Establishes new provisions for children in foster care, including better tracking of educational and health records - Creates new reporting requirements for children approaching aging out of foster care 3. Early Care and Learning: - Modifies child care assistance program rules - Creates new technology systems for child care provider payments and record-keeping - Establishes video security camera requirements for child care centers 4. Emergency Medical Services: - Creates an ambulance operating deficit grant program - Establishes a rural EMS uncompensated care pool payment program 5. Pharmacy and Healthcare Finance: - Creates a state pharmacy benefit manager system - Modifies rules for medical assistance payments - Establishes new hospital assessment and directed payment programs The bill also includes significant appropriations across various state agencies, with funding for implementing these new programs and continuing existing services. The legislation aims to improve service delivery, increase transparency, and address gaps in healthcare and social service systems.
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Bill Summary: A bill for an act relating to state government; modifying provisions relating to health finance and policy, certain health licensing boards, pharmacy benefits, health care finance, the Office of Emergency Medical Services, opioids, mental health warning labels, economic assistance, child protection and welfare, early care and learning, and licensing and certification; establishing licensure for certified midwives; requiring reports; providing for civil and criminal penalties; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 62A.673, subdivision 2; 62J.51, subdivision 19a; 62J.581; 142A.03, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 142A.42; 142B.01, subdivision 15, by adding a subdivision; 142B.05, subdivision 3; 142B.10, subdivisions 14, 16; 142B.16, subdivisions 2, 5; 142B.171, subdivision 2; 142B.18, subdivisions 4, 6; 142B.30, subdivision 1; 142B.41, by adding a subdivision; 142B.47; 142B.51, subdivision 2; 142B.65, subdivisions 8, 9; 142B.66, subdivision 3; 142B.70, subdivisions 7, 8; 142B.77; 142B.80; 142C.06, by adding a subdivision; 142C.11, subdivision 8; 142C.12, subdivisions 1, 6; 142D.21, subdivisions 6, 10, by adding a subdivision; 142D.23, subdivision 3; 142D.31, subdivision 2; 142E.03, subdivision 3; 142E.11, subdivisions 1, 2; 142E.13, subdivision 2; 142E.15, subdivision 1; 142E.16, subdivisions 3, 7; 142E.17, subdivision 9; 142F.14; 144.0758, subdivision 3; 144.1222, subdivision 2d; 144.125, subdivisions 1, 2; 144.50, by adding a subdivision; 144.555, subdivisions 1a, 1b; 144.562, subdivisions 2, 3; 144.563; 144.608, subdivision 2; 144.966, subdivision 2; 144.99, subdivision 1; 145.8811; 145C.01, by adding subdivisions; 145C.17; 147.01, subdivision 7; 147.037, by adding a subdivision; 149A.02, by adding a subdivision; 151.37, subdivision 12; 151.555, subdivisions 6, 10; 174.30, subdivision 3; 245.0962, subdivision 1; 245A.18, subdivision 1; 245C.02, by adding a subdivision; 256.045, subdivision 7; 256.9657, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 256.969, subdivision 2f; 256B.0371, subdivision 3; 256B.04, subdivisions 12, 14; 256B.0625, subdivisions 2, 3b, 13c, 13e, 17, 17a, 30, by adding subdivisions; 256B.064, subdivision 1a; 256B.1973, subdivision 5, by adding a subdivision; 256B.69, subdivisions 3a, 6d; 256R.01, by adding a subdivision; 260.65; 260.66, subdivision 1; 260.691, subdivision 1; 260.692; 260.810, subdivisions 1, 2; 260.821, subdivision 2; 260C.001, subdivision 2; 260C.007, subdivision 19; 260C.141, subdivision 1; 260C.150, subdivision 3; 260C.178, subdivisions 1, 7; 260C.201, subdivisions 1, 2; 260C.202, subdivision 2, by adding subdivisions; 260C.204; 260C.212, subdivisions 1, 1a; 260C.221, subdivision 2; 260C.223, subdivisions 1, 2; 260C.329, subdivisions 3, 8; 260C.451, subdivision 9; 260C.452, subdivision 4; 260E.03, subdivision 15; 260E.09; 260E.14, subdivisions 2, 3; 260E.20, subdivisions 1, 3; 260E.24, subdivisions 1, 2; 325M.34; 518.68, subdivision 2; 518A.34; 518A.46, 1 HF2435 THIRD ENGROSSMENT REVISOR DTT H2435-3 subdivision 7; 518A.75, subdivision 1; Laws 2023, chapter 70, article 20, section 8; Laws 2024, chapter 127, article 67, section 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 135A; 142B; 144; 144E; 145C; 256B; 260E; 306; 307; 325M; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 145.361; 256B.0625, subdivisions 18b, 18e, 18h; Laws 2023, chapter 70, article 16, section 22; Minnesota Rules, part 9503.0030, subpart 1, item B.
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• Introduced: 03/17/2025
• Added: 05/08/2025
• Session: 94th Legislature 2025-2026
• Sponsors: 1 : Robert Bierman (D)*
• Versions: 4 • Votes: 11 • Actions: 29
• Last Amended: 05/13/2025
• Last Action: Senate conferees Wiklund; Mann; Utke
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DC bill #B26-0088 • Last Action 05/16/2025
Virtual Open Meetings Authority Extension Temporary Amendment Act of 2025
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill temporarily amends the Open Meetings Act to provide more flexibility for public bodies in holding open meetings. Specifically, the bill allows a meeting to be considered "open to the public" if the public body takes reasonable steps to enable public viewing or hearing of the meeting while it is happening, or as soon as possible afterward if live streaming is not technologically feasible. The amendment modifies existing provisions to explicitly include these alternative methods of public access, expanding the ways in which government meetings can be made transparent. The bill is temporary, set to expire 225 days after taking effect, and will require approval by the Mayor and a 30-day congressional review period. This change appears designed to provide government bodies with more options for conducting public meetings, particularly in situations where traditional in-person attendance might be challenging, such as during pandemic-related restrictions or technological limitations.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA To amend, on a temporary basis, the Open Meetings Act to provide that a meeting shall be deemed open to the public if the public body takes steps reasonably calculated to allow the public to view or hear the meeting while the meeting is taking place, or, if doing so is not technologically feasible, as soon thereafter as reasonably practicable.
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• Introduced: 02/03/2025
• Added: 02/04/2025
• Session: 26th Council
• Sponsors: 1 : Phil Mendelson (D)*
• Versions: 3 • Votes: 2 • Actions: 11
• Last Amended: 02/18/2025
• Last Action: Law L26-0005, Effective from May 06, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 005854, Expires on Dec 17, 2025
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ND bill #SB2180 • Last Action 05/16/2025
The opportunity to provide public comment at a meeting of a public entity.
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes a new requirement for public entities in North Dakota, including cities, counties, townships, school districts, park districts, and water resource districts, to include a public comment opportunity during their regular meetings. The bill mandates that individuals providing comments must submit their name and address in writing, with the address being kept confidential. Public entities may implement reasonable limitations on public comments, such as setting time limits per speaker or total comment time, and restricting comments to agenda topics from the current and previous meetings. Each governing body must develop a policy for public comments that ensures comments are pertinent to the public entity, do not disrupt the meeting, and are not defamatory, abusive, harassing, or unlawful. The bill also allows entities to prohibit comments that have alternative procedures for submission, contain confidential information, or are otherwise prohibited by law. This legislation aims to enhance public participation and transparency in local government meetings while maintaining an orderly and productive meeting environment.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 44-04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the opportunity to provide public comment at a meeting of a public entity.
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• Introduced: 01/13/2025
• Added: 01/13/2025
• Session: 69th Legislative Assembly
• Sponsors: 6 : Bob Paulson (R)*, Larry Luick (R)*, Kent Weston (R)*, Daniel Johnston (R), Scott Louser (R), Dan Ruby (R)
• Versions: 7 • Votes: 4 • Actions: 44
• Last Amended: 04/28/2025
• Last Action: House Amendment 25.0269.04000 - House Amendment 25.0269.04000
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VT bill #H0145 • Last Action 05/15/2025
An act relating to the disruption of proceedings governed by Vermont’s Open Meeting Law
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies Vermont's Open Meeting Law and disorderly conduct statute to provide clearer guidelines for managing public meetings and addressing disruptive behavior. Specifically, the bill expressly authorizes chairs of public bodies to establish rules governing public comments and meeting conduct, and allows them to remove individuals who violate these rules. The legislation aims to balance citizens' speech rights and freedom of assembly with the need for efficient governmental proceedings. Under the new provisions, public bodies can adopt rules prohibiting meeting disruptions, and they may require a disruptive individual to leave a meeting, with the potential to bar in-person attendance for up to 60 days (while still allowing electronic participation). Additionally, the bill amends the disorderly conduct statute to include "substantially impairing the effective conduct of a meeting of a public body" as a potential offense. The legislative intent emphasizes that while public meetings should be open to diverse viewpoints and peaceful participation, obstructive conduct that prevents meaningful discussion should not be tolerated. The bill will take effect on July 1, 2025, providing public bodies time to prepare and implement the new guidelines.
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Bill Summary: This bill proposes to expressly authorize the chairs of public bodies to adopt rules governing public comment and the disruption of a meeting by a member of the public. This bill also proposes to allow public bodies to remove an individual from a meeting when the individual engages in conduct that violates the rules governing public comment and the disruption of meetings. This bill further proposes to amend the statute governing disorderly conduct to add substantial impairment of the effective conduct of a meeting as a basis for a disorderly conduct violation.
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• Introduced: 02/04/2025
• Added: 02/05/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Session
• Sponsors: 1 : James Harrison (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 4
• Last Amended: 02/04/2025
• Last Action: House Committee on Judiciary Hearing (00:00:00 5/15/2025 )
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HI bill #SB869 • Last Action 05/15/2025
Relating To Community Outreach Boards.
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill aims to expand and clarify the legal status of community outreach boards in Hawaii's Sunshine Law (the state's open meetings law). Specifically, the bill defines a "community outreach board" as a board established to serve in an advisory capacity under a county commission or department. The legislation broadens existing provisions related to neighborhood boards to explicitly include community outreach boards, ensuring they have similar rights and responsibilities. Key changes include allowing community outreach board members to attend public meetings and presentations related to official board business statewide, without geographic restrictions that previously limited such interactions to Oahu. The bill recognizes that these boards serve as important intermediaries between residents and government leaders, helping to gather and disseminate local information, understand community concerns, and collaboratively develop solutions. By providing a clear legal definition and extending existing protections, the bill aims to support grassroots community engagement and ensure transparency in local government advisory processes. The changes will take effect immediately upon the bill's approval, making it easier for community outreach boards to function effectively across Hawaii's counties.
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Bill Summary: Defines community outreach board to mean a board established to serve in a community advisory capacity under a county commission or a county department. Includes community outreach boards in existing provisions of the Sunshine Law relating to neighborhood boards. Authorizes neighborhood board and community outreach board members to attend meetings or presentations related to official board business statewide. (HD1)
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• Introduced: 01/17/2025
• Added: 01/18/2025
• Session: 2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 5 : Dru Kanuha (D)*, Stanley Chang (D)*, Angus McKelvey (D)*, Mike Gabbard (D), Les Ihara (D)
• Versions: 3 • Votes: 3 • Actions: 41
• Last Amended: 03/28/2025
• Last Action: Act 053, on 05/15/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1153).
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IL bill #HB1067 • Last Action 05/15/2025
VOID THE FOID
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill repeals the Firearm Owners Identification (FOID) Card Act and makes numerous corresponding technical amendments across multiple Illinois state laws. The bill systematically removes references to the FOID Card throughout various statutes, particularly in areas related to firearms, law enforcement, and criminal procedures. These changes effectively eliminate the requirement for a FOID Card while maintaining existing prohibitions on firearm possession for certain individuals. Key changes include updating definitions of "firearm" and "firearm ammunition" in multiple laws, removing FOID Card requirements from provisions related to firearm purchases, transfers, and possession, and modifying references to firearm-related restrictions. The bill ensures that existing prohibitions on firearm possession for individuals with certain criminal histories, mental health conditions, or other disqualifying factors remain in place, just without the specific FOID Card mechanism. The amendments touch on a wide range of areas, including: - Criminal procedures - Law enforcement operations - Domestic violence protections - Mental health reporting - Firearm sales and transfers - School safety regulations - Probation and conditional discharge conditions Throughout the bill, the term "Firearm Owner's Identification Card" is systematically replaced with more general language about firearm possession eligibility under state and federal law. The goal appears to be simplifying firearm regulations while maintaining existing safeguards against firearm possession by prohibited individuals.
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Bill Summary: Repeals the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Amends various Acts to make conforming changes. Effective immediately.
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• Introduced: 01/08/2025
• Added: 01/09/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 11 : John Cabello (R)*, C.D. Davidsmeyer (R), Tony McCombie (R), Jeff Keicher (R), Mike Coffey (R), Charlie Meier (R), Jason Bunting (R), Travis Weaver (R), Brad Fritts (R), Dennis Tipsword (R), Regan Deering (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 13
• Last Amended: 01/08/2025
• Last Action: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Regan Deering
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OK bill #HB1738 • Last Action 05/15/2025
Public health and safety; Oklahoma Open Meeting Act; Oklahoma Open Records Act; public trust hospitals; exemptions; effective date.
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill creates a new law that provides exemptions for public trust hospitals from the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act and Oklahoma Open Records Act under specific circumstances. Specifically, when a public trust hospital enters into a joint venture with or acquires an interest in a not-for-profit entity to support its mission, that entity will be exempt from these open meeting and records transparency requirements. The bill protects certain confidential information submitted to or compiled by the public trust, including marketing plans, financial statements, trade secrets, research concepts, and other proprietary information. The trust can hold executive sessions to discuss these materials if necessary. However, the bill explicitly does not exempt budgetary information related to appropriations or the appropriations process. The legislation defines a "public trust hospital" as any hospital created under specific sections of Oklahoma statutes related to hospital creation. The bill is set to become effective on November 1, 2025, and aims to provide more flexibility and privacy for public trust hospitals in certain business and strategic planning activities.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to public health and safety; exempting public trust hospitals from the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act and Oklahoma Open Records Act under certain circumstances; authorizing executive sessions; providing exception related to budget information; defining term; providing for codification; and providing an effective date. SUBJECT: Public health and safety
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• Introduced: 01/16/2025
• Added: 01/17/2025
• Session: 2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 3 : Stacy Jo Adams (R)*, Avery Frix (R)*, Anthony Moore (R)
• Versions: 7 • Votes: 6 • Actions: 28
• Last Amended: 05/08/2025
• Last Action: Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/15/2025
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IL bill #HB1443 • Last Action 05/14/2025
HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill creates the Health Care Availability and Access Board (HAAB) to help manage and control prescription drug costs in Illinois. The board will consist of five members appointed by the Governor, who must have expertise in healthcare economics, pharmaceutical markets, and clinical medicine, and cannot have conflicts of interest with drug manufacturers. The board's primary purpose is to protect state residents, governments, health plans, providers, and pharmacies from high prescription drug prices by conducting affordability reviews of certain medications. These reviews will focus on drugs that meet specific cost thresholds, such as brand-name drugs over $60,000 per year or generic drugs with significant price increases. If the board determines a drug creates affordability challenges, it can establish an upper payment limit, which will apply to all purchases and reimbursements in the state. Notably, the board will adopt the federal Medicare Maximum Fair Price as its standard upper payment limit. The bill also establishes a 15-member Stakeholder Council to provide input to the board, creates a funding mechanism through manufacturer assessments, and requires annual reporting to the state legislature about prescription drug pricing trends and market conditions. Additionally, the bill provides mechanisms for appealing board decisions and allows the Attorney General to enforce the act's provisions.
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Bill Summary: Creates the Health Care Availability and Access Board Act. Establishes the Health Care Availability and Access Board to protect State residents, State and local governments, commercial health plans, health care providers, pharmacies licensed in the State, and other stakeholders within the health care system from the high costs of prescription drug products. Contains provisions concerning Board membership and terms; staff for the Board; Board meetings; circumstances under which Board members must recuse themselves; and other matters. Provides that the Board shall perform the following actions in open session: (i) deliberations on whether to subject a prescription drug product to a cost review; and (ii) any vote on whether to impose an upper payment limit on purchases, payments, and payor reimbursements of prescription drug products in the State. Permits the Board to adopt rules to implement the Act and to enter into a contract with a qualified, independent third party for any service necessary to carry out the powers and duties of the Board. Creates the Health Care Availability and Access Stakeholder Council to provide stakeholder input to assist the Board in making decisions as required by the Act. Contains provisions concerning Council membership, member terms, and other matters. Provides that the Board shall adopt the federal Medicare Maximum Fair Price as the upper payment limit for a prescription drug product intended for use by individuals in the State. Prohibits the Board from creating an upper payment limit that is different from the Medicare Maximum Fair Price for the prescription drug product that has a Medicare Maximum Fair Price. Requires the Board to implement an upper payment limit that is the same as the Medicare Maximum Fair Price no sooner than the Medicare implementation date. Provides that Medicare Part C and D plans are not required to reimburse at the upper payment limit. Provides that the Attorney General may enforce the Act and may pursue any available remedy under State law when enforcing the Act. Effective 180 days after becoming law.
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• Introduced: 01/17/2025
• Added: 01/18/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 23 : Nabeela Syed (D)*, Katie Stuart (D), Diane Blair-Sherlock (D), Janet Yang Rohr (D), Theresa Mah (D), Abdelnasser Rashid (D), Mary Beth Canty (D), Kelly Cassidy (D), Will Guzzardi (D), Michelle Mussman (D), Nicolle Grasse (D), Norma Hernandez (D), Kevin Olickal (D), Gregg Johnson (D), Camille Lilly (D), Suzanne Ness (D), Debbie Meyers-Martin (D), Anne Stava-Murray (D), Anna Moeller (D), Maura Hirschauer (D), Dee Avelar (D), La Shawn Ford (D), Joyce Mason (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 32
• Last Amended: 01/17/2025
• Last Action: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
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MN bill #SF3513 • Last Action 05/14/2025
Constitutional Amendment establishing an Independent Redistricting Commission
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill proposes a comprehensive constitutional amendment and statutory framework to establish an Independent Redistricting Commission (IRC) for drawing legislative and congressional district boundaries in Minnesota. The bill creates a 15-member commission composed of five members supporting the first political party, five members supporting the second political party, and five members not affiliated with either party. The commission would be selected through a detailed, multi-step process involving a Redistricting Commission Applicant Screening Panel, which would screen and randomly select members to ensure diversity and impartiality. The commission would be required to draw district boundaries according to strict principles, including maintaining population equality, protecting minority voting rights, preserving communities of interest, and ensuring districts are compact and contiguous. The bill also introduces provisions to prevent partisan gerrymandering by requiring that district plans closely match statewide partisan preferences. Additionally, the bill includes ethics provisions prohibiting legislators from serving as lobbyists while in office and for one year after leaving office, and modifies legislative session rules and voting procedures. The proposed constitutional amendment would be submitted to voters in the 2026 general election, with implementation set to begin in 2030 if approved.
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Bill Summary: A bill for an act relating to the legislature; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article IV, sections 3, 5, 6, and 12; article V, section 3; by adding article IV, section 27; by adding an article XV; establishing an Independent Redistricting Commission; establishing a Redistricting Commission Applicant Review Panel; establishing principles to be used in adopting legislative and congressional districts; prohibiting members of the legislature from being employed or engaged for compensation as a lobbyist for a period of one year following the end of their legislative service; amending requirements related to the convening and conduct of regular legislative sessions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 2.031, by adding a subdivision; 2.731; 10A.01, subdivision 35; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 2; 2A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 2.91.
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• Introduced: 05/12/2025
• Added: 05/13/2025
• Session: 94th Legislature 2025-2026
• Sponsors: 3 : Lindsey Port (D)*, Liz Boldon (D), Nicole Mitchell (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 05/12/2025
• Last Action: Author added Mitchell
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MI bill #SB0173 • Last Action 05/14/2025
Appropriations: general government; appropriations for fiscal year 2025-2026; provide for. Creates appropriation act.
Status: Crossed Over
AI-generated Summary: This bill is an appropriations bill for the act creating the budget allocations for fiscal the state of Michigan for fiscal year 2025-This2. detailing funding for various state departments and agencies agencies including the from general fund, government, legislature, state agencies, and other governmental program areas. The bill covers comprehensive budget appropriacross multiple state sectors and functional divisions, with detailedaling details how specific amounts appropriallocations will be distributed distributed and utilizedised. The approprioutlines are itemallocations across critical government sytas the Department of Attorney General,. Civil Rights, Technology, Management, Treasury, and others, providing granular funding detailsign of sources and designated expend. A key component feature is revenueals the bill makes specreporting requirements for various departments, mandating accountability and transparency in state appropriations and expendi. The bill includes gross appropriation across approximately $5.4 billion,, with significant portions significant allocscoming from the stateades fund/generals purpose approprifund and specialized restricted revenue sources. streamsm provides a detailed, line-ingstic breakdown of funding allocallocations across numerous state government functions, ensuring operational continuity and fiscal strategic resource assignment for theades upcoming fiscal year. .
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Bill Summary: A bill to make appropriations for the legislature, the executive, the department of the attorney general, the department of state, the department of treasury, the department of technology, management, and budget, the department of civil rights, and certain other state purposes for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.
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• Introduced: 03/18/2025
• Added: 05/15/2025
• Session: 103rd Legislature
• Sponsors: 1 : John Cherry (D)*
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 2 • Actions: 18
• Last Amended: 05/14/2025
• Last Action: Referred To Committee On Appropriations
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NC bill #S336 • Last Action 05/14/2025
Interstate Med.l Lic. Comp./Intern'l Phys
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes an Interstate Medical Licensure Compact and creates a pathway for internationally-trained physicians to obtain a limited employee license in North Carolina. The Interstate Medical Licensure Compact allows physicians to more easily obtain medical licenses in multiple states by creating a streamlined, standardized process for verifying qualifications and issuing expedited licenses. Under this compact, physicians who meet specific eligibility criteria can apply for a license through their "state of principal license," which will then help them obtain licenses in other participating states. For internationally-trained physicians, the bill creates a new "internationally-trained physician employee license" that allows foreign-trained doctors to work at specific hospitals or rural medical practices in North Carolina. To qualify, these physicians must meet extensive requirements, including having a current medical license in another country, completing significant medical education, demonstrating medical competency through exams or certifications, passing background checks, being proficient in English, and being legally authorized to work in the United States. The license is initially limited to practicing only at the specific hospital or medical practice that sponsored the physician, and after four years, the physician may apply for a full medical license in North Carolina. The North Carolina Medical Board will be responsible for implementing these provisions and will be required to collect and report detailed data about the program's implementation and outcomes.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT TO ESTABLISH AN INTERSTATE COMPACT FOR THE LICENSURE OF THE PRACTICE OF MEDICINE AND TO CREATE A PROCESS FOR INTERNATIONAL PHYSICIAN EMPLOYEE LICENSE.
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• Introduced: 03/19/2025
• Added: 03/19/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Session
• Sponsors: 6 : Benton Sawrey (R)*, Amy Galey (R)*, Jim Burgin (R)*, Tim Moffitt (R), Mujtaba Mohammed (D), Brad Overcash (R)
• Versions: 4 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 14
• Last Amended: 05/07/2025
• Last Action: Rules and Operations of the Senate Hearing (12:30:00 5/14/2025 1027/1128 LB)
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AK bill #HB110 • Last Action 05/14/2025
Social Work Licensure Compact
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the Social Work Licensure Compact, a multi-state agreement designed to streamline social work licensure across participating states. The compact aims to increase public access to social work services, reduce duplicative licensing requirements, and enhance interstate professional mobility for social workers. Key provisions include creating a multistate authorization to practice, which allows licensed social workers to practice in any participating state without obtaining additional licenses. The bill modifies existing Alaska law to define terms like "multistate authorization to practice" and "regulated social worker," and establishes a Social Work Licensure Compact Commission to oversee implementation. Social workers seeking a multistate license must meet specific educational and licensing requirements, such as holding an unencumbered license in their home state, passing a qualifying national exam, and completing required supervised practice. The compact also includes robust provisions for information sharing between states, maintaining professional standards, protecting public health, and addressing potential disciplinary actions. The legislation will take effect on January 1, 2026, and allows social workers greater flexibility in practicing across state lines while maintaining rigorous professional standards and regulatory oversight.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to a social work licensure compact; relating to the practice of social work; and providing for an effective date.
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• Introduced: 02/21/2025
• Added: 02/22/2025
• Session: 34th Legislature
• Sponsors: 2 : Andrew Gray (D)*, Andi Story (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 9
• Last Amended: 02/21/2025
• Last Action: REFERRED TO RULES
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US bill #S1770 • Last Action 05/14/2025
Racehorse Health and Safety Act of 2025
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the Racehorse Health and Safety Act of 2025, which creates a comprehensive framework for regulating horse racing across the United States. The bill authorizes states to enter into an interstate compact to develop and enforce uniform scientific medication control and racetrack safety rules for Thoroughbred, Standardbred, and Quarter Horse racing. A new organization called the Racehorse Health and Safety Organization (RHSO) will be established with a nine-member board to oversee the implementation of these rules. The bill creates separate scientific medication control committees for each horse breed to develop breed-specific medication rules, and a Racetrack Safety Committee to establish safety standards. The legislation prohibits certain medications, sets up a detailed process for investigating and sanctioning rule violations, and provides for administrative penalties that can include lifetime bans, monetary fines, and purse forfeitures. States can choose to enforce these rules themselves or allow the RHSO to do so, and the RHSO's rules will preempt existing state regulations. The bill repeals the previous Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act of 2020 and is designed to take effect either two years after enactment or when at least two states join the interstate compact, with some provisions taking effect earlier.
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Bill Summary: A bill to protect the health and welfare of certain horses and improve the integrity and safety of horseracing by authorizing States to enter into an interstate compact to develop and enforce scientific medication control rules and racetrack safety rules that are uniform for each equine breed, and for other purposes.
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• Introduced: 05/15/2025
• Added: 05/28/2025
• Session: 119th Congress
• Sponsors: 1 : Tom Cotton (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 1
• Last Amended: 05/27/2025
• Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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VT bill #H0218 • Last Action 05/14/2025
An act relating to fiscal year 2026 appropriations from the Opioid Abatement Special Fund
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill appropriates approximately $7.7 million from the Opioid Abatement Special Fund in fiscal year 2026 to support various initiatives addressing opioid use disorder across Vermont. The funding is allocated to multiple departments and organizations for specific purposes, including expanding outreach and case management staff (nearly $2 million), supporting recovery residences ($1.4 million), funding syringe services ($850,000), establishing an overdose prevention center in Burlington ($1.1 million), and implementing contingency management programs. Additional funds are designated for diverse initiatives such as community training on opioid antagonist administration, wound care services, homeless shelter support, youth intervention programs, employment services for individuals with opioid use disorder, and specialized treatment services in various counties. The bill also modifies existing law by changing terminology from "medication-assisted treatment" to "medication for opioid use disorder" and enhances reporting requirements for the Opioid Settlement Advisory Committee, requiring grantees to collect and report outcome measurements. The legislation aims to comprehensively address opioid use disorder through prevention, treatment, recovery, and harm reduction strategies, with a focus on serving diverse populations and geographic regions across Vermont. The appropriations are intended to be ongoing, subject to the Special Fund's financial capacity, and will take effect on July 1, 2025.
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Bill Summary: An act relating to fiscal year 2026 appropriations from the Opioid Abatement Special Fund.
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• Introduced: 02/13/2025
• Added: 04/01/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Theresa Wood (D)*
• Versions: 4 • Votes: 2 • Actions: 62
• Last Amended: 05/20/2025
• Last Action: House message: Governor approved bill on May 13, 2025
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OK bill #SB927 • Last Action 05/14/2025
State Medicaid program; modifying appointment procedures for the Medicaid Drug Utilization Review Board. Effective date.
Status: Vetoed
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies the appointment procedures for the Medicaid Drug Utilization Review Board (DUR Board), which is part of the Oklahoma Health Care Authority. The bill makes several key changes to the board's composition and selection process: it adjusts the number of names required for physician nominations from six to three for the Oklahoma State Medical Association, changes "Pharmaceutical" to "Pharmacists" in the association name, and updates language referring to board members' state residency. The board will continue to consist of 10 members, including four physicians (three from the State Medical Association and one from the Osteopathic Association), four licensed pharmacists, one lay community representative with healthcare expertise, and one pharmaceutical industry representative. Board members will still serve three-year terms, with initial staggered two-year appointments for some members, and can be reappointed for up to three full terms plus one partial term. The bill maintains provisions for geographic balance in appointments and requires the board to comply with open meeting and administrative procedures. The bill will become effective on November 1, 2025, and primarily focuses on technical updates to the board's nomination and appointment processes.
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Bill Summary: An Act ENROLLED SENATE BILL NO. 927 By: Hicks of the Senate and Munson and Pittman of the House An Act relating to the state Medicaid program; amending 63 O.S. 2021, Section 5030.1, which relates to the Medicaid Drug Utilization Review Board; modifying appointment procedure for certain members; updating statutory language; and providing an effective date. SUBJECT: Medicaid
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• Introduced: 01/16/2025
• Added: 01/17/2025
• Session: 2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 3 : Carri Hicks (D)*, Cyndi Munson (D)*, Ajay Pittman (D)
• Versions: 7 • Votes: 7 • Actions: 27
• Last Amended: 05/08/2025
• Last Action: Vetoed 05/14/2025
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US bill #HR3378 • Last Action 05/14/2025
Racehorse Health and Safety Act of 2025
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the Racehorse Health and Safety Act of 2025, creating a comprehensive framework for improving horse racing safety and medication control across the United States. The bill repeals the previous Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act of 2020 and authorizes states to enter into an interstate compact to develop uniform rules for horse racing. Key provisions include establishing a Racehorse Health and Safety Organization (RHSO) with a nine-member board to oversee three separate scientific medication control committees for Standardbred, Quarter Horse, and Thoroughbred racing. The organization will develop breed-specific medication and safety rules, create uniform standards for testing and medication, and implement a robust enforcement mechanism for rule violations. The bill requires comprehensive safety protocols, including track surface standards, injury reporting, and veterinary oversight, and establishes a disciplinary process with potential sanctions ranging from monetary fines to lifetime bans for serious violations. The legislation aims to improve horse welfare, ensure fair competition, and enhance the integrity of horse racing by creating a standardized, science-based approach to medication control and racetrack safety across participating states, with the full implementation of the act scheduled to occur two years after its enactment or when at least two states join the interstate compact.
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Bill Summary: A BILL To protect the health and welfare of covered horses and improve the integrity and safety of horseracing by authorizing States to enter into an interstate compact to develop and enforce scientific medication control rules and racetrack safety rules that are uniform for each equine breed, and for other purposes.
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• Introduced: 05/15/2025
• Added: 05/23/2025
• Session: 119th Congress
• Sponsors: 4 : Clay Higgins (R)*, Don Davis (D), Tom Cole (R), Eugene Vindman (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 05/23/2025
• Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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OK bill #SB391 • Last Action 05/14/2025
Opioid overdose fatalities; dissolving Overdose Fatality Review Board; providing for Attorney General oversight. Effective date. Emergency.
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill dissolves the Opioid Overdose Fatality Review Board and transfers its responsibilities to the Attorney General's Office, effectively shifting the oversight of opioid overdose death investigations from the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services to the Attorney General. The Attorney General will now be responsible for coordinating efforts to address overdose deaths, conducting case reviews for opioid-related deaths of individuals 18 and older, collecting and analyzing data on opioid overdose deaths, developing databases, and improving policies to prevent fatal overdoses. The bill maintains the board's previous key functions, such as requesting and obtaining records from various agencies, maintaining confidentiality of information, conducting case reviews, and submitting annual reports to state leadership. The Attorney General is granted the flexibility to assign these duties to assistants or employees and can enter into agreements with other state, local, or private entities to carry out these responsibilities. The bill also repeals the section defining the board's membership and sets an effective date of July 1, 2025, with an emergency clause to ensure immediate implementation for public health and safety purposes.
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Bill Summary: An Act ENROLLED SENATE BILL NO. 391 By: Bergstrom of the Senate and Kendrix of the House An Act relating to public health and safety; amending 63 O.S. 2021, Sections 2-1001, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 91, O.S.L. 2023, and 2-1003 (63 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 2-1001), which relate to the Opioid Overdose Fatality Review Board; transferring Board duties to the Office of the Attorney General; conforming language; requiring furnishing of certain reports; providing for designation of certain duties to certain employees and contractors; repealing 63 O.S. 2021, Section 2-1002, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 324, O.S.L. 2024 (63 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 2-1002), which relates to membership of the Opioid Overdose Fatality Review Board; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency. SUBJECT: Opioid Overdose Fatality Review Board operations
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• Introduced: 01/06/2025
• Added: 01/07/2025
• Session: 2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 2 : Micheal Bergstrom (R)*, Gerrid Kendrix (R)*
• Versions: 8 • Votes: 6 • Actions: 24
• Last Amended: 05/07/2025
• Last Action: Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/14/2025
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MI bill #SB0179 • Last Action 05/13/2025
Appropriations: department of labor and economic opportunity; appropriations for fiscal year 2025-2026; provide for. Creates appropriation act.
Status: Crossed Over
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Bill Summary: A bill to make appropriations for the department of labor and economic opportunity for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.
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• Introduced: 03/18/2025
• Added: 05/14/2025
• Session: 103rd Legislature
• Sponsors: 1 : Mary Cavanagh (D)*
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 2 • Actions: 17
• Last Amended: 05/13/2025
• Last Action: Referred To Committee On Appropriations
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MI bill #SB0168 • Last Action 05/13/2025
Appropriations: community colleges; appropriations for fiscal year 2025-2026; provide for. Amends secs. 201 & 206 of 1979 PA 94 (MCL 388.1801 & 388.1806).
Status: Crossed Over
AI-generated Summary: This bill appropriates funds for Michigan community colleges for the fiscal year 2025-2026, with several key provisions. It increases the total state appropriation for community colleges from $462,220,800 to $506,504,600, with the majority of funds ($374,543,100) allocated for community college operations. The bill details specific funding amounts for each of Michigan's 28 community colleges, including both base operations funding and performance funding. Each college receives funding based on a complex formula that considers factors like student contact hours, performance improvements, completion rates, and local strategic value. The bill introduces new requirements for community colleges, including mandating collaboration with universities, promoting transfer pathways, and implementing specific best practices related to economic development, educational partnerships, and community services. Colleges must also report on various aspects of their operations, including tuition rates, diversity and inclusion programs, and campus safety. Additionally, the bill includes provisions for infrastructure and technology improvements, with $10,972,500 allocated specifically for these purposes. Colleges must meet certain conditions, such as limiting tuition increases and participating in the Michigan Transfer Network, to receive full funding. The bill represents a comprehensive approach to supporting and regulating Michigan's community college system for the upcoming fiscal year.
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Bill Summary: A bill to amend 1979 PA 94, entitled"The state school aid act of 1979,"by amending sections 201, 204, 206, 207a, 207b, 207c, 210, 210b, 210d, 216e, 217a, 217b, 217c, 222, 229a, and 230 (MCL 388.1801, 388.1804, 388.1806, 388.1807a, 388.1807b, 388.1807c, 388.1810, 388.1810b, 388.1810d, 388.1816e, 388.1817a, 388.1817b, 388.1817c, 388.1822, 388.1829a, and 388.1830), sections 201, 206, 207a, 207b, 207c, 217b, 222, 229a, and 230 as amended and sections 216e and 217c as added by 2024 PA 120, section 204 as amended by 2012 PA 201, section 210 as amended and section 210d as added by 2015 PA 85, section 210b as amended by 2021 PA 86, and section 217a as added by 2023 PA 103, and by adding sections 216c, 217d, 217e, and 217f; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.
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• Introduced: 03/18/2025
• Added: 05/14/2025
• Session: 103rd Legislature
• Sponsors: 1 : Sean McCann (D)*
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 2 • Actions: 17
• Last Amended: 05/13/2025
• Last Action: Referred To Committee On Appropriations
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MI bill #SB0175 • Last Action 05/13/2025
Appropriations: department of military and veterans affairs; appropriations for fiscal year 2025-2026; provide for. Creates appropriation act.
Status: Crossed Over
AI-generated Summary: This bill appropriates funds for the Michigan Department of Military and Veterans Affairs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, with a total gross appropriation of $291,580,100. The bill breaks down funding across several key areas, including military operations, veterans affairs agency administration, and veterans facilities. Notable provisions include maintaining the Michigan Youth ChalleNGe Academy for at-risk youth, providing tuition assistance for National Guard members, supporting veterans service grants, and allocating funds for veterans homes in locations like Chesterfield Township, Grand Rapids, and the Upper Peninsula. The bill also includes one-time appropriations for specific initiatives such as eliminating veteran homelessness, supporting Selfridge Air National Guard Base infrastructure improvements, and mitigating potential job losses due to federal funding reductions. Additionally, the bill requires various reporting requirements from the department, including detailed accounts of program activities, financial status, and efforts to support veterans across multiple domains such as healthcare, housing, education, and employment assistance.
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Bill Summary: A bill to make appropriations for the department of military and veterans affairs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.
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• Introduced: 03/18/2025
• Added: 05/14/2025
• Session: 103rd Legislature
• Sponsors: 1 : Kevin Hertel (D)*
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 2 • Actions: 17
• Last Amended: 05/13/2025
• Last Action: Referred To Committee On Appropriations
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AK bill #SB172 • Last Action 05/13/2025
Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact, a multi-state agreement designed to facilitate interstate practice for occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants. The compact aims to increase public access to occupational therapy services by allowing licensed professionals to practice in multiple member states without obtaining separate licenses, while maintaining each state's ability to regulate and protect public health. Key provisions include creating a data system to track licensure and disciplinary information, establishing a compact privilege that allows practitioners to work in remote states, and creating an Occupational Therapy Compact Commission to oversee implementation. Practitioners must meet specific requirements to obtain a compact privilege, such as holding an unencumbered license in their home state, completing a criminal background check, and maintaining good standing. The compact also provides special considerations for military personnel and their spouses, allows for joint investigations of practitioners across states, and includes mechanisms for addressing adverse actions or disciplinary issues. The compact will become effective once enacted by ten member states, and participating states can withdraw with a six-month notice, though they must continue to comply with investigative and reporting requirements during that period.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to occupational therapist licensure; relating to occupational therapy assistant licensure; and relating to an occupational therapist licensure compact.
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• Introduced: 04/14/2025
• Added: 04/15/2025
• Session: 34th Legislature
• Sponsors: 0 : Labor & Commerce
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 9
• Last Amended: 04/14/2025
• Last Action: REFERRED TO FINANCE
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MI bill #SB0167 • Last Action 05/13/2025
Appropriations: higher education; appropriations for fiscal year 2025-2026; provide for. Amends secs. 236 & 241 of 1979 PA 94 (MCL 388.1836 & 388.1841).
Status: Crossed Over
AI-generated Summary: This bill provides appropriations for higher education in Michigan for the fiscal year 2025-2026, making several key changes and allocations. The bill amends the State School Aid Act of 1979 and includes provisions for funding public universities, scholarships, and various educational programs. Here's a summary of the key provisions: The bill appropriates approximately $2.41 billion for higher education, with significant changes to funding and program requirements. It increases overall funding for public universities, with each institution receiving a different allocation. For example, Central Michigan University would receive $99,792,300, an increase from the previous year. The bill introduces a new Michigan Student Loan Refinance Program, allocating $15 million for student loan refinancing. It also expands the Michigan Achievement Scholarship program, increasing its funding to $345 million and modifying eligibility criteria. The bill includes several new requirements for universities, such as maintaining transparency websites, implementing transfer pathways, and adopting co-requisite models for developmental education. It restricts scholarship eligibility for students enrolled in theology programs or at institutions without inclusive non-discrimination policies. Universities must also report on any changes to diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. Additional provisions include funding for various educational initiatives like the Martin Luther King, Jr. - Cesar Chavez - Rosa Parks programs, which support student retention, transfer, and educator development. The bill also continues support for North American Indian tuition waivers and provides funding for specific programs like agricultural research and extension services. The legislation takes effect on October 1, 2025, and repeals several previous sections of the State School Aid Act, signaling a comprehensive update to higher education funding and support in Michigan.
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Bill Summary: A bill to amend 1979 PA 94, entitled"The state school aid act of 1979,"by amending sections 236, 236c, 236j, 239, 241, 241a, 241c, 241e, 244, 247, 248, 254, 263, 263b, 264, 268, 269, 270, 270c, 275k, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286, and 287 (MCL 388.1836, 388.1836c, 388.1836j, 388.1839, 388.1841, 388.1841a, 388.1841c, 388.1841e, 388.1844, 388.1847, 388.1848, 388.1854, 388.1863, 388.1863b, 388.1864, 388.1868, 388.1869, 388.1870, 388.1870c, 388.1875k, 388.1876, 388.1877, 388.1878, 388.1879, 388.1880, 388.1881, 388.1882, 388.1883, 388.1884, 388.1885, 388.1886, and 388.1887), sections 236, 236c, 236j, 241, 241a, 241c, 244, 248, 254, 263, 263b, 264, 268, 269, 270c, 275k, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, and 282 as amended and sections 241e, 247, 270, and 287 as added by 2024 PA 120, section 239 as amended by 2012 PA 201, section 283 as amended by 2023 PA 103, section 284 as amended by 2017 PA 108, and sections 285 and 286 as amended by 2021 PA 86, and by adding sections 236m, 236s, 241f, 241g, 275l, 275n, and 275o; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.
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• Introduced: 03/18/2025
• Added: 05/14/2025
• Session: 103rd Legislature
• Sponsors: 1 : Sean McCann (D)*
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 2 • Actions: 17
• Last Amended: 05/13/2025
• Last Action: Referred To Committee On Appropriations
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AK bill #HB173 • Last Action 05/13/2025
Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact
Status: Crossed Over
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact, a multi-state agreement designed to facilitate the interstate practice of occupational therapy by creating a streamlined licensure process. The compact allows occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants to practice in multiple member states using a single home state license, while maintaining each state's ability to regulate and protect public health and safety. Key provisions include creating a data system to track licensure and disciplinary information, establishing an interstate commission to oversee the compact, and defining the conditions under which a therapist can obtain a "compact privilege" to practice in a remote state. The compact aims to increase public access to occupational therapy services, support military spouses who frequently relocate, enhance the exchange of professional information between states, and facilitate telehealth practice. Therapists must meet specific requirements to use the compact privilege, such as holding an unencumbered home state license, completing a background check, and complying with each state's specific regulations. The compact will become effective once ten states have enacted it, and member states can withdraw with a six-month notice, though they must continue to comply with investigative and reporting requirements during that period.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to occupational therapist licensure; relating to occupational therapy assistant licensure; and relating to an occupational therapist licensure compact.
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• Introduced: 04/07/2025
• Added: 04/08/2025
• Session: 34th Legislature
• Sponsors: 15 : Nellie Jimmie (D)*, Mike Prax (R), Louise Stutes (R), David Nelson (R), Rebecca Schwanke (R), Jeremy Bynum (R), Rebecca Himschoot (NP), Genevieve Mina (D), Andy Josephson (D), Robyn Frier (D), Andi Story (D), DeLena Johnson (R), Alyse Galvin (NP), Andrew Gray (D), Calvin Schrage (NP)
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 1 • Actions: 26
• Last Amended: 05/07/2025
• Last Action: REFERRED TO FINANCE
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MI bill #SB0165 • Last Action 05/13/2025
Appropriations: department of education; appropriations for fiscal year 2025-2026; provide for. Creates appropriation act.
Status: Crossed Over
AI-generated Summary: This bill appropriates funds for the Michigan Department of Education for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, totaling $166,422,700. The appropriation includes funding from various sources: $83,575,100 in federal revenues, $5,884,200 in local revenues, $2,547,500 in private revenues, $2,193,800 in other state restricted revenues, and $72,222,100 from the state general fund. The bill allocates money across multiple departmental areas including the State Board of Education, Departmental Administration and Support, Information Technology, Special Education Services, Michigan Schools for the Deaf and Blind, Educator Excellence, Systems and Evaluation, Strategic Planning, Administrative Law Services, Accountability Services, School Support Services, Educational Supports, Career and Technical Education, and the Library of Michigan. The bill includes specific provisions for various initiatives such as school board member training, media literacy, Indigenous tribal history curriculum, educator recruitment, and library services. It also establishes reporting requirements, guidelines for expenditure of funds, and mandates for supporting various educational programs and services. The bill ensures funds are used efficiently, with preferences for Michigan businesses and specific protections for marginalized communities, and requires transparency through various reporting mechanisms.
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Bill Summary: A bill to make appropriations for the department of education for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.
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• Introduced: 03/18/2025
• Added: 05/14/2025
• Session: 103rd Legislature
• Sponsors: 1 : Rosemary Bayer (D)*
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 2 • Actions: 17
• Last Amended: 05/13/2025
• Last Action: Referred To Committee On Appropriations
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MN bill #SF2669 • Last Action 05/13/2025
Omnibus Health and Human Services policy and appropriations
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill: Establishes a comprehensive set of changes across multiple health care and human services domains, including updates to healthcare facilities, licensing boards, pharmacy benefits, telehealth services, and funding mechanisms. The bill covers a wide range of provisions, such as creating a new Minnesota Health and Education Facilities Authority, modifying telehealth service definitions, establishing a state pharmacy benefit manager, creating a hospital assessment program, and introducing new regulations for healthcare providers like certified midwives and occupational therapists. Key changes include expanding telehealth service definitions, implementing new pharmacy benefit management requirements, establishing hospital assessment fees to support directed payment programs, creating new licensing requirements for healthcare professionals, and modifying reimbursement rates for various healthcare services. The bill also includes numerous technical amendments, fee adjustments, and administrative updates across multiple state agencies and healthcare-related statutes, with many provisions designed to improve healthcare access, transparency, and cost management. Many sections have specific effective dates, often contingent on federal approval, and some provisions are set to take effect in stages between 2025 and 2028.
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Bill Summary: A bill for an act relating to state government; establishing budget provisions for the Departments of Human Services, Health, and Children, Youth, and Families; modifying provisions relating to health, health licensing boards, health and education facilities, pharmacy benefits, health care finance, behavioral health, children's mental health terminology, assertive community treatment and intensive residential treatment services, background studies, Department of Human Services program integrity, human services licensing, economic supports, child protection and welfare, early care and learning, and children and families licensing; making conforming changes for the statutory establishment of the Department of Children, Youth, and Families; making forecast adjustments; requiring reports; establishing criminal penalties; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 3.732, subdivision 1; 3.922, subdivision 1; 10A.01, subdivision 35; 13.41, subdivision 1; 13.46, subdivisions 3, 4, 9, 10; 13.598, subdivision 10; 14.03, subdivision 3; 62A.673, subdivision 2; 62D.21; 62D.211; 62E.23, subdivision 1; 62J.461, subdivisions 3, 4, 5; 62J.51, subdivision 19a; 62J.581; 62J.84, subdivisions 2, 3, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15; 62K.10, subdivisions 2, 5, 6; 62M.17, subdivision 2; 62Q.522, subdivision 1; 62Q.527, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 62U.04, by adding a subdivision; 103I.005, subdivision 17b; 103I.101, subdivisions 2, 5, 6, by adding a subdivision; 103I.208, subdivisions 1, 1a, 2; 103I.235, subdivision 1; 103I.525, subdivisions 2, 6, 8; 103I.531, subdivisions 2, 6, 8; 103I.535, subdivisions 2, 6, 8; 103I.541, subdivisions 2b, 2c, 4; 103I.545, subdivisions 1, 2; 103I.601, subdivisions 2, 4; 116L.881; 121A.61, subdivision 3; 125A.15; 125A.744, subdivision 2; 127A.11; 127A.70, subdivision 2; 128C.02, subdivision 5; 136A.25; 136A.26; 136A.27; 136A.28; 136A.29, subdivisions 1, 3, 6, 9, 10, 14, 19, 20, 21, 22, by adding a subdivision; 136A.32, subdivisions 1, 4, by adding a subdivision; 136A.33; 136A.34, subdivisions 3, 4; 136A.36; 136A.38; 136A.41; 136A.42; 136F.67, subdivision 1; 138.912, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 6; 142A.03, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 142A.607, subdivision 14; 142A.609, subdivision 21; 142A.76, subdivisions 2, 3; 142B.01, subdivision 15; 142B.05, subdivision 3; 142B.10, subdivision 14; 142B.16, subdivision 2; 142B.171, subdivision 2; 142B.30, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 142B.41, subdivision 9, by adding a subdivision; 142B.47; 142B.51, subdivision 2; 142B.65, subdivisions 8, 9; 142B.66, subdivision 3; 142B.70, subdivisions 7, 8; 142B.80; 142C.06, by adding a subdivision; 142C.11, subdivision 8; 142C.12, subdivisions 1, 6; 142D.31, subdivision 2; 142E.03, subdivision 3; 142E.11, subdivisions 1, 2; 142E.13, subdivision 2; 142E.15, subdivision 1; 142E.16, subdivisions 3, 7; 142E.51, subdivisions 5, 6; 142G.02, subdivision 56; 142G.27, subdivision 4; 142G.42, 1 SF2669 REVISOR DTT S2669-3 3rd Engrossment subdivision 3; 144.061; 144.0758, subdivision 3; 144.1205, subdivisions 2, 4, 8, 9, 10; 144.121, subdivisions 1a, 2, 5, by adding subdivisions; 144.1215, by adding a subdivision; 144.1222, subdivision 1a; 144.125, subdivisions 1, 2; 144.225, subdivision 2a; 144.3831, subdivision 1; 144.50, by adding a subdivision; 144.55, subdivision 1a; 144.554; 144.555, subdivisions 1a, 1b; 144.562, subdivisions 2, 3; 144.563; 144.608, subdivision 2; 144.651, subdivision 2; 144.966, subdivision 2; 144.99, subdivision 1; 144A.43, subdivision 15; 144E.123, subdivision 3; 144E.35; 144G.08, subdivision 45; 144G.45, subdivision 6; 145.8811; 145.895; 145.901, subdivisions 1, 2, 4; 145.9255, subdivision 1; 145.9265; 145.987, subdivisions 1, 2; 147.01, subdivision 7; 147.037, by adding a subdivision; 147A.02; 147D.03, subdivision 1; 148.108, subdivision 1, by adding subdivisions; 148.191, subdivision 2; 148.241; 148.512, subdivision 17a; 148.5192, subdivision 3; 148.5194, subdivision 3b; 148.56, subdivision 1; 148.6401; 148.6402, subdivisions 1, 7, 8, 13, 14, 16, 16a, 19, 20, 23, 25, by adding subdivisions; 148.6403; 148.6404; 148.6405; 148.6408, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 148.6410, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 148.6412, subdivisions 2, 3; 148.6415; 148.6418; 148.6420, subdivision 1; 148.6423, subdivisions 1, 2, by adding a subdivision; 148.6425, subdivision 2, by adding subdivisions; 148.6428; 148.6432, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, by adding a subdivision; 148.6435; 148.6438; 148.6443, subdivisions 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8; 148.6445, by adding subdivisions; 148.6448, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 6; 148.6449, subdivisions 1, 2, 7; 148B.53, subdivision 3; 148E.180, subdivisions 1, 5, 7, by adding subdivisions; 148F.11, subdivision 1; 149A.02, by adding a subdivision; 150A.105, by adding a subdivision; 151.01, subdivisions 15, 23; 151.065, subdivisions 1, 3, 6; 151.101; 151.555, subdivisions 6, 10; 151.741, subdivision 5; 152.12, subdivision 1; 153B.85, subdivisions 1, 3; 156.015, by adding subdivisions; 157.16, subdivisions 2, 2a, 3, 3a, by adding a subdivision; 174.285, subdivision 4; 214.104; 216C.266, subdivisions 2, 3; 241.021, subdivision 2; 242.09; 242.21; 242.32, subdivision 1; 245.095, subdivision 5, by adding a subdivision; 245.0962, subdivision 1; 245.462, subdivisions 4, 20; 245.4661, subdivisions 2, 6, 7, 9; 245.4662, subdivision 1; 245.467, subdivision 4; 245.4682, subdivision 3; 245.469; 245.4711, subdivisions 1, 4; 245.4712, subdivisions 1, 3; 245.4835, subdivision 2; 245.4863; 245.487, subdivision 2; 245.4871, subdivisions 3, 4, 5, 6, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 22, 28, 29, 31, 32, 34, by adding a subdivision; 245.4873, subdivision 2; 245.4874, subdivision 1; 245.4875, subdivision 5; 245.4876, subdivisions 4, 5; 245.4877; 245.488, subdivisions 1, 3; 245.4881, subdivisions 1, 3, 4; 245.4882, subdivisions 1, 5; 245.4884; 245.4885, subdivision 1; 245.4889, subdivision 1; 245.4901, subdivision 3; 245.4905; 245.4906, subdivision 2; 245.4907, subdivisions 2, 3; 245.491, subdivision 2; 245.492, subdivision 3; 245.50, subdivision 3, by adding a subdivision; 245.697, subdivisions 1, 2a; 245.814, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4; 245.826; 245.91, subdivisions 2, 4; 245.92; 245.94, subdivision 1; 245.975, subdivision 1; 245A.03, subdivision 2; 245A.04, subdivisions 1, 7; 245A.05; 245A.07, subdivision 2; 245A.16, subdivision 1; 245A.18, subdivision 1; 245A.242, subdivision 2; 245A.26, subdivisions 1, 2; 245C.02, subdivisions 7, 12, 13, by adding a subdivision; 245C.031, subdivision 9; 245C.033, subdivision 2; 245C.05, subdivision 7, by adding a subdivision; 245C.07; 245C.08, subdivision 3; 245C.13, subdivision 2; 245C.14, by adding a subdivision; 245C.15, subdivision 4a, by adding a subdivision; 245C.22, subdivision 5; 245D.02, subdivision 4a; 245I.05, subdivisions 3, 5; 245I.06, subdivision 3; 245I.11, subdivision 5; 245I.12, subdivision 5; 245I.23, subdivision 7; 246C.12, subdivision 4; 252.27, subdivision 1; 254B.04, subdivision 1a; 254B.05, subdivision 1a; 254B.06, by adding a subdivision; 256.01, by adding a subdivision; 256.478, subdivision 2; 256.88; 256.89; 256.90; 256.91; 256.92; 256.9657, by adding a subdivision; 256.969, subdivision 2b; 256.98, subdivision 1; 256.983, subdivision 4; 256B.02, subdivision 11; 256B.0371, subdivision 3; 256B.04, subdivision 21; 256B.051, subdivision 3; 256B.055, subdivision 12; 256B.0615, subdivisions 1, 3; 256B.0616, subdivisions 1, 4, 5; 256B.0622, subdivisions 1, 3a, 7a, 8, 11, 12; 256B.0625, subdivisions 2, 3b, 13, 13c, 13d, 13e, 17a, 20, 25c, 30, 54, by adding subdivisions; 256B.064, subdivision 1a; 256B.0659, 2 SF2669 REVISOR DTT S2669-3 3rd Engrossment subdivision 21; 256B.0757, subdivisions 2, 5, by adding a subdivision; 256B.0943, subdivisions 1, 3, 9, 12, 13; 256B.0945, subdivision 1; 256B.0946, subdivision 6; 256B.0947, subdivision 3a; 256B.12; 256B.1973, by adding a subdivision; 256B.69, subdivisions 6d, 23, by adding a subdivision; 256B.692, subdivision 2; 256B.76, subdivisions 1, 6, by adding a subdivision; 256B.761; 256B.766; 256B.77, subdivision 7a; 256B.82; 256B.85, subdivision 12; 256D.44, subdivision 5; 256G.01, subdivisions 1, 3; 256G.03, subdivision 2; 256G.04, subdivision 2; 256G.09, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5; 256G.10; 256G.11; 256G.12, subdivision 1; 256L.03, subdivision 5; 256R.01, by adding a subdivision; 260.65; 260.66, subdivision 1; 260.691, subdivision 1; 260.692; 260.762, subdivision 2a; 260.810, subdivisions 1, 2; 260.821, subdivision 2; 260B.157, subdivision 3; 260B.171, subdivision 4; 260C.001, subdivision 2; 260C.007, subdivisions 16, 19, 26d, 27b; 260C.150, subdivision 3; 260C.157, subdivision 3; 260C.201, subdivisions 1, 2; 260C.202, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 260C.204; 260C.221, subdivision 2; 260C.223, subdivisions 1, 2; 260C.301, subdivision 4; 260C.452, subdivision 4; 260D.01; 260D.02, subdivisions 5, 9; 260D.03, subdivision 1; 260D.04; 260D.06, subdivision 2; 260D.07; 260E.03, subdivisions 6, 15; 260E.09; 260E.11, subdivisions 1, 3; 260E.20, subdivision 1; 260E.24, subdivisions 1, 2; 260E.30, subdivision 4; 260E.33, subdivision 6; 261.232; 270B.14, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 295.50, subdivisions 3, 9b; 295.52, subdivisions 1, 1a, 2, 3, 4; 299C.76, subdivision 1; 299F.011, subdivision 4a; 326.72, subdivision 1; 326.75, subdivisions 3, 3a; 327.15, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, by adding a subdivision; 354B.20, subdivision 7; 402A.10, subdivisions 1a, 2, 4c; 402A.12; 402A.16, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4; 402A.18, subdivisions 2, 3, by adding a subdivision; 402A.35, subdivisions 1, 4, 5; 462A.2095, subdivision 6; 466.131; 518.165, subdivision 5; 524.5-106; 524.5-118, subdivision 2; 595.02, subdivision 2; 626.5533; Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 7, article 2, section 81; Laws 2023, chapter 70, article 7, section 34; article 20, section 2, subdivision 30; Laws 2024, chapter 127, article 67, sections 4; 6; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 62J; 62Q; 62V; 142B; 142F; 144; 144E; 145; 148; 153; 245; 256B; 260E; 295; 306; 307; 609; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 148G; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 62E.21; 62E.22; 62E.23; 62E.24; 62E.25; 62J.824; 62K.10, subdivision 3; 103I.550; 136A.29, subdivision 4; 138.912, subdivision 7; 142A.15; 142E.50, subdivisions 2, 12; 148.108, subdivisions 2, 3, 4; 148.6402, subdivision 22a; 148.6420, subdivisions 2, 3, 4; 148.6423, subdivisions 4, 5, 7, 8, 9; 148.6425, subdivision 3; 148.6430; 148.6445, subdivisions 5, 6, 8; 156.015, subdivision 1; 245A.02, subdivision 6d; 245A.11, subdivision 8; 256B.0622, subdivision 4; 256B.0625, subdivision 38; 256G.02, subdivisions 3, 5; 261.003; Minnesota Rules, parts 2500.1150; 2500.2030; 4695.2900; 6800.5100, subpart 5; 6800.5400, subparts 5, 6; 6900.0250, subparts 1, 2; 9100.0400, subparts 1, 3; 9100.0500; 9100.0600.
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• Introduced: 03/14/2025
• Added: 03/15/2025
• Session: 94th Legislature 2025-2026
• Sponsors: 2 : Melissa Wiklund (D)*, Alice Mann (D)
• Versions: 4 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 12
• Last Amended: 04/30/2025
• Last Action: Rule 45-amend, subst. General Orders HF2435, SF indefinitely postponed
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MI bill #SB0174 • Last Action 05/13/2025
Appropriations: transportation department; appropriations for fiscal year 2025-2026; provide for. Creates appropriation act.
Status: Crossed Over
AI-generated Summary: This bill appropriates funds for the Michigan Department of Transportation for fiscal year 2025-2026, totaling approximately $6.9 billion. The bill covers various transportation-related expenditures, including highway maintenance, road and bridge programs, public transportation services, aeronautics, and several one-time initiatives. Key appropriations include $743.8 million for cities and villages, $1.33 billion for county road commissions, $241.8 million for local bus operating expenses, and $50 million for local infrastructure projects. The bill also includes unique provisions such as a road usage charge study, grants for businesses and municipalities impacted by transportation projects, and funding for wrong-way driver deterrence technology. The funds come from multiple sources, including federal aid, the Michigan transportation fund, state trunkline fund, and other specialized transportation-related funds. The bill includes detailed reporting requirements, guidelines for fund usage, and provisions to protect local infrastructure and support economic development across Michigan's transportation sector.
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Bill Summary: A bill to make appropriations for the state transportation department for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.
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• Introduced: 03/18/2025
• Added: 05/13/2025
• Session: 103rd Legislature
• Sponsors: 1 : Veronica Klinefelt (D)*
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 2 • Actions: 17
• Last Amended: 05/13/2025
• Last Action: Referred To Committee On Appropriations
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WI bill #SB71 • Last Action 05/12/2025
Ratification of the Dietitian Licensure Compact. (FE)
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill ratifies the Dietitian Licensure Compact, which is an interstate agreement designed to facilitate the practice of dietetics across multiple states. The bill creates a framework for dietitians to obtain a "compact privilege" that allows them to practice in other member states without obtaining multiple individual state licenses. Key provisions include establishing a Dietitian Licensure Compact Commission to oversee the compact, creating a coordinated data system to track licensure and disciplinary information, and defining the requirements for dietitians to obtain and maintain a compact privilege. To qualify, dietitians must hold an unencumbered license in their home state, meet specific educational and credentialing requirements, and comply with the laws of the state where they are practicing. The compact aims to increase public access to dietetic services, reduce administrative burdens, and enhance interstate cooperation in regulating professional practice. The compact will become effective once seven states have enacted it, and member states can participate by meeting specific criteria and following the compact's established rules and procedures.
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Bill Summary: This bill ratifies and enters Wisconsin into the Dietitian Licensure Compact, which provides for the ability of a dietitian to become eligible to practice in other compact states. Significant provisions of the compact include the following: LRB-1917/1 MED:cdc 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 71 1. The creation of a Dietitian Licensure Compact Commission, which includes the primary administrators of the licensure authorities of each member state. The commission has various powers and duties granted in the compact, including establishing bylaws, promulgating rules for the compact, appointing officers and hiring employees, and establishing and electing an executive committee. The commission may levy on and collect an annual assessment from each member state or impose fees on licensees to whom it grants a compact privilege to cover the cost of the operations and activities of the commission and its staff. 2. The ability for a dietitian to obtain a Xcompact privilege,Y which allows a dietitian to practice dietetics in another compact state (remote state) if the dietitian satisfies certain criteria. The compact specifies a number of requirements in order for a dietitian to exercise a compact privilege, including holding an unencumbered dietitian license in a home state and paying any fees and meeting any jurisprudence requirements that may be imposed by a remote state. A dietitian practicing in a remote state under a compact privilege must adhere to the laws and regulations of that state. A remote state may, in accordance with that state[s laws, take adverse action against a licensee[s compact privilege within that state. If a dietitian[s license is encumbered, the dietitian loses the compact privilege in all remote states until certain criteria are satisfied. If a dietitian[s compact privilege in any remote state is removed, the dietitian may lose the compact privilege in all other remote states until certain criteria are satisfied. 3. The ability of member states to issue subpoenas that are enforceable in other states. 4. The creation of a coordinated data system containing licensure and disciplinary action information on dietitians. The compact requires member states to report adverse actions against licensees and to monitor the data system to determine whether adverse actions have been taken against licensees. A member state must submit a uniform data set to the data system on all individuals to whom the compact is applicable as required by the rules of the commission. 5. Provisions regarding resolutions of disputes between member states and between member and nonmember states, including a process for termination of a state[s membership in the compact if the state defaults on its obligations under the compact. The compact becomes effective in this state upon its enactment in seven states. The compact provides that it may be amended upon enactment of an amendment by all member states. A state may withdraw from the compact by repealing the statute authorizing the compact, but the compact provides that a withdrawal does not take effect until 180 days after the effective date of that repeal. For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
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• Introduced: 02/26/2025
• Added: 02/27/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 25 : Patrick Testin (R)*, Tim Carpenter (D)*, Dan Feyen (R)*, Jodi Habush Sinykin (D)*, Dianne Hesselbein (D)*, Jesse James (R)*, Howard Marklein (R)*, Mark Spreitzer (D)*, Melissa Ratcliff (D)*, Robert Brooks (R), Mike Bare (D), Calvin Callahan (R), Barbara Dittrich (R), Cindi Duchow (R), Rick Gundrum (R), Brent Jacobson (R), Alex Joers (D), Dan Knodl (R), Scott Krug (R), Jerry O'Connor (R), John Spiros (R), Lisa Subeck (D), Paul Tittl (R), Randy Udell (D), Robyn Vining (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 13
• Last Amended: 02/26/2025
• Last Action: Fiscal estimate received
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PA bill #HB41 • Last Action 05/12/2025
In interscholastic athletics accountability, providing for playoffs and championships.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Public School Code to establish a detailed process for the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) to potentially create separate playoffs and championships for boundary schools (traditional public schools) and nonboundary schools (charter, parochial, and private schools). The bill requires the PIAA's Executive Board and the Pennsylvania Athletic Oversight Committee to conduct public meetings in each district to gather testimony and comments about potentially separating athletic playoffs and championships. After these meetings, the board must hold an open public meeting to deliberate and decide whether to implement separate playoffs for all sports, certain sports, or maintain the current system. The board must discuss the potential fiscal impacts, consider public testimony, allow for public comments, and then deliberate in executive session before making a final decision. Within five days of the decision, the PIAA must provide a written explanation to the oversight committee. The bill defines key terms like "boundary school," "nonboundary school," and establishes specific procedural requirements for transparency, including compliance with open meetings laws. The legislation will take effect 30 days after passage, providing a structured approach to potentially addressing competitive disparities between different types of schools in interscholastic athletics.
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Bill Summary: Amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), entitled "An act relating to the public school system, including certain provisions applicable as well to private and parochial schools; amending, revising, consolidating and changing the laws relating thereto," in interscholastic athletics accountability, providing for playoffs and championships.
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• Introduced: 01/08/2025
• Added: 01/11/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 10 : Scott Conklin (D)*, Ben Sanchez (D), Carol Hill-Evans (D), Ryan Warner (R), Pat Harkins (D), Roni Green (D), Kyle Mullins (D), Dane Watro (R), Brad Roae (R), Steve Malagari (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 1 • Actions: 5
• Last Amended: 01/10/2025
• Last Action: Laid on the table
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OK bill #SB522 • Last Action 05/12/2025
Medical marijuana; promulgating certain Advisory Council to establish certain task force; requiring certain final report. Effective date.
Status: Vetoed
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies the existing law regarding the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority Executive Advisory Council by adding a new requirement for the council to establish a task force focused on researching and providing recommendations about purchase and possession limits for licensed medical marijuana patients. The task force will be required to consult with various professionals and stakeholders, including physicians, medical licensing boards, patients, veterans, and medical marijuana business owners. The task force must submit a final report of its findings and recommendations to the Authority by November 1, 2026. The bill maintains the existing structure of the Advisory Council, which consists of six members appointed by the Governor, Speaker of the House, and President Pro Tempore of the Senate, representing different perspectives including medical marijuana patients and business license holders. The council will continue to meet at least four times per year and prepare an annual report to key state officials. The bill will become effective on November 1, 2025, and ensures that the task force's work will help inform future policy decisions related to medical marijuana in Oklahoma.
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Bill Summary: An Act ENROLLED SENATE BILL NO. 522 By: Coleman of the Senate and Marti of the House An Act relating to medical marijuana; amending Section 1, Chapter 321, O.S.L. 2024 (63 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 427.29), which relates to the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority Executive Advisory Council; directing Advisory Council to establish certain task force; requiring certain final report; and providing an effective date. SUBJECT: Medical marijuana advisory council
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• Introduced: 01/13/2025
• Added: 01/13/2025
• Session: 2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 2 : Bill Coleman (R)*, T.J. Marti (R)*
• Versions: 7 • Votes: 7 • Actions: 26
• Last Amended: 05/06/2025
• Last Action: Vetoed 05/09/2025
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WA bill #HB1418 • Last Action 05/12/2025
Adding two voting members that are transit users to the governing body of public transportation benefit areas.
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies the composition of governing bodies for public transportation benefit areas by adding two new voting members who are transit users. Specifically, the bill allows for two additional voting members to be appointed to the governing body of a public transportation benefit area, with one member primarily relying on public transportation and the other representing a community-based organization and occasionally using public transit. These transit-using members cannot be employees of the transit agency and are subject to specific requirements, including being appointed by the elected official voting members. The bill stipulates that for single-county areas, the governing body can now have up to 11 voting members (increased from 9), and for multicounty areas, up to 17 voting members (increased from 15). To support these new members' participation, the bill requires that governing body meetings be held at times and locations accessible by transit, and that the transit-using members receive comprehensive training on open meetings, public records, and ethics laws. The provision does not apply to transportation benefit areas that already have retained citizen positions on their governing body. The bill will take effect on January 1, 2026, aiming to increase direct transit user representation in transportation governance.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT Relating to adding two voting members that are transit 2 users to the governing body of public transportation benefit areas; 3 amending RCW 36.57A.050; and providing an effective date. 4
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• Introduced: 01/17/2025
• Added: 01/18/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 10 : Joe Timmons (D)*, Alex Ramel (D), Davina Duerr (D), Tarra Simmons (D), Lisa Parshley (D), Julia Reed (D), Beth Doglio (D), Gerry Pollet (D), Natasha Hill (D), Brandy Donaghy (D)
• Versions: 4 • Votes: 5 • Actions: 35
• Last Amended: 05/16/2025
• Last Action: Effective date 1/1/2026.
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OK bill #SB752 • Last Action 05/12/2025
County purchasing; authorizing county purchasing agents to establish online bidding process with certain vendors. Effective date. Emergency.
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies Oklahoma state law to expand the authority of county purchasing agents in managing procurement processes. Specifically, the bill allows county purchasing agents to establish an online bidding process with vendors, removing the previous requirement that these vendors be authorized by the Office of Management and Enterprise Services. The new provisions enable county commissioners to conduct online bidding with additional flexibility, including requiring potential bidders to register before the bid opening, agreeing to specific terms and conditions, and potentially prequalifying bidders. The bill maintains existing requirements for bid notices, such as designating opening and closing dates, and mandates that online bids be opened in an open meeting of county commissioners alongside other sealed bids. The changes aim to modernize county purchasing procedures by embracing electronic commerce and providing more flexible procurement methods. The bill will become effective on July 1, 2025, and contains an emergency clause, which means it can be implemented immediately upon passage and approval.
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Bill Summary: An Act ENROLLED SENATE BILL NO. 752 By: Stewart of the Senate and Boles of the House An Act relating to county purchasing; amending 19 O.S. 2021, Section 1500.1, which relates to the authority of county purchasing agents; authorizing county purchasing agents to establish online bidding process with certain vendors; updating statutory language; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency. SUBJECT: County purchasing
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• Introduced: 01/15/2025
• Added: 01/16/2025
• Session: 2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 2 : Jack Stewart (R)*, Brad Boles (R)*
• Versions: 8 • Votes: 7 • Actions: 26
• Last Amended: 05/05/2025
• Last Action: Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/12/2025
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OK bill #SB987 • Last Action 05/12/2025
Oklahoma Department of Commerce; creating the Oklahoma Department of Commerce Board; providing for qualifications for Board members. Effective date.
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill creates the Oklahoma Department of Commerce Board, a nine-member advisory oversight board that will fundamentally change how the Oklahoma Department of Commerce is managed. The board will consist of members appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Governor, with the Secretary of Commerce serving as chair. Board members must have at least five years of private sector experience and expertise in areas like economic development, finance, technology, or specific industries. Members will serve staggered three-year terms, with the initial appointments having shorter terms. The board will have significant responsibilities, including approving the department's strategic plan and budget, advising on the appointment of the Chief Executive Officer, and reviewing economic projects. The bill shifts the appointment of the Chief Executive Officer from the Governor to this new board and requires the board to follow open meeting and records laws. Board members will not receive a salary but can receive travel reimbursements and are allowed to serve on other state boards. The board can also create working groups, solicit funds from various sources, and must provide an annual report to the Governor and Legislature. The changes will take effect on January 1, 2026, marking a significant restructuring of Oklahoma's economic development governance.
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Bill Summary: An Act ENROLLED SENATE BILL NO. 987 By: Thompson of the Senate and Osburn and Blancett of the House An Act relating to the Oklahoma Department of Commerce; amending 74 O.S. 2021, Section 5003.4, as amended by Section 3, Chapter 377, O.S.L. 2024 (74 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 5003.4), which relates to definitions; defining terms; amending 74 O.S. 2021, Section 5003.5, as last amended by Section 4, Chapter 377, O.S.L. 2024 (74 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 5003.5), which relates to the Chief Executive Officer of the Oklahoma Department of Commerce; modifying appointment procedures; amending 74 O.S. 2021, Section 5003.7, as amended by Section 5, Chapter 377, O.S.L. 2024 (74 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 5003.7), which relates to the five-year economic development plan; designating who approves strategic plan; updating statutory reference; creating the Oklahoma Department of Commerce Board; providing for membership; stating quorum; providing for qualifications for Board members; stating appointment terms; establishing Board procedures for election of chair and vice chair and presiding of meetings; allowing for certain reimbursement; permitting members to serve on other boards and commissions; subjecting Board to the provisions of the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act and Oklahoma Open Records Act; providing for use of executive sessions by Board; stating other duties of the Board; providing for codification; and providing an effective date. SUBJECT: Oklahoma Department of Commerce
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• Introduced: 01/16/2025
• Added: 01/17/2025
• Session: 2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 3 : Kristen Thompson (R)*, Mike Osburn (R)*, Meloyde Blancett (D)
• Versions: 8 • Votes: 7 • Actions: 28
• Last Amended: 05/06/2025
• Last Action: Approved by Governor 05/09/2025
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OK bill #SB929 • Last Action 05/12/2025
Practice of osteopathic medicine; amending various provisions of the Oklahoma Osteopathic Medicine Act. Emergency.
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Oklahoma Osteopathic Medicine Act to update various provisions related to the practice of osteopathic medicine, licensing, and regulation. Key changes include expanding and clarifying definitions of osteopathic medicine and osteopathic physicians, modifying the State Board of Osteopathic Examiners' composition and mission, and establishing new reporting requirements and disciplinary procedures. The bill creates new license types such as an osteopathic faculty license, adds more detailed requirements for license renewal, and mandates professional malpractice liability insurance for most practicing osteopathic physicians. The bill also broadens the Board's powers to investigate and take disciplinary action against physicians, including new grounds for potential license suspension or revocation, such as breaching the American Osteopathic Association Code of Ethics. Additionally, the legislation requires physicians to report various professional actions and investigations, creates a system for license reinstatement after disciplinary action, and grants the Board quasi-judicial powers to enforce disciplinary actions. The bill aims to enhance public safety, maintain professional standards, and provide more comprehensive oversight of osteopathic medical practice in Oklahoma.
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Bill Summary: An Act ENROLLED SENATE BILL NO. 929 By: Haste of the Senate and Newton of the House An Act relating to the practice of osteopathic medicine; amending 59 O.S. 2021, Section 621, which relates to definitions; adding and modifying definitions; amending 59 O.S. 2021, Section 622, which relates to osteopathic physician license; modifying certain license requirements and procedures; prohibiting certain representation as board-certified specialist; amending 59 O.S. 2021, Section 624, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 190, O.S.L. 2024 (59 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 624), which relates to the State Board of Osteopathic Examiners; modifying membership of the Board; specifying mission of the Board; deleting certain Board requirement; providing for quorum; amending 59 O.S. 2021, Section 625, which relates to oath of members; removing certain oath and membership requirements; amending 59 O.S. 2021, Section 626, which relates to organization of the Board; modifying title and duties of certain position; modifying provisions relating to hiring and compensation; providing for Board subpoena; amending 59 O.S. 2021, Section 627, which relates to record of proceedings; modifying and removing requirements related to publicly available records; requiring certain notice by physician; establishing powers and duties of the Board; amending 59 O.S. 2021, Section 632, which relates to examination; modifying and removing certain examination requirements; authorizing criminal history record checks for certain purpose; providing record check procedures; limiting applicability of certain provisions and disclosure of certain information; amending 59 O.S. 2021, Section 633, as amended by Section 5, Chapter 262, O.S.L. 2022 (59 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 633), which relates to licensure; modifying, adding, and removing special license types; providing for certain restrictions; amending 59 O.S. 2021, Section 634, which relates to reciprocal license; removing certain exception; making language gender neutral; amending 59 O.S. 2021, Section 635.1, which relates to special volunteer medical license; removing certain exception; amending 59 O.S. 2021, Section 635.3, which relates to resident training license; expanding term of license; creating osteopathic faculty license; stating minimum requirements; limiting effect and term of license; amending 59 O.S. 2021, Section 637, as amended by Section 5, Chapter 150, O.S.L. 2023 (59 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 637), which relates to disciplinary action; broadening certain powers of the Board; adding grounds for disciplinary action; stipulating certain requirements and procedures for assessment of penalties; specifying certain burdens of proof; limiting availability of license reinstatement; modifying certain rulemaking authority; providing for reconsideration of certain orders; authorizing certain appeals; granting quasi- judicial powers to the Board; authorizing certain penalties; amending 59 O.S. 2021, Section 641, which relates to license renewal; conforming language; authorizing certain rules; providing for late renewal; requiring certain attestation; providing for establishment of certain system and investigations; requiring certain malpractice liability insurance; providing exceptions; authorizing promulgation of certain rules; amending 59 O.S. 2021, Section 642, which relates to penalties; modifying conditions for license reinstatement; providing for certain appeals; imposing certain reporting duties on licensees and the Board; amending 59 O.S. 2021, Section 643, which relates to use of funds; broadening allowed uses; amending 59 O.S. 2021, Section 644, which relates to the State Board of Osteopathic Examiner’s Revolving Fund; conforming language; amending 59 O.S. 2021, Section 645, which relates to rules; authorizing and requiring promulgation of certain rules; updating ENR. S. B. NO. 929 statutory language and references; repealing 59 O.S. 2021, Section 631, which relates to definition; providing for codification; and declaring an emergency. SUBJECT: Osteopathic medicine
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• Introduced: 01/16/2025
• Added: 01/17/2025
• Session: 2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 2 : John Haste (R)*, Carl Newton (R)*
• Versions: 8 • Votes: 7 • Actions: 27
• Last Amended: 05/05/2025
• Last Action: Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/12/2025
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OK bill #SB875 • Last Action 05/12/2025
State Medicaid program; making contracted entities ineligible for capitated contracts for failure to meet certain minimum expense requirement. Effective date. Emergency.
Status: Vetoed
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies Oklahoma's Medicaid program by establishing new requirements and penalties for contracted healthcare entities, specifically focusing on primary care service spending. Under the new provisions, Medicaid contracted entities will be required to spend at least 11% of their total healthcare expenses on primary care services by the end of the fourth year of their initial contracting period. If a contracted entity fails to meet this requirement, they will face consequences such as paying liquidated damages to the Oklahoma Health Care Authority, with those proceeds specifically earmarked for primary care services. Furthermore, if an entity fails to allocate at least 8% of healthcare expenses to primary care, they will be ineligible for a capitated contract in the subsequent procurement cycle. The bill also expands the duties of the Medicaid Delivery System Quality Advisory Committee to include developing recommendations for how liquidated damages should be used. The changes aim to incentivize and ensure meaningful investment in primary care services within Oklahoma's Medicaid program, with the new requirements set to take effect on July 1, 2025.
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Bill Summary: An Act ENROLLED SENATE BILL NO. 875 By: Rosino of the Senate and Stinson, Deck, and Menz of the House An Act relating to the state Medicaid program; amending Section 4, Chapter 395, O.S.L. 2022, as amended by Section 3, Chapter 448, O.S.L. 2024 (56 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 4002.3b), which relates to capitated contracts; establishing certain penalties; amending 56 O.S. 2021, Section 4002.12, as last amended by Section 7, Chapter 448, O.S.L. 2024 (56 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 4002.12), which relates to minimum rates of reimbursement; defining terms; establishing certain penalties; specifying allowed use of certain proceeds; amending 56 O.S. 2021, Section 4002.13, as amended by Section 18, Chapter 395, O.S.L. 2022 (56 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 4002.13), which relates to the Medicaid Delivery System Quality Advisory Committee; modifying powers and duties of the Committee; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency. SUBJECT: Medicaid
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• Introduced: 01/16/2025
• Added: 03/27/2025
• Session: 2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 4 : Paul Rosino (R)*, Preston Stinson (R)*, Jared Deck (D), Annie Menz (D)
• Versions: 7 • Votes: 7 • Actions: 31
• Last Amended: 05/06/2025
• Last Action: Vetoed 05/09/2025
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OK bill #SB300 • Last Action 05/12/2025
Oklahoma Capital Investment Board; dissolving Board upon certain date; transferring certain contracts and management of certain investments to certain board. Effective date.
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill dissolves the Oklahoma Capital Investment Board and transfers its contracts, management of investments, and revolving fund to the Oklahoma Science and Technology Research and Development Board (part of the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology) effective November 1, 2025. The bill amends several sections of Oklahoma law to reflect this transition, updating references from the "Oklahoma Capital Investment Board" to the "Oklahoma Science and Technology Research and Development Board" throughout the existing statutes. The changes include modifying definitions related to the board, ensuring that existing contracts and guarantees remain valid, and transferring any remaining funds to the General Revenue Fund after all obligations are settled. The bill also makes various technical changes such as gender-neutral language and clarifying statutory references. Key provisions include maintaining the enforceability of existing agreements, allowing the new board to administer and operate the programs of the former board, and ensuring that any remaining monies will be paid to the state's General Revenue Fund after all expenses and obligations are met.
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Bill Summary: An Act ENROLLED SENATE BILL NO. 300 By: Kirt of the Senate and Townley of the House An Act relating to the Oklahoma Capital Investment Board; amending 74 O.S. 2021, Sections 5085.5, 5085.6, 5085.8, 5085.10, 5085.11, 5085.12, 5085.14, 5085.15, and 5085.16, which relate to the Oklahoma Capital Formation Act; modifying definition; modifying reference; dissolving Board upon certain date; transferring certain contracts and management of certain investments to the Oklahoma Science and Technology Research and Development Board; transferring certain revolving fund to the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology; making language gender neutral; updating statutory reference; updating statutory language; and providing an effective date. SUBJECT: Board dissolution and transfer of duties
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• Introduced: 12/31/2024
• Added: 12/31/2024
• Session: 2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 2 : Julia Kirt (D)*, Tammy Townley (R)*
• Versions: 9 • Votes: 7 • Actions: 28
• Last Amended: 05/05/2025
• Last Action: Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/12/2025
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MA bill #S49 • Last Action 05/12/2025
Relative to cybersecurity and artificial intelligence
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes comprehensive cybersecurity and artificial intelligence (AI) regulations for Massachusetts, focusing on several key areas. It creates a Cybersecurity Control Board to develop and enforce statewide cybersecurity standards for government and private entities, requiring annual cybersecurity training for all public employees within 30 days of hiring. The bill defines key terms like "cybersecurity incident" and "critical infrastructure" and establishes a Massachusetts Cyber Incident Response Team to manage and respond to cybersecurity threats. Additionally, the legislation creates a Massachusetts Innovation Fund to help state agencies modernize their information technology systems and introduces an Automated Decision Making Control Board to study and regulate the use of AI systems, with a focus on preventing bias and protecting individual rights. The bill also includes provisions on data protection, such as expanding the definition of personal information and requiring notification procedures for security breaches. Other notable elements include prohibiting weaponized robotic devices and establishing a Cybersecurity Regional Alliances and Multistakeholder Partnerships Pilot Program to address cybersecurity workforce gaps. The bill is designed to be an emergency measure to improve the state's cybersecurity preparedness and protect critical infrastructure and personal data.
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Bill Summary: For legislation to implement annual statewide public employee cybersecurity training. Advanced Information Technology, the Internet and Cybersecurity.
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• Introduced: 03/11/2025
• Added: 03/11/2025
• Session: 194th General Court
• Sponsors: 1 : Mike Moore (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 6
• Last Amended: 02/27/2025
• Last Action: Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
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MN bill #SF2077 • Last Action 05/09/2025
Omnibus Environment and Natural Resources appropriations
Status: Crossed Over
AI-generated Summary: This bill: establishes comprehensive appropriations and policy provisions for environment and natural resources in Minnesota for fiscal years 2026 and 2027, allocating approximately $396.6 million to the Department of Natural Resources and $157.6 million to the Pollution Control Agency. The bill includes funding for a wide range of programs and initiatives, such as invasive species management, wildlife conservation, park and trail maintenance, water quality protection, environmental education, and climate resilience efforts. Key provisions include increased watercraft surcharges, new regulations for abandoned watercraft, expanded outreach to diverse communities, support for foraging research through a new task force, and modifications to various environmental and natural resources permit and licensing processes. The bill also provides significant funding from the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund for specific research projects, conservation efforts, and environmental education programs, with a strong emphasis on scientific research, ecosystem preservation, and engaging underserved communities in environmental stewardship.
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Bill Summary: A bill for an act relating to state government; appropriating money for environment and natural resources; appropriating money from environment and natural resources trust fund; modifying prior appropriations; modifying fees and surcharges; modifying disposition of certain funds; modifying and establishing duties, authorities, and prohibitions regarding environment and natural resources; modifying and creating environment and natural resources programs; modifying and creating grant programs; providing civil and criminal penalties; authorizing rulemaking; modifying state trail, state forest, and state park provisions; authorizing sales, conveyances, and leases of certain state lands; modifying forestry provisions; modifying game and fish provisions; making technical changes; requiring reports; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 84.027, by adding a subdivision; 86B.415, subdivision 7; 97A.223, subdivision 1; 97A.421, by adding a subdivision; 97A.465, by adding a subdivision; 97A.475, subdivisions 2, 6; 103G.271, subdivision 6; 103G.301, subdivision 2; 115B.421; 116.07, by adding a subdivision; 116.073, subdivisions 1, 2; Laws 2023, chapter 60, article 1, sections 2, subdivisions 2, 7, 10; 3, subdivision 6; Laws 2024, chapter 83, section 2, subdivisions 3, 8; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 84; 86B; 325F.
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• Introduced: 02/28/2025
• Added: 03/01/2025
• Session: 94th Legislature 2025-2026
• Sponsors: 1 : Foung Hawj (D)*
• Versions: 3 • Votes: 2 • Actions: 31
• Last Amended: 04/28/2025
• Last Action: Hearing (13:30:00 5/9/2025 )
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IL bill #SB2475 • Last Action 05/09/2025
DHS-HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill makes several significant changes across multiple areas of Illinois state law, primarily focusing on human services, healthcare, and disability services. The bill creates a new Illinois Center for Rehabilitation and Education-Wood for individuals who are blind, visually impaired, or DeafBlind seeking competitive integrated employment. It expands the definition of "qualified examiner" in mental health law to include physician assistants and adds advanced practice psychiatric nurses to various mental health-related provisions. The bill modifies reporting requirements for death reports investigated by the Department of Human Services' Office of Inspector General, allowing such reports with no allegation of abuse or neglect to be released only to the Secretary and facility directors when a recommendation is made. Additionally, the bill removes references to mental health services from the Community-Integrated Living Arrangements Licensure and Certification Act, effectively narrowing its focus to developmental disabilities services. The bill also extends early intervention services to children who have been found eligible for early childhood special education services and have an individualized education program. Lastly, it repeals provisions related to the Autism Research Checkoff Fund. The bill takes effect immediately upon becoming law.
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Bill Summary: Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes: Further amends the Department of Human Services Act. Provides that unredacted investigative reports, as well as raw data, may be shared with the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, upon written request, when there is a substantiated finding against a person licensed by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation who is within the Office of the Inspector General's jurisdiction. Provides that if, during its investigation, the Office of the Inspector General found credible evidence of neglect by a person licensed by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation who is not within the Office's jurisdiction, the Office may provide an unfounded or unsubstantiated investigative report or death report, as well as raw data, with the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, upon written request. Removes a repealer provision concerning the creation of the Autism Research Checkoff Fund. Instead provides that, on July 1, 2025, or as soon thereafter as practical, the State Comptroller shall direct and the State Treasurer shall transfer the remaining balance from the Autism Research Checkoff Fund into the Autism Awareness Fund. Provides that upon completion of the transfers, the Autism Research Checkoff Fund is dissolved, and any future deposits due to that Fund and any outstanding obligations or liabilities of that Fund shall pass to the Autism Awareness Fund. Provides that the provision creating the Autism Research Checkoff Fund is repealed on January 1, 2026. Amends the Department of Early Childhood Act. Extends early intervention services to children who have been found eligible for early childhood special education services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and have an individualized education program. Effective immediately.
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• Introduced: 02/07/2025
• Added: 02/08/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 2 : Mattie Hunter (D)*, Karina Villa (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 26
• Last Amended: 02/07/2025
• Last Action: Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
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IL bill #HB2963 • Last Action 05/09/2025
METRO & REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTH
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the Illinois Road Usage Charge Act, which creates a pilot program to explore alternative funding methods for transportation infrastructure. The program will assess a user fee on vehicle owners based on miles traveled on public roadways, with the goal of potentially replacing the current motor fuel tax system. The Road Usage Charge Advisory Committee will guide the development of the pilot program, which must include at least 1,000 motor vehicles and analyze various data collection methods, privacy protections, and technological approaches. The bill also makes significant changes to the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act and the Regional Transportation Authority Act, including modifications to the governance structures of the Chicago Transit Board, Suburban Bus Board, and Commuter Rail Board. Key changes include: 1. Expanding the Chicago Transit Board from 7 to 8 members beginning February 1, 2026 2. Adjusting board membership to include representatives of organized labor, senior advocacy, and disability rights 3. Modifying voting requirements for various board actions 4. Establishing new requirements for fare collection systems, including creating a universal fare instrument 5. Implementing an income-based reduced fare program and fare-capping 6. Creating a Transit Ambassador Program to provide rider assistance and improve transit experience 7. Establishing new reporting and accountability measures for the Authority and Service Boards The bill requires the development of a comprehensive metropolitan region transit plan by July 1, 2027, which will evaluate existing governance, funding, and coordination processes. The changes are designed to improve public transportation services, increase transparency, and enhance rider experience across the metropolitan region. The bill takes effect on January 1, 2026.
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Bill Summary: Creates the Road Usage Charge Act. Establishes the Road Usage Charge Advisory Committee to guide the development and evaluation of the road usage charge pilot program and to assess the potential for mileage-based revenue as an alternative to the current system of taxing highway use through motor fuel taxes. Sets forth the membership and duties of the committee. Requires the Department of Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary of State and based on the recommendations of the Committee, to implement a statewide pilot program by January 1, 2026 to assess a user fee on owners of motor vehicles that is based on the number of miles traveled on public roadways in this State by those vehicles. Amends the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act. Provides that, on and after February 1, 2026, the Chicago Transit Board shall have 8 members (currently 7 members). Makes changes to the number of affirmative votes by Directors required to issue bonds. Amends the Regional Transportation Authority Act. Provides that the Annual Budget and 2-Year Financial Plan must show that the aggregate of all projected fare revenues from fares and charges for mass transportation provided by, or under grant or purchase of service contracts of, the Service Boards received in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 shall equal at least 25%, and in fiscal years 2028 and 2029 and every year thereafter at least 15%, of the aggregate cost of providing such public transportation in those fiscal years. Provides that, beginning July 1, 2026, the Regional Transportation Authority shall be the sole agency responsible for the management and oversight of the fare collection systems used on all public transportation provided by the Service Boards. Makes changes to the membership of the Suburban Bus Board and the Commuter Rail Board. Makes changes to the number of affirmative votes required by the Directors of the Authority to approve decisions regarding the strategic plan, coordination of fares and service, appointment of officers and employees, paratransit services, powers of the Commuter Rail Board, labor, budget, taxes, distribution of revenues, issuing and pledging bonds and notes, budget review powers, the annual capital improvement plan, and rate protection contracts. Makes other changes. Effective January 1, 2026.
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• Introduced: 02/06/2025
• Added: 02/06/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 3 : Marcus Evans (D)*, Marty Moylan (D), Hoan Huynh (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 17
• Last Amended: 02/06/2025
• Last Action: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh
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MN bill #HF1925 • Last Action 05/08/2025
Nurse Licensure Compact created, and money appropriated.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes Minnesota's participation in the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC), a multi-state agreement that allows nurses to practice across participating states with a single multistate license. The bill comprehensively defines the compact's provisions, including detailed requirements for obtaining and maintaining a multistate nursing license, such as graduating from an approved nursing program, passing the NCLEX exam, having an unencumbered license, passing a criminal background check, and maintaining a valid Social Security number. The compact creates an Interstate Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators to oversee implementation, with powers to establish rules, collect information, resolve disputes, and take enforcement actions. Nurses will be able to practice in any participating state under their home state's license, but must comply with the practice laws of the state where they are providing care. The bill also establishes a coordinated licensure information system to track nurse licensing and disciplinary actions across states, ensuring public safety and facilitating easier professional mobility for nurses. The compact will become effective on July 1, 2025, and requires at least 26 states to enact the legislation before it becomes binding. An appropriation is included to support the Board of Nursing's implementation of the compact.
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Bill Summary: A bill for an act relating to health occupations; creating a Nurse Licensure Compact; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 148.
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• Introduced: 03/05/2025
• Added: 03/06/2025
• Session: 94th Legislature 2025-2026
• Sponsors: 3 : Joe Schomacker (R)*, Bobbie Harder (R), James Gordon (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 03/04/2025
• Last Action: Author added Gordon
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OK bill #HB2261 • Last Action 05/08/2025
Professions and occupations; licensing; social workers; compact; procedures; commission; effective date.
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the Social Work Licensure Compact, a comprehensive interstate agreement designed to facilitate the practice of social workers across multiple states. The compact aims to increase public access to social work services, reduce duplicative licensing requirements, and support workforce mobility by creating a multistate license that allows qualified social workers to practice in participating states. The bill defines three categories of multistate licenses (bachelor's, master's, and clinical) with specific eligibility requirements for each, including educational qualifications, examination standards, and supervised practice hours. A newly created Social Work Licensure Compact Commission will oversee the implementation, manage a centralized data system, and establish rules for interstate practice. The compact includes provisions for maintaining professional standards, protecting public health and safety, supporting military families, and enabling disciplinary actions across state lines. States can join the compact after meeting specific criteria, and social workers must adhere to the laws and regulations of the state where they are providing services. The compact will become effective once seven states have enacted the legislation, and it provides mechanisms for states to join, withdraw, or be terminated from the agreement while maintaining professional accountability.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to professions and occupations; stating purpose of compact; stating objectives; defining terms; providing procedures for state participation in compact; stating eligibility criteria; prescribing procedures for social worker participation in compact; prescribing procedures for Home State Licensing Authority; providing for relationship of compact to state laws and other sources of authority; prescribing procedures for reissuance of license; providing for military members; prescribing procedures related to certain adverse actions; providing for investigations; establishing Social Work Licensure Compact Commission; providing for membership, voting, and meetings of Commission; providing for data system; prescribing procedures related thereto; providing for rulemaking procedures; providing for oversight, dispute resolution, and enforcement; providing for effective date of compact provisions; providing for construction and severability; providing for construction with other laws; providing for codification; and providing an effective date. SUBJECT: Professions and occupations
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• Introduced: 01/16/2025
• Added: 01/17/2025
• Session: 2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 6 : Nicole Miller (R)*, Paul Rosino (R)*, Brian Hill (R), Melissa Provenzano (D), Trish Ranson (D), Ellen Pogemiller (D)
• Versions: 7 • Votes: 6 • Actions: 29
• Last Amended: 05/01/2025
• Last Action: Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/08/2025
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MN bill #SF1750 • Last Action 05/07/2025
Common interest communities provisions modifications
Status: Crossed Over
AI-generated Summary: This bill proposes comprehensive modifications to Minnesota's common interest community (CIC) laws, affecting homeowners associations, condominiums, and planned communities. The bill introduces numerous consumer-friendly provisions aimed at protecting unit owners and improving transparency and fairness in CIC governance. Key changes include establishing a dispute resolution process, limiting late fees and fines, modifying board meeting requirements, creating conflict of interest standards for board members, and restricting local governments from mandating homeowners associations. Specifically, the bill requires associations to: provide detailed budgets to unit owners, allow owners to comment on proposed changes, implement a formal dispute resolution process, limit attorney fees and collection costs, disclose fine schedules, and prohibit retaliation against owners who assert their rights. The bill also adds requirements for competitive bidding on contracts, restricts parking restrictions, and mandates more transparent financial reporting. These modifications apply to common interest communities created both before and after August 1, 2010, with most provisions becoming effective January 1, 2026. The overall intent appears to be enhancing unit owners' rights, increasing association accountability, and providing clearer guidelines for CIC operations.
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Bill Summary: A bill for an act relating to common interest communities; modifying powers and duties of common interest communities; modifying rights of a unit owner; modifying threshold for termination of a common interest community; establishing dispute resolution process; modifying notice of meetings; limiting late fees, fines, and attorney fees; modifying foreclosure requirements; establishing conflict of interest standards for board members; prohibiting local governments from requiring creation of homeowners associations; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 515B.1-102; 515B.1-103; 515B.2-103; 515B.2-119; 515B.3-102; 515B.3-103; 515B.3-106; 515B.3-107; 515B.3-108; 515B.3-115; 515B.3-1151; 515B.3-116; 515B.4-102; 515B.4-1021; 515B.4-116; Laws 2024, chapter 96, article 2, section 13; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 515B.
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• Introduced: 02/19/2025
• Added: 04/08/2025
• Session: 94th Legislature 2025-2026
• Sponsors: 4 : Eric Lucero (R)*, Susan Pha (D), Julia Coleman (R), Lindsey Port (D)
• Versions: 4 • Votes: 3 • Actions: 16
• Last Amended: 05/07/2025
• Last Action: Author stricken Limmer
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OK bill #SB497 • Last Action 05/07/2025
Criminal procedure; requiring Forensic Review Board to provide certain notice to district attorney. Effective date.
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies Oklahoma's criminal procedure regarding individuals found not guilty by reason of mental illness or guilty with mental defect, specifically focusing on the responsibilities of the Forensic Review Board. The key change requires the Board to provide notice to the district attorney at least 45 days before meeting to determine an individual's eligibility for therapeutic visits, conditional release, or discharge. The bill maintains the existing complex process for evaluating mentally ill individuals who have been involved in criminal proceedings, including detailed examinations by mental health professionals, court hearings to assess dangerousness, and potential conditional release or hospitalization. The Forensic Review Board, composed of seven members including mental health professionals, an attorney, a retired judge, and an at-large member, continues to play a crucial role in reviewing cases and making recommendations about treatment and potential release. The bill provides precise definitions for terms like "mental illness," "dangerous," and "person requiring treatment," ensuring a comprehensive and nuanced approach to handling individuals with mental health challenges within the criminal justice system. The bill will become effective on November 1, 2025, giving institutions time to prepare for the new notification requirements.
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Bill Summary: An Act ENROLLED SENATE BILL NO. 497 By: Weaver of the Senate and Turner of the House An Act relating to criminal procedure; amending 22 O.S. 2021, Section 1161, which relates to acts committed by persons with mental illness or mental defect; requiring Forensic Review Board to provide certain notice to district attorney; updating statutory language; and providing an effective date. SUBJECT: Forensic Review Board
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• Introduced: 01/13/2025
• Added: 01/14/2025
• Session: 2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 2 : Darrell Weaver (R)*, Tim Turner (R)*
• Versions: 7 • Votes: 7 • Actions: 27
• Last Amended: 05/01/2025
• Last Action: Approved by Governor 05/06/2025
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OK bill #SB403 • Last Action 05/07/2025
County purchasing; modifying duties of county purchasing agent related to bidders. Effective date.
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies the duties and procedures of county purchasing agents in Oklahoma, making several key changes to how counties can purchase goods and services. The bill expands exceptions to standard bidding requirements, allowing more flexibility in purchasing, such as permitting counties to select the next lowest bidder if the original low bidder cannot perform, and enabling counties to purchase items from local vendors at or below state bid list prices. It clarifies procedures for soliciting bids, processing purchase orders, and receiving items, and updates language related to purchasing for various county departments and special circumstances. The bill also makes technical changes to references in existing law, such as updating statutory citations and removing mentions of specific information technology and telecommunication goods. Notably, the bill provides new options for county purchasing agents when original bidders cannot fulfill contracts, allows more discretion in selecting vendors, and streamlines some administrative processes. The changes aim to provide counties with more efficient and practical purchasing mechanisms while maintaining financial accountability. The bill will become effective on November 1, 2025.
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Bill Summary: An Act ENROLLED SENATE BILL NO. 403 By: Stewart of the Senate and Cantrell of the House An Act relating to county purchasing; amending 19 O.S. 2021, Sections 1501, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 94, O.S.L. 2022, and 1505, as amended by Section 3, Chapter 94, O.S.L. 2022 (19 O.S. Supp. 2024, Sections 1501 and 1505), which relate to county purchasing agents and procedures; modifying duties of county purchasing agent related to bidders; establishing exceptions to certain requisition or purchase requirements; updating statutory language; updating statutory references; and providing an effective date. SUBJECT: County purchasing
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• Introduced: 01/06/2025
• Added: 01/07/2025
• Session: 2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 2 : Jack Stewart (R)*, Josh Cantrell (R)*
• Versions: 9 • Votes: 7 • Actions: 30
• Last Amended: 04/30/2025
• Last Action: Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/07/2025
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NC bill #H185 • Last Action 05/07/2025
Transylvania Rural Development Authority
Status: Crossed Over
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the Transylvania Rural Development Authority (the Authority) as an independent body corporate in Transylvania County, North Carolina, with nine members appointed by the Transylvania Economic Alliance, each serving five-year terms and being residents of the county. Members will not be paid but can be reimbursed for expenses, and they will elect their own leadership, including a chair and vice-chair, with meetings open to the public and requiring a majority for quorum. The Authority will operate with powers similar to rural development authorities established in previous session laws, and the Transylvania County board of commissioners will have no oversight authority. The bill includes provisions to prevent conflicts of interest among Authority members and employees, mandates that members can only be removed for specific cause with due process, and requires the Authority to file a certificate of incorporation with the Secretary of State. Importantly, the bill also stipulates that governmental entities providing funds to the Authority will not be liable for environmental issues related to development projects. The legislation applies only to Transylvania County and becomes effective immediately upon becoming law.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE TRANSYLVANIA RURAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.
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• Introduced: 02/24/2025
• Added: 02/24/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Mike Clampitt (R)*
• Versions: 4 • Votes: 1 • Actions: 22
• Last Amended: 05/06/2025
• Last Action: Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
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PA bill #HB1185 • Last Action 05/07/2025
In auditors and accountants, further providing for surcharge by auditors; and, in township manager, further providing for township manager, appointment, removal, powers and duties, compensation and bond.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill makes two key modifications to the Second Class Township Code: First, it expands protections for township officers against financial surcharges by allowing them to avoid penalties if they act in good faith based on a written, nonconfidential legal opinion from the township solicitor, including a special counsel appointed for a specific matter, as long as the opinion was not rendered under duress or through collusion. Second, the bill broadens the definition and appointment process for township managers, now allowing the board of supervisors to appoint not just an individual, but also a partnership, limited partnership, association, or professional corporation as township manager. The bill also allows for employment or professional services agreements that can specify terms of employment and potential severance conditions, while explicitly stating that such agreements cannot guarantee retention or provide legal remedies for specific performance. Additionally, the bill clarifies that township managers (whether individuals or organizations) and their employees directly providing services are considered public officials subject to certain activity restrictions, and maintains existing restrictions on holding multiple township offices. The changes aim to provide more flexibility in township management and legal protections while maintaining professional standards.
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Bill Summary: Amending the act of May 1, 1933 (P.L.103, No.69), entitled "An act concerning townships of the second class; and amending, revising, consolidating and changing the law relating thereto," in auditors and accountants, further providing for surcharge by auditors; and, in township manager, further providing for township manager, appointment, removal, powers and duties, compensation and bond.
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• Introduced: 04/09/2025
• Added: 04/10/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 5 : Lee James (R)*, Bob Freeman (D), Christina Sappey (D), Izzy Smith-Wade-El (D), Brett Miller (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 1 • Actions: 5
• Last Amended: 04/09/2025
• Last Action: Laid on the table
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IA bill #HF532 • Last Action 05/06/2025
A bill for an act enacting the dietitian licensure compact. (Formerly HSB 119.) Effective date: 07/01/2025.
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the Dietitian Licensure Compact, a multi-state agreement designed to facilitate interstate practice for licensed dietitians while maintaining public health and safety standards. The compact creates a system where dietitians can obtain a "compact privilege" to practice in multiple member states without needing to acquire separate licenses in each state. To be eligible, dietitians must hold an unencumbered license in their home state, have appropriate educational credentials (such as being a registered dietitian or having specific educational qualifications), and meet certain requirements like completing a supervised practice experience and passing a national credentialing examination. The compact establishes a governing Dietitian Licensure Compact Commission responsible for managing a data system, creating rules, handling interstate investigations, and coordinating communication between member states. Key objectives include increasing public access to dietetics services, reducing administrative burdens for practitioners, supporting military members and their spouses, and enhancing interstate cooperation in regulating dietitian practice. The compact will come into effect once seven states have enacted the legislation, and member states can participate voluntarily, with the ability to withdraw after providing notice. The bill aims to streamline professional licensing while maintaining robust standards for dietitian practice across participating states.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT ENACTING THE DIETITIAN LICENSURE COMPACT.
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• Introduced: 02/20/2025
• Added: 02/20/2025
• Session: 91st General Assembly
• Sponsors: 0 : State Government
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 3 • Actions: 19
• Last Amended: 04/18/2025
• Last Action: Signed by Governor. H.J. 1091.
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MN bill #SF3054 • Last Action 05/06/2025
Omnibus Human Services appropriations
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: Here is a summary of the key provisions of this bill: This bill is an omnibus bill that makes comprehensive changes across multiple areas of human services, including aging services, disability services, substance use disorder treatment, housing supports, health care, and direct care and treatment. Some of the key provisions include: Establishing an Age-Friendly Minnesota Council to coordinate efforts to make Minnesota more age-friendly, with 15 members representing various state agencies and stakeholders. The council will provide recommendations on improving services and supports for older adults, promote equity, and engage with local communities. Creating new grant programs to support age-friendly community initiatives and provide technical assistance to communities seeking to become more age-friendly. Implementing changes to substance use disorder treatment services, including new definitions for treatment services, modifying staffing and licensing requirements, and establishing new billing codes. Revising rules around assisted living facility contract terminations, including more detailed requirements for notice, meetings, and resident protections when facilities seek to terminate a contract. Establishing the Department of Direct Care and Treatment as a separate state agency, dissolving the existing executive board, and creating an Advisory Council on Direct Care and Treatment to provide recommendations to the new department. Making technical changes to various human services programs, including modifying rate methodologies, updating definitions, and adjusting administrative procedures across multiple service areas. The bill contains numerous specific provisions and technical amendments across multiple statutes, with various effective dates ranging from immediate implementation to July 1, 2025 or 2026.
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Bill Summary: A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying provisions relating to aging and older adult services, disability services, substance use disorder treatment, housing supports, health care, direct care and treatment services, and the Department of Health; establishing the Department of Direct Care and Treatment and the Advisory Council on Direct Care and Treatment; dissolving the Direct Care and Treatment executive board; establishing the Age-Friendly Minnesota Council; repealing the legislative task force on guardianship; extending the Mentally Ill and Dangerous Civil Commitment Reform Task Force; making conforming changes; establishing grants; requiring reports; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 10.65, subdivision 2; 15.01; 15.06, subdivision 1; 15A.0815, subdivision 2; 15A.082, subdivisions 1, 3, 7; 43A.08, subdivisions 1, 1a; 43A.241; 144A.01, subdivision 4; 144A.071, subdivisions 4a, 4d; 144A.161, subdivision 10; 144A.1888; 144A.351, subdivision 1; 144A.474, subdivision 11; 144A.4799; 144G.08, subdivision 15; 144G.31, subdivision 8; 144G.52, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10; 144G.53; 144G.54, subdivisions 2, 3, 7; 144G.55, subdivisions 1, 2; 179A.54, by adding a subdivision; 245.021; 245.073; 245A.042, by adding a subdivision; 245A.06, subdivisions 1a, 2; 245C.16, subdivision 1; 245D.091, subdivisions 2, 3; 245D.12; 245G.01, subdivision 13b, by adding subdivisions; 245G.02, subdivision 2; 245G.05, subdivision 1; 245G.07, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, by adding subdivisions; 245G.11, subdivision 6, by adding a subdivision; 245G.22, subdivisions 11, 15; 246.13, subdivision 1; 246B.01, by adding a subdivision; 246C.01; 246C.015, subdivision 3, by adding a subdivision; 246C.02, subdivision 1; 246C.04, subdivisions 2, 3; 246C.07, subdivisions 1, 2, 8; 246C.08; 246C.09, subdivision 3; 246C.091, subdivisions 2, 3, 4; 252.021, by adding a subdivision; 252.32, subdivision 3; 252.50, subdivision 5; 253.195, by adding a subdivision; 253B.02, subdivisions 3, 4c, by adding a subdivision; 253B.03, subdivision 7; 253B.041, subdivision 4; 253B.09, subdivision 3a; 253B.18, subdivision 6; 253B.19, subdivision 2; 253B.20, subdivision 2; 253D.02, subdivision 3, by adding a subdivision; 254A.19, subdivision 4; 254B.01, subdivision 10; 254B.02, subdivision 5; 254B.03, subdivisions 1, 3; 254B.04, subdivisions 1a, 5, 6, 6a; 254B.05, subdivisions 1, 4, 5, by adding a subdivision; 254B.06, by adding a subdivision; 254B.09, subdivision 2; 254B.19, subdivision 1; 256.01, subdivision 29; 256.042, subdivision 4; 256.043, subdivisions 3, 3a; 256.045, subdivisions 6, 7, by adding a subdivision; 256.476, subdivision 4; 256.9657, subdivision 1; 256.9752, subdivisions 2, 3; 256B.04, subdivision 21; 256B.0625, subdivisions 5m, 17; 256B.0659, subdivision 17a; 256B.0757, subdivision 4c; 256B.0761, subdivision 4; 256B.0911, subdivisions 1, 10, 13, 14, 24, 26, by adding 1 SF3054 REVISOR AGW S3054-2 2nd Engrossment subdivisions; 256B.0924, subdivision 6; 256B.0949, subdivisions 2, 15, 16, 16a, by adding a subdivision; 256B.19, subdivision 1; 256B.431, subdivision 30; 256B.434, subdivision 4; 256B.4914, subdivisions 3, 5, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 6c, 7a, 7b, 7c, 8, 9, by adding subdivisions; 256B.761; 256B.766; 256B.85, subdivisions 2, 5, 7, 7a, 8, 8a, 11, 13, 16, 17a, by adding a subdivision; 256B.851, subdivisions 5, 6, 7, by adding subdivisions; 256G.08, subdivisions 1, 2; 256G.09, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 256I.05, by adding subdivisions; 256R.02, subdivisions 18, 19, 22, by adding subdivisions; 256R.10, subdivision 8; 256R.23, subdivisions 5, 7, 8; 256R.24, subdivision 3; 256R.25; 256R.26, subdivision 9; 256R.27, subdivisions 2, 3; 256R.43; 260E.14, subdivision 1; 352.91, subdivisions 2a, 3c, 3d, 4a; 524.3-801; 611.43, by adding a subdivision; 611.46, subdivision 1; 611.55, by adding a subdivision; 611.57, subdivision 2; 626.5572, subdivision 13; Laws 2021, chapter 30, article 12, section 5, as amended; Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 7, article 13, sections 73; 75, subdivision 6, as amended; Laws 2023, chapter 61, article 1, section 61, subdivision 4; article 9, section 2, subdivisions 13, 16, as amended; Laws 2024, chapter 127, article 49, section 9, subdivisions 1, 8, 9, by adding a subdivision; article 50, section 41, subdivision 2; article 53, section 2, subdivisions 13, 15; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 145D; 245A; 245D; 246; 246C; 256; 256R; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 144A.071, subdivision 4c; 245A.042, subdivisions 2, 3, 4; 245G.01, subdivision 20d; 245G.07, subdivision 2; 246B.01, subdivision 2; 246C.015, subdivisions 5a, 6; 246C.06, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10; 246C.07, subdivisions 4, 5; 252.021, subdivision 2; 253.195, subdivision 2; 253B.02, subdivision 7b; 253D.02, subdivision 7a; 254B.01, subdivisions 5, 15; 254B.18; 256.045, subdivision 1a; 256G.02, subdivision 5a; 256R.02, subdivision 38; 256R.12, subdivision 10; 256R.23, subdivision 6; 256R.36; 256R.40; 256R.41; 256R.481; Laws 2023, chapter 59, article 3, section 11; Laws 2024, chapter 79, article 1, section 20; Laws 2024, chapter 125, article 5, sections 40; 41; Laws 2024, chapter 127, article 46, section 39; article 50, sections 40; 41, subdivisions 1, 3.
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• Introduced: 03/26/2025
• Added: 04/23/2025
• Session: 94th Legislature 2025-2026
• Sponsors: 1 : John Hoffman (D)*
• Versions: 3 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 13
• Last Amended: 04/30/2025
• Last Action: Rule 45-amend, subst. General Orders HF2434, SF indefinitely postponed
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NE bill #LB317 • Last Action 05/06/2025
Merge the Department of Natural Resources with the Department of Environment and Energy and change the name to the Department of Water, Energy, and Environment, create the position of Chief Water Officer, and provide, change, and eliminate powers and duties relating to water, conservation, state game refuges, and low-level radioactive waste disposal
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill: merges the Department of Natural Resources with the Department of Environment and Energy to create the Department of Water, Energy, and Environment, effective July 1, 2025. The new department will be led by a Chief Water Officer who will take over many of the responsibilities previously held by the Directors of Natural Resources and Environment and Energy. The bill makes extensive changes to numerous state statutes, updating references from the old department names to the new Department of Water, Energy, and Environment. Key provisions include transferring all existing employees, preserving their current rights and benefits, and ensuring that all existing contracts, permits, and legal proceedings will continue under the new department structure. The bill also creates a new position of Chief Water Officer who will retain the water-related powers previously held by the Director of Natural Resources, including responsibilities for water rights, water appropriations, dam safety, and water resource management. Additionally, the bill eliminates some existing programs and consolidates various water-related functions under the new department, with the goal of creating a more streamlined and efficient water management system for the state.
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Bill Summary: A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to the Department of Water, Energy, and Environment; to amend sections 2-408, 2-969, 2-1501, 2-1504, 2-1508, 2-1509, 2-1510, 2-1511, 2-1588, 2-1592, 2-1593, 2-1594, 2-1595, 2-2626, 2-3202, 2-3225, 2-3241, 2-3254, 2-3279, 2-3280, 2-4602, 2-4603, 2-4604, 2-4901, 13-1701, 13-2008, 13-2009, 13-2042.01, 16-6,106, 25-1062.01, 25-1064, 25-1920, 25-2159, 25-2160, 31-415, 31-509, 31-515, 31-516, 31-1003, 31-1015, 37-707, 37-708.01, 46-106, 46-122, 46-190, 46-192, 46-193, 46-1,155, 46-1,157, 46-205, 46-226, 46-226.01, 46-226.02, 46-226.03, 46-227, 46-229, 46-229.01, 46-229.02, 46-229.03, 46-229.04, 46-229.05, 46-229.06, 46-230, 46-231, 46-233, 46-233.01, 46-234, 46-235, 46-235.01, 46-235.02, 46-235.03, 46-235.04, 46-236, 46-237, 46-238, 46-240.01, 46-241, 46-242, 46-250, 46-252, 46-254, 46-256, 46-258, 46-261, 46-263.02, 46-273, 46-286, 46-288, 46-289, 46-290, 46-291, 46-292, 46-293, 46-294, 46-294.01, 46-294.02, 46-294.05, 46-297, 46-2,101, 46-2,104, 46-2,105, 46-2,108, 46-2,109, 46-2,110, 46-2,111, 46-2,112, 46-2,113, 46-2,114, 46-2,115, 46-2,116, 46-2,116.01, 46-2,116.02, 46-2,117, 46-2,118, 46-2,119, 46-2,120, 46-2,122, 46-2,123, 46-2,124, 46-2,125, 46-2,128, 46-2,130, 46-2,139, 46-302, 46-303, 46-304, 46-305, 46-312, 46-315, 46-514, 46-515, 46-516, 46-517, 46-518, 46-519, 46-521, 46-522, 46-524, 46-525, 46-526, 46-527, 46-528, 46-529, 46-530, 46-536, 46-541, 46-583, 46-601.01, 46-602, 46-604, 46-606, 46-609, 46-610, 46-613.01, 46-613.02, 46-637, 46-638, 46-639, 46-640, 46-641, 46-642, 46-644, 46-645, 46-648, 46-649, 46-653, 46-654, 46-655.01, 46-676, 46-677, 46-678, 46-679, 46-680, 46-682, 46-683, 46-683.01, 46-684, 46-685, 46-686, 46-686.01, 46-688, 46-691, 46-703, 46-704, 46-705, 46-706, 46-707, 46-709, 46-711, 46-712, 46-713, 46-714, 46-715, 46-716, 46-717, 46-718, 46-719, 46-720, 46-721, 46-722, 46-723, 46-724, 46-725, 46-726, 46-728, 46-729, 46-730, 46-731, 46-732, 46-733, 46-736, 46-737, 46-739, 46-740, 46-742, 46-743, 46-744, 46-745, 46-746, 46-748, 46-749, 46-750, 46-751, 46-753, 46-754, 46-755, 46-801, 46-802, 46-803, 46-804, 46-1001, 46-1004, 46-1005, 46-1011, 46-1023, 46-1102, 46-1108, 46-1109, 46-1204.01, 46-1207, 46-1217, 46-1222, 46-1224, 46-1235, 46-1301, 46-1304, 46-1403, 46-1404, 46-1502, 46-1605, 46-1606, 46-1607, 46-1611, 46-1613, 46-1614, 46-1636, 46-1637, 46-1639, 46-1640, 46-1641, 46-1642, 46-1645, 46-1646, 46-1647, 46-1648, 46-1649, 46-1650, 46-1651, 46-1652, 46-1653, 46-1654, 46-1655, 46-1656, 46-1657, 46-1658, 46-1659, 46-1660, 46-1661, 46-1662, 46-1663, 46-1664, 46-1665, 46-1666, 46-1667, 46-1668, 46-1669, 46-1670, 54-2417, 54-2421, 54-2429, 54-2430, 57-1407, 57-1502, 57-1609, 57-1614, 57-1619, 58-202, 60-6,363, 60-6,364, 60-6,367, 60-6,368, 61-201, 61-202, 61-203, 61-204, 61-205, 61-207, 61-208, 61-209, 61-210, 61-211, 61-215, 61-216, 70-669, 71-3508.04, 71-3524, 76-2,124, 77-3,112, 81-101, 81-102, 81-2,294, 81-502, 81-829.05, 81-1108.55, 81-1316, 81-1502, 81-1503, 81-1537, 81-1540, 81-1561, 81-15,118, 81-15,120, 81-15,124, 81-15,124.04, 81-15,124.05, 81-15,125, 81-15,126, 81-15,127, 81-15,129, 81-15,149, 81-15,159, 81-15,159.01, 81-15,159.02, 81-15,166, 81-15,170, 81-15,175, 81-15,177, 81-15,178, 81-15,179, 81-15,180, 81-15,183, 81-15,184, 81-15,185, 81-15,185.01, 81-15,185.02, 81-15,185.03, 81-15,186, 81-15,213, 81-15,229, 81-15,235, 81-15,242, 81-15,243, 81-15,260, 81-15,262, 81-15,263, 81-15,292, 81-15,299, 81-15,300, 81-15,302, 81-15,312, 81-1604, 81-1606, 81-1607, 81-1609, 81-1611, 81-1612, 81-1625, 81-1635, 81-1636, 81-1637, 81-1638, 81-1640, 81-3449, 81-3453, 84-166, 84-602.04, 85-162.03, 86-570, and 88-550, Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska, and sections 2-414, 2-415, 2-416, 2-1507, 19-1201, 19-1202, 19-1203, 19-1204, 19-5706, 31-508, 37-806, 37-814, 46-1,164, 46-1,165, 46-296, 49-506, 49-617, 54-2940, 58-221, 61-206, 61-218, 61-222, 61-224, 61-226, 61-227, 61-228, 61-303, 61-305, 61-401, 61-403, 61-404, 61-405, 61-502, 61-520, 66-203, 66-204, 66-301, 66-302, 66-303, 66-304, 66-489.02, 66-1004, 66-1009, 66-1105, 66-1344, 66-1504, 66-1518, 66-1529.02, 66-2001, 66-2201, 66-2216, 69-2011, 69-2502, 70-1003, 71-2433, 71-3503, 71-5301, 71-5316, 71-5328, 71-6406, 72-804, 72-805, 76-2602, 76-2608, 77-27,150, 77-27,151, 77-27,152, 77-27,153, 77-27,154, 77-27,187.01, 77-27,236, and 77-3442, Revised Statutes Cumulative Supplement, 2024; to merge the Department of Natural Resources with the Department of Environment and Energy; to rename the department, the director, and certain funds; to change procedures for appointment of the director; to create a new position; to provide, change, transfer, and eliminate powers and duties; to provide exemptions from the State Personnel System; to change and eliminate provisions relating to irrigation districts and natural resources districts; to eliminate provisions relating to the Conservation Corporation Act, the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Act, the Nebraska Soil Survey Fund, and the state water planning and review process; to eliminate obsolete provisions; to change provisions relating to the Water Sustainability Fund and the boundary lines of state game refuges; to harmonize provisions; to provide an operative date; to repeal the original sections; to outright repeal sections 2-1596, 2-1597, 2-1598, 2-1599, 2-15,100, 2-15,101, 2-15,103, 2-15,105, 2-15,106, 2-3277, 2-3278, 2-4201, 2-4202, 2-4203, 2-4204, 2-4205, 2-4206, 2-4207, 2-4208, 2-4209, 2-4210, 2-4211, 2-4212, 2-4213, 2-4214, 2-4215, 2-4216, 2-4217, 2-4218, 2-4219, 2-4220, 2-4221, 2-4222, 2-4223, 2-4224, 2-4225, 2-4226, 2-4227, 2-4228, 2-4229, 2-4230, 2-4231, 2-4232, 2-4233, 2-4234, 2-4235, 2-4236, 2-4237, 2-4238, 2-4239, 2-4240, 2-4241, 2-4242, 2-4243, 2-4244, 2-4245, 2-4246, 46-199, 71-3508.02, 81-15,254, 81-15,255, 81-15,256, 81-15,257, 81-15,258, 81-15,259, 81-15,293, 81-15,294, 81-15,295, 81-15,296, 81-15,297, and 81-15,298, Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska; and to declare an emergency.
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• Introduced: 01/16/2025
• Added: 01/16/2025
• Session: 109th Legislature
• Sponsors: 1 : Tom Brandt (NP)*
• Versions: 4 • Votes: 9 • Actions: 48
• Last Amended: 05/06/2025
• Last Action: Approved by Governor on May 6, 2025
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MN bill #HF3295 • Last Action 05/06/2025
Open Meeting Law; meeting broadcasting through social media authorized.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends Minnesota's Open Meeting Law to provide clear guidelines for public bodies' use of social media in meeting broadcasts. The bill allows public bodies to live broadcast meetings through social media platforms, with specific conditions: they are not required to enable public comments during the broadcast, but if they do, they must establish rules for comment submission and discussion. The bill clarifies that social media comments are not automatically considered government records unless the meeting notice specifically states they will be part of the official meeting record. Public bodies using social media for meeting broadcasts must include details about the broadcast access and public comment process in their meeting notices. Importantly, the bill emphasizes that social media cannot be used as a primary meeting platform if the technology does not meet existing interactive meeting requirements. The legislation aims to provide transparency and flexibility in how public meetings can be shared with the broader public while maintaining proper governmental communication standards. The amendment becomes effective the day after it is officially enacted.
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Bill Summary: A bill for an act relating to Open Meeting Law; authorizing meeting broadcasting through social media; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 13D.065.
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• Introduced: 05/05/2025
• Added: 05/05/2025
• Session: 94th Legislature 2025-2026
• Sponsors: 2 : James Gordon (R)*, Steven Jacob (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 05/01/2025
• Last Action: Author added Jacob
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MN bill #SF3487 • Last Action 05/06/2025
Meeting broadcasting through social media authorization
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies Minnesota's Open Meeting Law to provide clear guidelines for public bodies using social media to broadcast meetings. The bill allows public bodies to live broadcast meetings through social media platforms, but does not require them to enable comments during these broadcasts. If comments are allowed, the public body must establish rules for how these comments will be handled. The bill specifies that such comments are not automatically considered official government records unless the meeting notice explicitly states they will be part of the record. Public bodies must clearly state in their meeting notices that a social media broadcast will occur, provide access information, and outline any process for remote public comments. The bill also clarifies that social media cannot be used as a primary meeting platform if the technology does not meet existing interactive meeting requirements. Importantly, the bill distinguishes social media from email and provides a framework for transparent and controlled public meeting broadcasts in the digital age. The provisions will take effect immediately after being signed into law.
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Bill Summary: A bill for an act relating to Open Meeting Law; authorizing meeting broadcasting through social media; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 13D.065.
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• Introduced: 05/05/2025
• Added: 05/06/2025
• Session: 94th Legislature 2025-2026
• Sponsors: 1 : Mark Koran (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 05/05/2025
• Last Action: Referred to State and Local Government
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OK bill #HB2165 • Last Action 05/06/2025
Counties and county officers; procedures for operation of county government; interlocal agreements; effective date.
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies Oklahoma state law regarding county government purchasing procedures, with a key new provision allowing counties to enter into interlocal agreements with Circuit Engineering Districts (CEDs). The bill provides detailed guidelines for how counties should handle requisitions, bidding, purchasing, receiving, and inventory of supplies, materials, equipment, and services. Specifically, the bill outlines step-by-step processes for county purchasing agents, including how to solicit bids, compare prices with state contract rates, select vendors, process purchase orders, receive goods, and manage inventory. The bill introduces a new section (Section L) that explicitly permits counties to request and enter into interlocal agreements with Circuit Engineering Districts for services, which was not clearly allowed in previous versions of the law. This change provides counties with more flexibility in obtaining services through cooperative agreements. The bill will become effective on November 1, 2025, giving counties time to adapt to the new provisions. The comprehensive nature of the bill aims to standardize and improve transparency in county government purchasing processes.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to counties and county officers; amending 19 O.S. 2021, Section 1505, as amended by Section 3, Chapter 94, O.S.L. 2022 (19 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 1505), which relates to the procedures for the operation of county government; permitting certain interlocal agreements; and providing an effective date. SUBJECT: Counties and county officers
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• Introduced: 01/16/2025
• Added: 01/17/2025
• Session: 2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 3 : John Pfeiffer (R)*, Casey Murdock (R)*, Josh Cantrell (R)
• Versions: 7 • Votes: 6 • Actions: 27
• Last Amended: 04/28/2025
• Last Action: Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/06/2025
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OK bill #HB1157 • Last Action 05/06/2025
Liquified petroleum gas; removing certain appointed position; modifying statutory references; effective date.
Status: Vetoed
AI-generated Summary: This bill makes several important changes to Oklahoma's Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LP-Gas) regulations. The bill authorizes the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board to conduct investigations of LP-Gas accidents or fires, requiring local law enforcement and fire officials to notify the State LP-Gas Administrator within one business day of becoming aware of such incidents. The bill removes the position of "chief deputy administrator" from various sections of the law and makes several modifications to the Board's operations, including updating meeting procedures to comply with the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act and allowing the Administration to lease and maintain vehicles. The bill also updates permit classes, modifying fee structures and requirements for LP-Gas containers and cylinders, and adds a requirement that the container fees will be used to offset inspection costs. Additionally, the bill requires that LP-Gas containers be clearly marked with ownership information and can only be filled or used with the owner's authorization. The bill also adds a new requirement that administrators and safety code enforcement officers must be Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training (CLEET) certified to have peace officer powers. These changes aim to improve safety, oversight, and regulatory efficiency in Oklahoma's LP-Gas industry, with the act set to become effective on November 1, 2025.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to liquefied petroleum gas; authorizing certain investigations; requiring notifications of certain accidents or fires; requiring notification be sent within certain time frame; amending 52 O.S. 2021, Section 420.2, which relates to the State Liquefied Petroleum Gas Administrator; removing certain appointed position; amending 52 O.S. 2021, Section 420.3, which relates to the Oklahoma Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board; modifying statutory references; modifying types of meetings that can be designated; requiring meetings adhere to the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act; authorizing the lease, purchase, maintenance, and use of vehicles; authorizing the promulgation of rules; amending 52 O.S. 2021, Section 420.4, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 330, O.S.L. 2022 (52 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 420.4), which relates to registration permits; modifying statutory references; modifying list of permit classes; amending 52 O.S. 2021, Section 420.5, as amended by Section 2, Chapter 330, O.S.L. 2022 (52 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 420.5), which relates to fees for refillable cylinders; requiring fees be used for certain purpose; modifying list of entities required to pay fee; removing language regarding refunds of credit fees; authorizing the Board to promulgate certain administrative rules; requiring flat fee for certain containers; defining term; authorizing Administrator to adopt certain system; authorizing assessment of certain penalty; amending 52 O.S. 2021, Section 420.7, which relates to inspections; modifying reference to certain appointed position; requiring certain law enforcement certification for certain positions; amending 52 O.S. 2021, Section 420.9, as amended by Section 3, Chapter 330, O.S.L. 2022 (52 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 420.9), which relates to specifications for commercial propane, butane, and mixtures; removing certain requirements for filling, using, and identifying containers; requiring certain identifying marks on containers; requiring certain authorizations; and providing an effective date. SUBJECT: Liquefied petroleum gas
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• Introduced: 01/14/2025
• Added: 01/15/2025
• Session: 2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 2 : Rusty Cornwell (R)*, Grant Green (R)*
• Versions: 8 • Votes: 6 • Actions: 27
• Last Amended: 04/30/2025
• Last Action: Vetoed 05/06/2025
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OK bill #HB1256 • Last Action 05/06/2025
Professions and occupations; construction skilled trade education; modifying contract terms; effective date.
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies the powers and responsibilities of the Construction Industries Board (CIB) regarding skilled trade education and workforce development. The bill expands the CIB's ability to enter into contracts with various educational institutions, including Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education, state board of career and technology education, and accredited educational systems, to develop and implement instructional courses and workforce development programs related to electrical, mechanical, plumbing, and roofing trades. The bill establishes a Skilled Trade Education and Workforce Development Fund, which will be funded by administrative fines and penalties from various trade revolving funds, to support trade-related education initiatives. Contracts under this bill must be approved by the CIB, and recipients must provide detailed reports on fund usage and program outcomes. The fund can be used to develop instructional materials, cover equipment and personnel costs, and promote trades as career options. The bill specifies the conditions under which funds can be transferred between revolving funds and sets guidelines for fund expenditure, including a provision that unused funds from agreements not performed within 18 months will be released for future use. The bill is set to become effective on November 1, 2025.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to professions and occupations; amending 59 O.S. 2021, Section 1000.4a, as amended by Section 3, Chapter 185, O.S.L. 2023 (59 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 1000.4a), which relates to construction skilled trade education; modifying contract terms; and providing an effective date. SUBJECT: Professions and occupations
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• Introduced: 01/15/2025
• Added: 01/16/2025
• Session: 2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 2 : Judd Strom (R)*, Kristen Thompson (R)*
• Versions: 8 • Votes: 6 • Actions: 36
• Last Amended: 04/29/2025
• Last Action: Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/06/2025
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IL bill #HB3778 • Last Action 05/05/2025
TRANSPORTATION-VARIOUS
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: Here's a summary of the key provisions of the bill: This bill creates the Metropolitan Mobility Authority Act, which establishes a new regional transportation authority to consolidate and replace the existing Regional Transportation Authority, Chicago Transit Authority, and its service boards. The new authority will have broad powers to plan, operate, and fund public transportation in the Chicago metropolitan region (Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will counties). Key provisions include: Governance: The authority will be governed by a board of 13 directors (8 voting, 5 non-voting) appointed by various local government leaders, with requirements for geographic and professional diversity. The board will select a chair and develop comprehensive strategic plans for regional transportation. Consolidation: The bill consolidates the existing transit agencies into a single authority, creating new operating divisions for suburban bus, commuter rail, and Chicago transit services. This aims to improve coordination, financial management, and service delivery. Financial Powers: The authority can impose various taxes, issue bonds, enter into contracts, and receive state and federal funding. It will have the ability to develop new funding mechanisms and implement innovative financing strategies. Service Improvements: The bill establishes service standards, performance metrics, and goals for improving public transportation, including increased transit accessibility, reliability, and equity. It includes provisions for fare capping, reduced fares for low-income riders, and improved paratransit services. Transit-Supportive Development: The act creates an Office of Equitable Transit-Oriented Development to support housing and economic development near transit corridors, with a focus on affordable housing and connecting residents to jobs and opportunities. Workforce and Community Considerations: The bill includes provisions for workforce development, job training, and ensuring that transit expansion benefits local communities, particularly those historically underserved or economically disadvantaged. The overall goal is to create a more integrated, efficient, and responsive public transportation system for the Chicago metropolitan region, with a focus on equity, sustainability, and economic development.
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Bill Summary: Creates the Metropolitan Mobility Authority Act. Establishes the Metropolitan Mobility Authority. Provides that the Chicago Transit Authority, the Commuter Rail Division and the Suburban Bus Division of the Regional Transportation Authority, and the Regional Transportation Authority are consolidated into the Metropolitan Mobility Authority and the Service Boards are abolished. Creates the Suburban Bus Operating Division, Commuter Rail Operating Division, and the Chicago Transit Operating Division. Reinserts, reorganizes, and changes some provisions from the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act and the Regional Transportation Authority Act into the new Act. Includes provisions concerning the operation of the Metropolitan Mobility Authority. Repeals the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act and the Regional Transportation Authority Act. Amends various Acts, Laws, and Codes to make conforming changes. Creates the Equitable Transit-Supportive Development Act. Establishes the Office of Equitable Transit-Oriented Development and the Transit-Supportive Development Fund. Provides that the Office and the Fund are to aid transit-supportive development near high-quality transit by providing specified funding to municipalities that have adopted the standards in the transit support overlay district for that area or that have adopted zoning and other changes that the Office determines have benefits greater than or equal to such a District, including transit support overlay districts. Includes provisions relating to Office standards, procedures, and reports. Amends the State Finance Act to make a conforming change. Amends the Department of Transportation Law of the Civil Administrative Code. Requires the Department to establish, staff, and support an Office of Public Transportation Support for the purpose of optimizing the operation of public transportation vehicles and the delivery of public transportation services on highways under the Department's jurisdiction in the Metropolitan Mobility Authority's metropolitan region. Describes the duties and operations of the Office. Amends the Toll Highway Act. Provides that the Chair of the Metropolitan Mobility Authority is a nonvoting member of the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority. Provides that some provisions are effective immediately.
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• Introduced: 02/07/2025
• Added: 02/08/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 12 : Eva-Dina Delgado (D)*, Kam Buckner (D), Mary Beth Canty (D), Laura Faver Dias (D), Kelly Cassidy (D), Joyce Mason (D), Lilian Jiménez (D), Tracy Katz Muhl (D), Theresa Mah (D), Ann Williams (D), Nicolle Grasse (D), Edgar González (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 18
• Last Amended: 02/07/2025
• Last Action: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar González, Jr.
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MN bill #HF1426 • Last Action 05/05/2025
Stewardship program for circuit boards, batteries, and electrical products established; mercury in batteries prohibited; rulemaking authorized; and money appropriated.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes a comprehensive stewardship program for circuit boards, batteries, and electrical products in Minnesota, effective January 1, 2027. The legislation creates a Covered Products Reimbursement Board to recommend reimbursement rates for collectors, mandates the formation of a stewardship organization to manage the collection and recycling of covered electronic products, and prohibits the disposal of certain covered products in solid waste. The bill defines various terms like "covered products" (which include circuit boards, batteries, and electronic devices with these components) and sets up a framework where producers must participate in a stewardship organization that will provide free collection and recycling services across the state. Key provisions include establishing collection sites in every county, creating educational programs about proper battery and electronic product disposal, and implementing strict labeling requirements for batteries. The bill also prohibits the sale of certain mercury-containing batteries and provides mechanisms for enforcement, including potential civil actions and fees for non-compliance. Additionally, the legislation aims to ensure environmentally responsible management of electronic waste, with a focus on maximizing recycling and minimizing environmental impact.
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Bill Summary: A bill for an act relating to environment; establishing stewardship program for circuit boards, batteries, and electrical products; prohibiting mercury in batteries; authorizing rulemaking; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 115.071, subdivision 1; 115A.121; 115A.554; 116.92, subdivision 6, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 115A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 115A.1310, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 12a, 12b, 12c, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20; 115A.1312; 115A.1314; 115A.1316; 115A.1318; 115A.1320; 115A.1322; 115A.1323; 115A.1324; 115A.1326; 115A.1328; 115A.1330; 115A.9155; 115A.9157, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9; 115A.961, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 325E.125; 325E.1251.
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• Introduced: 02/24/2025
• Added: 02/25/2025
• Session: 94th Legislature 2025-2026
• Sponsors: 20 : Joe McDonald (R)*, Danny Nadeau (R), Shane Mekeland (R), Roger Skraba (R), Athena Hollins (D), Aisha Gomez (D), Esther Agbaje (D), Jamie Long (D), Peter Fischer (D), Bianca Virnig (D), Kristi Pursell (D), Andrew Myers (R), Pete Johnson (D), Amanda Hemmingsen-Jaeger (D), Sandra Feist (D), Anquam Mahamoud (D), Larry Kraft (D), María Isa Pérez-Vega (D), Lucy Rehm (D), Katie Jones (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 12
• Last Amended: 02/21/2025
• Last Action: Author added Jones
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IL bill #HB1833 • Last Action 05/05/2025
METROPOLITAN MOBILITY AUTH ACT
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: Here is a summary of the key provisions of the Metropolitan Mobility Authority Act: This bill creates the Metropolitan Mobility Authority, a new regional transportation agency that consolidates the existing Chicago Transit Authority, Regional Transportation Authority, Suburban Bus Division, and Commuter Rail Division into a single integrated transit system. The key provisions include: 1. Governance: The Authority will be governed by a 15-member Board of Directors, with 10 voting members and 5 non-voting members, appointed by the Governor, Mayor of Chicago, Cook County Board President, and county board chairs of DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will counties. Board members must have diverse expertise in transportation, management, and community development. 2. Responsibilities: The Authority will be responsible for: - Providing and coordinating public transportation services - Developing strategic plans and service standards - Managing capital improvements - Implementing fare policies, including income-based reduced fares and fare capping - Promoting transit-supportive development - Improving transit safety and accessibility 3. Funding: The Authority can levy various taxes, including retailers' occupation taxes, service occupation taxes, and motor vehicle parking taxes. It will also receive state and federal funding. 4. Equity and Access: The bill emphasizes improving transportation equity, particularly for low-income communities, people with disabilities, and underserved areas. It creates an Office of Equitable Transit-Oriented Development to support affordable housing and economic development near transit. 5. Transition: The bill establishes a Transition Committee to manage the consolidation of existing transit agencies, with specific timelines for implementation over four years. The overall goal is to create a more integrated, efficient, and equitable regional transportation system that better serves the metropolitan Chicago area.
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Bill Summary: Creates the Metropolitan Mobility Authority Act. Establishes the Metropolitan Mobility Authority. Provides that the Chicago Transit Authority, the Commuter Rail Division and the Suburban Bus Division of the Regional Transportation Authority, and the Regional Transportation Authority are consolidated into the Metropolitan Mobility Authority and the Service Boards are abolished. Creates the Suburban Bus Operating Division, Commuter Rail Operating Division, and the Chicago Transit Operating Division. Reinserts, reorganizes, and changes some provisions from the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act and the Regional Transportation Authority Act into the new Act. Includes provisions concerning the operation of the Metropolitan Mobility Authority. Repeals the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act and the Regional Transportation Authority Act. Amends various Acts, Laws, and Codes to make conforming changes. Creates the Equitable Transit-Supportive Development Act. Establishes the Office of Equitable Transit-Oriented Development and the Transit-Supportive Development Fund. Provides that the Office and the Fund are to aid transit-supportive development near high-quality transit by providing specified funding to municipalities that have adopted the standards in the transit support overlay district for that area or that have adopted zoning and other changes that the Office determines have benefits greater than or equal to such a District, including transit support overlay districts. Includes provisions relating to Office standards, procedures, and reports. Amends the State Finance Act to make a conforming change. Amends the Department of Transportation Law of the Civil Administrative Code. Requires the Department to establish, staff, and support an Office of Public Transportation Support for the purpose of optimizing the operation of public transportation vehicles and the delivery of public transportation services on highways under the Department's jurisdiction in the Metropolitan Mobility Authority's metropolitan region. Describes the duties and operations of the Office. Amends the Toll Highway Act. Provides that the Chair of the Metropolitan Mobility Authority is a nonvoting member of the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority.
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• Introduced: 01/28/2025
• Added: 01/29/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 16 : Eva-Dina Delgado (D)*, Kam Buckner (D), Mary Beth Canty (D), Laura Faver Dias (D), Kelly Cassidy (D), Joyce Mason (D), Justin Slaughter (D), Lilian Jiménez (D), Tracy Katz Muhl (D), Theresa Mah (D), Ann Williams (D), Nicolle Grasse (D), Jaime Andrade (D), Maurice West (D), Margaret Croke (D), Edgar González (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 24
• Last Amended: 01/28/2025
• Last Action: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar González, Jr.
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VT bill #S0030 • Last Action 05/02/2025
An act relating to updating and reorganizing the health insurance statutes in 8 V.S.A. chapter 107
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill updates and reorganizes the health insurance statutes in 8 V.S.A. chapter 107, creating a comprehensive and structured approach to health insurance regulation in Vermont. The bill repeals the existing chapter and replaces it with a new, more detailed framework that covers various aspects of health insurance, including definitions, compliance with federal laws, non-discrimination provisions, and specific requirements for different types of health insurance plans. Key provisions include establishing clear definitions for health insurance terms, mandating compliance with federal laws like the Affordable Care Act and No Surprises Act, prohibiting unfair discrimination, regulating advertising practices, and setting standards for policy forms and rate filings. The bill also introduces detailed requirements for group coverage, continuation of coverage, child and dependent coverage, and specific mandated benefits such as mental health services, reproductive health care, and cancer treatments. Additionally, the legislation addresses prescription drug coverage, telemedicine services, and creates mechanisms for external review of health care service decisions. The bill aims to provide more comprehensive consumer protections, ensure transparency in health insurance practices, and align Vermont's health insurance regulations with current federal standards and best practices.
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Bill Summary: An act relating to updating and reorganizing the health insurance statutes in 8 V.S.A. chapter 107.
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• Introduced: 01/29/2025
• Added: 01/30/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Session
• Sponsors: 2 : Ginny Lyons (D)*, Ann Cummings (D)
• Versions: 4 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 37
• Last Amended: 05/07/2025
• Last Action: Senate Message: Signed by Governor 5/1/2025
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WA bill #SB5139 • Last Action 05/02/2025
Concerning reentry council.
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies the composition and operations of the state's Reentry Council, expanding its membership from 15 to 22 members appointed by the governor. The bill adds new requirements for council membership, including representatives from additional state agencies like the health care authority and employment security department, and specifically mandates the inclusion of two currently incarcerated individuals (one from a men's facility and one from a women's facility), two crime survivors or victims with gender diversity, and maintaining existing requirements for representation from various stakeholder groups. The bill also changes compensation rules, allowing council members to receive compensation according to state guidelines and travel expense reimbursement. Additionally, it modifies meeting protocols, specifically noting that incarcerated council members must participate virtually unless the meeting is held at their correctional facility. The quorum requirement is increased from seven to twelve members, and the council is still required to meet at least four times per year. These changes aim to enhance the council's diversity, representation, and operational effectiveness in addressing reentry issues for incarcerated individuals.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT Relating to reentry council; and amending RCW 43.380.030, 2 43.380.060, and 43.380.070. 3
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• Introduced: 01/07/2025
• Added: 01/08/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 4 : Claire Wilson (D)*, Noel Frame (D), Bob Hasegawa (D), T'wina Nobles (D)
• Versions: 4 • Votes: 5 • Actions: 36
• Last Amended: 05/06/2025
• Last Action: Effective date 7/27/2025.
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WA bill #SB5455 • Last Action 05/02/2025
Concerning the administration of the Andy Hill cancer research endowment.
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies the administration of the Andy Hill cancer research endowment by updating several key provisions. The bill revises definitions related to the endowment, including adding a definition for "clinical trial" and allowing for multiple program administrators instead of just one. It adjusts the composition of the governing board, which will continue to consist of 13 members appointed by the governor from various sectors including universities, cancer research centers, patient advocacy groups, and businesses. The bill expands the board's responsibilities, including the ability to staff the program with one or more program administrators and potentially create nonprofit corporations to perform administrative duties. The endowment's grant-making process is refined, with additional criteria for evaluating grant proposals, such as considering cultural inclusivity, language accessibility, and potential for improving health outcomes. The bill also modifies the financial structure, particularly around the match transfer account, allowing for more flexible use of state matching funds and clarifying the administrative processes for receiving and disbursing funds. Throughout the changes, the core mission remains supporting cancer research, prevention, and care in Washington state, with an emphasis on leveraging diverse expertise and maximizing the potential impact of funded research.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT Relating to the administration of the Andy Hill cancer 2 research endowment; amending RCW 43.348.020, 43.348.040, 43.348.060, 3 and 43.348.080; and reenacting and amending RCW 43.348.010. 4
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• Introduced: 01/22/2025
• Added: 01/23/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 4 : Paul Harris (R)*, Annette Cleveland (D), John Braun (R), Ron Muzzall (R)
• Versions: 3 • Votes: 5 • Actions: 34
• Last Amended: 05/05/2025
• Last Action: Effective date 7/27/2025.
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MN bill #HF3287 • Last Action 05/01/2025
Open Meeting Law; classification of school district superintendent and school principal applicant data as private authorized, and closed meetings for school district superintendent and school principal interviews authorized.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies Minnesota's Open Meeting Law and data privacy statutes to provide new provisions for handling job applicant data and interview processes specifically for school district superintendents and school principals. The bill allows government entities to classify personnel data for these two positions as private at any stage of the search or hiring process, with the private classification expiring once an applicant accepts an employment offer. Additionally, the bill authorizes public bodies to conduct closed meetings when interviewing candidates for school district superintendent and school principal positions, with the important caveat that the meeting must be opened if the candidate being interviewed requests it. These changes are designed to provide more flexibility and confidentiality in the hiring process for key educational leadership positions, recognizing the sensitive nature of these searches and the potential impact on candidates' current employment situations. The bill will take effect the day after its final enactment, allowing school districts and other public bodies to immediately implement these new provisions in their hiring practices.
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Bill Summary: A bill for an act relating to the Open Meeting Law; authorizing the classification of school district superintendent and school principal applicant data as private; authorizing closed meetings for school district superintendent and school principal interviews; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 13.43, subdivision 3; 13D.05, subdivision 3.
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• Introduced: 05/01/2025
• Added: 05/01/2025
• Session: 94th Legislature 2025-2026
• Sponsors: 2 : Julie Greene (D)*, Mary Clardy (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 1
• Last Amended: 04/30/2025
• Last Action: Introduction and first reading, referred to Education Policy
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MN bill #SF3289 • Last Action 05/01/2025
Revisor's bill
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill is a comprehensive technical corrections bill that makes numerous minor amendments and updates across various Minnesota statutes. Here's a summary of its key provisions: This bill makes technical corrections and clarifications to laws across multiple areas of Minnesota state government. The changes include updating statutory references, correcting grammatical errors, aligning language with current practices, and removing obsolete provisions. Some notable modifications include updates to references in education, human services, public safety, and taxation laws. The bill addresses a wide range of technical issues such as correcting section numbers, removing outdated language, and making conforming amendments to various state statutes. For example, it updates references to state agencies, corrects cross-references between sections, and makes minor linguistic adjustments to improve clarity and consistency in state law. The bill also includes several repealer provisions to remove obsolete subdivisions and sections from Minnesota Statutes. While the changes are primarily technical in nature, they help maintain the accuracy and coherence of Minnesota's legal code by addressing small errors and outdated language that have accumulated over time.
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Bill Summary: A bill for an act relating to legislative enactments; making miscellaneous technical corrections to laws and statutes; correcting erroneous, obsolete, and omitted text and references; removing redundant, conflicting, and superseded provisions; making style and form changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 1.135, subdivision 2; 11A.04; 12B.50; 16C.16, subdivision 10; 17.354; 18F.02, subdivision 2a; 27.01, subdivision 8; 27.069; 27.10; 27.13; 27.19, subdivision 1; 45.0135, subdivision 8; 84.027, subdivisions 16, 19; 84.033, subdivision 1; 84.0835, subdivision 1; 84.0855, subdivision 3; 84.66, subdivision 12; 84.788, subdivision 2; 84.791, subdivision 5; 84.793, subdivision 1; 84.925, subdivision 1; 84A.02; 84A.33, subdivision 2; 84B.03, subdivisions 1, 4; 84D.02, subdivision 3; 85.055, subdivision 1a; 85.22, subdivision 3; 85.41, subdivision 3; 86A.05, subdivision 5; 88.79, subdivision 4; 89.018, subdivision 7; 89.19, subdivision 2; 89.21; 89.22, subdivision 1; 89.53, subdivision 1; 89.551; 90.02; 90.041, subdivision 10; 90.195; 93.47, subdivision 3; 97A.075, subdivisions 1, 7; 97A.101, subdivisions 2, 4; 97A.133, subdivision 3; 97A.445, subdivision 1; 97A.451, subdivision 3b; 97A.465, subdivision 5; 97B.015, subdivisions 4, 7; 97B.715, subdivision 1; 97B.801; 97C.005, subdivision 3; 97C.081, subdivision 10; 97C.205; 97C.342, subdivision 4; 97C.815, subdivision 2; 97C.855; 103A.341; 103B.101, subdivision 2; 103B.215, subdivision 4; 103B.311, subdivision 4; 103B.314, subdivision 4; 103C.201, subdivision 8; 103C.211; 103C.601, subdivision 4; 103C.611, subdivision 3; 103D.271, subdivision 1; 103D.335, subdivisions 19, 21; 103D.405, subdivision 1; 103D.905, subdivision 2; 103E.215, subdivision 3; 103E.291; 103E.325, subdivision 2; 103G.287, subdivision 4; 103G.412; 103H.105; 115.03, subdivision 1; 115A.03, subdivision 37; 115A.64, subdivisions 4, 6; 117.025, subdivision 10; 120B.024, subdivision 2; 120B.23, subdivision 3; 121A.15, subdivision 8; 122A.18, subdivision 1; 122A.26, subdivision 2; 122A.76, subdivision 6; 123A.26, subdivision 1; 123B.09, subdivision 5b; 124D.09, subdivision 19; 124D.42, subdivision 8; 124D.475; 124E.16, subdivision 3; 125A.63, subdivision 5; 126C.13, subdivision 4; 127A.20, subdivision 2; 127A.21, subdivision 5; 127A.41, subdivisions 8, 9; 127A.85; 142A.03, subdivision 1; 142A.609, subdivision 5; 142D.05, subdivision 3; 142D.06, subdivision 1; 142D.11, subdivisions 3, 4, 6; 142D.12, subdivision 1; 142D.25, subdivision 4; 142E.01, subdivision 26; 142G.01, subdivisions 3, 4; 142G.38; 144.291, subdivision 2; 144.966, subdivision 2; 144A.43, subdivision 28; 144E.101, subdivision 14; 144E.28, subdivision 5; 144E.50, subdivision 6; 144G.08, subdivision 64; 147.02, subdivision 6a; 147.09; 147.091, subdivisions 1, 6; 147.111, subdivision 6; 147A.01, subdivision 20; 147A.09, subdivision 3; 147A.13, subdivisions 4, 6, 7; 147A.14, subdivision 6; 1 147A.17, subdivision 1; 147B.02, subdivisions 1, 7, 9; 147B.06, subdivision 4; 147E.10, subdivision 1; 147E.15, subdivision 11; 147E.40, subdivision 1; 147F.05, subdivision 2; 148E.285, subdivision 4; 150A.055, subdivision 1; 150A.06, subdivision 12; 154.19; 161.125, subdivision 3; 161.45, subdivision 4; 161.46, subdivision 1; 162.09, subdivision 4; 163.161; 168.012, subdivision 13; 168.10, subdivision 1c; 168.1291, subdivision 5; 168.187, subdivision 17; 168.27, subdivision 2; 168.327, subdivision 6; 168.345, subdivision 2; 168A.01, subdivisions 18, 19, 20; 168A.14, subdivision 1a; 169.345, subdivisions 3c, 4; 169.58, subdivision 5; 169.781, subdivision 3; 169.81, subdivision 3; 171.017, subdivision 2; 171.06, subdivision 6; 171.0605, subdivision 3; 171.12, subdivision 7; 171.301, subdivision 1; 174.02, subdivision 5; 174.22, subdivision 7; 174.24, subdivision 1a; 174.29, subdivision 1; 174.30, subdivisions 1, 10; 181.953, subdivision 5a; 216B.023, subdivision 3; 216B.1691, subdivision 2h; 216B.241, subdivision 5a; 216C.377, subdivision 1; 216C.379; 216I.07, subdivision 3; 216I.19, subdivisions 2, 4; 218.011, subdivision 8; 219.015, subdivision 1; 219.055, subdivision 2a; 221.031, subdivisions 3b, 10; 221.0314, subdivision 2; 221.81, subdivision 4; 245.4905, subdivision 1; 245.495; 245.735, subdivision 4d; 245A.07, subdivision 3; 245C.02, subdivision 6a; 245D.091, subdivision 2; 245I.23, subdivision 15; 256.01, subdivision 2; 256.0451, subdivisions 3, 11, 19; 256B.0625, subdivision 5m; 256L.02, subdivision 1; 256P.001; 256P.04, subdivision 9; 256P.06, subdivision 3; 256P.10, subdivision 3; 256R.02, subdivision 19; 257.0769, subdivision 1; 260.762, subdivision 2a; 260C.151, subdivision 2a; 260C.178, subdivision 1; 260C.71, subdivision 1; 260E.03, subdivision 23; 260E.14, subdivision 1; 260E.30, subdivision 6; 260E.36, subdivision 5; 270.075, subdivision 1; 270C.63, subdivision 13; 272.02, subdivision 104; 273.42, subdivision 1; 282.38, subdivisions 1, 2; 290.0132, subdivision 26; 290.06, subdivisions 2c, 23a; 297A.75, subdivision 1; 299F.051, subdivision 1a; 299J.05; 299K.08, subdivision 3a; 308C.301, subdivisions 8, 9, 13; 308C.411, subdivision 2; 308C.425, subdivision 3; 308C.545, subdivision 1; 308C.571, subdivision 1; 308C.721, subdivision 2; 308C.801, subdivision 2; 319B.40; 325D.44, subdivision 1a; 336.3-206; 336.9-301; 336.12-107; 352.91, subdivision 3c; 353D.07, subdivision 2; 353G.01, subdivisions 7b, 8b, 10a; 353G.09, subdivision 1a; 354B.31, subdivision 6; 360.013, subdivision 36; 360.031; 360.032, subdivision 1a; 360.62; 360.654; 360.915, subdivision 1; 393.07, subdivision 10; 403.36, subdivision 1; 446A.073, subdivisions 1, 2; 462A.051, subdivision 1; 462A.2096; 469.002, subdivision 25; 469.53; 469.54, subdivision 3; 473.4465, subdivision 3; 473J.23; 477A.0126, subdivision 3a; 477A.013, subdivision 14; 477A.0175, subdivision 1; 477A.24, subdivision 2; 518A.60; 518A.81, subdivision 8; 518A.82, subdivisions 1, 1a, 3, 5; 518B.01, subdivision 4; 576.22; 582.17; 582.18; Laws 2023, chapter 57, article 2, section 66; Laws 2024, chapter 115, article 4, section 3; article 11, section 6; Laws 2024, chapter 120, article 1, section 15; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 645; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 13.465, subdivision 3; 41B.0391, subdivision 6; 115A.1441, subdivision 38; 127A.50, subdivision 3; 148E.130, subdivision 1a; 245.4902; 245C.11, subdivision 4; 275.71, subdivision 5; 469.177, subdivision 1e; 473.4465, subdivision 5; 473J.09, subdivision 14; 473J.14; Laws 2024, chapter 115, article 12, section 5; Laws 2024, chapter 120, article 3, section 3.
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• Introduced: 04/02/2025
• Added: 04/03/2025
• Session: 94th Legislature 2025-2026
• Sponsors: 2 : Warren Limmer (R)*, Ron Latz (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 9
• Last Amended: 04/02/2025
• Last Action: Rule 45; subst. General Orders HF3022, SF indefinitely postponed
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MI bill #HB4407 • Last Action 04/30/2025
Human services: medical services; MIcare act; create. Creates new act.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes MIcare, a comprehensive universal health care system for Michigan residents that aims to provide publicly financed and administered health coverage for all state residents regardless of income, health status, or existing insurance. The bill creates a MIcare Board responsible for overseeing the health care system, developing a benefit package, and setting payment rates for health care professionals. MIcare will cover a wide range of medical services including primary, preventive, acute, and chronic care, behavioral health, prescription drugs, dental, vision, and hearing care, with no premiums or cost-sharing requirements. The system will be funded through a dedicated MIcare Fund that can receive state appropriations, federal funds, grants, and other revenue sources. Key principles of the system include ensuring universal access to high-quality health services, containing costs, promoting transparency, and supporting health care professionals. The implementation of MIcare is contingent on obtaining federal waivers and meeting specific conditions, such as demonstrating no negative economic impact and sustainable financing. The bill also establishes detailed provisions for eligibility, benefits, administration, and governance of the new health care system, with the goal of creating a more efficient, equitable, and patient-centered approach to health care in Michigan.
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Bill Summary: A bill to provide for the establishment of a universal and unified health care system and to reform the current payment system for health care coverage in this state; to create certain boards and committees and prescribe their powers and duties; to provide for the powers and duties of certain state and local governmental officers and agencies; to establish a fund; to provide for the promulgation of rules; and to prescribe penalties and provide remedies.
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• Introduced: 04/29/2025
• Added: 04/30/2025
• Session: 103rd Legislature
• Sponsors: 23 : Carrie Rheingans (D)*, Dylan Wegela (D), Natalie Price (D), Betsy Coffia (D), Mike McFall (D), Veronica Paiz (D), Tonya Myers Phillips (D), Tyrone Carter (D), Morgan Foreman (D), Jason Morgan (D), Jason Hoskins (D), Julie Brixie (D), Laurie Pohutsky (D), Emily Dievendorf (D), Erin Byrnes (D), Jimmie Wilson (D), Donavan McKinney (D), Kara Hope (D), Cynthia Neeley (D), Sharon MacDonell (D), Stephanie Young (D), Amos O'Neal (D), Helena Scott (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 4
• Last Amended: 04/29/2025
• Last Action: Bill Electronically Reproduced 04/29/2025
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MN bill #SF2082 • Last Action 04/30/2025
Omnibus Transportation policy and appropriations
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill provides an omnibus transportation policy and appropriations package for Minnesota, with a comprehensive set of provisions affecting transportation funding, infrastructure, driver services, and related policy areas. The bill appropriates approximately $4.9 billion to the Department of Transportation for fiscal years 2026 and 2027, with funding sources including general fund, airports, county state-aid highway fund, municipal state-aid street fund, and trunk highway fund. Key provisions include increasing electric vehicle registration surcharges, establishing a resilient pavement program, creating new requirements for transportation project development, implementing work zone safety training, authorizing a study on accessible transportation network services, and making various technical changes to driver and vehicle regulations. The bill also includes funding for specific projects like the John A. Blatnik Bridge, autonomous mower research, and metropolitan transit services. Additionally, the legislation introduces new policy requirements for transportation project planning, such as mandating multidisciplinary project development, context-specific purpose and need statements, and enhanced community engagement processes for major transportation projects. The bill aims to improve transportation infrastructure, safety, accessibility, and project development processes across Minnesota.
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Bill Summary: A bill for an act relating to transportation; establishing a budget for transportation; appropriating money for transportation purposes, including Department of Transportation, Department of Public Safety, and Metropolitan Council activities; modifying various transportation policy provisions relating to drivers' licenses, traffic safety, speed limits, the Advisory Council on Traffic Safety, cost participation policy development, commercial drivers' instructional permits, autonomous mower research, electronic aircraft attestation, pedestrian citations, work zone safety incorporated into driver's education and driver's examination, reintegration drivers' licenses, resilient pavement and asset sustainability programming, courtesy use of dealer plates and extension of expiration for certain temporary license plates, driver's license agents and deputy registrars, and various project development and design policies for the Department of Transportation State Aid for Local Transportation Office; delaying the effective date of when a motorcycle may lane filter and removing the authorization to split lanes; modifying various transportation finance policy provisions; increasing the surcharge for all-electric vehicles and instituting a surcharge for plug-in hybrid vehicles, all-electric motorcycles, and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles; requiring rulemaking; repealing state-aid design standards and certain provisions related to state-aid design variances; requiring reports; making conforming changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 4.076, subdivisions 4, 5; 13.6905, subdivision 8; 16A.88, subdivision 1a; 160.165; 161.045; 161.088, subdivision 2; 161.115, subdivision 177; 161.14, by adding a subdivision; 162.02, subdivision 3a, by adding subdivisions; 162.09, subdivision 3a, by adding subdivisions; 162.155; 168.013, subdivision 1m, by adding subdivisions; 168.091; 168.27, subdivision 16; 168.33, subdivision 7; 168A.10, by adding a subdivision; 168A.11, subdivision 1; 169.011, subdivision 36, by adding subdivisions; 169.06, subdivisions 5, 6; 169.09, subdivision 8; 169.14, by adding a subdivision; 169.21, subdivision 3; 169A.55, subdivision 5; 171.01, by adding a subdivision; 171.05, subdivision 1; 171.0605, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 171.061, subdivision 4; 171.0701, by adding a subdivision; 171.0705, by adding a subdivision; 171.071, subdivision 2; 171.13, subdivisions 1, 7; 171.17, subdivision 1; 171.2405, subdivision 1; 171.301, subdivisions 1, 5, 6; 171.306, subdivisions 1, 4, 8; 174.03, by adding subdivisions; 174.53; 174.634, subdivision 2; 174.75, subdivisions 2, 2a; 297A.94; 299A.55, subdivisions 2, 4; 360.511, by adding subdivisions; 360.55, subdivisions 4, 4a, 8, 9, by adding a subdivision; 473.129, by adding a subdivision; 473.13, subdivisions 1, 6; 473.142; 473.1425; 473.386, subdivision 10; 473.408, by adding a subdivision; 473.412, subdivision 3; 473.4465, by adding a subdivision; Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 1 SF2082 REVISOR KRB S2082-2 2nd Engrossment 5, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, as amended; Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 14, article 11, section 45; Laws 2023, chapter 60, article 10, section 9; Laws 2023, chapter 68, article 1, sections 2, subdivisions 2, 3; 4, subdivision 5; article 2, section 2, subdivision 9, as amended; article 4, section 109; Laws 2024, chapter 127, article 1, sections 2, subdivision 3; 4, subdivision 3; article 3, section 61; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 137; 160; 161; 162; 171; 174; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 473.452; Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 3, article 2, section 34, as amended; Minnesota Rules, parts 8820.2500; 8820.3300, subparts 1, 1a, 3, 4; 8820.3400; 8820.9926, subpart 1; 8820.9936; 8820.9946; 8820.9956; 8820.9995.
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• Introduced: 02/28/2025
• Added: 04/23/2025
• Session: 94th Legislature 2025-2026
• Sponsors: 2 : Scott Dibble (D)*, Ann Johnson Stewart (D)
• Versions: 3 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 11
• Last Amended: 04/28/2025
• Last Action: Rule 45-amend, subst. General Orders HF2438, SF indefinitely postponed
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MN bill #HF3270 • Last Action 04/30/2025
Independent Redistricting Commission established, Redistricting Commission Applicant Review Panel established, principles to be used in adopting legislative and congressional districts established, former legislative members lobbying activity prohibited, legislative session conduct and convening requirements amended, and constitutional amendment proposed.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill proposes a comprehensive reform of Minnesota's redistricting process by establishing an Independent Redistricting Commission and creating detailed guidelines for drawing legislative and congressional districts. The bill would amend the Minnesota Constitution to create a 15-member commission with five members from each of the two largest political parties and five members not affiliated with either party. Members would be selected through a rigorous screening process designed to ensure diversity and impartiality. The commission would be responsible for drawing district boundaries following strict principles that prioritize population equality, minority representation, preservation of communities of interest, and partisan fairness. Key provisions include prohibiting districts drawn to favor specific candidates or parties, requiring districts to be compact and contiguous, and mandating that the overall partisan composition of districts closely reflect statewide voting patterns. The bill also includes provisions restricting legislators from becoming lobbyists immediately after leaving office, modifying legislative session rules, and allowing the lieutenant governor and secretary of state to cast tie-breaking votes in their respective chambers. If ratified, the changes would take effect for the 2030 redistricting cycle, with a constitutional amendment to be voted on in the 2026 general election.
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Bill Summary: A bill for an act relating to the legislature; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article IV, sections 3, 5, 6, and 12; article V, section 3; by adding article IV, section 27; by adding an article XV; establishing an Independent Redistricting Commission; establishing a Redistricting Commission Applicant Review Panel; establishing principles to be used in adopting legislative and congressional districts; prohibiting members of the legislature from being employed or engaged for compensation as a lobbyist for a period of one year following the end of their legislative service; amending requirements related to the convening and conduct of regular legislative sessions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 2.031, by adding a subdivision; 2.731; 10A.01, subdivision 35; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 2; 2A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 2.91.
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• Introduced: 04/29/2025
• Added: 04/29/2025
• Session: 94th Legislature 2025-2026
• Sponsors: 11 : Jamie Long (D)*, Zack Stephenson (D), Emma Greenman (D), Cedrick Frazier (D), Michael Howard (D), Athena Hollins (D), Nathan Coulter (D), Kristi Pursell (D), Esther Agbaje (D), Katie Jones (D), Larry Kraft (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 04/28/2025
• Last Action: Authors added Coulter, Pursell, Agbaje, Jones and Kraft
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MN bill #SF2706 • Last Action 04/29/2025
2024 children, youth, and families recodification follow-up and technical changes
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill is a comprehensive technical corrections and follow-up legislation related to the 2024 children, youth, and families recodification. It updates numerous Minnesota statutes to reflect the creation of a new Department of Children, Youth, and Families, making conforming changes across multiple sections of law. The bill primarily does three key things: (1) add references to the new Department of Children, Youth, and Families in various statutory provisions, (2) update cross-references and terminology to align with the new departmental structure, and (3) make technical corrections to ensure legal consistency. The changes affect a wide range of areas including human services, licensing, background studies, child welfare, social services, and administrative procedures. The bill demonstrates a comprehensive approach to integrating the new department into existing legal frameworks, ensuring smooth operational transitions and maintaining legal precision across different sections of Minnesota law. The modifications appear to be primarily administrative in nature, designed to support the structural reorganization of children and family services without substantively changing underlying policy.
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Bill Summary: A bill for an act relating to children; follow-up to 2024 children, youth, and families recodification; making technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 3.922, subdivision 1; 13.41, subdivision 1; 13.46, subdivisions 3, 4, 9, 10; 13.598, subdivision 10; 14.03, subdivision 3; 116L.881; 125A.15; 125A.744, subdivision 2; 127A.11; 127A.70, subdivision 2; 142A.607, subdivision 14; 142A.609, subdivision 21; 142B.41, subdivision 9; 144.061; 144.225, subdivision 2a; 145.895; 145.901, subdivisions 2, 4; 145.9255, subdivision 1; 145.9265; 174.285, subdivision 4; 214.104; 216C.266, subdivisions 2, 3; 241.021, subdivision 2; 242.09; 242.21; 242.32, subdivision 1; 245.697, subdivisions 1, 2a; 245.814, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4; 245C.02, subdivisions 7, 12, 13; 245C.031, subdivision 9; 245C.033, subdivision 2; 245C.05, subdivision 7; 245C.07; 256.88; 256.89; 256.90; 256.91; 256.92; 256G.01, subdivisions 1, 3; 256G.03, subdivision 2; 256G.04, subdivision 2; 256G.09, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5; 256G.10; 256G.11; 256G.12, subdivision 1; 260.762, subdivision 2a; 260B.171, subdivision 4; 260E.03, subdivision 6; 260E.11, subdivision 1; 260E.30, subdivision 4; 260E.33, subdivision 6; 261.232; 270B.14, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 299C.76, subdivision 1; 299F.011, subdivision 4a; 402A.10, subdivisions 1a, 2, 4c; 402A.12; 402A.16, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4; 402A.18, subdivisions 2, 3, by adding a subdivision; 402A.35, subdivisions 1, 4, 5; 462A.2095, subdivision 6; 466.131; 518.165, subdivision 5; 524.5-106; 524.5-118, subdivision 2; 595.02, subdivision 2; 626.5533; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 142A.15; 142E.50, subdivisions 2, 12; 245A.02, subdivision 6d; 256G.02, subdivisions 3, 5; 261.003.
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• Introduced: 03/19/2025
• Added: 03/20/2025
• Session: 94th Legislature 2025-2026
• Sponsors: 1 : Melissa Wiklund (D)*
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 8
• Last Amended: 04/07/2025
• Last Action: Rule 45; subst. General Orders HF2551, SF indefinitely postponed
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MI bill #SB0271 • Last Action 04/29/2025
Civil rights: open meetings; provisions of open meetings act relating to virtual attendance and participation of members of public bodies at public meetings; revise. Amends secs. 3 & 7 of 1976 PA 267 (MCL 15.263 & 15.267); adds sec. 3b & repeals sec. 3a of 1976 PA 267 (MCL 15.263a).
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Open Meetings Act to establish clear guidelines for virtual attendance and participation in public meetings across different types of public bodies. The bill creates three classes of public bodies (A, B, and C) with varying rules for remote participation: Class A public bodies (typically elected bodies with legislative powers) must have a quorum physically present and limit remote members from voting, while Class B public bodies allow full remote participation if at least one-third of members are physically present, and Class C public bodies can hold entirely virtual meetings. The bill requires that any remotely attending members maintain two-way communication throughout meetings and that electronic communications between members be transparent and shared with all meeting attendees. Public bodies must establish and publish reasonable procedures for remote public participation, ensuring that these procedures do not create undue barriers and comply with disability accommodation laws. The bill also eliminates previous COVID-19-specific meeting provisions and repeals a prior section of the act related to remote meeting attendance, effectively creating a more permanent and structured approach to virtual public meetings that balances accessibility, transparency, and operational flexibility for different types of governmental bodies.
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Bill Summary: A bill to amend 1976 PA 267, entitled"Open meetings act,"by amending sections 3 and 7 (MCL 15.263 and 15.267), section 3 as amended by 2020 PA 254 and section 7 as amended by 1996 PA 464, and by adding section 3b; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.
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• Introduced: 04/29/2025
• Added: 04/29/2025
• Session: 103rd Legislature
• Sponsors: 1 : Ed McBroom (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 04/29/2025
• Last Action: Referred To Committee On Elections And Ethics
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MI bill #HB4386 • Last Action 04/29/2025
State agencies (proposed): boards and commissions; commission on Middle Eastern American affairs; establish. Creates new act.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the Commission on Middle Eastern American Affairs in Michigan, creating a 15-member body appointed by the governor to serve 3-year terms and focus on supporting and advancing the interests of Middle Eastern Americans in the state. The commission's primary responsibilities include advising the governor and state departments on policy matters affecting Middle Eastern American communities, recommending changes to state programs and policies, promoting equal access to state services and education, and serving as a reporting agency for anti-Middle Eastern American harassment. Commissioners will work to raise awareness about Middle Eastern American culture, history, and contributions, develop unified policies to serve community needs, and collaborate with other state commissions focused on diverse populations such as Asian Pacific, Hispanic/Latino, Black, LGBTQ+, immigrant, and women's groups. The Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity will provide administrative support, including maintaining meeting records and potentially providing staff and office space. The bill defines a "Middle Eastern American" as an individual with ancestral ties to Middle Eastern countries who resides in Michigan, and establishes governance rules such as requiring quarterly meetings, adopting bylaws within 90 days, and operating under open meetings and freedom of information guidelines.
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Bill Summary: A bill to declare the powers and duties of the commission on Middle Eastern American affairs; and to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state governmental officers and entities.
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• Introduced: 04/24/2025
• Added: 04/25/2025
• Session: 103rd Legislature
• Sponsors: 5 : Alabas Farhat (D)*, Erin Byrnes (D), Carrie Rheingans (D), Natalie Price (D), Jason Morgan (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 4
• Last Amended: 04/24/2025
• Last Action: Bill Electronically Reproduced 04/24/2025
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WA bill #SB5199 • Last Action 04/29/2025
Providing compensation to members of the department of children, youth, and families oversight board with direct lived experience.
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends existing law to provide compensation for members of the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) Oversight Board who have direct lived experience. Specifically, the bill clarifies that board members with direct lived experience may receive compensation as outlined in existing state law (RCW 43.03.220 and 43.03.270) and are entitled to be reimbursed for travel expenses. Previously, the law stated that board members would receive no compensation, except for reimbursement of travel expenses for appointed legislators. The bill adds a definition for "direct lived experience" by referencing another state statute and ensures that these board members with personal experience in the child welfare or juvenile justice systems can be fairly compensated for their valuable insights and contributions to the oversight board. This change recognizes the importance of including perspectives from individuals who have firsthand knowledge of the systems being reviewed and supports their ability to participate fully in the board's work.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT Relating to providing compensation to members of the 2 department of children, youth, and families oversight board with 3 direct lived experience; and amending RCW 43.216.015. 4
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• Introduced: 01/09/2025
• Added: 01/10/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 7 : Claire Wilson (D)*, Noel Frame (D), Bob Hasegawa (D), Liz Lovelett (D), John Lovick (D), T'wina Nobles (D), Marcus Riccelli (D)
• Versions: 3 • Votes: 4 • Actions: 29
• Last Amended: 05/02/2025
• Last Action: Effective date 7/27/2025.
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OK bill #HB1409 • Last Action 04/29/2025
Open meetings; Oklahoma Open Meeting Act; email distribution systems; effective date.
Status: Crossed Over
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act to provide additional guidance on email distribution systems for public meeting notices. Specifically, the bill allows public bodies to require individuals in their email distribution list to annually confirm their desire to remain on the list, and if a person does not confirm, the public body may remove them from the system. The bill maintains existing requirements that public bodies provide email notice of meetings at least 24 hours in advance, including the date, time, place, and agenda, and allows any person to request to be included in the email distribution system without charge. The bill clarifies that even if a person is removed from an email distribution system, they can still request to be added back. The changes are part of ongoing efforts to improve transparency and accessibility of public meeting information, ensuring that citizens have multiple ways to stay informed about government meetings. The bill will become effective on November 1, 2025, giving public bodies time to implement the new email distribution system confirmation process.
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Bill Summary: notices by public bodies - email distribution systems - effective date
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• Introduced: 01/15/2025
• Added: 01/16/2025
• Session: 2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 2 : Denise Crosswhite Hader (R)*, Kendal Sacchieri (R)*
• Versions: 6 • Votes: 5 • Actions: 20
• Last Amended: 04/21/2025
• Last Action: Senate Floor HB1409 (4-29-25) (SACCHIERI) RT FA2 - HB1409 (4-29-25) (SACCHIERI) RT FA2
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MN bill #HF2783 • Last Action 04/28/2025
State government finance bill.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes a comprehensive state government finance and operations package for fiscal years 2026 and 2027. The bill appropriates funds for various state agencies, legislative bodies, and constitutional offices, with total appropriations covering areas such as the Legislature, Governor's Office, State Auditor, Attorney General, and various state boards and commissions. Key provisions include establishing a new Healthy Aging Subcabinet to coordinate policies and services for older Minnesotans, modifying education requirements for certified public accountants, creating a process for removing fraudulent business filings, and implementing new regulations on deceptive business mailings. The bill also makes changes to lottery retailer contracting requirements, grants the attorney general expanded subpoena authority, and establishes criminal penalties for medical assistance fraud. Additionally, the bill includes provisions for reporting on state government job vacancies, integrating transit assistance program applications, and allowing for potential statue replacement in the U.S. Capitol. The appropriations cover a wide range of state government operations, with specific funding allocated to various agencies and programs, and includes provisions for retirement systems, general contingent accounts, and tort claims.
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Bill Summary: A bill for an act relating to government operations; establishing a biennial budget; appropriating money for the legislature, certain constitutional offices and state agencies, Minnesota Historical Society, Minnesota Humanities Center, State Lottery, retirement plans, general contingent account, and tort claims; authorizing an increase in certain legislative positions; establishing a Healthy Aging Subcabinet; modifying education requirements and mobility for public accountants; modifying an advanced deposit wagering fee; modifying lottery retailer contracting requirements; modifying provisions governing Medicaid fraud; granting the attorney general certain subpoena and enforcement authority; providing criminal penalties; authorizing statue replacement; establishing a process for fraudulent business filing removal; authorizing rulemaking; requiring reports; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 3.099, subdivision 3; 3.971, by adding a subdivision; 3.98, subdivisions 1, 3; 8.16, subdivision 1; 11A.07, subdivisions 4, 4b; 13.485, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 16A.057, subdivision 5; 240.131, subdivision 7; 256B.12; 326A.03, subdivision 6, by adding subdivisions; 326A.14; 349A.01, by adding a subdivision; 349A.06, subdivisions 2, 4, 11; 609.48, subdivision 1; 609.52, subdivision 2; 628.26; Laws 2023, chapter 62, article 1, sections 11, subdivision 2; 47; Laws 2024, chapter 127, article 67, section 6; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 4; 5; 300; 609; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 16A.90; 16B.356; 16B.357; 16B.358; 16B.359; 609.466; Minnesota Rules, part 1105.7900, item D.
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• Introduced: 03/24/2025
• Added: 04/22/2025
• Session: 94th Legislature 2025-2026
• Sponsors: 2 : Ginny Klevorn (D)*, Jim Nash (R)
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 8
• Last Amended: 04/22/2025
• Last Action: Hearing (12:30:00 4/28/2025 )
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GA bill #HB81 • Last Action 04/28/2025
Interstate Compact for School Psychologists; enter into
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the Interstate Compact for School Psychologists, a comprehensive agreement designed to facilitate the interstate practice of school psychology by creating a streamlined process for licensed school psychologists to obtain equivalent licenses in multiple member states. The compact aims to improve the availability of school psychological services, address workforce shortages, and promote professional mobility while maintaining high standards of practice. Key provisions include establishing a commission to oversee implementation, creating a mechanism for information sharing between member states, and setting uniform requirements for licensure, such as passing a national exam, completing a supervised internship, and graduating from a qualifying school psychology education program. The bill defines specific terms related to school psychology licensure, outlines the process for obtaining and maintaining licenses across member states, and provides special considerations for active military members and their spouses. The compact also establishes robust processes for investigating and reporting disciplinary actions, protecting public safety, and ensuring that school psychologists comply with the specific scope of practice in each state where they provide services. The compact will become effective once seven member states have enacted the legislation, and it includes provisions for rule-making, dispute resolution, and potential withdrawal of member states.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT To amend Chapter 6 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education compacts, so as to enter into the Interstate Compact for School Psychologists; to provide for a short title; to provide for definitions; to provide for the provisions of the compact; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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• Introduced: 01/16/2025
• Added: 01/17/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 7 : Bethany Ballard (R)*, Chris Erwin (R)*, Rick Townsend (R)*, Holt Persinger (R)*, Matt Dubnik (R)*, Matthew Gambill (R)*, Larry Walker (R)
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 2 • Actions: 20
• Last Amended: 03/18/2025
• Last Action: Effective Date 2025-07-01
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GA bill #HB268 • Last Action 04/28/2025
Education; safety, health, and well-being of students and school communities; provide
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill aims to enhance school safety, student well-being, and information sharing across educational and government systems in Georgia. It introduces several key provisions, including requiring public schools to implement a mobile panic alert system called "Alyssa's Alert" by July 1, 2026, which will enable real-time coordination between emergency services and schools during security emergencies. The bill also mandates that schools procure detailed school mapping data with specific requirements for accuracy and accessibility to first responders. Additionally, the legislation establishes a framework for transferring and managing student records between schools, law enforcement, and other agencies, with a focus on sharing critical information about student disciplinary and behavioral history. The bill introduces requirements for student advocacy specialists, suicide and violence prevention training, and an anonymous reporting system for safety threats. It also expands the jurisdiction of superior courts for certain juvenile offenses and creates new criminal offenses related to terroristic threats and acts in school settings. The goal is to improve school safety, support student mental health, and create more transparent and coordinated systems for managing student information and potential security risks.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT To amend Chapter 11 of Title 15, Chapter 2 of Title 20, and Chapter 3 of Title 38 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the juvenile code, elementary and secondary education, and emergency management, respectively, so as to provide for the safety, health, and well-being of students and school communities; to require public schools to implement a mobile panic alert system capable of connecting disparate emergency services technologies to ensure real-time coordination between multiple state and local first responder agencies in the event of a school security emergency; to provide for the implementation of additional strategies or systems; to provide for exceptions; to provide for a short title; to require public schools to procure school mapping data; to provide for requirements of such school mapping data; to authorize the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency to adopt rules and regulations for the requirements for school mapping data; to provide for immunity from civil liability; to provide for the transfer of student records and other information among schools, law enforcement agencies, and other agencies with legal interests in students; to repeal references to the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities as legal custodian of school age children and to make conforming changes; to require memoranda of understanding between certain state agencies and local units of administration to include provisions relevant to the disclosure of student information; to provide for the release of student information from certain state agencies to local units of HB 268/AP administration; to provide for reimbursement grants to local school systems that hire qualified student advocacy specialists; to provide for minimum qualification and essential duties of such qualified student advocacy specialists; to authorize RESAs to participate in dispute resolution procedures; to provide for the designation of RESA student affairs officers; to provide for the Department of Education's chief privacy officer to promulgate a guidance document relevant to sharing student records and other information; to provide for the release of student education records by local boards of education and local education agencies; to provide for certain student education records to be deemed critical records; to provide for the transfer of student education records, including critical records, to receiving schools; to provide for required disclosures; to provide for provisional enrollment at receiving schools; to provide for the transfer of students seeking enrollment in any grade higher than third grade; to provide for case management consultations; to provide for policies and implementation; to require positive behavioral interventions and supports and response to intervention programs and initiatives for certain low-performing elementary and secondary and middle schools; to provide for school administrators to disclose certain information regarding students with the students' assigned classroom teachers; to provide for such information to remain confidential; to provide for reports of law enforcement official encounters with school age youth; to prohibit policies which deny or effectively prevent parents and legal custodians from reviewing certain education records; to provide for statutory construction regarding the disclosure of certain education records; to provide for local boards of education to petition courts to require parents to authorize the release of a transferring student's education records; to provide for evidence based suicide awareness and training programs and a state-wide anonymous reporting program; to provide for evidence based youth violence prevention training programs; to provide for student violence prevention clubs; to provide for local policies for anonymous reporting; to provide for mandatory assessments when certain students withdraw from or stop attending school; to update the "Parents' Bill of Rights"; to require written agreements for law enforcement HB 268/AP officers in schools to include specific terms and conditions relevant to the handling and disclosure of student information; to require the Department of Education to publish model terms and conditions; to revise provisions for school safety plans; to require public school safety plans to address the behavioral health needs of students; to provide for the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency to establish an emergency alert response system and a secure state-wide alert system; to provide for an emergency alert response system; to revise a provision relating to the use of a deadly weapon; to provide for additional offenses over which superior courts are authorized to exercise exclusive original jurisdiction for the trials of children 13 to 17 years of age to include the offenses of certain terroristic acts involving public and private schools and attempt or criminal conspiracy to commit certain offenses; to repeal a provision that limited superior courts from exercising exclusive original jurisdiction over the trials of children 13 to 17 years of age alleged to have committed aggravated assault only in certain cases involving the use of a firearm upon a public safety officer; to provide for which such cases shall be subject to the class A designated felony act provisions of Code Section 15-11-602 upon transfer to a juvenile court; to make conforming changes by including such additional offenses in the list of offenses for which juvenile and superior courts shall consider certain criteria when determining whether to transfer cases; to establish the elements of a particular offense of disrupting or interfering with the operation of a public school, public school bus, or public school bus stop; to provide for progressive discipline; to provide for the criminal offenses of terroristic threat of a school and terroristic act upon a school; to provide for penalties; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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• Introduced: 02/04/2025
• Added: 02/05/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 7 : Holt Persinger (R)*, Chuck Efstration (R)*, Houston Gaines (R)*, Jon Burns (R)*, Chris Erwin (R)*, Gerald Greene (R)*, Bill Cowsert (R)
• Versions: 6 • Votes: 4 • Actions: 29
• Last Amended: 04/01/2025
• Last Action: Effective Date 2025-04-28
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TN bill #HB0731 • Last Action 04/28/2025
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 5; Title 8, Chapter 44; Title 43, Chapter 1; Title 58; Title 68, Chapter 1 and Title 70, relative to public meetings.
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends Tennessee's open meetings law to explicitly include the Tennessee One Health Committee as a governing body subject to public meeting requirements. Specifically, the bill adds the Tennessee One Health Committee to the list of bodies covered by the open meetings act, defining it as an organization that promotes and supports the health of humans, animals, and the environment through cooperation across local, state, and federal agencies, academic institutions, and outside partners. The bill also clarifies that "meeting" for this committee means any convening of its governing body, thus ensuring transparency by requiring these meetings to be open to the public. This change means that the Tennessee One Health Committee will now be required to follow the same public meeting guidelines as other government bodies, allowing citizens to observe and potentially participate in their discussions and decision-making processes.
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Bill Summary: As enacted, specifies that the Tennessee One Health Committee is a governing body under the open meetings act; requires meetings of the committee to be open to the public. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 5; Title 8, Chapter 44; Title 43, Chapter 1; Title 58; Title 68, Chapter 1 and Title 70.
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• Introduced: 02/03/2025
• Added: 02/04/2025
• Session: 114th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 10 : Bud Hulsey (R)*, Susan Lynn (R), Gary Hicks (R), Justin Lafferty (R), Dave Wright (R), David Hawk (R), Scott Cepicky (R), Debra Moody (R), Jay Reedy (R), Renea Jones (R)
• Versions: 3 • Votes: 3 • Actions: 32
• Last Amended: 04/25/2025
• Last Action: Effective date(s) 04/24/2025
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CA bill #AB21 • Last Action 04/28/2025
Common interest developments: association management and meeting procedures.
Status: Dead
AI-generated Summary: This bill would implement significant reforms to the governance and transparency of homeowners associations (HOAs) in California, with a focus on improving accountability, record-keeping, and member rights. The bill would require open session board meetings to be electronically recorded, mandate detailed meeting minutes that include rationales for board decisions, and prohibit board members from conducting communications about association business outside of official meetings. For elections, the bill would streamline voting procedures, prohibit denying ballots to members, and allow civil actions in small claims court for election-related disputes. The bill would also enhance members' rights to access association records, limiting the association's ability to charge for document retrieval and prohibiting the sale of members' personal information. Additionally, the bill would require HOA boards to publicly announce significant events like litigation or insurance claims in subsequent meetings, provide more detailed agenda information, and create stricter rules about how board meetings can be conducted. These changes aim to increase transparency, prevent potential misconduct, and give HOA members more insight into and control over their association's operations.
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Bill Summary: An act to amend Sections 4360, 4910, 4920, 4935, 4950, 4955, 5100, 5105, 5120, 5145, 5200, 5205, 5230, and 5235 of, and to add Sections 4921 and 4941 to, the Civil Code, relating to common interest developments.
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• Introduced: 12/02/2024
• Added: 03/25/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Carl DeMaio (R)*
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 2 • Actions: 9
• Last Amended: 03/24/2025
• Last Action: From committee: Without further action pursuant to Joint Rule 62(a).
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TN bill #SB0908 • Last Action 04/28/2025
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 5; Title 8, Chapter 44; Title 43, Chapter 1; Title 58; Title 68, Chapter 1 and Title 70, relative to public meetings.
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends Tennessee's open meetings law to include the Tennessee One Health Committee as a governing body subject to public meeting requirements. Specifically, the bill adds the Tennessee One Health Committee to the list of entities that must conduct open meetings, defining it as an organization that promotes health across humans, animals, and the environment through collaboration among local, state, and federal agencies, academic institutions, and outside partners. The bill expands the legal definition of a "meeting" to explicitly include gatherings of this committee, ensuring transparency by mandating that these meetings be open to the public. By making these changes, the bill aims to increase governmental transparency and provide citizens with greater access to information about the committee's activities and discussions. The legislation will take effect immediately upon becoming law, as determined by the Tennessee General Assembly.
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Bill Summary: As enacted, specifies that the Tennessee One Health Committee is a governing body under the open meetings act; requires meetings of the committee to be open to the public. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 5; Title 8, Chapter 44; Title 43, Chapter 1; Title 58; Title 68, Chapter 1 and Title 70.
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• Introduced: 02/05/2025
• Added: 02/05/2025
• Session: 114th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 2 : Robert Harshbarger (R)*, Janice Bowling (R)
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 1 • Actions: 13
• Last Amended: 04/25/2025
• Last Action: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 286
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OK bill #HB2154 • Last Action 04/24/2025
Charter schools; Oklahoma Charter Schools Act; exemptions; financial statements; contract requirements; effective date; emergency.
Status: Crossed Over
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies the Oklahoma Charter Schools Act by introducing two key changes to the existing regulations governing charter schools. First, the bill exempts charter schools from filing a written itemized statement of estimated needs and probable income, which was previously required under state financial reporting guidelines. Second, the bill mandates that charter school governing boards must approve a budget for the upcoming fiscal year before it begins, adding a new layer of financial planning and oversight. These changes aim to streamline administrative requirements for charter schools while ensuring they maintain proper financial planning and transparency. The bill retains most existing provisions about charter school operations, including requirements for governance, educational programming, testing participation, compliance with disability education laws, and performance evaluation. The modifications will take effect on July 1, 2025, with an emergency clause indicating the immediate importance of these changes to public education in Oklahoma. The bill represents a nuanced adjustment to the state's charter school regulations, seeking to balance administrative efficiency with financial accountability.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to schools; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 3-136, as amended by Section 7, Chapter 323, O.S.L. 2023 (70 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 3-136), which relates to the Oklahoma Charter Schools Act; exempting certain financial statements from contract requirements; requiring the approval of charter school budgets before each fiscal year; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
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• Introduced: 01/16/2025
• Added: 01/17/2025
• Session: 2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 2 : Rob Hall (R)*, Brian Guthrie (R)*
• Versions: 7 • Votes: 5 • Actions: 20
• Last Amended: 04/23/2025
• Last Action: Placed on General Order
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OK bill #HB2095 • Last Action 04/24/2025
Oklahoma Open Records Act; thirty-day records request response time; effective date.
Status: Crossed Over
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Oklahoma Open Records Act by modifying the records request response procedures for public bodies. Specifically, the bill introduces a new requirement that public bodies must respond to records requests within thirty business days of receipt, which is a significant change to the existing law. The bill maintains the existing provisions of the Open Records Act, which require public records to be generally accessible during regular business hours, while preserving numerous existing exemptions for confidential information such as privileged legal documents, personal identification information, investigative files, and sensitive government records. The bill continues to limit copying fees (no more than 25 cents per page for standard documents and $1 per page for certified copies) and ensures that fees cannot be used to discourage information requests. The new response time requirement aims to provide more predictability and transparency in how public bodies handle open records requests, giving requestors a clear timeline for receiving the information they seek. The bill will become effective on November 1, 2025, allowing public bodies time to adjust their procedures to comply with the new 30-business-day response requirement.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to the Oklahoma Open Records Act; amending 51 O.S. 2021, Section 24A.5, as last amended by Section 2, Chapter 116, O.S.L. 2024 (51 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 24A.5), which relates to the inspection, copying, and mechanical reproduction of records; modifying records response procedures; and providing an effective date.
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• Introduced: 01/16/2025
• Added: 01/17/2025
• Session: 2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 2 : Annie Menz (D)*, Julia Kirt (D)*
• Versions: 6 • Votes: 5 • Actions: 18
• Last Amended: 04/23/2025
• Last Action: Placed on General Order
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MI bill #SB0003 • Last Action 04/24/2025
Health: pharmaceuticals; prescription drug cost and affordability review act; create. Creates new act.
Status: Crossed Over
AI-generated Summary: This bill creates the Prescription Drug Cost and Affordability Review Act, which establishes a Prescription Drug Affordability Board and a Prescription Drug Affordability Stakeholder Council to review and potentially regulate prescription drug prices in Michigan. The board will consist of 5 members appointed by the governor with expertise in healthcare economics, policy, and patient advocacy, who will be responsible for selecting prescription drug products for review based on specific criteria such as high wholesale acquisition costs or significant price increases. The board can conduct cost and affordability reviews and potentially establish upper payment limits for certain drugs if they determine the medications create affordability challenges for healthcare systems or patients. The stakeholder council, composed of 21 members representing various stakeholders like manufacturers, healthcare providers, insurers, and patient advocates, will assist the board in its decision-making. The bill requires annual reporting to the legislature about drug price trends and includes provisions for appealing board decisions. A one-time study will be conducted to examine generic drug pricing, insurance impacts, and potential drug shortages. The board is authorized to create rules and enter contracts to implement the act, though implementation is subject to state appropriation. The bill aims to increase transparency and potentially control prescription drug costs for patients and healthcare systems in Michigan.
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Bill Summary: A bill to provide for a cost and affordability review of certain prescription drug products; to create the prescription drug pricing board and prescription drug affordability stakeholder council and to prescribe their powers and duties; to provide for the powers and duties of certain state governmental officers and entities; to establish upper payment limits for certain prescription drug products and provide remedies; and to provide for the promulgation of rules.
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• Introduced: 01/08/2025
• Added: 01/09/2025
• Session: 103rd Legislature
• Sponsors: 3 : Darrin Camilleri (D)*, Stephanie Chang (D), John Cherry (D)
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 2 • Actions: 17
• Last Amended: 04/24/2025
• Last Action: Referred To Committee On Government Operations
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MN bill #SF3096 • Last Action 04/23/2025
Omnibus Elections policy and appropriations
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill: Creates a comprehensive elections and campaign finance reform package that includes multiple changes to Minnesota's election laws and campaign finance regulations. The bill appropriates funds for the Secretary of State and Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board, establishes a working group to study local campaign finance reporting, and makes numerous modifications to voter registration, election procedures, absentee voting, and campaign finance rules. Key provisions include expanding voter outreach efforts, creating new requirements for campaign material disclaimers, establishing chain of custody plans for elections, modifying election judge appointment processes, adjusting candidate filing periods, and implementing new reporting requirements for political spending and economic interests. The bill also introduces protections against election-related bribery and misrepresentation, updates technology and security requirements for voting systems, and creates more flexible procedures for voter registration and ballot processing. The changes are designed to enhance election transparency, accessibility, and integrity while providing more comprehensive oversight of campaign finance activities. The bill contains multiple effective dates, with most provisions becoming effective in 2025 or 2026, allowing time for implementation and system updates.
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Bill Summary: A bill for an act relating to elections; relating to campaign finance; modifying various laws related to election administration; modifying absentee voting requirements and procedures; modifying timelines; modifying provisions related to voter registration; amending notice provisions; modifying requirements relating to appointing election judges; formalizing the election reporting system; clarifying terminology; expanding laws relating to reprisals for political activity; expanding election-related bribery and solicitation prohibitions; amending fair campaign practices laws; requiring the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board to study campaign spending limits; modifying the definition of expressly advocating; modifying campaign disclaimer requirements; establishing and modifying disclaimer requirements; amending standards for coordinated and noncoordinated expenditures and disbursements; requiring reports and publications; modifying laws on transition expenses; modifying requirements for charter school boards of directors and charter school chief administrators; requiring all local officials and charter school officials to file statements of economic interest; modifying campaign finance definitions; modifying campaign finance reporting requirements; modifying statement of economic interest requirements; modifying payment for the presidential nomination primary; modifying requirements for holding the presidential nomination primary; amending statement of economic interest requirements; providing for a civil causes of action and civil enforcement; providing criminal and civil penalties; authorizing rulemaking; repealing the voting equipment grant account; transferring and appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 10A.01, subdivisions 16a, 18, 21, 24, 26, 35, by adding a subdivision; 10A.04, subdivision 4; 10A.07, subdivisions 1, 2; 10A.08, subdivision 1; 10A.09, subdivisions 1, 5, 5a, 6a; 10A.175, by adding a subdivision; 10A.176; 10A.177; 10A.20, by adding a subdivision; 10A.201, subdivision 6; 10A.202, subdivision 4; 10A.36; 124E.03, by adding a subdivision; 201.054, subdivisions 1, 2; 201.056; 201.061, subdivisions 1, 3, 3a, 4, 5, 7; 201.071, subdivisions 1, 4; 201.091, subdivisions 5, 8; 201.121, subdivisions 1, 3; 201.13, subdivision 3; 201.14; 201.161, subdivisions 4, 5, 8; 201.162; 201.225, subdivisions 2, 5; 201.275; 202A.20, subdivision 2; 203B.04, subdivisions 1, 4; 203B.05, subdivision 1; 203B.06, subdivision 4; 203B.07, subdivisions 1, 3; 203B.08, subdivisions 1, 3; 203B.081, subdivision 4; 203B.11, subdivision 1; 203B.121, subdivisions 2, 4, 5; 203B.17, subdivision 3; 203B.23, subdivision 2; 203B.29, subdivisions 1, 2; 203B.30, subdivisions 2, 3; 204B.06, subdivisions 1, 1b; 204B.07, subdivision 2; 204B.09, subdivisions 1a, 2, 3; 204B.14, subdivisions 2, 4a; 204B.16, subdivision 1a; 204B.175, subdivision 3; 204B.21, subdivisions 1, 2, by adding a subdivision; 204B.24; 204B.25, subdivision 3; 1 SF3096 REVISOR JFK S3096-1 1st Engrossment 204B.28, subdivision 2; 204B.44; 204B.45, subdivision 2; 204C.05, subdivision 2; 204C.06, subdivisions 1, 2, 6; 204C.08, subdivision 1d; 204C.09, subdivision 1; 204C.10; 204C.15, subdivisions 2, 3; 204C.24, subdivision 1; 204C.32, subdivision 1; 204C.33, subdivision 1; 205.07, by adding a subdivision; 205.075, subdivision 4; 205.13, subdivisions 1, 1a; 205.185, subdivision 3; 205A.06, subdivisions 1, 1a; 205A.10, subdivisions 2, 3; 205A.11, subdivision 2; 206.83; 207A.11; 211A.02, subdivisions 1, 2; 211B.04, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 5, by adding a subdivision; 211B.13; 211B.32, subdivisions 1, 4; 211B.35, subdivision 2; 368.47; 375.20; 383B.041, subdivision 5; 414.09, subdivision 3; 447.32, subdivision 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 5; 6; 8; 10A; 204B; 207A; 211B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 206.57, subdivision 5b; 206.95; 209.06; 211B.04, subdivision 4; 211B.06; 211B.08; Minnesota Rules, parts 4503.2000, subpart 2; 4511.1100.
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• Introduced: 03/26/2025
• Added: 04/23/2025
• Session: 94th Legislature 2025-2026
• Sponsors: 2 : Bonnie Westlin (D)*, Jim Carlson (D)
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 5
• Last Amended: 04/22/2025
• Last Action: Hearing (08:30:00 4/23/2025 )
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DC bill #B26-0208 • Last Action 04/22/2025
Open Meetings Clarification Amendment Act of 2025
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Open Meetings Act to clarify and expand regulations around public meetings in the District of Columbia. The bill redefines "meeting" to include a broader range of gatherings where public business is discussed, while specifically excluding certain types of interactions like social gatherings, press conferences, and field trips. It provides new provisions allowing public bodies to be briefed about potential terrorist or public health threats without taking official action, and creates an exemption for meetings between the City Council and the Mayor, provided no official action is taken. The bill also introduces more flexible public access requirements, stating that a meeting can be considered open to the public if reasonable steps are taken to allow public viewing or hearing of the meeting, either in real-time or as soon as technologically feasible afterward. Additionally, the bill modifies notice and recording requirements for meetings, giving public bodies more latitude in how they accommodate public attendance and document proceedings. The changes aim to balance transparency in government operations with practical considerations of security and logistical constraints.
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Bill Summary: A BILL IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA To amend the Open Meetings Act to clarify the definition of “meeting”; to provide for a public body’s ability to be briefed about potential terrorist or public health threats so long as no official action is taken; to exempt from the act meetings between the Council and the Mayor provided that no official action is taken at such meetings; and to provide that a meeting shall be deemed open to the public if the public body takes steps reasonably calculated to allow the public to view or hear the meeting while the meeting is taking place, or, if doing so is not technologically feasible, as soon thereafter as reasonably practicable.
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• Introduced: 03/28/2025
• Added: 03/29/2025
• Session: 26th Council
• Sponsors: 12 : Phil Mendelson (D)*, Christina Henderson (I)*, Brianne Nadeau (D)*, Matt Frumin (D)*, Zachary Parker (D)*, Wendell Felder (D)*, Kenyan McDuffie (I)*, Anita Bonds (D)*, Robert White (D)*, Brooke Pinto (D)*, Janeese George (D)*, Charles Allen (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 6
• Last Amended: 03/27/2025
• Last Action: Public Hearing Held
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MN bill #SF1690 • Last Action 04/22/2025
Stewardship program establishment for circuit boards, batteries, and electrical products
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes a comprehensive stewardship program for circuit boards, batteries, and electrical products in Minnesota. The legislation creates a Covered Products Reimbursement Board to recommend reimbursement rates for collectors, and requires producers to join a stewardship organization that will manage the collection, recycling, and proper disposal of covered electronic products. Key provisions include mandating convenient statewide collection sites, prohibiting the disposal of covered products in solid waste, and requiring producers to label products with their battery chemistry. The bill also bans mercury in certain types of batteries and creates a framework for producers to share the costs of managing electronic waste responsibly. Producers who sell covered products must contract with a stewardship organization by October 1, 2027, and the program will become fully operational on January 1, 2028. The goal is to reduce electronic waste, protect the environment, and create a more sustainable approach to managing discarded electronic products.
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Bill Summary: A bill for an act relating to environment; establishing stewardship program for circuit boards, batteries, and electrical products; prohibiting mercury in batteries; authorizing rulemaking; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 115.071, subdivision 1; 115A.121; 115A.554; 116.92, subdivision 6, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 115A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 115A.1310, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 12a, 12b, 12c, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20; 115A.1312; 115A.1314; 115A.1316; 115A.1318; 115A.1320; 115A.1322; 115A.1323; 115A.1324; 115A.1326; 115A.1328; 115A.1330; 115A.9155; 115A.9157, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9; 115A.961, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 325E.125; 325E.1251.
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• Introduced: 02/19/2025
• Added: 02/20/2025
• Session: 94th Legislature 2025-2026
• Sponsors: 5 : Rob Kupec (D)*, Jim Abeler (R), Aric Putnam (D), Foung Hawj (D), Jim Carlson (D)
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 14
• Last Amended: 03/10/2025
• Last Action: Hearing (12:00:00 4/22/2025 )
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MI bill #HB4158 • Last Action 04/22/2025
Education: examinations; references to M-STEP to include a state-administered assessment system under section 104d of the state school aid act of 1979; modify. Amends secs. 502, 503, 522, 552 & 1279g of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.502 et seq.). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4157'25
Status: Crossed Over
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends several sections of Michigan's Revised School Code to update references to state-administered student assessments, specifically expanding the language around testing to include a new pilot assessment system under section 104d of the state school aid act. The bill modifies provisions related to public school academies, urban high school academies, schools of excellence, and the Michigan merit examination, allowing these educational institutions to use alternative state-administered assessment systems in addition to the existing Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress (M-STEP) and Michigan Merit Examination. Key changes include updating language in sections describing educational goals, pupil assessment methods, and testing requirements to provide flexibility for schools participating in a new assessment pilot program. The bill ensures that schools can use the pilot assessment system for measuring student academic achievement and meeting state educational standards. Notably, the bill will only take effect if companion House Bill 4157 is also enacted into law, creating a tie bar between the two pieces of legislation. The modifications aim to provide schools with more options for student assessment while maintaining the core objectives of measuring academic performance and progress.
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Bill Summary: A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled"The revised school code,"by amending sections 502, 503, 522, 552, and 1279g (MCL 380.502, 380.503, 380.522, 380.552, and 380.1279g), sections 502, 522, and 552 as amended by 2023 PA 34, section 503 as amended by 2024 PA 210, and section 1279g as amended by 2016 PA 170.
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• Introduced: 02/26/2025
• Added: 02/27/2025
• Session: 103rd Legislature
• Sponsors: 11 : Jamie Thompson (R)*, Jaime Greene (R), Tom Kuhn (R), Donni Steele (R), Bill Schuette (R), Jay DeBoyer (R), Rylee Linting (R), Kathy Schmaltz (R), Mark Tisdel (R), Cam Cavitt (R), Tim Kelly (R)
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 2 • Actions: 15
• Last Amended: 04/17/2025
• Last Action: Referred To Committee On Education
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IL bill #HB2902 • Last Action 04/22/2025
UTIL-BOARD ELECT PLANNING
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill creates the Municipal and Cooperative Electric Utility Planning and Transparency Act, which requires electric cooperatives, municipal power agencies, and municipalities with electric utilities to submit comprehensive integrated resource plans every three years beginning in 2025. The bill aims to increase transparency, reduce costs, and support the transition to renewable energy by mandating detailed planning and public disclosure. Key provisions include requiring utilities to develop 20-year plans that identify current generation resources, forecast future electricity needs, and outline strategies for minimizing customer costs and environmental impacts. Utilities must also hold public stakeholder meetings, submit plans to the Illinois Power Agency for review, and gradually increase their renewable energy portfolio, with a goal of reaching 100% renewable generation by 2045. The bill introduces new transparency requirements for electric cooperatives, such as public meeting notices, detailed financial disclosures, and conflict of interest policies. Additionally, the bill modifies existing laws related to net metering, eminent domain, and utility oversight, ensuring that future utility infrastructure investments align with their long-term integrated resource plans. The legislation reflects a comprehensive approach to modernizing electric utility governance, promoting renewable energy adoption, and enhancing public participation in utility decision-making.
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Bill Summary: Creates the Municipal and Cooperative Electric Utility Planning and Transparency Act. Sets forth legislative findings and objectives. Provides that beginning on November 1, 2025, and every 3 years thereafter on November 1, all electric cooperatives with members in the State, municipal power agencies, and municipalities shall file with the Illinois Power Agency an integrated resource plan. Includes provisions regarding the purposes and available resources for the integrated resource plan and rulemaking powers of the Agency. Requires the Agency to maintain a list of qualified experts or expert consulting firms for the purpose of developing integrated resource plans. Sets forth meeting requirements for an electric cooperative and publishing and posting requirements for specific information related to an electric cooperative. Amends the Open Meetings Act. Provides that a public body may hold closed meetings to consider the operation by a municipality of a municipal utility or the operation of a municipal power agency or municipal natural gas agency when the discussion involves certain topics. Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Allows any additional municipality which operates an electric utility system to join a municipal power agency consistent with the bylaws of the municipal power agency, and upon payment of any termination obligations. Outlines a number of requirements for a municipal power agency. Makes other changes. Amends the Public Utilities Act. In a provision regarding net electricity metering, defines "electricity provider" and "electric utility". Makes other changes. Amends the Eminent Domain Act. Provides that for all acquisitions where the property, or any right or interest in property, is to be used for utility purposes, and where the condemning authority is an entity required to submit an integrated resource plan under the Municipal and Cooperative Electric Utility Planning and Transparency Act, the rebuttable presumption that such acquisition of that property is primarily for the benefit, use, or enjoyment of the public and necessary for a public purpose shall only apply if the most recent integrated resource plan filed by the condemning authority identified the facility or articulated a need for a facility similar capacity and type to the facility for which the property or right or interest is sought. Effective immediately.
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• Introduced: 02/05/2025
• Added: 02/06/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 3 : Janet Yang Rohr (D)*, Anne Stava-Murray (D), Barbara Hernandez (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 11
• Last Amended: 02/05/2025
• Last Action: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
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WA bill #SB5129 • Last Action 04/22/2025
Concerning common interest communities.
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill concerns common interest communities, making several significant updates and modifications to existing laws governing homeowners associations, condominiums, and other shared property arrangements. The bill primarily amends multiple sections of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW) to improve regulations around association governance, financial management, meetings, voting, and property rights. Key provisions include: enhancing rules for electric vehicle charging stations and heat pumps in common interest communities, clarifying financial responsibilities of associations, establishing more transparent meeting and voting procedures, providing additional protections for unit owners, and updating requirements for reserve studies and financial management. The bill standardizes certain provisions across different types of common interest communities, such as condominiums, cooperatives, and plat communities. Some notable specific changes include: requiring at least one method of assessment payment be provided at no charge, establishing more detailed requirements for reserve account management, creating new rules for secret ballot voting, providing clearer guidelines for board meetings and unit owner participation, and setting more precise standards for resale certificates and public offering statements. The bill also repeals several existing statutes related to older common interest community laws and includes staggered implementation dates, with some provisions taking effect on January 1, 2026, and others on January 1, 2028. The overall aim appears to be modernizing and standardizing regulations to provide greater clarity, transparency, and protection for both unit owners and associations.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT Relating to common interest communities; amending RCW 2 64.32.250, 64.32.260, 64.34.076, 64.38.095, 64.90.010, 64.90.015, 3 64.90.210, 64.90.300, 64.90.360, 64.90.365, 64.90.405, 64.90.410, 4 64.90.420, 64.90.435, 64.90.445, 64.90.455, 64.90.475, 64.90.480, 5 64.90.485, 64.90.513, 64.90.525, 64.90.530, 64.90.535, 64.90.580, 6 64.90.600, 64.90.610, 64.90.635, 64.90.640, 64.90.665, and 61.24.030; 7 adding a new section to chapter 64.38 RCW; repealing RCW 64.32.290, 8 64.32.350, 64.34.332, 64.34.393, 64.34.395, 64.38.035, 64.38.062, 9 64.38.180, and 64.90.509; repealing 2024 c 337 s 4; providing 10 effective dates; and providing an expiration date. 11
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• Introduced: 01/02/2025
• Added: 01/03/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 3 : Jamie Pedersen (D)*, Paul Harris (R), T'wina Nobles (D)
• Versions: 5 • Votes: 4 • Actions: 38
• Last Amended: 04/23/2025
• Last Action: Effective date 7/27/2025*.
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CA bill #AB22 • Last Action 04/22/2025
Crime.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill makes several significant changes to California's criminal justice system, particularly regarding juvenile offenders and sex offender registration. The bill would repeal key provisions of previous voter-approved propositions, including exemptions that allowed some younger sex offenders to avoid registration and provisions that limited automatic prosecution of juveniles as adults. It would require broader sex offender registration for individuals convicted of certain offenses involving minors, even if the age difference is small. For sexually violent predators, the bill introduces new restrictions on placement, mandating that the State Department of State Hospitals ensure public safety is the primary consideration when placing such individuals and prohibiting placement in residential zones or within three miles of tribal lands. The bill also modifies juvenile court procedures, making it easier to transfer younger offenders to adult criminal courts for serious offenses, particularly those involving violence or sexual crimes. Additionally, the bill would require proof of housing before conditionally releasing a sexually violent predator and gives more discretion to courts in determining whether a juvenile should be tried as an adult based on factors like criminal sophistication, potential for rehabilitation, and the circumstances of the offense. The provisions affecting voter-approved propositions would themselves be subject to voter approval at a future election.
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Bill Summary: An act to amend Section 290 of the Penal Code, and to amend Sections 653.5, 707.2, 727, 828.1, 1753.3, 1767.1, and 6608.5 of, to add Section 6609.4 to, and to repeal and add Sections 602 and 707 of, the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to crimes.
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• Introduced: 12/02/2024
• Added: 03/25/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Carl DeMaio (R)*
• Versions: 3 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 10
• Last Amended: 04/01/2025
• Last Action: In committee: Set, first hearing. Held without recommendation.
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PA bill #HB1238 • Last Action 04/17/2025
In pupils and attendance, providing for restricting possession and use by students of mobile devices.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Public School Code of 1949 to establish comprehensive regulations for student mobile device usage during school hours. The legislation requires school entities (including school districts, charter schools, and technical schools) to develop and implement a policy that restricts students from possessing or using mobile devices during instructional time within school buildings. The policy must include specific procedures for students to securely store their devices during class and retrieve them afterward, as well as establish communication protocols for students and parents. The bill provides several important exceptions to the mobile device restrictions, such as allowing usage for students who are volunteer emergency responders, have medical needs, have disabilities, are English language learners, or receive specific teacher permission for educational purposes. Schools must adopt these policies in an open meeting, allowing public feedback, and must inform parents, teachers, and students about the policy at the beginning of each school year. The bill defines key terms like "instructional time" (which excludes periods between classes, lunch, and recess) and "mobile device" (personal electronic communication devices not owned by the school). The new regulations will take effect 60 days after passage, giving schools time to develop and implement their specific mobile device policies.
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Bill Summary: Amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), entitled "An act relating to the public school system, including certain provisions applicable as well to private and parochial schools; amending, revising, consolidating and changing the laws relating thereto," in pupils and attendance, providing for restricting possession and use by students of mobile devices.
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• Introduced: 04/15/2025
• Added: 04/18/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 15 : Barb Gleim (R)*, Valerie Gaydos (R), Jeffrey Olsommer (R), Tina Pickett (R), Milou Mackenzie (R), Craig Staats (R), Marc Anderson (R), Lee James (R), Donna Scheuren (R), Jason Ortitay (R), David Rowe (R), Andrew Kuzma (R), Jill Cooper (R), Rob Kauffman (R), Dave Zimmerman (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 1
• Last Amended: 04/18/2025
• Last Action: Referred to Education
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TN bill #SB0016 • Last Action 04/17/2025
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to interscholastic athletics.
Status: Crossed Over
AI-generated Summary: This bill introduces several new provisions related to interscholastic athletics in Tennessee, focusing on transparency, student transfer rights, and oversight of athletic associations. The bill prohibits public schools from using public funds to join or maintain membership in athletic associations that restrict student transfers between schools, with an exception for students completing their highest grade level at a school. It mandates that such associations must voluntarily comply with open meetings laws, though they can close meetings when discussing confidential student information protected by privacy laws like FERPA. The bill requires schools to obtain written consent before notifying athletic associations about a foster care student's placement that might impact athletic eligibility. Additionally, the legislation requires any voluntary association establishing interscholastic sports rules to undergo an annual audit by the state comptroller, with the association bearing the full cost of the audit. Schools and public charter schools must also submit annual documentation of their compliance with these requirements to the state department of education, which will then report to legislative education committees. The bill will take effect on July 1, 2025, and simultaneously repeals several existing sections of Tennessee Code related to interscholastic athletics.
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Bill Summary: As introduced, prohibits a public school from using public funds to have a membership with an association that regulates interscholastic athletics and prohibits a student from participating in an interscholastic athletic competition due to the student transferring no more than once from a school at which the student previously participated in an interscholastic athletic competition regulated by the association. - Amends TCA Title 49.
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• Introduced: 12/17/2024
• Added: 12/18/2024
• Session: 114th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 5 : Adam Lowe (R)*, Joey Hensley (R)*, Bo Watson (R), Tom Hatcher (R), Ed Jackson (R)
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 3 • Actions: 28
• Last Amended: 01/14/2025
• Last Action: Reset on first calendar for February 2026
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MI bill #SB0129 • Last Action 04/17/2025
Civil rights: open meetings; remote meeting participation of certain public body members with disabilities; provide for. Amends sec. 3a of 1976 PA 267 (MCL 15.263a).
Status: Crossed Over
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Michigan Open Meetings Act to expand the circumstances under which public bodies can hold electronic meetings, with a significant new provision allowing remote participation for appointed members with disabilities. Specifically, the bill adds a new subsection permitting remote access for an appointed public body member with a disability, without requiring the member to disclose the nature of their disability. The accommodation is subject to several key restrictions: the member must be an appointed (not elected) member, must be physically present in Michigan during the meeting, and the remote participation is strictly for those with disabilities. The bill defines "disability" as a physical or mental characteristic that substantially limits one or more major life activities. The remote participation provisions do not apply to state legislative bodies taking formal votes. The bill also maintains existing requirements for electronic meetings, such as ensuring two-way communication, providing public notice at least 18 hours in advance, and allowing public participation. This change aims to increase accessibility for public body members with disabilities while maintaining the transparency and public participation principles of the Open Meetings Act.
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Bill Summary: A bill to amend 1976 PA 267, entitled"Open meetings act,"by amending section 3a (MCL 15.263a), as amended by 2023 PA 214.
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• Introduced: 03/06/2025
• Added: 03/06/2025
• Session: 103rd Legislature
• Sponsors: 10 : Sean McCann (D)*, Sarah Anthony (D), Stephanie Chang (D), Rosemary Bayer (D), Veronica Klinefelt (D), Dayna Polehanki (D), Sue Shink (D), Paul Wojno (D), John Cherry (D), Mallory McMorrow (D)
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 2 • Actions: 11
• Last Amended: 04/17/2025
• Last Action: Referred To Committee On Government Operations
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IL bill #HB2582 • Last Action 04/17/2025
OPEN MEETINGS ACT
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Open Meetings Act to make several changes to how public bodies, specifically Chicago Police District Councils, can conduct meetings. For 3-member bodies, the bill establishes that 2 members constitute a quorum and can adopt motions or resolutions. The bill allows Chicago Police District Councils to hold closed meetings to discuss sensitive public safety matters, such as ongoing law enforcement investigations or situations where an open discussion could pose a risk to an investigation or individuals' safety. The legislation also modifies meeting notice requirements, stipulating that public bodies must post meeting agendas at their principal office (if one exists) and on their website, with a specific provision for bodies without a physical office allowing them to satisfy notice requirements through website posting. Additionally, the bill excludes certain gatherings of two Police District Council members from being considered a "meeting" and permits these councils to hold meetings via audio or video conference, with some exceptions for regularly scheduled meetings. These changes aim to provide more flexibility in meeting procedures while maintaining transparency in public governance.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Open Meetings Act. Provides that for a 3-member body, 2 members of the body constitute a quorum, and the affirmative vote of 2 members is necessary to adopt any motion, resolution, or ordinance unless a greater number is otherwise provided. Provides that a Chicago Police District Council may hold a closed meeting involving public safety concerns to discuss (i) an ongoing, prior, or future law enforcement or official misconduct investigation or allegation thereof involving specific individuals or (ii) other topics that if discussed in an open meeting would pose an unreasonable risk to an ongoing criminal investigation or an unreasonable risk to the safety of specific individuals. Provides that an agenda for each regular meeting of a public body must be posted the principal office of the public body if such an office exists. Provides that if a public body has a website that is maintained by its full-time staff but does not have a principal office or single building where meetings are regularly held, that body is deemed to have complied with the requirement to post physical notice at the office or building of the meeting if the notice is timely posted on the public body's website. Excludes from the definition of "meeting" for a Chicago Police District Council a gathering of 2 members, except if gathered for a regularly scheduled meeting or otherwise gathered to adopt any motion, resolution, or ordinance. Provides a Chicago Police District Council may hold meetings by audio or video conference without the physical presence of the members under certain conditions except for required regularly scheduled meetings.
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• Introduced: 02/04/2025
• Added: 02/05/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 3 : Ann Williams (D)*, Lindsey LaPointe (D), Kam Buckner (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 10
• Last Amended: 02/04/2025
• Last Action: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kam Buckner
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MI bill #SB0114 • Last Action 04/16/2025
Disabilities: other; vulnerable adult multidisciplinary teams; provide for. Creates new act.
Status: Crossed Over
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes a framework for creating voluntary vulnerable adult multidisciplinary teams (VAMDTs) at the county or regional level in Michigan, designed to protect vulnerable adults. These teams can include representatives from various agencies like law enforcement, adult protective services, health departments, legal services, and mental health programs, with the primary goals of preventing, investigating, and prosecuting abuse and financial exploitation of vulnerable adults. A "vulnerable adult" is defined as an individual aged 18 or older who requires supervision due to age, disability, or lack of independent living skills. The teams are granted the ability to share and discuss information among themselves while maintaining strict confidentiality, with explicit provisions about what information can be shared and with whom. The teams can only disclose information to specific entities like adult protective services, the long-term care ombudsman, the attorney general, county prosecutors, and law enforcement. Importantly, the information gathered by these teams is exempt from freedom of information act requests and their meetings are not subject to open meetings act requirements. The teams' broader objectives include coordinating services for vulnerable adults, developing prevention programs, promoting community awareness, and disseminating public information about adult abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
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Bill Summary: A bill to provide for the creation of a vulnerable adult multidisciplinary team; to prescribe the powers and duties of a vulnerable adult multidisciplinary team; and to provide for the powers and duties of certain state and local governmental officers and entities.
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• Introduced: 02/27/2025
• Added: 02/27/2025
• Session: 103rd Legislature
• Sponsors: 7 : Jeff Irwin (D)*, Kevin Hertel (D), Sarah Anthony (D), Veronica Klinefelt (D), Rosemary Bayer (D), Sue Shink (D), Mary Cavanagh (D)
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 3 • Actions: 13
• Last Amended: 04/16/2025
• Last Action: Referred To Committee On Judiciary
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OK bill #HB1491 • Last Action 04/15/2025
Education; meetings of the State Board of Education; authorizing members to add items to agendas; procedure for adding; emergency.
Status: Crossed Over
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies Oklahoma state education laws to give board members more flexibility in setting meeting agendas for both the State Board of Education and local school district boards. Specifically, the bill allows board members to add items to meeting agendas through a specific process: for the State Board of Education and school district boards with five or more members, at least two members must make a written request to add an item, while for boards with four or fewer members, a single member can make such a request. The item can be placed on the agenda for the next meeting or a subsequent meeting, in accordance with the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act. The bill also makes some technical changes to existing language about board meeting procedures, such as clarifying how agenda items can be added and removing previous restrictions on agenda modifications. For school district boards with larger student populations or serving larger communities, the bill maintains provisions allowing board members to receive a small stipend (up to $25) for attending up to four meetings per calendar month. The bill includes an emergency clause, meaning it would take effect immediately upon passage and approval.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to education; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 3-102, which relates to meetings of the State Board of Education; authorizing members to add items to agendas; providing procedure for adding requested item to an agenda; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Sections 5- 107B and 5-118, which relate to school district boards of education; authorizing members to add items to agendas; providing procedure for adding requested item to an agenda; and declaring an emergency.
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• Introduced: 01/15/2025
• Added: 03/06/2025
• Session: 2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 6 : Ronny Johns (R)*, Lonnie Paxton (R)*, Cyndi Munson (D), Melissa Provenzano (D), John Waldron (D), Anthony Moore (R)
• Versions: 6 • Votes: 3 • Actions: 30
• Last Amended: 03/27/2025
• Last Action: Remove as author Senator Reinhardt; authored by Senator Paxton
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OK bill #SB1090 • Last Action 04/14/2025
Public finance; authorizing State Treasurer to implement the Invest In Oklahoma program; authorizing State Treasurer to invest funds into the Invest In Oklahoma program under certain conditions. Effective date.
Status: Crossed Over
AI-generated Summary: This bill transfers the administration of the Invest In Oklahoma program from the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology (OCAST) to the State Treasurer, expanding the program's investment capabilities. The bill authorizes the State Treasurer to create an Invest In Oklahoma program that can invest in private equity funds, venture capital funds, growth funds, and direct investments in Oklahoma companies. Public entities like retirement systems and pension funds are encouraged to invest up to 5% of their assets in approved funds, and the State Treasurer is also permitted to invest in the program. The bill modifies the Cash Management and Investment Oversight Commission's composition, changing its members from agency representatives to elected officials. The State Treasurer will be responsible for selecting investment advisors, maintaining a list of available funds, and developing a request for proposal process. The bill also requires the State Treasurer to exercise prudent judgment in managing investments, considering factors like rate of return, investment performance, and capital safety. The changes aim to provide more flexibility and oversight in investing state funds to support Oklahoma-based businesses and economic development.
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Bill Summary: public finance - Invest In Oklahoma program - State Treasurer - personnel - promulgation of rules - Cash Management and Investment Oversight Commission - investments - reports - effective date
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• Introduced: 01/16/2025
• Added: 03/05/2025
• Session: 2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 2 : Kristen Thompson (R)*, Mark Lawson (R)*
• Versions: 6 • Votes: 5 • Actions: 23
• Last Amended: 03/25/2025
• Last Action: Recommendation to the full committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Appropriations and Budget Finance Subcommittee
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NE bill #LB84 • Last Action 04/14/2025
Adopt the School Psychologist Interstate Licensure Compact
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill adopts the School Psychologist Interstate Licensure Compact, a comprehensive agreement designed to facilitate the interstate practice of school psychology. The compact creates a streamlined pathway for licensed school psychologists to obtain equivalent licenses in multiple member states, addressing workforce shortages and improving access to school psychological services. Key provisions include establishing specific requirements for school psychologists to obtain an equivalent license, such as holding an active home state license, completing a qualifying national exam, and undergoing a criminal background check. The bill creates a School Psychologist Interstate Licensure Compact Commission to oversee the implementation of the compact, which will have powers including establishing rules, collecting fees, and facilitating information exchange between member states. The compact aims to enhance professional mobility for school psychologists while maintaining high standards of practice, protecting public safety, and supporting military members and their spouses who may need to relocate. It also includes detailed provisions for dispute resolution, enforcement, and potential withdrawal of member states, ensuring a flexible and robust interstate licensing system for school psychologists.
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Bill Summary: A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to public health; to amend section 38-3113, Revised Statutes Cumulative Supplement, 2024; to adopt the School Psychologist Interstate Licensure Compact; to harmonize provisions; and to repeal the original section.
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• Introduced: 01/10/2025
• Added: 01/10/2025
• Session: 109th Legislature
• Sponsors: 1 : Victor Rountree (NP)*
• Versions: 4 • Votes: 2 • Actions: 16
• Last Amended: 04/14/2025
• Last Action: Approved by Governor on April 14, 2025
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IL bill #SB1796 • Last Action 04/11/2025
BODY CAMERAS-FOIA REQUESTS
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Law Enforcement Officer-Worn Body Camera Act and the Criminal Code to modify several provisions related to body camera recordings. The bill changes the definition of "law enforcement officer" to exclude administrative personnel, and alters the requirements for retaining and disclosing body camera recordings. Specifically, the bill shifts from a mandatory to a permissive approach for destroying recordings after 90 days, giving law enforcement agencies more discretion in maintaining recordings. The bill expands the list of individuals who can request body camera recordings, including the subject of an encounter, their legal representative, the recording officer, and persons with written permission from either the subject or the officer. Additionally, the bill exempts recordings made in accordance with the Body Camera Act from the state's eavesdropping regulations. The changes aim to provide more flexibility for law enforcement agencies while maintaining transparency and accountability in the use of body-worn cameras. The bill becomes effective immediately upon passage, potentially impacting how law enforcement agencies manage and disclose video recordings from officer-worn body cameras.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Law Enforcement Officer-Worn Body Camera Act. Provides that a law enforcement agency shall disclose a recording made with the use of an officer-worn body camera, upon request, to (i) the subject of the encounter captured on the recording, (ii) the legal representative of the subject of the encounter captured on the recording, (iii) the officer who wore the camera that made the recording, (iv) the legal representative of the officer who wore the camera that made the recording, (v) a person who has written permission from the subject of the encounter to receive the recording, or (vi) a person who has written permission from the officer who wore the camera that made the recording to receive the recording. Provides that all recordings made with an officer-worn body camera may (rather than must) be destroyed after 90 days, unless any encounter captured on the recording has been flagged. Makes changes to the definition of "law enforcement officer" in the Act. Amends the Eavesdropping Article to the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that recordings made in accordance with the Law Enforcement Officer-Worn Body Camera Act are exempt from the Article. Effective immediately.
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• Introduced: 02/06/2025
• Added: 02/07/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 4 : Julie Morrison (D)*, Dave Koehler (D), Mike Halpin (D), Mary Edly-Allen (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 15
• Last Amended: 02/06/2025
• Last Action: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
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IL bill #SB0590 • Last Action 04/11/2025
GOVERNMENT-TECH
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill makes a technical amendment to the Open Meetings Act, specifically modifying Section 1.01, which appears to be the short title section of the Act. While the provided XML does not show the specific language changes, the government-provided summary suggests this is a minor technical correction to the law. The Open Meetings Act is typically a statute that ensures transparency in government by requiring public bodies to conduct their meetings openly and provide advance notice and public access to discussions and decision-making processes. Without more context from the XML, the precise nature of the technical change cannot be determined from the available information.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Open Meetings Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
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• Introduced: 01/24/2025
• Added: 01/25/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Don Harmon (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 10
• Last Amended: 01/24/2025
• Last Action: Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
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IL bill #SB1019 • Last Action 04/11/2025
GOVERNMENT-TECH
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill makes a technical amendment to the Open Meetings Act, specifically to Section 1.01, which appears to be a minor modification to the law's short title section. However, the precise details of the change are not fully visible in the provided XML document. The Open Meetings Act is a law that typically governs transparency in government by setting rules for public meetings, ensuring that government bodies conduct their business in an open and accessible manner. While the government-provided summary indicates a technical change, without more context it is difficult to specify the exact nature of the amendment.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Open Meetings Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
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• Introduced: 01/24/2025
• Added: 01/25/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : John Curran (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 10
• Last Amended: 01/24/2025
• Last Action: Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
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IL bill #SB1020 • Last Action 04/11/2025
GOVERNMENT-TECH
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: Based on the bill text and summary provided, here is a summary: This bill makes a technical amendment to the Open Meetings Act, specifically targeting Section 1.01 of the Act. While the specific details of the technical change are not fully visible in the provided XML document, the bill appears to be making a minor modification to the language or formatting of the section's short title. The Open Meetings Act is a law that typically governs transparency in government meetings, ensuring that public bodies conduct their discussions and decision-making processes in an open and accessible manner. Such technical amendments are common in legislative practice to maintain the precision and clarity of legal language.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Open Meetings Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
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• Introduced: 01/24/2025
• Added: 01/25/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : John Curran (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 10
• Last Amended: 01/24/2025
• Last Action: Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
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IL bill #SB1021 • Last Action 04/11/2025
GOVERNMENT-TECH
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: I apologize, but the provided XML bill text does not contain enough substantive information to create a comprehensive summary. The government-provided summary indicates that this bill makes a technical change to Section 1.01 of the Open Meetings Act, specifically regarding its short title, but the actual text of the amendment is not provided in the XML fragment. Without seeing the specific language being added or removed, I cannot generate a detailed summary explaining the changes. The bill appears to be a minor, technical modification to the existing law's title section.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Open Meetings Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
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• Introduced: 01/24/2025
• Added: 01/25/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : John Curran (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 10
• Last Amended: 01/24/2025
• Last Action: Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
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DC bill #B26-0199 • Last Action 04/11/2025
Open Meetings Clarification Emergency Amendment Act of 2025
Status: Passed
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the District of Columbia's Open Meetings Act to clarify several key provisions regarding public meetings. The bill redefines "meeting" to include any gathering of a quorum of public body members where public business is discussed, while explicitly excluding chance social gatherings and press conferences. For the DC Council specifically, a meeting is defined as a regular or additional legislative meeting where votes are taken. The bill allows public bodies to discuss potential terrorist or public health threats in closed sessions if disclosure could endanger the public, and provides more flexibility in meeting accessibility by allowing meetings to be considered open if reasonable steps are taken to allow public viewing or hearing, either during the meeting or as soon as technologically feasible afterward. Additionally, the bill creates a specific exemption for meetings between the DC Council and the Mayor, provided no official action is taken during such meetings. The legislation also modifies notice requirements for public meetings, making them less stringent by changing language from mandatory provision to "attempting" to provide notice. This emergency amendment is designed to provide more clarity and pragmatic approaches to open meeting regulations while maintaining principles of governmental transparency.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA To amend, on an emergency basis, the Open Meetings Act to clarify the definition of meeting, to provide for a public body’s ability to be briefed about potential terrorist or public health threats so long as no official action is taken, to exempt from the act meetings between the Council and the Mayor provided that no official action is taken at such meetings, and to provide that a meeting shall be deemed open to the public if the public body takes steps reasonably calculated to allow the public to view or hear the meeting while the meeting is taking place, or, if doing so is not technologically feasible, as soon thereafter as reasonably practicable.
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• Introduced: 03/28/2025
• Added: 03/29/2025
• Session: 26th Council
• Sponsors: 12 : Phil Mendelson (D)*, Christina Henderson (I)*, Brianne Nadeau (D)*, Matt Frumin (D)*, Zachary Parker (D)*, Wendell Felder (D)*, Kenyan McDuffie (I)*, Anita Bonds (D)*, Robert White (D)*, Brooke Pinto (D)*, Janeese George (D)*, Charles Allen (D)*
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 3 • Actions: 9
• Last Amended: 04/01/2025
• Last Action: Act A26-0041 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 004070, Expires on Jul 06, 2025
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IL bill #SB0171 • Last Action 04/11/2025
BUSINESS ENTERPRISE-VETERANS
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill would amend the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act to include veterans as a protected category alongside existing groups. Here's a summary: This bill expands the existing Business Enterprise Program to explicitly include veteran-owned businesses and veterans as a protected group. The legislation modifies numerous existing state laws to add "veterans" to various provisions relating to business enterprise, procurement, and diversity goals. Specifically, the bill adds veterans to definitions, reporting requirements, and aspirational goals across multiple state agencies and programs. Key provisions include: - Defining "veteran" as someone who has served in the armed forces under specific conditions - Adding veterans to existing goals for state contracts, with aspirational targets of 30% for general contracts and 20% for construction contracts - Requiring agencies to report on veteran-owned business participation - Mandating outreach and inclusion efforts for veteran-owned businesses - Establishing reporting requirements to track veteran business participation - Updating definitions in multiple state laws to include veterans alongside minorities, women, and persons with disabilities The bill aims to create more economic opportunities for veterans by ensuring they have meaningful access to state procurement processes and business development programs. By adding veterans as a protected category, the legislation seeks to recognize and support veterans' economic participation across various state initiatives.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act. Modifies the provisions of the Act to apply to veterans and veteran-owned businesses. Modifies a Section concerning the short title. Changes the title of the Act to the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, Veterans, and Persons with Disabilities Act, and makes conforming changes throughout various statutes referencing the title of the Act. Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Removes a provision concerning procurement preferences for veterans and veteran-owned businesses. Applies administrative penalties for falsely certified businesses to minority-owned businesses, women-owned businesses, veteran-owned businesses, and businesses owned by persons with a disability. Defines terms. Makes conforming changes in various statutes concerning minority-owned businesses, women-owned businesses, veteran-owned businesses, and businesses owned by persons with a disability. Effective immediately.
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• Introduced: 01/17/2025
• Added: 01/18/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Craig Wilcox (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 7
• Last Amended: 01/17/2025
• Last Action: Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
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IL bill #SB1022 • Last Action 04/11/2025
GOVERNMENT-TECH
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill makes a technical amendment to the Open Meetings Act, specifically modifying Section 1.01 (the short title section). However, the provided XML does not include the specific language changes, so I cannot provide details about the precise modifications. The bill appears to be a minor, procedural update to the existing law, likely addressing some technical or formatting aspect of the Act's language. Without more context or the full text of the section being changed, a more detailed summary is not possible.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Open Meetings Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
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• Introduced: 01/24/2025
• Added: 01/25/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : John Curran (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 10
• Last Amended: 01/24/2025
• Last Action: Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
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KS bill #HB2228 • Last Action 04/11/2025
Senate Substitute for HB 2228 by Committee on Judiciary - Requiring that a political subdivision hold an open meeting to discuss a contingency fee contract for legal services before approving such contract and requiring the attorney general to approve such contracts.
Status: Vetoed
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes new requirements for political subdivisions (such as municipal corporations, boards, commissions, and authorities) when entering into contingent fee contracts for legal services. Under the bill, a political subdivision must first hold an open meeting where they publicly discuss and disclose specific details about the proposed legal services contract, including the reasons for pursuing the legal matter, the qualifications of the attorneys, why in-house attorneys cannot handle the work, and why a contingency fee structure is necessary. The governing body must also make written findings supporting the need for the contract and approve it in an open meeting. Additionally, the contract must be submitted to the attorney general for review and approval within 45 days. The attorney general can refuse to approve the contract if it involves legal issues already being addressed by the state, could lead to inconsistent legal outcomes, or does not comply with professional conduct rules. If a contract is entered into without following these requirements, the attorney general may intervene in any related legal proceedings and request dismissal. The bill defines what constitutes "legal services" and excludes certain types of legal work, such as bond counsel or debt collection services. These provisions will be in effect until July 1, 2029.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT concerning contingent fee contracts for legal services; relating to contracts entered into for legal services by a political subdivision; requiring an open meeting before a political subdivision may approve such a contract; requiring the attorney general to approve such contract before such contract becomes effective.
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• Introduced: 02/04/2025
• Added: 03/20/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 0 : Judiciary
• Versions: 3 • Votes: 3 • Actions: 23
• Last Amended: 04/10/2025
• Last Action: House No motion to reconsider vetoed bill; Veto sustained
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IL bill #SB2184 • Last Action 04/11/2025
USE AND RESEARCH-ENTHEOGENS
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill creates the Compassionate Use and Research of Entheogens Act, which establishes a comprehensive regulatory framework for the legal use of psilocybin in Illinois. The bill aims to develop a safe, accessible, and therapeutic approach to psilocybin services for adults 21 and older, focusing on harm reduction and mental health treatment. Key provisions include establishing an Illinois Psilocybin Advisory Board to guide policy, creating a licensing system for psilocybin product manufacturers, service centers, and facilitators, and implementing strict guidelines for psilocybin administration. The legislation requires multiple steps for psilocybin services, including a mandatory preparation session, a supervised administration session, a post-administration evaluation, and an integration session. Facilitators must be licensed and meet specific educational and training requirements. The bill emphasizes client safety, informed consent, and a trauma-informed approach, with a detailed "Client Bill of Rights" to protect individuals receiving psilocybin services. The bill removes psilocybin from Schedule I controlled substances and imposes a 15% tax on psilocybin products beginning in 2026. It also includes provisions for protecting client confidentiality, establishing safety standards, and creating funds to support the program's implementation and oversight. Notably, the bill explicitly excludes peyote from its provisions due to its cultural significance to Native American communities and its endangered status. The overall goal is to transition away from criminalization of psychedelic substances, prioritize mental health treatment, and create a regulated environment that promotes safe, controlled access to psilocybin for therapeutic purposes.
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Bill Summary: Creates the Compassionate Use and Research of Entheogens Act. Establishes the Illinois Psilocybin Advisory Board within the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation for the purpose of advising and making recommendations to the Department regarding the provision of psilocybin and psilocybin services. Provides that the Department shall begin receiving applications for the licensing of persons to manufacture or test psilocybin products, operate service centers, or facilitate psilocybin services. Contains licensure requirements and prohibitions. Provides that a licensee or licensee representative may manufacture, deliver, or possess a psilocybin product. Provides that a licensee or licensee representative may not sell or deliver a psilocybin product to a person under 21 years of age. Provides that a person may not sell, give, or otherwise make available a psilocybin product to a person who is visibly intoxicated. Creates the Psilocybin Control and Regulation Fund and the Illinois Psilocybin Fund and makes conforming changes in the State Finance Act. Requires the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, and the Department of Revenue to perform specified duties. Contains provisions concerning rulemaking, taxes, fees, zoning, labeling, and penalties. Provides that beginning January 1, 2026, a tax is imposed upon purchasers for the privilege of using psilocybin at a rate of 15% of the purchase price. Preempts home rule powers. Contains other provisions. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person shall not drive or be in actual physical control of any vehicle within the State while there is any amount of a drug, substance, or compound in the person's breath, blood, other bodily substance, or urine resulting from the unlawful use or consumption of psilocybin as defined in the Compassionate Use and Research of Entheogens Act. Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Removes psilocybin and psilocin from the list of Schedule I controlled substances. Amends the Illinois Independent Tax Tribunal Act of 2012. Provides that the Tax Tribunal shall have original jurisdiction over all determinations of the Department of Revenue reflected on specified notices issued under the Compassionate Use and Research of Entheogens Act. Amends the Freedom of Information Act to exempt specific records from disclosure. Effective immediately.
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• Introduced: 02/07/2025
• Added: 02/08/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 24 : Rachel Ventura (D)*, Willie Preston (D), Mike Porfirio (D), Mike Hastings (D), Craig Wilcox (R), Dave Koehler (D), Cristina Castro (D), Karina Villa (D), Mike Simmons (D), Omar Aquino (D), Javier Cervantes (D), Adriane Johnson (D), Mary Edly-Allen (D), Mattie Hunter (D), Mark Walker (D), Graciela Guzmán (D), Celina Villanueva (D), Christopher Belt (D), Kimberly Lightford (D), Robert Peters (D), Lakesia Collins (D), Ram Villivalam (D), Emil Jones (D), Laura Ellman (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 30
• Last Amended: 02/07/2025
• Last Action: Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
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IL bill #SB1704 • Last Action 04/11/2025
RACING BD/GAMING BD EMPLOYEES
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 and the Illinois Gaming Act to remove restrictions on employment for members of the Illinois Racing Board and Illinois Gaming Board. Specifically, the bill eliminates language that previously prohibited board members and employees from being employed by or receiving compensation from entities that have done business with the respective boards or licensees within one year prior to their appointment or employment. This change effectively broadens the pool of potential board members and employees by removing the one-year employment restriction. The bill maintains other existing provisions about board member qualifications, such as requirements for good moral character, avoiding conflicts of interest, and restrictions on political activities. By removing the employment waiting period, the bill aims to potentially make board positions more accessible and allow for a wider range of professional backgrounds and expertise to be considered for these regulatory roles in the horse racing and gaming industries.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975. Removes language providing that no employee of the Illinois Racing Board, within a period of one year immediately preceding employment, shall have been employed or received compensation or fees for services from a person or entity, or its parent or affiliate, that has engaged in business with the Board, a licensee, or a licensee under the Illinois Gambling Act. Amends the Illinois Gambling Act. Removes language providing that no employee of the Illinois Gaming Board, within a period of one year immediately preceding employment, shall have been employed or received compensation or fees for services from a person or entity, or its parent or affiliate, that has engaged in business with the Board, a licensee, or a licensee under the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975.
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• Introduced: 02/05/2025
• Added: 02/06/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Bill Cunningham (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 7
• Last Amended: 02/05/2025
• Last Action: Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
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IL bill #SB1018 • Last Action 04/11/2025
GOVERNMENT-TECH
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill makes a technical amendment to the Open Meetings Act, specifically modifying Section 1.01 of the law. While the provided XML does not show the specific language changes, the government summary indicates it is a minor modification to the section concerning the short title of the Act. The Open Meetings Act is a law that typically governs the requirements for public meetings of government bodies, ensuring transparency by mandating that such meetings be open to the public and that proper notice and record-keeping procedures are followed. This particular bill appears to be making a non-substantive, technical correction to the law's language, which could involve clarifying wording, correcting a grammatical error, or updating terminology without changing the fundamental meaning or intent of the section.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Open Meetings Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
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• Introduced: 01/24/2025
• Added: 01/25/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : John Curran (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 10
• Last Amended: 01/24/2025
• Last Action: Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
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DC bill #PR26-0156 • Last Action 04/11/2025
Open Meetings Clarification Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This emergency resolution addresses challenges with the District of Columbia's Open Meetings Act by declaring an urgent need to modify existing regulations governing public meetings. The resolution highlights recent complex situations, such as negotiations with Monumental Sports and Entertainment and potential significant budget cuts, which have made traditional open meeting requirements problematic for effective government coordination. Specifically, the resolution seeks to clarify the definition of a "meeting," allow public bodies like the City Council to be briefed on sensitive matters (such as terrorist or public health threats) without requiring full public disclosure of preliminary discussions, and create exemptions that would permit the Council and Mayor to have confidential preparatory discussions without triggering open meeting requirements, provided no official actions are taken. The legislation aims to provide government entities more flexibility in responding to rapidly evolving situations while maintaining the fundamental principle that official policy-making actions must remain transparent. The resolution acknowledges that while preparatory discussions and background research should not always be immediately public, any final decisions must continue to be made in an open, accessible manner. The emergency declaration allows the resolution to be adopted after a single reading, emphasizing the urgent nature of the proposed changes.
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Bill Summary: April 1, 2025 To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to amend the Open Meetings Act to clarify the definition of meeting, to provide for a public body’s ability to be briefed about potential terrorist or public health threats so long as no official action is taken, to exempt from the act meetings between the Council and the Mayor provided that no official action is taken at such meetings, and to provide that a meeting shall be deemed open to the public if the public body takes steps reasonably calculated to allow the public to view or hear the meeting while the meeting is taking place, or, if doing so is not technologically feasible, as soon thereafter as reasonably practicable.
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• Introduced: 03/28/2025
• Added: 03/29/2025
• Session: 26th Council
• Sponsors: 12 : Phil Mendelson (D)*, Christina Henderson (I)*, Brianne Nadeau (D)*, Matt Frumin (D)*, Zachary Parker (D)*, Wendell Felder (D)*, Kenyan McDuffie (I)*, Anita Bonds (D)*, Robert White (D)*, Janeese George (D)*, Charles Allen (D)*, Brooke Pinto (D)*
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 1 • Actions: 5
• Last Amended: 04/01/2025
• Last Action: Resolution R26-0091, Effective from Apr 01, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 004103
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IL bill #SB0155 • Last Action 04/11/2025
OPEN MEETING-TOWNSHIP TRAINING
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Open Meetings Act to provide an additional training option for elected or appointed township public body members. Specifically, township officials can now satisfy their mandatory Open Meetings Act training requirements by participating in a course of training sponsored or conducted by an organization representing townships created under the Township Code. The training course must cover key topics including the legal background of open meetings, the Act's applicability to public bodies, procedural requirements for meetings (such as quorums, notice, and record-keeping), procedures for conducting open and closed meetings, and potential penalties for non-compliance. The organization providing the training must issue a certificate of course completion to each township member who successfully completes the course. This amendment is part of a broader set of provisions in the Open Meetings Act that allow various types of local government officials (such as school board members, park district directors, and municipal officials) to fulfill their training requirements through organization-specific courses, recognizing the unique contexts and needs of different types of local government bodies.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Open Meetings Act. Provides that an elected or appointed member of a public body of a township may satisfy specified training requirements of the Act by participating in a course of training sponsored or conducted by an organization that represents townships created under the Township Code. Specifies the contents of the course of training. Provides that if an organization that represents townships provides a course of training, it must provide a certificate of course completion to each elected or appointed member of a public body who successfully completes that course of training.
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• Introduced: 01/17/2025
• Added: 01/18/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Patrick Joyce (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 7
• Last Amended: 01/17/2025
• Last Action: Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
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IL bill #SB0202 • Last Action 04/11/2025
NO MEETINGS ON ELECTION DAYS
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: Based on the provided information, here's a summary of the bill: This bill amends the Open Meetings Act to prohibit local government units from holding or scheduling official meetings on election days. By preventing local government meetings during elections, the bill aims to ensure that government officials and citizens can fully focus on the electoral process without potential distractions or conflicts. The legislation limits home rule powers, which means it restricts the ability of local governments to set their own meeting schedules that might conflict with election days. While the specific details of implementation are not fully detailed in the provided text, the bill appears to be designed to protect the integrity and accessibility of the election process by ensuring local government meetings do not interfere with voting activities.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Open Meetings Act. Provides that a unit of local government may not hold or schedule an official meeting on the day of an election. Limits home rule powers. Defines terms.
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• Introduced: 01/22/2025
• Added: 01/23/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Chapin Rose (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 8
• Last Amended: 01/22/2025
• Last Action: Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
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KS bill #HB2134 • Last Action 04/11/2025
Amending the Kansas open records act by limiting certain charges for furnishing records and employee time required to make records available and exempting certain records from disclosure and amending the Kansas open meetings act by providing for the membership calculation of subordinate groups and requiring public bodies or agencies that live stream meetings to ensure that the public is able to observe.
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends several Kansas laws to modify open records and open meetings regulations, with a focus on reducing barriers to public information access. The bill limits charges for public records by prohibiting fees for electronic copies and for determining whether a record exists, and requires public agencies to use the lowest-cost staff available when calculating employee time charges. It mandates that agencies provide itemized cost statements when charging for records and establishes procedures for managing high-cost record requests. The bill also expands transparency requirements for public meetings, such as ensuring that live-streamed meetings are fully accessible and clarifying rules about subcommittees and subordinate groups. Additionally, the bill changes the reporting deadline for county and district attorneys regarding open records and open meetings complaints from January to October, and adds new exemptions to public records disclosure, including records from formally closed investigations with no found violations and records containing obscene material. The changes aim to balance public access to information with practical considerations for government agencies, providing more clarity and consistency in how public records are managed and shared.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT concerning open records and open meetings; relating to the open records act; limiting certain charges for furnishing records and employee time required to make records available; exempting records compiled in the process of formally closed investigations with no found violations and records that contain material that is obscene from disclosure; requiring county or district attorneys to file reports of violations of the open records act and open meetings act with the attorney general in October instead of January; relating to the open meetings act; determining the membership calculation of subordinate groups; requiring public bodies or agencies that live stream meetings to ensure that the public is able to observe; amending K.S.A. 45-219, 75-7d01, 75-753 and 75-4318 and K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 45-221 and repealing the existing sections.
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• Introduced: 01/28/2025
• Added: 04/05/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 0 : Judiciary
• Versions: 4 • Votes: 4 • Actions: 28
• Last Amended: 04/10/2025
• Last Action: House Reengrossed on Monday, March 31, 2025
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KS bill #HB2304 • Last Action 04/10/2025
Requiring local governments to report certain local economic development incentive program information to the secretary of commerce, defining such programs, requiring the secretary of commerce to post such information on the economic development incentive program database maintained by the secretary and requiring certain search result presentation and report formats.
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill requires local governments to report detailed information about their economic development incentive programs to the Kansas Secretary of Commerce, creating a comprehensive public database with transparency requirements. The bill expands the definition of "economic development incentive programs" to include various local initiatives like community improvement districts, tax increment financing, business improvement districts, and other economic development tools that provide more than $50,000 in annual incentives. Local governments will be required to provide specific information about these programs, including recipient details, incentive amounts, qualification criteria, and program goals, which will be stored in a searchable online database accessible to the public. Starting July 1, 2025, providing this information will be a condition for local governments to offer economic development incentives, and recipients will be required to agree to share their information. The Secretary of Commerce must update the database annually, create comprehensive and summary reports, and ensure the website allows users to search and filter information by program, county, recipient, and year. The bill also includes provisions for protecting certain confidential information and allows the Secretary to charge a small administrative fee to maintain the database.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT concerning economic development; relating to government transparency; requiring local governments to report certain local economic development incentive program information to the secretary of commerce; defining such programs; requiring the secretary of commerce to post such information on the economic development incentive program database maintained by the secretary; requiring certain search result presentation formats, a comprehensive report and a summary report; amending K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 74-50,226 and 74-50,227 and repealing the existing sections.
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• Introduced: 02/05/2025
• Added: 02/06/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 0 : Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
• Versions: 4 • Votes: 3 • Actions: 23
• Last Amended: 03/27/2025
• Last Action: House Approved by Governor on Tuesday, April 1, 2025
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IL bill #HB3037 • Last Action 04/10/2025
RIGHT TO PLAY ACT
Status: Crossed Over
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the Right to Play Act, which provides students participating in school athletic activities with greater flexibility to engage in nonschool athletic activities during the same sport's season. Specifically, a student who is a member of a school athletic team may participate in a nonschool athletic activity in the same sport, provided they obtain a waiver from their school's principal or athletic director. The bill defines key terms such as "nonschool athletic activity" as an organized athletic event not sponsored by a school, and "school athletic activity" as an organized athletic event sponsored by a school. Students are limited to two waivers per school year, and the waivers must be reported to the appropriate athletic association. Importantly, students cannot participate in both a nonschool athletic activity and a school athletic practice or competition for the same sport on the same day. The bill also amends the School Code to include the Right to Play Act among the provisions that charter schools must follow, ensuring consistent application across different types of schools. This legislation aims to give student-athletes more opportunities to develop their skills and participate in sports while maintaining the integrity of school athletic programs.
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Bill Summary: Creates the Right to Play Act. Provides that a student who is a member of a school athletic activity may participate in a nonschool athletic activity that is of the same sport as the school athletic activity during the season in which the student participates in the school athletic activity without losing eligibility to participate in the school athletic activity, provided that the student may not participate in both the nonschool athletic activity and a school athletic practice or competition for the same sport on the same day.
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• Introduced: 02/06/2025
• Added: 02/07/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 25 : Janet Yang Rohr (D)*, Ram Villivalam (D)*, Sue Scherer (D), Kevin Schmidt (R), Marty McLaughlin (R), Aarón Ortíz (D), Nabeela Syed (D), Rick Ryan (D), Dave Vella (D), Joyce Mason (D), Travis Weaver (R), Tracy Katz Muhl (D), Laura Faver Dias (D), Maura Hirschauer (D), Suzanne Ness (D), Chris Welch (D), Lisa Davis (D), Kevin Olickal (D), Theresa Mah (D), La Shawn Ford (D), Rita Mayfield (D), Anne Stava-Murray (D), Camille Lilly (D), Kimberly du Buclet (D), Amy Briel (D)
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 1 • Actions: 51
• Last Amended: 04/09/2025
• Last Action: Referred to Assignments
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IL bill #HB1159 • Last Action 04/10/2025
INS-PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGERS
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill aims to regulate pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) in Illinois by introducing several key provisions to increase transparency, protect consumers, and ensure fair practices in prescription drug pricing and distribution. The bill defines terms like "health benefit plan" and "covered individual" and prohibits PBMs from engaging in spread pricing, which is a pricing model where the PBM charges a health plan more for prescription drugs than it pays pharmacies. PBMs are also banned from steering patients to specific pharmacies and must remit 100% of rebates and fees to health benefit plan sponsors, consumers, or employers. The bill requires PBMs to reimburse pharmacies at least the national average drug acquisition cost plus a $10.49 professional dispensing fee and prevents them from unreasonably designating prescription drugs as specialty drugs to limit patient access. Additionally, the bill mandates that PBMs submit an annual report to the health benefit plan sponsor and the state, detailing various aspects of prescription drug coverage, such as drug lists, rebates, spending, and pharmacy compensation. Failure to submit these reports can result in daily fines up to $1,000. The bill is designed to increase transparency, reduce hidden costs, and protect consumers' access to affordable prescription medications.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Defines "health benefit plan" and other terms. Provides that a pharmacy benefit manager or an affiliate acting on the pharmacy benefit manager's behalf is prohibited from conducting spread pricing, from steering a covered individual, and from limiting a covered individual's access to prescription drugs from a pharmacy or pharmacist enrolled with the health benefit plan under the terms offered to all pharmacies in the plan coverage area by unreasonably designating the covered prescription drugs as a specialty drug. Provides that a pharmacy benefit manager or an affiliate acting on the pharmacy benefit manager's behalf must remit 100% of rebates and fees to the health benefit plan sponsor, consumer, or employer. Provides that a pharmacy benefit manager may not reimburse a pharmacy or pharmacist for a prescription drug or pharmacy service in an amount less than the national average drug acquisition cost for the prescription drug or pharmacy service at the time the drug is administered or dispensed, plus a professional dispensing fee. Provides that a contract between a pharmacy benefit manager and an insurer or health benefit plan sponsor must allow and provide for the pharmacy benefit manager's compliance with an audit at least once per calendar year of the rebate and fee records remitted from a pharmacy benefit manager or its contracted party to a health benefit plan. Provides that provisions concerning pharmacy benefit manager contracts apply to any health benefit plan (instead of any group or individual policy of accident and health insurance or managed care plan) that provides coverage for prescription drugs and that is amended, delivered, issued, or renewed on or after July 1, 2020. Requires a pharmacy benefit manager to submit an annual report that includes specified information concerning prescription drugs. Makes other changes. Amends the Freedom of Information Act to make a conforming change. Effective July 1, 2025.
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• Introduced: 01/08/2025
• Added: 01/09/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 2 : Thaddeus Jones (D)*, Janet Yang Rohr (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 12
• Last Amended: 01/08/2025
• Last Action: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
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KS bill #HB2110 • Last Action 04/10/2025
Eliminating the requirement that the state 911 board shall contract with a local collection point administrator for services, rescheduling the date on which the state 911 operations fund, state 911 grant fund and state 911 fund shall be established, requiring certain transfers to be made to the state 911 operations fund and rescheduling the date for transferring all 911 fee moneys currently held outside the state treasury to the state treasury.
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill makes several significant changes to Kansas's 911 emergency communication services system, primarily focusing on restructuring the administrative and financial management of 911 fees and funds. The bill eliminates the requirement for the state 911 board to contract with a local collection point administrator (LCPA), and instead transfers responsibility for collecting and managing 911 fees directly to the state 911 board. It reschedules the dates for establishing state 911 funds in the state treasury, moving key dates to January 1, 2026. The bill modifies how 911 fees are collected, distributed, and allocated across different state funds, including the state 911 operations fund, state 911 grant fund, and state 911 fund. Specifically, it mandates that $.23 of every 911 fee will be credited to the state 911 operations fund, $.01 to the state 911 grant fund, with the remaining amount going to the state 911 fund. If the state 911 operations fund exceeds 15% of total fees collected over three years, the excess will be transferred to the state 911 grant fund. The bill also provides provisions for auditing, reporting, and ensuring that 911 fees are used only for authorized purposes related to emergency communication services, such as equipment purchases, maintenance, training, and system improvements.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT concerning emergency communication services; relating to the Kansas 911 act; eliminating the requirement that the state 911 board shall contract with a local collection point administrator for services; rescheduling the date on which the state 911 operations fund, state 911 grant fund and state 911 fund shall be established in the state treasury; rescheduling the date on which all moneys collected pursuant to the Kansas 911 act are to be transferred to the state treasury; requiring certain transfers to be made to the state 911 operations fund; authorizing the state 911 board to transfer annually any unencumbered moneys of the state 911 operations fund to the state 911 grant fund; amending K.S.A. 12-5363, as amended by section 11 of chapter 53 of the 2024 Session Laws of Kansas, 12-5367, as amended by section 15 of chapter 53 of the 2024 Session Laws of Kansas, 12-5368, as amended by section 18 of chapter 53 of the 2024 Session Laws of Kansas, 12-5369, as amended by section 19 of chapter 53 of the 2024 Session Laws of Kansas, 12-5370, as amended by section 20 of chapter 53 of the 2024 Session Laws of Kansas, 12-5372, as amended by section 22 of chapter 53 of the 2024 Session Laws of Kansas, 12-5374, as amended by section 25 of chapter 53 of the 2024 Session Laws of Kansas, and 12- 5375, as amended by section 28 of chapter 53 of the 2024 Session Laws of Kansas, and K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 12-5377, 12-5387, 12-5388, 12-5389 and 12-5390 and repealing the existing sections.
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• Introduced: 01/28/2025
• Added: 01/29/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 0 : Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications
• Versions: 3 • Votes: 3 • Actions: 20
• Last Amended: 03/25/2025
• Last Action: House Approved by Governor on Tuesday, April 1, 2025
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KS bill #HB2102 • Last Action 04/10/2025
Substitute for HB 2102 by Committee on Education - Providing for the advance enrollment of a military student whose parent or person acting as parent will be stationed in this state and correcting federal statutory citations in the interstate compact on educational opportunity for military children.
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends existing Kansas law to improve educational opportunities for military children by making it easier for them to enroll in schools when their parents are being stationed in the state. Specifically, the bill allows military students to enroll in a school district before physically moving to the area, if they can provide evidence that their parent will be stationed at a military installation in Kansas during the current or upcoming school year. The bill requires school districts to enroll these students without requiring proof of address at the time of enrollment, and mandates that districts make appropriate accommodations for students with individualized education programs (IEPs) or 504 plans. Additionally, the bill updates federal statutory citations in the interstate compact on educational opportunity for military children, which is designed to help military families navigate educational transitions. The legislation aims to reduce barriers for military families by facilitating timely school enrollment, ensuring educational continuity, and providing flexibility in course and program placement for students who may be transferring frequently due to military assignments.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT concerning school districts; relating to enrollment; providing for the advance enrollment of a military student whose parent or person acting as parent will be stationed in this state; correcting federal statutory citations in the interstate compact on educational opportunity for military children; amending K.S.A. 72-8268 and repealing the existing section.
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• Introduced: 01/28/2025
• Added: 02/12/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 0 : Education
• Versions: 4 • Votes: 2 • Actions: 23
• Last Amended: 03/24/2025
• Last Action: House Approved by Governor on Wednesday, March 26, 2025
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MN bill #SF2162 • Last Action 04/10/2025
State-aid engineering and design standards variances modification
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies state transportation design standards to give local authorities more flexibility in road design. Specifically, the bill allows political subdivisions (counties and cities) to adopt alternative roadway design standards from recognized sources like the Department of Transportation Facility Design Guide, AASHTO, NACTO, and other federally recognized design guides without requiring a traditional variance process. The bill establishes an advisory committee on design variances that will review and make recommendations on variance requests, and requires the commissioner of transportation to notify legislative committees if a variance is denied. Local authorities adopting alternative design standards must do so by resolution and will be responsible for ensuring the design meets safety and engineering requirements. The bill also requires the commissioner to forgo review of geometric designs in most cases, with exceptions for vertical clearances and specific safety considerations. The changes are set to take effect on July 1, 2025, and aim to provide more local control over road design while maintaining safety standards and providing a transparent review process for design variations.
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Bill Summary: A bill for an act relating to transportation; modifying state-aid engineering and design standards variances; authorizing local road authorities to adopt design elements without state-aid engineering and design variances; modifying state-aid variance procedures; establishing advisory committee on design variances; requiring legislative notification for denied variances; requiring a report; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 162.02, subdivision 3a, by adding subdivisions; 162.09, subdivision 3a, by adding subdivisions; 162.155; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 162; repealing Minnesota Rules, parts 8820.3300, subparts 1, 1a, 3, 4; 8820.3400.
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• Introduced: 03/05/2025
• Added: 03/06/2025
• Session: 94th Legislature 2025-2026
• Sponsors: 5 : Scott Dibble (D)*, Melissa Wiklund (D), Ann Johnson Stewart (D), Carla Nelson (R), Jen McEwen (D)
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 8
• Last Amended: 03/17/2025
• Last Action: Pursuant to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 4, referred to Rules and Administration
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KS bill #HB2291 • Last Action 04/10/2025
Creating the regulatory relief division within the office of the attorney general and establishing the general regulatory sandbox program to waive or suspend rules and regulations for program participants.
Status: Veto Overridden
AI-generated Summary: This bill creates a new Regulatory Relief Division within the Kansas Attorney General's office to establish a General Regulatory Sandbox Program, which allows businesses to temporarily test innovative offerings by obtaining limited waivers or suspensions of certain state rules and regulations. The program enables businesses to demonstrate new products or services in a controlled environment with consumer protections, providing a pathway for companies to test potentially groundbreaking ideas that might otherwise be restricted by existing regulations. Participating businesses must apply through a detailed process that involves consultation with relevant state agencies and an advisory committee, and must disclose potential risks to consumers. Each sandbox participant can operate under modified regulatory requirements for up to 24 months, with the possibility of a 12-month extension, while being required to maintain rigorous reporting standards and consumer safeguards. The bill aims to foster innovation by giving businesses a structured opportunity to introduce novel offerings without fully committing to long-term regulatory compliance, while still protecting public health, safety, and financial well-being. The Regulatory Relief Division will be responsible for administering the program, reviewing applications, consulting with agencies, and providing recommendations about potential regulatory reforms based on the sandbox participants' experiences.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT creating the regulatory relief division within the office of the attorney general; establishing the general regulatory sandbox program to waive or suspend administrative rules and regulations for program participants; amending K.S.A. 75- 4319 and repealing the existing section.
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• Introduced: 02/05/2025
• Added: 02/06/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 0 : Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
• Versions: 4 • Votes: 4 • Actions: 28
• Last Amended: 03/25/2025
• Last Action: Senate Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea: 30 Nay: 10
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OK bill #HB1860 • Last Action 04/10/2025
Confidential records; requiring certain victim photographs submitted to the Pardon and Parole Board be kept confidential; clemency; Open Records Act; clemency hearing packets; effective date.
Status: Crossed Over
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes new protections for victims and their families by requiring confidentiality of crime scene and autopsy photographs during clemency hearings before the Pardon and Parole Board. Specifically, the legislation mandates that parties submit two separate clemency hearing packets: one for public view that excludes sensitive photographs, and another for the Board and Governor that includes all materials, including autopsy and crime scene images depicting victims. The bill amends the Oklahoma Open Records Act to add crime scene and autopsy photographs submitted to the Pardon and Parole Board to the list of confidential records that are not accessible to the public. The Pardon and Parole Board is given the authority to seal any materials in the public packet that might infringe on a victim's privacy, as determined by a majority vote of the Board members. The Governor will receive the complete packet with all photographs, while the public packet will be redacted to protect victims' dignity. This legislation aims to balance the public's right to information with the need to protect victims and their families from potentially traumatizing visual evidence during clemency proceedings. The new law is set to take effect on November 1, 2025, giving state agencies time to prepare for implementation.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to confidential records; prescribing right of victims to confidentiality of certain crime scene and autopsy photographs; prohibiting public access to certain photographs submitted to the Pardon and Parole Board; amending 51 O.S. 2021, Section 24A.5, as last amended by Section 2, Chapter 116, O.S.L. 2024 (51 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 24A.5), which relates to the Open Records Act; adding certain victim photographs to list of confidential records; prohibiting certain victim photographs submitted to the Board from being presented to the public; requiring parties to submit two separate clemency hearing packets to the Board; clarifying contents for each packet; allowing Board to seal certain records; clarifying which packet the Governor will receive; providing for codification; and providing an effective date.
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• Introduced: 01/16/2025
• Added: 01/17/2025
• Session: 2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 2 : Eric Roberts (R)*, Todd Gollihare (R)*
• Versions: 6 • Votes: 5 • Actions: 19
• Last Amended: 04/09/2025
• Last Action: Placed on General Order
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IL bill #HB1829 • Last Action 04/10/2025
PROP TX-INCOME PROPERTY
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Freedom of Information Act and the Property Tax Code to establish new requirements for income-producing property owners regarding property descriptions and information disclosure. Specifically, in counties where the county board adopts an ordinance, owners of income-producing properties (defined as non-owner-occupied properties intended to generate income) will be required to file detailed physical descriptions of their properties with the chief county assessment officer when requested. The physical description must include specific details depending on the property type, such as land size, construction details, number of units, amenities, and other relevant characteristics. The bill defines income-producing properties with several exemptions, including properties valued under $500,000, residential properties with fewer than 7 units, and certain types of institutional properties. Property owners will receive a notice specifying existing information and have 90 days to respond or confirm the details. Failure to respond may result in a penalty of up to 0.025% of the property's prior year market value, not exceeding $1,000 per property. The bill also modifies the Freedom of Information Act to exempt financial records and data related to real estate income, expenses, and occupancy submitted to county assessment officers from public disclosure, except when submitted as part of an assessment appeal. The provisions will be implemented gradually, with different timelines for counties based on their population size, and the requirements are set to be adopted no later than December 31, 2029.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, in counties in which the county board so provides, by ordinance or resolution, owners of income-producing properties in the county shall file physical descriptions of their properties with the chief county assessment officer upon request of the chief county assessment officer. Sets forth the period of time during which those provisions apply. Provides that the request for information shall include an individualized statement specifying all physical description information that the assessor's office has on record or recorded against the property and shall contain a statement that the owner may confirm the information if no changes are required. Imposes certain penalties if the property owner fails to respond to a request for information. Amends the Freedom of Information Act to provide that financial records and data related to real estate income, expenses, and occupancy submitted by or on behalf of a property owner to a chief county assessment officer, except if submitted as part of an assessment appeal, are exempt from disclosure. Effective immediately.
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• Introduced: 01/28/2025
• Added: 01/29/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 16 : Justin Slaughter (D)*, Edgar González (D), Stephanie Kifowit (D), Abdelnasser Rashid (D), Tracy Katz Muhl (D), Yolonda Morris (D), Mary Beth Canty (D), Michelle Mussman (D), Omar Williams (D), Barbara Hernandez (D), Hoan Huynh (D), Nicolle Grasse (D), Kelly Cassidy (D), Will Guzzardi (D), Lisa Davis (D), Thaddeus Jones (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 33
• Last Amended: 01/28/2025
• Last Action: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones
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PA bill #HB1174 • Last Action 04/09/2025
In management of the condominium, further providing for meetings; in management of cooperatives, further providing for meetings; and, in management of planned community, further providing for meetings.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes to update meeting procedures for condominiums, cooperatives, and planned communities. The key changes include reducing the notice period for annual meetings from 10-60 days to 21 days, allowing electronic meeting notices with unit owner consent, permitting meetings to be recorded by unit owners with an announcement, and establishing more detailed rules for executive board meetings. The bill introduces provisions for executive sessions, which allow board members to discuss sensitive topics like personnel matters, legal consultations, and potential violations in private, but requires that any decisions made in these closed sessions must be voted on in an open meeting. The bill also mandates that executive board meetings be open to all unit owners, requires publishing meeting notices where most unit owners can see them, and provides unit owners the right to request ongoing meeting notifications. Additionally, the bill requires pre-election candidate sessions if there are more candidates than board positions and ensures unit owners have an opportunity to comment during meetings, with the board able to limit comments to agenda topics during special or focused meetings. The changes aim to increase transparency, communication, and participation in community association governance.
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Bill Summary: Amending Title 68 (Real and Personal Property) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in management of the condominium, further providing for meetings; in management of cooperatives, further providing for meetings; and, in management of planned community, further providing for meetings.
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• Introduced: 04/07/2025
• Added: 04/10/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 15 : Joe Webster (D)*, Craig Staats (R), Valerie Gaydos (R), José Giral (D), Danilo Burgos (D), Maureen Madden (D), Danielle Otten (D), Ben Sanchez (D), Carol Hill-Evans (D), Tarah Probst (D), Liz Hanbidge (D), Ed Neilson (D), Missy Cerrato (D), Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (D), Joe Ciresi (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 1
• Last Amended: 04/09/2025
• Last Action: Referred to Housing & Community Development
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VT bill #H0501 • Last Action 04/09/2025
An act relating to the deadline for public bodies to respond to an alleged Open Meeting Law violation
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill proposes a change to the Open Meeting Law (OML), which governs transparency in government meetings, by establishing a specific timeline for how quickly public bodies must respond to alleged violations. Under the proposed legislation, when a public body receives a notice alleging an Open Meeting Law violation, they would be required to respond either within 20 business days or during their next regular meeting, whichever occurs sooner. This requirement aims to ensure that public bodies promptly address potential transparency issues and provide timely explanations or corrections when concerns are raised about their meeting practices. By setting a clear deadline, the bill seeks to enhance accountability and provide a structured process for addressing potential Open Meeting Law infractions.
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Bill Summary: This bill proposes to require a public body to respond to a notice of an alleged Open Meeting Law violation within 20 business days or at the next regular meeting of the public body, whichever is sooner.
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• Introduced: 04/08/2025
• Added: 04/09/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Michael Boutin (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 04/08/2025
• Last Action: Read first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
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VT bill #H0362 • Last Action 04/09/2025
An act relating to State recognition of Native American tribes and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill proposes comprehensive reforms to the state's recognition of Native American tribes and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, with several key provisions. The bill establishes stricter criteria for state recognition of Native American tribes, including requiring genealogical evidence verified by independent experts and ensuring that applicants have a documented historical and cultural connection to Vermont. It creates a State Recognition of Native American Indian Tribes Task Force to review the validity of previous tribal recognitions, composed of legislative members, Indigenous representatives, and experts who will investigate past recognition practices and potential recommendations for changes. The bill also enhances the transparency and accountability of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission by subjecting it to Vermont's Open Meeting Law, requiring quarterly public reports, and establishing a legislative oversight committee to monitor its activities. Additionally, the bill mandates a state auditor's evaluation of the Commission's operations and requires consultation with Odanak Abenaki leadership on Indigenous policy matters, with provisions for allocating grant funding to Odanak-led cultural preservation and education initiatives. The overarching goal is to improve the state's approach to recognizing and supporting Native American tribes, address historical injustices, and ensure more inclusive and rigorous processes for cultural recognition and reconciliation.
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Bill Summary: This bill proposes to make changes to the State recognition process of Native American tribes and to implement restorative justice projects in collaboration with Odanak leadership. This bill also proposes to increase transparency and reduce conflicts of interest for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. This bill also proposes to create a task force to review the validity of prior recognition of State tribes and to establish a legislative committee to oversee the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. This bill also proposes to seek a third-party audit of the Commission’s activities.
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• Introduced: 02/25/2025
• Added: 02/26/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Troy Headrick (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 02/25/2025
• Last Action: House Committee on General and Housing Hearing (00:00:00 4/9/2025 )
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PA bill #SB571 • Last Action 04/09/2025
Authorizing the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to join the Interstate Compact; providing for the form of the compact; imposing additional powers and duties on the Governor, the Secretary of the Commonwealth and the Compact.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the Interstate Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact, which aims to facilitate the practice of occupational therapy across multiple states by creating a streamlined licensing process. The compact allows occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants to obtain a "compact privilege" to practice in multiple member states without obtaining additional individual state licenses, while maintaining rigorous professional standards. Key provisions include creating a coordinated data system to track licensure and disciplinary actions, establishing an Occupational Therapy Compact Commission to oversee implementation, and setting clear requirements for licensing, including background checks, continuing education, and maintaining an unencumbered home state license. The compact specifically supports military personnel and their spouses by allowing them to maintain a home state license while being stationed in different locations. The bill authorizes Pennsylvania to join this interstate compact, with the compact becoming operational when at least ten states have enacted it, and provides for a comprehensive framework of professional oversight, dispute resolution, and enforcement mechanisms to ensure public safety and professional accountability across participating states.
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Bill Summary: Authorizing the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to join the Interstate Compact; providing for the form of the compact; imposing additional powers and duties on the Governor, the Secretary of the Commonwealth and the Compact.
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• Introduced: 04/09/2025
• Added: 04/10/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 5 : Lisa Boscola (D)*, Greg Rothman (R), Kristin Phillips-Hill (R), Jay Costa (D), Judy Ward (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 1
• Last Amended: 04/09/2025
• Last Action: Referred to Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure
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IL bill #SB2030 • Last Action 04/08/2025
PROP TX-INCOME PROPERTY
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Freedom of Information Act and the Property Tax Code to create new requirements for owners of income-producing properties in Illinois counties. Specifically, the bill allows counties to require owners of income-producing properties (such as multi-unit residential buildings, offices, retail spaces, and industrial properties) to submit detailed physical descriptions of their properties to the county assessment officer upon request. The physical description must include specific details like land size, building characteristics, amenities, and other property-specific information. Properties valued under $500,000, residential properties with fewer than 7 units, and certain specialized properties (like hospitals and nursing homes) are exempt. If a property owner fails to respond to a request for information within 90 days, they may be subject to a penalty of up to 0.025% of the property's prior year market value, not exceeding $1,000. The bill also adds a provision to the Freedom of Information Act that exempts financial records and data related to real estate income, expenses, and occupancy from public disclosure, except when submitted as part of an assessment appeal. The bill is designed to help county assessment officers gather more accurate and comprehensive information about income-producing properties to support more precise property valuation.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, in counties in which the county board so provides, by ordinance or resolution, owners of income-producing properties in the county shall file physical descriptions of their properties with the chief county assessment officer upon request of the chief county assessment officer. Sets forth the period of time during which those provisions apply. Provides that the request for information shall include an individualized statement specifying all physical description information that the assessor's office has on record or recorded against the property and shall contain a statement that the owner may confirm the information if no changes are required. Imposes certain penalties if the property owner fails to respond to a request for information. Amends the Freedom of Information Act to provide that financial records and data related to real estate income, expenses, and occupancy submitted by or on behalf of a property owner to a chief county assessment officer, except if submitted as part of an assessment appeal, are exempt from disclosure. Effective immediately.
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• Introduced: 02/06/2025
• Added: 02/07/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 11 : Celina Villanueva (D)*, Graciela Guzmán (D), Robert Peters (D), Mattie Hunter (D), Mike Halpin (D), Karina Villa (D), Rachel Ventura (D), Mary Edly-Allen (D), Adriane Johnson (D), Napoleon Harris (D), Bill Cunningham (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 13
• Last Amended: 02/06/2025
• Last Action: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham
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OK bill #SB171 • Last Action 04/08/2025
State Capitol building; modernizing provisions relating to State Capitol Building, Capitol Grounds, and Governor's Mansion maintenance. Emergency.
Status: Crossed Over
AI-generated Summary: This bill modernizes provisions related to the State Capitol Building, its grounds, and the Governor's Mansion by restructuring governance, maintenance, and oversight responsibilities. The bill establishes new roles and clarifies existing responsibilities, with the Department of Public Safety now required to create a security plan for the Capitol Building and grounds, and a new Capitol Liaison position replacing the previous legislative liaison committee. The State Capitol Preservation Commission is re-created with an expanded 15-member composition, including more legislative and executive branch representatives, and given enhanced oversight responsibilities for preservation, restoration, and modifications. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services (OMES) is assigned comprehensive management duties for the Capitol Building, including maintenance, facilities planning, visitor services, and art curation. The bill also defines new terms like "enhancement," "preservation," and "restoration" and provides the Oklahoma Arts Council with responsibility for state-owned art collections. Additionally, the legislation allows for exemptions from competitive bidding for certain Capitol Building projects and eliminates some previous oversight committees. The bill includes an emergency clause, meaning it will take effect immediately upon passage, with the goal of ensuring the highest-quality maintenance and long-term planning for the State Capitol Building and its surrounding areas.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to the State Capitol Building; directing the Department of Public Safety to create and maintain security plan; amending 73 O.S. 2021, Sections 176 and 345, which relate to the permanent legislative liaison committee and the State Capitol Repair Expenditure Oversight Committee; disestablishing committees and directing appointment of certain personnel; amending 74 O.S. 2021, Sections 4101, 4102, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 15, O.S.L. 2024, 4103, 4104, 4105, 4108, and 4109 (74 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 4102), which relate to the State Capitol Preservation Commission; modifying definitions; defining terms; modifying duties of the Commission; modifying Commission membership; establishing meeting and quorum requirements; modifying Commission processes; providing oversight duties; modifying duties of Capitol Architect and Curator; providing for duties of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services relating to the State Capitol Building; providing for maintenance and curation of State and Capitol Art Collection; exempting certain projects from competitive bidding requirements; updating statutory language; repealing 74 O.S. 2021, Sections 4106 and 4107, which relate to Commission cooperation and administrative requirements; providing for codification; and declaring an emergency.
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• Introduced: 12/30/2024
• Added: 12/31/2024
• Session: 2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 3 : Julia Kirt (D)*, Kyle Hilbert (R)*, Brenda Stanley (R)
• Versions: 5 • Votes: 3 • Actions: 20
• Last Amended: 03/31/2025
• Last Action: House General Government Hearing (10:30:00 4/8/2025 Room 206)
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MN bill #SF1464 • Last Action 04/07/2025
Minnesota Sustainable Foraging Task Force establishment
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the Minnesota Sustainable Foraging Task Force, a diverse 15-member group comprised of legislators, representatives from mycological and foraging organizations, tribal members, scientists, and ecosystem experts, who will study and make recommendations about foraging practices on state lands. The task force's primary duties include gathering data on foraging's impact on ecosystems, reviewing existing foraging regulations, developing science-based and culturally sensitive foraging guidelines, increasing public understanding of sustainable foraging, and proposing reduced-price foraging permits. The Legislative Coordinating Commission will provide administrative support, with the first meeting scheduled by September 1, 2025, and the Department of Natural Resources will offer subject matter expertise. The task force must elect a legislative member as chair and submit a detailed, actionable report to the commissioner of natural resources and legislative committees by February 28, 2026. Additionally, the bill includes a moratorium preventing the Department of Natural Resources from creating new foraging rules until July 1, 2027, allowing the task force time to develop comprehensive recommendations. Task force members will receive compensation and expense reimbursement according to state guidelines, and the task force will expire on March 15, 2026, or after submitting its report.
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Bill Summary: A bill for an act relating to natural resources; establishing the Minnesota Sustainable Foraging Task Force; providing appointments; requiring a report.
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• Introduced: 02/14/2025
• Added: 03/21/2025
• Session: 94th Legislature 2025-2026
• Sponsors: 3 : Susan Pha (D)*, Foung Hawj (D), Mary Kunesh (D)
• Versions: 3 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 11
• Last Amended: 04/01/2025
• Last Action: Comm report: To pass and re-referred to Environment, Climate, and Legacy
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MN bill #SF1918 • Last Action 04/07/2025
Consent to electronic monitoring requirements modification
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies numerous provisions related to healthcare and senior care in Minnesota, focusing on protecting residents' rights in nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and hospice care. The bill expands consent requirements for electronic monitoring in care facilities, strengthening protections against retaliation for residents who report issues or use monitoring devices. It requires annual training for nursing home employees on preventing retaliation and adds new provisions to the Home Care and Assisted Living Advisory Council, increasing its membership to 14 and expanding its representation to include more diverse perspectives from care recipients and their families. The bill prohibits mandatory binding arbitration agreements in assisted living contracts, ensuring residents cannot be forced to sign away their legal rights as a condition of admission. Additionally, the bill enhances medication management requirements, specifying that registered nurses or qualified delegated staff must monitor and reassess medication needs, and expands hospice patient rights to include immediate pain medication availability, the ability to revoke hospice election, and receive curative treatment for unrelated conditions while remaining on hospice. The legislation also modifies healthcare agent powers, limiting their ability to restrict a principal's communications and interactions with others, and establishes new legal remedies for residents who experience retaliation in care facilities.
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Bill Summary: A bill for an act relating to health; modifying consent to electronic monitoring requirements; modifying provisions related to retaliation in nursing homes and assisted living facilities; expanding membership and duties of the home care and assisted living program advisory council; modifying the hospice bill of rights; prohibiting required binding arbitration agreements in assisted living contracts; modifying medication management requirements; modifying authority of health care agents to restrict visitation and communication; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 144.6502, subdivision 3; 144.6512, subdivision 3, by adding a subdivision; 144A.04, by adding a subdivision; 144A.474, subdivision 11; 144A.4799; 144A.751, subdivision 1; 144G.08, by adding a subdivision; 144G.31, subdivision 8; 144G.51; 144G.71, subdivisions 3, 5; 144G.92, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 145C.07, by adding a subdivision; 145C.10.
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• Introduced: 02/26/2025
• Added: 03/27/2025
• Session: 94th Legislature 2025-2026
• Sponsors: 3 : Scott Dibble (D)*, John Hoffman (D), Jim Abeler (R)
• Versions: 4 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 13
• Last Amended: 04/07/2025
• Last Action: Comm report: To pass as amended and re-refer to Human Services
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IL bill #SB2416 • Last Action 04/07/2025
WIND & SOLAR FACILITY DRAINAGE
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Counties Code and the Renewable Energy Facilities Agricultural Impact Mitigation Act to establish new requirements for commercial wind and solar energy facilities. The bill requires that such facilities proposed near municipal boundaries either be annexed to the municipality or be subject to its zoning regulations. Counties are now empowered to approve siting or special use permits for these facilities only if they meet specific criteria, including obtaining a National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit if the project will disturb more than one acre of land. The bill mandates that facility owners provide a detailed deconstruction plan prepared by a professional engineer, which must be reviewed and approved by the county within 60 days. Additionally, facility owners must submit a farmland drainage plan and provide financial assurance to cover potential deconstruction costs and emergency repairs. The legislation also requires facilities to be placed in agricultural or manufacturing zoning districts and allows counties to require vegetative ground cover for solar facilities to support pollinators. The bill aims to balance the development of renewable energy facilities with protection of agricultural lands, local community interests, and environmental considerations, providing a comprehensive framework for the siting and management of commercial wind and solar energy projects in Illinois.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Counties Code. Provides that a commercial wind energy facility or commercial solar energy facility proposed to be located on property in an unincorporated area of the county within the zoning jurisdiction of a municipality and located adjacent to the corporate boundary of a municipality shall either be annexed to the municipality or be subject to the municipality's zoning regulations. Provides factors for determining if a request for siting approval or a special use permit for a commercial wind energy facility or a commercial solar energy facility, or modification of an approved siting or special use permit, is in compliance with the standards and conditions imposed in the Code, the zoning ordinance adopted consistent with the Code, and the conditions imposed under State and federal statutes and regulations. Provides that a county may not approve a request for siting approval or a special use permit for a commercial wind energy facility or a commercial solar energy facility or modification of an approved siting or special use permit, if the proposal shall disturb more than one acre of land, unless the facility owner has obtained a National Pollution Discharge Elimination System ("NPDES") permit from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. Requires a facility owner to provide the county in which a commercial solar energy facility or commercial wind energy facility to be located, a deconstruction plan that has been prepared by a professional engineer who has been selected by the facility owner. Provides that, based on an initial evaluation or reevaluation during the county approval process, the county may require changes in the level of financial assurance used to calculate the financial assurance level from the facility owner. Amends the Renewable Energy Facilities Agricultural Impact Mitigation Act. Provides that the standard agricultural impact mitigation agreements shall be amended as needed to conform with the financial assurance procedures and requirements under specified provisions of the Counties Code. Makes other changes.
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• Introduced: 02/07/2025
• Added: 02/08/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Emil Jones (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 5
• Last Amended: 02/07/2025
• Last Action: Sponsor Removed Sen. Chris Balkema
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MN bill #SF2322 • Last Action 04/07/2025
Minnesota Health Care Workforce Advisory Council establishment
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the Minnesota Health Care Workforce Advisory Council, a 16-member body designed to comprehensively address health care workforce challenges in the state. The council will include legislative members, state agency representatives, and gubernatorial appointees with expertise in health care workforce issues. Its primary responsibilities include conducting objective research, analyzing workforce data, collaborating with various stakeholders, and advising the legislature on health care workforce policies and needs. The council will focus on workforce supply, demand, distribution, health equity, and efforts to increase participation by underrepresented groups in health professions. Every five years, the council will develop a comprehensive workforce plan that projects health care worker demands, assesses current provider distribution, identifies funding sources for training, and recommends action plans to meet future workforce needs. The council will establish discipline-specific committees, consult with various health care planning entities, and aim to provide nonpartisan, data-driven recommendations to improve Minnesota's health care workforce. Initially established with a sunset date of January 1, 2029, the council will be staffed by the commissioner of health and will work to address critical issues such as workforce shortages, training programs, diversity, and geographic distribution of health care professionals.
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Bill Summary: A bill for an act relating to health occupations; establishing the Minnesota Health Care Workforce Advisory Council; requiring reporting; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144.
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• Introduced: 03/07/2025
• Added: 04/02/2025
• Session: 94th Legislature 2025-2026
• Sponsors: 3 : Melissa Wiklund (D)*, Alice Mann (D), Rob Kupec (D)
• Versions: 3 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 10
• Last Amended: 04/07/2025
• Last Action: Comm report: To pass as amended and re-refer to Health and Human Services
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MN bill #HF3121 • Last Action 04/07/2025
Transparency and community engagement in trunk highway project development established, project scoping and development requirements established, transportation project activity portal required, legislative reports modified, and money appropriated.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes comprehensive new requirements for transparency and community engagement in trunk highway project development in Minnesota. It mandates that the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) create a community notification process for major highway projects, providing detailed information to residents within a half-mile of project areas, including translated materials if needed. The bill introduces a mandatory community-oriented project development process that requires establishing both a community advisory assembly and a policy advisory committee for each qualifying project. These groups will provide recommendations on project purpose, design alternatives, and other key aspects of transportation planning. The bill also requires MnDOT to create a centralized online transportation project activity portal that provides comprehensive, user-friendly information about highway projects, including interactive mapping, project details, timelines, public meeting information, and a fiscal transparency dashboard. Additionally, the bill modifies existing reporting requirements, expanding the annual transportation report to include more detailed performance measures, project impacts, and expenditure breakdowns. The goal is to increase public participation, improve transparency, support traditionally underrepresented communities, and enhance the overall transportation project development process.
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Bill Summary: A bill for an act relating to transportation; establishing certain transparency and community engagement in trunk highway project development; establishing project scoping and development requirements; requiring transportation project activity portal; modifying certain legislative reports; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 161.178, subdivision 1; 174.03, subdivision 12; 174.07, subdivision 3; 174.56; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 161; 174.
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• Introduced: 04/07/2025
• Added: 04/08/2025
• Session: 94th Legislature 2025-2026
• Sponsors: 1 : Erin Koegel (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 1
• Last Amended: 04/04/2025
• Last Action: Introduction and first reading, referred to Transportation Finance and Policy
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IL bill #SB2486 • Last Action 04/04/2025
CLEAN&EQUITABLE TRANSPORTATION
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: Here's a summary of the bill: This bill creates the Metropolitan Mobility Authority Act, which fundamentally reorganizes public transportation governance in the Chicago metropolitan region. The bill consolidates the Chicago Transit Authority, Commuter Rail Division, Suburban Bus Division, and Regional Transportation Authority into a single Metropolitan Mobility Authority. The new authority will be governed by a board with representatives from various local governments and stakeholders, including a requirement for diverse expertise and backgrounds. The bill establishes several key initiatives: the Equitable Transit-Supportive Development Act, which creates an Office of Transit-Oriented Development to provide funding and support for transit-friendly development; the Zero-Emission Vehicle Act, which mandates that all on-road vehicles purchased or leased by governmental units must be zero-emission vehicles by specified dates (2029, 2034, and 2049); and provisions for improving transportation planning, equity, and environmental sustainability. The legislation includes comprehensive requirements for the new authority, including: - Developing strategic plans and service standards - Implementing fare capping and income-based reduced fare programs - Creating workforce development and job training programs - Establishing disadvantaged business enterprise and equal employment opportunity programs - Conducting research and development for transportation technologies - Prioritizing environmental protection and greenhouse gas emissions reduction The bill also provides detailed provisions for financial management, employee protections, pension systems, and transparency, including creating new funds, establishing reporting requirements, and ensuring public accountability. The overall goal is to create a more integrated, efficient, equitable, and environmentally sustainable public transportation system for the metropolitan Chicago region.
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Bill Summary: Creates the Metropolitan Mobility Authority Act, and establishes the Metropolitan Mobility Authority. Provides that the Chicago Transit Authority, the Commuter Rail Division and the Suburban Bus Division of the Regional Transportation Authority, and the Regional Transportation Authority are consolidated into the Metropolitan Mobility Authority and the Service Boards are abolished, instead creating the Suburban Bus Operating Division, Commuter Rail Operating Division, and the Chicago Transit Operating Division. Reinserts, reorganizes, and changes some provisions from the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act and the Regional Transportation Authority Act into the new Act and repeals those Acts. Includes provisions about the operation of the Metropolitan Mobility Authority. Creates the Equitable Transit-Supportive Development Act. Establishes the Office of Transit-Oriented Development. Provides that the Office and the Fund are to aid transit-supportive development near high-quality transit by providing specified funding to municipalities that have adopted the standards in the transit support overlay district for that area or that have adopted zoning and other changes that the Office determines have benefits greater than or equal to such a District, including transit support overlay districts. Includes provisions relating to Office standards, procedures, and reports. Creates the Zero-Emission Vehicle Act. Provides that all on-road vehicles purchased or leased by a governmental unit on or after January 1, 2029 must be a manufactured zero-emission vehicle, repowered zero-emission vehicle, manufactured near zero-emission vehicle, or repowered near zero-emission vehicle. Provides that on and after January 1, 2034, all on-road vehicles purchased or leased by a governmental unit must be a manufactured zero-emission vehicle or repowered zero-emission vehicle. Provides that, by January 1, 2049, all on-road vehicles operated by a governmental unit must be a manufactured or repowered zero-emission vehicle. Sets forth provisions implementing the Act, including requiring the Department of Central Management Services to adopt certain rules. Amends various Acts, Laws, and Codes to make conforming changes for the new Acts and to make other changes. Provides that some provisions are effective immediately.
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• Introduced: 02/07/2025
• Added: 02/08/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 4 : Ram Villivalam (D)*, Laura Fine (D), Graciela Guzmán (D), Adriane Johnson (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 6
• Last Amended: 02/07/2025
• Last Action: Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán
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IA bill #HF930 • Last Action 04/03/2025
A bill for an act enacting the interstate podiatric medical licensure compact.(Formerly HSB 291.)
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the interstate podiatric medical licensure compact, a comprehensive agreement designed to streamline the process for podiatric physicians to obtain medical licenses across multiple states. The compact creates an expedited licensure system where podiatrists who meet specific rigorous qualifications can more easily practice in different member states. To qualify, a podiatric physician must have graduated from an accredited podiatric medical school, passed national board examinations, completed an approved residency program, hold specialty certification, possess a full and unrestricted license, and have no significant criminal or disciplinary history. The compact establishes an interstate commission to administer the agreement, create rules, manage a coordinated information system, and handle joint investigations and disciplinary actions. Member states will be able to share information about podiatric physicians, conduct joint investigations, and take coordinated disciplinary actions if a physician violates professional standards. The compact becomes effective when at least four states enact it into law, and it aims to enhance healthcare access by making it easier for qualified podiatric physicians to practice across state lines while maintaining robust professional standards and patient protection mechanisms.
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Bill Summary: This bill establishes the interstate podiatric medical licensure compact. The compact establishes a system whereby a podiatrist licensed to practice in one participating state may receive an expedited license to practice in another participating state. The compact imposes certain minimum requirements on the licensure of podiatrists in participating states. The compact creates a commission to administer the operation of the compact. The commission is an instrumentality of the participating states. The compact includes provisions relating to the establishment and membership of the commission; powers of the commission; meetings and voting requirements of the commission; commission bylaws and rules; commission committees; commission finances; the establishment of a data system; compacting state compliance; venue for judicial proceedings; defense and indemnification; effective dates and amendments to the compact; withdrawal, default, and expulsion; severability and construction; and the binding effect of the compact and other laws. The compact becomes effective upon the adoption of the compact by the fourth participating state.
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• Introduced: 03/12/2025
• Added: 03/12/2025
• Session: 91st General Assembly
• Sponsors: 0 : State Government
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 03/12/2025
• Last Action: Referred to State Government. H.J. 897.
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MN bill #SF2477 • Last Action 04/03/2025
Health insurance, Medicare supplement benefits and prescription drugs provisions modifications
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill makes comprehensive modifications to various aspects of health insurance, Medicare supplement benefits, prescription drug reporting, and healthcare services in Minnesota. The bill introduces several key changes, including establishing new rules for community rating of Medicare-related coverage, modifying health plan renewal and discontinuation procedures, enhancing prescription drug price transparency, and updating reporting requirements for various healthcare entities. Specifically, it requires health carriers to follow more detailed guidelines when discontinuing individual health plans, mandates that manufacturers, pharmacies, pharmacy benefit managers, and wholesale drug distributors report comprehensive information about prescription drug pricing and sales, and modifies the composition and organization of the health equity advisory and leadership council. The bill also updates requirements for public hearings when hospitals plan to close, curtail operations, or relocate services, ensuring more comprehensive public notification and participation. Additionally, it clarifies definitions related to healthcare services and introduces more stringent registration and reporting requirements for entities involved in prescription drug distribution and management, with the aim of increasing transparency and understanding of drug pricing mechanisms in Minnesota.
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Bill Summary: A bill for an act relating to insurance; modifying Medicare supplement benefits; modifying provisions governing renewability and discontinuation of health plans; modifying reporting requirements related to the 340B drug program; modifying uniform explanation of benefits specifications; modifying notice and public hearing requirements related to hospitals closing, curtailing operations, relocating services, or ceasing to offer certain services; modifying composition and organization of the health equity advisory and leadership council; requiring public posting of information relating to prescription drug prices; requiring pharmacy benefit managers to submit prescription drug fee information to the commissioner of health; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 62A.31, subdivisions 1r, 1w; 62A.65, subdivisions 1, 2, by adding a subdivision; 62D.12, subdivisions 2, 2a; 62D.121, subdivision 1; 62J.461, subdivisions 3, 4, 5; 62J.51, subdivision 19a; 62J.581; 62J.84, subdivisions 2, 3, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15; 62K.10, subdivisions 2, 5, 6; 144.50, by adding a subdivision; 144.555, subdivisions 1a, 1b; 145.987, subdivisions 1, 2; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 62K.10, subdivision 3.
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• Introduced: 03/12/2025
• Added: 04/03/2025
• Session: 94th Legislature 2025-2026
• Sponsors: 1 : Matt Klein (D)*
• Versions: 3 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 6
• Last Amended: 04/03/2025
• Last Action: Comm report: To pass as amended and re-refer to Commerce and Consumer Protection
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AK bill #SB153 • Last Action 04/02/2025
Public Meetings: Exempt Muni Svc Area Bds
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends Alaska Statute 44.62.310(d), which deals with exceptions to the state's Open Meetings Act, specifically focusing on municipal service area boards. Currently, these boards are exempt from open meeting requirements only when meeting solely to address administrative or managerial matters. The bill removes this specific language, which appears to broaden the exemption for municipal service area boards and potentially allow them more flexibility in conducting meetings outside of the Open Meetings Act's standard transparency requirements. Municipal service area boards are local government entities that typically manage specific services within a defined geographic area, such as water, sewer, or other community infrastructure. By removing the restrictive language about the nature of their meetings, the bill gives these boards more discretion in how they conduct their business without being bound by the typical open meeting regulations. The bill also includes a provision for immediate implementation upon passage, as specified in Alaska Statute 01.10.070(c).
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Bill Summary: An Act exempting municipal service area boards from the requirements of the Open Meetings Act; and providing for an effective date.
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• Introduced: 04/02/2025
• Added: 04/03/2025
• Session: 34th Legislature
• Sponsors: 1 : Robert Yundt (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 04/02/2025
• Last Action: REFERRED TO COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS
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MN bill #SF3233 • Last Action 04/02/2025
Road funding alternatives task force establishment
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes a Road Funding Alternatives Task Force to address the challenges of transportation infrastructure funding in the context of increasing electric vehicle adoption. The task force will comprise 20 members, including legislators, state agency commissioners, public representatives, and experts from various fields such as transportation, electric utilities, and vehicle technology. The group's primary responsibilities include evaluating current electric vehicle assessments, developing and analyzing alternative road funding mechanisms like road user charges, mileage-based fees, and potential taxes on electric vehicle charging, and studying how other states handle similar funding challenges. The task force must conduct a comprehensive analysis of potential funding strategies, including potential user-based discounts, indexed adjustments, and different taxation approaches for electric vehicles. By March 15, 2026, the task force is required to submit a detailed report to legislative committees with recommendations for implementing stable, statewide transportation funding mechanisms. The task force will be administered by the Legislative Coordinating Commission, with state agencies required to cooperate, and will expire after submitting its report. An unspecified amount of funding will be appropriated from the general fund to support the task force's work, with up to two percent allowed for administrative costs.
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Bill Summary: A bill for an act relating to transportation; establishing a road funding alternatives task force; requiring a report; appropriating money.
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• Introduced: 04/01/2025
• Added: 04/02/2025
• Session: 94th Legislature 2025-2026
• Sponsors: 5 : Ann Johnson Stewart (D)*, Jim Carlson (D), John Jasinski (R), Scott Dibble (D), Jeff Howe (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 04/01/2025
• Last Action: Referred to Transportation
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CA bill #AB1474 • Last Action 04/01/2025
Health care cost targets.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies the California Health Care Quality and Affordability Act by requiring adjustments to health care cost targets when prescription drug costs are projected to grow faster than existing targets. Specifically, the bill mandates that the board's methodology for setting health care cost targets must now include provisions to adjust cost targets for providers or fully integrated delivery systems to account for increased prescription drug expenditures. The bill also makes technical, non-substantive changes to the goals of the community-based comprehensive perinatal health care system. The broader context is that this bill is part of ongoing efforts to control healthcare costs in California by establishing a framework for setting and enforcing statewide health care cost targets. The targets are designed to promote affordable healthcare while maintaining quality and equitable care, and they take into account various factors such as economic indicators, population-based measures, and potential cost drivers like labor and prescription drug expenses. The bill aims to provide transparency and flexibility in managing healthcare spending across different sectors and regions of the state.
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Bill Summary: An act to amend Section 127502 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to health care.
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• Introduced: 02/21/2025
• Added: 03/29/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Joe Patterson (R)*
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 6
• Last Amended: 03/28/2025
• Last Action: Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
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NC bill #H588 • Last Action 04/01/2025
School Psychologist Omnibus
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill aims to improve the number and quality of school psychologists in North Carolina through several key initiatives. For the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the bill provides school psychologists with a monthly salary supplement of $650, with an additional 12% supplement for those holding a Nationally Certified School Psychologist (NCSP) credential. The bill establishes a School Psychologists Grant Program that will provide grants to public school units to recruit school psychologists, with priority given to units without a full-time school psychologist and a maximum signing bonus of $5,000 per psychologist. Additionally, the bill creates a school psychologists internship program that will provide stipends to full-time school psychology students during their internship period and offer salary supplements to field supervisors. The legislation also appropriates $5 million to Appalachian State University to host a virtual school psychology training program and allocates $1.6 million to various University of North Carolina institutions to support and potentially double their school psychology program output. Furthermore, the bill introduces an Interstate Licensure Compact for School Psychologists to facilitate easier licensure across participating states, particularly benefiting military members and their spouses. The comprehensive approach seeks to address school psychologist workforce shortages, improve professional development, and enhance mental health support in educational settings.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT TO ENACT PROVISIONS RELATED TO IMPROVING THE NUMBER AND QUALITY OF SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS IN NORTH CAROLINA.
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• Introduced: 03/31/2025
• Added: 03/31/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Session
• Sponsors: 34 : Donny Lambeth (R)*, Cynthia Ball (D)*, Erin Paré (R)*, Amber Baker (D)*, Mary Belk (D), William Brisson (R), Cecil Brockman (D), Kanika Brown (D), Terry Brown (D), Deb Butler (D), Becky Carney (D), Maria Cervania (D), Tracy Clark (D), Sarah Crawford (D), Julia Greenfield (D), Pricey Harrison (D), Zack Hawkins (D), Brandon Lofton (D), Carolyn Logan (D), Tim Longest (D), Jordan Lopez (D), Lindsey Prather (D), Nasif Majeed (D), Marcia Morey (D), Ray Pickett (R), Garland Pierce (D), Renée Price (D), Tim Reeder (R), James Roberson (D), Phil Rubin (D), Mitchell Setzer (R), Julie Von Haefen (D), Bill Ward (R), Shelly Willingham (D)
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 04/01/2025
• Last Action: Ref to the Com on Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
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OK bill #HB2209 • Last Action 04/01/2025
Open Meeting Act; allowing members of a public body to participate in a meeting from a private residence under certain circumstances; definition; compliance; effective date.
Status: Crossed Over
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act to allow members of a public body to participate in meetings via videoconference or teleconference from their private residence under specific conditions. The bill permits a member to join a meeting from home without revealing their exact address, requiring only that they identify the location as a "private residence" on the meeting notice. The videoconference technology must enable the public to see and hear the participating member, and the member's participation must not restrict public access to the meeting or limit their contributions. The bill specifically excludes situations where a meeting is held entirely or primarily at a private residence, or when two or more members are present at a private residence, which would require full location disclosure. The legislation defines "private residence" as any personal living space not used as a public or commercial meeting site and emphasizes that public bodies must still comply with all existing Open Meeting Act transparency, accessibility, and notice requirements. The bill's intent is to balance open governance principles with individual privacy and security, ensuring transparency while protecting personal addresses from public disclosure. The new law is set to become effective on November 1, 2025.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act; allowing members of a public body to participate in a meeting from their private residence under certain circumstances; excluding private residences from location disclosure under certain circumstances; clarifying applicability; defining term; clarifying compliance requirements; stating legislative intent; providing for codification; and providing an effective date.
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• Introduced: 01/16/2025
• Added: 01/17/2025
• Session: 2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 4 : Mike Lay (R)*, Brian Guthrie (R)*, Trish Ranson (D), Michelle McCane (D)
• Versions: 6 • Votes: 3 • Actions: 18
• Last Amended: 03/04/2025
• Last Action: Second Reading referred to Judiciary
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MN bill #HF1894 • Last Action 03/27/2025
Family residential services and life sharing services new rate implementation delayed, Advisory Task Force on Family Residential Services established, reports required, and money appropriated.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill delays the implementation of new rates for family residential services and life sharing services from January 1, 2026, to January 1, 2029, and establishes an Advisory Task Force on Family Residential Services to evaluate and monitor these rate modifications. The task force will consist of 8 members, including licensed adult family foster care providers, representatives from the Department of Human Services, lead agencies, and individuals receiving services. The task force is required to conduct in-depth evaluations of proposed rate models, including case studies of rate changes, estimates of median rate changes, and analyses of the number of providers and service recipients. They must submit two key reports: the first by August 1, 2027, with recommendations for payment rate methodologies and potential legislative changes, and the second by January 15, 2030, assessing the implementation and impact of the new rate methodology. The task force is funded through general fund appropriations for fiscal years 2026 and 2027, with a base funding established for subsequent years, and will expire on June 30, 2030. The bill requires all effective dates to be contingent on both the specified date and federal approval, with the commissioner of human services responsible for notifying the revisor of statutes when federal approval is obtained.
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Bill Summary: A bill for an act relating to human services; delaying implementation of new rates for family residential services and life sharing services; establishing the Advisory Task Force on Family Residential Services; requiring reports; appropriating money; amending Laws 2023, chapter 61, article 1, sections 5; 27; 30; 32; 47; 85.
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• Introduced: 03/05/2025
• Added: 03/06/2025
• Session: 94th Legislature 2025-2026
• Sponsors: 4 : Bianca Virnig (D)*, Matt Norris (D), Mike Wiener (R), Walter Hudson (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 5
• Last Amended: 03/04/2025
• Last Action: Author added Hudson
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MN bill #SF3070 • Last Action 03/27/2025
Minnesota Constitution amendment proposal to establish an Independent Redistricting Commission
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill proposes a comprehensive constitutional amendment and statutory changes to establish an Independent Redistricting Commission in Minnesota. The bill would create a 15-member commission responsible for drawing legislative and congressional district boundaries after each decennial census, with a unique selection process designed to ensure partisan balance and geographic diversity. The commission members would be chosen through a multi-step process involving a screening panel, random selection, and additional appointments to ensure representation. The bill establishes detailed principles for drawing districts, including requirements for population equality, minority representation, preservation of communities of interest, and partisan fairness. Key provisions include prohibiting districts from being drawn to favor specific candidates or parties, requiring districts to be compact and contiguous, and implementing a test of partisan symmetry to ensure fair representation. The bill also imposes ethics restrictions on commission members, including limitations on political activities and communications. Additionally, the amendment would prohibit legislators from serving as lobbyists for one year after leaving office and makes changes to legislative session rules. The proposed constitutional amendment would be submitted to voters in the 2026 general election, with implementation set to begin in 2030 if approved.
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Bill Summary: A bill for an act relating to the legislature; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article IV, sections 3, 5, and 12; by adding an article XV; establishing an Independent Redistricting Commission; establishing a Redistricting Commission Applicant Review Panel; establishing principles to be used in adopting legislative and congressional districts; prohibiting members of the legislature from being employed or engaged for compensation as a lobbyist for a period of one year following the end of their legislative service; amending requirements related to the convening and conduct of regular legislative sessions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 2.031, by adding a subdivision; 2.731; 10A.01, subdivision 35; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 2; 2A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 2.91.
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• Introduced: 03/26/2025
• Added: 03/27/2025
• Session: 94th Legislature 2025-2026
• Sponsors: 2 : Lindsey Port (D)*, Liz Boldon (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 03/26/2025
• Last Action: Referred to Elections
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MN bill #HF2505 • Last Action 03/27/2025
State-aid engineering and design standards variances modified, local road authorities authorized to adopt design elements without state-aid engineering and design variances, state-aid variance procedures modified, advisory committee established, and report required.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies state-aid engineering and design standards for county and municipal roadways, providing local road authorities with more flexibility in road design. The bill allows political subdivisions to adopt alternative roadway design standards from recognized sources like AASHTO, NACTO, and the Department of Transportation Facility Design Guide without requiring formal variances for certain design modifications. It establishes an advisory committee on design variances composed of legislators, transportation professionals, and local government representatives to review and make recommendations on variance requests. The bill streamlines the variance process by reducing bureaucratic hurdles, eliminating the need for variances in specific scenarios (such as narrowing lanes from 11 to 10 feet in urban contexts), and requiring the commissioner of transportation to give special consideration to safety improvements, particularly for non-motorized transportation near schools. The advisory committee will evaluate variance requests based on economic, social, safety, and environmental impacts, and the commissioner must notify legislative committees if a variance is denied, providing detailed justification. The changes are set to take effect on July 1, 2025, for county and municipal state-aid roadway projects, with the goal of making transportation infrastructure design more adaptable to local needs while maintaining safety standards.
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Bill Summary: A bill for an act relating to transportation; modifying state-aid engineering and design standards variances; authorizing local road authorities to adopt design elements without state-aid engineering and design variances; modifying state-aid variance procedures; establishing advisory committee on design variances; requiring legislative notification for denied variances; requiring a report; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 162.02, subdivision 3a, by adding subdivisions; 162.09, subdivision 3a, by adding subdivisions; 162.155; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 162; repealing Minnesota Rules, parts 8820.3300, subparts 1, 1a, 3, 4; 8820.3400.
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• Introduced: 03/17/2025
• Added: 03/18/2025
• Session: 94th Legislature 2025-2026
• Sponsors: 4 : Katie Jones (D)*, Samantha Sencer-Mura (D), Larry Kraft (D), Andy Smith (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 03/17/2025
• Last Action: Author added Smith
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DE bill #HB78 • Last Action 03/26/2025
An Act To Amend Title 14 And Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Recordings Of Meetings Of Public Bodies.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends Delaware's laws relating to public meeting recordings and transparency, specifically requiring public bodies to digitally record their meetings and make those recordings publicly accessible. Under the new provisions, public bodies in the executive branch, state educational institutions, school districts, and charter schools must create digital recordings of their public meetings within 7 business days after a meeting concludes and post these recordings on their respective websites, where they must remain available for at least one year. The recordings can be audio-only and are intended to enhance public communication, though they are not considered official minutes. Importantly, executive session portions may be withheld from the public recordings, and a technological failure that prevents or limits recording will not invalidate the meeting or any actions taken during it. The bill also clarifies that these recording requirements do not apply to workshops, retreats, or meetings where no voting occurs. These changes are part of Delaware's ongoing efforts to increase government transparency and provide citizens with easier access to information about public meetings under the state's Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
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Bill Summary: An Act To Amend Title 14 And Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Recordings Of Meetings Of Public Bodies.
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• Introduced: 03/18/2025
• Added: 03/19/2025
• Session: 153rd General Assembly
• Sponsors: 6 : Eric Morrison (D)*, Tizzy Lockman (D), Frank Burns (D), Kamela Smith (D), Rebecca Snyder-Hall (D), Madinah Wilson-Anton (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 03/18/2025
• Last Action: Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 1 Favorable, 10 On Its Merits
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MN bill #SF2297 • Last Action 03/26/2025
Family residential services and life sharing services new rates implementation delaying provision and Family Residential Services Advisory Task Force establishment provision and appropriation
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill delays the implementation of new rates for family residential services and life sharing services from January 1, 2026, to January 1, 2029, across several previously enacted sections of law. The bill also establishes the Advisory Task Force on Family Residential Services, a comprehensive group designed to evaluate and monitor proposed rate modifications for family residential services. The task force will consist of 8 members, including licensed adult family foster care providers, Department of Human Services representatives, lead agency representatives, service recipients, and advocacy group members. The task force will conduct detailed evaluations of rate models, including case studies, rate change estimates, and provider and service recipient counts. They are required to submit two key reports: the first by August 1, 2027, with recommendations on payment methodologies and potential legislative changes, and the second by January 15, 2030, assessing the implementation and impact of the new rate methodology. The task force will be funded through general fund appropriations and will expire on June 30, 2030. All of these provisions aim to carefully study and implement changes to family residential services rates while ensuring stakeholder input and minimal disruption to existing care providers.
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Bill Summary: A bill for an act relating to human services; delaying implementation of new rates for family residential services and life sharing services; establishing the Advisory Task Force on Family Residential Services; requiring reports; appropriating money; amending Laws 2023, chapter 61, article 1, sections 5; 27; 30; 32; 47; 85.
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• Introduced: 03/07/2025
• Added: 03/08/2025
• Session: 94th Legislature 2025-2026
• Sponsors: 5 : Jim Abeler (R)*, John Hoffman (D), Paul Utke (R), Erin Maye Quade (D), Rob Kupec (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 4
• Last Amended: 03/06/2025
• Last Action: Hearing (15:00:00 3/26/2025 )
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NH bill #HB145 • Last Action 03/26/2025
Relative to background checks for licensed dietitians and adopting the dietitian licensure compact.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the Dietitian Licensure Compact, a multi-state agreement that creates a new framework for professional licensing of dietitians across participating states. The bill requires dietitians seeking licensure to meet specific educational and professional credentials, including holding a master's or doctoral degree from an accredited program, completing a supervised practice experience of at least 1,000 hours, and passing a national credentialing examination. A key provision mandates that applicants undergo a criminal history check through a Federal Bureau of Investigation fingerprint-based background check when changing home states. The compact creates a centralized data system to track licensee information, allows dietitians to practice across member states through a "compact privilege" without obtaining multiple individual state licenses, and establishes a Dietitian Licensure Compact Commission to oversee the implementation and administration of the compact. The commission will have broad powers, including developing rules, maintaining a data system, investigating complaints, and taking adverse actions against licensees. The compact will become effective once seven states have enacted it, and member states can withdraw after a 180-day notice period. The bill aims to streamline professional licensing, enhance public protection, and facilitate mobility for licensed dietitians across participating states.
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Bill Summary: This bill adds a requirement for a criminal history check for initial licensure of licensed dietitians. This bill also adopts the dietitian licensure compact.
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• Introduced: 01/04/2025
• Added: 01/07/2025
• Session: 2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 2 : Jaci Grote (D)*, Hope Damon (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 2 • Actions: 12
• Last Amended: 01/07/2025
• Last Action: Lay HB145 on Table (Rep. Layon): Motion Adopted Regular Calendar 187-152 03/26/2025 House Journal 10 P. 61
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CA bill #AB244 • Last Action 03/25/2025
Quick-Service Restaurant Young Workforce Apprenticeship Program: tax credits.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes a Quick-Service Restaurant Young Workforce Apprenticeship Program to help fast food restaurants create apprenticeship opportunities for young workers aged 16-22. The program provides a $1,000 tax credit for each registered apprentice continuously employed for at least six months, with a maximum of 100 apprentices per taxpayer per year. Eligible apprentices must be enrolled in high school or have a high school diploma, be paid at least 85% of the fast food minimum wage, and participate in an approved apprenticeship program. The Division of Apprenticeship Standards will oversee the program, establishing procedures for certification and tracking, and will be required to prepare annual reports on the program's performance. The tax credits will be available for taxable years from January 1, 2026, to January 1, 2031, and are designed to help small franchisee employers offset costs associated with training young workers, particularly in light of recent minimum wage increases in the fast food industry. The bill aims to create a pipeline of potential workers, reduce recruitment costs, and provide economic opportunities for young people while supporting small business owners.
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Bill Summary: An act to add Article 7 (commencing with Section 3130) to Chapter 4 of Division 3 of, and to repeal Section 3133 of, the Labor Code, and to add and repeal Sections 17053.92 and 23684 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, relating to apprenticeships.
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• Introduced: 01/14/2025
• Added: 01/15/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Juan Alanis (R)*
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 6
• Last Amended: 03/24/2025
• Last Action: Re-referred to Com. on L. & E.
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MN bill #SF2895 • Last Action 03/24/2025
Teacher strike provisions modification
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies Minnesota's teacher strike provisions by introducing new restrictions on when teachers can legally strike. The bill establishes a cap on salary and benefits increases based on the state's gross domestic product and local population growth. Before negotiations, school district employers must calculate and disclose a "maximum increase available" for collective bargaining agreements. If teachers' unions seek increases beyond this cap, the school district must provide public notice and explanation at an open meeting. Teachers are now prohibited from striking if the employer has offered a collective bargaining agreement that meets or exceeds the calculated maximum increase. The bill requires the commissioner of management and budget to provide guidance on calculating this maximum increase. These new provisions will apply to collective bargaining agreements effective July 1, 2025, and thereafter, effectively creating more structured and financially constrained negotiation processes for teacher labor disputes. The goal appears to be controlling educational labor costs while maintaining a framework for negotiations between school districts and teacher unions.
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Bill Summary: A bill for an act relating to labor; modifying teacher strike provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 179A.18, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision.
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• Introduced: 03/21/2025
• Added: 03/22/2025
• Session: 94th Legislature 2025-2026
• Sponsors: 4 : Glenn Gruenhagen (R)*, Steve Drazkowski (R), Steve Green (R), Cal Bahr (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 03/20/2025
• Last Action: Referred to State and Local Government
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MN bill #HF2180 • Last Action 03/24/2025
Open meeting law modified to allow flexibility for remote participation.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies Minnesota's open meeting law to provide more flexibility for remote participation in public meetings. The key changes include allowing public body members to participate in meetings through interactive technology, with some important conditions: all participants must be able to see and hear each other, members of the public must be able to see and hear the entire meeting at the regular meeting location, and at least one member must be physically present at that location. The bill removes previous restrictions that limited remote participation to specific circumstances like military service or medical advice, and simplifies the notice requirements for meetings using interactive technology. Specifically, public bodies must now provide notice of the regular meeting location and indicate that some members may participate remotely, without needing to specify the exact locations of those remote participants. The bill aims to make public meetings more accessible and convenient while maintaining transparency by ensuring that all discussions, testimony, and votes can be observed by the public.
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Bill Summary: A bill for an act relating to local government; modifying the open meeting law to allow flexibility for remote participation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 13D.02, subdivisions 1, 4.
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• Introduced: 03/12/2025
• Added: 03/13/2025
• Session: 94th Legislature 2025-2026
• Sponsors: 2 : Bianca Virnig (D)*, Sandra Feist (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 03/11/2025
• Last Action: Author added Feist
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MN bill #SF686 • Last Action 03/24/2025
Governor's power to declare and emergency repealer and emergency management provisions modifications
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill fundamentally changes Minnesota's emergency powers framework by shifting the authority to declare emergencies from the governor to the state legislature. The bill, titled the "Unilateral Emergency Powers Repeal Act", requires that emergency declarations must now be made by a two-thirds vote of both legislative houses, limiting the governor's previous unilateral power to declare emergencies. Key provisions include requiring legislative approval for emergency declarations, restricting the duration of emergencies to five days unless extended by another legislative vote, and explicitly protecting citizens' constitutional rights during emergencies (such as free speech, religious freedom, right to assemble, and right to operate a business). The bill also repeals existing statutes related to gubernatorial emergency declarations and modifies numerous other state laws to replace references to "governor-declared" emergencies with "legislature-declared" emergencies. Additionally, the bill stipulates that emergency declarations can only occur under specific circumstances, such as national security threats, natural disasters, technological failures, terrorist incidents, or civil disturbances, and mandates that local government resources must be inadequate to handle the situation before an emergency can be declared.
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Bill Summary: A bill for an act relating to emergency management; repealing governor's power to declare emergency; establishing a legislative emergency declaration and extension process; repealing governor's authority to adopt orders and expedited rules that have the effect of law during an emergency; protecting citizen rights; making technical corrections; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 12.03, subdivision 1e; 12.21, subdivisions 1, 3; 12.25, subdivision 3; 12.36; 12.45; 12.61, subdivision 2; 14.03, subdivision 1; 34A.11, subdivision 6; 35.0661, subdivision 1; 41B.047, subdivision 1; 144.4197; 144E.266; 151.441, subdivisions 12, 13; 270C.34, subdivision 1; 295.50, subdivision 2b; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 12; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 4.035, subdivision 2; 12.31; 12.32.
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• Introduced: 01/24/2025
• Added: 01/25/2025
• Session: 94th Legislature 2025-2026
• Sponsors: 4 : Nathan Wesenberg (R)*, Bill Lieske (R), Rich Draheim (R), Eric Lucero (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 4
• Last Amended: 01/24/2025
• Last Action: Author stricken Eichorn
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IL bill #HB3483 • Last Action 03/24/2025
FAMILY & MEDICAL LEAVE PROGRAM
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill creates the Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program Act, establishing a comprehensive paid leave system for workers in Illinois. Beginning January 1, 2028, employees will be eligible for up to 18 weeks of paid leave for various reasons, including caring for a family member with a serious health condition, bonding with a new child, addressing personal medical needs, reproductive health care, and dealing with domestic or sexual violence. The program will be funded through a combined premium contribution of 1.12% of wages, with employees paying 40% and employers with 25 or more employees paying 60% of the contribution. Employees will receive 90% of their average weekly wage, up to a maximum of $1,200 per week, which will be adjusted annually. The bill creates a Division of Paid Family and Medical Leave within the Department of Labor to administer the program, establishes a Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program Fund, and provides job protection for employees who take leave. Self-employed individuals may also opt into the program. The legislation aims to support working families by providing financial support during significant life events, addressing the lack of mandatory paid leave in the United States, and helping workers balance work and family responsibilities.
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Bill Summary: Creates the Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program Act. Creates the Division of Paid Family and Medical Leave within the Department of Labor. Requires the Division to establish and administer a paid family and medical leave insurance program that provides benefits to employees. Provides that the program shall be administered by the Deputy Director of the Division. Sets forth eligibility requirements for benefits under the Act. Provides that a self-employed individual may elect to be covered under the Act. Contains provisions concerning disqualification from benefits; compensation for leave; the amount and duration of benefits; payments for benefits under the Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program Fund; employer equivalent plans; annual reports by the Department; hearings; penalties; notice; the coordination of leave provided under the Act with leave allowed under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, a collective bargaining agreement, or any local county or municipal ordinance; rulemaking; and other matters. Amends the State Finance Act. Creates the Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program Fund. Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Exempts certain documents collected by the Division of Paid Family and Medical Leave from the Act's disclosure requirements. Effective immediately.
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• Introduced: 02/07/2025
• Added: 02/08/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 5 : Anna Moeller (D)*, Harry Benton (D), Kevin Olickal (D), Lilian Jiménez (D), Dee Avelar (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 11
• Last Amended: 02/07/2025
• Last Action: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
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MN bill #SF828 • Last Action 03/24/2025
Working group on local campaign finance reporting establishment and appropriation
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes a working group focused on local candidate campaign finance reporting, comprised of 12 members from various organizations including the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board, legislative bodies, and local government associations. The working group will examine and make recommendations about local campaign finance reporting, including whether these reports should be filed with the state board instead of local filing officers. Members will study reporting requirements, assess local filing officers' current capabilities, review potential impacts on the state board's budget and staffing, and propose legislative changes. The group must submit a comprehensive report to legislative committees by January 15, 2026, detailing their activities, recommendations, and proposed legislation. The bill appropriates $25,000 from the general fund to support the working group's activities, which will be available until June 30, 2026, and the group will expire after submitting their report or by January 16, 2026. The working group is specifically focused on local candidates seeking offices in counties, municipalities, and school districts, excluding judicial offices, and aims to improve the transparency and efficiency of local campaign finance reporting.
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Bill Summary: A bill for an act relating to elections; establishing a working group on local candidate campaign finance reporting; requiring a report; appropriating money.
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• Introduced: 01/29/2025
• Added: 01/30/2025
• Session: 94th Legislature 2025-2026
• Sponsors: 4 : Liz Boldon (D)*, Bonnie Westlin (D), Lindsey Port (D), John Marty (D)
• Versions: 4 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 8
• Last Amended: 03/24/2025
• Last Action: Comm report: To pass as amended and re-refer to Elections
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IL bill #HB3165 • Last Action 03/24/2025
OPEN MEETING/SCH CD-LSC
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Open Meetings Act and the Chicago School District Article of the School Code to provide new guidelines for local school council meetings. Specifically, it allows local school councils to conduct meetings by audio or video conference without the physical presence of a quorum of members, subject to certain conditions such as verifying all participants, ensuring public access to the meeting, and conducting roll call votes. At the annual organizational meeting, local school councils must now vote on whether meetings will be held in-person or remotely, but any gubernatorial or public health declaration limiting in-person gatherings will supersede the council's decision. The bill also adds a new power for local school councils: they can now pass resolutions requesting action from a board member representing their school and forward these resolutions to that member. Additionally, the bill removes a previous provision that required new local school council elections for schools on probation that fail to make adequate progress, and changes the deadline for delivering criteria for school probation from October 31 to August 1 each year. The changes aim to provide more flexibility for local school councils in conducting meetings and participating in school governance, particularly in response to potential public health emergencies or other circumstances that might make in-person meetings challenging.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Open Meetings Act. Provides if a public body is a local school council organized under the Chicago School District Article of the School Code, then, subject to certain requirements, an open or closed meeting subject to the Act may be conducted by audio or video conference, without the physical presence of a quorum of the members, as long as specified conditions are met. Amends the Chicago School District Article of the School Code. Provides that at a local school council's annual organizational meeting, the local school council shall take a vote to determine if meetings shall be held in-person or remotely; however, provides that a declaration by the Governor or Director of Public Health limiting the size of or prohibiting an in-person meeting shall supersede a local school council's vote to meet in-person. Provides that a local school council has the power and duty to pass resolutions requesting action from a member of the Chicago Board of Education representing the school, and to forward such resolutions to the member. Removes language providing that a school placed on probation that fails to make adequate progress in correcting deficiencies is subject to new local school council elections. Provides that the criteria for determining whether a school should remain on probation or the criteria for determining when a school is in educational crisis shall be delivered to each local school council on or before August 1 (rather than October 31) of each year. Effective immediately.
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• Introduced: 02/06/2025
• Added: 02/07/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 3 : Theresa Mah (D)*, Michael Crawford (D), Jaime Andrade (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 9
• Last Amended: 02/06/2025
• Last Action: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
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MN bill #SF2897 • Last Action 03/24/2025
Government Efficiency and Ethics Commission establishment to investigate allegations of fraud in state programs and undisclosed legislative conflicts of interest and appropriation
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes a new Commission on Government Efficiency and Ethics to investigate allegations of fraud in state programs and undisclosed conflicts of interest in the legislature. The commission will consist of six citizen members (three appointed by the House speaker and three by the House minority leader), who must be approved by both the majority and minority leaders of the senate. Members will serve two-year terms and cannot be current or former elected officials. The commission will maintain a website and hotline for anonymous reporting of suspected fraud or legislative conflicts of interest, and may offer rewards up to $5,000 for reports that lead to criminal convictions, successful civil actions, or legislator expulsions. The commission has the power to order investigations through a private investigator and conduct forensic audits of state agencies or grantees. When credible evidence of fraud or conflicts of interest is found, the commission must report to law enforcement, legislative committees, and the public. All public officials and entities are required to cooperate fully with investigations, providing documentation, answering inquiries, and allowing examinations. The bill also amends existing statutes to include provisions for these investigations and appropriates funding for the commission's operations. A conflict of interest is specifically defined as voting on a matter where the legislator has a direct financial interest without proper disclosure.
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Bill Summary: A bill for an act relating to state government; establishing a Commission on Government Efficiency and Ethics to investigate allegations of fraud in state programs and undisclosed legislative conflicts of interest; requiring a report; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 16B.98, subdivision 8; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 3.
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• Introduced: 03/21/2025
• Added: 03/22/2025
• Session: 94th Legislature 2025-2026
• Sponsors: 3 : Andrew Mathews (R)*, Julia Coleman (R), Eric Pratt (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 03/20/2025
• Last Action: Referred to State and Local Government
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KS bill #SB70 • Last Action 03/21/2025
Prohibiting fees for electronic copies of records under the open records act, exempting from disclosure formally closed investigations with no found violations, requiring county or district attorneys to file reports of violations with the attorney general in October instead of January, determining the membership calculation of subordinate groups under the open meetings act, requiring public bodies or agencies that live stream meetings to ensure that the public is able to observe and providing fo
Status: Crossed Over
AI-generated Summary: This bill proposes several changes to Kansas open records and open meetings laws. It prohibits charging fees for electronic copies of public records, exempts formally closed investigations with no found violations from public disclosure, and changes the reporting deadline for county or district attorneys from January to October when filing reports about open records and open meetings act violations to the attorney general. The bill also clarifies rules for subordinate groups of public bodies, specifying that a majority of a subcommittee triggers open meeting requirements. Additionally, it requires public bodies that live stream meetings to ensure the entire meeting is observable through the chosen medium. For public agencies creating subcommittees or subordinate groups, the bill stipulates that a private entity will only be considered part of a public body if it is under the direct or indirect control of that legislative or administrative body. The legislation aims to enhance transparency in government operations by making public records and meetings more accessible while protecting certain sensitive information, such as records from closed investigations where no violations were found.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT concerning open government; relating to the open records act; providing for reasonable prohibiting fees for electronic copies of records limiting certain charges for furnishing records and employee time required to make records available; exempting from disclosure records compiled in the process of formally closed investigations with no found violations and records that contain material that is obscene from disclosure; requiring county or district attorneys to file reports of violations with the attorney general in December October instead of January; relating to the open meetings act; determining the membership calculation of subordinate groups; requiring public bodies or agencies that live stream meetings to ensure that the public is able to observe; providing for a five-minute deviation to resume an open meeting at the conclusion of executive sessions; amending K.S.A. 45-219, 75-7d01, 75-753, and 75-4318 and 75-4319 and K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 45-221 and repealing the existing sections.
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• Introduced: 01/23/2025
• Added: 01/24/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 0 : Judiciary
• Versions: 4 • Votes: 1 • Actions: 19
• Last Amended: 03/19/2025
• Last Action: House Stricken from Calendar by Rule 1507
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KS bill #SB197 • Last Action 03/21/2025
House Substitute for Substitute for SB 197 by Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development - Furthering economic development by providing for authorization of a port authority by the unified government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas, authorizing redevelopment of mall facilities as STAR bond projects, allowing vertical construction for certain STAR bond projects, facilitating such projects in less-populated counties in the Wichita and Kansas City metropolitan statistical are
Status: Crossed Over
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies the STAR (Sales Tax and Revenue) bonds financing act, providing several key updates and expansions to the existing law. The bill authorizes the creation of a port authority for Wyandotte County and Kansas City, and introduces new provisions for mall redevelopment as STAR bond projects. Specifically, it creates two types of mall STAR bond projects: large metropolitan and rural mall projects, each with specific criteria for qualification. The bill allows vertical construction for STAR bond projects in smaller cities, requires businesses in STAR bond districts to provide visitor data quarterly instead of annually, and mandates that the Secretary of Commerce make project information publicly available. The legislation prohibits state general fund moneys from being used to repay STAR bond project special obligation bonds and prevents cities or counties from using eminent domain to acquire property for such projects. The bill also extends the expiration date of the STAR bonds financing act to July 1, 2031, and adds new requirements for visitor tracking and reporting, including potential penalties for developers who do not meet visitor origin targets. Additionally, the bill provides more transparency by requiring detailed annual reporting on STAR bond project performance, including sales data, bond payments, and visitor demographics.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT concerning the STAR bonds financing act; relating to STAR bond project district requirements; authorizing redevelopment of certain mall facilities as eligible STAR bond projects; authorizing the secretary of commerce to approve vertical construction within certain STAR bond project districts; requiring all businesses located in a STAR bond project district to provide visitor data to the secretary of commerce on a quarterly basis instead of an annual basis; requiring the secretary to make certain information concerning STAR bond projects publicly available on the website of the department of commerce; prohibiting state general fund moneys from being pledged for the repayment of any special obligation bond issued by a city or county to finance a STAR bond project; prohibiting a city or county from using eminent domain to acquire real property for a STAR bond project; extending the expiration date of the STAR bonds financing act to July 1, 2028; amending K.S.A. 12-17,160, 12-17,166, 12-17,172 and 12- 17,179 and K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 12-17,162 and 12-17,169 and repealing the existing sections.
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• Introduced: 02/05/2025
• Added: 03/19/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 0 : Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
• Versions: 4 • Votes: 1 • Actions: 23
• Last Amended: 03/19/2025
• Last Action: House Withdrawn from Calendar, Rereferred to Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
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IL bill #HB1595 • Last Action 03/21/2025
OMA-IMRF BENEFITS POSTING
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Open Meetings Act to increase transparency around employee compensation for employers participating in the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF). Currently, employers must post on their website the total compensation package for employees whose compensation exceeds certain thresholds. The bill raises these thresholds from $75,000 to $125,000 for annual budget postings, and from $150,000 to $200,000 for individual employee compensation packages. Employers must post this information within 6 business days of approving a budget or at least 6 days before approving an individual employee's compensation package. If an employer doesn't have a website, they must post a physical copy of the compensation information at their principal office. The bill defines "total compensation package" comprehensively, including salary, health insurance, housing and vehicle allowances, clothing allowances, bonuses, loans, and granted vacation and sick days. This increased transparency aims to provide the public with more detailed information about government employee compensation. The bill will become effective on January 1, 2026.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Open Meetings Act. Provides that, within 6 business days after an employer participating in the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund approves a budget, that employer must post on its website the total compensation package for each employee having a total compensation package that exceeds $125,000 (rather than $75,000) per year. Provides that, at least 6 days before an employer participating in the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund approves an employee's total compensation package that is equal to or in excess of $200,000 (rather than $150,000) per year, the employer must post on its website the total compensation package for that employee. Effective January 1, 2026.
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• Introduced: 01/22/2025
• Added: 01/23/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Laura Faver Dias (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 9
• Last Amended: 01/22/2025
• Last Action: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
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IL bill #HB3443 • Last Action 03/21/2025
OMA-COUNCIL DEV DISAB
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends two laws to provide more flexibility for members of the Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities (ICDD) in attending meetings. Specifically, the bill changes the Open Meetings Act to exempt the ICDD from the requirement that a quorum of members must be physically present at meetings. Additionally, the bill modifies the ICDD Law to allow council members to request permission to attend meetings via video or audio conference under certain circumstances. These circumstances include being prevented from physically attending due to personal illness or disability, or needing to provide care to a family member with a disability. The chairperson must grant such a request, and the member will be counted toward the meeting's quorum. This change aims to make council meetings more accessible for members who may have mobility challenges or caregiving responsibilities, ensuring that individuals with developmental disabilities or their representatives can more easily participate in important policy-making discussions. The bill is effective immediately upon becoming law.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Open Meetings Act. Provides that the requirement that a quorum be physically present at the location of an open meeting shall not apply to the Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities. Amends the Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities Law. Provides that a member of the Council may request permission of the chairperson to attend a meeting by video or audio conference, and that request shall be granted if the member is prevented from physically attending due to personal illness or disability or if the member is required to provide care to a family member who has a disability. Effective immediately.
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• Introduced: 02/07/2025
• Added: 02/07/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Maurice West (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 7
• Last Amended: 02/07/2025
• Last Action: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
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IL bill #HB2992 • Last Action 03/21/2025
HOPE PILOT PROGRAM
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill creates the Healing Opportunities through Psilocybin Equity Pilot Program Act, establishing a comprehensive regulatory framework for psilocybin services in Illinois. The legislation aims to address the state's mental health crisis by creating a regulated system for psilocybin-assisted therapy, focusing on therapeutic access, harm reduction, and equity. Key provisions include establishing an Illinois Psilocybin Advisory Board to oversee the program, creating a licensing system for psilocybin product manufacturers, service centers, and facilitators, and implementing strict guidelines for psilocybin services. The bill requires a multi-step process for psilocybin use, including mandatory preparation sessions, supervised administration sessions, and integration sessions. It imposes a 15% tax on psilocybin purchases and creates special funds to support program implementation. The legislation also sets age restrictions (21 and older), mandates extensive safety protocols, and provides immunity from criminal prosecution for licensed participants. Notably, the bill emphasizes cultural responsiveness, community healing, and addressing mental health disparities, particularly for veterans and underserved communities. The program will have a development period of up to 24 months before full implementation, during which various state agencies will collaborate to establish comprehensive guidelines and standards for psilocybin services.
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Bill Summary: Creates the Healing Opportunities through Psilocybin Equity Pilot Program Act. Details findings, purposes, statutory construction, and definitions. Establishes the Illinois Psilocybin Advisory Board within the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Provides duties of the Board. Provides that the Department of Public Health, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, the Illinois State Police, and the Department of Revenue have certain duties, functions, and powers under the Act. Provides for a program development period, with certain requirements. Provides for different types of licenses starting on or before July 1 of the year 3 years after the effective date of the Act, with certain requirements. Provides immunity from certain criminal civil liability for a licensee or licensee representative with respect to manufacture, delivery, and possession of psilocybin products. Provides requirements for psilocybin services. Provides for discipline of licensees. Provides for civil and criminal penalties for violations. Provides for certain administrative hearings. Limits home rule. Imposes a tax upon purchasers for the privilege of using psilocybin at a rate of 15% of the purchase price. Establishes the Psilocybin Control and Regulation Fund and the Illinois Psilocybin Fund as special funds in the State Treasury for certain purposes. Makes other provisions. Amends the Freedom of Information Act to exempt certain information under the Healing Opportunities through Psilocybin Equity Pilot Program Act from disclosure. Amends the State Finance Act and the Illinois Independent Tax Tribunal Act of 2012 to make conforming changes. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code to add psilocybin or psilocin as defined in the Healing Opportunities Through Psilocybin Equity Pilot Program Act to provisions regarding driving while under the influence. Effective immediately.
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• Introduced: 02/06/2025
• Added: 02/06/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 13 : Theresa Mah (D)*, La Shawn Ford (D), Lindsey LaPointe (D), Stephanie Kifowit (D), Harry Benton (D), Yolonda Morris (D), Sonya Harper (D), Anna Moeller (D), Hoan Huynh (D), Nicolle Grasse (D), Rick Ryan (D), Gregg Johnson (D), Justin Slaughter (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 20
• Last Amended: 02/06/2025
• Last Action: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
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IL bill #HB2886 • Last Action 03/21/2025
OPEN MTGS-ATTENDANCE
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Open Meetings Act to expand the circumstances under which members of a public body can attend meetings remotely (referred to as "other means" in the bill, specifically by video or audio conference). The bill broadens the existing reasons for remote attendance, which previously included personal illness, disability, employment purposes, business of the public body, family emergencies, and unexpected childcare obligations. The new version adds a catch-all provision allowing remote attendance for "any other reason" designated in rules adopted by the public body. The bill requires that a majority of the public body must be physically present, and a member seeking to attend remotely must notify the recording secretary or clerk before the meeting when possible. Public bodies are required to adopt specific rules governing remote attendance that can further limit or define the conditions for such attendance. The legislation maintains existing exceptions for certain types of public bodies with large jurisdictional areas and includes provisions for conducting meetings remotely during public health disasters, ensuring public access, roll call voting, and verification of participants. This change aims to provide more flexibility for public body members while maintaining transparency and public access to government meetings.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Open Meetings Act. Allows attendance by a means other than physical presence under certain circumstances if a member of a public body is prevented from physically attending because of any reason designated in rules adopted by the public body in accordance with certain provisions in the Act.
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• Introduced: 02/05/2025
• Added: 02/06/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 2 : Terra Costa Howard (D)*, Martha Deuter (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 9
• Last Amended: 02/05/2025
• Last Action: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
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IL bill #HB2900 • Last Action 03/21/2025
SCH-MOBILE PANIC ALERT SYSTEM
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill creates the Mobile Panic Alert System Act, also known as Alyssa's Law, which requires all public schools, including charter schools, to implement a mobile panic alert system beginning with the 2026-2027 school year. The system, called "Alyssa's Alert", must be capable of connecting different emergency services technologies to ensure real-time coordination between multiple first responder agencies and must integrate with local 9-1-1 infrastructure to transmit emergency calls and mobile activations. For the 2026 fiscal year, the State Board of Education will issue a competitive solicitation to contract for a mobile panic alert system, consulting with the Illinois State Police and Illinois Emergency Management Agency in the process. School districts may also implement additional strategies to enhance emergency coordination. The bill amends the Charter Schools Law to include this new mobile panic alert system requirement among the non-curricular health and safety requirements that charter schools must follow. The law is set to take effect on January 1, 2026, giving schools time to prepare and implement the new emergency alert system.
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Bill Summary: Creates the Mobile Panic Alert System Act. Provides that the Act may be referred to as Alyssa's Law. Requires, beginning with the 2026-2027 school year, each public school to implement a mobile panic alert system capable of connecting diverse emergency services technologies to ensure real-time coordination between multiple first responder agencies. Requires, for the 2026 fiscal year, the State Board of Education to issue a competitive solicitation to contract for a mobile panic alert system that may be used by each school district. Amends the Charter Schools Law of the School Code to make a conforming change. Effective January 1, 2026.
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• Introduced: 02/05/2025
• Added: 02/06/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Nabeela Syed (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 7
• Last Amended: 02/05/2025
• Last Action: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
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IL bill #HB2880 • Last Action 03/21/2025
RACING BD/GAMING BD EMPLOYEES
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 and the Illinois Gaming Board by removing specific one-year employment restrictions for employees of the Racing and Gaming Boards. Previously, these employees were prohibited from having been employed by or received compensation from entities that had done business with the respective boards within the year preceding their employment. The proposed changes eliminate this specific one-year restriction, which appears to be aimed at reducing barriers to employment for individuals with relevant experience in the racing and gaming industries. The bill maintains other existing restrictions on board members and employees, such as prohibitions on conflicts of interest, political activities, and requirements for good moral character. This modification could potentially make it easier for individuals with industry experience to be hired by the Racing and Gaming Boards while still preserving other important ethical guidelines for board members and employees.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975. Removes language providing that no employee of the Illinois Racing Board, within a period of one year immediately preceding employment, shall have been employed or received compensation or fees for services from a person or entity, or its parent or affiliate, that has engaged in business with the Board, a licensee, or a licensee under the Illinois Gambling Act. Amends the Illinois Gambling Act. Removes language providing that no employee of the Illinois Gaming Board, within a period of one year immediately preceding employment, shall have been employed or received compensation or fees for services from a person or entity, or its parent or affiliate, that has engaged in business with the Board, a licensee, or a licensee under the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975.
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• Introduced: 02/05/2025
• Added: 02/06/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Bob Rita (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 6
• Last Amended: 02/05/2025
• Last Action: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
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IL bill #HB0048 • Last Action 03/21/2025
OMA-TOURISM/CONVENTION BDS
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Open Meetings Act to expand existing provisions related to meeting participation for local workforce investment areas to also include tourism boards, convention center boards, and civic center boards. Specifically, the bill allows these boards to establish a quorum through interactive video conferencing across multiple public building locations, and permits their members to attend meetings remotely under certain conditions. The bill updates terminology, replacing references to "local workforce innovation areas" with "local workforce investment areas" and provides these boards with similar flexibility in meeting attendance as other public bodies with jurisdiction over large geographic areas. Key provisions include allowing board members to participate remotely due to personal illness, employment obligations, family emergencies, or unexpected childcare needs, while requiring advance notification to the recording secretary and adherence to specific procedural rules adopted by the board. The changes aim to provide more flexibility for these types of public bodies in conducting their meetings while maintaining transparency and public access.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Open Meetings Act. In a provision permitting an interactive video conference in establishing a quorum for a local workforce investment area in an open meeting of that public body, with certain conditions, adds that a tourism board, convention center board, or civic center board also is permitted to use an interactive video conference in establishing a quorum, with the same conditions. In a provision exempting a local workforce innovation area, with certain conditions, from requirements to be physically present at the location of a closed meeting, adds the same exemption for a tourism board, convention center board, or civic center board, with the same conditions. In a provision exempting a local workforce innovation area, with certain conditions, from limitations regarding attendance by members of a public body by a means other than physical presence, adds the same exemption for a tourism board, convention center board, or civic center board, with the same conditions. Replaces references to "local workforce innovation areas" with references to "local workforce investment areas" in provisions regarding exemptions from requirements to be physically present at the location of a closed meeting and exemptions from limitations regarding attendance by other than physical presence.
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• Introduced: 01/08/2025
• Added: 01/08/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : David Friess (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 14
• Last Amended: 01/08/2025
• Last Action: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
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IL bill #HB3592 • Last Action 03/21/2025
POLICE-MISCONDUCT DATABASE
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends three key pieces of legislation to increase transparency around police officer professional conduct records in Illinois. Specifically, it requires the Illinois State Police Merit Board to publish the Officer Professional Conduct Database on its website in a fully searchable, downloadable format that can be viewed by the entire public as a CSV file. The bill removes previous confidentiality provisions that prevented public disclosure of these records, effectively eliminating language that had kept police misconduct information hidden from public view. By amending the Freedom of Information Act, the Illinois State Police Act, and the Illinois Police Training Act, the legislation ensures that details about police officer misconduct, including sustained complaints, reasons for discharge or dismissal, and certification status, will now be readily accessible to the public. The goal appears to be increasing accountability and transparency in law enforcement by allowing citizens to easily review records of police officer professional conduct and disciplinary actions.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Deletes a provision that exempted from disclosure under the Act records contained in the officer professional conduct database established under the Illinois Police Training Act. Amends the Illinois State Police Act. Requires the Illinois State Police Merit Board to publish the officer professional conduct database on its website so that it is both searchable and viewable in its entirety by the public and can be downloaded in its entirety as a Comma-Separated Values (CSV) file. Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Requires the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board to ensure that the officer professional conduct database established under the Act is available to the public. Deletes a provisions which specifies that information submitted to the officer professional conduct database is confidential.
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• Introduced: 02/07/2025
• Added: 02/08/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Justin Slaughter (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 7
• Last Amended: 02/07/2025
• Last Action: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
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IL bill #HB2817 • Last Action 03/21/2025
DATABASE RESOURCES FOR STUDENT
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the Database Resources for Students Act, which mandates strict safety measures for digital and online library database resources provided to K-12 students by school districts, state agencies, public libraries, and public universities or community colleges. The bill requires that these digital resources have robust safety policies and technology protection measures specifically designed to prohibit and prevent users from accessing, sending, receiving, viewing, downloading, or otherwise engaging with child pornography, obscene materials, or content depicting child sexual exploitation. If a resource provider fails to verify compliance with these safety requirements, the educational or library institution must withhold payments and can consider the provider's noncompliance a breach of contract. The bill also requires annual reporting to the General Assembly about any provider noncompliance issues and explicitly states that the act does not exempt employees from potential prosecution for willful violations of criminal laws related to obscenity and child pornography. Additionally, the bill amends the Charter Schools Law to ensure that charter schools are also subject to these database resource safety requirements. The provisions of this act will become effective on July 1, 2026.
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Bill Summary: Creates the Database Resources for Students Act. Provides that a school district, State agency, public library, or public university or community college may offer digital or online library database resources to students in grades kindergarten through 12 only if the provider of the resources verifies that all the resources have safety policies and technology protection measures that prohibit and prevent a user of the resources from sending, receiving, viewing, or downloading and filter or block access to child pornography, obscene materials, or materials that depict child sexual exploitation. Provides that, notwithstanding any contract provision to the contrary, if a provider fails to comply with these provisions, the school district, State agency, public library, or public university or community college shall withhold further payments to the provider pending verification of compliance. Provides that if a provider fails to timely verify that the provider is in compliance, then the school district, State agency, public library, or public university or community college shall consider the provider's act of noncompliance as a breach of contract. Provides that nothing in the Act exempts from prosecution an employee of a school district, State agency, public library, or public university or community college for a willful violation of the provisions of the Criminal Code of 2012 regarding obscenity and child pornography. Sets forth reporting provisions. Amends the Charter Schools Law of the School Code to provide that the Act applies to charter schools. Effective July 1, 2026.
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• Introduced: 02/05/2025
• Added: 02/06/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Chris Miller (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 7
• Last Amended: 02/05/2025
• Last Action: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
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IL bill #HB2370 • Last Action 03/21/2025
FOIA-FAIR TRIAL EXEMPTION
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to modify the exemptions for records created during administrative enforcement proceedings or by law enforcement agencies. Specifically, the bill changes the standard for withholding records that might impact a fair trial from "substantial likelihood" to "reasonable inference" that a person would be deprived of a fair trial or impartial hearing. This means that public bodies can more easily protect records that could potentially prejudice legal proceedings. The amendment applies to various types of records, including those from administrative, law enforcement, and correctional agencies. By lowering the threshold from "substantial likelihood" to "reasonable inference," the bill makes it easier for agencies to prevent the disclosure of sensitive documents that could potentially compromise ongoing investigations or judicial processes. This change aims to provide greater protection for the integrity of legal proceedings while maintaining the general principles of transparency in public records.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Exempts from disclosure records in the possession of any public body created in the course of administrative enforcement proceedings, and any law enforcement or correctional agency for law enforcement purposes, but only to the extent that disclosure would do one of a number of things, including create a reasonable inference (rather than substantial likelihood) that a person will be deprived of a fair trial or an impartial hearing.
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• Introduced: 01/31/2025
• Added: 01/31/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Dan Didech (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 9
• Last Amended: 01/31/2025
• Last Action: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
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IL bill #HB3240 • Last Action 03/21/2025
SCH-MOBILE PANIC ALERT SYSTEM
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill creates the Mobile Panic Alert System Act, also known as Alyssa's Law, which requires all public schools, including charter schools, to implement a mobile panic alert system beginning with the 2026-2027 school year. The system, called "Alyssa's Alert," must be capable of connecting different emergency services technologies to ensure real-time coordination between first responder agencies and integrating with local 9-1-1 infrastructure. For the 2026 fiscal year, the State Board of Education will issue a competitive solicitation for a mobile panic alert system, consulting with the Illinois State Police and Emergency Management Agency. The bill also establishes a Mobile Panic Alert System Grant Program to provide financial assistance to school districts for implementing these systems, subject to appropriation. A special grant fund will be created in the state treasury to support this program. Additionally, the bill makes conforming changes to existing laws to include charter schools and other educational institutions in the requirements. The legislation aims to improve school safety by providing rapid and coordinated emergency response capabilities across different agencies.
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Bill Summary: Creates the Mobile Panic Alert System Act. Provides that the Act may be referred to as Alyssa's Law. Requires, beginning with the 2026-2027 school year, each public school to implement a mobile panic alert system capable of connecting diverse emergency services technologies to ensure real-time coordination between multiple first responder agencies. Requires, for the 2026 fiscal year, the State Board of Education to issue a competitive solicitation to contract for a mobile panic alert system that may be used by each school district. Subject to appropriation, requires the State Board of Education to establish and administer a Mobile Panic Alert System Grant Program for the purpose of issuing grants to reimburse school districts for the cost of mobile panic alert systems from moneys appropriated from the Mobile Panic Alert System Grant Fund. Amends the State Finance Act and the Charter Schools Law of the School Code to make conforming changes. Effective January 1, 2026.
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• Introduced: 02/06/2025
• Added: 02/07/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Brad Fritts (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 6
• Last Amended: 02/06/2025
• Last Action: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
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IL bill #HB1856 • Last Action 03/21/2025
FOIA-JUDICIAL RECORDS
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to expand the definition of "public body" to include judicial bodies of the State and adds a new exemption for judicial records. Specifically, the bill modifies the existing law to explicitly include judicial bodies within the definition of public bodies that are subject to FOIA regulations. The bill creates a new exemption that protects preliminary drafts, notes, recommendations, memoranda, and other records expressing opinions or formulating policies specifically related to the preparation of judicial opinions and orders. Additionally, the bill exempts judicial records that are already subject to fees under the Clerks of Courts Act, ensuring that these records remain available through their existing access mechanisms. The changes aim to clarify the scope of FOIA, providing additional protection for internal judicial decision-making processes while maintaining transparency in government records. The bill preserves the fundamental principle of public access to government records, but recognizes the unique nature of judicial deliberations and the need to protect the independence of the judicial process.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Provides that, for purposes of the Act, "public body" includes judicial bodies of the State. Exempts preliminary drafts, notes, recommendations, memoranda and other records in which opinions are expressed, or policies or actions are formulated, that pertain to the preparation of judicial opinions and orders. Exempts judicial records already subject to fees imposed under the Clerks of Courts Act.
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• Introduced: 01/28/2025
• Added: 01/29/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Curtis Tarver (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 9
• Last Amended: 01/28/2025
• Last Action: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
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IL bill #HB1897 • Last Action 03/21/2025
EPA-RENEWABLE FUELS PROGRAM
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Program (RFI Program) to provide grants for improving fuel infrastructure, specifically focusing on equipment for storing and dispensing higher blends of ethanol and biodiesel. The Department of Agriculture will administer the program, creating a special Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Fund in the state treasury that will receive $3,000,000 quarterly from the Underground Storage Tank Fund (from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2027), but only if the Underground Storage Tank Fund maintains a balance above $75,000,000. Eligible grant recipients are limited to private sector entities like petroleum marketers and terminal operators, with strict funding restrictions: no single company can receive more than $1,000,000 in total grants, no more than $100,000 per site, and recipients must cover at least 50% of equipment installation costs. Public bodies are explicitly excluded from receiving funding. The bill also creates a Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Task Force composed of 10 members representing petroleum industry and agricultural groups, which will annually review the program's effectiveness and provide non-binding recommendations. Eligible expenditures include tank modifications, tanks, piping, fuel dispensers, and other equipment deemed necessary by the Department of Agriculture. The program aims to support infrastructure for renewable fuel alternatives.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Creates the Renewable Fuels Infrastructure program. Provides that the Department of Agriculture shall provide grants to petroleum marketers, petroleum terminal operators, and any other companies that the Department of Agriculture determines are eligible for grant funding. Provides that eligible expenditures include tank modifications, tanks, piping, and fuel dispensers. Provides that an eligible grant recipient shall not receive more than $1,000,000 in grant funding. Provides that no funding under the program shall be made available to a public body. Creates the Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Provides that, from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2026, the Comptroller shall order transferred, and the Treasurer shall transfer, $3,000,000 each calendar quarter from the Underground Storage Tank Fund to the Renewable Fuel Infrastructure Fund, unless the Underground Storage Tank Fund has a balance at or below $75,000,000. Creates the Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Task Force. Sets forth membership and duties of the Task Force. Amends the State Finance Act to make conforming changes. Effective immediately.
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• Introduced: 01/29/2025
• Added: 01/29/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 3 : Gregg Johnson (D)*, Kevin Olickal (D), Amy Briel (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 19
• Last Amended: 01/29/2025
• Last Action: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
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IL bill #HB1855 • Last Action 03/21/2025
FOIA-JUDICIAL BRANCH
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to expand the definition of "public body" to include the judicial branch and its components, which were previously excluded from the Act's requirements. The bill explicitly exempts records related to the preparation of judicial opinions and orders from public disclosure, protecting the confidentiality of judicial decision-making processes. Additionally, the bill removes the jurisdiction of the Public Access Counselor over denials of record requests from the judicial branch, meaning that judicial branch entities will not be subject to the same review process as other public bodies when they refuse to release records. This change effectively creates a special carve-out for the judicial branch, giving them more discretion in handling public records requests while maintaining the privacy and independence of judicial deliberations. The modifications aim to balance transparency with the need to protect the judicial process from undue external interference or scrutiny of internal decision-making materials.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Provides that, for purposes of the Act, "public body" includes the judicial branch and components of the judicial branch of the State. Exempts records that pertain to the preparation of judicial opinions and orders. Excludes denials of requests of records from the judicial branch or components of the judicial branch from the jurisdiction of the Public Access Counselor.
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• Introduced: 01/28/2025
• Added: 01/29/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Curtis Tarver (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 9
• Last Amended: 01/28/2025
• Last Action: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
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IL bill #HB1851 • Last Action 03/21/2025
AFN COMMITTEE TELECONFERENCE
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act to modify the rules for meetings of the Access and Functional Needs (AFN) Advisory Committee. Specifically, the bill allows committee members to attend meetings remotely via video or audio conference, with all attending members counting toward the meeting's quorum, while still requiring at least one member to be physically present at the publicly posted meeting location. The bill maintains the committee's existing structure and responsibilities, which include coordinating quarterly meetings, researching and recommending strategies for supporting people with disabilities during emergencies, and providing annual reports to the General Assembly, Governor's Office, and Illinois Emergency Management Agency. The committee is composed of state agency representatives and appointed members from various backgrounds, including people with different types of disabilities, local emergency management coordinators, and first responders. The bill essentially provides more flexibility for committee members to participate in meetings while maintaining the committee's core mission of improving emergency preparedness and response for individuals with access and functional needs.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act. In provisions regarding the Access and Functional Needs Advisory Committee, provides that the Advisory Committee shall comply with all provisions of the Open Meetings Act except that the Advisory Committee is exempt from the provisions that specifically require a quorum of members of a public body to be physically present at the location of an open meeting. Allows Advisory Committee members to attend meetings of the Access and Functional Needs Advisory Committee remotely by video or audio conference with all attending members counting toward a quorum, provided there is at least one member in physical attendance at the publicly posted physical location of the meeting.
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• Introduced: 01/28/2025
• Added: 01/29/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Natalie Manley (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 14
• Last Amended: 01/28/2025
• Last Action: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
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IL bill #HB1777 • Last Action 03/21/2025
OPEN MTGS-REGIONAL ASSOCIATION
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Open Meetings Act to expand the circumstances under which public bodies can hold closed meetings when discussing self-evaluation, practices and procedures, or professional ethics. Specifically, the bill modifies existing language to allow closed meetings not just when meeting with a representative of a statewide association, but now also when meeting with a representative of a regional association of which the public body is a member. The change broadens the scope of permissible closed-door discussions for public bodies, giving them more flexibility in how they can privately discuss internal operational matters. By adding the term "regional" alongside "statewide", the bill acknowledges that public bodies may be members of regional organizations and should have similar meeting confidentiality privileges when discussing organizational self-assessment and professional standards. This modification is relatively narrow in scope but provides public bodies with slightly more discretion in managing their internal discussions and evaluations.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Open Meetings Act. Provides that a public body may hold closed meetings to consider self evaluation, practices and procedures, or professional ethics, when meeting with a representative of a statewide or regional association (rather than only a statewide association) of which the public body is a member.
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• Introduced: 01/27/2025
• Added: 01/27/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Dan Didech (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 9
• Last Amended: 01/27/2025
• Last Action: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
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IL bill #HB0026 • Last Action 03/21/2025
REMOTE MEETINGS-SEVERE WEATHER
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Open Meetings Act to allow public bodies to conduct meetings via audio or video conference without a physical quorum present specifically during severe weather events. Under the new provisions, if the National Weather Service has issued a severe weather alert covering all or part of the public body's jurisdiction on the day of the meeting, the body can convene remotely. To ensure transparency, the bill requires that all participating members can hear each other, the public can access the meeting (either in person or through alternative means like a phone number or web link), and all votes must be conducted by roll call. The bill also mandates that at least one member, legal counsel, or administrative officer be physically present at the regular meeting location when feasible, and requires 48 hours' notice before such a meeting, with some exceptions for emergencies. Additionally, the meeting must be verbatim recorded and made available to the public. This change provides flexibility for public bodies to continue conducting essential business during severe weather conditions while maintaining open government principles.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Open Meetings Act. Provides that an open or closed meeting subject to the Act may be conducted by audio or video conference, without the physical presence of a quorum of the members, if the National Weather Service has determined that all or part of the jurisdiction of the public body is located within an area that is subject to a severe weather alert on the day of the meeting. Makes conforming changes. Makes other technical changes.
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• Introduced: 01/08/2025
• Added: 01/08/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Dan Didech (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 9
• Last Amended: 01/08/2025
• Last Action: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
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IL bill #HB2417 • Last Action 03/21/2025
AUDIOLOGY&SPEECH PATH COMPACT
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact, a comprehensive agreement designed to facilitate professional practice across state lines for audiologists and speech-language pathologists. The compact creates a framework that allows licensed professionals to practice in multiple member states under a "compact privilege" by maintaining an active license in their home state and meeting specific qualification requirements. Key provisions include establishing a national commission to oversee implementation, creating a centralized data system for tracking licensure and disciplinary information, and standardizing professional practice standards across participating states. The compact aims to improve public access to audiology and speech-language pathology services, support military families by allowing easier professional relocation, and enable telehealth practice across state boundaries. Professionals must meet educational, examination, and background check requirements, and will be subject to the practice laws of the state where services are provided. The compact will become effective once enacted by ten member states, and provides mechanisms for interstate collaboration, dispute resolution, and disciplinary action while maintaining each state's regulatory authority to protect public health and safety.
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Bill Summary: Creates the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact Act. Enters into the compact, which may be entered into by any state, commonwealth, district, or territory of the United States of America, in order to facilitate interstate practice of audiology and speech-language pathology with the goal of improving public access to audiology and speech-language pathology services, along with other stated objectives. Defines terms. Provides that a license issued to an audiologist or speech-language pathologist by a home state to a resident in that state shall be recognized by each member state as authorizing an audiologist or speech-language pathologist to practice audiology or speech-language pathology, under a privilege to practice, in each member state. Contains other provisions relating to: state participation in the compact; compact privilege, including practicing telehealth; designation of home state by active military or their spouses; taking adverse actions against audiologists and speech-language pathologists; creation of the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Compact Commission, including rulemaking authority; database and reporting system; oversight, dispute resolution, and enforcement; construction and severability; and the binding effect of compact and other laws. Provides that the Compact shall come into effect on the date on which the Compact is enacted into law in the 10th member state, commonwealth, district, or territory. Amends the Illinois Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Practice Act. Provides that, if the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact becomes law, the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shall revise its rules related to implementing and enforcing the Illinois Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Practice Act to be in conformance with the Compact, if necessary. Provides that the Department shall also make recommendations in a report to the General Assembly as to what portions of the Act and other laws should be modified, if at all, to be consistent with the Compact.
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• Introduced: 01/31/2025
• Added: 02/01/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Jay Hoffman (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 14
• Last Amended: 01/31/2025
• Last Action: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
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IL bill #HB2972 • Last Action 03/21/2025
OMA-POLICE OFFICERS PENSION
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Open Meetings Act to modify the rules regarding meeting attendance for certain public bodies. Specifically, the bill exempts committees of the Police Officers' Pension Investment Fund from the requirement that a quorum (the minimum number of members needed to conduct official business) must be physically present at a meeting location. Currently, most public bodies must have members physically present at their meetings, with only a few exceptions for large geographic jurisdictions or specific types of organizations. By adding the Police Officers' Pension Investment Fund committees to the list of exceptions, the bill allows these committees to conduct meetings through video or audio conferencing without needing all members to be in the same physical location. This change provides more flexibility for the pension fund's committees to meet and conduct their work, potentially making scheduling and participation easier for committee members.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Open Meetings Act. Provides that requirements that a quorum be physically present at the location of an open meeting shall not apply to committees of the Police Officers' Pension Investment Fund.
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• Introduced: 02/06/2025
• Added: 02/06/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Michael Kelly (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 8
• Last Amended: 02/06/2025
• Last Action: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
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IL bill #HB1572 • Last Action 03/21/2025
OMA-DEFAULT RULES
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Open Meetings Act to modify rules about public meeting attendance, expanding flexibility for government bodies. Specifically, the bill allows members of a public body to participate in open meetings either by being physically present at the meeting location or by video or audio conference. For a member to be considered "present" via video or audio conference, they must be able to both hear and be heard by all other members participating in the meeting. The bill requires that if a member wants to attend a meeting remotely, they should notify the recording secretary or clerk before the meeting, unless providing advance notice is impractical. The bill removes previous provisions that had limited remote participation for certain types of public bodies with specific geographic jurisdictions, effectively creating a more uniform standard for meeting attendance across different government entities. This change provides greater accessibility for public officials who may have difficulty physically attending meetings while maintaining the principle of transparency in government proceedings.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Open Meetings Act. Provides that, except as otherwise provided in the Act or any other Illinois statute (rather than except as otherwise provided in the Act), a quorum of members of a public body must be physically present at the location of an open meeting or present by video or audio conference at the open meeting (now, members must be physically present at the meeting). Provides that a member is present by video or audio conference at an open meeting if the member can hear and be heard by all other members of the body who are participating in the meeting. Specifies that, if a member wishes to attend a meeting by video or audio conference, the member must notify the recording secretary or clerk of the public body before the meeting, unless providing that advance notice is impractical for the member. Repeals existing provisions concerning the participation of public body members in open meetings by video conference or other means.
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• Introduced: 01/22/2025
• Added: 01/22/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Maurice West (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 9
• Last Amended: 01/22/2025
• Last Action: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
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IL bill #HB3342 • Last Action 03/21/2025
CALUMET COMMUNITY MED DIST
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill creates the Calumet City Community Medical District, establishing a new governmental entity with specific purposes focused on healthcare and medical research development. The district will be geographically coterminous with Calumet City and will be governed by a Commission consisting of 9 appointed commissioners (3 each appointed by the Governor, the Mayor of Calumet City, and the Cook County Board President) and 3 ex officio commissioners from state agencies. The Commission's primary goals include attracting and retaining medical facilities, research centers, and high-technology enterprises, with the power to acquire and develop property, construct medical-related facilities, and provide relocation assistance. The Commission cannot levy taxes and will be subject to public transparency laws like the Open Meetings Act. It will have the ability to apply for grants, accept assessments and fees, and enter into contracts, but must prepare and approve a comprehensive master plan before taking certain actions. The bill also amends related state laws to incorporate the new medical district, including updates to the Court of Claims Act, Eminent Domain Act, and State Finance Act to recognize the new district's legal status and create a special income fund. The Auditor General will conduct periodic audits of the Commission's operations, and the Attorney General will serve as its legal advisor.
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Bill Summary: Creates the Calumet City Community Medical District Act. Creates the Calumet City Community Medical District with boundaries coterminous with the boundaries of Calumet City. Creates the Commission of the District with 9 appointed commissioners and 3 ex officio commissioners. Contains provisions related to the operation of the District, rights and powers of the District and Commission, acquisition, management, and disposition of property, and other provisions. Amends the Eminent Domain Act and State Finance Act making conforming changes. Amends the Court of Claims Act replacing a reference to a dissolved medical district commission with the Calumet City Community Medical District Commission and the other existing medical district commissions. Effective immediately.
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• Introduced: 02/07/2025
• Added: 02/07/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Thaddeus Jones (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 6
• Last Amended: 02/07/2025
• Last Action: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
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IL bill #HB2421 • Last Action 03/21/2025
FOIA-CRIM JUSTICE AGENCY
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to expand an existing exemption for law enforcement records contained in shared electronic record management systems. Specifically, the bill modifies the existing language to allow a criminal justice agency (in addition to a law enforcement agency) to be exempt from disclosing a record that it did not create, did not participate in or have a role in the events described in the record, and only has access to the record through a shared electronic record management system. This means that if a law enforcement or criminal justice agency receives a public records request for a document that is part of a shared electronic system but was created by another agency and is unrelated to the receiving agency's own work, that agency can choose not to disclose the record. The amendment provides additional protection for agencies that might have peripheral access to records through interconnected electronic systems, preventing them from being obligated to release documents they did not originally generate or have direct involvement in creating.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Exempts from inspection and copying a law enforcement record created for law enforcement purposes and contained in a shared electronic record management system if the law enforcement agency or criminal justice agency (rather than only the law enforcement agency) that is the recipient of the request did not create the record, did not participate in or have a role in any of the events which are the subject of the record, and only has access to the record through the shared electronic record management system.
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• Introduced: 01/31/2025
• Added: 02/01/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Natalie Manley (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 9
• Last Amended: 01/31/2025
• Last Action: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
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IL bill #SB0102 • Last Action 03/21/2025
NURSE LICENSURE COMPACT
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill ratifies and approves the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC), a multi-state agreement designed to enhance nursing mobility and streamline licensing procedures. The compact allows nurses to hold a single multistate license that permits them to practice in their home state and other participating states, reducing administrative burdens and duplicative licensure requirements. Key provisions include establishing uniform licensure requirements, creating a coordinated licensure information system to track nurse credentials and disciplinary actions, and forming an Interstate Commission to oversee compact implementation. The bill requires nurses to meet specific qualifications for a multistate license, such as passing the NCLEX exam, having an unencumbered license, and passing a criminal background check. Importantly, the compact does not supersede state labor laws and requires nurses to comply with the practice laws of the state where they are providing care. The compact becomes binding once enacted by at least 26 states and aims to improve public health and safety by facilitating easier nurse practice across state lines while maintaining rigorous professional standards and regulatory oversight.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Nurse Practice Act. Ratifies and approves the Nurse Licensure Compact, which allows for the issuance of multistate licenses that allow nurses to practice in their home state and other compact states. Provides that the Compact does not supersede existing State labor laws. Provides that the State may not share with or disclose to the Interstate Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators or any other state any of the contents of a nationwide criminal history records check conducted for the purpose of multistate licensure under the Nurse Licensure Compact.
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• Introduced: 01/17/2025
• Added: 01/18/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 2 : Sara Feigenholtz (D)*, Chapin Rose (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 6
• Last Amended: 01/17/2025
• Last Action: Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
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TN bill #SB0114 • Last Action 03/21/2025
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 9-21-134, relative to debt reporting requirements.
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends Tennessee's debt reporting requirements by expanding disclosure obligations for state and local government entities. The bill introduces new definitions for "covenant violation" (noncompliance with lending document terms) and "credit rating downgrade" (reduction of credit rating by a recognized rating organization). It requires public entities to submit detailed financial transaction information to their governing body and the state comptroller within 45 days of issuing, reissuing, or assuming a financial transaction. Additionally, the bill mandates that public entities promptly disclose financial obligations, events of default, covenant violations, and credit rating downgrades to the comptroller within 10 business days, and requires them to post applicable financial information on the Electronic Municipal Market Access (EMMA) website operated by the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB). These new requirements aim to increase transparency and provide timely financial information to state oversight bodies, helping to ensure better financial accountability and monitoring of public entities' financial health.
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Bill Summary: As enacted, broadens certain disclosure obligations of state and local governmental entities by requiring their disclosure of covenant violations and credit rating downgrades to the comptroller of the treasury or the comptroller's designee. - Amends TCA Section 9-21-134.
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• Introduced: 01/13/2025
• Added: 01/14/2025
• Session: 114th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 2 : Robert Harshbarger (R)*, Tom Hatcher (R)
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 3 • Actions: 21
• Last Amended: 03/14/2025
• Last Action: Effective date(s) 03/12/2025
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IL bill #HB2839 • Last Action 03/21/2025
CONSOLIDATE RTA SERVICE BOARDS
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill would consolidate the service boards of the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) by dissolving the separate boards of the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), Suburban Bus Division, and Commuter Rail Division, and creating a unified governance structure effective January 1, 2026. Specifically, the bill would: 1. Transform the Chicago Transit Authority from an independent entity into a division of the Regional Transportation Authority, with the RTA Board serving as the CTA's Board of Directors. 2. Abolish the Suburban Bus Board and Commuter Rail Board, with the RTA Board directly operating those divisions. 3. Create several new committees within the RTA Board to oversee the operations of each division, including the Chicago Transit Authority Committee, Commuter Rail Committee, Suburban Bus Committee, and other specialized committees like Paratransit and Innovations, Budget and Finance, and Planning and Capital Program. 4. Establish that the RTA will be primarily responsible for setting policy, strategic direction, allocating funds, and prioritizing investments, while the new divisional committees will be responsible for day-to-day operations. 5. Ensure that existing employees, appointed officials, and ongoing contracts will continue under the new structure, with terms and appointments remaining valid until their natural expiration. 6. Make conforming changes to various state laws to reflect this new organizational structure, including modifications to budget processes, employment contracts, and administrative procedures. The bill aims to streamline the governance of public transportation in the Chicago metropolitan region by creating a more unified and centralized management approach while maintaining the distinct operational characteristics of each transit division.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act. Provides that, on January 1, 2026 the Chicago Transit Authority shall become a division of the Regional Transportation Authority. Abolishes the Chicago Transit Board and provides that the Board of Directors of the Regional Transportation Authority will serve as the Board of the Chicago Transit Authority. Makes conforming changes. Amends the Regional Transportation Authority Act. Provides that, on January 1, 2026 the Suburban Bus Board and the Commuter Rail Board are abolished and that the Board of Directors of the Regional Transportation Authority will directly operate the Suburban Bus Division and the Commuter Rail Division of the Regional Transit Authority. Creates various committees composed of Directors of the Board of the Regional Transportation Authority, including committees to oversee the operations of each Division of the Authority. Makes conforming changes. Amends the Open Meetings Act, State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971, and the Illinois Municipal Code making conforming changes. Effective January 1, 2026.
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• Introduced: 02/05/2025
• Added: 02/06/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Dan Ugaste (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 8
• Last Amended: 02/05/2025
• Last Action: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
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IL bill #HB1420 • Last Action 03/21/2025
COUNTY WIND/SOLAR FACILITIES
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Illinois Counties Code to establish standardized guidelines for how counties can regulate commercial wind and solar energy facilities. The bill defines key terms like "commercial wind energy facility" (wind energy systems of 500 kilowatts or more) and "commercial solar energy facility," and provides a comprehensive framework for county-level permitting and siting of these renewable energy projects. Counties are now allowed to establish standards for these facilities, but cannot create overly restrictive regulations. The bill requires counties to hold public hearings before approving such facilities, with opportunities for public comment and evidence presentation. It also sets specific requirements for setback distances from residential buildings, community structures, property lines, and roads, and provides guidelines on issues like sound limitations, vegetative screening, and environmental impact assessments. Importantly, the bill prevents counties from completely prohibiting wind or solar facilities in areas zoned for agricultural or industrial uses, ensures permit fees are reasonable, and mandates that facility owners enter into agricultural impact mitigation agreements and repair any agricultural drainage systems damaged during construction. The legislation aims to balance the development of renewable energy infrastructure with protecting local community interests and agricultural lands.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Counties Code. Provides that a county may consider public comment concerning commercial wind energy facilities and commercial solar energy facilities.
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• Introduced: 01/16/2025
• Added: 01/17/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Dave Vella (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 10
• Last Amended: 01/16/2025
• Last Action: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
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IL bill #HB1072 • Last Action 03/21/2025
SCH-MOBILE PANIC ALERT SYSTEM
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill creates the Mobile Panic Alert System Act, also known as Alyssa's Law, which mandates that beginning with the 2026-2027 school year, all public schools, including charter schools, must implement a mobile panic alert system called "Alyssa's Alert". This system is designed to connect various emergency services technologies and ensure real-time coordination between multiple first responder agencies. The system must integrate with local 9-1-1 infrastructure to transmit emergency calls and mobile activations. For the 2026 fiscal year, the State Board of Education will issue a competitive solicitation for a mobile panic alert system, consulting with the Illinois State Police and Illinois Emergency Management Agency in the process. The bill also amends the Charter Schools Law to include this new mobile panic alert system requirement as a non-curricular health and safety requirement that charter schools must follow. The legislation is set to take effect on January 1, 2026, and aims to enhance school safety by providing a rapid and coordinated emergency response mechanism.
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Bill Summary: Creates the Mobile Panic Alert System Act. Provides that the Act may be referred to as Alyssa's Law. Requires, beginning with the 2026-2027 school year, each public school to implement a mobile panic alert system capable of connecting diverse emergency services technologies to ensure real-time coordination between multiple first responder agencies. Requires, for the 2026 fiscal year, the State Board of Education to issue a competitive solicitation to contract for a mobile panic alert system that may be used by each school district. Amends the Charter Schools Law of the School Code to make a conforming change. Effective January 1, 2026.
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• Introduced: 01/08/2025
• Added: 01/09/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 4 : Janet Yang Rohr (D)*, Dee Avelar (D), Nabeela Syed (D), Maura Hirschauer (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 12
• Last Amended: 01/08/2025
• Last Action: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
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MN bill #SF1626 • Last Action 03/21/2025
Department of Corrections licensed facilities responsibilities clarification provisions
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill clarifies and updates the responsibilities of the Department of Corrections in licensing and inspecting local correctional facilities for both adult and juvenile populations. The bill establishes comprehensive new provisions for how the Department of Corrections will inspect, license, and oversee local correctional facilities, including detailed requirements for reporting critical incidents, deaths, and facility conditions. Key provisions include mandating biennial inspections of facilities, creating a structured process for issuing correction orders or revoking licenses when facilities do not meet minimum standards, establishing death review procedures, and requiring public posting of inspection reports and facility license status. The bill also creates a state correctional facilities security audit group to review security practices and requires the commissioner to report annually on facility conditions, including data on deaths, uses of force, suicide attempts, and staff misconduct. Additionally, the bill updates requirements for substance use disorder treatment programs in correctional facilities and modifies reporting requirements for facility administrators. The legislation aims to enhance transparency, safety, and accountability in local correctional facilities by providing more rigorous oversight and standardized procedures for facility management and reporting.
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Bill Summary: A bill for an act relating to corrections; clarifying responsibilities of Department of Corrections licensed facilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 241.021, subdivisions 1f, 4a, 7; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 241; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 241.021, subdivisions 1, 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 1e, 1g, 1h, 1i, 2, 2a, 2b, 3, 6, 8.
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• Introduced: 02/19/2025
• Added: 02/20/2025
• Session: 94th Legislature 2025-2026
• Sponsors: 1 : Doron Clark (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 02/18/2025
• Last Action: Hearing (09:00:00 3/21/2025 )
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IL bill #HB2884 • Last Action 03/21/2025
FOIA-CLOSED MTG MINUTES
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to modify the process for filing lawsuits related to denied public records requests, specifically for minutes or verbatim records of closed meetings. Under the new provision, if a requester is denied access to minutes from a closed meeting that have not been previously made public, they must wait 60 days before filing a lawsuit. This 60-day waiting period begins either when the public body receives the request or after the Public Access Counselor issues a binding or non-binding opinion, whichever occurs later. The waiting period is intended to provide an opportunity for the requested records to be reviewed according to the Open Meetings Act. This change aims to create a more structured and deliberative process for resolving disputes over access to government meeting records, giving public bodies additional time to review and potentially release documents before litigation begins.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Provides that, if the denial of a request includes a request for minutes or a verbatim record of a meeting of the public body closed to the public as provided in the Open Meetings Act that have not been previously made available for public inspection, suit may be filed under a specified provision only after a 60-day period following (i) the receipt of the request by the public body or (ii) the issuance of a binding or non-binding opinion from the Public Access Counselor, whichever is later, to allow for review of the requested records as provided under the Open Meetings Act.
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• Introduced: 02/05/2025
• Added: 02/06/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 3 : Terra Costa Howard (D)*, Martha Deuter (D), Harry Benton (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 10
• Last Amended: 02/05/2025
• Last Action: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
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TN bill #HB0136 • Last Action 03/21/2025
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 9-21-134, relative to debt reporting requirements.
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends Tennessee's debt reporting requirements by expanding disclosure obligations for state and local government entities. The bill introduces new definitions for "covenant violation" (noncompliance with lending document terms) and "credit rating downgrade" (reduction of credit rating by a nationally recognized rating organization). Under the new provisions, public entities must submit detailed financial transaction information to their governing body and the state comptroller within 45 days of issuing, reissuing, or assuming a financial transaction. Additionally, the bill requires public entities to timely comply with continuing disclosure obligations, disclose financial obligations and defaults on the Electronic Municipal Market Access (EMMA) website, and report any event of default, covenant violation, or credit rating downgrade to the comptroller within 10 business days. These changes aim to increase transparency and provide more timely financial reporting by Tennessee government entities, ensuring that key stakeholders are promptly informed about significant financial developments and potential risks.
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Bill Summary: As enacted, broadens certain disclosure obligations of state and local governmental entities by requiring their disclosure of covenant violations and credit rating downgrades to the comptroller of the treasury or the comptroller's designee. - Amends TCA Section 9-21-134.
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• Introduced: 01/13/2025
• Added: 01/14/2025
• Session: 114th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 2 : Fred Atchley (R)*, Kevin Vaughan (R)
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 2 • Actions: 18
• Last Amended: 03/14/2025
• Last Action: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 17
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IL bill #HB2890 • Last Action 03/21/2025
OPEN MTGS-NOTICE OF CHANGES
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Open Meetings Act to simplify and modernize the requirements for notifying the public about changes to regular meeting dates. Currently, public bodies are required to provide notice of meeting date changes by publishing in a newspaper or, for smaller local governmental units, by posting notices in at least three prominent places. The bill eliminates these existing notification methods and instead mandates that public bodies post notices of meeting date changes on their official websites. The bill maintains the existing requirement of providing at least 10 days' notice before changing a regular meeting date and continues to require that notice be posted at the public body's principal office or the building where the meeting will be held. This change aims to make meeting information more accessible by leveraging digital platforms, potentially reducing administrative costs associated with newspaper publications while ensuring that the public can more easily find up-to-date information about government meetings.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Open Meetings Act. In provisions regarding notice of changes to regular meeting dates, deletes requirements for publication in a newspaper or, in certain cases, posting in at least 3 prominent places within the governmental unit. Adds a requirement that notice of changes to regular meeting dates shall also be posted on the website of the public body.
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• Introduced: 02/05/2025
• Added: 02/06/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 2 : Terra Costa Howard (D)*, Martha Deuter (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 9
• Last Amended: 02/05/2025
• Last Action: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
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IL bill #HB2465 • Last Action 03/21/2025
OMA-SERVICE MEMBER ATTENDANCE
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Open Meetings Act to allow a member of a public body to attend meetings remotely if they are prevented from physically attending due to active military duty as a service member. Specifically, the bill defines "active military duty" by referencing the Service Member Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, and defines a "service member" as a resident of Illinois who is a member of any component of the U.S. Armed Forces or National Guard. If a quorum of the public body is physically present, a majority of the body can permit a member to attend via video or audio conference when serving on active military duty. The member must notify the recording secretary or clerk before the meeting unless advance notice is impractical. The public body must adopt rules governing such remote attendance, which can further limit or specify conditions for remote participation. This provision aims to accommodate public officials who are actively serving in the military, ensuring they can continue to participate in government meetings despite their military commitments.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Open Meetings Act. Provides that, if a quorum of the members of the public body is physically present, a majority of the public body may allow a member of that body to attend the meeting by other means if the member is prevented from physically attending because of performance of active military duty as a service member. Defines "active military duty" and "service member".
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• Introduced: 02/03/2025
• Added: 02/04/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 2 : Stephanie Kifowit (D)*, Theresa Mah (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 9
• Last Amended: 02/03/2025
• Last Action: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
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IL bill #HB1703 • Last Action 03/21/2025
EX INSPECTOR GENERAL-STATEMENT
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act to expand the authority of the Executive Inspector General (EIG) to issue public statements about investigations. Specifically, the EIG can now release a public statement when concluding an investigation in two scenarios: first, when recommending systemic or procedural actions, and second, when finding reasonable cause to believe a violation occurred but choosing not to file a complaint with the Executive Ethics Commission. The public statement can summarize the investigation's details without revealing individual names, including the nature of the allegation, specific violations found, and recommended disciplinary or corrective measures. Before issuing such a statement, the EIG must first share the draft with the affected agency head and ultimate jurisdictional authority, giving them 10 business days to provide a response, which must be included with the final public statement. This change aims to increase transparency in ethics investigations while protecting individual privacy and providing context through agency responses. The bill becomes effective immediately upon enactment.
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Bill Summary: Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Provides that an Executive Inspector General may issue a public statement when the Executive Inspector General concludes its investigation and (i) recommends systemic or procedural action based on the investigation or (ii) finds reasonable cause to believe that a violation has occurred and the Executive Inspector General believes that a complaint concerning the investigation should not be filed by the Attorney General with the Executive Ethics Commission. Limits the scope of a public statement that may be issued. Provides that, before issuing a public statement, the Executive Inspector General shall share the public statement with the agency head and ultimate jurisdictional authority affected by the investigation and allow the agency head and ultimate jurisdictional authority affected by the investigation a period of 10 business days to provide the Executive Inspector General with a response to the proposed public statement, which must be included with the public statement. Effective immediately.
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• Introduced: 01/24/2025
• Added: 01/24/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Fred Crespo (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 8
• Last Amended: 01/24/2025
• Last Action: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
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IL bill #HB1387 • Last Action 03/21/2025
SCHOOL CODE-CHARTER SCHOOLS
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Illinois School Code to introduce several significant changes to charter school regulations. The bill prohibits granting a charter to any organization that operates a private, parochial, or non-public school or child care facility. It mandates that charter schools spend at least 90% of their budget on direct-service costs for students. The bill establishes comprehensive requirements for school transition plans in the event of a school action (such as closure or consolidation), including detailed provisions for supporting students, providing enrollment options, and ensuring transparent public engagement. Charter schools must now prepare and publish annual school action guidelines, provide extensive public notice and hearings for any proposed school actions, and use independent hearing officers to conduct public hearings. The bill requires charter school governing bodies to work collaboratively with local educators and families to ensure successful student integration during any school transitions, and guarantees that students will have a seat at a receiving school and teachers will be guaranteed a job if a charter school closes. Additionally, the bill removes previous provisions regarding charter school closure procedures and the disposition of unspent public funds, replacing them with more detailed transition and communication requirements. The legislation aims to increase accountability, transparency, and support for students and educators during potential charter school changes.
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Bill Summary: Amends the School Code. Prohibits a charter from being granted to an organization that operates a private, parochial, or non-public school or child care facility. Provides that a charter school shall spend no less than 90% of its budget on direct-service costs for students. Removes provisions regarding the closure of charter schools, the use of unspent public funds, and the procedures for disposition of property and assets. Requires the governing body of a charter school that is the subject of a school action to work collaboratively with local school educators and families of students attending the charter school to ensure successful integration of affected students into new learning environments. Requires, for a charter school closure, the governing body of the charter school to ensure that all students of the charter school at the time of the closure will be guaranteed a seat at a receiving school and that all teachers of the charter school at the time of the closure will be guaranteed a job at a receiving school. Sets forth requirements for school transition plans. Requires the governing body of the charter school to designate at least 3 opportunities for public comment at a hearing or meeting on the proposed school action.
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• Introduced: 01/15/2025
• Added: 01/16/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 2 : Kelly Cassidy (D)*, Aarón Ortíz (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 12
• Last Amended: 01/15/2025
• Last Action: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
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IL bill #HB0023 • Last Action 03/21/2025
OPN MTG-EMERGENCY DEFINED
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Open Meetings Act to clarify and expand provisions related to meeting attendance and emergency situations. It introduces two new definitions: "bona fide emergency," which means a disaster, act of terror, or any occurrence that threatens governmental operations or public safety, and "exigent circumstances," which refers to situations requiring immediate attention such as injury, sickness, loss of life, or property damage. The bill modifies the existing language to allow a member of a public body to attend a meeting by alternative means (like video or audio conference) if they are prevented from physically attending due to exigent circumstances concerning a family member, replacing the previous broader language of "a family or other emergency." The legislation provides more specific guidelines for when and how public bodies can conduct meetings remotely, particularly during emergency situations, including requirements for public notice, ensuring public access, conducting roll call votes, and maintaining verbatim records. These changes aim to provide more flexibility for public bodies while maintaining transparency and accessibility during challenging circumstances.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Open Meetings Act. Defines the terms "bona fide emergency" and "exigent circumstances". Provides that, if a quorum of the members of a public body is physically present at a meeting, a majority of the public body may allow a member of that body to attend the meeting by other means if the member is prevented from physically attending because of, among other things, exigent circumstances concerning a family member (rather than because of, among other things, a family or other emergency). Makes technical changes.
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• Introduced: 01/08/2025
• Added: 01/08/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Dan Didech (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 24
• Last Amended: 01/08/2025
• Last Action: House Committee Amendment No. 3 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
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IL bill #HB2576 • Last Action 03/21/2025
FOIA-TRAFFIC CRASH
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to create a specific provision for attorneys seeking unredacted traffic crash reports. Under the proposed change, when an attorney provides a written request and an affidavit confirming they are representing an individual involved in a traffic crash, the public body (such as a local government agency) must disclose the full, unredacted traffic crash report. Currently, FOIA allows public bodies to redact certain information from records, particularly those related to law enforcement, to protect personal privacy or ongoing investigations. This bill specifically carves out an exception for attorneys, ensuring they can access complete traffic crash reports for their legal representation purposes. The bill aims to facilitate legal processes by providing attorneys with comprehensive information about traffic incidents while maintaining the existing FOIA framework that protects sensitive information in other contexts.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Provides that, upon written request for a traffic crash report by an attorney who provides an affidavit confirming representation of an individual in the traffic crash, the public body from whom the traffic crash report is requested shall disclose an unredacted copy of the traffic crash report to the requesting attorney.
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• Introduced: 02/04/2025
• Added: 02/05/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Jay Hoffman (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 8
• Last Amended: 02/04/2025
• Last Action: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
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IL bill #HB3032 • Last Action 03/21/2025
OPEN MEETINGS-ADVISORY BODY
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Open Meetings Act to clarify and expand the conditions under which advisory bodies can conduct meetings remotely. The bill introduces new definitions for "advisory body" (a public body that supports and advises on policy implementation but does not make final decisions) and "decision-making body" (a public body that makes decisions to implement legislation or policy). The key provision allows advisory bodies to conduct open or closed meetings by audio or video conference without a physical quorum, provided they meet several conditions: the body must vote to conduct the meeting remotely, provide additional public notice, ensure all members can hear each other and be verified, allow public access to the meeting (either in-person or through alternative means like a phone or web link), and have at least one member, legal counsel, or administrator physically present at the regular meeting location (if feasible). The bill aims to provide more flexibility for advisory bodies in conducting meetings, particularly in situations where physical gathering might be challenging, while maintaining transparency and public access to governmental proceedings.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Open Meetings Act. Provides that an advisory body may conduct an open or closed meeting by audio or video conference without the physical presence of a quorum of its members if certain conditions are met. Defines "advisory body" and "decision-making body". Makes technical changes.
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• Introduced: 02/06/2025
• Added: 02/06/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 2 : Janet Yang Rohr (D)*, Martha Deuter (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 14
• Last Amended: 02/06/2025
• Last Action: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
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IL bill #HB2722 • Last Action 03/21/2025
FOIA-PRELIMINARY DRAFT-STUDY
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to modify exemptions related to draft documents and studies. Specifically, the bill introduces a new provision that allows certain draft records to remain exempt from public disclosure, with an important caveat: if a draft record has been in draft form for more than 12 months and was funded by public money from a local government unit, it can no longer be considered exempt from disclosure. The exemption applies to a wide range of draft materials, including studies, notes, recommendations, memoranda, and other records in which opinions are expressed or policies are formulated. This change aims to balance the need for confidentiality during the development of official documents with the public's right to access information, particularly when substantial public resources have been invested in creating the document. By setting a 12-month time limit on draft document exemptions for locally funded studies, the bill seeks to increase transparency and accountability in local government decision-making processes.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Exempts from disclosure any studies, drafts, notes, recommendations, memoranda, and other records in which opinions are expressed, or policies or actions are formulated, except that a specific record or relevant portion of a record is not exempt if the record has remained in draft form for more than a 12-month period and public dollars were spent by a unit of local government to conduct such a study.
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• Introduced: 02/04/2025
• Added: 02/05/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Harry Benton (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 8
• Last Amended: 02/04/2025
• Last Action: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
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IL bill #HB3259 • Last Action 03/21/2025
MULTI-COUNTY VET ASSISTANCE
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends several state laws to enable the formation of multi-county Veterans Assistance Commissions in Illinois, specifically for counties with populations of 60,000 or less. The bill allows veteran service organizations in adjacent counties to jointly form a commission to serve multiple counties, or allows an existing county Veterans Assistance Commission to partner with a veteran service organization in an adjacent county without an existing commission. The multi-county commission must establish an agreement that details funding distribution, office location, services provided, superintendent selection, commission rules, and delegate composition. These multi-county commissions will have the same powers and duties as traditional county-based Veterans Assistance Commissions, including administering veteran assistance programs, representing veterans in benefit applications, and providing needed services to eligible veterans. The bill makes corresponding technical changes to several related state laws, including the Counties Code, Public Aid Code, and various treatment court acts, to accommodate and reference these new multi-county commissions. The primary goal is to expand and improve veteran support services in smaller, potentially under-resourced counties by allowing them to collaborate and share administrative resources.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Military Veterans Assistance Act. Expands the Act to allow for the formation of multi-county Veterans Assistance Commissions. Provides that veteran service organizations located in 2 or more adjacent counties having a population of 60,000 or less may enter into an agreement to come together and jointly form a multi-county Veterans Assistance Commission to serve the adjacent counties in accordance with the Act. Provides that a multi-county Veterans Assistance Commission may also be formed under an agreement between an existing county Veterans Assistance Commission and a veteran service organization located in an adjacent county that is without a veterans assistance commission and has a population of 60,000 or less. Requires an agreement to form and maintain a multi-county Veterans Assistance Commission to set forth: (i) the distribution of funding with respect to each member county; (ii) the location of the Commission's office; (iii) the type of services provided; (iv) the superintendent selection or appointment process; (v) Commission rules and policies; and (vi) the composition of delegates and alternates on the Commission. Provides that multi-county Veterans Assistance Commissions shall have the same powers and duties under the Act as Veterans Assistance Commissions that serve one county. Makes corresponding changes in the Counties Code, the Illinois Public Aid Code, the Drug Court Treatment Act, the Veterans and Servicemembers Court Treatment Act, and the Mental Health Court Treatment Act. Effective immediately.
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• Introduced: 02/06/2025
• Added: 02/07/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Brad Halbrook (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 6
• Last Amended: 02/07/2025
• Last Action: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
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IL bill #HB2752 • Last Action 03/21/2025
PEN CD-MEETINGS-A/V CONFERENCE
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Illinois Pension Code to allow committees of the Police Officers' Pension Investment Fund board to conduct meetings via audio or video conference without physically gathering all members in one location. The bill permits such virtual meetings only when the board chairperson determines that an in-person meeting would pose a health or safety risk and that a remote meeting is in the best interest of the board and public. To ensure transparency and accessibility, the bill mandates several key requirements: all participating members must be able to hear each other, public members must have a way to hear discussions and votes, at least one board member or administrative officer must be physically present at the meeting location, all votes must be conducted by roll call, and 48 hours' notice must be given with specific details about how to access the virtual meeting. For emergency meetings, slightly different notice requirements apply, and the presiding officer must state the nature of the emergency. The bill aims to provide flexibility for board meetings while maintaining public access and accountability, particularly in situations where physical gathering might be challenging or unsafe.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Police Officers' Pension Investment Fund Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that meetings of committees of the board may be conducted by audio or video conference, without the physical presence of a quorum of the members if the chairperson of the board determines that an in-person meeting would pose a risk to the health or safety of members of the board or the public and that conducting a meeting by an audio or video conference is in the best interest of the board and the public. Sets forth provisions concerning notice, public participation, voting, verbatim records, and costs.
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• Introduced: 02/05/2025
• Added: 02/05/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Bob Rita (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 8
• Last Amended: 02/05/2025
• Last Action: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
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IL bill #HB3465 • Last Action 03/21/2025
CD CORR-ELECTRON MONITOR-FOIA
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and the Unified Code of Corrections to expand public access to records related to electronic monitoring. Specifically, the bill adds a new provision that explicitly defines "public records" to include the names of individuals on electronic monitoring and the number of times those individuals have violated the terms of their electronic monitoring. The bill also clarifies that these records are subject to inspection and copying under FOIA, even if they are maintained in a judicial office or by a judicial official. A key aspect of the legislation is that it prevents any other provisions of the Act from being used to withhold or limit access to these specific types of electronic monitoring records. The bill aims to increase transparency around electronic monitoring by ensuring that such information is readily accessible to the public, potentially allowing for greater scrutiny of electronic monitoring practices and individual compliance.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Provides that "public records" includes records of the names of persons on electronic monitoring and the number of times a person on electronic monitoring has violated the terms of electronic monitoring and includes court records of that information. Provides that notwithstanding any other provision of the Act to the contrary, the Act does not authorize withholding of information or limit the availability of records to the public that contain the names of persons on electronic monitoring and the number of times a person on electronic monitoring has violated the terms of electronic monitoring. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that these records are public records and subject to disclosure, inspection, and copying under the Freedom of Information Act.
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• Introduced: 02/07/2025
• Added: 02/07/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Mary Gill (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 7
• Last Amended: 02/07/2025
• Last Action: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
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IL bill #HB2793 • Last Action 03/21/2025
SCH CD-TEACHERS-EVALUATIONS
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the School Code to change teacher evaluation ratings and procedures. Starting September 1, 2026, the current four-category teacher evaluation system (excellent, proficient, needs improvement, unsatisfactory) will be simplified to a two-category system, with "excellent", "proficient", and "needs improvement" ratings being considered "effective", and "unsatisfactory" ratings being considered "ineffective". The bill impacts various aspects of teacher evaluations, including performance assessments, contractual continued service, dismissal procedures, and recall processes. The changes aim to streamline the teacher evaluation system while maintaining provisions for professional development, remediation, and potential dismissal for teachers who consistently receive low performance ratings. The bill applies to school districts statewide and provides detailed guidelines for how these new evaluation categories will be implemented across different scenarios, such as probationary periods, performance reviews, and potential teacher dismissals. The changes are designed to provide a more straightforward approach to teacher performance evaluation while preserving mechanisms for supporting and, if necessary, removing teachers who do not meet performance standards.
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Bill Summary: Amends the School Code. Provides that, on and after September 1, 2026, all teacher evaluation ratings on record as "excellent", "proficient", or "needs improvement" are considered "effective" and all teacher evaluation ratings on record as "unsatisfactory" are considered "ineffective" for the purposes of the Employment of Teachers Article. Makes other changes concerning the waiver or modification of mandates; school report cards; license suspension or revocation; contractual continued service; removal or dismissal of teachers; an optional alternative evaluative dismissal process; the content of evaluation plans; the appointment and promotion of teachers in Chicago; and alternative procedures for teacher evaluation, remediation, and removal in Chicago. Effective immediately.
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• Introduced: 02/05/2025
• Added: 02/06/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Nick Smith (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 7
• Last Amended: 02/05/2025
• Last Action: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
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IL bill #HB3611 • Last Action 03/21/2025
FOIA-NUCLEAR SECURITY
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to add a new exemption for certain nuclear security-related documents. Specifically, the bill creates an exemption for documents that have been determined to be security sensitive under a 1987 Agreement between the State of Illinois and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), and in accordance with the National Materials Program. These exempt documents include information classified as safeguards, safeguards-modified, and sensitive unclassified nonsafeguards information, as identified in NRC regulatory information summaries, security advisories, and other related communications or regulations. By adding this exemption, the bill prevents these potentially sensitive nuclear-related documents from being subject to public inspection and copying under the Freedom of Information Act, with the goal of protecting critical nuclear security information from potential disclosure that could compromise safety or security.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Provides that documents that have been determined to be security sensitive under certain requirements related to the U.S. Nuclear Regulation Commission and National Materials Program are exempt from inspection and copying under the Act.
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• Introduced: 02/07/2025
• Added: 02/08/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Will Davis (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 7
• Last Amended: 02/07/2025
• Last Action: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
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IL bill #HB3347 • Last Action 03/21/2025
OMA-DFPR LICENSING BOARD
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Open Meetings Act to provide a specific exception for licensing boards authorized by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (DFPR). Currently, most public bodies are required to have a quorum of members physically present at a meeting location. Under this bill, a DFPR licensing board can now conduct public meetings entirely through interactive video or telephone systems, without any members being physically present at a meeting location, as long as certain conditions are met. These conditions include: having a quorum of members participating electronically, providing public notice, and ensuring public access to the meeting in a manner consistent with existing Open Meetings Act requirements. This change appears designed to provide greater flexibility for licensing board meetings, potentially making them more convenient and accessible while maintaining transparency through electronic participation and public notice provisions.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Open Meetings Act. Provides that a public body that is a licensing board authorized by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation may conduct a public meeting through an interactive video or telephone system without any members being present at any physical meeting location, provided that a quorum of members is participating and the public body provides public notice and public access consistent with the requirements of the Act.
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• Introduced: 02/07/2025
• Added: 02/07/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Sharon Chung (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 7
• Last Amended: 02/07/2025
• Last Action: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
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MN bill #SF2696 • Last Action 03/20/2025
Certain candidates, candidate representatives, and political parties permission to observe the work of absentee ballot boards
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill enhances transparency in two key election processes: absentee ballot board activities and ballot recounts. For absentee ballot boards, the bill requires that their meetings be open to public observation under the state's open meeting laws, allowing candidates, their representatives, and political party representatives to observe the entire ballot board process. Specifically, each candidate may have one representative present during the acceptance and rejection of absentee ballot envelopes, and another representative present when accepted ballots are opened, deposited in a ballot box, and counted. Similarly, during recounts, the bill mandates that ballot containers be unsealed and resealed in public view, with a designated public observation area. Candidates may have representatives observe ballot sorting and counting, with restrictions to prevent interference. The bill permits use of cell phones and video cameras in the public viewing area, as long as they are not disruptive. Throughout both processes, the bill emphasizes that while observation is allowed, candidates, representatives, and the public must not interfere with the actual counting of ballots. These provisions aim to increase election transparency and public confidence in the electoral process.
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Bill Summary: A bill for an act relating to elections; permitting certain candidates, candidate representatives, and political parties to observe the work of absentee ballot boards; permitting certain candidates, candidate representatives, and political parties to observe recounts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 203B.121, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 204C.
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• Introduced: 03/19/2025
• Added: 03/20/2025
• Session: 94th Legislature 2025-2026
• Sponsors: 2 : Mark Koran (R)*, Eric Lucero (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 03/17/2025
• Last Action: Referred to Elections
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MI bill #HR0047 • Last Action 03/19/2025
A resolution to declare March 16-22, 2025, as Sunshine Week in the state of Michigan.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This resolution declares March 16-22, 2025, as Sunshine Week in Michigan, recognizing a national initiative led by the American Society of News Editors that aims to educate the public about the importance of open government and transparency. The resolution highlights the critical role of a free press in providing citizens with accurate information about government activities, drawing on historical perspectives including a quote from Thomas Jefferson about press freedom and a Supreme Court reference to the press's ability to expose government deception. The resolution emphasizes that open and accessible government is essential for maintaining public trust and that citizens have an inherent right to access government meetings and public records. By marking this week, the Michigan House of Representatives seeks to underscore its commitment to governmental transparency and to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the first nationwide Sunshine Week, which originally took place in March 2005.
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Bill Summary: A resolution to declare March 16-22, 2025, as Sunshine Week in the state of Michigan.
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• Introduced: 03/19/2025
• Added: 03/20/2025
• Session: 103rd Legislature
• Sponsors: 13 : Kara Hope (D)*, Kelly Breen (D), Erin Byrnes (D), Carol Glanville (D), Sharon MacDonell (D), Jason Morgan (D), Veronica Paiz (D), Carrie Rheingans (D), Julie Rogers (D), Regina Weiss (D), Angela Witwer (D), Stephen Wooden (D), Stephanie Young (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 03/19/2025
• Last Action: Referred To Committee On Government Operations
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MI bill #SB0081 • Last Action 03/18/2025
Courts: other; Michigan indigent defense commission act; expand duties to include indigent defense of youth. Amends title & secs. 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 21 & 23 of 2013 PA 93 (MCL 780.983 et seq.) & adds sec. 14.
Status: Crossed Over
AI-generated Summary: This bill expands the Michigan Indigent Defense Commission (MIDC) Act to include youth defense services alongside adult criminal defense services. Key provisions include expanding the definition of "indigent defense services" to cover both adults and youth who cannot afford legal representation, adding a member to the MIDC with experience defending youth in delinquency proceedings, and modifying various sections of the existing law to apply to both adult and youth cases. The bill requires the MIDC to establish minimum standards for providing effective legal representation to indigent youth, similar to existing standards for adults, and ensures that youth who are tried as adults or in juvenile court are eligible for appointed counsel. The bill also adjusts funding mechanisms, grant procedures, and compliance requirements to accommodate the expanded scope of indigent defense services. The changes aim to strengthen the right to counsel for indigent individuals, regardless of age, by ensuring access to quality legal representation and creating a more comprehensive system of indigent defense services across Michigan's criminal and juvenile justice systems.
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Bill Summary: A bill to amend 2013 PA 93, entitled"Michigan indigent defense commission act,"by amending the title and sections 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 21, and 23 (MCL 780.983, 780.985, 780.987, 780.989, 780.991, 780.993, 780.995, 780.997, 780.1001, and 780.1003), section 3 as amended by 2019 PA 108, sections 5, 9, 11, 13, 15, and 17 as amended by 2018 PA 214, and section 7 as amended by 2018 PA 443, and by adding section 14.
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• Introduced: 02/12/2025
• Added: 02/12/2025
• Session: 103rd Legislature
• Sponsors: 9 : Sue Shink (D)*, Stephanie Chang (D), Mallory McMorrow (D), Rosemary Bayer (D), Mary Cavanagh (D), Erika Geiss (D), Veronica Klinefelt (D), Paul Wojno (D), Sarah Anthony (D)
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 3 • Actions: 11
• Last Amended: 03/18/2025
• Last Action: Referred To Committee On Judiciary
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MN bill #SF2608 • Last Action 03/17/2025
Nurse Licensure Compact creation
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill creates a Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC), which is an interstate agreement that allows nurses to hold a single multistate license that enables them to practice in multiple participating states. The compact establishes a comprehensive framework for nurse licensure that includes detailed provisions for license recognition, background checks, disciplinary actions, and information sharing between states. Key provisions include requirements for obtaining a multistate license, such as graduating from an approved nursing program, passing the NCLEX exam, having an unencumbered license, passing a criminal background check, and having a valid Social Security number. The bill also creates an Interstate Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators to oversee the implementation of the compact, with powers to establish rules, conduct investigations, and resolve disputes between states. The compact aims to streamline the nursing licensure process, improve public protection, and facilitate nurse mobility across state lines. Nurses will be required to comply with the practice laws of the state where they are providing services, and the compact includes mechanisms for tracking and addressing potential disciplinary issues across states. The bill is set to become effective on July 1, 2025, and includes provisions for how the compact will interact with existing state laws and disciplinary procedures.
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Bill Summary: A bill for an act relating to health occupations; creating a Nurse Licensure Compact; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 148.
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• Introduced: 03/14/2025
• Added: 03/15/2025
• Session: 94th Legislature 2025-2026
• Sponsors: 3 : Carla Nelson (R)*, Jordan Rasmusson (R), Paul Utke (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 03/13/2025
• Last Action: Referred to Health and Human Services
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MN bill #HF2420 • Last Action 03/17/2025
Commission on Governmental Efficiency and Ethics established to investigate allegations of fraud in state programs and undisclosed legislative conflicts of interest, report required, and money appropriated.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes a new Commission on Government Efficiency and Ethics to investigate fraud in state programs and undisclosed conflicts of interest in the legislature. The commission will consist of six citizen members (three appointed by the house speaker and three by the house minority leader), who must be approved by both the majority and minority senate leaders. Commission members will serve two-year terms and cannot be current or former elected officials. The commission will maintain a website and hotline for anonymous reporting of suspected fraud or legislative conflicts of interest, and may offer rewards up to $5,000 for reports that lead to criminal convictions, civil actions, or legislative member expulsions. The commission has the power to order investigations through a private investigator and can conduct forensic audits of state agencies and grantees. Public officials and entities are required to cooperate fully with these investigations, providing documents, answering inquiries, and facilitating examinations. If credible evidence of fraud or conflicts of interest is found, the commission must report to appropriate law enforcement and legislative committees. The commission must also submit annual reports with recommendations for preventing fraud and conflicts of interest. Members will serve without compensation but can be reimbursed for expenses, and the Legislative Coordinating Commission will provide administrative support. The bill also includes an appropriation to fund the commission's activities in fiscal years 2026 and 2027.
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Bill Summary: A bill for an act relating to state government; establishing a Commission on Government Efficiency and Ethics to investigate allegations of fraud in state programs and undisclosed legislative conflicts of interest; requiring a report; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 16B.98, subdivision 8; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 3.
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• Introduced: 03/17/2025
• Added: 03/18/2025
• Session: 94th Legislature 2025-2026
• Sponsors: 13 : Elliott Engen (R)*, Harry Niska (R), Keith Allen (R), Terry Stier (R), Natalie Zeleznikar (R), Bidal Duran (R), Walter Hudson (R), Aaron Repinski (R), James Gordon (R), Bryan Lawrence (R), Jeff Dotseth (R), Erica Schwartz (R), Bobbie Harder (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 1
• Last Amended: 03/14/2025
• Last Action: Introduction and first reading, referred to State Government Finance and Policy
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MN bill #SF2645 • Last Action 03/17/2025
Formulary Committee members with a potential conflict of interest participation in committee communications and discussions authorization provision, public comment process for recommendations to the Formulary Committee development by the commissioner of human services requirement provision, and Minnesota Rare Disease Advisory Council expertise sought by the Formulary Committee requirement provision
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies Minnesota's Formulary Committee regulations to enhance transparency, conflict of interest disclosure, and public participation in pharmaceutical decision-making. Specifically, the bill expands the Formulary Committee's composition to include diverse medical professionals, a representative from the Rare Disease Advisory Council, and consumer representatives, while establishing stricter conflict of interest guidelines. Members must now disclose potential conflicts, which will be publicly posted on the Department of Human Services website, and they can be removed for cause but not for offering differing clinical opinions. The bill also mandates that the Formulary Committee seek expertise from the Rare Disease Advisory Council before making decisions about orphan drugs or prior authorization requirements. Additionally, the bill requires a more robust public comment process, including mandatory public hearings, advance notice of meetings, and public disclosure of comments and analysis related to drug list modifications. The bill extends the Formulary Committee's existence until 2030, increases meeting frequency, provides members with a modest honorarium, and ensures that the committee's activities are subject to open meeting laws while allowing for expert consultation and communication within certain constraints.
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Bill Summary: A bill for an act relating to health; permitting Formulary Committee members with a potential conflict of interest to participate in committee communications and discussions; requiring the commissioner of human services to develop a public comment process for recommendations to the Formulary Committee; requiring the Formulary Committee to seek expertise from the Minnesota Rare Disease Advisory Council; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 256B.0625, subdivisions 13c, 13f, 13g.
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• Introduced: 03/14/2025
• Added: 03/15/2025
• Session: 94th Legislature 2025-2026
• Sponsors: 3 : Liz Boldon (D)*, Bill Lieske (R), Rob Kupec (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 03/14/2025
• Last Action: Referred to Health and Human Services
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OK bill #SB275 • Last Action 03/17/2025
Housing; creating the Oklahoma Workforce Housing Commission; authorizing the Oklahoma Workforce Commission to implement certain reports and plans for expansion of affordable housing. Effective date.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the Oklahoma Workforce Housing Commission, a 15-member body created to address housing needs across the state, effective January 1, 2026. The commission will be composed of members appointed by the Governor, Senate President Pro Tempore, and House Speaker, representing diverse backgrounds including urban and rural communities, housing authorities, special populations, and financial institutions. The commission will include ex officio members from state and federal agencies, with eight members required for a quorum and decisions made by majority vote. Members will serve initial two-year terms, then three-year terms thereafter, and will not receive compensation. The commission's primary purpose is to coordinate housing solutions for workers across all income levels and facilitate community economic growth. Additionally, the Oklahoma Workforce Commission is tasked with developing several key initiatives, including a comprehensive housing needs assessment, an annual housing report, a long-term state housing expansion plan, and evaluations of existing housing programs. The commission will also make recommendations to the Legislature about policies and incentives to increase and diversify housing stock. All commission meetings will be subject to Oklahoma's Open Meeting and Open Records Acts, ensuring transparency in its operations.
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Bill Summary: housing - Commission - promulgation of rules - expansion of affordable housing - recommendations - codification - effective date
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• Introduced: 12/31/2024
• Added: 12/31/2024
• Session: 2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 2 : Julia Kirt (D)*, Daniel Pae (R)*
• Versions: 5 • Votes: 2 • Actions: 13
• Last Amended: 03/05/2025
• Last Action: Senate Floor SB275 (3-17-25) (KIRT) RT FA2 - SB275 (3-17-25) (KIRT) RT FA2
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MN bill #HF26 • Last Action 03/14/2025
Governor's power to declare emergency repealed, legislative emergency declaration and extension process established, governor's authority to adopt orders and expedited rules during an emergency repealed, citizen rights protected, and technical corrections made.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill restructures Minnesota's emergency management laws by shifting emergency declaration powers from the governor to the state legislature. The bill, titled the "Never Again Act," fundamentally changes how emergencies are declared and managed in the state. Key provisions include requiring a two-thirds vote in both legislative chambers to declare an emergency, which can last up to 30 days and can be extended by another legislative vote. The bill explicitly protects citizens' rights during emergencies, preventing infringement on freedoms such as free speech, religious exercise, assembly, bearing arms, travel, and operating businesses. It removes the governor's unilateral power to declare emergencies and issue orders with the force of law, instead requiring legislative approval and oversight. The bill also modifies numerous existing statutes to replace references to gubernatorial emergency declarations with legislative emergency declarations. Additionally, it repeals previous statutes related to executive emergency powers, effectively transferring emergency management authority from the executive branch to the legislative branch. The proposed changes aim to increase democratic accountability and prevent potential overreach during emergency situations by ensuring that emergency powers are approved and controlled by elected representatives rather than a single executive official.
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Bill Summary: A bill for an act relating to emergency management; repealing governor's power to declare emergency; establishing a legislative emergency declaration and extension process; repealing governor's authority to adopt orders and expedited rules that have the effect of law during an emergency; protecting citizen rights; making technical corrections; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 12.03, subdivision 1e; 12.21, subdivisions 1, 3; 12.25, subdivision 3; 12.36; 12.45; 12.61, subdivision 2; 14.03, subdivision 1; 34A.11, subdivision 6; 35.0661, subdivision 1; 41B.047, subdivision 1; 144.4197; 144E.266; 151.441, subdivisions 12, 13; 270C.34, subdivision 1; 295.50, subdivision 2b; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 12; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 4.035, subdivision 2; 12.31; 12.32.
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• Introduced: 01/22/2025
• Added: 02/11/2025
• Session: 94th Legislature 2025-2026
• Sponsors: 16 : Drew Roach (R)*, Harry Niska (R), Lisa Demuth (R), Jim Nash (R), Bernie Perryman (R), Keith Allen (R), Tom Murphy (R), Steve Gander (R), John Burkel (R), Isaac Schultz (R), Marj Fogelman (R), Tom Dippel (R), Krista Knudsen (R), Dave Baker (R), Jon Koznick (R), Jeff Dotseth (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 8
• Last Amended: 01/21/2025
• Last Action: Recalled by Chair State Government Finance and Policy
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HI bill #HR25 • Last Action 03/14/2025
Requesting The State Health Planning And Development Agency And Department Of Health To Hold A Public Meeting For All Certificate Of Need Applications For Any Proposed Special Treatment Facility In Neighborhoods With Community Associations.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This resolution requests the State Health Planning and Development Agency (SHPDA) and Department of Health (DOH) to hold public meetings for all Certificate of Need (CON) applications for proposed special treatment facilities in neighborhoods with community associations. A Certificate of Need is an authorization issued by SHPDA to construct, expand, or modify certain healthcare facilities or services. Currently, some CON applications go through an administrative review process that does not automatically require a public meeting, which has led to frustration among neighbors and community associations who want to provide input on proposed facilities. The resolution specifically asks SHPDA to not only hold public meetings for such applications but also to adopt rules requiring CON applicants to appear before the local neighborhood board where the proposed special treatment facility would be located. This request aligns with Hawaii's Sunshine Law, which promotes open and transparent government decision-making processes. The resolution aims to increase community engagement and ensure that local residents have an opportunity to learn about and comment on proposed healthcare facilities in their neighborhoods before they are approved.
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Bill Summary: RESOLUTION requesting the state health PLANNING and development agency and department of health to hold a public MEETING for ALL CERTIFICATE OF NEED APPLICATIONS FOR any proposed special treatment facility in NEIGHBORHOODS with community associations.
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• Introduced: 02/26/2025
• Added: 02/27/2025
• Session: 2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Sam Kong (D)*
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 03/19/2025
• Last Action: Referred to HLT, referral sheet 22
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KS bill #SB66 • Last Action 03/14/2025
Substitute for SB 66 by Committee on Local Government, Transparency and Ethics - Requiring annual filing of the statement of substantial interests by elected or appointed city or county officials, providing that officials of governmental subdivisions other than cities or counties file statements of substantial interests if any change in substantial interests occurred and requiring governmental officials with a substantial interest in a real estate development project to verbally disclose such in
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies Kansas law regarding the filing of statements of substantial interests for local government officials, introducing several key changes. The bill requires city and county elected or appointed officials to file annual statements of substantial interests between April 15 and April 30 each year, regardless of whether changes have occurred. For officials from other governmental subdivisions like townships, school districts, or drainage districts, the filing requirement is modified to only require a statement if changes in substantial interests occurred during the preceding calendar year. Additionally, the bill mandates that local governmental officers must verbally disclose any substantial interest in a real estate development project during the first open meeting where a proposed zoning change or permit is discussed, before participating in any discussion, review, or action on that proposed change. The bill aims to increase transparency by ensuring that local officials proactively disclose potential conflicts of interest, particularly in matters related to real estate development and zoning. These disclosure requirements help prevent potential conflicts of interest and provide greater transparency in local government decision-making processes.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT concerning local governmental ethics; relating to filing requirements of the statement of substantial interests; requiring annual filing by city or county elected or appointed officials; providing that elected or appointed officials of a governmental subdivision other than a city or county file statements of substantial interests if any change in substantial interests occurred; requiring governmental officials with a substantial interest in a real estate development project to verbally disclose such interest prior to first participating in any discussion, review or action on a proposed zoning change or permit; amending K.S.A. 75-4302a and repealing the existing section.
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• Introduced: 01/23/2025
• Added: 03/14/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 0 : Local Government, Transparency and Ethics
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 8
• Last Amended: 03/14/2025
• Last Action: Senate Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Committee on Local Government, Transparency and Ethics
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HI bill #HCR26 • Last Action 03/14/2025
Requesting The State Health Planning And Development Agency And Department Of Health To Hold A Public Meeting For All Certificate Of Need Applications For Any Proposed Special Treatment Facility In Neighborhoods With Community Associations.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This joint resolution requests the State Health Planning and Development Agency (SHPDA) and Department of Health (DOH) to enhance public participation in the certificate of need (CON) process for special treatment facilities in neighborhoods with community associations. A certificate of need is an authorization required to construct, expand, or modify certain healthcare facilities, which typically goes through either an administrative or standard review process. Currently, administrative review applications do not automatically require public meetings, which has led to frustration among local residents who want input on proposed facilities in their neighborhoods. The resolution specifically asks SHPDA to hold public meetings for all CON applications for special treatment facilities in areas with community associations and to adopt rules requiring CON applicants to appear before the local neighborhood board as part of the application process. This approach aims to increase transparency and community involvement in healthcare facility planning, aligning with Hawaii's Sunshine Law, which promotes open government and public policy formation.
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Bill Summary: RESOLUTION requesting the state health PLANNING and development agency and department of health to hold a public MEETING for ALL CERTIFICATE OF NEED APPLICATIONS FOR any proposed special treatment facility in NEIGHBORHOODS with community associations.
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• Introduced: 02/26/2025
• Added: 02/27/2025
• Session: 2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Sam Kong (D)*
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 03/19/2025
• Last Action: Referred to HLT, referral sheet 22
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MN bill #SF2471 • Last Action 03/13/2025
Member access to cooperative documents and meetings improvement provision and electronic voting and voting by mail for cooperative board directors requirement provision
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill enhances transparency and member participation in electric cooperatives by introducing several key provisions. The bill requires electric cooperative board meetings to be open to all members, with the ability to close meetings only for specific reasons like personnel matters or legal discussions. It mandates that cooperatives provide remote meeting access via the Internet and publish a wide range of documents on their websites, including meeting minutes, financial statements, and board election information. Members will now have the right to access the cooperative's membership list for relevant purposes, subject to strict guidelines preventing commercial use. The bill also establishes new procedures for board director nominations, allowing candidates to be nominated by a petition signed by at least 40 members. Additionally, cooperatives must develop a secure voting system that enables members to vote in board elections by mail and online, ensuring ballot secrecy. The bill further requires annual notifications about members' capital credit allocations and mandates that cooperatives respond to member requests about their cumulative capital credits within 45 days. These changes aim to increase member engagement, transparency, and democratic participation in electric cooperatives, with most provisions becoming effective immediately and the online voting requirements applying to board elections from September 1, 2025.
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Bill Summary: A bill for an act relating to electric cooperatives; improving member access to cooperative documents and meetings; requiring electronic voting and voting by mail for cooperative board directors; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 308A.327.
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• Introduced: 03/12/2025
• Added: 03/13/2025
• Session: 94th Legislature 2025-2026
• Sponsors: 1 : John Hoffman (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 03/11/2025
• Last Action: Referred to Judiciary and Public Safety
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MN bill #SF2339 • Last Action 03/13/2025
Metropolitan Council governance modifications provision and Transportation Advisory Board elimination provision
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill significantly reforms the Metropolitan Council's governance structure and eliminates the Transportation Advisory Board. The key changes include expanding the council from 16 to 33 members, with members now being appointed by county boards and municipal committees instead of by the governor. The new structure requires each of the seven metropolitan area counties to have a county commissioner on the council, and each council district to have a local elected official or citizen representative. The bill establishes a new municipal committee for each council district to help with appointments and provides that members can be recalled by their appointing body. The commissioner of transportation and three additional transportation-related members will have limited voting rights, primarily on metropolitan planning organization matters. The chair of the council will now be elected by the council members rather than appointed by the governor, and the council will need a 60% vote to adopt its levy or metropolitan system plans. The Transportation Advisory Board is completely eliminated and replaced with a technical advisory committee composed of professional transportation staff. These changes are set to take effect on January 1, 2028, and will apply to the seven counties in the metropolitan area. The bill also establishes initial salary levels for the council chair ($52,500) and other members ($20,000) per year.
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Bill Summary: A bill for an act relating to the Metropolitan Council; modifying governance of the Metropolitan Council; eliminating the Transportation Advisory Board; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 3.8841, subdivision 9; 473.123; 473.146, subdivisions 3, 4; repealing Laws 1994, chapter 628, article 1, section 8.
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• Introduced: 03/07/2025
• Added: 03/08/2025
• Session: 94th Legislature 2025-2026
• Sponsors: 5 : Eric Pratt (R)*, Judy Seeberger (D), Julia Coleman (R), Heather Gustafson (D), Ann Rest (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 03/07/2025
• Last Action: Author added Rest
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OK bill #SB601 • Last Action 03/13/2025
Death penalty; creating the Death Penalty Moratorium Act; staying the execution of judgments in all death penalty cases; creating Death Penalty Reform Task Force. Emergency.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the Death Penalty Moratorium Act, which implements a temporary stay on all death penalty executions in Oklahoma until June 1, 2027. The bill prohibits the Court of Criminal Appeals from setting or executing any death penalty sentences during this period, vacates all current execution dates, and suspends related death penalty statutes. Simultaneously, the bill creates a Death Penalty Reform Task Force composed of five members appointed by key legislative and executive leaders, including representatives from the Senate, House of Representatives, and the Governor's office. The task force's primary responsibility is to review and report on the implementation of recommendations from the 2017 Oklahoma Death Penalty Review Commission, with a focus on examining reforms to the state's death penalty system. Task force members will serve without compensation, and the Attorney General's office will provide administrative support. The task force is required to submit an electronic report of its findings by November 30, 2026, to the Senate President Pro Tempore, House Speaker, and Governor. Importantly, the bill does not prohibit future death penalty prosecutions and does not invalidate existing death penalty judgments. The legislation is declared an emergency measure, meaning it will take effect immediately upon passage and approval.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to the death penalty; creating the Death Penalty Moratorium Act; providing short title; staying the execution of judgments in all death penalty cases; prohibiting the Court of Criminal Appeals from ordering the execution of judgments in death penalty cases; prohibiting the setting of execution dates; vacating all current execution dates; suspending all statutes related to death penalty sentences; returning death penalty statutes to full force and effect upon repeal of the Death Penalty Moratorium Act; providing construing provisions; creating the Death Penalty Reform Task Force; providing purpose of the task force; providing for membership; establishing date for appointing members; setting organizational meetings; providing for the selection of a chair and vice chair; stating primary function of the task force; authorizing the task force to collaborate with other agencies, organizations, entities, and educational institutions; providing quorum requirements; making meetings of the task force subject to the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act; prohibiting compensation or travel reimbursement; directing the Attorney General to provide staffing and administrative support; requiring the submission of certain report to the Legislature and Governor; providing for codification; providing for noncodification; and declaring an emergency.
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• Introduced: 01/14/2025
• Added: 01/14/2025
• Session: 2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 4 : Dave Rader (R)*, Danny Williams (R)*, Suzanne Schreiber (D), Ellyn Hefner (D)
• Versions: 5 • Votes: 2 • Actions: 10
• Last Amended: 03/05/2025
• Last Action: Coauthored by Representative Schreiber
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MN bill #SF787 • Last Action 03/13/2025
Open meeting laws unlimited remote participation authorization modification provision
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies Minnesota's open meeting laws to allow for more flexible remote participation by public bodies. Currently, there are restrictions on how many times a member can participate remotely from a non-public location, with specific exceptions for military service or medical reasons. The proposed changes would remove these limitations, effectively allowing unlimited remote participation while maintaining key transparency requirements. Specifically, the bill ensures that during remote meetings, all participating members must still be able to see and hear each other, all discussion and testimony must be audible and visible, at least one member must be physically present at the regular meeting location, and all votes must be conducted by roll call to clearly identify each member's vote. The notice requirements are also updated to simply indicate that some members may participate remotely, without needing to specify the exact locations of remote participants. These modifications aim to provide public bodies with greater flexibility in conducting meetings while preserving the core principles of open government and public accessibility.
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Bill Summary: A bill for an act relating to local government; modifying open meeting law to allow unlimited remote participation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 13D.02, subdivisions 1, 4.
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• Introduced: 01/29/2025
• Added: 01/30/2025
• Session: 94th Legislature 2025-2026
• Sponsors: 5 : Alice Mann (D)*, Julia Coleman (R), Erin Maye Quade (D), Liz Boldon (D), Mary Kunesh (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 5
• Last Amended: 01/28/2025
• Last Action: Author added Kunesh
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MI bill #HB4032 • Last Action 03/12/2025
Health occupations: physicians; interstate medical licensure compact; remove sunset. Amends sec. 16189 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.16189).
Status: Crossed Over
AI-generated Summary: This bill removes the sunset provision for the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact (IMLC), which is a legal agreement among states to streamline the process for physicians to obtain medical licenses in multiple states. The compact creates an expedited licensure process for qualified physicians who want to practice medicine in different member states. To be eligible, physicians must meet specific criteria, including graduating from an accredited medical school, passing licensing exams, completing graduate medical education, holding specialty certification, possessing a full and unrestricted medical license, and having no significant disciplinary history. The compact establishes an Interstate Commission to administer the agreement, which will manage the licensing process, maintain a coordinated information system, facilitate joint investigations, and handle disciplinary actions across member states. Physicians can apply for an expedited license through their "state of principal license," which is typically determined by their primary residence, practice location, or employer. The compact aims to enhance healthcare access by making it easier for physicians to practice across state lines while maintaining rigorous professional standards and patient safety protections. By removing the sunset provision, Michigan ensures the continued participation in this interstate licensing system without an automatic expiration date.
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Bill Summary: A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled"Public health code,"by amending section 16189 (MCL 333.16189), as amended by 2022 PA 38.
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• Introduced: 01/28/2025
• Added: 01/29/2025
• Session: 103rd Legislature
• Sponsors: 36 : Rylee Linting (R)*, Jamie Thompson (R), Angela Rigas (R), Joseph Fox (R), Jennifer Conlin (D), Greg Alexander (R), Jason Woolford (R), Donavan McKinney (D), Pat Outman (R), Julie Rogers (D), Gina Johnsen (R), Jim DeSana (R), Alicia St. Germaine (R), Karl Bohnak (R), David Prestin (R), Matt Longjohn (D), Alabas Farhat (D), Timmy Beson (R), J.R. Roth (R), Joe Aragona (R), Ron Robinson (R), Joseph Pavlov (R), Bryan Posthumus (R), Brian BeGole (R), Jay DeBoyer (R), Kathy Schmaltz (R), Carrie Rheingans (D), Jason Morgan (D), Julie Brixie (D), Bill Schuette (R), Rachelle Smit (R), Steve Frisbie (R), Will Bruck (R), Donni Steele (R), Ken Borton (R), Jaime Greene (R)
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 2 • Actions: 16
• Last Amended: 03/06/2025
• Last Action: Referred To Committee On Health Policy
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MI bill #HB4070 • Last Action 03/12/2025
Courts: other; Michigan indigent defense commission act; expand duties to include indigent defense of youth. Amends title & secs. 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 21 & 23 of 2013 PA 93 (MCL 780.983 et seq.) & adds sec. 14.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill expands the Michigan Indigent Defense Commission (MIDC) Act to include youth defense services alongside adult criminal defense services. The bill makes several key changes: it broadens the definition of "indigent" and "indigent defense services" to explicitly include youth facing delinquency proceedings, adds a representative from the children's law section to the MIDC board, and modifies various sections of the existing law to reference both adult and youth defense services. The bill requires the MIDC to develop minimum standards for providing effective legal representation to indigent youth, similar to the existing standards for adults, and ensures that youth have the right to counsel and cannot waive that right without first consulting with an attorney. The MIDC will now be responsible for establishing standards for determining youth indigency, tracking performance metrics for youth defense services, and providing grants to local defense systems to improve the quality of legal representation for youth. The bill aims to strengthen the right to effective counsel for both adults and youth in the criminal and juvenile justice systems, with a particular focus on ensuring that indigent youth receive high-quality legal representation. The amendments take effect on October 1 following the date of enactment.
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Bill Summary: A bill to amend 2013 PA 93, entitled"Michigan indigent defense commission act,"by amending the title and sections 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 21, and 23 (MCL 780.983, 780.985, 780.987, 780.989, 780.991, 780.993, 780.995, 780.997, 780.1001, and 780.1003), section 3 as amended by 2019 PA 108, sections 5, 9, 11, 13, 15, and 17 as amended by 2018 PA 214, and section 7 as amended by 2018 PA 443, and by adding section 14.
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• Introduced: 02/12/2025
• Added: 02/13/2025
• Session: 103rd Legislature
• Sponsors: 1 : Sarah Lightner (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 1 • Actions: 7
• Last Amended: 02/12/2025
• Last Action: Referred To Second Reading
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MI bill #SB0142 • Last Action 03/12/2025
Mental health: other; recipient rights advisory committee membership; modify. Amends secs. 100d & 756 of 1974 PA 258 (MCL 330.1100d & 330.1756).
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies the Michigan Mental Health Code by making several changes to the state recipient rights advisory committee. The bill expands the committee from 12 to 15 members by adding three new representatives: one from Disability Rights Michigan, one from the Mental Health Association in Michigan, and one from Arc Michigan. The bill also prohibits individuals employed by the Department of Mental Health's executive office from serving on the committee, requiring their immediate replacement if currently serving. The committee will continue to maintain its core requirements of representing diverse perspectives, including at least one-third primary consumers or family members, with at least two primary consumers. The committee retains its existing responsibilities, such as meeting quarterly, maintaining membership lists, protecting the state office of recipient rights, recommending candidates for the office director, and reviewing recipient rights reports. The bill also makes some technical language adjustments to existing definitions related to mental health services, clarifying terms like "serious emotional disturbance," "serious mental illness," and "substance use disorder" to ensure precise and consistent terminology throughout the mental health code.
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Bill Summary: A bill to amend 1974 PA 258, entitled"Mental health code,"by amending sections 100d and 756 (MCL 330.1100d and 330.1756), section 100d as amended by 2022 PA 214 and section 756 as added by 1995 PA 290.
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• Introduced: 03/12/2025
• Added: 03/12/2025
• Session: 103rd Legislature
• Sponsors: 2 : Michael Webber (R)*, Rick Outman (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 03/12/2025
• Last Action: Referred To Committee On Housing And Human Services
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IA bill #HSB291 • Last Action 03/12/2025
A bill for an act enacting the interstate podiatric medical licensure compact.(See HF 930.)
Status: In Committee
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Bill Summary: This bill establishes the interstate podiatric medical licensure compact. The compact establishes a system whereby a podiatrist licensed to practice in one participating state may receive an expedited license to practice in another participating state. The compact imposes certain minimum requirements on the licensure of podiatrists in participating states. The compact creates a commission to administer the operation of the compact. The commission is an instrumentality of the participating states. The compact includes provisions relating to the establishment and membership of the commission; powers of the commission; meetings and voting requirements of the commission; commission bylaws and rules; commission committees; commission finances; the establishment of a data system; compacting state compliance; venue for judicial proceedings; defense and indemnification; effective dates and amendments to the compact; withdrawal, default, and expulsion; severability and construction; and the binding effect of the compact and other laws. The compact becomes effective upon the adoption of the compact by the fourth participating state.
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• Introduced: 03/04/2025
• Added: 03/04/2025
• Session: 91st General Assembly
• Sponsors: 0 : State Government
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 1 • Actions: 10
• Last Amended: 03/04/2025
• Last Action: Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 930.
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TN bill #HB0600 • Last Action 03/12/2025
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2 and Title 68, Chapter 211, relative to solid waste.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the "Tennessee Waste to Jobs Act," which creates a comprehensive producer responsibility program for packaging materials aimed at improving recycling, reuse, and composting across the state. The legislation requires producers of goods to participate in a Producer Responsibility Organization (PRO) that will develop and implement a five-year plan to manage packaging waste. Key provisions include establishing a 20-member advisory board to guide the program, requiring producers to pay dues based on their packaging materials' recyclability and quantity, and creating a system for reimbursing local governments and service providers for recycling and waste management services. The bill defines various types of packaging materials and establishes exemptions for certain producers, such as small businesses and nonprofit organizations. Producers will be required to develop strategies for reducing packaging, increasing reuse and composting, and supporting recycling infrastructure. Starting January 1, 2030, producers must participate in an approved recycling plan to sell products in Tennessee, with potential civil penalties ranging from $25,000 to $100,000 per day for non-compliance. The program aims to create jobs, divert recyclable materials from landfills, recover valuable materials, and develop a more sustainable waste management system in the state.
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Bill Summary: As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee Waste to Jobs Act," which requires producers of goods to participate in a responsibility organization for recycling, reuse, and composting of certain packaging material. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2 and Title 68, Chapter 211.
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• Introduced: 01/30/2025
• Added: 01/31/2025
• Session: 114th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 11 : Bob Freeman (D)*, Bud Hulsey (R), John Clemmons (D), Sam McKenzie (D), Vincent Dixie (D), Harold Love (D), Torrey Harris (D), Karen Camper (D), Yusuf Hakeem (D), Aftyn Behn (D), Jason Powell (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 10
• Last Amended: 01/30/2025
• Last Action: Sponsor(s) Added.
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NC bill #S155 • Last Action 03/12/2025
Social Work Interstate Licensure Compact
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the Social Work Interstate Licensure Compact, which aims to facilitate interstate practice for social workers by creating a streamlined system for obtaining and maintaining multistate licenses. The compact allows social workers to more easily practice across participating states by establishing a uniform set of licensing requirements and creating a data system to track licensure information. Key provisions include defining different categories of social work licensure (bachelor's, master's, and clinical), establishing eligibility criteria for obtaining a multistate license, and creating a compact commission to oversee implementation. The compact will help increase public access to social work services, reduce duplicative licensing requirements, address workforce shortages, and support mobility for social workers, including military families. The commission will manage a coordinated database of licensure information, have rulemaking authority, and provide a mechanism for investigating and resolving disciplinary actions across member states. Each member state will retain the ability to regulate social work practice within its borders, but will agree to recognize multistate licenses issued by other member states that meet the compact's standards. The compact will become effective once seven states have enacted the legislation, and states can join or withdraw according to specified procedures.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT TO ESTABLISH AND ENTER INTO AN INTERSTATE COMPACT FOR THE PRACTICE OF SOCIAL WORK.
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• Introduced: 02/25/2025
• Added: 02/25/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Session
• Sponsors: 20 : Kevin Corbin (R)*, Ralph Hise (R)*, Jim Burgin (R)*, Gale Adcock (D), Ted Alexander (R), Val Applewhite (D), Woodson Bradley (D), Robert Brinson (R), Danny Britt (R), Warren Daniel (R), Robert Hanig (R), Todd Johnson (R), Michael Lazzara (R), Michael Lee (R), Tom McInnis (R), Mujtaba Mohammed (D), Paul Newton (R), Norman Sanderson (R), Benton Sawrey (R), Caleb Theodros (D)
• Versions: 3 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 9
• Last Amended: 03/12/2025
• Last Action: Re-ref Com On Finance
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NC bill #S259 • Last Action 03/11/2025
School Psychologist Omnibus
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill aims to improve the number and quality of school psychologists in North Carolina through several key provisions. First, for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, school psychologists will receive a monthly salary supplement of $650, with an additional 12% supplement for those holding a Nationally Certified School Psychologist (NCSP) credential. The bill establishes a School Psychologists Grant Program that will provide grants to public school units to recruit school psychologists, with priority given to units without a full-time school psychologist and with individual signing bonuses not exceeding $5,000. A new School Psychologists Internship Program will provide stipends to full-time school psychology students during their internship period, with field supervisors also eligible for a salary supplement. The bill allocates $5 million to Appalachian State University to host a virtual school psychology training program and provides $1.6 million to several University of North Carolina institutions to support and potentially double their school psychology programs. Additionally, the bill creates an Interstate Licensure Compact for School Psychologists to facilitate easier licensure across states, improve mobility for school psychologists, and address workforce shortages. The compact establishes a comprehensive framework for interstate licensing, information sharing, and professional standards, with provisions for military members and their spouses. The bill is set to become effective on July 1, 2025, with the goal of addressing critical shortages and improving school psychological services across North Carolina.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT TO ENACT PROVISIONS RELATED TO IMPROVING THE NUMBER AND QUALITY OF SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS IN NORTH CAROLINA.
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• Introduced: 03/10/2025
• Added: 03/10/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Session
• Sponsors: 21 : Kevin Corbin (R)*, Gale Adcock (D), Ted Alexander (R), Robert Brinson (R), Danny Britt (R), Jim Burgin (R), Jay Chaudhuri (D), Lisa Grafstein (D), Robert Hanig (R), Ralph Hise (R), Dana Jones (R), Michael Lee (R), Paul Lowe (D), Julie Mayfield (D), Mujtaba Mohammed (D), Paul Newton (R), Brad Overcash (R), Gladys Robinson (D), Norman Sanderson (R), Benton Sawrey (R), Joyce Waddell (D)
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 5
• Last Amended: 03/11/2025
• Last Action: Re-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget
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OK bill #SB479 • Last Action 03/11/2025
State Capitol Building; dissolving the State Capitol Repair Expenditure Oversight Committee. Effective date.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends two sections of Oklahoma state law related to the Oklahoma Capitol Improvement Authority's ability to issue obligations for renovating and repairing the State Capitol Building. The key changes involve dissolving the State Capitol Repair Expenditure Oversight Committee, which previously had the power to approve and oversee expenditures for Capitol repairs. The bill removes all provisions related to the nine-member committee, including its composition, responsibilities, and oversight role in the Capitol renovation process. The Oklahoma Capitol Improvement Authority will now have more direct control over issuing bonds (up to $120 million in one section and $125 million in another) for Capitol improvements, with the ability to borrow money, capitalize interest, and manage the renovation project without the previous committee's approval. The bill also makes minor technical changes, such as replacing specific references to "the State of Oklahoma" with more generic terms like "this state". The amendments to both sections maintain the Authority's ability to hold property titles, lease improvements to the Office of Management and Enterprise Services, and issue tax-exempt obligations. The bill will become effective on November 1, 2025, and streamlines the process for Capitol Building renovation by eliminating an additional layer of legislative oversight.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to the State Capitol Building; amending 73 O.S. 2021, Sections 345 and 346, which relate to the renovation, repair, and remodeling of the State Capitol Building; dissolving the State Capitol Repair Expenditure Oversight Committee; updating statutory language; updating statutory reference; and providing an effective date.
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• Introduced: 01/09/2025
• Added: 01/09/2025
• Session: 2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 2 : Randy Grellner (R)*, Mike Dobrinski (R)*
• Versions: 6 • Votes: 2 • Actions: 8
• Last Amended: 02/13/2025
• Last Action: Coauthored by Representative Dobrinski (principal House author)
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IL bill #HB4019 • Last Action 03/11/2025
OPEN MEETINGS-NOTICE VIOLATION
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Open Meetings Act to clarify and expand the timeline for filing civil actions related to potential violations of open meeting requirements. Specifically, the bill allows individuals to bring a civil action within 60 days under four different scenarios: (1) prior to or within 60 days of the allegedly problematic meeting, (2) within 60 days of discovering meeting-related violations if not initially discovered, (3) within 60 days of the Attorney General's decision on a review request if a timely review was filed, or (4) within 60 days of discovering a violation where a public body failed to provide proper meeting notice. The bill maintains existing provisions that allow courts to examine meeting minutes in camera, grant appropriate relief such as mandating open meetings or nullifying actions taken in closed meetings, and potentially assess attorney's fees against parties. Importantly, the bill preserves the confidentiality of records obtained by a State's Attorney during the review process, keeping them exempt from public disclosure. These changes aim to provide more flexibility and clarity in enforcing open meeting laws while protecting the public's right to access government proceedings.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Open Meetings Act. Provides that a civil action for violation of the Act may be brought within 60 days after the discovery of failure to comply with specified notice requirements.
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• Introduced: 03/10/2025
• Added: 03/11/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Dan Didech (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 03/10/2025
• Last Action: Referred to Rules Committee
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AK bill #SB124 • Last Action 03/10/2025
Nursing: Licensure; Multistate Compact
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill implements the Multistate Nurse Licensure Compact in Alaska, which is designed to facilitate nurse mobility and streamline licensing across participating states. The bill establishes a comprehensive framework for nurses to obtain a multistate license that allows them to practice in multiple states without obtaining separate licenses for each state. Key provisions include creating a new fee structure where multistate licenses will cost double the single-state license fee, establishing criteria for obtaining a multistate license (such as passing the national nursing exam and meeting background check requirements), and creating an interstate commission to manage the compact's implementation. The bill modifies existing Alaska statutes to recognize "practice privileges" for nurses with multistate licenses, allowing them to practice in the state under the same conditions as locally licensed nurses. The compact aims to protect public health by ensuring uniform licensure standards, facilitating information sharing between state nursing boards, and creating a coordinated system for tracking nurse disciplinary actions. The new regulations will take effect on July 1, 2026, giving the state time to prepare for implementation, with some administrative provisions taking effect immediately. The goal is to increase nursing workforce flexibility, reduce administrative burdens, and maintain high standards of professional practice across participating states.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to the licensure of nursing professionals; relating to a multistate nurse licensure compact; and providing for an effective date.
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• Introduced: 03/10/2025
• Added: 03/11/2025
• Session: 34th Legislature
• Sponsors: 0 : Rules
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 5
• Last Amended: 03/10/2025
• Last Action: REFERRED TO LABOR & COMMERCE
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AK bill #HB131 • Last Action 03/10/2025
Nursing: Licensure; Multistate Compact
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill implements the Multistate Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) in Alaska, which is designed to enhance nursing mobility and streamline licensure across participating states. The bill establishes a framework for nurses to obtain a multistate license that allows them to practice in multiple states without obtaining separate licenses for each state. Key provisions include setting fee levels for single-state and multistate nursing licenses (with multistate licenses costing double the single-state fee), expanding the definition of "health care provider" to include nurses with multistate licenses, and adding provisions to the Board of Nursing's responsibilities to implement and regulate the compact. The bill modifies numerous existing statutes to incorporate language about "practice privileges" alongside traditional licensing, which will allow nurses with a multistate license from their home state to practice in Alaska without obtaining a separate Alaska license. The compact aims to improve public health and safety by creating uniform standards for nurse licensure, facilitating information sharing between states, and making it easier for nurses to practice across state lines, particularly important for telehealth and during emergency situations. The bill is set to take effect on July 1, 2026, giving state agencies time to develop necessary regulations and systems to implement the compact.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to the licensure of nursing professionals; relating to a multistate nurse licensure compact; and providing for an effective date.
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• Introduced: 03/10/2025
• Added: 03/11/2025
• Session: 34th Legislature
• Sponsors: 0 : Rules
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 5
• Last Amended: 03/10/2025
• Last Action: REFERRED TO LABOR & COMMERCE
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MN bill #HF71 • Last Action 03/10/2025
Working group on local candidate campaign finance reporting established, report required, and money appropriated.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes a working group on local candidate campaign finance reporting to examine whether local campaign finance reports should be filed with the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board (the Board) instead of local filing officers. The working group will consist of 12 members, including representatives from the Board, local government associations, the legislature, and different political parties. The group's duties include reviewing current reporting requirements under Minnesota Statutes Chapter 211A, assessing local filing officers' capabilities, studying the potential impact on the Board's resources, and developing recommendations for potential legislative changes. The working group will be required to submit a comprehensive report to legislative committees by January 15, 2026, detailing their activities, findings, and proposed legislation. An unspecified amount of funding will be appropriated from the general fund to support the working group's activities, which will be a one-time appropriation available until June 30, 2026. The working group will expire after submitting its report or by January 16, 2026, whichever is later. The act will become effective the day following its final enactment.
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Bill Summary: A bill for an act relating to elections; establishing a working group on local candidate campaign finance reporting; requiring a report; appropriating money.
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• Introduced: 01/22/2025
• Added: 02/11/2025
• Session: 94th Legislature 2025-2026
• Sponsors: 2 : Nathan Coulter (D)*, Bianca Virnig (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 4
• Last Amended: 01/21/2025
• Last Action: Hearing (13:00:00 3/10/2025 )
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KS bill #SB294 • Last Action 03/07/2025
Enacting the Kansas medical cannabis act to authorize the cultivation, processing, distribution, sale and use of medical cannabis and medical cannabis products.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill enacts the Kansas Medical Cannabis Act to establish a comprehensive framework for the legal cultivation, processing, distribution, sale, and use of medical cannabis in Kansas. The bill creates a detailed regulatory system that includes multiple key provisions: This bill establishes a comprehensive medical cannabis program that allows patients with qualifying medical conditions to obtain and use medical cannabis. Patients will need to obtain an identification card after receiving a recommendation from a qualified medical provider. The bill defines a wide range of qualifying medical conditions, including chronic conditions like cancer, PTSD, epilepsy, and persistent pain. The program will be overseen by a 24-member Medical Cannabis Advisory Board that will provide recommendations on implementation and can review and modify the list of qualifying conditions. The regulatory framework includes licensing for various entities involved in the medical cannabis supply chain, such as cultivators, processors, laboratories, and medical cannabis pharmacies. Licenses will be limited in number and subject to strict background checks and operational requirements. The bill establishes two new state funds to support the program's administration: the Medical Cannabis Registration Fund and the Medical Cannabis Regulation Fund. The legislation provides robust protections for patients, including preventing discrimination in employment, housing, child custody, and other areas based on medical cannabis use. It also addresses potential conflicts with existing laws, such as ensuring that patients are not denied organ transplants or other medical services solely because of medical cannabis use. The bill includes detailed provisions for testing, packaging, transportation, and disposal of medical cannabis, with an emphasis on public safety and product quality. It also establishes penalties for violations of the act and creates mechanisms for ongoing oversight and potential program modifications. Implementation is set to begin on January 1, 2026, with the secretary of health and environment developing rules and regulations to operationalize the program in the interim.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT concerning health and healthcare; relating to medical cannabis; enacting the Kansas medical cannabis act; providing for the licensure and regulation of the cultivation, processing, manufacturing, distribution, sale and use of medical cannabis and medical cannabis products; establishing the medical cannabis registration fund and the medical cannabis regulation fund; making exceptions to the crimes of unlawful manufacture and possession of controlled substances; amending K.S.A. 21-5703, 21-5706, 21-5707, 21-5709, 21-5710, 21- 6109, 23-3201, 38-2269, 44-1009, 44-1015, 79-5201 and 79-5210 and K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 8-1567, 21-5705, 21-6607, 22-3717, 22-4714, 44- 501, 44-706, 65-1120 and 65-28b08 and repealing the existing sections.
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• Introduced: 03/06/2025
• Added: 03/07/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 0 : Federal and State Affairs
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 03/06/2025
• Last Action: Senate Referred to Committee on Federal and State Affairs
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HI bill #SR15 • Last Action 03/06/2025
Requesting The State Health Planning And Development Agency And Department Of Health To Hold A Public Meeting For All Certificate Of Need Applications For Any Proposed Special Treatment Facility In Neighborhoods With Community Associations.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This resolution requests the State Health Planning and Development Agency (SHPDA) and Department of Health (DOH) to hold public meetings for all Certificate of Need (CON) applications involving proposed special treatment facilities in neighborhoods with community associations. A Certificate of Need is an authorization issued by SHPDA to construct, expand, or modify healthcare facilities or services. Currently, some CON applications go through an administrative review process that does not automatically require a public meeting, which has led to frustration among local residents who want to provide input about facilities in their neighborhoods. The resolution specifically asks SHPDA to not only hold public meetings for these applications but also adopt rules requiring CON applicants to present their proposed special treatment facilities to the relevant neighborhood board as part of the application process. This aligns with Hawaii's Sunshine Law, which promotes open and transparent government decision-making. The resolution aims to increase community engagement and ensure that local residents have opportunities to learn about and provide feedback on proposed healthcare facilities in their areas.
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Bill Summary: RESOLUTION requesting the state health PLANNING and development agency and department of health to hold a public MEETING for ALL CERTIFICATE OF NEED APPLICATIONS FOR any proposed special treatment facility in NEIGHBORHOODS with community associations.
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• Introduced: 03/03/2025
• Added: 03/04/2025
• Session: 2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 9 : Brandon Elefante (D)*, Henry Aquino (D)*, Stanley Chang (D)*, Kurt Fevella (R)*, Troy Hashimoto (D)*, Michelle Kidani (D)*, Angus McKelvey (D)*, Mike Gabbard (D), Glenn Wakai (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 03/03/2025
• Last Action: Referred to HHS.
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OK bill #SB388 • Last Action 03/06/2025
Students; authorizing students enrolled in charter and virtual charter schools to participate in certain extracurricular activities under certain circumstances. Effective date. Emergency.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill addresses the participation of charter and virtual charter school students in extracurricular activities offered by their resident school district. Under the new law, students enrolled in these schools can participate in extracurricular activities only if the activity is not already offered by their charter school and does not have an associated course requirement. Eligibility will be determined by the resident school district's rules and policies, as well as any school athletic association guidelines. The bill defines the "resident school district" as the public school district where the student lives. Additionally, the legislation modifies existing laws to require school athletic associations to have a written policy allowing charter and virtual charter school students to participate in interscholastic activities. The bill will become effective on July 1, 2025, and includes an emergency clause, which means it can take effect immediately upon passage. This legislation aims to provide more opportunities for students in charter and virtual charter schools to engage in extracurricular activities while maintaining existing district and association guidelines.
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Bill Summary: students - extracurricular activities - eligibility - charter schools - written policy - codification - effective date - emergency
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• Introduced: 01/06/2025
• Added: 01/07/2025
• Session: 2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 2 : Ally Seifried (R)*, John Kane (R)*
• Versions: 4 • Votes: 2 • Actions: 9
• Last Amended: 03/05/2025
• Last Action: Placed on General Order
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HI bill #SCR25 • Last Action 03/06/2025
Requesting The State Health Planning And Development Agency And Department Of Health To Hold A Public Meeting For All Certificate Of Need Applications For Any Proposed Special Treatment Facility In Neighborhoods With Community Associations.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This resolution requests the State Health Planning and Development Agency (SHPDA) and Department of Health (DOH) to hold public meetings for all Certificate of Need (CON) applications for proposed special treatment facilities in neighborhoods with community associations. A Certificate of Need is an authorization issued by SHPDA to construct, expand, or modify certain healthcare facilities or services. Currently, some CON applications go through an administrative review process that does not require a public meeting, which has led to frustration among local community members who want to provide input about facilities in their neighborhoods. The resolution specifically asks SHPDA to not only hold public meetings for these applications but also to adopt rules requiring CON applicants to appear before the local neighborhood board where the proposed facility would be located. This approach aims to increase transparency and public participation in the healthcare facility development process, in line with Hawaii's Sunshine Law, which promotes open government decision-making. The resolution will be transmitted to the Director of Health and the Administrator of SHPDA for their consideration.
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Bill Summary: RESOLUTION requesting the state health PLANNING and development agency and department of health to hold a public MEETING for ALL CERTIFICATE OF NEED APPLICATIONS FOR any proposed special treatment facility in NEIGHBORHOODS with community associations.
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• Introduced: 03/03/2025
• Added: 03/04/2025
• Session: 2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 9 : Brandon Elefante (D)*, Henry Aquino (D)*, Stanley Chang (D)*, Kurt Fevella (R)*, Troy Hashimoto (D)*, Michelle Kidani (D)*, Angus McKelvey (D)*, Mike Gabbard (D), Glenn Wakai (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 03/03/2025
• Last Action: Referred to HHS.
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OK bill #HB1114 • Last Action 03/06/2025
Cities and towns; municipal land bank program; tax; sale of property; effective date.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes a municipal land bank program that allows cities and towns in Oklahoma to acquire, hold, and transfer unimproved real property with the primary goal of developing affordable housing. The program enables municipalities to sell tax-foreclosed, unimproved properties to qualified developers at potentially below-market rates, with the condition that these properties will be developed as affordable housing for low-income households. Key provisions include defining terms like "affordable" (housing costs not exceeding 30% of median family income), establishing developer qualifications (such as having previously developed three or more housing units), and requiring an annual municipal land bank plan that outlines eligible properties and housing development strategies. The bill mandates that land banks must sell properties within three years to qualified developers for affordable housing, with deed restrictions ensuring that at least 25% of properties sold for ownership are targeted to households earning 60% or less of the area median income, and rental properties must meet specific affordability criteria for 20-100% of units. The land bank must also comply with open meetings and records acts, maintain detailed financial and performance records, and submit annual reports to the municipality. The program aims to facilitate affordable housing development by streamlining the process of acquiring and redeveloping tax-foreclosed properties, with an effective date of November 1, 2025.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to cities and towns; providing definitions; permitting municipalities to adopt a municipal land bank program; directing governing bodies to establish or approve a land bank; providing qualifications for a developer to participate in land bank program; mandating municipalities operate the program in conformance with land bank plan; requiring plans be adopted annually; permitting amendments to plan; requiring consideration of other housing plans and policies; providing required content of plan; requiring a public hearing; requiring city manager provide notice to certain parties; requiring copies of proposed plan be made available to the public; providing procedure for sale of property to land bank; clarifying sale of property is for a public purpose; clarifying no contest is a waiver of challenge; requiring written notice of sale; permitting owner of property to request property not be sold in manner provided in this act; requiring officer sell in accordance with certain procedures; permitting taxing units to sale property for less than market value; clarifying what the deed of conveyance includes; providing conditions for subsequent resale of property; requiring sale of property within certain time frame; limiting number of properties a land bank may own; requiring deed of property sold by land bank include right of reverter; requiring certain deed restrictions; clarifying that certain deed restrictions automatically renew; permitting modification and addition of deed restrictions; requiring compliance with open meetings and open records acts; directing land bank to keep accurate minutes of meetings, records, accounts; directing land bank to file annual audited financial statements; directing land bank file annual performance report; providing requiring content of performance report; requiring land bank to maintain certain records; requiring land bank and municipality maintain copies of performance report for public review; providing for codification; and providing an effective date.
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• Introduced: 01/13/2025
• Added: 01/14/2025
• Session: 2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 3 : Ronald Stewart (D)*, Avery Frix (R)*, Suzanne Schreiber (D)
• Versions: 3 • Votes: 3 • Actions: 13
• Last Amended: 01/13/2025
• Last Action: House Government Oversight Hearing (10:30:00 3/6/2025 Room 206)
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OK bill #HB1939 • Last Action 03/06/2025
Turnpike Authority; powers and duties; locations of construction and operation of certain turnpikes; report; removing certain requirements; rules; adhering to laws; meetings; compliance; notice; validity of bonds; effective date.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies the powers and duties of the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority (OTA) by making several significant changes to the existing law. The bill updates the list of authorized turnpike locations, including adding new routes like the Chickasaw Turnpike, Creek Turnpike, Cherokee Turnpike, Gilcrease Turnpike, and modifying some existing routes. It removes several previously authorized turnpike and tollgate locations. The bill introduces new requirements for turnpike project development, including mandatory collaboration with local elected officials and a five-year sunset provision for legislative authorizations of new turnpike projects. The OTA must now submit detailed reports to the Governor and Legislature before initiating new projects, and conduct comprehensive public engagement processes that include formal public meetings, extensive notice requirements, and opportunities for public comment. The bill eliminates the requirement for automatic tollgates, removes certain bond issuance restrictions, and mandates that the Authority adopt rules to comply with federal and state laws. Additionally, the bill requires all Authority meetings to be open to the public and provides detailed procedures for public notice and engagement when considering new turnpike routes. The changes aim to increase transparency, public input, and accountability in the OTA's project planning and development process.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority; amending 69 O.S. 2021, Section 1705, which relates to powers and duties of the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority; modifying locations of construction and operation of certain turnpikes; requiring submission of certain report; requiring certain collaboration; requiring certain authorizations terminate after five years under certain conditions; removing certain requirement for automatic tollgates; removing certain bond requirement; requiring compensation for certain damaged property; requiring Authority adopt certain rules and adhere to existing laws; requiring the holding of certain meetings; requiring certain meeting compliance; detailing certain notice and public engagement requirements; authorizing additional public meetings if needed; amending 69 O.S. 2021, Section 1718, which relates to the judicial determination of validity of bonds; and providing an effective date.
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• Introduced: 01/16/2025
• Added: 03/07/2025
• Session: 2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 4 : Danny Sterling (R)*, Lisa Standridge (R)*, Clay Staires (R), Annie Menz (D)
• Versions: 5 • Votes: 2 • Actions: 16
• Last Amended: 03/07/2025
• Last Action: Authored by Senator Standridge (principal Senate author)
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OK bill #HB2710 • Last Action 03/06/2025
Statewide radio systems; creating the Oklahoma Emergency Communications Act; defining terms; effective date.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill creates the Oklahoma Emergency Communications Act, establishing a comprehensive framework for managing and improving emergency communication systems across the state. The bill creates the Oklahoma Emergency Communications Authority, a 14-member board representing various state agencies, emergency services, and local government entities, which will oversee the development and regulation of statewide emergency communications systems. The Authority will be responsible for developing strategic plans, establishing training programs, facilitating information sharing, and encouraging technology sharing among different jurisdictions. A new Oklahoma Emergency Communications Office will be created to manage radio communication systems, seek funding, implement policies, and ensure communications meet Federal Communications Commission regulations. The bill also establishes a Joint Executive Board for Emergency Communications, which will employ an Executive Coordinator to oversee operations of both the 9-1-1 and Emergency Communications offices. Additionally, the bill makes several amendments to existing statutes related to information technology and emergency communications, including updating roles and responsibilities of the Chief Information Officer and modifying provisions of the 9-1-1 Management Authority. The primary goals are to improve interoperability, efficiency, and coordination of emergency communication systems across Oklahoma, with the act set to become effective on November 1, 2025.
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Bill Summary: radio systems - terms - Oklahoma Emergency Communications Authority - membership - cause - compensation - Executive Coordinator - powers - duties - revolving fund - purpose - expenditures - Joint Executive Board for Emergency Communications - membership - salary - meetings - Chief Information Officer - purchases - fiber - fees - transactions - communications - specifications - codification - effective date
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• Introduced: 01/16/2025
• Added: 01/17/2025
• Session: 2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 2 : Ross Ford (R)*, Todd Gollihare (R)*
• Versions: 5 • Votes: 2 • Actions: 16
• Last Amended: 03/10/2025
• Last Action: Title stricken
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MI bill #HB4169 • Last Action 03/06/2025
Health: diseases; rare disease advisory council; create. Amends 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.1101 - 333.25211) by adding secs. 5135 & 5135a.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes a Rare Disease Advisory Council within the Michigan Department of Health to provide guidance and support for rare disease research, diagnosis, and treatment. The council will consist of 12-18 members appointed by the department director, including medical professionals, researchers, patient advocates, and representatives from healthcare and pharmaceutical industries. Members will serve four-year terms and must represent diverse perspectives, such as physicians specializing in rare diseases, nurses, epidemiologists, parents of children with rare diseases, patients with rare diseases, and patient organization representatives. The council's key responsibilities include researching treatment accessibility, identifying best practices, coordinating with other organizations, serving as an advisory body to state government, collecting data on rare diseases, and developing a public website with rare disease resources. By March 31, 2026, and every two years thereafter, the council must submit a written report to the legislature detailing its activities, findings, and recommendations. Members will not receive compensation but will be reimbursed for travel expenses, and all council meetings and documents will be subject to open meetings and freedom of information laws. For the purposes of this bill, a rare disease is defined as a condition affecting fewer than 200,000 individuals in the United States.
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Bill Summary: A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled"Public health code,"(MCL 333.1101 to 333.25211) by adding sections 5135 and 5135a.
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• Introduced: 03/05/2025
• Added: 03/06/2025
• Session: 103rd Legislature
• Sponsors: 37 : Jason Morgan (D)*, Emily Dievendorf (D), Veronica Paiz (D), Carrie Rheingans (D), Morgan Foreman (D), Matt Koleszar (D), Mike McFall (D), Jaz Martus (D), Jennifer Conlin (D), Mai Xiong (D), Penelope Tsernoglou (D), Erin Byrnes (D), Brenda Carter (D), Sharon MacDonell (D), Julie Brixie (D), Kimberly Edwards (D), Jason Hoskins (D), Julie Rogers (D), Reggie Miller (D), Denise Mentzer (D), Noah Arbit (D), Kelly Breen (D), Jimmie Wilson (D), Dylan Wegela (D), Donavan McKinney (D), Helena Scott (D), Stephen Wooden (D), Carol Glanville (D), Tonya Myers Phillips (D), Phil Skaggs (D), Stephanie Young (D), Regina Weiss (D), Matt Longjohn (D), Samantha Steckloff (D), Angela Witwer (D), Greg Alexander (R), Alabas Farhat (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 4
• Last Amended: 03/05/2025
• Last Action: Bill Electronically Reproduced 03/05/2025
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OK bill #HB1108 • Last Action 03/05/2025
Oklahoma Open Meeting Act; adding the Judicial Nominating Commission to the definition of a public body; effective date.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act by adding the Judicial Nominating Commission to the definition of a "public body", which means it will now be subject to the state's open meeting transparency requirements. The Judicial Nominating Commission, which is established in the Oklahoma Constitution and is responsible for recommending judicial candidates, will now be required to conduct its meetings in a manner consistent with other public bodies, such as providing public notice and allowing public access. The bill will become effective on November 1, 2025, giving the commission time to adjust to the new transparency requirements. By including the Judicial Nominating Commission in the definition of a public body, the legislation aims to increase governmental transparency and provide the public with greater insight into the process of selecting judicial candidates. This change ensures that the commission's deliberations and decision-making processes will be more open and accountable to the citizens of Oklahoma.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act; amending 25 O.S. 2021, Section 304, as last amended by Section 3, Chapter 237, O.S.L. 2024 (25 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 304), which relates to definitions; adding the Judicial Nominating Commission to the definition of a public body; and providing an effective date.
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• Introduced: 01/13/2025
• Added: 01/14/2025
• Session: 2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 3 : Mark Lepak (R)*, Micheal Bergstrom (R)*, Gabe Woolley (R)
• Versions: 4 • Votes: 2 • Actions: 8
• Last Amended: 03/09/2025
• Last Action: Authored by Senator Bergstrom (principal Senate author)
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KS bill #HB2270 • Last Action 03/05/2025
Authorizing the chief information security officer to receive audit reports and updating statutes related to services provided by the chief information technology officer.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill updates and clarifies the roles and responsibilities of the chief information technology officer (CITO) and chief information security officer (CISO) in Kansas, primarily focusing on enhancing technology services and security across state government. The bill expands the CITO's authority to include managing cloud computing services, telecommunications, and technology infrastructure for executive branch agencies, with new provisions allowing the office to coordinate and control technology acquisitions, equipment procurement, and service contracts. Key changes include requiring software-as-a-service applications to be registered with the office of information technology services, mandating approval for computing equipment purchases over $75,000, and giving the CITO broader powers to establish technology standards and policies across the executive branch. The bill also updates audit reporting procedures to include the chief information security officer as a recipient of technology audit reports, and adds new responsibilities for the CITO such as creating a device inventory database, preparing strategic technology direction, and analyzing technology expenditures to identify efficiencies. Additionally, the legislation allows the CITO to request the Kansas National Guard to perform vulnerability assessments of state information systems, further strengthening the state's cybersecurity capabilities.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT concerning information technology; relating to services provided by the chief information technology officer; authorizing the chief information security officer to receive audit reports; amending K.S.A. 46-1135, 75-4704, 75-4705, 75-4709 and 75-4710 and K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 75-7205 and repealing the existing sections.
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• Introduced: 02/05/2025
• Added: 02/06/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 0 : Legislative Modernization
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 11
• Last Amended: 02/05/2025
• Last Action: House Hearing: Wednesday, March 5, 2025, 9:00 AM Room 218-N - CANCELED
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MN bill #HF1202 • Last Action 03/04/2025
Interagency group meetings required to be open to the public.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies Minnesota's open meeting laws to explicitly require that interagency groups of state employees making recommendations about permitting decisions must conduct their meetings openly to the public. Specifically, the bill amends existing statutes to add interagency groups to the list of government bodies that must keep their meetings transparent, record votes in official minutes, and follow public meeting requirements. The bill ensures that when state employees from different agencies are collaborating and making recommendations that could influence a public body's permitting decisions, those discussions must be conducted in a publicly accessible manner. This means such meetings cannot be held in private and must allow public observation, which increases governmental transparency and accountability. The changes apply to state agencies, boards, commissions, and departments, and will take effect the day after final enactment. By mandating openness for these inter-agency collaborative groups, the bill aims to provide greater insight into governmental decision-making processes, particularly those that might impact permitting and regulatory decisions.
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Bill Summary: A bill for an act relating to data practices; requiring interagency group meetings to be open to the public; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 13D.01, subdivisions 1, 4; 13D.015, subdivision 1.
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• Introduced: 02/19/2025
• Added: 02/19/2025
• Session: 94th Legislature 2025-2026
• Sponsors: 2 : Bidal Duran (R)*, Matt Bliss (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 02/18/2025
• Last Action: Hearing (10:15:00 3/4/2025 )
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IL bill #HB4000 • Last Action 03/04/2025
LAW ENFORCEMENT-BODY CAMERAS
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends several laws related to law enforcement body cameras and recordings. Key provisions include: expanding definitions related to body cameras, modifying when and how body camera recordings can be made and stored, and changing rules about accessing and disclosing these recordings. Specifically, the bill provides that starting January 1, 2027, officers will no longer need to provide notice when recording someone, and clarifies that body cameras do not apply to school resource officers, undercover officers, or administrative officers (except when undercover officers are conducting interviews). The bill also narrows when body camera recordings can be disclosed under the Freedom of Information Act, limiting release to only flagged recordings involving complaints, firearm discharges, use of force, arrests, or incidents resulting in death or bodily harm, and only if the subject of the recording has a reasonable expectation of privacy. Additionally, the bill adds a new criminal offense of taking a body camera or part of a body camera from a peace officer, which can be a Class 1 or Class 2 felony depending on the circumstances. These changes aim to balance transparency, privacy, and law enforcement operational needs while providing clearer guidelines for body camera use and recording management.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Law Enforcement Officer-Worn Body Camera Act. Provides that the Act does not apply to school resource officers, undercover or covert officers, or officers that are employed in an administrative capacity, except when undercover or covert officers are conducting interviews. Provides that a law enforcement officer is "in uniform" only when primarily assigned to respond to law enforcement-related encounters or activities. Adds a definition for "no expectation of privacy". Provides that, on and after January 1, 2027, an officer no longer needs to provide notice of recording to a person that has a reasonable expectation of privacy. Removes provisions prohibiting officers from viewing recordings prior to completing a report. Modifies exceptions to destruction of camera recordings if a recording has been flagged and when recordings may be used to discipline law enforcement officers. Provides that recordings are only subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act when a recording is flagged due to the filing of a complaint, discharge of a firearm, use of force, arrest or detention, or resulting death or bodily harm and the subject of the encounter has a reasonable expectation of privacy at the time of the recording (removing other exceptions). Provides that only the subject of the recording or the subject's legal representative may obtain the portion of the recording containing the subject if the subject or legal representative provides written authorization to release the video. Makes other changes. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012 and Freedom of Information Act making conforming changes. Amends the Law Enforcement Camera Grant Act. Removes a requirement to include criminal and other violations and civil proceedings in which the cameras were used in reports that must be provided by a law enforcement agency receiving a grant for in-car video cameras or for officer-worn body cameras. Further amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a person also obstructs justice when, with intent to prevent the apprehension or obstruct the prosecution or defense of any person, he or she knowingly takes a body camera or any part of a body camera from a person known to be a peace officer. Provides that a violation is either a Class 1 felony or Class 2 felony.
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• Introduced: 02/27/2025
• Added: 02/28/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Dennis Tipsword (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 02/27/2025
• Last Action: Referred to Rules Committee
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IA bill #SF452 • Last Action 03/03/2025
A bill for an act relating to employment matters involving public employees including collective bargaining, educator employment matters, personnel records and settlement agreements, city civil service requirements, and health insurance matters, and including effective date, applicability, and transition provisions.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill comprehensively revises employment and labor laws in Iowa, focusing on several key areas affecting public employees, educators, and city civil service workers. The bill makes significant changes to public employee collective bargaining, drastically narrowing the scope of negotiations to primarily wages, hours, and basic employment conditions while excluding retirement systems. It eliminates separate bargaining categories for public safety and transit employees, modifies arbitration procedures, and changes election rules for employee organizations. For educators, the bill alters contract termination procedures, probationary periods, and evaluation processes, making it easier for school districts to dismiss teachers and administrators. The bill also modifies city civil service requirements, making it simpler to remove employees and changing appeal processes. Additionally, it removes a previous requirement that public employers offer health insurance to all permanent, full-time employees. The changes appear designed to reduce union power, provide more flexibility for employers in managing workforce, and streamline employment termination processes across various public sector employment contexts. Most provisions take effect immediately upon enactment and apply to future employment contracts and collective bargaining agreements.
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Bill Summary: This bill relates to employment matters involving public employees including collective bargaining, educator employment matters, personnel records and settlement agreements, city civil service requirements, and health insurance matters. The bill generally strikes statutory changes made by 2017 Iowa Acts, House File 291, and restores statutory language in effect prior to the enactment of 2017 Iowa Acts, House File 291. DIVISION I —— PUBLIC EMPLOYEE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING. This division makes a variety of changes to Code chapter 20, the public employment relations Act, as well as other Code provisions relating to collective bargaining by public employees. ELIMINATION OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND TRANSIT EMPLOYEE CATEGORIES. The division eliminates public safety employees and transit employees as separate categories of employees for the purposes of public employee collective bargaining, making affected provisions of Code chapter 20 applicable to all public employees governed by Code chapter 20. SCOPE OF NEGOTIATIONS. The division makes changes to subjects which are negotiated through collective bargaining between public employers and public employees under Code section 20.9. The division provides that the scope of negotiations for all public employees shall consist of wages, hours, vacations, insurance, holidays, leaves of absence, shift differentials, overtime compensation, supplemental pay, seniority, transfer procedures, job classifications, health and safety matters, evaluation procedures, procedures for staff reduction, in-service training, dues checkoff, grievance procedures for resolving any questions arising under the agreement, and other matters mutually agreed upon. The division provides that retirement systems shall be excluded from the scope of negotiations. The division strikes language providing that mandatory subjects of negotiation under Code section 20.9 shall be interpreted narrowly and restrictively. The division strikes language limiting the term of a collective bargaining agreement entered into pursuant to Code chapter 20 to a maximum of five years. ARBITRATION PROCEDURES. The division makes changes to the procedures for arbitration of impasses in collective bargaining between public employers and public employees under Code section 20.22. The division modifies the factors that an arbitrator is required to consider in addition to any other relevant factors in making a final determination on an impasse item. The division requires an arbitrator to consider past collective bargaining contracts between the parties including the bargaining that led up to such contracts; comparison of wages, hours, and conditions of employment of the involved public employees with those of other public employees doing comparable work, giving consideration to factors peculiar to the area and the classifications involved; the interests and welfare of the public, the ability of the public employer to finance economic adjustments, and the effect of such adjustments on the normal standard of services; and the power of the public employer to levy taxes and appropriate funds for the conduct of its operations. The division strikes language permitting the parties to agree to change the four-day deadline to serve final offers on impasse items after a request for arbitration is received. The division strikes language prohibiting the parties to an arbitration from introducing, and the arbitrator from accepting or considering, any direct or indirect evidence regarding any subject excluded from negotiations pursuant to Code section 20.9. The division strikes language providing for a maximum increase in base wages in an arbitrator’s award. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE ELECTIONS. The division makes changes to public employee elections conducted pursuant to Code section 20.15. The division strikes language providing for retention and recertification elections and requires the employment appeal board (EAB) to cancel any such elections scheduled or in process. The division requires the EAB to consider a petition for certification of an employee organization as the exclusive representative of a bargaining unit for which an employee organization was not retained and recertified as the exclusive representative of that bargaining unit regardless of the amount of time that has elapsed since the retention and recertification election, notwithstanding prior requirements prohibiting such consideration for two years. The division provides that the outcome of a certification or decertification election is determined by a majority vote of the members of the bargaining unit voting, rather than the total membership of the bargaining unit. The division provides for a runoff election if none of the choices on the ballot in a certification election receives a majority vote of the members of the bargaining unit voting. The division lowers the required percentage of support from employees in a bargaining unit required for an employee organization that did not submit a petition for certification as the exclusive bargaining representative of a bargaining unit to be listed on the ballot for a certification election from 30 percent to 10 percent. The division strikes language prohibiting the EAB from considering a petition for certification as the exclusive bargaining representative of a bargaining unit unless a period of two years has elapsed from the date of the last certification election in which an employee organization was not certified as the exclusive representative of that bargaining unit or of the last decertification election in which an employee organization was decertified as the exclusive representative of that bargaining unit. The division prohibits the EAB from considering a petition for certification as the exclusive bargaining representative of a bargaining unit for one year after the employee organization is not certified in a certification election. The division makes additional changes relating to the scheduling of decertification elections. EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION DUES. The division strikes a prohibition on public entities authorizing or administering a deduction from the salaries or wages of its employees for membership dues to an employee organization. The division provides procedures for administering such dues deductions. EAB DUTIES. The division provides that the EAB may interpret and apply, as well as administer, Code chapter 20. The division strikes language permitting the EAB to appoint a certified shorthand reporter to report state employee grievance and discipline resolution proceedings, to contract with a vendor to conduct elections, to establish fees to cover the cost of elections, and to retain certain funds collected by the EAB as repayment receipts. STATEWIDE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS FOLLOWING A GUBERNATORIAL ELECTION YEAR. The division strikes language providing for modified collective bargaining procedures for a proposed, statewide collective bargaining agreement to become effective in the year following a general election in which the governor and certain other elected officials are elected. CONFIDENTIAL RECORDS. The division strikes language providing that certain information relating to elections conducted by the EAB is a confidential record under Code chapter 22, the state open records law. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYEE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING. The division strikes a definition of “supplemental pay”. The division strikes language providing that a public employer has the right to evaluate public employees in positions within the public agency. The division strikes language providing that a public employee has the right under Code section 20.8 to exercise any right or seek any remedy provided by law, including but not limited to Code sections 70A.28 and 70A.29, Code chapter 8A, subchapter IV, and Code chapters 216 and 400. The division transfers language in Code section 20.10 prohibiting a public employee or any employee organization from negotiating or attempting to negotiate directly with a member of the governing board of a public employer if the public employer has appointed or authorized a bargaining representative for the purpose of bargaining with the public employees or their representative to Code section 20.17. The division decreases the amount of time before an employee organization decertified as the exclusive representative of a bargaining unit for violating an injunction against an unlawful strike can be certified again from 24 months to 12 months. The division strikes language prohibiting voluntary contributions by individuals to political parties or candidates through payroll deductions. The division strikes a requirement that a copy of a final collective bargaining agreement be filed with the EAB by the public employer within 10 days of the agreement being entered into. The division strikes a requirement that the EAB maintain an internet site that allows searchable access to a database of collective bargaining agreements and other collective bargaining information. The division changes the period before retirement for a prohibited voluntary reduction to a nonsupervisory rank or grade by a supervisor and related ineligibility for benefits from 36 months to 6 months. The division strikes language providing that a mediator shall not be required to testify in any arbitration proceeding regarding any matters occurring in the course of a mediation. The division requires a council, board of waterworks, or other board or commission which establishes a pension and annuity retirement system pursuant to Code chapter 412 to negotiate in good faith with a certified employee organization which is the collective bargaining representative of the employees, with respect to the amount or rate of the assessment on the wages and salaries of employees and the method or methods for payment of the assessment by the employees. The division makes additional conforming changes. TRANSITION PROVISIONS —— DEADLINE. The division requires parties, mediators, and arbitrators engaging in any collective bargaining procedures provided for in Code chapter 20, Code 2025, who have not, before the effective date of the division, completed such procedures, to immediately terminate any such procedures in process as of the effective date of the division. The division provides that a collective bargaining agreement negotiated pursuant to such procedures in process shall not become effective. The division prohibits parties, mediators, and arbitrators from engaging in further collective bargaining procedures except as provided in the division. The division requires such parties to commence collective bargaining in accordance with Code section 20.17, as amended by the division. The division requires such parties to complete such bargaining not later than June 30, 2025, unless the parties mutually agree to a different deadline. The division requires the EAB to adopt emergency rules to implement these requirements. The division also requires the department of administrative services to adopt emergency rules to implement the provisions of the division relating to dues deductions. EFFECTIVE DATE AND APPLICABILITY PROVISIONS. The division takes effect upon enactment. With the exception of the section of the division amending Code section 20.6, subsection 1, the division does not apply to collective bargaining agreements which have been ratified in a ratification election, for which an arbitrator has made a final determination, or which have become effective, when such events occurred before the effective date of the division. The division applies to all collective bargaining procedures provided for in Code chapter 20 occurring on and after the effective date of the division and collective bargaining agreements for which a ratification election is held, for which an arbitrator makes a final determination, or which become effective on or after the effective date of the division. DIVISION II —— EDUCATOR EMPLOYMENT MATTERS. This division makes a variety of changes relating to educator employment matters. TERMINATION OF TEACHER EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS. The division makes various changes relating to the termination of teacher employment contracts. The division shortens various procedural deadlines regarding private hearings held after a superintendent recommends termination of a teacher’s employment contract. The division makes participation in such a private hearing by the superintendent, the superintendent’s designated representatives, the teacher’s immediate supervisor, the teacher, and the teacher’s representatives mandatory on the part of those individuals instead of discretionary. The division requires that the school board employ a certified shorthand reporter to keep a record of a private hearing. The division requires the school board to issue subpoenas for witnesses and evidence on behalf of the board and the teacher. The division provides for a judicial remedy if a witness appears and refuses to testify or to produce required books or papers at a private hearing. The division authorizes the superintendent and the teacher to file written briefs and arguments with the board at the conclusion of the private hearing. The division provides deadlines for determining the status of the teacher’s contract if the teacher does not request a private hearing. The division requires that the decision of the board include findings of fact and conclusions of law. The division strikes language authorizing a school board which votes to continue a teacher’s contract to issue the teacher a one-year, nonrenewable contract. The division permits a teacher to appeal the board’s determination to an adjudicator and provides procedures for such appeals. TEACHER PROBATIONARY PERIODS. The division makes various changes relating to probationary employment of teachers. The division decreases from two years to one year the length of a teacher’s probationary employment period in a school district if the teacher has successfully completed a probationary period of employment for another school district located in Iowa. The division provides that requirements for notices of termination, private hearings, and appeals applicable to nonprobationary teachers whose employment contracts are terminated are applicable to probationary teachers whose employment contracts are terminated. The division strikes alternative procedures for the termination of employment contracts of such probationary teachers, including notification procedures and the opportunity to request a private conference with the school board. EXTRACURRICULAR INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETIC COACH CONTRACTS. The division makes various changes relating to extracurricular interscholastic athletic coach employment contracts. The division provides that wages for such coaches shall be paid pursuant to established or negotiated supplemental pay schedules. The division provides that employment contracts of such coaches shall be continued automatically in force and effect for equivalent periods and that the termination of such contracts follows procedures similar to those used for teacher contracts. The division strikes language providing that employment contracts of such coaches may be terminated prior to their expiration for any lawful reason following an informal, private hearing before the school board. The division strikes language providing that the decision of the school board to terminate such a contract is final. SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR EMPLOYMENT MATTERS. The division makes various changes relating to school administrator employment matters. The division provides that the rate of compensation in an administrator’s employment contract must be on a weekly or monthly basis. The division strikes language authorizing a school board to issue a temporary employment contract to an administrator for a period of up to nine months. The division strikes language authorizing a school board to issue a one-year, nonrenewable employment contract and instead authorizes a school board considering the termination of an administrator’s contract and the administrator to mutually agree to enter into such a contract. The division decreases the probationary employment period for administrators from three years to two years and authorizes a school board to waive the probationary period for an administrator who previously served a probationary period in another school district. The division strikes language providing that a hearing before an administrative law judge requested by an administrator whose employment contract a school board is considering terminating shall be a private hearing. The division reduces certain procedural deadlines relating to such hearings. The division strikes language providing that any witnesses for the parties at the hearing shall be sequestered. The division requires that the decision of the board include findings of fact and conclusions of law. The division strikes language authorizing a school board which votes to continue an administrator’s contract to issue the administrator a one-year, nonrenewable contract. INTENSIVE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. The division makes various changes relating to intensive assistance programs. The division strikes language providing that a teacher who has previously participated in an intensive assistance program relating to particular Iowa teaching standards or criteria shall not be entitled to participate in another intensive assistance program relating to the same standards or criteria. The division strikes language providing that following a teacher’s participation in an intensive assistance program, the teacher shall be reevaluated to determine whether the teacher successfully completed the intensive assistance program and is meeting district expectations under the applicable Iowa teaching standards or criteria. The division strikes language providing that if the teacher did not successfully complete the intensive assistance program or continues not to meet the applicable Iowa teaching standards or criteria, the board may initiate procedures to terminate the teacher’s employment contract immediately or at the end of the school year or may continue the teacher’s contract for a period not to exceed one year on a nonrenewable basis and without the right to a private hearing. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO EDUCATOR EMPLOYMENT MATTERS. The division strikes language authorizing a school board to issue a temporary employment contract to a teacher for a period of up to six months. The division strikes language providing that just cause for which a teacher may be discharged at any time during the contract year under Code section 279.27 includes but is not limited to a violation of the code of professional conduct and ethics of the board of educational examiners if the board has taken disciplinary action against a teacher during the six months following issuance by the board of a final written decision and finding of fact after a disciplinary proceeding. The division either authorizes or requires a school board and its certified bargaining representative to negotiate various matters pursuant to Code chapter 20. The division makes additional conforming changes. EFFECTIVE DATE AND APPLICABILITY PROVISIONS. The division takes effect upon enactment. The division applies to employment contracts of school employees entered into pursuant to Code chapter 279 on and after the effective date of the division. The division does not apply to collective bargaining agreements pursuant to Code chapter 20 which have been ratified in a ratification election, for which an arbitrator has made a final determination, or which have become effective, when such events occurred before the effective date of the division. The division applies to all collective bargaining procedures provided for in Code chapter 20 occurring on and after the effective date of the division and collective bargaining agreements pursuant to Code chapter 20 for which a ratification election is held, for which an arbitrator makes a final determination, or which become effective on or after the effective date of the division. DIVISION III —— PERSONNEL RECORDS AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS. This division makes changes relating to public employee personnel records and settlement agreements. PERSONNEL RECORDS. The division strikes language providing that certain information relating to the discipline, resignation, discharge, or demotion of a public employee is a public record and requiring notice to affected employees. PERSONNEL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS. The division also strikes language prohibiting a personnel settlement agreement between the state and a state executive branch employee that contains confidentiality or nondisclosure provisions that attempt to prevent the disclosure of the agreement. EFFECTIVE DATE AND APPLICABILITY PROVISIONS. The division takes effect upon enactment. The division applies to requests for records submitted on or after the effective date of the division. DIVISION IV —— CITY CIVIL SERVICE REQUIREMENTS. This division makes a variety of changes relating to city civil service requirements under Code chapter 400. SENIORITY RIGHTS. The division strikes language permitting a city council to extinguish statutory seniority rights of all city civil service employees who are not employed or appointed as a fire fighter or police officer, fire chief or police chief, or assistant fire chief or assistant police chief, unless otherwise provided in a collective bargaining agreement. The division reestablishes any such rights so extinguished, including accrual of seniority during the period of extinguishment. ADVERSE EMPLOYMENT ACTIONS —— GROUNDS AND PROCEDURES. The division provides that adverse employment action may be taken against a city civil service employee for neglect of duty, disobedience, misconduct, or failure to properly perform the person’s duties. The division strikes language permitting such action to be taken due to any act or failure to act by the employee that is in contravention of law, city policies, or standard operating procedures, or that in the judgment of the person having the appointing power as provided in Code chapter 400, or the chief of police or chief of the fire department, is sufficient to show that the employee is unsuitable or unfit for employment. The division strikes language providing that the scope of review for an appeal to district court from a civil service commission shall be limited to de novo appellate review without a trial or additional evidence, instead providing that the appeal shall be a trial de novo as an equitable action. DIMINUTION OF EMPLOYEES. The division provides that a diminution of city employees by a city council can only be implemented when the public interest requires. The division permits a diminution to be carried out either by abolishing an office and removing the employee from the employee’s classification or grade thereunder, or reducing the number of employees in any classification or grade by suspending the necessary number. The division provides for such removal to be carried out based on seniority and requires that employees so removed be placed on a preferred list for at least three years for purposes of appointments or promotions made during that period to the person’s former duties. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS. The division makes changes in terminology relating to adverse employment actions for city civil service employees. The division makes additional conforming changes. EFFECTIVE DATE AND APPLICABILITY PROVISIONS. The division takes effect upon enactment. The division applies to employment actions taken on or after the effective date of the division. DIVISION V —— HEALTH INSURANCE MATTERS. This division strikes a requirement that a public employer shall offer health insurance to all permanent, full-time public employees employed by the public employer. EFFECTIVE DATE. The division takes effect upon enactment.
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• Introduced: 02/26/2025
• Added: 02/27/2025
• Session: 91st General Assembly
• Sponsors: 11 : Bill Dotzler (D)*, Janet Petersen (D)*, Liz Bennett (D)*, Sarah Trone Garriott (D)*, Molly Donahue (D)*, Cindy Winckler (D)*, Matt Blake (D)*, Thomas Townsend (D)*, Tony Bisignano (D)*, Herman Quirmbach (D)*, Janice Weiner (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 02/26/2025
• Last Action: Subcommittee: Driscoll, Dotzler, and Schultz. S.J. 393.
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KS bill #SB242 • Last Action 03/03/2025
Requiring that a political subdivision hold an open meeting to discuss a contingency fee contract for legal services before approving such contract and requiring the attorney general to approve such contracts.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes new requirements for political subdivisions (such as municipal corporations, boards, commissions, and other government entities) when entering into contingent fee contracts for legal services. The bill mandates that before approving such a contract, the political subdivision must hold an open public meeting where they discuss and disclose specific details, including the reasons for pursuing the legal matter, the qualifications of the selected attorney or law firm, the nature of any existing relationship with the legal team, and why the services cannot be performed in-house or through an hourly rate contract. The governing body must also make written findings justifying the need for the contingent fee contract. Additionally, the bill requires the attorney general to review and approve these contracts within 90 days, with the power to refuse approval based on specific criteria such as legal questions already being addressed by the state or the contract not complying with professional conduct rules. If a political subdivision enters into a contingent fee contract that does not meet these requirements, the attorney general may request dismissal of any related legal proceedings. The bill defines a contingent fee as a payment that depends on the outcome of the legal matter and applies to contracts entered into before and after its implementation, with the provisions set to expire on July 1, 2029.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT concerning contingent fee contracts for legal services; relating to contracts entered into for legal services by a political subdivision; requiring an open meeting before a political subdivision may approve such a contract; requiring the attorney general to approve such contract before it becomes effective.
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• Introduced: 02/06/2025
• Added: 02/07/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 0 : Judiciary
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 6
• Last Amended: 02/06/2025
• Last Action: Senate Hearing: Monday, March 3, 2025, 10:30 AM Room 346-S
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DC bill #B26-0087 • Last Action 02/28/2025
Virtual Open Meetings Authority Extension Emergency Amendment Act of 2025
Status: Passed
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Open Meetings Act to provide more flexible guidelines for public meetings in the District of Columbia. Specifically, the bill allows a meeting to be considered "open to the public" if the public body takes reasonable steps to enable public viewing or hearing of the meeting in real-time, or if real-time technological access is not feasible, to provide access as soon as possible afterward. The bill modifies two sections of the existing law to incorporate this new provision, effectively expanding the definition of public access to government meetings. This change appears designed to accommodate potential technological limitations while ensuring transparency by requiring public bodies to make good-faith efforts to allow public observation of meetings. The act is an emergency amendment, which means it will be in effect for a maximum of 90 days, and it requires approval by the Mayor of the District of Columbia (or Council override of a potential mayoral veto) to become active.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA To amend, on an emergency basis, the Open Meetings Act to provide that a meeting shall be deemed open to the public if the public body takes steps reasonably calculated to allow the public to view or hear the meeting while the meeting is taking place, or, if doing so is not technologically feasible, as soon thereafter as reasonably practicable.
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• Introduced: 02/03/2025
• Added: 02/04/2025
• Session: 26th Council
• Sponsors: 1 : Phil Mendelson (D)*
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 1 • Actions: 7
• Last Amended: 02/04/2025
• Last Action: Act A26-0019 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 002027, Expires on May 26, 2025
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GA bill #SB312 • Last Action 02/28/2025
Department of Economic Development; establishment of the Georgia Peach Walk of Fame Advisory Council; provide
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the Georgia Peach Walk of Fame Advisory Council within the Department of Economic Development, creating a 15-member council appointed by the Governor to represent professionals and organizations in Georgia's entertainment industry. The advisory council's primary purpose is to advise the General Assembly on creating and maintaining the Georgia Peach Walk of Fame, which will honor notable individuals from motion pictures, television, radio, recording, live theater and performance, and sports entertainment. Council members will serve two-year terms, meet at least quarterly, and receive expenses but no compensation. The council's responsibilities include conducting public hearings, consulting industry experts, determining the Walk of Fame's location, recommending individuals for inclusion, and publishing a website with information about potential and current honorees. Members must be full-time Georgia residents, and the council will elect its own leadership, including a chairperson, vice chairperson, treasurer, and secretary. By June 30, 2026, and annually thereafter, the council must submit a report to the Governor and General Assembly detailing its activities, funding status, and recommendations for new inductees. The council may also solicit and accept donations and grants to support its work.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT To amend Chapter 7 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Economic Development, so as to provide for the establishment of the Georgia Peach Walk of Fame Advisory Council; to provide for appointment of members to the advisory council; to provide for criteria of the membership of the advisory council; to provide for the election of officers; to provide for terms of members; to provide for quarterly meetings; to provide for expenses; to provide for the purpose and activities of the advisory council; to provide for funding; to provide for annual reports; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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• Introduced: 02/27/2025
• Added: 02/28/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 17 : Randal Mangham (D)*, Harold Jones (D)*, Elena Parent (D)*, RaShaun Kemp (D)*, Sonya Halpern (D)*, Nan Orrock (D)*, Sally Harrell (D)*, Gail Davenport (D)*, Tonya Anderson (D)*, David Lucas (D)*, Nabilah Islam Parkes (D)*, Nikki Merritt (D)*, Derek Mallow (D)*, Ed Harbison (D)*, Jason Esteves (D)*, Doc Rhett (D)*, Donzella James (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 02/28/2025
• Last Action: Senate Read and Referred
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IL bill #HB3518 • Last Action 02/27/2025
PROSTITUTION DECRIMINALIZATION
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill, called the "Prostitution Decriminalization" or "Keeping Sex Workers Safe Act", aims to decriminalize consensual sex work in Illinois and establish comprehensive protections for sex workers. The bill provides that sex workers shall not be subject to criminal prosecution for engaging in consensual sex work, and law enforcement agencies are prohibited from arresting or charging individuals solely for performing or engaging in sex work. Sex workers, whether employed, contracted, or self-employed, will be afforded the same rights and protections as other workers under Illinois law, including minimum wage and hour protections, protection against discrimination and harassment, access to workers' compensation and health benefits, and protection of privacy. The bill requires employers, clients, and those benefiting from sex workers' services to ensure safe working conditions and protection from violence, exploitation, and human trafficking. Sex workers operating as independent contractors will be treated as legitimate sole proprietors or businesses, with the right to control their work, negotiate fair contracts, and receive payment without interference. The bill also prohibits discrimination against sex workers in housing, public services, financial services, and healthcare. Additionally, the bill amends the Criminal Code to repeal offenses related to prostitution and solicitation, and introduces provisions for expunging past prostitution-related records. The goal is to prioritize the safety, dignity, and rights of sex workers while removing criminal penalties for consensual sex work.
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Bill Summary: Provides that the Act may be referred to as the Keeping Sex Workers Safe Act. Creates the Sex Workers' Bill of Rights Act. Provides that sex workers shall not be subject to criminal prosecution for engaging in consensual sex work. Provides that law enforcement agencies are prohibited from arresting, charging, or prosecuting individuals solely for performing or engaging in sex work. Provides that sex workers, whether employed, contracted, or self-employed, shall be afforded the same rights and protections as other workers under Illinois law, including, but not limited to: (1) minimum wage and hour protections; (2) protection against discrimination, harassment, and unsafe working conditions; (3) access to workers' compensation and health benefits if applicable; and (4) protection of privacy and freedom from surveillance. Provides that employers, clients, or those benefiting from the services of sex workers must ensure safe working conditions, including protection from violence, exploitation, and human trafficking. Provides that sex workers operating as independent contractors shall be treated as legitimate sole proprietors or businesses under Illinois law. Provides that sex workers have the right to control their work, negotiate fair contracts, and receive payment for their services without interference or exploitation. Provides that sex workers shall not be discriminated against in access to housing, public services, financial services, or healthcare based on their occupation. Provides that all laws protecting workers from discrimination on the basis of sex, race, gender identity, sexual orientation, or other protected characteristics shall apply equally to sex workers. Defines "sex work" and "sex worker". Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Repeals the offenses of prostitution and patronizing a prostitute. Amends various Acts to make conforming changes. Effective immediately.
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• Introduced: 02/07/2025
• Added: 02/08/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 3 : Will Guzzardi (D)*, Kelly Cassidy (D), Theresa Mah (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 5
• Last Amended: 02/07/2025
• Last Action: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
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IL bill #HB3806 • Last Action 02/27/2025
CURRICULUM TRANSPARENCY ACT
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the Curriculum Transparency Act, which requires public schools and charter schools to publicly disclose detailed information about their instructional materials and processes. The bill mandates that schools post, within 10 school days of first use, comprehensive listings of lesson plans, learning materials, staff training materials, and educational activities on their websites. These listings must be searchable by grade, course, and teacher, and must include specific details such as textbook titles, article sources, digital materials, guest lecture information, and civics or service-learning project descriptions. The bill also requires schools to provide parents and guardians with the ability to review copyrighted learning materials within 10 school days of requesting access, either on-site or through temporary remote access. To enforce these requirements, the bill establishes a complaint process where individuals can file grievances with school boards, and if unresolved, potentially pursue legal action. Notably, the bill does not require schools to digitally reproduce materials or violate copyright laws, and it exempts very small schools and specialized educational programs from these transparency requirements. The legislation aims to increase parental awareness and involvement in their children's educational content and processes.
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Bill Summary: Creates the Curriculum Transparency Act. Requires each school that is operated by a school district or as a public charter school to disclose, not more than 10 days after the first use, on a publicly accessible portion of the school's website or the school district's website: (1) the procedures or processes in effect for the school principal or other staff to document, review, or approve lesson plans or the learning materials and activities used for student instruction at the school; (2) a listing of the teacher and staff training materials and activities used at the school in the current school year; and (3) a listing of the learning materials and activities used for student instruction at the school in the current school year. Provides that neither the State Board of Education nor the school district's school board or public charter school's governing body nor any staff acting in the course of their official duties shall purchase or contract for copyrighted learning materials to be used for student instruction at a school, unless provision is made to allow the parents and guardians of enrolled students to review the materials within 10 school days after the submission of a written request to the school. Sets forth ways a party may enforce the Act. Amends the Charter Schools Law of the School Code to make a related change.
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• Introduced: 02/07/2025
• Added: 02/08/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 3 : Amy Grant (R)*, Jed Davis (R), Travis Weaver (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 5
• Last Amended: 02/07/2025
• Last Action: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Travis Weaver
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MN bill #SF57 • Last Action 02/27/2025
Interagency group meeting requirement to be open to the public
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends Minnesota's data practices laws to require that meetings of interagency groups of state employees making recommendations about permitting decisions must be open to the public, similar to other government body meetings. Specifically, the bill adds interagency groups to the existing statutes that mandate public meeting transparency, ensuring that these groups' discussions and decision-making processes are conducted in a manner accessible to the public. The changes require that votes taken by these interagency groups be recorded in a journal or minutes, just like other government bodies, and that these meetings must allow public attendance. The bill applies to state agencies, boards, commissions, departments, and now explicitly includes interagency groups that provide recommendations on permitting decisions. The effective date for these changes is the day following final enactment, meaning the new transparency requirements will take effect immediately after the bill becomes law.
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Bill Summary: A bill for an act relating to data practices; requiring interagency group meetings to be open to the public; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 13D.01, subdivisions 1, 4; 13D.015, subdivision 1.
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• Introduced: 01/15/2025
• Added: 01/16/2025
• Session: 94th Legislature 2025-2026
• Sponsors: 2 : Steve Green (R)*, Rich Draheim (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 01/14/2025
• Last Action: Author added Draheim
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DC bill #PR26-0030 • Last Action 02/26/2025
Interstate Medical Licensure Compact Commission Aisha Nixon Confirmation Resolution of 2025
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This resolution concerns the confirmation of Aisha Nixon as a voting member of the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact Commission (IMLCC), which is a mechanism that helps healthcare professionals more easily obtain medical licenses across multiple states. Nominated by Mayor Muriel Bowser to fill a vacant seat previously held by Frank Meyers, Nixon is currently the Associate Director of the Office of Health Professional Licensing Boards at DC Health, where she oversees 19 licensing boards regulating approximately 100,000 healthcare professionals. With over ten years of experience in healthcare regulation and licensing, Nixon has a Master of Physical Therapy from Howard University and has been instrumental in implementing interstate medical licensing compacts that have generated over $500,000 in revenue for the DC Department of Health. The resolution seeks the DC Council's confirmation of her appointment, which would allow her to serve at the pleasure of the Mayor and contribute to streamlining medical professional licensing processes across jurisdictions.
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Bill Summary: Interstate Medical Licensure Compact Commission Aisha Nixon Confirmation Resolution of 2025
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• Introduced: 01/17/2025
• Added: 01/18/2025
• Session: 26th Council
• Sponsors: 1 : Phil Mendelson (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 8
• Last Amended: 01/08/2025
• Last Action: Committee Report Filed
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MN bill #HF1353 • Last Action 02/26/2025
Responsibilities of Department of Corrections licensed facilities clarified.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill clarifies and updates the responsibilities of the Department of Corrections in licensing and inspecting local correctional facilities for both adults and juveniles. The bill introduces comprehensive new provisions that establish detailed standards for licensing, inspection, reporting, and oversight of local correctional facilities. Key provisions include requiring the commissioner of corrections to inspect local correctional facilities at least every two years, mandating that facilities obtain an active license, establishing specific reporting requirements for critical incidents and deaths, creating death review teams for facilities, and developing minimum standards for facility management. The bill outlines a structured process for issuing correction orders, conditional licenses, and potential license revocations, with specific criteria for each action. It also creates a state correctional facilities security audit group to review and assess security practices, and requires detailed annual reporting on facility operations, including information about deaths, uses of force, mental health services, and staff misconduct. The legislation aims to enhance transparency, accountability, and safety in local correctional facilities by providing a more robust framework for their licensing and oversight.
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Bill Summary: A bill for an act relating to corrections; clarifying responsibilities of Department of Corrections licensed facilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 241.021, subdivisions 1f, 4a, 7; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 241; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 241.021, subdivisions 1, 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 1e, 1g, 1h, 1i, 2, 2a, 2b, 3, 6, 8.
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• Introduced: 02/24/2025
• Added: 02/25/2025
• Session: 94th Legislature 2025-2026
• Sponsors: 3 : Kelly Moller (D)*, Paul Novotny (R), Bernie Perryman (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 02/21/2025
• Last Action: Author added Perryman
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TN bill #SB0269 • Last Action 02/26/2025
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2 and Title 68, Chapter 211, relative to solid waste.
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the "Tennessee Waste to Jobs Act," which creates a comprehensive producer responsibility program for packaging materials. The legislation requires producers of goods to establish a nonprofit Producer Responsibility Organization (PRO) by July 1, 2026, that will manage recycling, reuse, and composting of packaging materials. The bill creates a 20-member advisory board to oversee the program, with representatives from local governments, environmental organizations, businesses, and various packaging material sectors. Producers will be required to pay dues based on the quantity and recyclability of their packaging materials, with financial incentives for using recycled content and designing packaging that is more environmentally friendly. The PRO must conduct regular needs assessments, develop five-year plans to improve recycling infrastructure, and provide reimbursement to local service providers for collection and processing of recyclable materials. By January 1, 2030, producers must participate in either a collective or individual producer responsibility plan to continue selling products in Tennessee. The bill aims to create jobs, reduce waste in landfills, develop recycling markets, and encourage producers to design more sustainable packaging. The program will be overseen by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, with potential financial penalties for non-compliance and provisions for ongoing program evaluation and improvement.
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Bill Summary: As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee Waste to Jobs Act," which requires producers of goods to participate in a responsibility organization for recycling, reuse, and composting of certain packaging material. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2 and Title 68, Chapter 211.
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• Introduced: 01/23/2025
• Added: 01/23/2025
• Session: 114th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 5 : Heidi Campbell (D)*, Sara Kyle (D), Charlane Oliver (D), Raumesh Akbari (D), Jeff Yarbro (D)
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 11
• Last Amended: 01/30/2025
• Last Action: Action deferred in Senate Government Operations Committee to 2026
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SC bill #H3200 • Last Action 02/26/2025
School board meeting transparency
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill requires public school governing bodies, including charter and special schools, to make their meetings accessible to the public through live electronic transmission, such as livestreaming, with some flexibility for challenging circumstances. The legislation mandates that if a live stream is not possible, a complete audio and video recording must be posted on the school's website within two business days. The State Board of Education will develop a model policy that outlines best practices for livestreaming, including guidelines for making meetings visible and audible in real time, strategies for implementing livestream technology, and methods for publicizing stream availability. School boards must adopt local policies that mirror the state model within three months of its creation, and these policies cannot prevent in-person public participation. The bill includes provisions for schools with limited broadband access to request additional time to comply, and establishes potential penalties for non-compliance of up to one percent of state funds, with penalties varying based on the severity and frequency of violations. The new requirements must be implemented by July 1, 2027, and the act will take effect upon the Governor's approval, with the goal of increasing transparency in public school governance.
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Bill Summary: Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 59-19-85 So As To Promote Public Access To School Board Meetings By Requiring School Boards To Adopt And Implement Policies That Provide Live Electronic Transmission Of Such Meetings, To Extend Applicability Of These Provisions To The Governing Bodies Of Charter Schools And Special Schools, To Provide Flexibility In Certain Circumstances, And To Provide Related Requirements Of The State Board Of Education; And To Provide The Provisions Of This Act Must Be Implemented Before July 1, 2027.
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• Introduced: 12/09/2024
• Added: 12/10/2024
• Session: 126th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 17 : Shannon Erickson (R)*, Murrell Smith (R), Brandon Newton (R), Chris Wooten (R), Robby Robbins (R), Cody Mitchell (R), Tommy Pope (R), David Martin (R), Fawn Pedalino (R), Bill Chumley (R), Weston Newton (R), Bill Taylor (R), Hamilton Grant (D), Steven Long (R), Sarita Edgerton (R), Heather Crawford (R), Val Guest (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 6
• Last Amended: 12/05/2024
• Last Action: Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Crawford, Guest
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MN bill #HF1495 • Last Action 02/26/2025
Certain candidates, candidate representatives, and political parties permitted to observe the work of absentee ballot boards and permitted to observe recounts.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill enhances transparency in election processes by modifying Minnesota election laws to provide greater observation rights for candidates, their representatives, and political parties during absentee ballot board activities and recounts. For ballot board activities, the bill requires that these meetings be open to the public and allows candidates to have representatives present to observe the acceptance and rejection of absentee ballot envelopes, the opening of secrecy envelopes, and the counting of ballots. During recounts, the bill establishes specific guidelines for public observation, including requiring ballot containers to be unsealed and resealed in public view, creating a designated public viewing area, and allowing candidates to have representatives observe the sorting and counting of ballots from different precincts. Importantly, the bill stipulates that while candidates and their representatives can observe these processes, they cannot interfere with the actual counting of ballots. This legislation aims to increase election transparency by providing more opportunities for candidates and political parties to monitor key election procedures while maintaining the integrity of the vote-counting process.
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Bill Summary: A bill for an act relating to elections; permitting certain candidates, candidate representatives, and political parties to observe the work of absentee ballot boards; permitting certain candidates, candidate representatives, and political parties to observe recounts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 203B.121, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 204C.
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• Introduced: 02/26/2025
• Added: 02/26/2025
• Session: 94th Legislature 2025-2026
• Sponsors: 5 : Duane Quam (R)*, Drew Roach (R), Pam Altendorf (R), Ben Davis (R), James Gordon (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 1
• Last Amended: 02/25/2025
• Last Action: Introduction and first reading, referred to Elections Finance and Government Operations
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MA bill #H2025 • Last Action 02/25/2025
Order relative to the adoption of permanent Rules of the House of Representatives for the 194th General Court governing the 2025-2026 legislative sessions
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the permanent Rules of the House of Representatives for the 194th General Court, governing the 2025-2026 legislative sessions. The rules comprehensively outline the procedures, ethics, and conduct for members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. Key provisions include establishing rules for committee operations, defining ethical standards, creating processes for filing and considering legislation, regulating debate and voting procedures, and establishing mechanisms for handling harassment complaints. The rules cover a wide range of operational aspects, such as scheduling, committee compositions, member conduct, voting protocols, and the use of technology during legislative sessions. Notable highlights include detailed guidelines for remote participation in legislative sessions, strict ethical standards for members, a comprehensive anti-harassment policy, and specific procedures for handling legislative matters like the General Appropriation Bill. The rules also establish various committees, such as the Ethics Committee, Human Resources and Employee Engagement Committee, and the committee on Steering, Policy and Scheduling, to manage different aspects of House operations and ensure transparency, fairness, and professional conduct.
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Bill Summary: House order No. 2025, as amended and as adopted by the House. February 25, 2025.
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• Introduced: 02/26/2025
• Added: 02/27/2025
• Session: 194th General Court
• Sponsors: 1 : Bill Galvin (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 1 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 02/25/2025
• Last Action: Order adopted - 128 YEAS to 23 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 24 )
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MA bill #H2024 • Last Action 02/25/2025
Order relative to the adoption of permanent Rules of the House of Representatives for the 194th General Court governing the 2025-2026 legislative sessions
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the permanent Rules of the House of Representatives for the 194th General Court governing the 2025-2026 legislative sessions. The rules cover a comprehensive range of procedural guidelines for conducting House business, including the roles and responsibilities of key officials like the Speaker, Clerk, and committee chairs. The rules detail how legislation is introduced, debated, and voted on, with specific provisions for committee operations, ethics standards, and member conduct. Notable highlights include guidelines for remote participation in sessions, detailed ethics and harassment prevention policies, and strict protocols for committee meetings and legislative proceedings. The rules also establish mechanisms for transparency, such as requirements for electronic availability of bills and committee proceedings, and set standards for professional behavior among members, officers, and employees of the House. The document reflects a commitment to maintaining an orderly, ethical, and efficient legislative process, with provisions designed to protect individual rights, ensure fair debate, and promote accountability within the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
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Bill Summary: Order relative to the adoption of permanent Rules of the House of Representatives for the 194th General Court governing the 2025-2026 legislative sessions
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• Introduced: 02/24/2025
• Added: 02/25/2025
• Session: 194th General Court
• Sponsors: 1 : Bill Galvin (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 4 • Actions: 22
• Last Amended: 02/24/2025
• Last Action: Published as amended, see H2025
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VT bill #H0325 • Last Action 02/25/2025
An act relating to Vermont’s adoption of the School Psychologist Interstate Licensure Compact
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill adopts the School Psychologist Interstate Licensure Compact, which is designed to facilitate the practice of school psychology across multiple states by creating a streamlined process for licensed school psychologists to obtain equivalent licenses in other member states. The compact aims to address workforce shortages, improve public access to school psychological services, and promote professional mobility while maintaining high standards of professional practice. Key provisions include establishing a joint government agency (the School Psychologist Interstate Licensure Compact Commission) to oversee the compact, creating a process for school psychologists to obtain equivalent licenses in member states, and setting standards for licensure that include completing a qualifying education program, passing a national exam, and completing a supervised internship. The compact requires member states to share information about licensees, investigate complaints, and report adverse actions, while preserving each state's authority to protect public health and safety. The compact will come into effect once seven states have enacted it, and it includes provisions for state participation, licensee requirements, disciplinary actions, information sharing, rulemaking, and potential withdrawal from the compact. The bill specifically notes that it will take effect on July 1, 2026, and is intended to help improve the availability and quality of school psychological services by reducing licensing barriers between states.
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Bill Summary: This bill proposes that the State adopt and enter into the School Psychologist Interstate Licensure Compact.
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• Introduced: 02/24/2025
• Added: 02/25/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Daisy Berbeco (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 1
• Last Amended: 02/24/2025
• Last Action: Read first time and referred to the Committee on Health Care
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OK bill #SB366 • Last Action 02/25/2025
Charter schools; removing language requiring a charter school application to be first submitted to certain school district. Effective date. Emergency.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies Oklahoma's charter school application process by removing the requirement that charter school applications first be submitted to the local school district where the school would be located. Instead, beginning July 1, 2025, charter school applicants can directly submit their applications to potential sponsors, which include school district boards, higher education institutions, private colleges, recognized Indian tribes, and the Statewide Charter School Board. The bill maintains existing requirements for comprehensive charter school applications, which must include detailed information about the school's mission, organizational structure, financial plan, educational program, governance, and operational procedures. Applicants must still complete a training program provided by the Statewide Charter School Board before submitting their application, and sponsors will have 90 days to accept or reject the application, with opportunities to revise and resubmit if initially rejected. The bill aims to streamline the charter school approval process by eliminating the initial local school district review and providing more direct pathways for charter school establishment. The changes will take effect on July 1, 2025, and the bill was declared an emergency measure, meaning it can be implemented immediately upon passage.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to charter schools; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 3-134, as last amended by Section 6, Chapter 323, O.S.L. 2023 (70 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 3-134), which relates to charter school applications; removing language requiring a charter school application to be first submitted to certain school district; requiring charter school applications to be submitted to a proposed sponsor beginning on certain date; updating statutory language; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
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• Introduced: 01/06/2025
• Added: 01/06/2025
• Session: 2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 5 : Kelly Hines (R)*, Rob Hall (R)*, Julie Daniels (R), Shane Jett (R), Dusty Deevers (R)
• Versions: 3 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 7
• Last Amended: 01/06/2025
• Last Action: Coauthored by Senator Deevers
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OK bill #HB2189 • Last Action 02/25/2025
Housing; creating the Oklahoma Workforce Housing Commission; Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency; reports; affordable housing; effective date.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the Oklahoma Workforce Housing Commission to address housing needs across different income levels, creating a comprehensive approach to affordable housing in the state. The bill defines five household income categories ranging from extremely low-income (30% of area median income) to middle-income (up to 160% of area median income), as determined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The Commission will be composed of 15 members appointed by the Governor, Senate President Pro Tempore, and House Speaker, including representatives from urban and rural areas, housing authorities, community organizations, and legislative members, with additional ex officio members from state and federal agencies. The Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency will be responsible for developing comprehensive reports and plans, including an environmental scan, annual housing report, and strategies for expanding workforce and affordable housing. The bill also creates the Oklahoma Workforce Housing Commission Revolving Fund, which will become operational on July 1, 2025, to support housing improvement efforts. Commission members will serve without salary but may receive travel reimbursements, and the Commission will be subject to the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act. The ultimate goal is to promote suitable housing availability for a wide range of Oklahoma residents across different income levels, with the Commission set to operate until December 30, 2034.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to housing; defining terms; creating the Oklahoma Workforce Housing Commission; providing for membership; stating quorum; providing for qualifications for Commission members; stating appointment terms; allowing for certain reimbursement; subjecting Commission to Oklahoma Open Meeting Act; stating purpose; providing for promulgation of rules by the Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency; authorizing the Agency to implement certain reports and plans for expansion of affordable housing; requiring distribution and recommendations from Agency to the Governor and Legislature; creating the Oklahoma Workforce Housing Commission Revolving Fund; stating purpose; establishing funding procedures; providing for codification; and providing an effective date.
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• Introduced: 01/16/2025
• Added: 01/17/2025
• Session: 2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 2 : Meloyde Blancett (D)*, Jared Deck (D)
• Versions: 3 • Votes: 1 • Actions: 14
• Last Amended: 01/16/2025
• Last Action: Policy recommendation to the Commerce and Economic Development Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Business
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OK bill #SB664 • Last Action 02/25/2025
Construction Industries Board; modifying eligibility of certain educational institutions to enter into certain contracts. Effective date.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies the powers and responsibilities of the Oklahoma Construction Industries Board regarding educational contracts and workforce development in the skilled trades. Specifically, the bill expands the Board's ability to enter into contracts with various educational institutions, including state-accredited vocational schools, technical schools, and educational systems that offer courses in electrical, mechanical, plumbing, or roofing trades. The bill allows these contracts to focus on developing instructional courses about Oklahoma trade regulations, implementing workforce development programs, and creating public awareness about skilled trade careers. The legislation also establishes detailed guidelines for how these contracts are approved, funded, and evaluated, including requirements that recipients provide comprehensive reports detailing how funds were used and the outcomes achieved. The contracts will be funded through a Skilled Trade Education and Workforce Development Fund, which will receive transfers from existing revolving funds generated by administrative fines in various trade-related licensing areas. Importantly, the bill provides specific mechanisms for transferring and managing these funds, ensuring they are used exclusively for trade-related education and workforce development purposes. The bill will become effective on November 1, 2025.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to the Construction Industries Board; amending 59 O.S. 2021, Section 1000.4a, as amended by Section 3, Chapter 185, O.S.L. 2023 (59 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 1000.4a), which relates to additional powers of the Board; modifying eligibility of certain educational institutions to enter into certain contracts; updating statutory language; updating statutory references; and providing an effective date.
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• Introduced: 01/14/2025
• Added: 01/15/2025
• Session: 2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 2 : Kristen Thompson (R)*, Judd Strom (R)*
• Versions: 3 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 6
• Last Amended: 01/14/2025
• Last Action: Senate Economic Development, Workforce and Tourism REVISED Hearing (13:30:00 2/25/2025 Room 535)
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MN bill #SR14 • Last Action 02/24/2025
A Senate resolution amending the Temporary Rules of the Senate
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This resolution amends the Temporary Rules of the Senate for the 94th Legislature (2025-2026), providing comprehensive guidelines for Senate operations. The rules cover a wide range of procedural matters, including bill introduction and referral processes, committee meetings, voting procedures, ethical conduct, and administrative functions. Key provisions include establishing parliamentary reference using Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure, detailing bill reporting and introduction requirements, defining committee structures and appointments, outlining voting and debate protocols, and setting standards for ethical conduct. The resolution provides specific guidelines for how bills are introduced, referred, and processed, establishes rules for committee meetings and remote participation, defines voting procedures, and creates mechanisms for handling potential ethical issues. The rules also address administrative matters such as credentials for news coverage, decorum in the Senate Chamber, and the responsibilities of various Senate officers. Notably, the resolution includes provisions for remote voting, committee referrals, and a detailed process for handling potential ethical misconduct by members or lobbyists.
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Bill Summary: A Senate resolution amending the Temporary Rules of the Senate
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• Introduced: 02/21/2025
• Added: 02/22/2025
• Session: 94th Legislature 2025-2026
• Sponsors: 2 : Erin Murphy (D)*, Mark Johnson (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 1 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 02/21/2025
• Last Action: Adopted
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WI bill #AB62 • Last Action 02/24/2025
Health care costs omnibus, granting rule-making authority, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty. (FE)
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill introduces comprehensive healthcare cost reforms, focusing primarily on prescription drug affordability and patient access in Wisconsin. The bill establishes an innovative Prescription Drug Affordability Review Board to protect residents from high drug costs, empowering the board to set upper payment limits for certain prescription drugs that create affordability challenges. It creates insulin safety net programs requiring manufacturers to provide free or low-cost insulin to eligible uninsured or underinsured Wisconsin residents through urgent need and patient assistance programs, with copayments capped at $35-$50. The legislation also mandates new transparency requirements for pharmacy benefit managers, requiring them to disclose financial details to health plan sponsors and establishing a fiduciary duty. Additionally, the bill introduces licensing requirements for pharmaceutical representatives and pharmacy services administrative organizations, mandates professional education and ethical standards for pharmaceutical sales representatives, and develops a prescription drug importation program aimed at reducing costs by importing certain drugs from Canada. The bill allocates $500,000 for implementing an Office of Prescription Drug Affordability and authorizes 16 new positions to support these initiatives, demonstrating a comprehensive approach to addressing prescription drug costs and improving patient access to medications.
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Bill Summary: Elimination of cost sharing for prescription drugs under the Medical Assistance program Under current law, certain persons who receive health services under the Medical Assistance program, also known in this state as BadgerCare, are required to contribute a cost-sharing payment to the cost of certain health services. This bill eliminates all cost-sharing payments for prescription drugs under the Medical Assistance program. The Medical Assistance program is a joint state and federal program that provides health services to individuals who have limited financial resources. Cost-sharing cap on insulin The bill prohibits every health insurance policy and governmental self-insured health plan that covers insulin and imposes cost sharing on prescription drugs from imposing cost sharing on insulin in an amount that exceeds $35 for a one-month supply. Current law requires every health insurance policy that provides coverage of expenses incurred for treatment of diabetes to provide coverage for specified expenses and items, including insulin. The required coverage under current law for certain diabetes treatments other than insulin infusion pumps is subject to the same exclusions, limitations, deductibles, and coinsurance provisions of the policy as other covered expenses. The bill[s cost-sharing limitation on insulin supersedes the specification that the exclusions, limitations, deductibles, and coinsurance are the same as for other coverage. Fiduciary and disclosure requirements for pharmacy benefit managers The bill imposes fiduciary and disclosure requirements on pharmacy benefit managers. Pharmacy benefit managers contract with health plans that provide prescription drug benefits to administer those benefits for the plans. They also have contracts with pharmacies and pay the pharmacies for providing drugs to the plan beneficiaries. The bill provides that a pharmacy benefit manager owes a fiduciary duty to a health plan sponsor. The bill also requires that a pharmacy benefit manager annually disclose all of the following information to the plan sponsor: 1. The indirect profit received by the pharmacy benefit manager from owning a pharmacy or service provider. 2. Any payments made to a consultant or broker who works on behalf of the plan sponsor. 3. From the amounts received from drug manufacturers, the amounts retained by the pharmacy benefit manager that are related to the plan sponsor[s claims or bona fide service fees. 4. The amounts received from network pharmacies and the amount retained by the pharmacy benefit manager. Reimbursements for certain 340B program entities The bill prohibits any person from reimbursing certain entities that participate in the federal drug pricing program, known as the 340B program, for a drug subject to an agreement under the program at a rate lower than that paid for the same drug to pharmacies that have a similar prescription volume. The bill also prohibits a person from imposing any fee, charge back, or other adjustment on the basis of the entity[s participation in the 340B program. The entities covered by the prohibitions under the bill are federally qualified health centers, critical access hospitals, and grantees under the federal Ryan White HIV/AIDS program, as well as these entities[ pharmacies and any pharmacy with which any of the entities have contracted to dispense drugs through the 340B program. Drug repository program Under current law, the Department of Health Services must maintain a drug repository program under which any person may donate certain drugs or supplies to be dispensed to and used by eligible individuals, prioritizing uninsured and indigent individuals. The bill allows DHS to partner with out-of-state drug repository programs. The bill also allows out-of-state persons to donate to the drug repository program in Wisconsin and persons in Wisconsin to donate to participating drug repository programs in other states. Further, the bill directs DHS to study and implement a centralized, physical drug repository program. Value-based diabetes medication pilot project The bill directs the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance to develop a pilot project under which a pharmacy benefit manager and pharmaceutical manufacturer are directed to create a value-based, sole-source arrangement to reduce the costs of prescription diabetes medication. The bill allows OCI to promulgate rules to implement the pilot project. Pharmacist continuing education credits for volunteering at free and charitable clinics Under current law, a licensed pharmacist must renew his or her license every two years. An applicant for renewal of a pharmacist license must submit proof that he or she has completed 30 hours of continuing education within the two-year period immediately preceding the date of his or her application. The bill allows pharmacists to meet up to 10 hours of the continuing education requirement for each two-year period by volunteering at a free and charitable clinic approved by the Pharmacy Examining Board. Prescription drug importation program The bill requires the commissioner of insurance, in consultation with persons interested in the sale and pricing of prescription drugs and federal officials and agencies, to design and implement a prescription drug importation program for the benefit of and that generates savings for Wisconsin residents. The bill establishes requirements for the program, including all of the following: 1. The commissioner must designate a state agency to become a licensed wholesale distributor or contract with a licensed wholesale distributor and to seek federal certification and approval to import prescription drugs. 2. The program must comply with certain federal regulations and import from Canadian suppliers only prescription drugs that are not brand-name drugs, have fewer than four competitor drugs in this country, and for which importation creates substantial savings. 3. The commissioner must ensure that prescription drugs imported under the program are not distributed, dispensed, or sold outside of Wisconsin. 4. The program must have an audit procedure to ensure the program complies with certain requirements specified in the bill. Before submitting the proposed program to the federal government for certification, the commissioner must submit the proposed program to the Joint Committee on Finance for its approval. Pharmacy benefits tool grants The bill directs OCI to award grants in an amount of up to $500,000 in each fiscal year to health care providers to develop and implement a patient pharmacy benefits tool that would allow prescribers to disclose the cost of prescription drugs for patients. The tool must be usable by physicians and other prescribers to determine the cost of prescription drugs for their patients. Any health care provider that receives a grant to develop and implement a patient pharmacy benefits tool is required to contribute matching funds equal to at least 50 percent of the total grant awarded. Prescription drug purchasing entity study The bill requires OCI to conduct a study on the viability of creating or implementing a state prescription drug purchasing entity. Licensure of pharmacy services administrative organizations The bill requires that a pharmacy services administrative organization (PSAO) be licensed by OCI. Under the bill, a PSAO is an entity operating in Wisconsin that does all of the following: 1. Contracts with an independent pharmacy to conduct business on the pharmacy[s behalf with a third-party payer. 2. Provides at least one administrative service to an independent pharmacy and negotiates and enters into a contract with a third-party payer or pharmacy benefit manager on the pharmacy[s behalf. The bill defines Xindependent pharmacyY to mean a licensed pharmacy operating in Wisconsin that is under common ownership with no more than two other pharmacies. XAdministrative serviceY is defined to mean assisting with claims or audits, providing centralized payment, performing certification in a specialized care program, providing compliance support, setting flat fees for generic drugs, assisting with store layout, managing inventory, providing marketing support, providing management and analysis of payment and drug dispensing data, or providing resources for retail cash cards. The bill defines Xthird-party payerY to mean an entity operating in Wisconsin that pays or insures health, medical, or prescription drug expenses on behalf of beneficiaries. The bill uses the current law definition of Xpharmacy benefit manager,Y which is an entity doing business in Wisconsin that contracts to administer or manage prescription drug benefits on behalf of an insurer or other entity that provides prescription drug benefits to Wisconsin residents. To obtain the license required by the bill, a person must apply to OCI and provide the contact information for the applicant and a contact person, evidence of financial responsibility of at least $1,000,000, and any other information required by the commissioner by rule. Under the bill, the license fee is set by the commissioner, and the term of a license is two years. The bill also requires that a PSAO disclose to OCI the extent of any ownership or control by an entity that provides pharmacy services; provides prescription drug or device services; or manufactures, sells, or distributes prescription drugs, biologicals, or medical devices. The PSAO must notify OCI within five days of any material change in its ownership or control related to such an entity. Licensure of pharmaceutical representatives The bill requires a pharmaceutical representative to be licensed by OCI and to display the pharmaceutical representative[s license during each visit with a health care professional. The bill defines Xpharmaceutical representativeY to mean an individual who markets or promotes pharmaceuticals to health care professionals on behalf of a pharmaceutical manufacturer for compensation. The term of a license issued under the bill is one year, and the license is renewable. The application to obtain or renew a license must include the applicant[s contact information, a description of the type of work in which the applicant will engage, the license fee, an attestation that professional education requirements are met, proof that any penalties and other fees are paid, and any other information required by OCI by rule. Under the bill, the license fee is set by the commissioner. The bill requires the pharmaceutical representative to report, within four business days, any change to the information provided on the application or any material change to the pharmaceutical representative[s business operations or other information required to be reported under the bill. The bill requires that a pharmaceutical representative complete a professional education course prior to becoming licensed and to annually complete at least five hours of continuing professional education courses. The coursework must include, at a minimum, training in ethical standards, whistleblower protections, and the laws and rules applicable to pharmaceutical marketing. The bill directs the commissioner to regularly publish a list of courses that fulfill the education requirements. Under the bill, a course provider must disclose any conflict of interest to the commissioner, and the courses may not be provided by the employer of a pharmaceutical representative or be funded by the pharmaceutical industry or a third party funded by the industry. The bill requires that, no later than June 1 of each year, a pharmaceutical representative report to OCI the pharmaceutical representative[s total number of contacts with health care professionals in Wisconsin, the specialties of those health care professionals, the location and duration of each contact, the pharmaceuticals discussed, and the value of any item provided to a health care professional. The bill directs the commissioner to publish the information on OCI[s website without identifying individual health care professionals. The bill requires that a pharmaceutical representative, during each contact with a health care professional, disclose the wholesale acquisition cost of any pharmaceuticals discussed and the names of at least three generic prescription drugs from the same therapeutic class. The bill directs the commissioner to promulgate ethical standards for pharmaceutical representatives. Additionally, the bill prohibits a pharmaceutical representative from engaging in deceptive or misleading marketing of a pharmaceutical product; using a title or designation that could reasonably lead a licensed health care professional, or an employee or representative of such a professional, to believe that the pharmaceutical representative is licensed to practice in a health occupation unless the pharmaceutical representative holds a license to practice in that health occupation; or attending a patient examination without the patient[s consent. An individual who violates any of the requirements under the bill is subject to a forfeiture, and the individual[s license may be suspended or revoked. An individual whose license is revoked must wait at least two years before applying for a new license. Insulin safety net programs The bill requires insulin manufacturers to establish a program under which qualifying Wisconsin residents who are in urgent need of insulin and are uninsured or have limited insurance coverage can be dispensed insulin at a pharmacy. An individual is in urgent need of insulin if the individual needs insulin in order to avoid the likelihood of suffering a significant health consequence and possesses less than a seven-day supply of insulin readily available for use. Under the program, if a qualifying individual in urgent need of insulin provides a pharmacy with a form attesting that the individual meets the program[s eligibility requirements, specified proof of residency, and a valid insulin prescription, the pharmacy must dispense a 30-day supply of insulin to the individual and may charge the individual a copayment of no more than $35. The pharmacy may submit an electronic payment claim for the insulin[s acquisition cost to the manufacturer or agree to receive a replacement of the same insulin in the amount dispensed. The bill also requires that each insulin manufacturer establish a patient assistance program to make insulin available to any qualifying Wisconsin resident who, among other requirements, is uninsured or has limited insurance coverage and whose family income does not exceed 400 percent of the federal poverty line. Under the bill, an individual must apply to participate in a manufacturer[s program. If the manufacturer determines that the individual meets the program[s eligibility requirements, the manufacturer must issue the individual a statement of eligibility, which is valid for 12 months and may be renewed. Under the bill, if an individual with a statement of eligibility and valid insulin prescription requests insulin from a pharmacy, the pharmacy must submit an order to the manufacturer, who must then provide a 90-day supply of insulin at no charge to the individual or pharmacy. The pharmacy may charge the individual a copayment of no more than $50. Under the bill, a manufacturer is not required to issue a statement of eligibility if the individual has prescription drug coverage through an individual or group health plan and the manufacturer determines that the individual[s insulin needs are better addressed through the manufacturer[s copayment assistance program. In such case, the manufacturer must provide the individual with necessary drug coupons to submit to a pharmacy, and the individual may not be required to pay more than a $50 copayment for a 90-day supply of insulin. Under the bill, if the manufacturer determines that an individual is not eligible for the patient assistance program, the individual may file an appeal with OCI. The bill directs OCI to establish procedures for deciding appeals. Under the bill, OCI must issue a decision within 10 days, and that decision is final. The bill requires that insulin manufacturers annually report to OCI certain information, including the number of individuals served and the cost of insulin dispensed under the programs and that OCI annually report to the governor and the legislature on the programs. The bill also directs OCI to conduct public outreach and develop an information sheet about the programs, conduct satisfaction surveys of individuals and pharmacies that participate in the programs, and report to the governor and the legislature on the surveys by July 1, 2028. Additionally, the bill requires that OCI develop a training program for health care navigators to assist individuals in accessing appropriate long-term insulin options and maintain a list of trained navigators. The bill provides that a manufacturer that fails to comply with the bill[s provisions may be assessed a forfeiture of up to noncompliance, which increases to $400,000 per month if the manufacturer continues to be in noncompliance after six months and to $600,000 per month if the manufacturer continues to be in noncompliance after one year. The bill[s requirements do not apply to manufacturers with annual insulin sales revenue in Wisconsin of no more than $2,000,000 or to insulin that costs less than a specified dollar amount. Prescription Drug Affordability Review Board The bill creates a Prescription Drug Affordability Review Board, whose purpose is to protect Wisconsin residents and other stakeholders from the high costs of prescription drugs. The board consists of the commissioner of insurance and the following members, all of whom are appointed by the governor for four-year terms: 1. Two members who represent the pharmaceutical drug industry, at least one of whom is a licensed pharmacist. 2. Two members who represent the health insurance industry. 3. Two members who represent the health care industry, at least one of whom is a licensed practitioner. 4. Two members who represent the interests of the public. The bill requires the board to meet in open session at least four times per year to review prescription drug pricing information. The board must provide at least two weeks[ public notice of each meeting, make the meeting[s materials publicly available at least one week prior to the meeting, and provide the opportunity for public comment. The bill imposes conflict of interest requirements for the board relating to recusal and public disclosure of certain conflicts. The bill directs the board to access and assess drug pricing information, to the extent practicable, by accessing and assessing information from other states, by assessing spending for the drug in Wisconsin, and by accessing other available pricing information. Under the bill, the board must conduct drug cost affordability reviews. The board must identify prescription drugs whose launch wholesale acquisition cost exceeds specified thresholds, prescription drugs whose increase in wholesale acquisition cost exceeds specified thresholds, and other prescription drugs that may create affordability challenges for the health care system in Wisconsin. For each identified prescription drug, the board must determine whether to conduct an affordability review by seeking stakeholder input and considering the average patient cost share for the drug. During an affordability review, the board must determine whether use of the prescription drug that is fully consistent with the labeling approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration or standard medical practice has led or will lead to an affordability challenge for the health care system in Wisconsin. In making this determination, the bill requires the board to consider a variety of factors, which include the following: 1. The drug[s wholesale acquisition cost. 2. The average monetary price concession, discount, or rebate the manufacturer provides, or is expected to provide, for the drug to health plans. 3. The total amount of price concessions, discounts, and rebates the manufacturer provides to each pharmacy benefit manager for the drug. 4. The price at which therapeutic alternatives have been sold and the average monetary concession, discount, or rebate the manufacturer provides, or is expected to provide, to health plan payors and pharmacy benefit managers for therapeutic alternatives. 5. The costs to health plans based on patient access consistent with federal labeled indications and recognized standard medical practice. 6. The impact on patient access resulting from the drug[s cost relative to insurance benefit design. 7. The current or expected dollar value of drug-specific patient access programs that are supported by the manufacturer. 8. The relative financial impacts to health, medical, or social services costs that can be quantified and compared to baseline effects of existing therapeutic alternatives. 9. The average patient copay or other cost sharing for the drug. If the board determines that a prescription drug will lead to an affordability challenge, the bill directs the board to establish an upper payment limit for that drug that applies to all purchases and payor reimbursements of the drug dispensed or administered to individuals in Wisconsin. In establishing the upper payment limit, the board must consider the cost of administering the drug, the cost of delivering it to consumers, and other relevant administrative costs. For certain drugs, the board must solicit information from the manufacturer regarding the price increase and, if the board determines that the price increase is not a result of the need for increased manufacturing capacity or other effort to improve patient access during a public health emergency, the board must establish an upper payment limit equal to the drug[s cost prior to the price increase. Further, this bill provides $500,000 in program revenue in fiscal year 2026]27 for onetime implementation costs associated with establishing an Office of Prescription Drug Affordability in OCI. The bill provides that the Office of Prescription Drug Affordability is responsible for prescription drug affordability programming within OCI and for overseeing the operations of the Prescription Drug Affordability Review Board. Additionally, the bill authorizes and funds for fiscal year 2026]27 16.0 positions for the Office of Prescription Drug Affordability. Finally, the bill credits to the appropriation account for OCI[s general program operations all moneys received from the regulation of pharmacy benefit managers, pharmacy benefit management brokers, pharmacy benefit management consultants, pharmacy services administrative organizations, and pharmaceutical sales representatives. This proposal may contain a health insurance mandate requiring a social and financial impact report under s. 601.423, stats. For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
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• Introduced: 02/24/2025
• Added: 02/25/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 58 : Lisa Subeck (D)*, Ryan Spaude (D)*, Tara Johnson (D)*, Clint Anderson (D)*, Deb Andraca (D)*, Margaret Arney (D)*, Mike Bare (D)*, Jill Billings (D)*, Brienne Brown (D)*, Angelina Cruz (D)*, Karen DeSanto (D)*, Ben DeSmidt (D)*, Steve Doyle (D)*, Jodene Emerson (D)*, Joan Fitzgerald (D)*, Russell Goodwin (D)*, Kalan Haywood (D)*, Francesca Hong (D)*, Andrew Hysell (D)*, Jenna Jacobson (D)*, Alex Joers (D)*, Karen Kirsch (D)*, Darrin Madison (D)*, Renuka Mayadev (D)*, Maureen McCarville (D)*, Tip McGuire (D)*, Vincent Miresse (D)*, Supreme Moore Omokunde (D)*, Greta Neubauer (D)*, Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (D)*, Lori Palmeri (D)*, Christian Phelps (D)*, Pricilla Prado (D)*, Amaad Rivera-Wagner (D)*, Ann Roe (D)*, Joe Sheehan (D)*, Christine Sinicki (D)*, Lee Snodgrass (D)*, Angela Stroud (D)*, Shelia Stubbs (D)*, Sequanna Taylor (D)*, Angelito Tenorio (D)*, Randy Udell (D)*, Robyn Vining (D)*, Brad Pfaff (D), Dianne Hesselbein (D), Dora Drake (D), Tim Carpenter (D), Kristin Dassler-Alfheim (D), Jodi Habush Sinykin (D), LaTonya Johnson (D), Sarah Keyeski (D), Melissa Ratcliff (D), Kelda Roys (D), Jeff Smith (D), Mark Spreitzer (D), Jamie Wall (D), Bob Wirch (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 02/24/2025
• Last Action: Read first time and referred to Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care
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WI bill #SB50 • Last Action 02/21/2025
Health care costs omnibus, granting rule-making authority, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty. (FE)
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill proposes a comprehensive set of reforms aimed at reducing prescription drug costs and improving access to medications in Wisconsin. The bill establishes several key initiatives, including creating a Prescription Drug Affordability Review Board to monitor and potentially limit drug pricing, implementing insulin safety net programs to help residents access affordable insulin, and creating new regulatory requirements for pharmacy benefit managers and pharmaceutical representatives. The bill mandates that insulin manufacturers establish urgent need safety net programs and patient assistance programs to help residents obtain insulin at reduced costs, with provisions that cap out-of-pocket expenses at $35 for a 30-day supply and $50 for a 90-day supply. Additionally, the legislation requires pharmacy benefit managers to disclose financial information to health plan sponsors, creates a prescription drug importation program to potentially bring in lower-cost medications from Canada, and establishes licensing and ethical standards for pharmaceutical representatives. The bill also provides funding and positions for a new Office of Prescription Drug Affordability within the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance to oversee these new programs and regulations, with the ultimate goal of protecting Wisconsin residents from high prescription drug costs.
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Bill Summary: Elimination of cost sharing for prescription drugs under the Medical Assistance program Under current law, certain persons who receive health services under the Medical Assistance program, also known in this state as BadgerCare, are required to contribute a cost-sharing payment to the cost of certain health services. This bill eliminates all cost-sharing payments for prescription drugs under the Medical LRB-1423/1 JPC:all 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 50 Assistance program. The Medical Assistance program is a joint state and federal program that provides health services to individuals who have limited financial resources. Cost-sharing cap on insulin The bill prohibits every health insurance policy and governmental self-insured health plan that covers insulin and imposes cost sharing on prescription drugs from imposing cost sharing on insulin in an amount that exceeds $35 for a one-month supply. Current law requires every health insurance policy that provides coverage of expenses incurred for treatment of diabetes to provide coverage for specified expenses and items, including insulin. The required coverage under current law for certain diabetes treatments other than insulin infusion pumps is subject to the same exclusions, limitations, deductibles, and coinsurance provisions of the policy as other covered expenses. The bill[s cost-sharing limitation on insulin supersedes the specification that the exclusions, limitations, deductibles, and coinsurance are the same as for other coverage. Fiduciary and disclosure requirements for pharmacy benefit managers The bill imposes fiduciary and disclosure requirements on pharmacy benefit managers. Pharmacy benefit managers contract with health plans that provide prescription drug benefits to administer those benefits for the plans. They also have contracts with pharmacies and pay the pharmacies for providing drugs to the plan beneficiaries. The bill provides that a pharmacy benefit manager owes a fiduciary duty to a health plan sponsor. The bill also requires that a pharmacy benefit manager annually disclose all of the following information to the plan sponsor: 1. The indirect profit received by the pharmacy benefit manager from owning a pharmacy or service provider. 2. Any payments made to a consultant or broker who works on behalf of the plan sponsor. 3. From the amounts received from drug manufacturers, the amounts retained by the pharmacy benefit manager that are related to the plan sponsor[s claims or bona fide service fees. 4. The amounts received from network pharmacies and the amount retained by the pharmacy benefit manager. Reimbursements for certain 340B program entities The bill prohibits any person from reimbursing certain entities that participate in the federal drug pricing program, known as the 340B program, for a drug subject to an agreement under the program at a rate lower than that paid for the same drug to pharmacies that have a similar prescription volume. The bill also prohibits a person from imposing any fee, charge back, or other adjustment on the basis of the entity[s participation in the 340B program. The entities covered by the prohibitions under the bill are federally qualified health centers, critical access hospitals, and grantees under the federal Ryan White HIV/AIDS program, as well LRB-1423/1 JPC:all 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 50 as these entities[ pharmacies and any pharmacy with which any of the entities have contracted to dispense drugs through the 340B program. Drug repository program Under current law, the Department of Health Services must maintain a drug repository program under which any person may donate certain drugs or supplies to be dispensed to and used by eligible individuals, prioritizing uninsured and indigent individuals. The bill allows DHS to partner with out-of-state drug repository programs. The bill also allows out-of-state persons to donate to the drug repository program in Wisconsin and persons in Wisconsin to donate to participating drug repository programs in other states. Further, the bill directs DHS to study and implement a centralized, physical drug repository program. Value-based diabetes medication pilot project The bill directs the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance to develop a pilot project under which a pharmacy benefit manager and pharmaceutical manufacturer are directed to create a value-based, sole-source arrangement to reduce the costs of prescription diabetes medication. The bill allows OCI to promulgate rules to implement the pilot project. Pharmacist continuing education credits for volunteering at free and charitable clinics Under current law, a licensed pharmacist must renew his or her license every two years. An applicant for renewal of a pharmacist license must submit proof that he or she has completed 30 hours of continuing education within the two-year period immediately preceding the date of his or her application. The bill allows pharmacists to meet up to 10 hours of the continuing education requirement for each two-year period by volunteering at a free and charitable clinic approved by the Pharmacy Examining Board. Prescription drug importation program The bill requires the commissioner of insurance, in consultation with persons interested in the sale and pricing of prescription drugs and federal officials and agencies, to design and implement a prescription drug importation program for the benefit of and that generates savings for Wisconsin residents. The bill establishes requirements for the program, including all of the following: 1. The commissioner must designate a state agency to become a licensed wholesale distributor or contract with a licensed wholesale distributor and to seek federal certification and approval to import prescription drugs. 2. The program must comply with certain federal regulations and import from Canadian suppliers only prescription drugs that are not brand-name drugs, have fewer than four competitor drugs in this country, and for which importation creates substantial savings. 3. The commissioner must ensure that prescription drugs imported under the program are not distributed, dispensed, or sold outside of Wisconsin. LRB-1423/1 JPC:all 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 50 4. The program must have an audit procedure to ensure the program complies with certain requirements specified in the bill. Before submitting the proposed program to the federal government for certification, the commissioner must submit the proposed program to the Joint Committee on Finance for its approval. Pharmacy benefits tool grants The bill directs OCI to award grants in an amount of up to $500,000 in each fiscal year to health care providers to develop and implement a patient pharmacy benefits tool that would allow prescribers to disclose the cost of prescription drugs for patients. The tool must be usable by physicians and other prescribers to determine the cost of prescription drugs for their patients. Any health care provider that receives a grant to develop and implement a patient pharmacy benefits tool is required to contribute matching funds equal to at least 50 percent of the total grant awarded. Prescription drug purchasing entity study The bill requires OCI to conduct a study on the viability of creating or implementing a state prescription drug purchasing entity. Licensure of pharmacy services administrative organizations The bill requires that a pharmacy services administrative organization (PSAO) be licensed by OCI. Under the bill, a PSAO is an entity operating in Wisconsin that does all of the following: 1. Contracts with an independent pharmacy to conduct business on the pharmacy[s behalf with a third-party payer. 2. Provides at least one administrative service to an independent pharmacy and negotiates and enters into a contract with a third-party payer or pharmacy benefit manager on the pharmacy[s behalf. The bill defines Xindependent pharmacyY to mean a licensed pharmacy operating in Wisconsin that is under common ownership with no more than two other pharmacies. XAdministrative serviceY is defined to mean assisting with claims or audits, providing centralized payment, performing certification in a specialized care program, providing compliance support, setting flat fees for generic drugs, assisting with store layout, managing inventory, providing marketing support, providing management and analysis of payment and drug dispensing data, or providing resources for retail cash cards. The bill defines Xthird-party payerY to mean an entity operating in Wisconsin that pays or insures health, medical, or prescription drug expenses on behalf of beneficiaries. The bill uses the current law definition of Xpharmacy benefit manager,Y which is an entity doing business in Wisconsin that contracts to administer or manage prescription drug benefits on behalf of an insurer or other entity that provides prescription drug benefits to Wisconsin residents. To obtain the license required by the bill, a person must apply to OCI and provide the contact information for the applicant and a contact person, evidence of LRB-1423/1 JPC:all 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 50 financial responsibility of at least $1,000,000, and any other information required by the commissioner by rule. Under the bill, the license fee is set by the commissioner, and the term of a license is two years. The bill also requires that a PSAO disclose to OCI the extent of any ownership or control by an entity that provides pharmacy services; provides prescription drug or device services; or manufactures, sells, or distributes prescription drugs, biologicals, or medical devices. The PSAO must notify OCI within five days of any material change in its ownership or control related to such an entity. Licensure of pharmaceutical representatives The bill requires a pharmaceutical representative to be licensed by OCI and to display the pharmaceutical representative[s license during each visit with a health care professional. The bill defines Xpharmaceutical representativeY to mean an individual who markets or promotes pharmaceuticals to health care professionals on behalf of a pharmaceutical manufacturer for compensation. The term of a license issued under the bill is one year, and the license is renewable. The application to obtain or renew a license must include the applicant[s contact information, a description of the type of work in which the applicant will engage, the license fee, an attestation that professional education requirements are met, proof that any penalties and other fees are paid, and any other information required by OCI by rule. Under the bill, the license fee is set by the commissioner. The bill requires the pharmaceutical representative to report, within four business days, any change to the information provided on the application or any material change to the pharmaceutical representative[s business operations or other information required to be reported under the bill. The bill requires that a pharmaceutical representative complete a professional education course prior to becoming licensed and to annually complete at least five hours of continuing professional education courses. The coursework must include, at a minimum, training in ethical standards, whistleblower protections, and the laws and rules applicable to pharmaceutical marketing. The bill directs the commissioner to regularly publish a list of courses that fulfill the education requirements. Under the bill, a course provider must disclose any conflict of interest to the commissioner, and the courses may not be provided by the employer of a pharmaceutical representative or be funded by the pharmaceutical industry or a third party funded by the industry. The bill requires that, no later than June 1 of each year, a pharmaceutical representative report to OCI the pharmaceutical representative[s total number of contacts with health care professionals in Wisconsin, the specialties of those health care professionals, the location and duration of each contact, the pharmaceuticals discussed, and the value of any item provided to a health care professional. The bill directs the commissioner to publish the information on OCI[s website without identifying individual health care professionals. The bill requires that a pharmaceutical representative, during each contact with a health care professional, disclose the wholesale acquisition cost of any LRB-1423/1 JPC:all 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 50 pharmaceuticals discussed and the names of at least three generic prescription drugs from the same therapeutic class. The bill directs the commissioner to promulgate ethical standards for pharmaceutical representatives. Additionally, the bill prohibits a pharmaceutical representative from engaging in deceptive or misleading marketing of a pharmaceutical product; using a title or designation that could reasonably lead a licensed health care professional, or an employee or representative of such a professional, to believe that the pharmaceutical representative is licensed to practice in a health occupation unless the pharmaceutical representative holds a license to practice in that health occupation; or attending a patient examination without the patient[s consent. An individual who violates any of the requirements under the bill is subject to a forfeiture, and the individual[s license may be suspended or revoked. An individual whose license is revoked must wait at least two years before applying for a new license. Insulin safety net programs The bill requires insulin manufacturers to establish a program under which qualifying Wisconsin residents who are in urgent need of insulin and are uninsured or have limited insurance coverage can be dispensed insulin at a pharmacy. An individual is in urgent need of insulin if the individual needs insulin in order to avoid the likelihood of suffering a significant health consequence and possesses less than a seven-day supply of insulin readily available for use. Under the program, if a qualifying individual in urgent need of insulin provides a pharmacy with a form attesting that the individual meets the program[s eligibility requirements, specified proof of residency, and a valid insulin prescription, the pharmacy must dispense a 30-day supply of insulin to the individual and may charge the individual a copayment of no more than $35. The pharmacy may submit an electronic payment claim for the insulin[s acquisition cost to the manufacturer or agree to receive a replacement of the same insulin in the amount dispensed. The bill also requires that each insulin manufacturer establish a patient assistance program to make insulin available to any qualifying Wisconsin resident who, among other requirements, is uninsured or has limited insurance coverage and whose family income does not exceed 400 percent of the federal poverty line. Under the bill, an individual must apply to participate in a manufacturer[s program. If the manufacturer determines that the individual meets the program[s eligibility requirements, the manufacturer must issue the individual a statement of eligibility, which is valid for 12 months and may be renewed. Under the bill, if an individual with a statement of eligibility and valid insulin prescription requests insulin from a pharmacy, the pharmacy must submit an order to the manufacturer, who must then provide a 90-day supply of insulin at no charge to the individual or pharmacy. The pharmacy may charge the individual a copayment of no more than $50. Under the bill, a manufacturer is not required to issue a statement of eligibility if the individual has prescription drug coverage through an individual or LRB-1423/1 JPC:all 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 50 group health plan and the manufacturer determines that the individual[s insulin needs are better addressed through the manufacturer[s copayment assistance program. In such case, the manufacturer must provide the individual with necessary drug coupons to submit to a pharmacy, and the individual may not be required to pay more than a $50 copayment for a 90-day supply of insulin. Under the bill, if the manufacturer determines that an individual is not eligible for the patient assistance program, the individual may file an appeal with OCI. The bill directs OCI to establish procedures for deciding appeals. Under the bill, OCI must issue a decision within 10 days, and that decision is final. The bill requires that insulin manufacturers annually report to OCI certain information, including the number of individuals served and the cost of insulin dispensed under the programs and that OCI annually report to the governor and the legislature on the programs. The bill also directs OCI to conduct public outreach and develop an information sheet about the programs, conduct satisfaction surveys of individuals and pharmacies that participate in the programs, and report to the governor and the legislature on the surveys by July 1, 2028. Additionally, the bill requires that OCI develop a training program for health care navigators to assist individuals in accessing appropriate long-term insulin options and maintain a list of trained navigators. The bill provides that a manufacturer that fails to comply with the bill[s provisions may be assessed a forfeiture of up to noncompliance, which increases to $400,000 per month if the manufacturer continues to be in noncompliance after six months and to $600,000 per month if the manufacturer continues to be in noncompliance after one year. The bill[s requirements do not apply to manufacturers with annual insulin sales revenue in Wisconsin of no more than $2,000,000 or to insulin that costs less than a specified dollar amount. Prescription Drug Affordability Review Board The bill creates a Prescription Drug Affordability Review Board, whose purpose is to protect Wisconsin residents and other stakeholders from the high costs of prescription drugs. The board consists of the commissioner of insurance and the following members, all of whom are appointed by the governor for four-year terms: 1. Two members who represent the pharmaceutical drug industry, at least one of whom is a licensed pharmacist. 2. Two members who represent the health insurance industry. 3. Two members who represent the health care industry, at least one of whom is a licensed practitioner. 4. Two members who represent the interests of the public. The bill requires the board to meet in open session at least four times per year to review prescription drug pricing information. The board must provide at least two weeks[ public notice of each meeting, make the meeting[s materials publicly available at least one week prior to the meeting, and provide the opportunity for LRB-1423/1 JPC:all $200,000 per month of 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 50 public comment. The bill imposes conflict of interest requirements for the board relating to recusal and public disclosure of certain conflicts. The bill directs the board to access and assess drug pricing information, to the extent practicable, by accessing and assessing information from other states, by assessing spending for the drug in Wisconsin, and by accessing other available pricing information. Under the bill, the board must conduct drug cost affordability reviews. The board must identify prescription drugs whose launch wholesale acquisition cost exceeds specified thresholds, prescription drugs whose increase in wholesale acquisition cost exceeds specified thresholds, and other prescription drugs that may create affordability challenges for the health care system in Wisconsin. For each identified prescription drug, the board must determine whether to conduct an affordability review by seeking stakeholder input and considering the average patient cost share for the drug. During an affordability review, the board must determine whether use of the prescription drug that is fully consistent with the labeling approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration or standard medical practice has led or will lead to an affordability challenge for the health care system in Wisconsin. In making this determination, the bill requires the board to consider a variety of factors, which include the following: 1. The drug[s wholesale acquisition cost. 2. The average monetary price concession, discount, or rebate the manufacturer provides, or is expected to provide, for the drug to health plans. 3. The total amount of price concessions, discounts, and rebates the manufacturer provides to each pharmacy benefit manager for the drug. 4. The price at which therapeutic alternatives have been sold and the average monetary concession, discount, or rebate the manufacturer provides, or is expected to provide, to health plan payors and pharmacy benefit managers for therapeutic alternatives. 5. The costs to health plans based on patient access consistent with federal labeled indications and recognized standard medical practice. 6. The impact on patient access resulting from the drug[s cost relative to insurance benefit design. 7. The current or expected dollar value of drug-specific patient access programs that are supported by the manufacturer. 8. The relative financial impacts to health, medical, or social services costs that can be quantified and compared to baseline effects of existing therapeutic alternatives. 9. The average patient copay or other cost sharing for the drug. If the board determines that a prescription drug will lead to an affordability challenge, the bill directs the board to establish an upper payment limit for that drug that applies to all purchases and payor reimbursements of the drug dispensed or administered to individuals in Wisconsin. In establishing the upper payment limit, the board must consider the cost of administering the drug, the cost of delivering it to consumers, and other relevant administrative costs. For certain LRB-1423/1 JPC:all 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 50 drugs, the board must solicit information from the manufacturer regarding the price increase and, if the board determines that the price increase is not a result of the need for increased manufacturing capacity or other effort to improve patient access during a public health emergency, the board must establish an upper payment limit equal to the drug[s cost prior to the price increase. Further, this bill provides $500,000 in program revenue in fiscal year 2026]27 for onetime implementation costs associated with establishing an Office of Prescription Drug Affordability in OCI. The bill provides that the Office of Prescription Drug Affordability is responsible for prescription drug affordability programming within OCI and for overseeing the operations of the Prescription Drug Affordability Review Board. Additionally, the bill authorizes and funds for fiscal year 2026]27 16.0 positions for the Office of Prescription Drug Affordability. Finally, the bill credits to the appropriation account for OCI[s general program operations all moneys received from the regulation of pharmacy benefit managers, pharmacy benefit management brokers, pharmacy benefit management consultants, pharmacy services administrative organizations, and pharmaceutical sales representatives. This proposal may contain a health insurance mandate requiring a social and financial impact report under s. 601.423, stats. For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
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• Introduced: 02/21/2025
• Added: 02/22/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 56 : Brad Pfaff (D)*, Dianne Hesselbein (D)*, Dora Drake (D)*, Tim Carpenter (D)*, Kristin Dassler-Alfheim (D)*, Jodi Habush Sinykin (D)*, LaTonya Johnson (D)*, Sarah Keyeski (D)*, Melissa Ratcliff (D)*, Kelda Roys (D)*, Jeff Smith (D)*, Mark Spreitzer (D)*, Jamie Wall (D)*, Bob Wirch (D)*, Lisa Subeck (D), Ryan Spaude (D), Tara Johnson (D), Clint Anderson (D), Deb Andraca (D), Margaret Arney (D), Mike Bare (D), Jill Billings (D), Brienne Brown (D), Angelina Cruz (D), Karen DeSanto (D), Steve Doyle (D), Jodene Emerson (D), Joan Fitzgerald (D), Russell Goodwin (D), Kalan Haywood (D), Francesca Hong (D), Andrew Hysell (D), Jenna Jacobson (D), Alex Joers (D), Karen Kirsch (D), Darrin Madison (D), Renuka Mayadev (D), Maureen McCarville (D), Tip McGuire (D), Vincent Miresse (D), Supreme Moore Omokunde (D), Greta Neubauer (D), Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (D), Lori Palmeri (D), Christian Phelps (D), Pricilla Prado (D), Amaad Rivera-Wagner (D), Ann Roe (D), Christine Sinicki (D), Lee Snodgrass (D), Angela Stroud (D), Shelia Stubbs (D), Sequanna Taylor (D), Angelito Tenorio (D), Randy Udell (D), Robyn Vining (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 02/21/2025
• Last Action: Read first time and referred to Committee on Health
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OK bill #SB914 • Last Action 02/20/2025
Water and water rights; creating the Oklahoma Regional Water District Act; requiring development and coordination of certain districts for promulgation of regional water plans. Effective date.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill creates the Oklahoma Regional Water District Act, which directs the Oklahoma Water Resources Board to designate geographic areas as regional water districts by July 1, 2026. These districts will be responsible for developing comprehensive regional water plans that address water resource management, conservation, and drought preparedness. The bill requires the Board to consider factors like river basins, water utility patterns, and local characteristics when establishing district boundaries. Each regional water district must create a plan that provides strategies for water management during different flow conditions, considers existing water planning efforts, explores water management strategies, and protects existing water rights. The districts must include representatives from various stakeholder groups such as counties, municipalities, industries, agricultural interests, and environmental organizations. The bill also amends existing statutes to incorporate these regional water districts into the state's comprehensive water planning process, ensuring that future updates to the Oklahoma Comprehensive Water Plan will account for the regional water districts' input. The new framework aims to ensure sufficient water availability, support economic development, and protect public health and natural resources. The act will become effective on November 1, 2025, giving the state time to establish the regional water districts and develop their initial planning processes.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to water and water rights; creating the Oklahoma Regional Water District Act; providing short title; directing the Oklahoma Water Resources Board to designate certain districts by certain date; specifying terms for designation; directing initial development and coordination of certain districts; requiring development of regional water plans; specifying contents of plans; directing rule promulgation; requiring notice and hearing subject to certain requirements; providing for conflict resolution under certain circumstances; directing report submission; requiring Board to seek financial assistance from certain entities; providing for contractual agreements between Board and political subdivisions; amending 82 O.S. 2021, Section 1086.2, which relates to the Oklahoma Comprehensive Water Plan; conforming language; amending Section 1, Chapter 268, O.S.L. 2023 (82 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 1086.7), which relates to the Oklahoma Flood and Drought Management Task Force; conforming language; amending 82 O.S. 2021, Section 1623, which relates to the state flood plan; conforming language; updating statutory language; providing for noncodification; providing for codification; and providing an effective date.
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• Introduced: 01/16/2025
• Added: 01/17/2025
• Session: 2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 2 : Brent Howard (R)*, Carl Newton (R)*
• Versions: 3 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 4
• Last Amended: 01/16/2025
• Last Action: Coauthored by Representative Newton (principal House author)
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VT bill #H0296 • Last Action 02/20/2025
An act relating to Vermont’s adoption of the Dietician Licensure Compact
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes Vermont's participation in the Dietician Licensure Compact, a multi-state agreement designed to facilitate the interstate practice of dietetics. The bill creates a comprehensive framework for licensed dietitians to obtain a "compact privilege" that allows them to practice in multiple member states without obtaining separate licenses for each state. Key provisions include establishing a Dietitian Licensure Compact Commission to oversee the compact, creating a data system to track licensee information, and defining the requirements for dietitians to qualify for a compact privilege. To be eligible, dietitians must hold an unencumbered license in their home state, have completed specific educational and credentialing requirements (such as a degree from an accredited program and passing a national examination), and meet jurisprudence requirements. The compact aims to increase public access to dietetic services, reduce administrative burdens, support military members and their spouses, and enhance interstate cooperation in regulating dietitian practice. The bill also provides detailed provisions for managing adverse actions, resolving disputes between states, and establishing governance structures for the compact commission. Vermont's participation will become effective on July 1, 2025, and the state will join the compact once at least seven states have enacted similar legislation.
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Bill Summary: This bill proposes that the State adopt and enter into the Dietician Licensure Compact.
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• Introduced: 02/19/2025
• Added: 02/20/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Session
• Sponsors: 13 : Matt Birong (D)*, Lisa Hango (R), Brian Minier (D), Sarita Austin (D), James Gregoire (R), Kate Lalley (D), Kate Logan (D), Kate McCann (D), Jubilee McGill (D), Mike Morgan (R), Kate Nugent (D), Phil Pouech (D), Mary-Katherine Stone (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 1
• Last Amended: 02/19/2025
• Last Action: Read first time and referred to the Committee on Health Care
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IA bill #HSB119 • Last Action 02/20/2025
A bill for an act enacting the dietitian licensure compact.(See HF 532.)
Status: In Committee
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Bill Summary: This bill establishes the dietitian licensure compact. The compact establishes a system whereby a dietitian licensed to practice in one member state may practice in another member state under a multistate license without applying for a license in that state. The compact imposes certain minimum requirements on the licensure of dietitians in member states. The compact creates a commission to administer the operation of the compact. The commission is an instrumentality of the member states. The compact includes provisions relating to the establishment and membership of the commission; powers of the commission, meetings and voting requirements of the commission; commission bylaws and rules; commission committees; commission finances; the establishment of a licensure data system; oversight by member states; compacting state compliance; venue for judicial proceedings; defense and indemnification; effective dates and amendments to the compact; withdrawal, default, and expulsion; severability and construction; and the binding effect of the compact and other laws. The compact becomes effective upon the adoption of the compact by the seventh participating state.
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• Introduced: 02/03/2025
• Added: 02/03/2025
• Session: 91st General Assembly
• Sponsors: 0 : State Government
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 1 • Actions: 12
• Last Amended: 02/03/2025
• Last Action: Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 532.
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OK bill #HB2293 • Last Action 02/19/2025
Oklahoma Broadband Office; extending termination of Office; making the Oklahoma Broadband Office a division of the Oklahoma Department of Commerce; effective date.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill transforms the Oklahoma Broadband Office from an independent entity to a division of the Oklahoma Department of Commerce, with the full transfer of powers, duties, and responsibilities scheduled for December 31, 2030. The legislation modifies several key aspects of the existing broadband infrastructure framework, including removing the current Broadband Governing Board and Broadband Expansion Council, and transferring their oversight responsibilities to the Department of Commerce. The bill ensures a careful transition by mandating that all existing records, assets, contractual rights, and administrative rules will be transferred to the Department, and that employee transfers will be voluntary and maintain current salary and benefits. Personnel transfers will be coordinated through the Office of Management and Enterprise Services, and the Department of Commerce will inherit the responsibilities of developing and maintaining the statewide broadband plan, managing grant programs, and creating comprehensive broadband coverage maps. The bill aims to streamline broadband expansion efforts by consolidating administrative functions under a single state agency while preserving the core mission of improving internet connectivity across Oklahoma, particularly in underserved and unserved areas.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to the Oklahoma Broadband Office; transferring certain powers, duties, and responsibilities from the Oklahoma Broadband Office to the Oklahoma Department of Commerce by certain date; requiring Department succeed any contractual rights or responsibilities; providing for the transfer of certain rules; requiring certain notice; transferring rulemaking authority; authorizing the transfer of personnel; providing details for personnel transfer; requiring certain coordination for transfer; amending Section 2, Chapter 229, O.S.L. 2022 (74 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 9201), which relates to definitions; modifying definitions; amending Section 3, Chapter 229, O.S.L. 2022 (74 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 9202), which relates to the broadband governing board; modifying overseeing entity of the Oklahoma Broadband Office; extending termination of the Office; deleting certain board and board requirements; authorizing certain duties of the Oklahoma Department of Commerce; amending 17 O.S. 2021, Section 139.202, as amended by Section 4, Chapter 229, O.S.L. 2022, and as renumbered by Section 13, Chapter 229, O.S.L. 2022 (74 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 9203), which relates to the Broadband Expansion Council; removing certain council and council requirements; modifying responsible entity; amending Section 5, Chapter 229, O.S.L. 2022, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 336, O.S.L. 2023 (74 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 9204), which relates to the Oklahoma Broadband Office; removing sunset provision for Office; making the Oklahoma Broadband Office a division of the Oklahoma Department of Commerce; setting termination date for Office; removing certain assistance to be provided for the Office; modifying title of director; modifying responsible entity; removing certain hiring authority; amending Section 6, Chapter 229, O.S.L. 2022 (74 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 9205), which relates to duties and authority of the Oklahoma Broadband Office; modifying responsible entity; removing defunct language; amending Section 10, Chapter 229, O.S.L. 2022 (74 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 9209), which relates to the State Broadband Grant Program Revolving Fund; modifying responsible entity; amending 17 O.S. 2021, Section 139.203, as amended by Section 11, Chapter 229, O.S.L. 2022, and as renumbered by Section 14, Chapter 229, O.S.L. 2022 (74 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 9210), which relates to private providers network area coverage map data; modifying statutory reference; repealing 74 O.S. 2021, Section 9207, which relates to transfer of program; providing for codification; and providing an effective date.
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• Introduced: 01/16/2025
• Added: 01/17/2025
• Session: 2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Kyle Hilbert (R)*
• Versions: 3 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 9
• Last Amended: 01/16/2025
• Last Action: House Government Modernization and Technology Hearing (10:30:00 2/19/2025 Room 450)
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MN bill #HF1213 • Last Action 02/19/2025
Member access to cooperative documents and meetings improved, and electronic voting and voting by mail for cooperative board directors required.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill improves transparency and member participation in electric cooperatives by introducing several key provisions. It requires board meetings to be open to all members, with provisions for closing meetings only under specific, limited circumstances, and mandates that meetings can be attended remotely via the internet. The bill also requires cooperatives to maintain a comprehensive website with accessible documents including bylaws, meeting minutes, financial statements, and election information. Members will now have the right to access the cooperative's membership list for legitimate purposes, with safeguards against commercial misuse. The legislation introduces new nomination procedures allowing candidates to be nominated by petition signed by at least 40 members, and mandates that cooperatives implement secure electronic and mail-in voting systems for board elections, ensuring ballot secrecy. Additionally, the bill requires annual notification of members' capital credit allocations and mandates that cooperatives respond to member inquiries about their cumulative capital credits within 45 days. These changes aim to increase member engagement, transparency, and democratic participation in electric cooperative governance, with most provisions becoming effective immediately and electronic voting requirements applying to board elections from September 1, 2025.
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Bill Summary: A bill for an act relating to electric cooperatives; improving member access to cooperative documents and meetings; requiring electronic voting and voting by mail for cooperative board directors; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 308A.327.
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• Introduced: 02/19/2025
• Added: 02/19/2025
• Session: 94th Legislature 2025-2026
• Sponsors: 1 : Rick Hansen (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 1
• Last Amended: 02/19/2025
• Last Action: Introduction and first reading, referred to Energy Finance and Policy
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OK bill #HB1123 • Last Action 02/19/2025
Broadband; modifying certain funding source; deleting State Broadband Grant Program Revolving Fund; effective date.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies the existing law regarding Oklahoma's Broadband Governing Board and State Broadband Grant Program by making several key changes. The bill removes the provision for the State Broadband Grant Program Revolving Fund, which previously allowed the Oklahoma Broadband Office to receive and spend money for grant awards and operating expenses. The Broadband Governing Board, which oversees the Oklahoma Broadband Office, will continue to operate until June 30, 2028, and consists of nine members appointed by various state officials, including representatives from the House, Senate, Governor's office, Lieutenant Governor, and State Treasurer. The Board is responsible for overseeing the Statewide Broadband Plan, approving grant and incentive programs, and maintaining an Executive Director who serves at the Board's pleasure. The State Broadband Grant Program will continue to focus on expanding internet access in unserved and underserved areas, with grants including a "clawback provision" that requires recipients to reimburse funds if they fail to meet contract terms. The bill will become effective on November 1, 2025, and ensures that the Board will use the year prior to its termination to wind down its affairs.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to broadband; amending Section 3, Chapter 229, O.S.L. 2022 (74 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 9202), which relates to the broadband governing board; modifying certain funding source; amending Section 10, Chapter 229, O.S.L. 2022 (74 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 9209), which relates to the state broadband grant program; deleting State Broadband Grant Program Revolving Fund; and providing an effective date.
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• Introduced: 01/14/2025
• Added: 01/14/2025
• Session: 2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Steve Bashore (R)*
• Versions: 3 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 6
• Last Amended: 01/14/2025
• Last Action: House Government Modernization and Technology Hearing (10:30:00 2/19/2025 Room 450)
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MI bill #SB0060 • Last Action 02/18/2025
Health occupations: physicians; interstate medical licensure compact; remove sunset. Amends sec. 16189 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.16189).
Status: Crossed Over
AI-generated Summary: This bill removes the sunset provision for the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact (IMLC), which is a voluntary agreement among participating states to streamline the medical licensing process for qualified physicians. The bill allows physicians who meet specific eligibility criteria to obtain expedited medical licenses in multiple states through a simplified application process. Key provisions include establishing a detailed framework for physician qualification, including requirements for medical education, licensing examinations, and professional standing. The compact creates an Interstate Commission to administer the process, manage information sharing between state medical boards, facilitate joint investigations, and coordinate disciplinary actions. Physicians can apply for an expedited license through their "state of principal license" after meeting stringent requirements such as having a full and unrestricted medical license, passing medical licensing examinations, completing graduate medical education, and maintaining a clean professional record. The compact aims to enhance healthcare access by making it easier for physicians to practice across state lines while maintaining rigorous professional standards and patient safety protections. By removing the sunset provision, the bill ensures the continued implementation of this interstate licensing mechanism beyond its originally scheduled expiration date.
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Bill Summary: A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled"Public health code,"by amending section 16189 (MCL 333.16189), as amended by 2022 PA 38.
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• Introduced: 02/04/2025
• Added: 02/04/2025
• Session: 103rd Legislature
• Sponsors: 1 : Paul Wojno (D)*
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 3 • Actions: 12
• Last Amended: 02/13/2025
• Last Action: Referred To Committee On Health Policy
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IL bill #HB3563 • Last Action 02/18/2025
WIND & SOLAR FACILITY DRAINAGE
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Illinois Counties Code and the Renewable Energy Facilities Agricultural Impact Mitigation Act to establish comprehensive regulations for commercial wind and solar energy facilities. The bill requires that such facilities proposed in unincorporated areas adjacent to municipal boundaries either be annexed to the municipality or be subject to the municipality's zoning regulations. It establishes detailed requirements for facility siting, including specific setback distances from residences, community buildings, and property lines. The bill mandates that facilities must obtain a National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit if they will disturb more than one acre of land. Facility owners must now provide counties with a deconstruction plan prepared by a professional engineer, which must be reviewed and approved within 60 days. The bill also introduces comprehensive financial assurance requirements, requiring facility owners to provide 100% of estimated deconstruction costs prior to the commercial operation date and establish mechanisms for addressing potential public safety issues or emergency repairs. Additionally, the legislation requires vegetation management plans for solar facilities, aims to maximize community benefits like reduced stormwater runoff and increased pollinator habitat, and sets standards for road use, drainage system impacts, and agricultural land preservation during facility construction and deconstruction.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Counties Code. Provides that a commercial wind energy facility or commercial solar energy facility proposed to be located on property in an unincorporated area of the county within the zoning jurisdiction of a municipality and located adjacent to the corporate boundary of a municipality shall either be annexed to the municipality or be subject to the municipality's zoning regulations. Provides factors for determining if a request for siting approval or a special use permit for a commercial wind energy facility or a commercial solar energy facility, or modification of an approved siting or special use permit, is in compliance with the standards and conditions imposed in the Code, the zoning ordinance adopted consistent with the Code, and the conditions imposed under State and federal statutes and regulations. Provides that a county may not approve a request for siting approval or a special use permit for a commercial wind energy facility or a commercial solar energy facility or modification of an approved siting or special use permit, if the proposal shall disturb more than one acre of land, unless the facility owner has obtained a National Pollution Discharge Elimination System ("NPDES") permit from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. Requires a facility owner to provide the county in which a commercial solar energy facility or commercial wind energy facility to be located, a deconstruction plan that has been prepared by a professional engineer who has been selected by the facility owner. Provides that, based on an initial evaluation or reevaluation during the county approval process, the county may require changes in the level of financial assurance used to calculate the financial assurance level from the facility owner. Amends the Renewable Energy Facilities Agricultural Impact Mitigation Act. Provides that the standard agricultural impact mitigation agreements shall be amended as needed to conform with the financial assurance procedures and requirements under specified provisions of the Counties Code. Makes other changes.
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• Introduced: 02/07/2025
• Added: 02/08/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : La Shawn Ford (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 02/07/2025
• Last Action: Referred to Rules Committee
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IL bill #HB3831 • Last Action 02/18/2025
GOVERNMENT-TECH
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill makes a technical amendment to the Open Meetings Act by modifying Section 1.01, which is the short title section of the Act. While the specific details of the change are not provided in the XML document, the government-provided summary suggests that this is a minor, non-substantive modification to the language of the section. The Open Meetings Act is a law that typically governs the transparency and public accessibility of meetings held by government bodies, ensuring that certain types of governmental discussions and decision-making processes are conducted openly and with public notice. In this case, the bill appears to be making a technical correction to the Act's language without fundamentally altering its substantive provisions.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Open Meetings Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
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• Introduced: 02/07/2025
• Added: 02/08/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Dan Didech (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 02/07/2025
• Last Action: Referred to Rules Committee
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IA bill #SF264 • Last Action 02/18/2025
A bill for an act relating to prescription drug affordability, including the creation of a prescription drug affordability board.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes a Prescription Drug Affordability Board (board) to help protect state residents, healthcare providers, and other stakeholders from high prescription drug costs. The board will consist of five members appointed by the governor, who have expertise in healthcare, health economics, or clinical medicine. The board will create a 19-member Prescription Drug Affordability Stakeholder Council to provide input on drug affordability issues. The board's primary responsibilities include identifying prescription drug products that may create affordability challenges, conducting affordability reviews, and potentially recommending upper payment limits for drugs that are deemed too expensive. The board will meet at least four times annually, provide public notice of meetings, allow public comments, and may hold closed sessions to discuss proprietary information. Members must disclose and recuse themselves from decisions where they have potential conflicts of interest. The board will also be required to submit annual reports to the general assembly, including price trends for prescription drugs and recommendations for improving drug affordability. By the end of July 2026, the board must also submit a comprehensive report on the U.S. generic drug market, examining pricing, insurance impacts, potential drug shortages, and other relevant factors.
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Bill Summary: This bill relates to prescription drug affordability measures, including the creation of a prescription drug affordability board. The bill provides definitions used in the bill. The bill creates the prescription drug affordability board (board) for the purpose of protecting stakeholders within the health care system from the high costs of prescription drug products (product or products). The bill provides for the membership and functioning of the board; the hiring of an executive director and other staff for the board; salaries, per diems, and reimbursement of expenses of the executive director, general counsel, staff, and members; and other provisions that apply to the meetings of the board. The board shall meet in open session at least four times annually to review product information, and may meet in closed session to discuss proprietary data and information. The board shall provide public notice of each board meeting at least two weeks in advance of the meeting, make materials for each meeting available to the public in advance of the meeting, provide an opportunity for public comment at each open meeting of the board, and provide the opportunity for the public to submit written comments on pending decisions of the board. The board may allow expert testimony at its meetings, including when the board meets in closed session. Members of the board shall recuse themselves from decisions related to products if the member, or an immediate family member of the member, has received or could receive certain financial benefits from the work of the board. The bill provides for disclosure of conflicts of interest relative to the work of the board, and prohibits the members of the board, the executive director, the general counsel, board staff, and third-party contractors from accepting certain gifts or donations. The bill provides that, to the extent practicable, the board shall access pricing information for products through various means as described in the bill. The board may enter into a contract with a qualified, independent third party for any service necessary to carry out the powers and duties of the board, and shall adopt rules to administer the bill. The bill requires the board to create a prescription drug affordability stakeholder council (council) to assist the board in making decisions. The council shall consist of 19 members including manufacturers of brand-name and generic prescription drugs, providers that dispense or administer prescription drugs, prescription drug suppliers, and consumers of prescription drugs. Members are appointed by the majority leader of the senate, the minority leader of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the minority leader of the house of representatives, and the governor. The members of the council shall have knowledge in certain areas as specified in the bill. The bill provides for the annual selection of a chairperson and co-chairperson, terms, and reimbursement of actual and necessary expenses of the members. The board is required to identify certain brand-name drugs or biologics, biosimilars, generic drugs, and other products that may create affordability challenges for the state health care system and for patients, including drugs used to address public health emergencies. After identifying the products, the board shall determine whether to conduct an affordability review by seeking council input about the product and considering the average patient cost share of the product. The bill specifies relevant information that may be included in conducting an affordability review. If the board finds that the spending on a product reviewed has led or will lead to an affordability challenge, the board shall submit a report to the general assembly of the board’s findings, including a recommended upper payment limit. The upper pay limit for the product shall be determined by considering the cost of administering the product, the cost of delivering the product to consumers, and other relevant administrative costs related to the product. Any information submitted to the board in accordance with the bill is subject to public inspection only to the extent provided under the state’s open records law. The bill requires the board, on or before December 31, 2025, and annually thereafter, to submit to the general assembly a report that includes price trends for products in the state; and any recommendations regarding further legislation needed to improve prescription drug affordability in the state. On or before July 1, 2026, the board shall submit a report, as described in the bill, to the general assembly on the operation of the generic drug market in the United States.
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• Introduced: 02/11/2025
• Added: 02/12/2025
• Session: 91st General Assembly
• Sponsors: 11 : Molly Donahue (D)*, Claire Celsi (D)*, Art Staed (D)*, Liz Bennett (D)*, Bill Dotzler (D)*, Cindy Winckler (D)*, Janet Petersen (D)*, Matt Blake (D)*, Thomas Townsend (D)*, Sarah Trone Garriott (D)*, Mike Zimmer (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 02/11/2025
• Last Action: Subcommittee: Klimesh, Celsi, and Costello. S.J. 302.
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IL bill #HB3212 • Last Action 02/18/2025
LOCAL GOV BANKRUPTCY NEUT EVAL
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill creates the Local Government Bankruptcy Neutral Evaluation Act, which establishes a structured alternative process for local government entities facing severe financial challenges before resorting to Chapter 9 bankruptcy. The bill allows a local public entity experiencing financial difficulties to initiate a confidential neutral evaluation process involving creditors, where a specially trained, impartial evaluator helps parties explore alternatives to bankruptcy and potentially negotiate debt restructuring. The neutral evaluation process is time-limited (up to 90 days) and requires good-faith participation from all parties, with the goal of avoiding a formal bankruptcy filing. If the neutral evaluation process fails or the entity's financial condition deteriorates, the local government can declare a fiscal emergency and file for bankruptcy, but only after holding a public hearing and making specific findings about the entity's financial state. The bill also provides protections for the evaluation process, including confidentiality of records and discussions, and creates exemptions in the Open Meetings Act and Freedom of Information Act to support the neutral evaluation process. Importantly, the bill emphasizes that bankruptcy should be a last resort and aims to provide a collaborative, transparent approach to addressing local government financial challenges while minimizing disruption to public services.
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Bill Summary: Creates the Local Government Bankruptcy Neutral Evaluation Act. Makes legislative findings. Defines terms. Authorizes a local public entity to initiate a neutral evaluation process if that entity is unable to meet its financial obligations. Provides for the selection and qualification of an evaluator, the evaluation process, cessation of an evaluation, declaration of a fiscal emergency, and definition of liabilities. Provides that records prepared for or used in connection with the Local Government Bankruptcy Neutral Evaluation Act are exempt from disclosure. Amends the Open Meetings Act. Provides that a public body may hold closed meetings related to the Local Government Bankruptcy Neutral Evaluation Act. Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately.
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• Introduced: 02/06/2025
• Added: 02/07/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Steve Reick (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 02/06/2025
• Last Action: Referred to Rules Committee
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IL bill #HB3866 • Last Action 02/18/2025
CRIM CD-SEX OFFENDER-RESIDENCE
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill expands existing legal restrictions on sex offenders by removing the word "child" from previous language, effectively broadening prohibitions to apply to all sex offenders rather than just those with offenses involving children. The bill modifies several existing laws, including the Election Code, Park District Code, School Code, and Criminal Code of 2012, to create more comprehensive restrictions for sex offenders. Specifically, the changes include prohibiting sex offenders from being present in school zones, near playgrounds, at child-related facilities, and participating in holiday events involving children. The bill updates the definition of "sex offender" to reference the Sex Offender Registration Act, replacing the previous detailed definition that focused specifically on offenses involving minors. Key changes affect various contexts such as polling places, park district volunteer applications, school board eligibility, and general restrictions on sex offenders' proximity to and interactions with children and child-focused institutions. Violations of these expanded restrictions would continue to be classified as a Class 4 felony.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that the prohibitions of "child sex offenders" being knowingly present within a school zone and of knowingly approaching, contacting, residing with, or communicating with a child within certain places or knowingly operating, managing, being employed by, volunteering at, being associated with, knowingly being present at certain facilities, or participating in certain holiday events applies to all "sex offenders". Defines "sex offender". Amends various other Acts to make conforming changes.
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• Introduced: 02/14/2025
• Added: 02/14/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Travis Weaver (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 02/14/2025
• Last Action: Referred to Rules Committee
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IL bill #HB3626 • Last Action 02/18/2025
CRIM CD-PROSTITUTION-REPEAL
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill repeals the criminal offense of prostitution and makes several related changes to Illinois law. Here's a summary: This bill decriminalizes prostitution by repealing the existing criminal statute and introducing new definitions for key terms like "prostitute," "prostituted person," and "prostitution" in the Statute on Statutes. The bill establishes a fine schedule based on a person's net income for offenses related to solicitation, promoting prostitution, patronizing a prostitute, and similar activities. The legislation allows individuals to seek to vacate and expunge Class A misdemeanor prostitution violations and removes prostitution convictions as a disqualifying factor for certain occupational licenses and employment opportunities. It eliminates enhanced penalties for previous prostitution convictions. The bill makes conforming changes to multiple sections of Illinois law, removing references to the now-repealed prostitution statute and updating language related to sexual offenses. For example, it modifies definitions in criminal statutes, removes prostitution-related sections from various professional licensing laws, and adjusts sentencing guidelines. Key provisions include creating a graduated fine system based on an individual's net annual income for offenses like solicitation and patronizing a prostitute, ranging from $100 for those earning less than $30,000 to $5,000 for those earning over $200,000. The bill aims to shift the legal approach from criminalizing sex workers to focusing on those who exploit or solicit sexual services. The legislation represents a significant reform of how Illinois law treats prostitution, moving away from criminal prosecution of sex workers and toward a more nuanced approach that provides opportunities for record expungement and reduces legal penalties for those involved in sex work.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Statute on Statutes. Adds definitions of "prostitution", "prostitute", and "prostituted person" that apply throughout the statutes. Amends the Criminal Identification Act. Permits a person to seek to vacate and expunge Class A misdemeanor prostitution violations. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Repeals the criminal offense of prostitution. Provides a fine schedule based upon net income of a person convicted of solicitation of a sexual act, promoting prostitution, promoting juvenile prostitution, patronizing a prostitute, or patronizing a juvenile prostitute. Eliminates enhanced penalties for previous convictions of prostitution. Eliminates a prostitution conviction as a disqualifying offense for obtaining certain occupations. Amends various Acts to make conforming changes.
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• Introduced: 02/07/2025
• Added: 02/08/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Justin Slaughter (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 02/07/2025
• Last Action: Referred to Rules Committee
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OK bill #SB179 • Last Action 02/17/2025
Information technology; directing state agencies to manage information technology services. Effective date. Emergency.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill directs state agencies to manage their own information technology (IT) services while maintaining centralized cybersecurity oversight by the Information Services Division of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services (OMES). The bill requires each state agency to submit an annual electronic report to the Governor and Chief Information Officer by December 31, detailing their IT services status. The legislation removes previous requirements for the Information Services Division to consolidate and manage IT services across state agencies, effectively decentralizing IT management while preserving a centralized approach to cybersecurity. The bill amends multiple sections of Oklahoma statutes to update language related to information technology, purchasing, and technology governance, and repeals several existing sections of law related to the Information Technology Consolidation and Coordination Act. Key changes include modifying the roles of the Chief Information Officer and the Information Services Division, updating security risk assessment requirements, and adjusting procurement and technology contract procedures. The bill will become effective on July 1, 2025, with an emergency clause allowing immediate implementation upon passage.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to information technology; directing state agencies to maintain information technology services; requiring reporting; amending 19 O.S. 2021, Section 1505, as amended by Section 3, Chapter 94, O.S.L. 2022 (19 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 1505), which relates to county purchasing; conforming language; amending 62 O.S. 2021, Sections 34.11.1, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 193, O.S.L. 2024, 34.20.1, 34.23, 34.24, 34.27, 34.31, and 34.32, as amended by Section 25, Chapter 228, O.S.L. 2022 (62 O.S. Supp. 2024, Sections 34.11.1 and 34.32), which relate to the Oklahoma State Finance Act; conforming language; amending 74 O.S. 2021, Section 85.5, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 102, O.S.L. 2024 (74 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 85.5), which relates to state purchasing; conforming language; updating statutory language; updating statutory references; providing for codification; repealing 62 O.S. 2021, Sections 34.11.8, 34.12, as amended by Section 2, Chapter 74, O.S.L. 2022, 34.13, 34.15, 34.19, 34.20, 34.21, 34.22, 34.26, 34.28, 34.30, 34.33, 35.1, 35.2, 35.3, 35.4, 35.5, 35.6, 35.6.1, 35.6.2, 35.7, 35.8, and 35.9 (62 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 34.12), which relate to the Oklahoma State Finance Act and the Information Technology Consolidation and Coordination Act; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
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• Introduced: 12/30/2024
• Added: 12/31/2024
• Session: 2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 4 : David Bullard (R)*, Jim Shaw (R)*, George Burns (R), Jack Stewart (R)
• Versions: 4 • Votes: 2 • Actions: 11
• Last Amended: 02/17/2025
• Last Action: Coauthored by Senator Stewart
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MN bill #SF1191 • Last Action 02/17/2025
Never Again Act
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill fundamentally changes Minnesota's emergency management procedures by shifting emergency declaration powers from the governor to the legislature. The Never Again Act would require a two-thirds vote in both legislative chambers to declare an emergency, which can last up to 30 days and must be explicitly extended, instead of allowing the governor unilateral emergency powers. The bill specifically limits government actions during emergencies by explicitly protecting citizens' constitutional rights, including free speech, religious freedom, right to assemble, right to bear arms, freedom of travel, and the right to operate a business. Key provisions include requiring legislative approval for emergency declarations, removing the governor's ability to issue orders with the force of law during emergencies, and ensuring that emergency powers cannot be used to infringe on individual rights. The bill repeals existing statutes related to gubernatorial emergency powers and creates a new process where the legislature must actively declare and extend emergencies, with strict limitations on the duration and scope of those declarations. By transferring emergency declaration authority from the executive to the legislative branch, the bill aims to provide more democratic oversight and prevent potential abuses of emergency powers.
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Bill Summary: A bill for an act relating to emergency management; repealing governor's power to declare emergency; establishing a legislative emergency declaration and extension process; repealing governor's authority to adopt orders and expedited rules that have the effect of law during an emergency; protecting citizen rights; making technical corrections; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 12.03, subdivision 1e; 12.21, subdivisions 1, 3; 12.25, subdivision 3; 12.36; 12.45; 12.61, subdivision 2; 14.03, subdivision 1; 34A.11, subdivision 6; 35.0661, subdivision 1; 41B.047, subdivision 1; 144.4197; 144E.266; 151.441, subdivisions 12, 13; 270C.34, subdivision 1; 295.50, subdivision 2b; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 12; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 4.035, subdivision 2; 12.31; 12.32.
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• Introduced: 02/07/2025
• Added: 02/08/2025
• Session: 94th Legislature 2025-2026
• Sponsors: 4 : Bill Lieske (R)*, Nathan Wesenberg (R), Torrey Westrom (R), Rich Draheim (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 4
• Last Amended: 02/06/2025
• Last Action: Author added Draheim
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DC bill #PR26-0001 • Last Action 02/14/2025
Rules of Organization and Procedure for the Council of the District of Columbia, Council Period 26, Resolution of 2025
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This resolution establishes the Rules of Organization and Procedure for the Council of the District of Columbia for Council Period 26, which begins on January 2, 2025. The resolution comprises three key components: rules for the Council's organization and procedures, a Code of Official Conduct for Council members and staff, and a Sexual Harassment Policy. The rules outline the Council's structure, including committee membership, legislative processes, hearing procedures, and ethical guidelines. The Code of Official Conduct provides comprehensive guidelines for ethical behavior, covering areas such as conflicts of interest, use of government resources, and political activities. The Sexual Harassment Policy establishes a detailed framework for preventing, reporting, and addressing sexual harassment, including multiple reporting channels, investigation procedures, and protections for both complainants and those accused. The resolution aims to ensure transparency, professionalism, and accountability within the Council, with specific provisions for handling various ethical and procedural matters while protecting the rights of all individuals involved.
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Bill Summary: January 2, 2025 To provide rules of organization and procedure for the Council of the District of Columbia, a Code of Official Conduct for the Council of the District of Columbia, and a Sexual Harassment Policy for the Council of the District of Columbia during Council Period 26.
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• Introduced: 01/02/2025
• Added: 01/03/2025
• Session: 26th Council
• Sponsors: 1 : Phil Mendelson (D)*
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 3 • Actions: 11
• Last Amended: 01/02/2025
• Last Action: Resolution R26-0001, Effective from Jan 02, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 001289
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DC bill #PR26-0052 • Last Action 02/14/2025
Virtual Open Meetings Authority Extension Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This emergency resolution extends the District of Columbia's authority for public bodies to hold virtual meetings, originally implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic, to prevent a gap in legal coverage after the expiration of previous temporary legislation. The resolution notes that since 2020, virtual meeting authorization has provided public bodies flexibility and increased meeting access for residents, including seniors, individuals with mobility issues, caregivers, and immunocompromised persons. Specifically, it references previous emergency legislation (the Virtual Open Meetings Authority Extension Emergency Amendment Act of 2024) that expired on July 14, 2024, and a temporary act passed on May 7, 2024, which is set to expire on March 1, 2025. By declaring an emergency, the Council aims to quickly adopt new legislation that allows public meetings to be considered "open" if the public body takes reasonable steps to allow residents to view or hear the meeting either during the meeting or as soon as technologically feasible afterward, thus maintaining the accessibility and continuity of government operations that was established during the pandemic.
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Bill Summary: February 4, 2025 To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to amend the Open Meetings Act to provide that a meeting shall be deemed open to the public if the public body takes steps reasonably calculated to allow the public to view or hear the meeting while the meeting is taking place, or, if doing so is not technologically feasible, as soon thereafter as reasonably practicable.
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• Introduced: 02/03/2025
• Added: 02/04/2025
• Session: 26th Council
• Sponsors: 1 : Phil Mendelson (D)*
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 1 • Actions: 5
• Last Amended: 02/04/2025
• Last Action: Resolution R26-0036, Effective from Feb 04, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 001466
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IL bill #HB1106 • Last Action 02/14/2025
ADVISORY COMMITTEE SPECIAL ED
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the Local Advisory Committees on Special Education Act, which requires school districts or regional cooperative programs to create local advisory committees on special education when requested by more than three parents or guardians of students receiving special education services. The committees will primarily consist of parents or guardians of students with disabilities (with at least 50% directly selected by these parents), and must also include at least one individual with a disability, a public school administrator, a special education teacher, and other community members. These committees will have key responsibilities including providing recommendations about unmet needs of students with disabilities, reviewing school improvement plans, monitoring compliance with state and federal special education laws, offering input on funding applications, and serving as advocates for students with disabilities. School districts must provide logistical and technical support to these committees, including access to training and relevant records, and must notify parents about the committee's existence and purpose. The committees must meet at least four times annually, with meetings that are publicly announced and open to the public, and official minutes must be maintained. Committee members will serve without pay but may be reimbursed for necessary expenses. The bill is set to take effect on July 1, 2026, and aims to enhance parental involvement and oversight in special education services.
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Bill Summary: Creates the Local Advisory Committees on Special Education Act. Allows each school district or regional cooperative program providing special education services to establish and appoint a local advisory committee on special education if a local advisory committee is requested by more than 3 parents or guardians of the students receiving the services. Establishes the membership and responsibilities of a local advisory committee and the duties of the school district or regional cooperative program. Provides that members of a local advisory committee shall serve without compensation but may be reimbursed for reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. Makes other changes. Effective July 1, 2026.
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• Introduced: 01/08/2025
• Added: 01/09/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 2 : Jed Davis (R)*, Nicole La Ha (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 4
• Last Amended: 01/08/2025
• Last Action: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicole La Ha
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SC bill #H3633 • Last Action 02/13/2025
Social Workers Compact
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the Social Work Interstate Compact, a comprehensive agreement designed to facilitate interstate practice for social workers while maintaining high professional standards. The compact creates a system that allows licensed social workers to practice across multiple member states using a single multistate license, reducing bureaucratic barriers and addressing workforce shortages. Key provisions include establishing eligibility requirements for obtaining a multistate license, which vary depending on the social work category (clinical, master's, or bachelor's), and creating a coordinated database to track licensure, adverse actions, and significant investigative information. The bill establishes a Social Work Licensure Compact Commission to oversee the compact's implementation, with powers to create rules, collect fees, and manage interstate professional practice. The compact aims to increase public access to social work services, support military families, enable telehealth practice, and provide a mechanism for member states to share licensure information and hold social workers accountable for professional conduct across state lines. Importantly, the compact preserves each state's regulatory authority to protect public health and safety, while streamlining the process for social workers to practice across state boundaries.
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Bill Summary: Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "social Work Interstate Compact Act" By Adding Article 3 To Chapter 63, Title 40 So As To Provide The Purpose, Functions, Operations, And Definitions Concerning The Compact; And To Designate The Existing Provisions Of Chapter 63, Title 40 As Article 1, Entitled "general Provisions."
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• Introduced: 12/12/2024
• Added: 12/13/2024
• Session: 126th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 4 : Doug Gilliam (R)*, Brian Lawson (R), Mark Smith (R), Sylleste Davis (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 6
• Last Amended: 12/12/2024
• Last Action: Member(s) request name added as sponsor: M.M.Smith, Davis
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SC bill #H4006 • Last Action 02/13/2025
Homeowners Associations
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends South Carolina law to enhance homeowners association (HOA) transparency and property owner rights by establishing several key provisions. First, it mandates that all HOA board meetings must be open to members, with advance notice published and minutes recorded, and allows members to request meeting notifications and record meetings. The bill permits board executive sessions only for specific purposes like personnel matters or legal consultations, requiring any actions taken in closed sessions to be voted on in open meetings. Additionally, the legislation protects property owners' rights to display political signs during specified timeframes before and after elections, with reasonable restrictions on sign size, content, and placement. The bill also prohibits HOAs from implementing fines for vehicles with expired tags and expands existing law to explicitly allow homeowners and tenants to display both United States and South Carolina state flags on their properties, regardless of any restrictive covenants. These changes aim to increase HOA accountability, protect free speech, and provide more flexibility for property owners in managing their personal property within community associations. The bill will take effect upon the Governor's approval.
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Bill Summary: Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 27-30-350 So As To Provide That Meetings Of The Board Of A Homeowners Association Must Be Open; By Adding Section 27-30-360 So As To Provide That A Homeowners Association May Not Prohibit A Property Owner From Displaying Certain Political Signs; By Adding Section 27-30-370 So As To Provide That A Homeowners Association May Not Implement Fines For An Expired Tag On Parked Vehicles; And By Amending Section 27-1-60, Relating To The Rights Of Homeowners And Tenants To Fly The United States Flag, So As To Provide That Homeowners And Tenants Have The Right To Fly The South Carolina State Flag.
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• Introduced: 02/13/2025
• Added: 02/14/2025
• Session: 126th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 8 : James Teeple (R)*, Heather Crawford (R), Tom Hartnett (R), Joe Bustos (R), Brandon Newton (R), Kathy Landing (R), Tommy Pope (R), Val Guest (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 02/13/2025
• Last Action: Referred to Committee on Judiciary
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KS bill #HB2266 • Last Action 02/13/2025
Enacting the advanced practice registered nurse licensure compact to provide interstate practice privileges for advanced practice registered nurses.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) Licensure Compact, a comprehensive interstate agreement designed to streamline professional licensing for advanced practice nurses. The compact creates a multistate licensure system that allows APRNs to practice across participating states using a single license, reducing administrative burdens and improving healthcare access. Key provisions include establishing uniform licensure requirements, creating a coordinated licensure information system to track APRN credentials and disciplinary actions, and setting up an interstate commission to administer the compact. To qualify for a multistate license, APRNs must meet specific criteria, including holding an unencumbered registered nurse license, completing an accredited graduate-level education program, passing national certification exams, and having practiced a minimum of 2,080 hours in their specialized role. The compact aims to protect public health by ensuring consistent standards, facilitating information sharing between states, and enabling licensing boards to take appropriate disciplinary actions across state lines. By simplifying the licensure process, the bill seeks to increase mobility for APRNs, reduce redundant licensing procedures, and ultimately improve healthcare delivery and patient access to advanced nursing services.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT concerning health and healthcare; relating to advanced practice registered nurses; enacting the advanced practice registered nurses compact to provide interstate practice privileges.
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• Introduced: 02/04/2025
• Added: 02/05/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 0 : Health and Human Services
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 4
• Last Amended: 02/04/2025
• Last Action: House Hearing: Thursday, February 13, 2025, 1:30 PM Room 112-N - CANCELED
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NE bill #LB331 • Last Action 02/13/2025
Adopt the Nebraska EPIC Option Consumption Tax Act and terminate tax provisions
Status: Dead
AI-generated Summary: This bill: Adopts the Nebraska EPIC Option Consumption Tax Act (where EPIC stands for "elimination of property, income, and corporate taxes"), which would fundamentally transform Nebraska's tax system by eliminating existing taxes and replacing them with a 7.5% consumption tax. The bill would terminate several existing tax provisions, including property tax, income tax, sales and use taxes, motor vehicle tax, inheritance tax, and other specific taxes by the end of 2027. Beginning January 1, 2028, the state would implement a comprehensive consumption tax that applies to most goods and services, with some specific exemptions such as used property, groceries, and certain business-related purchases. The bill creates several new governance structures, including a Budget Equalization and Review Board, a School Equalization and Review Board, and various funds like the County Trust Fund and Education Trust Fund, to manage state and local government funding. The consumption tax would be collected by registered sellers and remitted to the state, with counties and cities potentially allowed to impose an additional 1% tax for bond repayment. The legislation also establishes detailed provisions for tax administration, including taxpayer rights, record-keeping requirements, and penalties for non-compliance. The bill represents a radical restructuring of Nebraska's tax system, aiming to create a more straightforward and potentially less burdensome tax environment for citizens and businesses.
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Bill Summary: A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to revenue and taxation; to amend sections 13-319, 13-501, 13-2813, 60-3,185, 60-3,190, 77-27,148, 77-3507, 79-1001, and 85-2231, Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska, and sections 18-2147, 77-201, 77-2004, 77-2005, 77-2006, 77-2701, 77-3506, 77-3508, 77-6406, and 77-6827, Revised Statutes Cumulative Supplement, 2024; to adopt the Nebraska EPIC Option Consumption Tax Act; to terminate the Nebraska Budget Act, tax-increment financing, the motor vehicle tax, the motor vehicle fee, the property tax, the inheritance tax, sales and use taxes, the income tax, the homestead exemption, the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act, and the Community College Aid Act as prescribed; to change an application deadline under the ImagiNE Nebraska Act; and to repeal the original sections.
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• Introduced: 01/16/2025
• Added: 01/16/2025
• Session: 109th Legislature
• Sponsors: 1 : Brian Hardin (NP)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 1 • Actions: 6
• Last Amended: 01/16/2025
• Last Action: Bill withdrawn
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MI bill #SB0086 • Last Action 02/12/2025
Human services: other; elected official serving on a social services board; allow. Amends sec. 46 of 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.46).
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Michigan Social Welfare Act to modify the composition and operation of county social services boards. The key changes include removing the prohibition on elected officials serving on these boards, allowing county boards of commissioners to appoint two members and the director of health and human services to appoint one member. The bill clarifies procedural details such as how vacancies are filled, meeting requirements, and member attendance. Specifically, board members must now be appointed for 3-year terms, must conduct business in public meetings compliant with the Open Meetings Act, and must hold at least 12 meetings per fiscal year with no more than 5 weeks between meetings. The bill also maintains existing provisions about board member reimbursement, expense payments, and public accessibility of board documents under the Freedom of Information Act. The changes aim to provide more flexibility in board membership and ensure transparent and consistent board operations at the county level.
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Bill Summary: A bill to amend 1939 PA 280, entitled"The social welfare act,"by amending section 46 (MCL 400.46).
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• Introduced: 02/12/2025
• Added: 02/12/2025
• Session: 103rd Legislature
• Sponsors: 1 : Michele Hoitenga (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 02/12/2025
• Last Action: Referred To Committee On Housing And Human Services
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IA bill #SF263 • Last Action 02/12/2025
A bill for an act relating to employment matters involving public employees including collective bargaining, educator employment matters, and city civil service requirements, and including effective date, applicability, and transition provisions.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill addresses multiple aspects of employment matters for public employees in Iowa, focusing on collective bargaining, educator employment, and city civil service requirements. The bill essentially reverses several changes made in a 2017 law (House File 291) and restores previous statutory language. Specifically, the bill makes significant modifications to public employee collective bargaining rights, including expanding the scope of negotiable items, changing election procedures for employee organizations, and altering arbitration processes. For educators, the bill adjusts probationary periods, termination procedures, and evaluation standards for teachers and administrators. In the realm of city civil service, the bill reinstates seniority rights for civil service employees and modifies procedures for employee removal, suspension, and appeals. The bill takes effect immediately upon enactment and applies to various employment actions and collective bargaining procedures moving forward, with some exceptions for existing agreements and ongoing processes. Overall, the legislation represents a substantial reshaping of public employee workplace regulations in Iowa, primarily rolling back changes implemented in 2017 and providing new frameworks for employee-employer interactions across different sectors of public employment.
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Bill Summary: This bill relates to employment matters involving public employees including collective bargaining, educator employment matters, and city civil service requirements. The bill generally strikes statutory changes made by divisions I, II, and VI of 2017 Iowa Acts, House File 291, and restores statutory language in effect prior to the enactment of those divisions of 2017 Iowa Acts, House File 291. DIVISION I —— PUBLIC EMPLOYEE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING. This division makes a variety of changes to Code chapter 20, the public employment relations Act, as well as other Code provisions relating to collective bargaining by public employees. ELIMINATION OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND TRANSIT EMPLOYEE CATEGORIES. The division eliminates public safety employees and transit employees as separate categories of employees for the purposes of public employee collective bargaining, making affected provisions of Code chapter 20 applicable to all public employees governed by Code chapter 20. SCOPE OF NEGOTIATIONS. The division makes changes to subjects which are negotiated through collective bargaining between public employers and public employees under Code section 20.9. The division provides that the scope of negotiations for all public employees shall consist of wages, hours, vacations, insurance, holidays, leaves of absence, shift differentials, overtime compensation, supplemental pay, seniority, transfer procedures, job classifications, health and safety matters, evaluation procedures, procedures for staff reduction, in-service training, dues checkoff, grievance procedures for resolving any questions arising under the agreement, and other matters mutually agreed upon. The division provides that retirement systems shall be excluded from the scope of negotiations. The division strikes language providing that mandatory subjects of negotiation under Code section 20.9 shall be interpreted narrowly and restrictively. The division strikes language limiting the term of a collective bargaining agreement entered into pursuant to Code chapter 20 to a maximum of five years. ARBITRATION PROCEDURES. The division makes changes to the procedures for arbitration of impasses in collective bargaining between public employers and public employees under Code section 20.22. The division modifies the factors that an arbitrator is required to consider in addition to any other relevant factors in making a final determination on an impasse item. The division requires an arbitrator to consider past collective bargaining contracts between the parties including the bargaining that led up to such contracts; comparison of wages, hours, and conditions of employment of the involved public employees with those of other public employees doing comparable work, giving consideration to factors peculiar to the area and the classifications involved; the interests and welfare of the public, the ability of the public employer to finance economic adjustments, and the effect of such adjustments on the normal standard of services; and the power of the public employer to levy taxes and appropriate funds for the conduct of its operations. The division strikes language permitting the parties to agree to change the four-day deadline to serve final offers on impasse items after a request for arbitration is received. The division strikes language prohibiting the parties to an arbitration from introducing, and the arbitrator from accepting or considering, any direct or indirect evidence regarding any subject excluded from negotiations pursuant to Code section 20.9. The division strikes language providing for a maximum increase in base wages in an arbitrator’s award. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE ELECTIONS. The division makes changes to public employee elections conducted pursuant to Code section 20.15. The division strikes language providing for retention and recertification elections and requires the employment appeal board (EAB) to cancel any such elections scheduled or in process. The division requires the EAB to consider a petition for certification of an employee organization as the exclusive representative of a bargaining unit for which an employee organization was not retained and recertified as the exclusive representative of that bargaining unit regardless of the amount of time that has elapsed since the retention and recertification election, notwithstanding prior requirements prohibiting such consideration for two years. The division provides that the outcome of a certification or decertification election is determined by a majority vote of the members of the bargaining unit voting, rather than the total membership of the bargaining unit. The division provides for a runoff election if none of the choices on the ballot in a certification election receives a majority vote of the members of the bargaining unit voting. The division lowers the required percentage of support from employees in a bargaining unit required for an employee organization that did not submit a petition for certification as the exclusive bargaining representative of a bargaining unit to be listed on the ballot for a certification election from 30 percent to 10 percent. The division strikes language prohibiting the EAB from considering a petition for certification as the exclusive bargaining representative of a bargaining unit unless a period of two years has elapsed from the date of the last certification election in which an employee organization was not certified as the exclusive representative of that bargaining unit or of the last decertification election in which an employee organization was decertified as the exclusive representative of that bargaining unit. The division prohibits the EAB from considering a petition for certification as the exclusive bargaining representative of a bargaining unit for one year after the employee organization is not certified in a certification election. The division makes additional changes relating to the scheduling of decertification elections. EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION DUES. The division strikes a prohibition on public entities authorizing or administering a deduction from the salaries or wages of its employees for membership dues to an employee organization. The division provides procedures for administering such dues deductions. EAB DUTIES. The division provides that the EAB may interpret and apply, as well as administer, Code chapter 20. The division strikes language permitting the EAB to appoint a certified shorthand reporter to report state employee grievance and discipline resolution proceedings, to contract with a vendor to conduct elections, to establish fees to cover the cost of elections, and to retain certain funds collected by the EAB as repayment receipts. STATEWIDE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS FOLLOWING A GUBERNATORIAL ELECTION YEAR. The division strikes language providing for modified collective bargaining procedures for a proposed, statewide collective bargaining agreement to become effective in the year following a general election in which the governor and certain other elected officials are elected. CONFIDENTIAL RECORDS. The division strikes language providing that certain information relating to elections conducted by the EAB is a confidential record under Code chapter 22, the state open records law. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYEE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING. The division strikes a definition of “supplemental pay”. The division strikes language providing that a public employer has the right to evaluate public employees in positions within the public agency. The division strikes language providing that a public employee has the right under Code section 20.8 to exercise any right or seek any remedy provided by law, including but not limited to Code sections 70A.28 and 70A.29, Code chapter 8A, subchapter IV, and Code chapters 216 and 400. The division transfers language in Code section 20.10 prohibiting a public employee or any employee organization from negotiating or attempting to negotiate directly with a member of the governing board of a public employer if the public employer has appointed or authorized a bargaining representative for the purpose of bargaining with the public employees or their representative to Code section 20.17. The division decreases the amount of time before an employee organization decertified as the exclusive representative of a bargaining unit for violating an injunction against an unlawful strike can be certified again from 24 months to 12 months. The division strikes language prohibiting voluntary contributions by individuals to political parties or candidates through payroll deductions. The division strikes a requirement that a copy of a final collective bargaining agreement be filed with the EAB by the public employer within 10 days of the agreement being entered into. The division strikes a requirement that the EAB maintain an internet site that allows searchable access to a database of collective bargaining agreements and other collective bargaining information. The division changes the period before retirement for a prohibited voluntary reduction to a nonsupervisory rank or grade by a supervisor and related ineligibility for benefits from 36 months to 6 months. The division strikes language providing that a mediator shall not be required to testify in any arbitration proceeding regarding any matters occurring in the course of a mediation. The division requires a council, board of waterworks, or other board or commission which establishes a pension and annuity retirement system pursuant to Code chapter 412 to negotiate in good faith with a certified employee organization which is the collective bargaining representative of the employees, with respect to the amount or rate of the assessment on the wages and salaries of employees and the method or methods for payment of the assessment by the employees. The division makes additional conforming changes. TRANSITION PROVISIONS —— DEADLINE. The division requires parties, mediators, and arbitrators engaging in any collective bargaining procedures provided for in Code chapter 20, Code 2025, who have not, before the effective date of the division, completed such procedures, to immediately terminate any such procedures in process as of the effective date of the division. The division provides that a collective bargaining agreement negotiated pursuant to such procedures in process shall not become effective. The division prohibits parties, mediators, and arbitrators from engaging in further collective bargaining procedures except as provided in the division. The division requires such parties to commence collective bargaining in accordance with Code section 20.17, as amended by the division. The division requires such parties to complete such bargaining not later than June 30, 2025, unless the parties mutually agree to a different deadline. The division requires the EAB to adopt emergency rules to implement these requirements. The division also requires the department of administrative services to adopt emergency rules to implement the provisions of the division relating to dues deductions. EFFECTIVE DATE AND APPLICABILITY PROVISIONS. The division takes effect upon enactment. With the exception of the section of the division amending Code section 20.6, subsection 1, the division does not apply to collective bargaining agreements which have been ratified in a ratification election, for which an arbitrator has made a final determination, or which have become effective, when such events occurred before the effective date of the division. The division applies to all collective bargaining procedures provided for in Code chapter 20 occurring on and after the effective date of the division and collective bargaining agreements for which a ratification election is held, for which an arbitrator makes a final determination, or which become effective on or after the effective date of the division. DIVISION II —— EDUCATOR EMPLOYMENT MATTERS. This division makes a variety of changes relating to educator employment matters. TERMINATION OF TEACHER EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS. The division makes various changes relating to the termination of teacher employment contracts. The division shortens various procedural deadlines regarding private hearings held after a superintendent recommends termination of a teacher’s employment contract. The division makes participation in such a private hearing by the superintendent, the superintendent’s designated representatives, the teacher’s immediate supervisor, the teacher, and the teacher’s representatives mandatory on the part of those individuals instead of discretionary. The division requires that the school board employ a certified shorthand reporter to keep a record of a private hearing. The division requires the school board to issue subpoenas for witnesses and evidence on behalf of the board and the teacher. The division provides for a judicial remedy if a witness appears and refuses to testify or to produce required books or papers at a private hearing. The division authorizes the superintendent and the teacher to file written briefs and arguments with the board at the conclusion of the private hearing. The division provides deadlines for determining the status of the teacher’s contract if the teacher does not request a private hearing. The division requires that the decision of the board include findings of fact and conclusions of law. The division strikes language authorizing a school board which votes to continue a teacher’s contract to issue the teacher a one-year, nonrenewable contract. The division permits a teacher to appeal the board’s determination to an adjudicator and provides procedures for such appeals. TEACHER PROBATIONARY PERIODS. The division makes various changes relating to probationary employment of teachers. The division decreases from two years to one year the length of a teacher’s probationary employment period in a school district if the teacher has successfully completed a probationary period of employment for another school district located in Iowa. The division provides that requirements for notices of termination, private hearings, and appeals applicable to nonprobationary teachers whose employment contracts are terminated are applicable to probationary teachers whose employment contracts are terminated. The division strikes alternative procedures for the termination of employment contracts of such probationary teachers, including notification procedures and the opportunity to request a private conference with the school board. EXTRACURRICULAR INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETIC COACH CONTRACTS. The division makes various changes relating to extracurricular interscholastic athletic coach employment contracts. The division provides that wages for such coaches shall be paid pursuant to established or negotiated supplemental pay schedules. The division provides that employment contracts of such coaches shall be continued automatically in force and effect for equivalent periods and that the termination of such contracts follows procedures similar to those used for teacher contracts. The division strikes language providing that employment contracts of such coaches may be terminated prior to their expiration for any lawful reason following an informal, private hearing before the school board. The division strikes language providing that the decision of the school board to terminate such a contract is final. SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR EMPLOYMENT MATTERS. The division makes various changes relating to school administrator employment matters. The division provides that the rate of compensation in an administrator’s employment contract must be on a weekly or monthly basis. The division strikes language authorizing a school board to issue a temporary employment contract to an administrator for a period of up to nine months. The division strikes language authorizing a school board to issue a one-year, nonrenewable employment contract and instead authorizes a school board considering the termination of an administrator’s contract and the administrator to mutually agree to enter into such a contract. The division decreases the probationary employment period for administrators from three years to two years and authorizes a school board to waive the probationary period for an administrator who previously served a probationary period in another school district. The division strikes language providing that a hearing before an administrative law judge requested by an administrator whose employment contract a school board is considering terminating shall be a private hearing. The division reduces certain procedural deadlines relating to such hearings. The division strikes language providing that any witnesses for the parties at the hearing shall be sequestered. The division requires that the decision of the board include findings of fact and conclusions of law. The division strikes language authorizing a school board which votes to continue an administrator’s contract to issue the administrator a one-year, nonrenewable contract. INTENSIVE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. The division makes various changes relating to intensive assistance programs. The division strikes language providing that a teacher who has previously participated in an intensive assistance program relating to particular Iowa teaching standards or criteria shall not be entitled to participate in another intensive assistance program relating to the same standards or criteria. The division strikes language providing that following a teacher’s participation in an intensive assistance program, the teacher shall be reevaluated to determine whether the teacher successfully completed the intensive assistance program and is meeting district expectations under the applicable Iowa teaching standards or criteria. The division strikes language providing that if the teacher did not successfully complete the intensive assistance program or continues not to meet the applicable Iowa teaching standards or criteria, the board may initiate procedures to terminate the teacher’s employment contract immediately or at the end of the school year or may continue the teacher’s contract for a period not to exceed one year on a nonrenewable basis and without the right to a private hearing. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO EDUCATOR EMPLOYMENT MATTERS. The division strikes language authorizing a school board to issue a temporary employment contract to a teacher for a period of up to six months. The division strikes language providing that just cause for which a teacher may be discharged at any time during the contract year under Code section 279.27 includes but is not limited to a violation of the code of professional conduct and ethics of the board of educational examiners if the board has taken disciplinary action against a teacher during the six months following issuance by the board of a final written decision and finding of fact after a disciplinary proceeding. The division either authorizes or requires a school board and its certified bargaining representative to negotiate various matters pursuant to Code chapter 20. The division makes additional conforming changes. EFFECTIVE DATE AND APPLICABILITY PROVISIONS. The division takes effect upon enactment. The division applies to employment contracts of school employees entered into pursuant to Code chapter 279 on and after the effective date of the division. The division does not apply to collective bargaining agreements pursuant to Code chapter 20 which have been ratified in a ratification election, for which an arbitrator has made a final determination, or which have become effective, when such events occurred before the effective date of the division. The division applies to all collective bargaining procedures provided for in Code chapter 20 occurring on and after the effective date of the division and collective bargaining agreements pursuant to Code chapter 20 for which a ratification election is held, for which an arbitrator makes a final determination, or which become effective on or after the effective date of the division. DIVISION III —— CITY CIVIL SERVICE REQUIREMENTS. This division makes a variety of changes relating to city civil service requirements under Code chapter 400. SENIORITY RIGHTS. The division strikes language permitting a city council to extinguish statutory seniority rights of all city civil service employees who are not employed or appointed as a fire fighter or police officer, fire chief or police chief, or assistant fire chief or assistant police chief, unless otherwise provided in a collective bargaining agreement. The division reestablishes any such rights so extinguished, including accrual of seniority during the period of extinguishment. ADVERSE EMPLOYMENT ACTIONS —— GROUNDS AND PROCEDURES. The division provides that adverse employment action may be taken against a city civil service employee for neglect of duty, disobedience, misconduct, or failure to properly perform the person’s duties. The division strikes language permitting such action to be taken due to any act or failure to act by the employee that is in contravention of law, city policies, or standard operating procedures, or that in the judgment of the person having the appointing power as provided in Code chapter 400, or the chief of police or chief of the fire department, is sufficient to show that the employee is unsuitable or unfit for employment. The division strikes language providing that the scope of review for an appeal to district court from a civil service commission shall be limited to de novo appellate review without a trial or additional evidence, instead providing that the appeal shall be a trial de novo as an equitable action. DIMINUTION OF EMPLOYEES. The division provides that a diminution of city employees by a city council can only be implemented when the public interest requires. The division permits a diminution to be carried out either by abolishing an office and removing the employee from the employee’s classification or grade thereunder, or reducing the number of employees in any classification or grade by suspending the necessary number. The division provides for such removal to be carried out based on seniority and requires that employees so removed be placed on a preferred list for at least three years for purposes of appointments or promotions made during that period to the person’s former duties. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS. The division makes changes in terminology relating to adverse employment actions for city civil service employees. The division makes additional conforming changes. EFFECTIVE DATE AND APPLICABILITY PROVISIONS. The division takes effect upon enactment. The division applies to employment actions taken on or after the effective date of the division.
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• Introduced: 02/11/2025
• Added: 02/12/2025
• Session: 91st General Assembly
• Sponsors: 10 : Molly Donahue (D)*, Liz Bennett (D)*, Bill Dotzler (D)*, Cindy Winckler (D)*, Janet Petersen (D)*, Art Staed (D)*, Matt Blake (D)*, Sarah Trone Garriott (D)*, Thomas Townsend (D)*, Mike Zimmer (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 02/11/2025
• Last Action: Subcommittee: Driscoll, Donahue, and Taylor. S.J. 256.
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OK bill #HB1069 • Last Action 02/11/2025
Public finance; Local Development Act; definitions; procedures; review committees; impact statement; effective date.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies the Local Development Act, which provides mechanisms for cities, towns, and counties to implement economic development initiatives through tax incentives and district creation. The bill makes several key changes: it removes references to "blighted" areas and replaces them with terms like "unproductive" or "underdeveloped"; requires voter approval for creating development districts instead of governing body approval; mandates that local taxing jurisdictions must separately approve inclusion in a district; imposes strict ethics guidelines for review committees (such as prohibiting members from accepting anything of value from potential beneficiaries); requires review committee members to complete 12 hours of instruction about the Act; mandates annual meetings and balanced presentations during district consideration; requires professional legal and financial reviews of proposed districts; and compels the preparation of a comprehensive economic impact study. The review committees must now gather detailed information about businesses seeking district formation, including their industry classification, governance policies, and trading status. These changes aim to increase transparency, public participation, and thorough evaluation of local development projects, ensuring that such initiatives truly benefit the community and are subject to rigorous scrutiny. The bill will take effect on November 1, 2025.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to public finance; amending 62 O.S. 2021, Sections 851, 853, and 855, which relate to the Local Development Act; modifying definitions; modifying references to blight; modifying procedures for approval of certain district, plan or project; requiring submission of question to voters of applicable jurisdiction; requiring approval of district, plan or project by majority vote; modifying provisions related to supermajority approval by governing board; requiring separate approval by local taxing jurisdictions; modifying provisions related to confidential information; prohibiting members of review committees from receiving things of value; requiring members of review committees to complete certain instruction; requiring annual meetings of review committees; requiring for certain presentations to review committees; requiring review committees to obtain certain professional opinions; imposing limitation based upon certain advice provided to governing body or other entities; requiring review committee to obtain certain information; requiring economic impact statement; providing for codification; and providing an effective date.
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• Introduced: 01/06/2025
• Added: 01/07/2025
• Session: 2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 2 : Tom Gann (R)*, Kendal Sacchieri (R)*
• Versions: 3 • Votes: 1 • Actions: 5
• Last Amended: 01/06/2025
• Last Action: House General Government Hearing (10:30:00 2/11/2025 Room 206)
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OK bill #HB2253 • Last Action 02/11/2025
Teacher certification; Data Governance Council; effective date.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes a new Data Governance Council to improve teacher certification tracking and quality in Oklahoma. The State Department of Education will develop a coding system for initial teacher certification to track different pathways, including emergency and full-time adjunct certifications. The newly created 13-member council will monitor and evaluate the impact of these certification pathways on educational outcomes, identify key data elements for measuring teacher workforce quality, and establish best practices for data management. Council members will include representatives from higher education, public instruction, educational quality, school boards, administrators, teachers, principals, and university educator preparation programs, appointed by various state officials. The council will meet at least quarterly, with its first meeting scheduled by February 1, 2026, and members will not receive compensation. The council will be subject to open meeting and records laws and will be exempt from dual office-holding restrictions. Importantly, the council aims to improve understanding of teacher certification pathways and their effectiveness in Oklahoma's educational system. The bill will become effective on November 1, 2025.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to teacher certification; requiring the State Department of Education to code initial teacher certification; creating the Data Governance Council; prescribing duties of Council; providing for membership of Council; establishing deadlines for initial appointment and meeting of Council; prescribing frequency of meetings; setting meeting quorum requirement; providing staffing and support for Council; prohibiting compensation for members of Council; subjecting Council to the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act and Oklahoma Open Records Act; providing exemption from dual office-holding prohibitions; providing for codification; and providing an effective date.
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• Introduced: 01/16/2025
• Added: 01/17/2025
• Session: 2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : John Waldron (D)*
• Versions: 3 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 6
• Last Amended: 01/16/2025
• Last Action: Referred to Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee
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OK bill #HB1979 • Last Action 02/11/2025
Children; Early Childhood Task Force; membership; election; reports; compensation or reimbursement; expenses; Oklahoma Open Records Act; Oklahoma Open Meeting Act; advice; vision statement; mission; principles; codification; effective date.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the Early Childhood Task Force, a 17-member group designed to study and improve early childhood services in Oklahoma. The task force will include representatives from various state agencies, organizations, and stakeholders, such as the Secretaries of Human Services, Health, Commerce, and Education, as well as representatives from business, child care associations, advocacy groups, and parents. The group will elect a chair and vice-chair and may have an honorary chair in a ceremonial role. The task force is charged with conducting a comprehensive analysis of the current early childhood service delivery system, including reviewing existing programs, funding streams, and potential areas for improvement. They will engage stakeholders, synthesize feedback, and draft recommendations for a new governance structure for early childhood programs. The task force is guided by principles that prioritize child and family well-being, equity, and accessibility of services, with a focus on children aged zero to five. They are required to submit initial and final reports by November 2025 and will operate under the Oklahoma Open Records and Open Meeting Acts. Members will serve voluntarily, with state agency employees potentially claiming certain expenses. The bill emphasizes creating a more efficient, coordinated approach to early childhood services that centers on family needs and improving outcomes for children across Oklahoma.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to children; creating the Early Childhood Task Force; providing for task force membership; providing for election of chair and vice- chair; permitting the selection of honorary chair; directing task force to provide reports; disallowing certain members from receiving compensation or reimbursement; permitting certain members to claim certain expenses; requiring task force to be subject to the Oklahoma Open Records Act and Oklahoma Open Meeting Act; providing that task force documents and recommendations shall only be considered advice; providing a vision statement; providing a mission; providing principles the task force is to be guided by; providing tasks for the task force; providing for codification; and providing an effective date..
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• Introduced: 01/16/2025
• Added: 01/17/2025
• Session: 2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Trish Ranson (D)*
• Versions: 3 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 8
• Last Amended: 01/16/2025
• Last Action: House Committee Proposed Committee Amendment (sub committee) 1 - Proposed Committee Amendment (sub committee) 1
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IL bill #SB2384 • Last Action 02/11/2025
RESTORES PRE-P.A. 101-652
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: Here is a summary of the key provisions of the bill: This bill aims to restore certain statutes to their form before amendments made by Public Acts 101-652, 102-28, and 102-1104. The bill makes several significant changes across multiple areas of law, with a primary focus on bail and pretrial release procedures. Key provisions include: 1. Repealing several acts and sections of law, including the Statewide Use of Force Standardization Act, the No Representation Without Population Act, and the Reporting of Deaths in Custody Act. 2. Modifying laws related to arrest records and criminal history information, including changes to how bail and bail bond information is recorded and reported. 3. Introducing comprehensive new provisions for bail and pretrial release, including: - Establishing more detailed criteria for setting bail - Creating new procedures for determining bail amounts - Providing guidelines for when bail can be denied - Establishing a drug testing program for defendants - Defining conditions for release and bail bond security 4. Adding new sections to the Code of Criminal Procedure related to peace bonds and procedures for handling potential threats. 5. Making technical changes to various laws affecting law enforcement, criminal justice, and victim rights, such as modifications to the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act. The bill appears to be a comprehensive effort to revise and clarify legal procedures, with a particular emphasis on bail, pretrial release, and related criminal justice processes.
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Bill Summary: Amends, repeals, and reenacts various Acts. Restores the statutes to the form in which they existed before their amendment by Public Acts 101-652, 102-28, and 102-1104. Makes other technical changes. Effective immediately.
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• Introduced: 02/07/2025
• Added: 02/08/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 2 : Neil Anderson (R)*, Dave Syverson (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 4
• Last Amended: 02/07/2025
• Last Action: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dave Syverson
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IL bill #SB2114 • Last Action 02/07/2025
REMOVE SENATE CONSENT
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill removes the requirement that the Senate provide advice and consent for gubernatorial appointments across multiple state boards, commissions, and agencies. Specifically, the bill modifies several existing laws to eliminate the Senate's role in confirming appointments made by the Governor to various bodies such as the Enterprise Zone Board, Energy Workforce Advisory Council, Energy Transition Workforce Commission, Illinois State Museum Advisory Board, Illinois Housing Development Authority, Guardianship and Advocacy Commission, Illinois Workforce Innovation Board, Commission on Discrimination and Hate Crimes, Medical Practice Board, Illinois Affordable Housing Advisory Commission, Torture Inquiry and Relief Commission, Clean Energy Jobs and Justice Fund Board, Illinois Secure Choice Savings Board, Workers' Compensation Medical Fee Advisory Board, and Workers' Compensation Advisory Board. Under the proposed changes, the Governor would be able to directly appoint members to these entities without seeking Senate confirmation, streamlining the appointment process and potentially giving the Governor more direct control over these boards and commissions.
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Bill Summary: Amends various Acts. Removes the requirement that the Senate provides advise and consent to specified nominations.
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• Introduced: 02/07/2025
• Added: 02/08/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Chris Balkema (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 02/07/2025
• Last Action: Referred to Assignments
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IL bill #SB2168 • Last Action 02/07/2025
OPEN MTGS-NOTICE OF CHANGES
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Open Meetings Act to modify how public bodies provide notice of changes to their regular meeting schedules. Previously, governmental bodies were required to publish notice of meeting date changes in a newspaper or, for smaller local units with populations under 500 without a newspaper, post notices in at least 3 prominent places. The bill eliminates these newspaper publication and multiple posting requirements. Instead, it now mandates that when a public body changes its regular meeting dates, it must provide at least 10 days' notice by posting the change at the body's principal office (or the building where the meeting will be held) and, crucially, on the public body's website. This change aims to modernize meeting notice procedures by leveraging online platforms to improve public access to information about government meeting schedules, making it easier for citizens to stay informed about when and where public meetings will take place.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Open Meetings Act. In provisions regarding notice of changes to regular meeting dates, deletes requirements for publication in a newspaper or, in certain cases, posting in at least 3 prominent places within the governmental unit. Adds a requirement that notice of changes to regular meeting dates shall also be posted on the website of the public body.
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• Introduced: 02/07/2025
• Added: 02/08/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Suzy Glowiak Hilton (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 02/07/2025
• Last Action: Referred to Assignments
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IL bill #SB2192 • Last Action 02/07/2025
SUPPORT TEAM-TARGETED VIOLENCE
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the Preventing Targeted Violence Act, which creates community support teams designed to prevent targeted violence through collaborative efforts across multiple agencies and sectors. These teams, which can be established by local governments, will include members from law enforcement, mental health, threat assessment experts, and various community organizations like schools, health departments, and social services. The primary purposes of these teams are to review potential threat cases, provide behavioral threat assessments, serve as a centralized information hub for prevention resources, and educate communities about identifying potentially concerning behaviors. Team members must sign confidentiality agreements and comply with strict confidentiality protocols, ensuring that information shared during case reviews remains protected and cannot be disclosed in legal proceedings or public records. The bill provides legal immunity for team members acting in good faith within established protocols, and establishes penalties for unauthorized disclosure of confidential information. Participating agencies must sign memorandums of understanding, and teams are required to meet monthly, complete specific trainings, and may seek funding to support their operations. The overarching goal is to proactively identify and mitigate potential targeted violence risks through a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary approach.
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Bill Summary: Creates the Preventing Targeted Violence Act. States the purpose of the Act. Provides that a community support team may be established by a unit of local government. Provides that membership of the community support teams is limited to participating member agencies. Provides that membership of a community support team shall include at least one member from specified entities. Provides that a participating member agency is any agency, organization, or entity located in or serving the geographic area encompassed by the community support team that may elect to present a case to the community support team for case review and behavioral threat assessment and management consultation. Provides that a member of a community support team shall be appointed by the head of the participating member agency. Provides the duties and responsibilities of a community support team. Requires community support teams to comply with all applicable laws governing the sharing of confidential records. Provides that, if acting in good faith, without malice, and within the protocols established by the Act, then members of the community support team, community support team staff, participating member agency staff, and anyone participating in a case review shall have immunity from administrative, civil, or criminal liability for an act or omission related to the participation in a case review with specified exceptions.
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• Introduced: 02/07/2025
• Added: 02/08/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Julie Morrison (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 02/07/2025
• Last Action: Referred to Assignments
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IL bill #SB2294 • Last Action 02/07/2025
HEALTH CARE VIOLENCE PREVENT
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Health Care Violence Prevention Act and the Freedom of Information Act to enhance workplace safety and protection for health care workers. The bill defines workplace violence as any act or threat of violence against a health care worker on a health care provider's premises, and requires health care providers to create comprehensive workplace violence prevention programs in consultation with direct care employees. These programs must include detailed risk assessments, identification of potential hazards, implementation of security measures like additional alarms and monitoring systems, and procedures for reporting and investigating violent incidents. Health care providers must now submit their workplace violence prevention programs to the Department of Public Health for approval and are prohibited from discouraging workers from reporting violent incidents to law enforcement or the Department. The bill mandates that health care providers document and investigate violent incidents within 48 hours, maintain confidential logs of such incidents, and submit annual reports summarizing workplace violence. Additionally, the bill exempts these workplace violence records from public disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act. Failure to comply with the Act's requirements can result in daily penalties of $500, with escalating consequences for repeated violations. The goal is to create safer working environments for health care workers by establishing clear protocols for preventing, reporting, and addressing workplace violence.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Health Care Violence Prevention Act. Makes changes to defined terms. In provisions concerning workplace safety, provides that a health care worker may not be discouraged from contacting law enforcement or the Department of Public Health regarding workplace violence, and a health care provider may not hold a policy that limits such contact. Adds additional requirements to the workplace violence prevention program, including reporting requirements and identifying the need for additional security and alarms, adequate exit routes, monitoring systems, barrier protections, lighting, entry procedures, and systems to identify and flag persons who have previously committed violent acts in the health care provider space. Sets forth provisions concerning violent incident investigations, and recordkeeping and reporting requirements for health care providers regarding violent incidents. Establishes penalties for failure to comply with the Act. Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Exempts from public disclosure workplace violence records maintained by health care providers as required under a specified provision of the Health Care Violence Prevention Act.
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• Introduced: 02/07/2025
• Added: 02/08/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Laura Fine (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 02/07/2025
• Last Action: Referred to Assignments
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DC bill #B26-0090 • Last Action 02/07/2025
Neighborhood Management Authority Act of 2025
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes two Neighborhood Management Authorities for the Duke District and Columbia Heights neighborhoods in Washington, D.C., designed to enhance local community services and management. Each Authority will be a government instrumentality with a board of directors comprised of both voting and non-voting members, including representatives from local businesses, residents, city agencies, and community organizations. The Authorities will have broad powers to promote neighborhood welfare, manage public spaces, coordinate public safety, support local businesses, and generate revenue through various means such as parking meter income, special property assessments, and targeted fees. The Duke District Authority will focus on cultural tourism, preserving Black history and LGBTQ+ community sites, and managing key cultural venues like the Lincoln and Howard Theaters, while the Columbia Heights Authority will prioritize maintaining the neighborhood's cultural diversity, addressing commercial vacancies, and managing public spaces like the Columbia Heights Civic Plaza and Metro Plaza. Both Authorities will have dedicated special funds to support their operations, with provisions to ensure transparency through annual audits, public hearings, and budget reporting. The bill also establishes performance parking zones and provides mechanisms for future expansion of the Authorities' boundaries, offering a flexible model for neighborhood management that does not rely on increasing property taxes.
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Bill Summary: an activity in the District and public spaces like Columbia Heights Civic Plaza, now about 20 years old, are straining under the weight of community needs and have recurring issues with safety and basic maintenance. As part of my response, I funded an expansive initiative led by the Office of Planning: the Columbia Heights/Mount Pleasant Public Life Study. This work focused on studying the use of public spaces, supporting successful implementation of the newly-established sidewalk vending zone, and creating a cohesive design for streets, sidewalks, and public spaces. The U Street Safety Initiative and the Public Life Study covering Columbia Heights share one very clear recommendation: These neighborhoods each need their own place management entity in order to truly thrive. As introduced, this legislation establishes an overall structure for a Neighborhood Management Authority as an instrumentality of D.C. government. The legal structure is similar to public authorities we have already, such as the DC Green Bank or Events DC. The bill then creates two separate Neighborhood Management Authorities in Columbia Heights and the “Duke District” (acknowledging the overlap of several neighborhoods, and a callback to the DUKE Plan). Each authority has a governing board of directors comprised of a mix of resident and commercial representatives. While these are the first two authorities established, the bill is drafted so that other neighborhoods might adopt this model in the future. Each Authority is given dedicated funding sources to ensure its success and sustainability. These revenue sources can be tailored to fit the economic dynamics of each neighborhood. As an example, the Greater U Street Performance Parking Zone went live at the end of 2024, and that new meter revenue will be reinvested back in the neighborhood; Columbia Heights had a performance parking zone of its own, which this measure re-establishes. I am proud to be able to advance a proposal enhancing neighborhood services that does not rely on increasing property taxes to fund. Sincerely, Brianne K. Nadeau Councilmember, Ward 1 Chairperson, Committee on Public Works & Operations A BILL IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA To provide for the creation of a Neighborhood Management Authority to promote the general welfare of the residents, employers, employees, property owners, commercial tenants, consumers, and the general public within the Authority’s boundary; and to establish the Columbia Heights Neighborhood Management Authority and the Duke District Neighborhood Management Authority. TABLE OF CONTENTS TITLE I. GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 102. Formation Sec. 103. Powers Sec. 104. Budget formulation and transparency Sec. 105. Board of Directors Sec. 106. Representation and Indemnification Sec. 107. Applicability of certain laws Sec. 108. Prohibitions Sec. 109. Authority of the Chief Financial Officer Sec. 110. BID Formation Within Neighborhood Management Authority Boundaries Sec. 111. Service Areas and Expansion of Boundaries Sec. 112. Bond Issuance TITLE II. NEIGHBORHOOD MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY FORMATIONS SUBTITLE A. DUKE DISTRICT NEIGHBORHOOD MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY Sec. 201. Duke District Neighborhood Management Authority Sec. 202. Transfers of Jurisdiction Sec. 203. Board of Directors Sec. 204. Duke District Neighborhood Management Fund Sec. 205. Duke District Deed and Recordation Transfers SUBTITLE B. COLUMBIA HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY. ....................................................................................................................................................... 23 Sec. 206. Columbia Heights Neighborhood Management Authority Sec. 207. Transfers of Jurisdiction Sec. 208. Board of Directors Sec. 209. Columbia Heights Neighborhood Management Fund Sec. 210. Targeted Retail Vacancy Fee Sec. 211. Alcoholic beverage tax revenue to be deposited in Columbia Heights Neighborhood Management Fund Sec. 212. DC-USA Garage TITLE III. COLUMBIA HEIGHTS PERFORMANCE PARKING ZONE Sec. 301. Columbia Heights Performance Parking Zone TITLE IV. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS Sec. 402. Fiscal impact statement Sec. 303. Effective date
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• Introduced: 02/03/2025
• Added: 02/04/2025
• Session: 26th Council
• Sponsors: 1 : Brianne Nadeau (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 01/28/2025
• Last Action: Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0090 Published in the DC Register
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IA bill #HF255 • Last Action 02/06/2025
A bill for an act enacting the psychology interjurisdictional compact.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill enacts the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact (PsyPact), a comprehensive interstate agreement designed to facilitate the practice of psychology across state boundaries through two primary mechanisms: telepsychology and temporary in-person practice. The compact allows licensed psychologists to provide services remotely or temporarily in other participating states without obtaining additional licenses, subject to specific requirements and regulations. These requirements include holding a graduate degree from an accredited psychology program, maintaining an unrestricted license in their home state, passing background checks, and obtaining special credentials like an E.Passport for telepsychology or an Interjurisdictional Practice Certificate (IPC) for temporary in-person practice. The compact establishes a national commission to oversee implementation, coordinate licensure information, and handle disciplinary actions, with each participating state appointing a representative to the commission. The bill aims to increase public access to psychological services, enhance interstate cooperation, protect public health and safety, and create a standardized framework for psychologists to practice across state lines while maintaining professional accountability. The compact will become effective once seven states have enacted the legislation, and it includes provisions for rulemaking, dispute resolution, and potential withdrawal by participating states.
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Bill Summary: This bill creates an interstate compact to allow psychologists from other states to practice telepsychology with patients living in Iowa, to practice “face-to-face” psychology on a temporary basis in Iowa, and to allow Iowa psychologists to practice telepsychology with patients in other states. The compact is intended to authorize regulatory authorities to afford legal recognition, in a manner consistent with the terms of the compact, to psychologists licensed in another state. The compact does not apply when a psychologist is licensed in both the “home” and “receiving” states. A commission is created to oversee the compact, which is effective upon the enactment into law by the seventh compact state.
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• Introduced: 02/06/2025
• Added: 02/06/2025
• Session: 91st General Assembly
• Sponsors: 4 : Elinor Levin (D)*, Ken Croken (D)*, Bob Kressig (D)*, Michael Bergan (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 1
• Last Amended: 02/06/2025
• Last Action: Introduced, referred to Health and Human Services. H.J. 260.
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MN bill #SF1056 • Last Action 02/06/2025
District advisory committee requirement to comply with chapter 13D and give notice of meetings
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends Minnesota's education statutes to require district advisory committees to follow the state's open meeting law (Chapter 13D) and provide public notice for both regular and special meetings. Specifically, the bill modifies an existing statute about school district advisory committees, which are groups that help school boards plan and improve instruction and curriculum. These committees must include diverse representatives such as teachers, parents, support staff, students, and community residents. The bill adds a new requirement that these committees must now adhere to the same transparency standards as other public bodies, meaning they must publicly announce their meetings in advance and conduct their discussions openly. This change aims to increase public access and transparency in how school districts develop educational strategies, standards, and programs. The advisory committees continue to have important responsibilities, such as recommending academic standards, student achievement goals, strategies for ensuring equitable and culturally sustaining curriculum, and program evaluations, with the new provision ensuring that these discussions happen in a more open and accessible manner.
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Bill Summary: A bill for an act relating to education; requiring a district advisory committee to comply with chapter 13D and give notice of meetings; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.11, subdivision 3.
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• Introduced: 02/05/2025
• Added: 02/06/2025
• Session: 94th Legislature 2025-2026
• Sponsors: 5 : Zach Duckworth (R)*, Julia Coleman (R), Jeff Howe (R), John Hoffman (D), Jim Abeler (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 02/04/2025
• Last Action: Referred to Education Policy
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IL bill #SB1896 • Last Action 02/06/2025
PEN CD-STATE SYS-FUNDING
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill creates a comprehensive pension funding mechanism for Illinois state-funded retirement systems that aims to improve long-term fiscal stability. The bill establishes a State-Funded Retirement Systems Council to appoint and oversee a Pension Funding Trustee, who will monitor and verify state funding to the state's retirement systems. Beginning in fiscal year 2026, the bill introduces a new minimum contribution formula for state-funded retirement systems that consists of a Base Contribution Amount plus a Benefit Change Contribution Amount. The bill also imposes a temporary income tax surcharge on individuals, trusts, and estates (0.5%) and corporations (0.7%) from 2026 to 2034, with proceeds directed to the Pension Stabilization Fund. The surcharge will be suspended if the Auditor General cannot certify that specific funding and reporting requirements are met. The bill includes detailed provisions for calculating contributions, handling changes in actuarial assumptions, and implementing a gradual ramp-up to fully funding the pension systems by fiscal year 2056. Importantly, the bill includes a pledge from the state not to alter the rights of the Council, retirement systems, Trustee, or Auditor General, and waives sovereign immunity for enforcing these provisions. The goal is to create a more predictable and transparent pension funding mechanism that gradually moves the state's retirement systems toward full funding.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Illinois Pension Code. Creates the State-Funded Retirement Systems Council to appoint and oversee the Pension Funding Trustee and to monitor and verify State funding to the State-Funded Retirement Systems. Creates the Office of Pension Trustee. Sets forth duties of the Council and Trustee. Provides that the State pledges that the State will not limit or alter certain rights of the Council, the State-Funded Retirement Systems, the Pension Funding Trustee, or the Auditor General under the amendatory Act; alter the method of calculating the minimum required contribution by the State to any State-Funded Retirement System in such a manner as results in a diminution in the contribution amount to a State-Funded Retirement System before the total assets of that System are equal to 100% of the total actuarial liabilities of that System; or use the proceeds of certain income tax surcharges for anything other than certain purposes. Waives sovereign immunity for purposes of the State-Funded Retirement Systems Council. Beginning State Fiscal Year 2026, sets forth a minimum contribution formula for the State-funded retirement systems equal to the sum of the Base Contribution plus the Benefit Change Contribution Amount. Makes conforming and other changes. Provides for transfers from the Budget Stabilization Act from the proceeds of the income tax surcharge under the amendatory Act. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Establishes a surcharge for taxable years 2026 through 2034 for all individuals, trusts, and estates equal to 0.5% of the taxpayer's net income and 0.7% of the net income of all corporations. Makes conforming changes in the Court of Claims Act. Effective immediately.
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• Introduced: 02/06/2025
• Added: 02/07/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Rob Martwick (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 02/06/2025
• Last Action: Referred to Assignments
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TN bill #HJR0094 • Last Action 02/05/2025
A RESOLUTION to propose an amendment to revise provisions in Article II regarding the creation of legislative districts.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This joint resolution proposes a comprehensive amendment to Article II of the Tennessee Constitution to establish an independent redistricting commission for creating legislative and congressional districts. The proposed amendment would replace existing provisions with a detailed framework for a 13-member commission responsible for drawing state senate, state house of representatives, and congressional districts. Commissioners would be selected through a complex process involving random selection, political affiliation requirements, and stringent eligibility criteria to ensure impartiality, including prohibitions on recent political involvement or employment. The commission would be required to hold public hearings, accept public input, and develop redistricting plans according to specific criteria such as equal population, geographic contiguity, respect for municipal boundaries, compactness, and avoiding partisan bias. The plan adoption process involves multiple rounds of voting and requires support from commissioners across different political affiliations. The amendment also establishes robust transparency requirements, including public meetings, detailed reporting, and publication of all materials used in creating district maps. Importantly, the resolution grants the commission significant autonomy, explicitly protecting its functions from legislative interference and providing a mechanism for judicial review of its plans, with the ultimate goal of creating a more neutral and representative redistricting process.
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Bill Summary: to propose an amendment to revise provisions in Article II regarding the creation of legislative districts.
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• Introduced: 02/03/2025
• Added: 02/04/2025
• Session: 114th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 10 : Vincent Dixie (D)*, Antonio Parkinson (D), Yusuf Hakeem (D), Sam McKenzie (D), Jesse Chism (D), Torrey Harris (D), Larry Miller (D), Karen Camper (D), Harold Love (D), Ronnie Glynn (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 02/03/2025
• Last Action: Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee
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OK bill #HB1301 • Last Action 02/05/2025
Elections; Task Force on Young Voter Engagement; effective date.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the Task Force on Young Voter Engagement, a nine-member group focused on examining voter turnout among individuals under 30 years old. The task force will consist of three members aged 18-24 appointed by the Governor, three members from the same age group appointed by the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives, and three members appointed by the State Senate's President Pro Tempore. The task force is mandated to meet on the first Monday of each month until December 31, 2027, with the Oklahoma House of Representatives providing meeting space. All meetings will be subject to the Oklahoma Open Meetings Act, ensuring transparency. By December 1, 2027, the task force is required to publish a comprehensive report detailing its findings and recommendations, including potential legislative proposals to improve young voter engagement. The bill will become effective on November 1, 2025, giving the task force a clear timeline to study and address youth voter participation challenges in Oklahoma.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to elections; creating the Task Force on Young Voter Engagement; providing issues task force will examine; providing makeup of task force; directing task force to meet on certain days; directing the Oklahoma House of Representatives to provide space; clarifying meetings are subject to the Open Meetings Act; directing task force to publish report by certain date; providing for codification; and providing an effective date.
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• Introduced: 01/15/2025
• Added: 01/16/2025
• Session: 2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Andy Fugate (D)*
• Versions: 3 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 5
• Last Amended: 01/15/2025
• Last Action: Referred to Rules
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IA bill #SF196 • Last Action 02/05/2025
A bill for an act relating to employment matters involving public employees including collective bargaining, educator employment matters, personnel records and settlement agreements, city civil service requirements, and health insurance matters, and including effective date, applicability, and transition provisions.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill makes comprehensive changes to various employment and labor laws in Iowa, primarily affecting public employees, educators, and city civil service workers. The bill is divided into five main divisions, each addressing different aspects of employment regulations. Division I focuses on public employee collective bargaining, significantly modifying the scope of negotiations, arbitration procedures, and election processes for employee organizations. The bill narrows the scope of collective bargaining to specific topics like wages, hours, and benefits, while excluding retirement systems from negotiations. It also changes the certification and decertification processes for employee organizations, making it easier to challenge existing representations and lowering the threshold for inclusion on ballots. Division II addresses educator employment matters, altering procedures for teacher and administrator contract terminations, evaluation processes, and probationary periods. It introduces more streamlined hearing procedures and changes the appeals process for contract terminations. Division III modifies personnel records and settlement agreement regulations, particularly around the disclosure of disciplinary actions. Division IV revises city civil service requirements, reestablishing seniority rights and changing procedures for employee removals and appeals. Division V eliminates the requirement for public employers to offer health insurance to all permanent, full-time employees. Overall, the bill represents a significant reshaping of employment regulations that generally appears to reduce protections and negotiating power for public employees and educators.
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Bill Summary: This bill relates to employment matters involving public employees including collective bargaining, educator employment matters, personnel records and settlement agreements, city civil service requirements, and health insurance matters. The bill generally strikes statutory changes made by 2017 Iowa Acts, House File 291, and restores statutory language in effect prior to the enactment of 2017 Iowa Acts, House File 291. DIVISION I —— PUBLIC EMPLOYEE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING. This division makes a variety of changes to Code chapter 20, the public employment relations Act, as well as other Code provisions relating to collective bargaining by public employees. ELIMINATION OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND TRANSIT EMPLOYEE CATEGORIES. The division eliminates public safety employees and transit employees as separate categories of employees for the purposes of public employee collective bargaining, making affected provisions of Code chapter 20 applicable to all public employees governed by Code chapter 20. SCOPE OF NEGOTIATIONS. The division makes changes to subjects which are negotiated through collective bargaining between public employers and public employees under Code section 20.9. The division provides that the scope of negotiations for all public employees shall consist of wages, hours, vacations, insurance, holidays, leaves of absence, shift differentials, overtime compensation, supplemental pay, seniority, transfer procedures, job classifications, health and safety matters, evaluation procedures, procedures for staff reduction, in-service training, dues checkoff, grievance procedures for resolving any questions arising under the agreement, and other matters mutually agreed upon. The division provides that retirement systems shall be excluded from the scope of negotiations. The division strikes language providing that mandatory subjects of negotiation under Code section 20.9 shall be interpreted narrowly and restrictively. The division strikes language limiting the term of a collective bargaining agreement entered into pursuant to Code chapter 20 to a maximum of five years. ARBITRATION PROCEDURES. The division makes changes to the procedures for arbitration of impasses in collective bargaining between public employers and public employees under Code section 20.22. The division modifies the factors that an arbitrator is required to consider in addition to any other relevant factors in making a final determination on an impasse item. The division requires an arbitrator to consider past collective bargaining contracts between the parties including the bargaining that led up to such contracts; comparison of wages, hours, and conditions of employment of the involved public employees with those of other public employees doing comparable work, giving consideration to factors peculiar to the area and the classifications involved; the interests and welfare of the public, the ability of the public employer to finance economic adjustments, and the effect of such adjustments on the normal standard of services; and the power of the public employer to levy taxes and appropriate funds for the conduct of its operations. The division strikes language permitting the parties to agree to change the four-day deadline to serve final offers on impasse items after a request for arbitration is received. The division strikes language prohibiting the parties to an arbitration from introducing, and the arbitrator from accepting or considering, any direct or indirect evidence regarding any subject excluded from negotiations pursuant to Code section 20.9. The division strikes language providing for a maximum increase in base wages in an arbitrator’s award. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE ELECTIONS. The division makes changes to public employee elections conducted pursuant to Code section 20.15. The division strikes language providing for retention and recertification elections and requires the employment appeal board (EAB) to cancel any such elections scheduled or in process. The division requires the EAB to consider a petition for certification of an employee organization as the exclusive representative of a bargaining unit for which an employee organization was not retained and recertified as the exclusive representative of that bargaining unit regardless of the amount of time that has elapsed since the retention and recertification election, notwithstanding prior requirements prohibiting such consideration for two years. The division provides that the outcome of a certification or decertification election is determined by a majority vote of the members of the bargaining unit voting, rather than the total membership of the bargaining unit. The division provides for a runoff election if none of the choices on the ballot in a certification election receives a majority vote of the members of the bargaining unit voting. The division lowers the required percentage of support from employees in a bargaining unit required for an employee organization that did not submit a petition for certification as the exclusive bargaining representative of a bargaining unit to be listed on the ballot for a certification election from 30 percent to 10 percent. The division strikes language prohibiting the EAB from considering a petition for certification as the exclusive bargaining representative of a bargaining unit unless a period of two years has elapsed from the date of the last certification election in which an employee organization was not certified as the exclusive representative of that bargaining unit or of the last decertification election in which an employee organization was decertified as the exclusive representative of that bargaining unit. The division prohibits the EAB from considering a petition for certification as the exclusive bargaining representative of a bargaining unit for one year after the employee organization is not certified in a certification election. The division makes additional changes relating to the scheduling of decertification elections. EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION DUES. The division strikes a prohibition on public entities authorizing or administering a deduction from the salaries or wages of its employees for membership dues to an employee organization. The division provides procedures for administering such dues deductions. EAB DUTIES. The division provides that the EAB may interpret and apply, as well as administer, Code chapter 20. The division strikes language permitting the EAB to appoint a certified shorthand reporter to report state employee grievance and discipline resolution proceedings, to contract with a vendor to conduct elections, to establish fees to cover the cost of elections, and to retain certain funds collected by the EAB as repayment receipts. STATEWIDE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS FOLLOWING A GUBERNATORIAL ELECTION YEAR. The division strikes language providing for modified collective bargaining procedures for a proposed, statewide collective bargaining agreement to become effective in the year following a general election in which the governor and certain other elected officials are elected. CONFIDENTIAL RECORDS. The division strikes language providing that certain information relating to elections conducted by the EAB is a confidential record under Code chapter 22, the state open records law. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYEE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING. The division strikes a definition of “supplemental pay”. The division strikes language providing that a public employer has the right to evaluate public employees in positions within the public agency. The division strikes language providing that a public employee has the right under Code section 20.8 to exercise any right or seek any remedy provided by law, including but not limited to Code sections 70A.28 and 70A.29, Code chapter 8A, subchapter IV, and Code chapters 216 and 400. The division transfers language in Code section 20.10 prohibiting a public employee or any employee organization from negotiating or attempting to negotiate directly with a member of the governing board of a public employer if the public employer has appointed or authorized a bargaining representative for the purpose of bargaining with the public employees or their representative to Code section 20.17. The division decreases the amount of time before an employee organization decertified as the exclusive representative of a bargaining unit for violating an injunction against an unlawful strike can be certified again from 24 months to 12 months. The division strikes language prohibiting voluntary contributions by individuals to political parties or candidates through payroll deductions. The division strikes a requirement that a copy of a final collective bargaining agreement be filed with the EAB by the public employer within 10 days of the agreement being entered into. The division strikes a requirement that the EAB maintain an internet site that allows searchable access to a database of collective bargaining agreements and other collective bargaining information. The division changes the period before retirement for a prohibited voluntary reduction to a nonsupervisory rank or grade by a supervisor and related ineligibility for benefits from 36 months to 6 months. The division strikes language providing that a mediator shall not be required to testify in any arbitration proceeding regarding any matters occurring in the course of a mediation. The division requires a council, board of waterworks, or other board or commission which establishes a pension and annuity retirement system pursuant to Code chapter 412 to negotiate in good faith with a certified employee organization which is the collective bargaining representative of the employees, with respect to the amount or rate of the assessment on the wages and salaries of employees and the method or methods for payment of the assessment by the employees. The division makes additional conforming changes. TRANSITION PROVISIONS —— DEADLINE. The division requires parties, mediators, and arbitrators engaging in any collective bargaining procedures provided for in Code chapter 20, Code 2025, who have not, before the effective date of the division, completed such procedures, to immediately terminate any such procedures in process as of the effective date of the division. The division provides that a collective bargaining agreement negotiated pursuant to such procedures in process shall not become effective. The division prohibits parties, mediators, and arbitrators from engaging in further collective bargaining procedures except as provided in the division. The division requires such parties to commence collective bargaining in accordance with Code section 20.17, as amended by the division. The division requires such parties to complete such bargaining not later than June 30, 2025, unless the parties mutually agree to a different deadline. The division requires the EAB to adopt emergency rules to implement these requirements. The division also requires the department of administrative services to adopt emergency rules to implement the provisions of the division relating to dues deductions. EFFECTIVE DATE AND APPLICABILITY PROVISIONS. The division takes effect upon enactment. With the exception of the section of the division amending Code section 20.6, subsection 1, the division does not apply to collective bargaining agreements which have been ratified in a ratification election, for which an arbitrator has made a final determination, or which have become effective, when such events occurred before the effective date of the division. The division applies to all collective bargaining procedures provided for in Code chapter 20 occurring on and after the effective date of the division and collective bargaining agreements for which a ratification election is held, for which an arbitrator makes a final determination, or which become effective on or after the effective date of the division. DIVISION II —— EDUCATOR EMPLOYMENT MATTERS. This division makes a variety of changes relating to educator employment matters. TERMINATION OF TEACHER EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS. The division makes various changes relating to the termination of teacher employment contracts. The division shortens various procedural deadlines regarding private hearings held after a superintendent recommends termination of a teacher’s employment contract. The division makes participation in such a private hearing by the superintendent, the superintendent’s designated representatives, the teacher’s immediate supervisor, the teacher, and the teacher’s representatives mandatory on the part of those individuals instead of discretionary. The division requires that the school board employ a certified shorthand reporter to keep a record of a private hearing. The division requires the school board to issue subpoenas for witnesses and evidence on behalf of the board and the teacher. The division provides for a judicial remedy if a witness appears and refuses to testify or to produce required books or papers at a private hearing. The division authorizes the superintendent and the teacher to file written briefs and arguments with the board at the conclusion of the private hearing. The division provides deadlines for determining the status of the teacher’s contract if the teacher does not request a private hearing. The division requires that the decision of the board include findings of fact and conclusions of law. The division strikes language authorizing a school board which votes to continue a teacher’s contract to issue the teacher a one-year, nonrenewable contract. The division permits a teacher to appeal the board’s determination to an adjudicator and provides procedures for such appeals. TEACHER PROBATIONARY PERIODS. The division makes various changes relating to probationary employment of teachers. The division decreases from two years to one year the length of a teacher’s probationary employment period in a school district if the teacher has successfully completed a probationary period of employment for another school district located in Iowa. The division provides that requirements for notices of termination, private hearings, and appeals applicable to nonprobationary teachers whose employment contracts are terminated are applicable to probationary teachers whose employment contracts are terminated. The division strikes alternative procedures for the termination of employment contracts of such probationary teachers, including notification procedures and the opportunity to request a private conference with the school board. EXTRACURRICULAR INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETIC COACH CONTRACTS. The division makes various changes relating to extracurricular interscholastic athletic coach employment contracts. The division provides that wages for such coaches shall be paid pursuant to established or negotiated supplemental pay schedules. The division provides that employment contracts of such coaches shall be continued automatically in force and effect for equivalent periods and that the termination of such contracts follows procedures similar to those used for teacher contracts. The division strikes language providing that employment contracts of such coaches may be terminated prior to their expiration for any lawful reason following an informal, private hearing before the school board. The division strikes language providing that the decision of the school board to terminate such a contract is final. SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR EMPLOYMENT MATTERS. The division makes various changes relating to school administrator employment matters. The division provides that the rate of compensation in an administrator’s employment contract must be on a weekly or monthly basis. The division strikes language authorizing a school board to issue a temporary employment contract to an administrator for a period of up to nine months. The division strikes language authorizing a school board to issue a one-year, nonrenewable employment contract and instead authorizes a school board considering the termination of an administrator’s contract and the administrator to mutually agree to enter into such a contract. The division decreases the probationary employment period for administrators from three years to two years and authorizes a school board to waive the probationary period for an administrator who previously served a probationary period in another school district. The division strikes language providing that a hearing before an administrative law judge requested by an administrator whose employment contract a school board is considering terminating shall be a private hearing. The division reduces certain procedural deadlines relating to such hearings. The division strikes language providing that any witnesses for the parties at the hearing shall be sequestered. The division requires that the decision of the board include findings of fact and conclusions of law. The division strikes language authorizing a school board which votes to continue an administrator’s contract to issue the administrator a one-year, nonrenewable contract. INTENSIVE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. The division makes various changes relating to intensive assistance programs. The division strikes language providing that a teacher who has previously participated in an intensive assistance program relating to particular Iowa teaching standards or criteria shall not be entitled to participate in another intensive assistance program relating to the same standards or criteria. The division strikes language providing that following a teacher’s participation in an intensive assistance program, the teacher shall be reevaluated to determine whether the teacher successfully completed the intensive assistance program and is meeting district expectations under the applicable Iowa teaching standards or criteria. The division strikes language providing that if the teacher did not successfully complete the intensive assistance program or continues not to meet the applicable Iowa teaching standards or criteria, the board may initiate procedures to terminate the teacher’s employment contract immediately or at the end of the school year or may continue the teacher’s contract for a period not to exceed one year on a nonrenewable basis and without the right to a private hearing. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO EDUCATOR EMPLOYMENT MATTERS. The division strikes language authorizing a school board to issue a temporary employment contract to a teacher for a period of up to six months. The division strikes language providing that just cause for which a teacher may be discharged at any time during the contract year under Code section 279.27 includes but is not limited to a violation of the code of professional conduct and ethics of the board of educational examiners if the board has taken disciplinary action against a teacher during the six months following issuance by the board of a final written decision and finding of fact after a disciplinary proceeding. The division either authorizes or requires a school board and its certified bargaining representative to negotiate various matters pursuant to Code chapter 20. The division makes additional conforming changes. EFFECTIVE DATE AND APPLICABILITY PROVISIONS. The division takes effect upon enactment. The division applies to employment contracts of school employees entered into pursuant to Code chapter 279 on and after the effective date of the division. The division does not apply to collective bargaining agreements pursuant to Code chapter 20 which have been ratified in a ratification election, for which an arbitrator has made a final determination, or which have become effective, when such events occurred before the effective date of the division. The division applies to all collective bargaining procedures provided for in Code chapter 20 occurring on and after the effective date of the division and collective bargaining agreements pursuant to Code chapter 20 for which a ratification election is held, for which an arbitrator makes a final determination, or which become effective on or after the effective date of the division. DIVISION III —— PERSONNEL RECORDS AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS. This division makes changes relating to public employee personnel records and settlement agreements. PERSONNEL RECORDS. The division strikes language providing that certain information relating to the discipline, resignation, discharge, or demotion of a public employee is a public record and requiring notice to affected employees. PERSONNEL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS. The division also strikes language prohibiting a personnel settlement agreement between the state and a state executive branch employee that contains confidentiality or nondisclosure provisions that attempt to prevent the disclosure of the agreement. EFFECTIVE DATE AND APPLICABILITY PROVISIONS. The division takes effect upon enactment. The division applies to requests for records submitted on or after the effective date of the division. DIVISION IV —— CITY CIVIL SERVICE REQUIREMENTS. This division makes a variety of changes relating to city civil service requirements under Code chapter 400. SENIORITY RIGHTS. The division strikes language permitting a city council to extinguish statutory seniority rights of all city civil service employees who are not employed or appointed as a fire fighter or police officer, fire chief or police chief, or assistant fire chief or assistant police chief, unless otherwise provided in a collective bargaining agreement. The division reestablishes any such rights so extinguished, including accrual of seniority during the period of extinguishment. ADVERSE EMPLOYMENT ACTIONS —— GROUNDS AND PROCEDURES. The division provides that adverse employment action may be taken against a city civil service employee for neglect of duty, disobedience, misconduct, or failure to properly perform the person’s duties. The division strikes language permitting such action to be taken due to any act or failure to act by the employee that is in contravention of law, city policies, or standard operating procedures, or that in the judgment of the person having the appointing power as provided in Code chapter 400, or the chief of police or chief of the fire department, is sufficient to show that the employee is unsuitable or unfit for employment. The division strikes language providing that the scope of review for an appeal to district court from a civil service commission shall be limited to de novo appellate review without a trial or additional evidence, instead providing that the appeal shall be a trial de novo as an equitable action. DIMINUTION OF EMPLOYEES. The division provides that a diminution of city employees by a city council can only be implemented when the public interest requires. The division permits a diminution to be carried out either by abolishing an office and removing the employee from the employee’s classification or grade thereunder, or reducing the number of employees in any classification or grade by suspending the necessary number. The division provides for such removal to be carried out based on seniority and requires that employees so removed be placed on a preferred list for at least three years for purposes of appointments or promotions made during that period to the person’s former duties. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS. The division makes changes in terminology relating to adverse employment actions for city civil service employees. The division makes additional conforming changes. EFFECTIVE DATE AND APPLICABILITY PROVISIONS. The division takes effect upon enactment. The division applies to employment actions taken on or after the effective date of the division. DIVISION V —— HEALTH INSURANCE MATTERS. This division strikes a requirement that a public employer shall offer health insurance to all permanent, full-time public employees employed by the public employer. EFFECTIVE DATE. The division takes effect upon enactment.
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• Introduced: 02/04/2025
• Added: 02/05/2025
• Session: 91st General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Molly Donahue (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 02/04/2025
• Last Action: Subcommittee: Driscoll, Donahue, and Sires. S.J. 203.
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OK bill #HB1330 • Last Action 02/04/2025
Alcoholic beverages; creating the Task Force for the Study of Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage Laws; membership; duties; report; effective date.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes a Task Force for the Study of Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage Laws, which will be composed of 13 members with licenses from the Alcoholic Beverages Laws Enforcement Commission, appointed equally by the Governor, the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives, and the President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate. The task force will conduct a comprehensive study of Oklahoma's alcoholic beverage regulations, focusing on potential improvements such as lowering fines and fees, reducing state regulations, allowing licensees more flexibility in choosing distributors, preventing distributor monopolies, and permitting more flexible record-keeping practices. The task force must hold its first organizational meeting within 120 days after the legislative session's adjournment, elect its own chair, and be able to meet as needed with a quorum of simple majority. By December 31, 2025, the task force must submit a final report with its findings and recommendations to key state leadership. Travel expenses will be covered by the appointing authorities, with staff support provided by the House and Senate, and the Alcoholic Beverages Laws Enforcement Commission required to offer helpful information. The task force will be subject to open meeting and records laws, and will be automatically dissolved on January 1, 2026, with the act taking effect on October 1, 2025.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to alcoholic beverages; creating Task Force for the Study of Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage Laws; providing for appointment of members; requiring organizational meeting; providing for task force chair, quorum and meetings; requiring certain study and authorizing production of final report; providing for travel reimbursement, staff assistance; providing for codification; and providing an effective date.
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• Introduced: 01/15/2025
• Added: 01/16/2025
• Session: 2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Justin Humphrey (R)*
• Versions: 3 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 01/15/2025
• Last Action: Second Reading referred to Rules
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OK bill #SB467 • Last Action 02/04/2025
County commissioners; allowing for certain discussion in certain circumstance. Effective date.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends Oklahoma state laws concerning county commissioners' meetings and the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act, introducing several key provisions. The bill allows county commissioners to discuss administrative, operational, and procedural matters even when a quorum is present, without triggering open meeting requirements, as long as no official action is taken. These discussions can include scheduling agenda items, media statements, organizational structure, internal processes, staffing needs, and receiving employee reports. The bill also permits county commissioners to attend conferences, training, and events together, even with a quorum present, and to discuss county business without taking official action. Additionally, in counties with a county budget board, commissioners and elected officials may discuss budgetary matters outside of open meeting requirements, provided a quorum of the budget board is not present. The legislation updates language to be gender-neutral (replacing "chairman" with "chair") and modifies the definition of "public body" in the Open Meeting Act to explicitly exclude certain county commissioner discussions. The bill will become effective on November 1, 2025, and aims to provide more flexibility for county commissioners while maintaining transparency in government operations.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to county commissioners; amending 19 O.S. 2021, Section 326, which relates to meetings of the board of county commissioners; making language gender neutral; allowing for certain discussion in certain circumstances; exempting certain discussions from the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act; prohibiting certain board from taking certain action; amending 25 O.S. 2021, Section 304, as last amended by Section 3, Chapter 237, O.S.L. 2024 (25 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 304), which relates to the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act; modifying definition; updating statutory language; and providing an effective date.
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• Introduced: 01/08/2025
• Added: 01/09/2025
• Session: 2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Jerry Alvord (R)*
• Versions: 3 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 01/08/2025
• Last Action: Second Reading referred to Local and County Government
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IL bill #HB2473 • Last Action 02/04/2025
SOCIAL WORK LICENSURE COMPACT
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the Social Work Licensure Compact, a comprehensive interstate agreement designed to streamline professional licensing for social workers across participating states. The compact aims to improve public access to social work services by creating a multistate licensing system that reduces bureaucratic barriers for qualified professionals. Under this agreement, social workers who meet specific national standards can obtain a multistate license that allows them to practice in multiple member states without having to acquire individual state licenses. The bill covers three licensure categories: bachelor's, master's, and clinical social work, each with distinct educational and professional requirements. Key provisions include establishing a Social Work Licensure Compact Commission to oversee implementation, creating a centralized data system for tracking licensees, defining disciplinary procedures, and setting standards for interstate practice. The compact preserves each state's regulatory authority to protect public health and safety while facilitating professional mobility, supporting military families, and enabling telehealth services. It also includes mechanisms for investigating complaints, sharing investigative information between states, and maintaining professional standards across jurisdictions. The compact will become effective once seven states have enacted the legislation, and member states can withdraw with a 180-day notice period.
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Bill Summary: Creates the Social Work Licensure Compact Act. Provides that the State of Illinois ratifies and approves the Compact. Provides that the purpose of the Compact is to facilitate interstate practice of regulated social workers by improving public access to competent social work services and that the Compact preserves the regulatory authority of States to protect public health and safety through the current system of State licensure. Includes provisions about state participation in the compact, social worker participation in the compact, issuance of a multistate license, creation of the Social Work Licensure Compact Commission, the authority of the Commission and state licensing authorities, reissuance of a multistate license by a new home state, licensing of active military members, adverse actions against a multistate licensee, development of a multistate data system, rulemaking authority of the Commission, effect and conflict with state laws, oversight, dispute resolution, enforcement, the effective date of the Compact, withdrawal from the Compact, amendments to the Compact, and construction and severability of provisions of the Compact.
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• Introduced: 02/03/2025
• Added: 02/04/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Jackie Haas (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 02/03/2025
• Last Action: Referred to Rules Committee
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OK bill #HB1464 • Last Action 02/04/2025
Cities and towns; required training; newly elected or appointed municipal officers; instructor; organization; effective date.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends Oklahoma's existing law regarding training requirements for newly elected or appointed municipal officers by updating several key provisions. It mandates that first-time municipal officers must complete eight cumulative hours of training within one year of taking their oath of office, which can be delivered either in-person or virtually. The training must be conducted by an instructor or organization certified by the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education, replacing previous requirements about a specific statewide organization. The curriculum for the training is expanded to include municipal budget requirements, Oklahoma Open Meeting and Open Records Acts, ethics, meeting procedures, conflict of interest, purchasing procedures, municipal election procedures, and forms of municipal government. The bill also introduces stricter consequences for non-compliance: an official who fails to complete the required training will cease to hold their office after the first-year anniversary of taking the oath and cannot be reappointed to their current or other local government positions until they complete the training. Additionally, the bill clarifies that the presiding officer for town meetings is defined as the senior-most member of the council or board of trustees, who is responsible for notifying candidates about the training requirement. The bill is set to become effective on November 1, 2025.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to cities and towns; amending 11 O.S. 2021, Section 8-114, which relates to required training for newly elected or appointed municipal officers; modifying training; requiring eight cumulative training hours; clarifying instructor or organization must be certified; modifying subjects covered; providing procedures for failure to comply; clarifying presiding officer; and providing an effective date.
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• Introduced: 01/15/2025
• Added: 01/16/2025
• Session: 2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Tammy West (R)*
• Versions: 3 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 4
• Last Amended: 01/15/2025
• Last Action: Referred to County and Municipal Government
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OK bill #SB848 • Last Action 02/04/2025
Education funding; creating the Oklahoma Independent Education Act; requiring development of plan to phase out acceptance and use of certain federal funds. Effective date. Emergency.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill, known as the Oklahoma Independent Education Act, aims to protect the independence of public schools by prohibiting school districts and charter schools from using federal funds for activities related to sexual orientation or gender identity. The bill requires the State Department of Education and State Board of Education to develop a comprehensive plan to phase out federal education funding and replace it with state funds, including a proposed timeline and projected funding needs. A working group comprising legislative and gubernatorial appointees will be formed to monitor the bill's implementation, with members appointed within 30 days of the act's effective date. The working group, which will not be subject to open meeting or open records acts, will be tasked with submitting a report of findings and recommendations to key state leaders. The bill defines "gender identity" as a person's innate sense of gender and "sexual orientation" as a person's sexual attraction, and emphasizes protecting public schools' ability to focus on fundamental educational skills. The act is set to become effective on July 1, 2025, with an emergency clause allowing immediate implementation upon passage and approval, reflecting the legislature's intent to protect educational values and reduce federal influence in Oklahoma's education system.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to education funding; creating the Oklahoma Independent Education Act; providing short title; stating legislative intent; providing purpose of act; prohibiting certain school districts and charter schools from using or being forced to use certain funds for certain activities; defining terms; directing the State Department of Education and the State Board of Education to develop certain plan; requiring submission of plan; providing for adoption of plan; providing for creation of certain working group; providing for membership; requiring appointments within certain time period; prohibiting certain members from receiving certain compensation or travel reimbursement; exempting the working group from certain acts; providing for staff support; requiring submission of certain report; providing for codification; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
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• Introduced: 01/16/2025
• Added: 01/16/2025
• Session: 2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 2 : David Bullard (R)*, Kevin West (R)*
• Versions: 3 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 4
• Last Amended: 01/16/2025
• Last Action: Coauthored by Representative West (Kevin) (principal House author)
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OK bill #SB782 • Last Action 02/04/2025
Firearms; modifying scope of unlawful carry. Effective date.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies Oklahoma's laws regarding firearms carry, making several key changes to where and how firearms can be carried in various public and private spaces. The bill expands firearm carry permissions in some areas while maintaining restrictions in others, such as courthouses, schools, and certain public buildings. Specifically, the bill allows concealed carry of handguns at fairgrounds during state fairs, permits event holders to authorize open carry during certain events, and enables public trusts and nonprofit entities to allow open carry on their properties. The bill also updates provisions related to business owners' rights regarding firearms, clarifying their ability to prohibit firearms on their premises while maintaining protections for individuals transporting firearms in locked vehicles. The law introduces new exceptions for carrying firearms in places like public meetings, substance abuse facilities, and mental health service locations, and provides detailed guidance on where firearms can and cannot be carried by different types of individuals, including elected officials, county employees, and school personnel. Penalties for violation remain relatively modest, with potential fines up to $250 for certain infractions. The bill will become effective on November 1, 2025, giving entities time to adjust to the new regulations.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to firearms; amending 21 O.S. 2021, Sections 1277 and 1290.22, which relate to the unlawful carry of firearms in certain places and business owner’s rights; modifying scope of certain prohibited act; providing an exception; prohibiting the carry of firearms into certain places; removing construing provisions; authorizing the concealed carry of handguns into certain buildings and fairgrounds; authorizing event holders to allow for the open carry of lawful firearms during certain events; authorizing public trusts and nonprofit entities to allow for the open carry of lawful firearms on certain property; prohibiting the carry of concealed or unconcealed firearms at certain events; removing certain prohibition; updating statutory language and reference; and providing an effective date.
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• Introduced: 01/15/2025
• Added: 01/16/2025
• Session: 2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Shane Jett (R)*
• Versions: 3 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 01/15/2025
• Last Action: Second Reading referred to Public Safety
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DC bill #B26-0069 • Last Action 02/04/2025
District of Columbia Nurse Licensure Compact Authorization Act of 2025
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill authorizes the District of Columbia to join the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC), a multi-state agreement that allows nurses to hold a single multistate license enabling them to practice in any participating state. The bill establishes that nurses can obtain a multistate license if they meet specific requirements, such as graduating from an approved nursing program, passing the NCLEX exam, having an unencumbered license, passing a criminal background check, and having a valid U.S. Social Security number. Nurses with a multistate license must comply with the practice laws of the state where they are providing care. The bill creates the Interstate Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators to oversee the implementation and administration of the compact, with powers to create rules, collect assessments from participating states, and resolve disputes. The Mayor is authorized to appoint an administrator and alternate to this commission. The bill specifies that the multistate license is an optional additional licensure method, and the Board of Nursing may charge an additional fee for this license. Employers of nurses with multistate licenses must report the number of such nurses they employ and provide nurses with information about District-specific nursing laws. The compact aims to increase nursing mobility, reduce licensure redundancies, and promote public health and safety by facilitating interstate nursing practice.
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Bill Summary: A BILL IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA To authorize the Mayor to execute and enter, on behalf of the District, the Nurse Licensure Compact to permit licensed registered and licensed practical/vocational nurses in party states to practice in the District and for multistate licensed nurses in the District to practice in other party states; to increase the availability of licensed nurses; to standardize minimum requirements for education and training for participating compact nurses; to establish requirements for the administration of interstate licenses; to join the compact licensure information system; to require all compact states to share licensee information with other compact states; to establish the Interstate Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators; to allow the Board of Nursing to charge an additional fee for the issuance of a multistate license; and to require individuals or hospitals that employ nurses to report the number of multistate license holding nurses to the Board of Nursing and to prepare and provide each nurse with a copy of laws and rules specific to the practice of nursing in the District.
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• Introduced: 01/23/2025
• Added: 01/24/2025
• Session: 26th Council
• Sponsors: 7 : Matt Frumin (D)*, Zachary Parker (D)*, Kenyan McDuffie (I)*, Wendell Felder (D)*, Christina Henderson (I)*, Brooke Pinto (D)*, Janeese George (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 01/22/2025
• Last Action: Referred to Committee on Health
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OK bill #SB832 • Last Action 02/04/2025
Oklahoma Open Meeting Act; adding deputy county commissioners to definition of public body. Effective date.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act to explicitly include deputy county commissioners within the definition of a "public body" under the state law. By adding "including deputy commissioners" to the existing definition, the bill ensures that deputy county commissioners are subject to the same open meeting requirements as other government bodies, which means their meetings must be conducted with appropriate public notice and transparency. The Oklahoma Open Meeting Act generally requires public bodies to provide advance notice of meetings, conduct meetings openly, and maintain public records of their proceedings. The bill will take effect on November 1, 2025, giving local governments time to adjust to the new requirement. The broader purpose of this amendment appears to be increasing governmental transparency by ensuring that deputy county commissioners, who may play significant roles in county governance, are held to the same open meeting standards as other elected and appointed officials.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act; amending 25 O.S. 2021, Section 304, as last amended by Section 3, Chapter 237, O.S.L. 2024 (25 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 304), which relates to definitions; adding deputy county commissioners to definition of public body; and providing an effective date.
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• Introduced: 01/16/2025
• Added: 01/16/2025
• Session: 2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Brian Guthrie (R)*
• Versions: 3 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 01/16/2025
• Last Action: Second Reading referred to Judiciary
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OK bill #HB1042 • Last Action 02/04/2025
Sunset; Opioid Overdose Fatality Review Board; extending sunset year.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill extends the sunset date for the Opioid Overdose Fatality Review Board from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 2026. The Board, which operates within the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, is responsible for coordinating efforts to address and prevent opioid overdose deaths. Its key functions include conducting case reviews of opioid-related deaths for individuals 18 and older, collecting and analyzing data on overdose deaths, developing comprehensive databases, and improving policies and procedures to prevent fatal overdoses. The Board has broad powers to request and review confidential records from various agencies, including medical, law enforcement, and health departments, while maintaining strict confidentiality of the information it receives. The Board is required to submit annual statistical reports on opioid overdose deaths, including recommendations for improving medical and law enforcement systems, with the report to be completed by February 1st of each subsequent year. The bill essentially ensures that this important review board can continue its work for an additional year, maintaining its critical role in understanding and preventing opioid-related fatalities.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to sunset; amending 63 O.S. 2021, Section 2-1001, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 91, O.S.L. 2023 (63 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 2-1001), which relates to the Opioid Overdose Fatality Review Board; re-creating the Board; and modifying the termination date.
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• Introduced: 12/30/2024
• Added: 12/31/2024
• Session: 2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 2 : Gerrid Kendrix (R)*, Micheal Bergstrom (R)*
• Versions: 3 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 12/30/2024
• Last Action: Second Reading referred to Administrative Rules
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OK bill #SB622 • Last Action 02/04/2025
Open Records; creating the Public Access Counselor Unit within the Office of the Attorney General; establishing procedures for review of records requests. Emergency.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill creates the Public Access Counselor Unit within the Oklahoma Attorney General's Office to help manage and review open records requests. Individuals who have been denied access to public records can now file a written review request with the Public Access Counselor within 30 calendar days of the denial, except for requests made for commercial purposes. The Public Access Counselor will review the request, forward it to the public body, and require a response within seven business days. The Attorney General must then issue an advisement within 60 calendar days, either directing the public body to comply with the Open Records Act or explaining why no further action is required. If the public body follows the Attorney General's advice, it is immune from liability. The bill also amends the duties of the Attorney General to explicitly include investigating and prosecuting civil or criminal actions related to violations of the Oklahoma Open Records Act and Open Meeting Act. The legislation provides a structured process for resolving records request disputes, offers protection for public bodies acting in good faith, and allows the Attorney General to issue advisory opinions to help public bodies understand their obligations. The bill takes effect immediately due to its importance for public transparency and government accountability.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to open records; creating the Public Access Counselor Unit within the Office of the Attorney General; allowing certain persons to file review of denial of open records requests with the Public Access Counselor; providing instructions for filing; prohibiting filings made for a commercial purpose; establishing procedures for review of requests; directing Public Access Counselor to notify public body; requiring certain furnishing of records; permitting subpoena by the Attorney General; prohibiting disclosure of certain protected information; allowing public body chance to respond to request; directing for binding opinion to be made within time frame; permitting Attorney General to choose other means for resolving review requests; permitting parties to file in district court; directing for notification of certain proceedings; permitting the Attorney General to issue advisory opinions to public bodies regarding compliance; exempting certain failures to comply made under good faith; amending 74 O.S. 2021, Section 18b, as last amended by Section 170, Chapter 452, O.S.L. 2024 (74 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 18b), which relates to duties of Attorney General; requiring Attorney General to investigate and prosecute certain actions; providing for codification; and declaring an emergency.
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• Introduced: 01/14/2025
• Added: 01/15/2025
• Session: 2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Brent Howard (R)*
• Versions: 3 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 01/14/2025
• Last Action: Second Reading referred to Judiciary
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OK bill #SB446 • Last Action 02/04/2025
Firearms; modifying scope of lawful carry of firearms. Effective date.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies Oklahoma's laws regarding firearms carry, expanding where and how individuals can carry weapons in various settings. The legislation makes several key changes to existing statutes, including allowing concealed carry of handguns into certain government buildings and fairgrounds, permitting event holders to authorize open carry during specific events like the Oklahoma and Tulsa State Fairs, and enabling public trusts and nonprofit entities to allow open carry on their properties. The bill adds new restrictions by prohibiting firearms in public buildings used for meetings, substance abuse facilities, and mental health service locations. It also clarifies rules for carrying firearms on school properties, with provisions for school boards to authorize designated personnel to carry handguns. The law maintains existing protections for property owners' rights to prohibit firearms on their premises and provides immunity from liability for entities making decisions about weapon carry. Penalties for violations remain relatively modest, with potential fines up to $250, and the bill will become effective on November 1, 2025, giving local entities time to adapt to the new regulations. Overall, the legislation represents a nuanced approach to expanding gun carry rights while maintaining certain restrictions in sensitive locations.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to firearms; amending 21 O.S. 2021, Sections 1277 and 1290.22, which relate to the unlawful carry of firearms in certain places and business owner’s rights; modifying scope of certain prohibited act; providing an exception; prohibiting the carry of firearms into certain places; removing construing provisions; authorizing the concealed carry of handguns into certain buildings and fairgrounds; authorizing event holders to allow for the open carry of lawful firearms during certain events; authorizing public trusts and nonprofit entities to allow for the open carry of lawful firearms on certain property; prohibiting the carry of concealed or unconcealed firearms at certain events; removing certain prohibition; updating statutory language and reference; and providing an effective date.
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• Introduced: 01/08/2025
• Added: 01/08/2025
• Session: 2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Dana Prieto (R)*
• Versions: 3 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 01/08/2025
• Last Action: Second Reading referred to Public Safety
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OK bill #SB458 • Last Action 02/04/2025
County commissioners; allowing for certain discussion in certain circumstances. Effective date.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies Oklahoma's laws regarding county commissioners' meetings and the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act, expanding the circumstances under which county commissioners can discuss matters without triggering open meeting requirements. Specifically, the bill allows county commissioners to discuss administrative, operational, and procedural matters even when a quorum is present, as long as no official action is taken. These discussions can include scheduling agenda items, media statements, organizational structure, internal processes, staffing needs, and receiving employee reports. The bill also permits county commissioners to attend conferences, training, and social events where county business can be discussed without violating open meeting rules, and allows county commissioners in counties with a budget board to discuss budgetary matters outside of formal meetings, provided a quorum of the budget board is not present. Additionally, the bill makes some gender-neutral language changes, such as replacing "chairman" with "chair," and modifies the definition of "public body" in the Open Meeting Act to explicitly exclude certain types of meetings and discussions. The changes aim to provide more flexibility for county commissioners in their day-to-day operations while maintaining transparency in official decision-making processes. The bill is set to become effective on November 1, 2025.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to county commissioners; amending 19 O.S. 2021, Section 326, which relates to meetings of the board of county commissioners; making language gender neutral; allowing for certain discussion in certain circumstances; exempting certain discussions from the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act; prohibiting certain board from taking certain action; amending 25 O.S. 2021, Section 304, as last amended by Section 3, Chapter 237, O.S.L. 2024 (25 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 304), which relates to the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act; modifying definition; updating statutory language; and providing an effective date.
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• Introduced: 01/08/2025
• Added: 01/09/2025
• Session: 2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Jack Stewart (R)*
• Versions: 3 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 01/08/2025
• Last Action: Second Reading referred to Local and County Government
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OK bill #HB2822 • Last Action 02/04/2025
Firearms; prohibiting the carry of firearms into certain places; effective date.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies Oklahoma's laws regarding firearms carry, expanding and clarifying where firearms can and cannot be carried in various public and private spaces. The legislation makes several key changes, including prohibiting firearms in new locations such as public buildings used for public meetings, public facilities providing substance abuse or mental health services, and the State Capitol Building, while simultaneously creating exceptions for certain venues. Notably, the bill authorizes concealed handgun carry and open carry of lawful firearms during the Oklahoma and Tulsa State Fairs, and allows public trusts and nonprofit entities to permit open carry of firearms on their properties. The bill also provides more detailed guidelines about carrying firearms near schools, government buildings, and other public spaces, specifying where firearms can be stored (such as in locked vehicles) and under what circumstances. Penalties for violations remain relatively modest, with potential fines up to $250, and the law maintains several existing exemptions for peace officers, certain elected officials, and other authorized personnel. The changes aim to balance public safety concerns with individual gun rights, providing more nuanced regulations about firearm possession in different types of public and private spaces. The bill is set to become effective on November 1, 2025, giving entities time to adjust to the new regulations.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to firearms; amending 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1277, which relates to the unlawful carry of firearms in certain places; modifying scope of certain prohibited act; providing an exception; prohibiting the carry of firearms into certain places; deleting construing provisions; authorizing the concealed carry of handguns into buildings and on fairgrounds during the Oklahoma and Tulsa State Fairs; authorizing event holders to allow for the open carry of lawful firearms during the Oklahoma and Tulsa State Fairs; authorizing public trusts and nonprofit entities to allow for the open carry of lawful firearms on public trust property; amending 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1290.22, which relates to the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act; prohibiting the carry of concealed or unconcealed firearms at certain events; deleting certain prohibition; and providing an effective date.
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• Introduced: 01/17/2025
• Added: 01/17/2025
• Session: 2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Jay Steagall (R)*
• Versions: 3 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 4
• Last Amended: 01/17/2025
• Last Action: Referred to Criminal Judiciary
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OK bill #SB412 • Last Action 02/04/2025
School district boards of education; removing requirement to complete certain hours of instruction. Effective date. Emergency.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies the training requirements for school district board of education members in Oklahoma, significantly reducing the mandatory instruction hours from twelve to three. Previously, board members were required to pledge in writing to complete extensive training within 15 months of election or appointment, covering topics like school finance, legal issues, and ethics. Now, members may (rather than must) complete just three hours of training within six months of election, including one hour each on school finance, the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act, and school law and ethics. The bill removes previous penalties for failing to complete training, such as seat vacancy, and eliminates the requirement for members to agree in writing to complete the training. Additionally, the bill shifts the responsibility of maintaining board member training records from the State Board of Education to individual school districts, requiring these records to be posted on the district's website. The training can now be provided by the State Department of Education and/or the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education, and school districts may be charged for their members' attendance at these training sessions. The bill will become effective on July 1, 2025, and includes an emergency clause to implement the changes immediately upon passage.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to school district boards of education; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 5-110, which relates to instruction for board of education members; removing outdated language; removing language requiring certain member to agree in writing to education requirements; allowing rather than requiring certain instruction; changing time period in which member may complete certain training; reducing number of hours of instruction; removing requirement for training in certain topics; removing ability for certain type of organization to offer certain training; removing education requirements for certain incumbent board members; directing board members to represent certain interests; removing language regarding penalties for failing to complete certain instruction; allowing a board member’s district to be charged for certain attendance upon completion; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 5-110.2, which relates to attendance records of school board members; directing school districts to maintain records rather than the State Board of Education; requiring records to be posted on certain website; removing language regarding certain notification; repealing 70 O.S. 2021, Section 5-110.1, which relates to continuing education requirements for board members; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
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• Introduced: 01/07/2025
• Added: 01/07/2025
• Session: 2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Shane Jett (R)*
• Versions: 3 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 01/07/2025
• Last Action: Second Reading referred to Education
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OK bill #SB955 • Last Action 02/04/2025
Legislative testimony; requiring administration of oath to person providing testimony before legislative committees; creating misdemeanor offense. Emergency.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends existing Oklahoma law regarding legislative testimony by introducing new requirements for oath administration and creating a misdemeanor offense for providing false testimony. Specifically, the bill mandates that any person offering testimony before the Legislative Oversight Committee on State Budget Performance, Appropriations Committees, subcommittees, or policy committees must first take an oath to testify truthfully or affirm the truthfulness of written testimony. The bill establishes that individuals who knowingly and willfully violate this oath by falsifying material facts, making false statements, or presenting false documents can be charged with a misdemeanor. The legislation also makes some minor formatting and capitalization changes to the existing law, such as capitalizing "Committee" and "Minority Leader." Additionally, the bill includes an emergency clause, which means it will take effect immediately upon passage and approval, indicating the Legislature's determination that the law is urgently needed for public peace, health, or safety.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to legislative testimony; amending 62 O.S. 2021, Section 34.96, which relates to the Legislative Oversight Committee on State Budget Performance; requiring administration of oath to persons providing testimony before legislative committees; creating misdemeanor offense for certain acts; updating statutory language; and declaring an emergency.
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• Introduced: 01/16/2025
• Added: 01/17/2025
• Session: 2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Darrell Weaver (R)*
• Versions: 3 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 01/16/2025
• Last Action: Second Reading referred to Rules
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OK bill #SB488 • Last Action 02/04/2025
Unmanned aerial systems; prohibiting certain purchase by state agencies after certain date; directing the Office of Homeland Security to maintain certain list. Effective date.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes new regulations for unmanned aerial systems (drones) in Oklahoma, defining them as powered aerial vehicles without human operators that use aerodynamic lift. Starting January 1, 2028, the bill prohibits state agencies and political subdivisions from purchasing drones that are not cleared by the Office of Homeland Security. The Office is required to create and maintain a public list of approved drones, which must be updated every six months, focusing on devices that are cleared by the U.S. Department of Defense's Blue UAS program, comply with national defense authorization requirements, cannot transmit data to unauthorized parties, or are deemed secure by state authorities. The Office must consult with cybersecurity experts to ensure data integrity and security. Additionally, the bill amends the Oklahoma Open Records Act to make documents related to drone assessment confidential, protecting sensitive information about the evaluation process. Any contracts for unapproved drones will be considered void and unenforceable, with the goal of protecting state cybersecurity and preventing potential data breaches from unauthorized drone technology. The legislation will take effect on November 1, 2025.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to unmanned aerial systems; defining term; prohibiting certain purchase by state agencies after certain date; prohibiting certain purchase by political subdivisions after certain date; directing the Office of Homeland Security to maintain certain list; amending 51 O.S. 2021, Section 24A.5, as last amended by Section 2, Chapter 116, O.S.L. 2024 (51 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 24A.5), which relates to the Oklahoma Open Records Act; providing for certain assessment to be confidential; updating statutory language; providing for codification; and providing an effective date.
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• Introduced: 01/10/2025
• Added: 01/11/2025
• Session: 2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Micheal Bergstrom (R)*
• Versions: 3 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 01/10/2025
• Last Action: Second Reading referred to Aeronautics and Transportation
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OK bill #HB1226 • Last Action 02/04/2025
Charter schools; Oklahoma Charter Schools Act; definitions; sponsors may operate charter schools; sectarian and religious institutions as sponsors; effective date.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies Oklahoma's Charter Schools Act to expand and clarify rules around charter school establishment and operations. The bill removes previous restrictions prohibiting sectarian or religious institutions from sponsoring charter schools, and broadens the definition of who can establish a charter school by allowing public or private contractors to operate them. Starting July 1, 2024, charter schools can be established by contracts with school districts, higher education institutions, accredited private institutions, federally recognized Indian tribes, or the Statewide Charter School Board. The bill also updates application processes, requiring applicants to complete training and submit detailed applications including mission statements, financial plans, hiring policies, and organizational structures. Additionally, the legislation modifies oversight responsibilities, requiring sponsors to provide training, evaluate applications, monitor performance, and ensure charter schools comply with various state and federal regulations. The bill maintains key requirements such as participating in state testing, serving students with disabilities, maintaining open meetings, and being free and open to all students. The changes aim to provide more flexibility in charter school creation while maintaining accountability and educational standards.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to charter schools; amending Section 2, Chapter 323, O.S.L. 2023, and 70 O.S. 2021, Sections 3-134, as last amended by Section 6, Chapter 323, O.S.L. 2023, and 3-136, as amended by Section 7, Chapter 323, O.S.L. 2023 (70 O.S. Supp. 2024, Sections 3-132.2, 3-134, and 3-136), which relate to the Oklahoma Charter Schools Act; modifying definitions; specifying who may contract with a sponsor to operate a charter school; eliminating provisions related to sectarian and religious prohibitions; and providing an effective date.
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• Introduced: 01/15/2025
• Added: 01/15/2025
• Session: 2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Kevin West (R)*
• Versions: 3 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 01/28/2025
• Last Action: Second Reading referred to Rules
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OK bill #SB1097 • Last Action 02/04/2025
Oklahoma Open Records Act; requiring certain written notice when records request cannot be completed within a specified time. Effective date.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Oklahoma Open Records Act to enhance transparency and communication in public records requests. Specifically, the legislation requires that if a public body cannot complete a records request within ten business days, a designated official must provide written notice to the requester explaining the reason for the delay and specifying a realistic date when the requested information will be available for inspection or duplication. This new requirement is part of the broader Oklahoma Open Records Act, which generally mandates that public records be accessible to citizens during regular business hours, with certain specific exceptions for confidential or sensitive information. The bill updates the existing law by adding this notice requirement, which aims to improve government accountability and provide clearer communication to citizens seeking public information. The amendment will go into effect on November 1, 2025, giving public bodies time to adjust their procedures to comply with the new notification requirements.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to the Oklahoma Open Records Act; amending 51 O.S. 2021, Section 24A.5, as last amended by Section 2, Chapter 116, O.S.L. 2024 (51 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 24A.5), which relates to inspection and copying of records; updating statutory reference; requiring certain written notice when records request cannot be completed within a specified time; and providing an effective date.
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• Introduced: 01/16/2025
• Added: 01/17/2025
• Session: 2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Lisa Standridge (R)*
• Versions: 3 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 01/16/2025
• Last Action: Second Reading referred to Judiciary
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OK bill #HB2088 • Last Action 02/04/2025
Schools; school districts; policy; boards of education; students educated by other means; Oklahoma Extracurricular Activities Accountability Act; interscholastic activities; effective date; emergency.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes a new policy requiring Oklahoma school districts to allow students educated through alternative means (such as homeschooling) to participate in extracurricular activities at their resident district starting in the 2025-2026 school year. To participate, these students must register their intention by July 1 preceding the school year, pay the same participation fees as other students, and adhere to the same behavioral, performance, and academic standards as district students. Academic standards will be evaluated through a mutually agreed-upon method between the student's parent/guardian and the school district superintendent, which could include teacher reviews, standardized test performance, or correspondence course grades. The bill also amends existing law to require school athletic associations to allow such students to participate in interscholastic activities, provided they meet the specified criteria. Students must follow the same rules, conduct codes, and undergo the same physical exams and drug testing as other district participants. The legislation aims to provide more educational opportunities and extracurricular access for students who are not traditionally enrolled in public schools, with the provisions set to take effect on July 1, 2025.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to schools; defining terms; requiring school district boards of education to adopt policy allowing students educated by other means to participate in certain activities; requiring publication of policy; providing eligibility criteria for participation; requiring compliance with academic standards; providing for agreed-upon method for evaluation of compliance; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 27-103, which relates to the Oklahoma Extracurricular Activities Accountability Act; requiring policy to allow participation of students educated by other means in certain activities; providing for codification; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
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• Introduced: 01/16/2025
• Added: 01/17/2025
• Session: 2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : John Kane (R)*
• Versions: 3 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 4
• Last Amended: 01/16/2025
• Last Action: Referred to Common Education
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OK bill #HB2022 • Last Action 02/04/2025
Records; Oklahoma Open Records Act; definitions; exemptions; redacting or deleting of certain personal information; advance payments; requests require reasonable specificity; attorney fees; effective date.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies Oklahoma's Open Records Act by expanding and clarifying provisions related to public records access and disclosure. The bill expands the definition of a "law enforcement agency" to include state and local fire marshals when investigating potential criminal law violations. It introduces new provisions allowing public bodies to redact or delete personal contact information such as home addresses, telephone numbers, and email addresses from records, regardless of whether the individual is a public employee or private citizen. The bill also establishes more specific requirements for records requests, requiring that requests have "reasonable specificity" by including a general time frame, seeking identifiable records, and using sufficiently specific search terms. Additionally, public bodies can now require advance payment for record searches, copying, or redaction when estimated costs exceed $75, and may ask requestors to clarify vague or overly broad requests. The bill modifies attorney fee provisions in litigation over record access, allowing public bodies to avoid paying attorney fees if they acted in good faith, and provides more flexibility for public bodies in managing record requests while protecting the integrity of their records and essential functions. These changes aim to balance public access to information with the administrative challenges faced by government entities in responding to records requests.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to records; amending 51 O.S. 2021, Sections 24A.3, as last amended by Section 1, Chapter 358, O.S.L. 2024, 24A.5, as last amended by Section 2, Chapter 116, O.S.L. 2024, and 24A.17, as amended by Section 3, Chapter 116, O.S.L. 2024 (51 O.S. Supp. 2024, Sections 24A.3, 24A.5, and 24A.17), which relate to the Oklahoma Open Records Act; modifying definitions; adding exemptions; permitting the redacting or deleting of certain information; permitting advance payment of certain fees; allowing clarification and denial of certain requests not made with reasonable specificity; defining reasonable specificity; allowing request denial under certain circumstances; providing exception to attorney fees; and providing an effective date.
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• Introduced: 01/16/2025
• Added: 01/17/2025
• Session: 2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Daniel Pae (R)*
• Versions: 3 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 01/16/2025
• Last Action: Second Reading referred to Rules
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OK bill #SB225 • Last Action 02/04/2025
Public health; establishing the Oklahoma Rare Disease Advisory Council. Effective date.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the Oklahoma Rare Disease Advisory Council within the State Department of Health to provide guidance and recommendations about rare disease issues in the state. The Council will consist of at least 13 members appointed by the chair, including representatives from various sectors such as healthcare, research, patient advocacy, and industry, with specific requirements to ensure a diverse and comprehensive representation. The Council's primary responsibilities include conducting public hearings to understand rare disease patient needs, providing testimony on legislation, consulting with experts to develop policy recommendations, establishing best practices for emergency care, identifying research opportunities, and working to reduce health disparities. Members will serve three-year terms, with the initial chair appointed by the Governor and subsequent chairs elected by Council members. The Council must submit an annual report to state leadership, hold public meetings at least quarterly, maintain a public website, and create opportunities for public input. A "rare disease" is defined as a condition affecting fewer than 200,000 people in the United States. The bill will take effect on November 1, 2025, with the initial Council meeting to occur no later than February 1, 2026.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to public health; establishing the Oklahoma Rare Disease Advisory Council; stating purpose and activities of the Council; providing appointment procedures and membership requirements; requiring submission of certain annual report; prescribing certain meeting requirements; specifying duration of membership terms; providing for filling of vacancies; defining term; providing for codification; and providing an effective date.
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• Introduced: 12/30/2024
• Added: 12/31/2024
• Session: 2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Carri Hicks (D)*
• Versions: 3 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 12/30/2024
• Last Action: Second Reading referred to Health and Human Services
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OK bill #SB576 • Last Action 02/04/2025
Oklahoma State University Medical Authority; authorizing virtual meetings under certain conditions. Effective date.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Oklahoma State University Medical Authority Act to allow the Oklahoma State University Medical Authority and the Oklahoma State University Medical Trust to conduct virtual meetings under specific conditions. The bill permits these entities to hold videoconference meetings where all members are visually and audibly present through video monitors, with the requirement that each meeting be recorded, publicly noticed with detailed location information, and include a clear agenda specifying which members will participate remotely and which will be physically present. The bill also makes minor technical updates to the statutory language, such as changing certain terminology (e.g., replacing "Chief Executive Officer" with "Administrator") and standardizing references to the state. Additionally, the bill requires that virtual meetings comply with existing open meeting regulations, ensuring transparency and public access. The changes aim to provide more flexibility for these organizations in conducting their meetings while maintaining accountability and public oversight. The bill will become effective on November 1, 2025, giving the organizations time to prepare for and implement these new meeting procedures.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to the Oklahoma State University Medical Authority; amending 63 O.S. 2021, Sections 3275 and 3290, as amended by Sections 1 and 3, Chapter 334, O.S.L. 2023 (63 O.S. Supp. 2024, Sections 3275 and 3290), which relate to the Oklahoma State University Medical Authority and the Oklahoma State University Medical Trust; authorizing virtual meetings under certain conditions; providing for electronic submission of certain report; updating statutory language; and providing an effective date.
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• Introduced: 01/13/2025
• Added: 01/14/2025
• Session: 2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : John Haste (R)*
• Versions: 3 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 01/13/2025
• Last Action: Second Reading referred to Judiciary
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OK bill #HB1074 • Last Action 02/04/2025
Commutations; allowing certain offenders to submit applications for commutation once every two years; effective date.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies Oklahoma's commutation process for offenders by allowing nonviolent offenders to submit commutation applications once every two years, a new provision that provides more frequent opportunities for review. The bill updates the existing law governing the Pardon and Parole Board's procedures, specifying details about how commutation applications are processed, including requirements for notifying victims, district attorneys, and other relevant parties. It establishes an accelerated, single-stage commutation docket for offenders convicted of crimes that have been reclassified from felonies to misdemeanors, and mandates that the Department of Corrections certify a list of potentially eligible inmates within 30 days of the act's effective date. The bill also reinforces existing provisions about providing notice to victims, allowing victims to provide input or testimony, and ensuring transparency by requiring the Board to communicate its activities to the Legislature, including approval rates for violent and nonviolent offenses. Notably, the bill will become effective on November 1, 2025, giving state agencies time to prepare for the new procedures. The changes aim to provide a more structured and accessible commutation process while maintaining safeguards for victims and public safety.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to commutations; amending 57 O.S. 2021, Section 332.2, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 198, O.S.L. 2022 (57 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 332.2), which relates to procedures for commutations; allowing certain offenders to submit applications for commutation once every two years; and providing an effective date.
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• Introduced: 01/06/2025
• Added: 01/07/2025
• Session: 2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Jason Lowe (D)*
• Versions: 3 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 4
• Last Amended: 01/06/2025
• Last Action: Referred to Criminal Judiciary
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OK bill #SB564 • Last Action 02/04/2025
Oklahoma Open Meeting Act; adding Judicial Nominating Commission to definition of public body; establishing purposes for permissible executive sessions. Effective date.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act to expand the definition of a "public body" to explicitly include the Judicial Nominating Commission and establish specific provisions for when the Commission can hold executive sessions. The bill adds a new section allowing the Judicial Nominating Commission to hold executive sessions for two primary purposes: discussing the merits and qualifications of judicial candidates to determine interview candidates, and meeting with candidates to discuss confidential information like financial disclosures or background checks. Importantly, the bill stipulates that actual candidate interviews cannot occur in executive sessions, and commissioners cannot vote or indicate their voting intentions during these closed meetings. The changes aim to provide more structured guidelines for how the Judicial Nominating Commission can conduct its candidate evaluation process while maintaining some level of confidentiality. The bill will become effective on November 1, 2025, giving state entities time to prepare for the new regulations. By clarifying the rules around executive sessions for this specific body, the legislation seeks to balance transparency in judicial candidate selection with the need for some confidential deliberations.
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Bill Summary: An Act relating to the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act; amending 25 O.S. 2021, Sections 304, as last amended by Section 3, Chapter 237, O.S.L. 2024, and 307, as last amended by Section 3, Chapter 180, O.S.L. 2024 (25 O.S. Supp. 2024, Sections 304 and 307), which relate to definitions and executive sessions; adding Judicial Nominating Commission to definition of public body; establishing purposes for permissible executive sessions; updating statutory reference; and providing an effective date.
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• Introduced: 01/13/2025
• Added: 01/14/2025
• Session: 2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Brian Guthrie (R)*
• Versions: 3 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 01/13/2025
• Last Action: Second Reading referred to Judiciary
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CA bill #AB227 • Last Action 02/03/2025
Budget Act of 2025.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill: Provides appropriations and funding for the support of the state government of California for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, with a focus on the state budget. The bill details specific allocations across various state departments and agencies, including funding for legislative, judicial, and executive branches, transportation, natural resources, health and human services, environmental protection, and other key areas. Key provisions include: 1. Establishes total appropriations of over $300 billion from various funds, with significant allocations to health and human services, education, transportation, and natural resources. 2. Provides funding for the Medi-Cal program, with approximately $42.6 billion allocated for medical care and services benefits. 3. Includes appropriations for specific initiatives such as: - $185 million for the California Competes Grant Program - $100 million for addressing community encampments - $465 million for community air protection and climate change initiatives - $188.5 million for safe neighborhood parks development - $180 million for water quality and drinking water projects 4. Establishes provisions for transferring funds between departments, authorizing the Department of Finance to make technical adjustments to ensure efficient administration of state programs. 5. Sets guidelines for encumbrance and expenditure of funds, with many allocations available until June 30, 2028 or 2030. The bill serves as the primary financial blueprint for California's government operations and public services for the 2025-2026 fiscal year.
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Bill Summary: An act making appropriations for the support of the government of the State of California and for several public purposes in accordance with the provisions of Section 12 of Article IV of the Constitution of the State of California, relating to the state budget, to take effect immediately, budget bill.
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• Introduced: 01/10/2025
• Added: 01/11/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Jesse Gabriel (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 4
• Last Amended: 01/10/2025
• Last Action: Referred to Com. on BUDGET.
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PA bill #SB190 • Last Action 01/29/2025
Providing for pharmaceutical transparency; establishing the Pharmaceutical Transparency Review Board and providing for its powers and duties; establishing the Pharmaceutical Transparency Review Fund; and imposing a penalty.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the Pharmaceutical Transparency Review Board, an independent state board tasked with reviewing high-cost prescription drug products and developing recommendations to address affordability challenges for residents, government agencies, health plans, providers, and other stakeholders. The seven-member board, appointed by various state legislative leaders, will consist of individuals with expertise in health care economics or clinical medicine, with strict conflict of interest provisions to ensure independence. The board will be required to collect detailed information from drug manufacturers about drug development costs, pricing, marketing expenses, profits, patient assistance programs, and financial incentives, focusing on prescription drugs that meet specific cost thresholds or are deemed to create affordability burdens. By January 2028, the board must submit a comprehensive report analyzing prescription drug costs, supply chain dynamics, price transparency, and patient out-of-pocket expenses, as well as annual reports on drug price trends. The board will be funded through assessments on pharmaceutical manufacturers and will have the authority to impose daily fines of $20,000 for non-compliance. The bill aims to increase transparency in pharmaceutical pricing and develop strategies to make prescription drugs more affordable in Pennsylvania, with the board's work to begin 60 days after the act's enactment.
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Bill Summary: Providing for pharmaceutical transparency; establishing the Pharmaceutical Transparency Review Board and providing for its powers and duties; establishing the Pharmaceutical Transparency Review Fund; and imposing a penalty.
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• Introduced: 01/29/2025
• Added: 01/29/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 8 : Sharif Street (D)*, Tim Kearney (D), Vincent Hughes (D), Jay Costa (D), John Kane (D), Judy Schwank (D), Dan Laughlin (R), Maria Collett (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 1
• Last Amended: 01/29/2025
• Last Action: Referred to Banking & Insurance
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MI bill #SB0002 • Last Action 01/29/2025
Civil rights: public records; applicability of the freedom of information act to the legislature and governor's office; provide for. Amends secs. 6, 10 & 13 of 1976 PA 442 (MCL 15.236 et seq.) & adds sec. 14a. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0001'25
Status: Crossed Over
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends Michigan's Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to clarify and expand provisions related to public records disclosure, with a particular focus on the legislative and executive branches. The bill requires all public bodies, including cities, counties, state departments, the state legislature, and the governor's office, to designate a specific FOIA coordinator responsible for processing public record requests. It provides more detailed guidelines for how public bodies can appeal or challenge FOIA requests, including specifying that appeals for state legislative bodies must be directed to designated individuals in the House of Representatives or Senate. The bill also significantly expands exemptions for the executive and legislative branches, allowing them to withhold records related to appointments, internal investigations, constituent communications, security concerns, and records created or held for less than 30 days. Additionally, the bill clarifies that these new exemptions do not limit the constitutional privileges and immunities of the legislative branch. The changes aim to provide more clarity and flexibility in how public bodies handle information requests while maintaining certain protections for sensitive governmental communications and processes. The bill will take effect on January 1 of the first odd-numbered year that begins at least 6 months after its enactment, and is contingent on the passage of a related Senate Bill.
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Bill Summary: A bill to amend 1976 PA 442, entitled"Freedom of information act,"by amending sections 6, 10, and 13 (MCL 15.236, 15.240, and 15.243), section 6 as amended by 1996 PA 553, section 10 as amended by 2014 PA 563, and section 13 as amended by 2023 PA 64, and by adding section 14a.
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• Introduced: 01/08/2025
• Added: 01/09/2025
• Session: 103rd Legislature
• Sponsors: 4 : Ed McBroom (R)*, Jeremy Moss (D), Stephanie Chang (D), John Cherry (D)
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 1 • Actions: 10
• Last Amended: 01/29/2025
• Last Action: Referred To Committee On Government Operations
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IL bill #SB1291 • Last Action 01/28/2025
PROP TX-SSA NOTICE
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Property Tax Code, specifically Section 27-32, which addresses special service area (SSA) tax levies. Currently, if an SSA's proposed tax levy is more than 105% of the previous year's levy, a public hearing must be held. The bill adds a new requirement that if the SSA maintains a website, the notice of this hearing must also be posted on that website. This change aims to increase transparency by ensuring that local residents can easily access information about potential significant tax increases in their special service area. A special service area is a designated geographic region where property owners pay an additional tax to fund specific improvements or services like infrastructure, security, or marketing. The bill maintains existing provisions that the hearing can be held up to 30 days before or at the same time as the proposed levy ordinance, and must be convened in a location convenient to the properties within the SSA's boundaries.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Special Service Area Tax Law in the Property Tax Code. In provisions requiring a hearing if the estimated special service area tax levy is more than 105% of the amount extended for special service area purposes for the preceding levy year, provides that notice of the hearing shall be posted on the special service area's website if a website is maintained by the special service area.
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• Introduced: 01/28/2025
• Added: 01/29/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Cristina Castro (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 01/28/2025
• Last Action: Referred to Assignments
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IL bill #HB1232 • Last Action 01/28/2025
FIREARM OWNERS ID ACT-REPEAL
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill repeals the Firearm Owners Identification (FOID) Card Act and makes comprehensive changes across multiple areas of Illinois law related to firearms. The bill removes references to the FOID Card throughout various state statutes, updates definitions of firearms and related terms, and modifies numerous provisions related to firearm ownership, possession, and regulation. Key changes include: 1. Eliminating the FOID Card system and associated requirements for firearm ownership 2. Updating firearm and firearm-related definitions across multiple state codes 3. Modifying provisions related to firearm possession, sales, and transfers 4. Adjusting requirements for law enforcement, government agencies, and other entities regarding firearm-related documentation and processes 5. Removing FOID Card-specific references in laws concerning domestic violence orders, criminal procedures, and other regulatory frameworks The bill impacts a wide range of areas including criminal law, domestic violence protections, school safety regulations, and government administrative procedures. It effectively removes the existing state-level firearms identification card system while maintaining other existing regulations about firearm ownership, background checks, and prohibited possessors. The changes are comprehensive and touch on multiple sections of Illinois state law, streamlining and updating firearms-related statutes.
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Bill Summary: Repeals the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Amends various Acts to make conforming changes. Effective immediately.
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• Introduced: 01/10/2025
• Added: 01/11/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : David Friess (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 01/10/2025
• Last Action: Referred to Rules Committee
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VT bill #H0095 • Last Action 01/28/2025
An act relating to updating and reorganizing the health insurance statutes in 8 V.S.A. chapter 107
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill proposes to update and reorganize the health insurance statutes in Vermont's 8 V.S.A. chapter 107, creating a comprehensive restructuring of the state's health insurance regulations. The bill repeals the existing chapter and replaces it with a new, more organized version that includes several key provisions. The reorganization includes defining key terms like "health insurance plan," "health insurer," and "covered individual," and establishes clear guidelines for health insurers operating in Vermont. The new chapter outlines requirements for health insurance plans, including prohibitions on discrimination, standards for advertising, and penalties for violations. It also includes detailed sections on group coverage, policy forms, external reviews, and required covered benefits. The bill maintains existing protections for consumers while updating the language and structure of the health insurance regulations to make them more clear and comprehensive. Importantly, the bill is designed to be a technical update that preserves the substantive content of existing law, with an effective date of January 1, 2026, to allow for smooth implementation and alignment of existing rules and guidance documents.
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Bill Summary: This bill proposes to update and reorganize the health insurance chapter, 8 V.S.A. chapter 107, including using consistent language and terminology throughout the chapter. The bill would also update cross-references in other statutes as needed.
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• Introduced: 01/27/2025
• Added: 01/27/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Alyssa Black (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 1
• Last Amended: 01/24/2025
• Last Action: Read first time and referred to the Committee on Health Care
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KS bill #HR6004 • Last Action 01/28/2025
Providing the permanent rules of the House of Representatives for the 2025-2026 biennium.
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This resolution establishes the permanent rules of the Kansas House of Representatives for the 2025-2026 legislative biennium, covering a comprehensive set of procedures and guidelines for conducting legislative business. The rules outline detailed protocols for daily operations, including the time of meeting, order of business, and member conduct. Key provisions include specifying how bills and resolutions are introduced, referred to committees, and processed through various stages of consideration. The resolution defines the roles of key legislative officers like the Speaker and Chief Clerk, establishes committee structures and procedures, and provides detailed guidelines for voting, amendments, and final passage of legislation. The rules also address procedural matters such as maintaining decorum in the chamber, handling executive reorganization orders, and the process for potential member disciplinary actions. The resolution ensures transparency and orderly legislative processes by providing clear, specific guidelines for how the House of Representatives will conduct its business during the specified biennium.
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Bill Summary: A RESOLUTION adopting the permanent rules of the House of Representatives for the 2025-2026 biennium.
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• Introduced: 01/16/2025
• Added: 01/17/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 2 : Dan Hawkins (R)*, Chris Croft (R)
• Versions: 4 • Votes: 7 • Actions: 41
• Last Amended: 01/28/2025
• Last Action: House Enrolled on Tuesday, January 28, 2025
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IL bill #HB1233 • Last Action 01/28/2025
FOID-REVOCATION&SUSPENSION
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Firearm Owners Identification (FOID) Card Act to fundamentally change how FOID cards can be revoked. Under the new provisions, the Illinois State Police will no longer have the direct authority to revoke a FOID card. Instead, revocation can only occur through a civil hearing in the circuit court of the person's county of residence. If the State's Attorney believes a person is no longer eligible for a FOID card, they must file a petition with the circuit court. During the hearing, both the card holder and the State's Attorney can present evidence, and the hearing will be subject to due process protections, the Code of Civil Procedure, and the Illinois Rules of Evidence. The hearing must be held within 45 days of the petition's filing, and if the court determines by clear and convincing evidence that the person is ineligible, the court will order the Illinois State Police to revoke the card. The bill also establishes new procedures for suspending FOID cards, including a requirement that any suspension must be followed by a hearing within 30-45 days, and if no hearing is scheduled within that timeframe, the card must be reinstated.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that notwithstanding any other provision of the Act to the contrary, on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act, the Illinois State Police may not revoke a Firearm Owner's Identification Card. Provides that on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act, a Firearm Owner's Identification Card may only be revoked after a Firearm Owner's Identification Card hearing has been held in the circuit court of the county of residence of the person whose Firearm Owner's Identification Card is sought to be revoked. Provides that, if the State's Attorney of the county of residence of the person whose Firearm Owner's Identification Card is sought to be revoked has probable cause to believe that the person who has been issued a Firearm Owner's Identification Card is no longer eligible for the Card under the Act, the State's Attorney shall file a petition in the circuit court of the county of residence of the person whose Card is sought to be revoked. Provides that at the hearing, the person may present evidence in his or her favor seeking retention of his or her Firearm Owner's Identification Card and the Illinois State Police and State's Attorney may present evidence for revocation. Provides that the hearing shall be a civil proceeding and subject to due process, the Code of Civil Procedure, and the Illinois Rules of Evidence as adopted by the Supreme Court. Provides that the hearing shall be held within 45 days after the filing of the petition. Provides that if the circuit court determines, by clear and convincing evidence, that the person is ineligible for retention of his or her Firearm Owner's Identification Card under the Act, the court shall order the Illinois State Police to immediately revoke the Card and the circuit clerk shall seize the Card and transmit the Card to the Illinois State Police. Establishes procedures for the Illinois State Police to suspend a Firearm Owner's Identification Card Act.
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• Introduced: 01/10/2025
• Added: 01/11/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : David Friess (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 01/10/2025
• Last Action: Referred to Rules Committee
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IL bill #HB1768 • Last Action 01/28/2025
PUBLIC SAFETY&JUSTICE PRIVACY
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill creates the Public Safety and Justice Privacy Act, which provides comprehensive protections for personal information of certain public safety officials including law enforcement officers, prosecutors, public defenders, and probation officers. The bill requires government agencies, businesses, and individuals to refrain from publicly posting an official's personal information if they receive a written request not to do so. If someone knowingly posts an official's personal information online in a way that poses an imminent threat to the official's or their family's health and safety, they could be charged with a Class 3 felony. The legislation allows officials to request the removal of their personal information from public records and websites, with specific procedures for submitting such requests. The bill also amends several existing laws to allow officials to use business or work addresses instead of home addresses on various documents like driver's licenses and identification cards. Importantly, the law is designed to be interpreted broadly in favor of protecting officials' personal information, with exceptions for government employees publishing information in good faith during the normal course of their work. The bill aims to enhance the safety and privacy of public safety professionals by limiting the public disclosure of their personal details.
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Bill Summary: Creates the Public Safety and Justice Privacy Act. Defines terms. Provides that government agencies, persons, businesses, and associations shall not publicly post or display publicly available content that includes a law enforcement officer's, prosecutor's, public defender's, or probation officer's ("officials") personal information, provided that the government agency, person, business, or association has received a written request from the person that it refrain from disclosing the person's personal information. Provides injunctive or declaratory relief if the Act is violated. Includes procedures for a written request. Provides that it is a Class 3 felony for any person to knowingly publicly post on the Internet the personal information of an official or an official's immediate family under specified circumstances. Excludes criminal penalties for employees of government agencies who publish information in good faith during the ordinary course of carrying out public functions. Provides that the Act and any rules adopted to implement the Act shall be construed broadly to favor the protection of the personal information of officials. Amends various Acts and Codes allowing an official to list a business address rather than a home address and makes conforming changes. Effective immediately.
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• Introduced: 01/27/2025
• Added: 01/27/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : C.D. Davidsmeyer (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 01/27/2025
• Last Action: Referred to Rules Committee
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KS bill #SR1704 • Last Action 01/28/2025
Adopting the permanent rules of the Senate for the 2025-2028 term.
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This resolution adopts the permanent rules of the Kansas State Senate for the 2025-2028 term, establishing comprehensive guidelines for how the Senate will conduct its business. The rules cover a wide range of procedural matters, including the time and manner of meetings, committee structures, bill introduction and consideration, voting procedures, and decorum. Key provisions include specifying that the Senate will convene at 2:00 p.m. on the first day of a session and 2:30 p.m. on other days, establishing 15 standing committees with proportional representation from major political parties, and outlining detailed processes for introducing, debating, and voting on bills and resolutions. The rules also address important administrative matters such as floor access, use of electronic devices, and the roles of Senate officers like the Secretary and Sergeant at Arms. The resolution provides a comprehensive framework for the Senate's operations, ensuring orderly and efficient legislative processes, and includes provisions for special situations like impeachment hearings and potential censure of senators. In cases where these specific rules do not provide guidance, the Senate will follow Robert's Rules of Order as a standard parliamentary procedure.
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Bill Summary: A RESOLUTION adopting rules for the Senate of the State of Kansas for the terms of the Senators commencing with the 2025 regular session of the Legislature.
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• Introduced: 01/21/2025
• Added: 01/22/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 3 : Ty Masterson (R)*, Chase Blasi (R), Dinah Sykes (D)
• Versions: 3 • Votes: 1 • Actions: 11
• Last Amended: 01/29/2025
• Last Action: Senate Enrolled on Tuesday, January 28, 2025
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IL bill #SB1276 • Last Action 01/28/2025
COUNTIES-WIND & SOLAR ENERGY
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Counties Code to modify regulations surrounding wind farms and wind energy facilities in Illinois counties. The bill primarily removes previous changes made by Public Act 102-1123 and allows counties to maintain zoning ordinances pertaining to wind farms that were in effect before January 27, 2023, and in some cases before August 16, 2007. The legislation provides counties with the authority to establish standards for wind farms and electric-generating wind devices, including limitations on device height and the number of devices in a geographic area. The bill also clarifies that counties can regulate wind farm siting in unincorporated areas outside municipal zoning jurisdictions. Key provisions include allowing counties to set certain standards for wind energy facilities, requiring public hearings for siting approvals, and preventing counties from imposing overly restrictive regulations. Notably, the bill restricts counties from requiring wind towers used exclusively by an end user to be setback more than 1.1 times the height of the renewable energy system from the property line. The legislation aims to provide a balanced approach to wind energy development by giving counties regulatory flexibility while preventing overly burdensome restrictions.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Counties Code. In provisions about commercial wind energy facilities and commercial solar energy facilities, removes changes made by Public Act 102-1123. Provides that any provision of a county zoning ordinance pertaining to wind farms, commercial wind energy facilities, or commercial solar energy facilities that was in effect before January 27, 2023 may continue in effect notwithstanding any changes made in Public Act 102-1123 and, if applicable, any provision of a county zoning ordinance pertaining to wind farms that was in effect before August 16, 2007 may continue in effect notwithstanding the changes made in Public Act 95-203.
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• Introduced: 01/28/2025
• Added: 01/29/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Chris Balkema (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 01/28/2025
• Last Action: Referred to Assignments
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IL bill #HB1627 • Last Action 01/28/2025
CNTY CD-WIND&SOLAR FACILITIES
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Counties Code to provide counties with the ability to deny permits for commercial solar and wind energy facilities if the proposed work is not being performed under a project labor agreement with local building trades. The bill establishes comprehensive standards for how counties can regulate commercial wind and solar energy facilities, including detailed requirements for facility siting, setbacks, environmental considerations, and community impacts. Key provisions include allowing counties to establish standards for facility placement, requiring public hearings for permit applications, setting specific distance requirements from residential and community buildings, mandating environmental and wildlife impact assessments, and allowing counties to require vegetative ground cover for solar facilities. The bill aims to balance local county control with standardized regulations, ensuring that wind and solar energy projects can be developed while protecting community interests, agricultural lands, and local ecosystems. Notably, the bill prevents counties from imposing overly restrictive regulations that would effectively prohibit wind and solar energy development in areas zoned for agricultural or industrial uses, while still providing counties meaningful input into the permitting process.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Counties Code. Provides that a county may deny a permit for a commercial solar energy facility or commercial wind energy facility, including the modification or improvement to an existing facility, if the work requested to be performed under the permit is not being performed under a project labor agreement with building trades located in the area where construction, modification, or improvements are to be made.
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• Introduced: 01/23/2025
• Added: 01/24/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Amy Briel (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 01/23/2025
• Last Action: Referred to Rules Committee
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IL bill #SB0259 • Last Action 01/24/2025
HOSPITAL STAFFING PLANS ACT
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes comprehensive staffing requirements and oversight mechanisms for hospitals in Illinois, creating multiple staffing committees to develop and manage hospital-wide staffing plans. The bill requires hospitals to establish three distinct staffing committees: a professional and technical staffing committee, a service staffing committee, and a nurse staffing committee, each composed of an equal number of managers and staff members. These committees are tasked with developing written staffing plans that consider factors such as patient census, patient acuity, hospital size, and national standards, with the primary goal of ensuring sufficient staffing to meet patient healthcare needs. The bill sets specific nurse-to-patient ratios for different hospital units, such as limiting emergency department nurses to no more than 4 patients per 12-hour shift and intensive care unit nurses to no more than 2 patients. The legislation also establishes a complaint and investigation process through the Department of Labor, with potential civil penalties for hospitals that fail to comply with staffing requirements, and creates a Nurse Staffing Advisory Board within the Department of Public Health to provide guidance and monitor implementation. Additionally, the bill includes provisions for emergency staffing variances during national emergencies or epidemics and requires hospitals to maintain detailed records demonstrating compliance with the new staffing regulations.
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Bill Summary: Creates the Hospital Staffing Plans Act. Provides that for each hospital there shall be established a hospital professional and technical staffing committee. Sets forth requirements and makeup of committee members and cochairs. Directs the professional and technical staffing committee to develop a written hospital-wide professional and technical staffing plan. Sets forth committee rules of operation. Requires the plan to be consistent with the approved nurse staffing plan for the hospital and takes into account the hospital service staffing plan for the hospital. Provides that if the committee does not adopt a staffing plan, or adopts only part of a plan, then either cochair may invoke an additional 60 day period to continue to develop the plan. Sets forth opportunities to extend the discussion, amendment, or adoption timeframe of the staffing plan. Provides that the committee must meet 3 times per year and additionally at the call of either cochair. Sets forth open meeting and recordkeeping requirements. Requires the hospital to submit the staffing plan to the Department of Public Health. Provides for a hospital service staffing plan in the same manner and methods as the professional and technical staffing committee. Provides that hospitals may combine 2 or more staffing committees into one committee in particular circumstances. Provides for a nurse staffing committee as the same manner and methods of the professional and technical staffing committee. Provides that hospitals may combine 2 or more staffing committees into one committee in particular circumstances. Sets forth the roles and responsibilities of a nurse in a hospital setting. Sets forth arbitration and complaint resolution. Sets forth required periodic reviews. Provides for penalties for violations of the Act. Provides that the Department of Labor may grant a variance to a written hospital-wide staffing plan. Provides for emergency staffing variances. Establishes the Nurse Staffing Advisory Board within the Department of Public Health. Effective immediately.
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• Introduced: 01/24/2025
• Added: 01/25/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Lakesia Collins (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 01/24/2025
• Last Action: Referred to Assignments
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MI bill #HB4020 • Last Action 01/23/2025
Education: curriculum; requirement for schools to provide instruction on African-American history; provide for, and create the commission to update African-American history in K to 12 instruction. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding sec. 1164.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes a temporary commission to update and improve African-American history instruction in Michigan's K-12 schools. The commission will consist of representatives from various universities (University of Michigan, Michigan State University, Wayne State University), the NAACP Michigan conference, the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, and the Jim Crow Museum at Ferris State University. Within one year of its first meeting, the commission must review current curriculum standards and recommend age-appropriate instruction on African-American history, focusing on key periods like Reconstruction and the Civil Rights Era, and highlighting African-Americans' contributions to the United States and other countries. Following the commission's recommendations, the state board will be required to update curriculum standards, and starting in the 2026-2027 school year, all school districts and public school academies must provide comprehensive African-American history instruction across all grade levels. Additionally, state assessments like the Michigan Merit Examination and M-STEP will be modified to include questions related to the new learning objectives. The commission members will serve voluntarily without compensation, and their work will be conducted transparently through public meetings and subject to freedom of information regulations.
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Bill Summary: A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled"The revised school code,"(MCL 380.1 to 380.1852) by adding section 1164.
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• Introduced: 01/22/2025
• Added: 01/23/2025
• Session: 103rd Legislature
• Sponsors: 37 : Helena Scott (D)*, Joseph Tate (D), Julie Rogers (D), Kimberly Edwards (D), Amos O'Neal (D), Jason Morgan (D), Noah Arbit (D), Tonya Myers Phillips (D), Brenda Carter (D), Jennifer Conlin (D), Regina Weiss (D), Julie Brixie (D), Natalie Price (D), Cynthia Neeley (D), Laurie Pohutsky (D), Carol Glanville (D), Will Snyder (D), Mike McFall (D), Ranjeev Puri (D), Tyrone Carter (D), Stephanie Young (D), Kristian Grant (D), Erin Byrnes (D), Morgan Foreman (D), Jason Hoskins (D), Betsy Coffia (D), Sharon MacDonell (D), Kelly Breen (D), John Fitzgerald (D), Jaz Martus (D), Matt Koleszar (D), Kara Hope (D), Donavan McKinney (D), Samantha Steckloff (D), Dylan Wegela (D), Joey Andrews (D), Emily Dievendorf (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 4
• Last Amended: 01/22/2025
• Last Action: Bill Electronically Reproduced 01/22/2025
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MN bill #SF440 • Last Action 01/21/2025
Unilateral Emergency Powers Repeal Act
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill fundamentally restructures Minnesota's emergency management law by transferring the power to declare emergencies from the governor to the state legislature. The legislation requires that any emergency declaration must be approved by a two-thirds vote in both legislative chambers, with initial emergency declarations lasting up to five days and potential 30-day extensions. The bill explicitly protects citizens' constitutional rights during emergencies, preventing government infringement on freedoms such as free speech, religious practice, assembly, gun ownership, travel, and business operations. It removes the governor's unilateral ability to issue emergency orders with the force of law and instead mandates legislative oversight and approval. The bill repeals existing statutes related to gubernatorial emergency powers and modifies numerous other state laws to reflect this new legislative emergency declaration process. Critically, the legislation aims to ensure that emergency powers cannot be exercised without broad legislative consensus, thereby preventing potential executive overreach and preserving the separation of powers. The bill represents a significant shift in how Minnesota will handle emergency management, prioritizing collective legislative decision-making over executive discretion.
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Bill Summary: A bill for an act relating to emergency management; repealing governor's power to declare emergency; establishing a legislative emergency declaration and extension process; repealing governor's authority to adopt orders and expedited rules that have the effect of law during an emergency; protecting citizen rights; making technical corrections; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 12.03, subdivision 1e; 12.21, subdivisions 1, 3; 12.25, subdivision 3; 12.36; 12.45; 12.61, subdivision 2; 14.03, subdivision 1; 34A.11, subdivision 6; 35.0661, subdivision 1; 41B.047, subdivision 1; 144.4197; 144E.266; 151.441, subdivisions 12, 13; 270C.34, subdivision 1; 295.50, subdivision 2b; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 12; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 4.035, subdivision 2; 12.31; 12.32.
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• Introduced: 01/17/2025
• Added: 01/18/2025
• Session: 94th Legislature 2025-2026
• Sponsors: 5 : Bill Lieske (R)*, Rich Draheim (R), Steve Drazkowski (R), Paul Utke (R), Mark Johnson (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/16/2025
• Last Action: Referred to State and Local Government
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US bill #S174 • Last Action 01/21/2025
Amtrak Transparency Act
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill aims to increase transparency in Amtrak's operations through several key provisions. First, it modifies the requirements for Amtrak's Board of Directors meetings, mandating that the Board must post a meeting announcement with an agenda on a public website at least 30 days in advance and ensure all meetings are open and comply with federal open meeting standards. The bill also requires the Board to hold an annual meeting with transportation officials from states served by Amtrak's long-distance or state-supported routes. Additionally, the legislation requires Amtrak to publicly disclose the amount of any discretionary bonuses paid to officers or non-union employees. Lastly, the bill stipulates that Amtrak must disclose vendor agreements valued at $250,000 or more for services related to state-supported routes upon request from a state or the State-Amtrak Intercity Passenger Rail Committee. These changes are intended to increase accountability and provide more transparency about Amtrak's operations, financial practices, and decision-making processes.
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Bill Summary: A bill to improve the transparency of Amtrak operations, and for other purposes.
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• Introduced: 01/22/2025
• Added: 02/21/2025
• Session: 119th Congress
• Sponsors: 1 : Deb Fischer (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 1
• Last Amended: 02/20/2025
• Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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DE bill #HB100 • Last Action 01/15/2025
An Act Making Appropriations For The Expense Of The State Government For The Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2026; Specifying Certain Procedures, Conditions And Limitations For The Expenditure Of Such Funds; And Amending Certain Pertinent Statutory Provisions.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill is the Fiscal Year 2026 Appropriations Act, which serves as Delaware's annual budget document for state government spending. The bill allocates funds across various state departments and agencies, specifying how $6.55 billion in total state funds will be spent during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025. Key provisions include a 2.0 percent general salary increase for state employees, establishing new pay scales for state workers, funding for specific programs like mental health services in schools, scholarship programs, transportation funding, and continued support for higher education institutions. The bill also provides detailed guidance on how different state agencies can use their allocated funds, sets limitations on spending, and outlines specific initiatives for departments like Education, Health and Social Services, and Correction. The budget maintains funding for critical state services while making some targeted investments, such as: - $15 million for mental health services in high schools - Continued support for the SEED and Inspire scholarship programs - Funding for early childhood education initiatives - Support for transportation services - Continued funding for state employee health insurance and pension programs The bill also includes provisions for administrative flexibility, such as allowing agencies to transfer funds between certain budget lines with approval from the Office of Management and Budget and the Controller General. It provides detailed instructions on how different types of state employees will be compensated and sets guidelines for various state programs and services.
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Bill Summary: An Act Making Appropriations For The Expense Of The State Government For The Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2026; Specifying Certain Procedures, Conditions And Limitations For The Expenditure Of Such Funds; And Amending Certain Pertinent Statutory Provisions.
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• Introduced: 01/15/2025
• Added: 01/16/2025
• Session: 153rd General Assembly
• Sponsors: 8 : Melissa Minor-Brown (D)*, Dave Sokola (D), Kerri Harris (D), Ed Osienski (D), Kim Williams (D), Bryan Townsend (D), Tizzy Lockman (D), Trey Paradee (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 1
• Last Amended: 01/15/2025
• Last Action: Introduced and Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House
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SC bill #H3646 • Last Action 01/14/2025
Meeting Transparency Act
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill seeks to enhance government transparency by requiring two types of public meetings in South Carolina to be livestreamed and archived online. For legislative committees, including standing committees, subcommittees, ad hoc committees, and study committees, the bill mandates that meetings must be electronically accessible in real-time on the General Assembly's website and remain viewable afterwards. Additionally, within 24 hours of a legislative committee meeting, all meeting documents, such as circulated materials and minutes (which must detail individual member votes), must be posted online. Similarly, the bill requires school district board of trustees meetings to be livestreamed on their respective district websites, also ensuring the meetings are viewable during the actual session and preserved for later viewing. The purpose of these requirements is to increase public access to governmental decision-making processes, allowing citizens to observe and review official meetings and documents more easily. The bill would take effect upon the Governor's approval, potentially bringing greater transparency to legislative and educational governance in South Carolina.
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Bill Summary: Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "meeting Transparency Act" By Adding Section 2-1-260 So As To Require Meetings Of Legislative Committees To Be Made Available Online As Well As Certain Documents; And By Adding Section 59-17-180 So As To Require School Board Meetings To Be Made Available Online.
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• Introduced: 12/12/2024
• Added: 12/13/2024
• Session: 126th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Rob Harris (R)*
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 4
• Last Amended: 01/14/2025
• Last Action: Referred to Committee on Judiciary
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SC bill #S0160 • Last Action 01/14/2025
Dietitian Licensure Compact
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the Dietitian Licensure Compact, a multi-state agreement designed to facilitate interstate practice for licensed dietitians. The compact creates a framework that allows registered dietitians to more easily practice across participating states by establishing uniform licensure requirements and a streamlined process for obtaining practice privileges in multiple states. Key provisions include creating a coordinated data system to track licensee information, establishing a Dietitian Licensure Compact Commission to oversee the compact's implementation, and defining specific requirements for dietitians to qualify for a "compact privilege" to practice in remote states. The compact aims to increase public access to dietetic services, reduce administrative burdens for professionals, support military members and their spouses, and enhance states' ability to protect public health. The bill also amends existing South Carolina law to update the definition of dietetics and require criminal background checks for licensure applicants. Notably, the compact will come into effect once seven states have enacted the legislation, and member states can withdraw with a 180-day notice period. The compact preserves each state's regulatory authority while providing greater flexibility for licensed dietitians to practice across state lines.
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Bill Summary: Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws So As To Enact The "dietitian Licensure Compact Act"; By Adding Article 1 To Chapter 21, Title 40, So As To Provide The Purposes, Functions, Operations, And Definitions For The Compact; By Amending Section 40-20-20, Relating To Definitions In The Dietetics Licensure Act, So As To Revise A Definition; And By Amending Section 40-20-60, Relating To Applications For Licensure Under The Dietetics Licensure Act, So As To Require Certain Criminal Background Checks Of Applicants.
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• Introduced: 01/15/2025
• Added: 01/15/2025
• Session: 126th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Danny Verdin (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/14/2025
• Last Action: Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
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CA bill #SB65 • Last Action 01/13/2025
Budget Act of 2025.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: Here is a summary of the Budget Act of 2025: This bill provides appropriations for the support of the California state government for the 2025–26 fiscal year. The budget details funding allocations across various state agencies and departments, covering areas such as legislative operations, judicial systems, executive offices, transportation, natural resources, environmental protection, health and human services, and more. Key provisions include allocating funds for specific programs like wildfire prevention, water infrastructure, healthcare workforce development, climate resilience, and infrastructure improvements. The bill establishes funding sources from multiple accounts, including the General Fund, special funds, and federal trust funds. It provides guidelines for fund transfers, expenditure limitations, and encumbrance periods for different appropriations. The budget also includes provisions for cash flow management, reappropriations from previous fiscal years, and specific instructions for how certain funds can be used by state agencies. The bill is designed to support the state's operational needs, invest in critical infrastructure and services, and address emerging challenges across various sectors of California's government.
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Bill Summary: An act making appropriations for the support of the government of the State of California and for several public purposes in accordance with the provisions of Section 12 of Article IV of the Constitution of the State of California, relating to the state budget, to take effect immediately, budget bill.
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• Introduced: 01/10/2025
• Added: 01/11/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Scott Wiener (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 01/10/2025
• Last Action: Read first time.
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IL bill #HB1163 • Last Action 01/09/2025
COUNTIES CD-SOLAR&WIND ENERGY
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends the Counties Code to add new requirements for commercial wind and solar energy facility owners before they can receive siting approval from a county. Specifically, facility owners must now file two new plans with the Department of Agriculture prior to the required public hearing: a land reclamation plan and a recycling plan. The land reclamation plan must detail how the property will be restored to its original state after the facility is removed, while the recycling plan must outline how the materials used to construct the facility will be recycled. Additionally, the bill introduces a restriction that commercial solar energy facilities cannot be sited on property with a soil crop productivity index higher than 110, which is defined using the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's crop productivity ratings. These new provisions aim to ensure more comprehensive environmental and agricultural protection during the development and eventual decommissioning of renewable energy facilities in counties, with the goal of minimizing long-term impact on agricultural lands and promoting responsible resource management.
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Bill Summary: Amends the Counties Code. Provides that a commercial wind energy facility owner or solar energy facility owner must file a land reclamation plan and a recycling plan with the Department of Agriculture prior to the required public hearing on the siting of a facility. Provides that the land reclamation plan must outline how the property on which a facility has been constructed will be returned to the state the property existed prior to the construction of the facility upon removal of the facility. Provides that the recycling plan must outline how the material used to construct the facility will be recycled. Provides that a commercial solar energy facility may not be sited on property where the property's soil's crop productivity index is greater than 110. Effective immediately.
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• Introduced: 01/08/2025
• Added: 01/09/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Chris Miller (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 01/08/2025
• Last Action: Referred to Rules Committee
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IL bill #HB1045 • Last Action 01/09/2025
PUBLIC SAFETY-VARIOUS-PENSIONS
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: Here is a summary of the key provisions of the bill: This bill restores several provisions related to bail, criminal penalties, and public safety that were previously amended, with significant changes focusing on bail, the death penalty, and pension benefits for public safety employees. Specifically, the bill reestablishes the death penalty for certain aggravated murder cases, with detailed procedures for determining eligibility and conducting sentencing hearings. For police officers, firefighters, and similar public safety employees, the bill removes Tier 2 limitations on salary calculations for pension annuities and restores Tier 1 pension calculation formulas. The bill also makes changes to various criminal justice procedures, including modifications to arrest report requirements, law enforcement officer disciplinary processes, and automated traffic enforcement systems. Additionally, it provides for the return of unobligated funds from the Death Penalty Abolition Fund to the Capital Litigation Trust Fund and enacts the Capital Crimes Litigation Act of 2025. The bill aims to restore certain legal provisions to their state prior to recent amendments, with a focus on supporting law enforcement and public safety employees while reintroducing capital punishment for specific severe criminal offenses.
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Bill Summary: Restores the statutes to the form in which they existed before their amendment by Public Acts 101-652, 102-28, and 102-1104, with certain exceptions. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012 concerning aggravating factors for which the death penalty may be imposed. Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Eliminates a provision that abolishes the sentence of death. Transfers unobligated and unexpended moneys remaining in the Death Penalty Abolition Fund into the reestablished Capital Litigation Trust Fund. Enacts the Capital Crimes Litigation Act of 2025 and amends the State Appellate Defender Act to add provisions concerning the restoration of the death penalty. Amends the General Provisions, Downstate Police, Downstate Firefighter, Chicago Police, Chicago Firefighter, Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF), State Employees, and State Universities Articles of the Illinois Pension Code. With regard to police officers, firefighters, and similar public safety employees, removes Tier 2 limitations on the amount of salary for annuity purposes; provides that the automatic annual increases to a retirement pension or survivor pension are calculated under the Tier 1 formulas; and provides that the amount of and eligibility for a retirement annuity are calculated under the Tier 1 provisions. Amends the State Finance Act to make conforming changes. Amends the Public Safety Employee Benefits Act concerning health insurance plans of police officers and firefighters. Makes other conforming changes. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation of the amendatory changes to the Illinois Pension Code without reimbursement. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
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• Introduced: 01/08/2025
• Added: 01/09/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : John Cabello (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 01/08/2025
• Last Action: Referred to Rules Committee
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IL bill #HB1034 • Last Action 01/09/2025
CONCEALED CARRY-REPEAL
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill repeals the Firearm Concealed Carry Act and makes numerous technical amendments to various existing Illinois state laws to remove references to the now-repealed Concealed Carry Act. The bill eliminates provisions related to concealed carry licenses, such as automatic license renewal processes, references to concealed carry in firearms regulations, and requirements for carrying concealed weapons. Key changes include removing language about concealed carry from statutes governing firearm ownership, identification cards, and related legal provisions across multiple sections of Illinois state law. The amendments primarily involve deleting specific references to the Firearm Concealed Carry Act and updating related terminology to align with the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. While the bill makes extensive technical corrections, its primary substantive effect is to eliminate the state's concealed carry licensing system, effectively making it more difficult to legally carry a concealed firearm in Illinois.
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Bill Summary: Repeals the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that the unlawful use of weapons and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon statutes do not apply to or affect any person carrying a concealed pistol, revolver, or handgun and the person has been issued a currently valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card under the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Amends various Acts to make conforming changes.
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• Introduced: 01/08/2025
• Added: 01/09/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : John Cabello (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 01/08/2025
• Last Action: Referred to Rules Committee
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IL bill #HB1143 • Last Action 01/09/2025
ILLINOIS CURE ACT
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the Compassionate Use and Research of Entheogens Act, which creates a comprehensive regulatory framework for psilocybin services in Illinois. The legislation aims to decriminalize and regulate the personal use of psilocybin for adults 21 and older through a carefully structured approach focused on public health, harm reduction, and therapeutic potential. Key provisions include establishing an Illinois Psilocybin Advisory Board to develop guidelines, creating a licensing system for psilocybin product manufacturers and service centers, mandating specific preparation, administration, and integration sessions for clients, and implementing strict safety protocols. The bill removes psilocybin from the list of Schedule I controlled substances and sets up a regulatory process that requires multiple stages of client screening, informed consent, and professional facilitation. The proposed framework emphasizes mental health treatment, cultural competency, and reducing the stigma around psychedelic compounds, while maintaining safeguards to prevent misuse and protect public safety. Notably, the bill explicitly excludes peyote from decriminalization due to its cultural significance to Native American communities and near-endangered status. The implementation will occur through a phased approach, with a program development period of up to 24 months to establish comprehensive rules and guidelines.
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Bill Summary: Creates the Compassionate Use and Research of Entheogens Act. Establishes the Illinois Psilocybin Advisory Board. Provides a timeline for the Board. Provides that the Department of Public Health, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, the Illinois State Police, and the Department of Revenue may adopt rules and implement the Act. Provides for licensing to operate a service center, facilitate psilocybin services, manufacture psilocybin products, and test psilocybin products by certain State agencies, with certain requirements. Provides for the lawful manufacture, delivery, and possession of psilocybin products. Provides procedures for psilocybin services, including requirements for certain sessions, plans, and forms. Limits the sale of psilocybin products with certain restrictions. Provides for investigations and inspections under the Act. Provides for certain fees, fines, actions against a licensee, criminal penalties, and civil penalties for violations of the Act. Provides for administrative hearings and other requirements for disciplining an applicant or licensee. Provides requirements for psilocybin-producing fungi as a crop, food, or other commodity. Provides for labeling and packaging requirements. Imposes a tax on psilocybin. Establishes the Psilocybin Control and Regulation Fund and Illinois Psilocybin Fund as special funds in the State treasury. Limits home rule powers. Makes other provisions. Makes corresponding changes to the State Finance Act. Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Exempt certain correspondence and records under the Act. Amends the Illinois Independent Tax Tribunal Act of 2012. Adds the Act to the jurisdiction of the Tax Tribunal. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Adds psilocybin or psilocin to the list of prohibited substances for a person driving or in actual physical control of a vehicle. Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Removes psilocybin or psilocybin products from the definition of "Controlled Substance". Removes psilocybin and psilocyn from the list of Schedule I controlled substances. Effective immediately.
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• Introduced: 01/08/2025
• Added: 01/09/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : La Shawn Ford (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 01/08/2025
• Last Action: Referred to Rules Committee
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IL bill #HB1221 • Last Action 01/09/2025
FIREARM OWNERS ID ACT-REPEAL
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This bill repeals the Firearm Owners Identification (FOID) Card Act and removes multiple references to FOID cards across numerous Illinois state laws. The key provisions include eliminating the requirement for a FOID card to purchase or possess firearms, updating definitions of firearms and firearm-related terms, and making consequential amendments to various statutes related to firearms, law enforcement, and criminal procedures. Specifically, the bill makes several important changes: it removes references to FOID cards in laws concerning domestic violence protection orders, criminal proceedings, and firearm possession; updates definitions of firearms and firearm-related terms in multiple sections of Illinois law; modifies procedures for firearm transfers and background checks; and eliminates the specific FOID card requirement for firearm ownership and purchases. The bill essentially transitions Illinois from a FOID card system to a more streamlined approach to firearm regulation, aligning firearm-related definitions and procedures with other existing state and federal laws. The changes appear to simplify firearm ownership procedures while maintaining existing prohibitions on firearm possession for individuals who are legally barred from owning firearms, such as those with certain criminal records or mental health conditions.
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Bill Summary: Repeals the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Amends various Acts to make conforming changes. Effective immediately.
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• Introduced: 01/09/2025
• Added: 01/10/2025
• Session: 104th General Assembly
• Sponsors: 1 : Chris Miller (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 01/09/2025
• Last Action: Referred to Rules Committee
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MI bill #SR0002 • Last Action 01/08/2025
A resolution prescribing the Standing Rules of the Senate.
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This resolution prescribes the comprehensive Standing Rules of the Michigan Senate, detailing the organization, conduct, and procedures of the Senate. The resolution covers multiple aspects of Senate operations, including member responsibilities, legislative conduct and ethics, committee organization and procedures, bill introduction and voting processes, and floor privileges. Key provisions include defining the roles of Senate leadership (such as the Lieutenant Governor, Senate Majority Leader, and Secretary of the Senate), establishing guidelines for committee appointments and operations, outlining ethical standards for Senators, regulating bill introduction and amendment processes, and specifying voting procedures. The rules also address administrative matters like expense reimbursement, employee hiring, and media access to the Senate floor. The resolution provides a detailed framework for how the Senate conducts its legislative business, ensuring transparency, orderly proceedings, and adherence to constitutional and ethical standards. The rules are designed to govern both the day-to-day operations of the Senate and more complex legislative processes, providing a comprehensive guide for Senate members and staff.
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Bill Summary: No description available.
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• Introduced: 01/08/2025
• Added: 01/08/2025
• Session: 103rd Legislature
• Sponsors: 1 : Sam Singh (D)*
• Versions: 2 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 01/08/2025
• Last Action: Adopted
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PA bill #SR3 • Last Action 01/07/2025
Adopting the Rules of the Senate for the 209th and 210th Regular Session.
Status: Signed/Enacted/Adopted
AI-generated Summary: This resolution adopts the Rules of the Senate for the 209th and 210th Regular Session (2025-2026), which comprehensively outline the operational procedures, protocols, and expectations for the Pennsylvania State Senate. The rules cover a wide range of topics, including the roles and responsibilities of Senate leadership (such as the President, President Pro Tempore, and Secretary-Parliamentarian), committee structures and functions, bill introduction and passage procedures, voting protocols, ethical standards, and guidelines for decorum during Senate sessions. Key provisions include specifying how bills are introduced, considered, and voted upon, detailing the powers and duties of various Senate officers, establishing committee composition and responsibilities, defining voting requirements, and setting standards for member conduct. The rules also address specific procedural matters like how amendments are handled, when executive nominations are considered, and the process for potential ethics investigations. These rules serve as the fundamental governance document that guides the Senate's daily operations and decision-making processes, ensuring transparency, accountability, and orderly legislative proceedings.
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Bill Summary: A Resolution adopting the Rules of the Senate for the 209th and 210th Regular Session.
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• Introduced: 01/07/2025
• Added: 01/13/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Joe Pittman (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 1 • Actions: 1
• Last Amended: 01/13/2025
• Last Action: Introduced and adopted (46-2)
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PA bill #SR6 • Last Action 01/07/2025
Adopting the Rules of the Senate for the 209th and 210th Regular Session.
Status: In Committee
AI-generated Summary: This resolution adopts the Rules of the Senate for the 209th and 210th Regular Session (2025-2026), which comprehensively outline the procedural guidelines, operational protocols, and ethical standards governing the Pennsylvania State Senate. The rules cover a wide range of topics, including the composition and duties of Senate leadership (such as the President, President Pro Tempore, and Secretary-Parliamentarian), committee structures and functions, legislative processes for bills and resolutions, voting procedures, ethical conduct standards, and administrative operations. Key provisions include detailed guidelines for introducing and considering legislation, committee operations, member conduct, voting requirements, and mechanisms for handling executive nominations and potential ethics violations. The resolution emphasizes transparency, decorum, and the orderly conduct of Senate business, establishing specific protocols for everything from floor debate and committee hearings to member participation and technological accommodations, such as remote voting capabilities. The rules are designed to ensure fair, efficient, and responsible governance within the Pennsylvania State Senate, with provisions that require two-thirds majority consent to alter or suspend these established procedural guidelines.
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Bill Summary: A Resolution adopting the Rules of the Senate for the 209th and 210th Regular Session.
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• Introduced: 01/07/2025
• Added: 01/09/2025
• Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 1 : Katie Muth (D)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 1 • Actions: 2
• Last Amended: 01/08/2025
• Last Action: Referred to Rules & Executive Nominations (27-21)
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NJ bill #A1858 • Last Action 11/14/2024
Allows public bodies to conduct meetings by electronic means.
Status: Dead
AI-generated Summary: This bill allows public bodies in New Jersey to conduct meetings by electronic means, either in whole or in part, regardless of whether there is a declared state of emergency, public health emergency, or disaster emergency. It removes the previous requirement that such electronic meetings only be permitted during declared emergencies. The bill also allows public bodies to provide electronic notice of meetings instead of the typical adequate notice required, as long as they limit the business conducted to matters necessary for the continuing operation of government and related to the emergency. The Department of Community Affairs and State Board of Education can adopt rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of the bill.
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Bill Summary: Allows public bodies to conduct meetings by electronic means.
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• Introduced: 01/09/2024
• Added: 10/29/2024
• Session: 2024-2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 3 : Shanique Speight (D)*, Gary Schaer (D)*, William Sampson (D)
• Versions: 3 • Votes: 1 • Actions: 3
• Last Amended: 11/15/2024
• Last Action: Reported out of Assembly Comm. with Amendments, 2nd Reading
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NJ bill #S228 • Last Action 01/09/2024
Allows public bodies to conduct meetings by electronic means.
Status: Dead
AI-generated Summary: This bill allows public bodies, which are defined as groups of two or more people organized to perform a public governmental function or spend public funds, to conduct meetings, vote, receive public comment, and conduct public business entirely through electronic means, removing the previous restriction that these actions were only permitted during declared emergencies like a state of emergency or public health emergency. The bill ensures that any meeting held electronically must still be open to the public in a way that complies with existing open meeting laws, specifically N.J.S.A. 10:4-12, which outlines requirements for public access.
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Bill Summary: This bill permits a public body to conduct a meeting and public business, cause a meeting to be open to the public, vote, and receive public comment by means of communication or other electronic equipment. Under current law, remote meetings, voting, and public comment are only permitted during a state of emergency, public health emergency, or state of local disaster emergency. This bill removes that restriction. Under the bill, any meeting conducted by means of communication or other electronic equipment must be open to the public in a manner consistent with N.J.S.A.10:4-12. "Public body" is defined under the "Senator Byron M. Baer Open Public Meetings Act" to be a commission, authority, board, council, committee, or any other group of two or more persons organized under the laws of this State, and collectively empowered as a voting body to perform a public governmental function affecting the rights, duties, obligations, privileges, benefits, or other legal relations of any person, or collectively authorized to spend public funds including the Legislature, but does not mean or include the judicial branch of the government, any grand or petit jury, any parole board or any agency or body acting in a parole capacity, the State Commission of Investigation, the Apportionment Commission established under Article IV, Section III, of the Constitution, or any political party committee organized under Title 19 of the Revised Statutes.
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• Introduced: 01/09/2024
• Added: 10/29/2024
• Session: 2024-2025 Regular Session
• Sponsors: 2 : Bob Smith (D)*, Patrick Diegnan (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 1
• Last Amended: 11/30/2023
• Last Action: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee
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AZ bill #HB2876 • Last Action 01/01/1900
Public bodies; executive sessions; agenda
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends Arizona law regarding public meetings, requiring public bodies to place any proposal to impose or increase a tax rate, assessment, or fee on an "action agenda," meaning it must be explicitly listed for discussion and potential action, rather than being placed on a "consent agenda" which typically includes items that are approved without discussion. Additionally, any topic to be discussed in an executive session, which is a private meeting of a public body for specific purposes like personnel matters or legal advice, must also be placed on an action agenda and cannot be on a consent agenda. This change aims to increase transparency and ensure that significant financial decisions and matters discussed in private are properly noticed and brought to the public's attention for formal consideration.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT Amending sections 38-431.01 and 38-431.03, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to public meetings and proceedings.
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• Introduced: 01/15/2026
• Added: 01/16/2026
• Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)
• Sponsors: 1 : Jeff Weninger (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 0
• Last Amended: 01/15/2026
• Last Action:
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AZ bill #HB2901 • Last Action 01/01/1900
Voting equipment; requirements; origin
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends Arizona law regarding voting equipment, primarily by adding a new requirement for vote recording and tabulating machines used in federal, state, or county elections. Starting January 1, 2029, such machines will only be certified if 100% of their parts and components are sourced from the United States, and 100% of their manufacturing and assembly is performed in the United States. This new requirement, however, will not apply to machines acquired before January 1, 2028. The bill also makes minor technical changes to existing language, such as clarifying references to the Help America Vote Act of 2002, which is a federal law designed to improve election administration and voting access, and updating the committee composition for approving voting equipment.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT amending section 16-442, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to voting equipment.
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• Introduced: 01/15/2026
• Added: 01/16/2026
• Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)
• Sponsors: 1 : Steve Montenegro (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 0
• Last Amended: 01/16/2026
• Last Action:
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AZ bill #HB2613 • Last Action 01/01/1900
Homeowners' association; virtual meetings; proxies
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill allows homeowners' associations (HOAs) in Arizona to conduct meetings, including those of the board of directors and general member meetings, using online or virtual platforms, provided they still adhere to existing notice and open meeting requirements. It also modifies rules regarding voting by proxy and absentee ballots for planned communities, clarifying that after a developer's control period ends, votes generally cannot be cast by proxy, but must be in person, by absentee ballot, or by written ballot for virtual meetings, with specific requirements for ballot content and delivery. Additionally, the bill clarifies that for planned communities, the quorum for an annual meeting is one-tenth of the total votes unless the community documents specify a lower amount, and it permits the use of written consent for certain actions.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT amending sections 33-1248, 33-1250, 33-1804 and 33-1812, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to property.
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• Introduced: 01/15/2026
• Added: 01/16/2026
• Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)
• Sponsors: 1 : Walt Blackman (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 0
• Last Amended: 01/15/2026
• Last Action:
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AZ bill #HB2376 • Last Action 01/01/1900
Schools; real estate transactions; prohibitions
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends Arizona Revised Statutes related to school districts, primarily focusing on real estate transactions and prohibiting school districts from purchasing or leasing property if a charter school or private school is already operating there. Specifically, it adds restrictions to sections governing the general powers and duties of school district governing boards (15-341), their discretionary powers (15-342), and elections on school property (15-491). The bill also modifies provisions related to contracting for career and technical education (15-789) to include a similar prohibition on purchasing or leasing property if a charter or private school is present. These changes aim to prevent school districts from acquiring property that is already being utilized by other educational institutions, potentially impacting competition or resource allocation within school districts.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT amending sections 15-341, 15-342, 15-491 and 15-789, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to school districts.
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• Introduced: 01/14/2026
• Added: 01/15/2026
• Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)
• Sponsors: 7 : Matt Gress (R)*, Neal Carter (R), Pamela Carter (R), Lisa Fink (R), John Gillette (R), Laurin Hendrix (R), Hildy Angius (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 0
• Last Amended: 01/14/2026
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AZ bill #HB2380 • Last Action 01/01/1900
School districts; board meetings; expenditures
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill makes several changes to how school district governing boards operate and manage their affairs. It requires that all governing board and subcommittee meetings, as well as their supplemental materials and minutes, be made publicly accessible online, with video feeds and recordings required for larger districts. The bill also clarifies that if a board uses a "consent agenda" (a way to group routine items for a single vote), any board member can pull an item for separate discussion and voting. Additionally, it modifies rules regarding out-of-state travel for board members and staff, requiring more detailed public disclosure of travel plans, costs, and benefits before approval, and establishing procedures for approving travel that has already occurred. Finally, the bill clarifies language related to the expulsion of pupils and the exclusion of young children from certain grades.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT amending sections 15-321, 15-341 and 15-342, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to school district governing boards.
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• Introduced: 01/14/2026
• Added: 01/15/2026
• Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)
• Sponsors: 6 : Matt Gress (R)*, Neal Carter (R), Pamela Carter (R), John Gillette (R), Hildy Angius (R), Carine Werner (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 0
• Last Amended: 01/14/2026
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AZ bill #HB2384 • Last Action 01/01/1900
School districts; lease agreements; requirements
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill modifies existing Arizona laws concerning school district lease agreements and property management. Key provisions include establishing new time limits for school district leases, requiring voter approval for leases longer than ten years, and restricting school districts from leasing property they themselves lease from another party. It also mandates that school buildings and grounds leased by a school district must be located within that district's geographic boundaries. Furthermore, the bill introduces new reporting requirements for school districts regarding their real estate holdings, including details on addresses, descriptions, uses, locations relative to district boundaries, ownership, and lease terms, with this information to be compiled and reported annually to state officials. These changes are intended to provide greater transparency and oversight in how school districts manage their property and enter into lease agreements.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT amending sections 15-342, 15-491 and 15-1105, Arizona Revised Statutes; amending title 41, chapter 56, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 41-5702.01; relating to school facilities.
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• Introduced: 01/14/2026
• Added: 01/15/2026
• Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)
• Sponsors: 2 : Matt Gress (R)*, John Gillette (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 0
• Last Amended: 01/14/2026
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AZ bill #HB2437 • Last Action 01/01/1900
EMS reciprocity; compact
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Licensure Interstate Compact, an agreement between states to allow licensed EMS personnel, such as Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) and paramedics, to practice across state lines more easily. The compact aims to protect the public by ensuring the competency and accountability of EMS providers, increasing access to EMS personnel, and facilitating the licensing and regulation of these professionals. It creates an Interstate Commission for EMS Personnel Practice to oversee the compact and develop uniform rules. The bill also includes provisions for recognizing licenses of military members and their spouses, establishing a coordinated database for EMS personnel information, and outlining procedures for adverse actions, dispute resolution, and enforcement. The compact will become effective once enacted by a tenth member state, and it can be amended or withdrawn from by member states.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT amending title 36, chapter 21.1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding article 2.1; relating to emergency medical services.
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• Introduced: 01/14/2026
• Added: 01/15/2026
• Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)
• Sponsors: 2 : Selina Bliss (R)*, Aaron Márquez (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 0
• Last Amended: 01/14/2026
• Last Action:
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AZ bill #HB2795 • Last Action 01/01/1900
Small modular reactors; zoning; approval
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends Arizona law to allow for the construction and operation of small modular reactors, which are smaller, more standardized nuclear reactors, by adding them as an exception to existing zoning restrictions. Specifically, it permits these reactors if the owner or operator has obtained an early site permit from a federal agency, received design certification, and provided proof of these approvals, along with evidence of the completed public notice and comment period, to the county board of supervisors. The bill also makes minor technical changes to existing language regarding agricultural purposes and aggregate mining regulations, clarifying that certain food establishments associated with agritourism and specific rodeo events are not considered general agricultural purposes, and refining language related to the state mine inspector's role in approving aggregate mining zoning regulations.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT amending section 11-812, arizona revised statutes; relating to county zoning.
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• Introduced: 01/15/2026
• Added: 01/16/2026
• Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)
• Sponsors: 1 : Michael Carbone (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 0
• Last Amended: 01/15/2026
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AZ bill #HB2516 • Last Action 01/01/1900
Watershed health; use; survey
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends Arizona Revised Statutes to establish and define "watershed health uses" for water, which refers to water conserved in natural watercourses that supports the overall health of a watershed as outlined in a report. It mandates the Director of the Department of Water Resources to conduct a comprehensive survey of watershed health every three years, assessing attributes like hydrology, landscape condition, habitat, water quality, and biodiversity, and to publish a preliminary survey by December 31, 2028, with public input, to identify areas with insufficient water for ecological needs and recommend actions for improvement. The bill also clarifies that instream flow applications for watershed health uses are exempt from certain data submission requirements and allows for the transfer of water rights for watershed health purposes, subject to specific approvals and limitations.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT amending sections 45-101, 45-105, 45-151, 45-152.01 and 45-172, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to water.
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• Introduced: 01/15/2026
• Added: 01/16/2026
• Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)
• Sponsors: 9 : Stephanie Stahl Hamilton (D)*, Brian Garcia (D), Nancy Gutierrez (D), Mariana Sandoval (D), Stephanie Simacek (D), Stacey Travers (D), Betty Villegas (D), Rosanna Gabaldón (D), Analise Ortiz (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 0
• Last Amended: 01/15/2026
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AZ bill #HB2493 • Last Action 01/01/1900
Small modular reactors; manufacturing; zoning
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends Arizona law to allow counties to regulate zoning, with a key addition being the prevention of restrictions on the use or occupation of land for the construction and operation of advanced manufacturing facilities that produce small modular reactors (SMRs) or their components, fuels, or supplies. SMRs are smaller, factory-built nuclear reactors designed for easier deployment. The bill also makes minor adjustments to existing provisions regarding agricultural purposes and clarifies language related to aggregate mining operations, which involve the extraction of materials like sand and gravel.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT amending section 11-812, arizona revised statutes; relating to county zoning.
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• Introduced: 01/15/2026
• Added: 01/16/2026
• Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)
• Sponsors: 3 : James Taylor (R)*, Michael Carbone (R), Gail Griffin (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 0
• Last Amended: 01/15/2026
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AZ bill #HB2494 • Last Action 01/01/1900
Certificate; environmental compatibility; zoning; exemption
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill amends Arizona Revised Statutes section 11-812 to add a new provision that prevents county zoning ordinances from restricting or regulating the construction and operation of electric generating units if the owner or operator has obtained a certificate of environmental compatibility from the power plant and transmission line siting committee, which is then affirmed and approved by the corporation commission. This certificate process, outlined in title 40, chapter 2, article 6.2, is a requirement for thermal electric generating units and can be voluntarily pursued by operators of nonthermal electric generating units. The bill also makes minor technical changes to existing language regarding agricultural purposes and aggregate mining operations.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT amending section 11-812, arizona revised statutes; relating to county zoning.
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• Introduced: 01/15/2026
• Added: 01/16/2026
• Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)
• Sponsors: 3 : James Taylor (R)*, Michael Carbone (R), Gail Griffin (R)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 0
• Last Amended: 01/15/2026
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AZ bill #HB2456 • Last Action 01/01/1900
Small modular reactors; zoning; co-location
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill allows for the construction and operation of small modular reactors (SMRs) under specific zoning conditions, permitting them to be located alongside large industrial energy users if certain criteria are met. The bill amends existing Arizona law to prevent local zoning ordinances from restricting SMRs if they are "colocated with" (meaning physically near or electrically connected to) a "large industrial energy user" (defined by the Arizona Corporation Commission based on energy demand), provided the SMR owner gives public notice and holds a public comment session in the affected county. Additionally, the bill mandates that the Arizona Corporation Commission, which regulates utilities, create rules defining these terms and potentially others necessary for implementing these SMR zoning provisions, ensuring that definitions for large industrial energy users do not unfairly discriminate between different types of businesses based on their energy needs.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT amending section 11-812, arizona revised statutes; amending title 40, chapter 2, article 6.2, arizona revised statutes, by adding section 40-360.14; relating to county zoning.
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• Introduced: 01/14/2026
• Added: 01/15/2026
• Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)
• Sponsors: 1 : Justin Wilmeth (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 0
• Last Amended: 01/14/2026
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AZ bill #HB2438 • Last Action 01/01/1900
Podiatric licensure compact
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill establishes the Podiatric Medical Licensure Compact, which allows podiatric physicians (doctors specializing in foot and ankle care) to obtain licenses in multiple participating states through a streamlined process, thereby improving patient access to healthcare. The compact creates an Interstate Commission to oversee its implementation and sets forth definitions for terms like "member state" (a state that has adopted the compact), "member board" (a state agency that regulates podiatrists), and "expedited license" (a full, unrestricted license granted through the compact process). Podiatric physicians must meet specific educational and examination requirements and designate a "state of principal license" based on residency, practice location, or employer. The compact includes provisions for application, fee structures, license renewal, coordinated information sharing among member boards, joint investigations, and disciplinary actions, ensuring that patient safety remains paramount while facilitating professional mobility.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT Amending title 32, chapter 7, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding article 5; relating to the state board of podiatry examiners.
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• Introduced: 01/14/2026
• Added: 01/15/2026
• Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)
• Sponsors: 2 : Selina Bliss (R)*, Aaron Márquez (D)
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 0
• Last Amended: 01/14/2026
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AZ bill #HB2483 • Last Action 01/01/1900
Behavioral health board; accreditation requirements
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill updates Arizona's behavioral health licensing laws by refining definitions, particularly for "accredited" institutions, and clarifying requirements for various behavioral health professional licenses. It amends existing statutes to ensure that educational programs considered for licensure are accredited by recognized bodies or meet equivalent standards, and it adjusts language related to academic review committees and the qualifications of their members. The bill also makes minor changes to disciplinary procedures, including the maximum civil penalty for violations, and updates references to accreditation standards for educational programs across different behavioral health disciplines such as social work, professional counseling, marriage and family therapy, and addiction counseling, ensuring consistency and clarity in the licensing process.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT amending sections 32-3251, 32-3253, 32-3261, 32-3271, 32-3274, 32-3281, 32-3291, 32-3292, 32-3293, 32-3301, 32-3311 and 32-3321, arizona revised statutes; relating to behavioral health professionals.
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• Introduced: 01/15/2026
• Added: 01/15/2026
• Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)
• Sponsors: 1 : Matt Gress (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 0
• Last Amended: 01/15/2026
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AZ bill #HB2846 • Last Action 01/01/1900
Massage therapy board; examination; licensure
Status: Introduced
AI-generated Summary: This bill makes several changes to the requirements for massage therapy licensure in Arizona, primarily focusing on examinations and the qualifications for out-of-state applicants. It mandates that the Board of Massage Therapy designate a single national examination that all applicants, whether from in-state or out-of-state, must pass, and this examination must be available to students shortly before graduation. Additionally, the bill introduces a new requirement for all applicants, including those seeking licensure by endorsement (which is a process for individuals already licensed in another state), to pass an Arizona-specific jurisprudence examination, which tests knowledge of state laws and regulations. The bill also removes the provision for temporary licenses for initial licensure, though existing temporary license holders will be allowed to continue practicing until their license is issued, denied, or expires.
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Bill Summary: AN ACT Amending sections 32-4203, 32-4222, 32-4223 and 32-4224, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to the board of massage therapy.
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• Introduced: 01/15/2026
• Added: 01/16/2026
• Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)
• Sponsors: 1 : Selina Bliss (R)*
• Versions: 1 • Votes: 0 • Actions: 0
• Last Amended: 01/15/2026
• Last Action:
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