The 83^rd session of the Legislature adjourned sine die on June 27. Lawmakers did not pass a last-minute attempt to delay Oregon’s campaign contribution limits, established last year by House Bill 4024. The limits are set to take effect in 2027, however some legislators wanted to postpone the limits until 2031.

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The New Hampshire General Court stands adjourned as of June 26 until the next call of the chair. A bill to prohibit corporate campaign contributions was voted down in committee. Lawmakers passed a budget for the next two years, which was signed by Gov. Ayotte on June 27.

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The Delaware General Assembly adjourned for the year on June 30. Lawmakers passed Senate Bill 60, which requires the Public Service Commission to ensure regulated utilities do not use customer funds to subsidize activities such as lobbying and political contributions. The bill would become effective immediately if approved by Gov. Matt Meyer.

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The Maine Legislature adjourned sine die on June 25, ending the First Special Session of the 132^nd Legislature. Lawmakers passed Legislative Document 009, which increases campaign finance disclosure requirements including creating a definition for public communication to clarify which types of communications to voters must contain a disclosure. Another passed bill, Legislative Document 1787, increases the permissible seed money contribution to gubernational candidates participating in the Maine Clean Elections Act to $250 per individual. Gov. Janet Bills signed both bills, and they will be effective September 24. This does affect lobbying reporting. A registered lobbyist who anticipates no further lobbying for a client may file a request for a non-session waiver with their final monthly report for the session.

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The New York Legislature adjourned with 16,765 bills introduced and 856 bills now headed to Gov. Kathy Hochul for signing. Lawmakers introduced various bills related to lobbying, including Senate Bill 2330 requiring electronic filing of all lobbyist filings and Senate Bill 426, which requires an annual anti-sexual harassment training course for lobbyists. These bills and others failing to pass will be carried over automatically to the next session.

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The Vermont General Assembly adjourned sine die on Monday, June 16. During the session, lawmakers passed bills amending campaign finance laws, including modifying the definition of independent expenditure only committees and requiring the disclosure of distributed deceptive and fraudulent synthetic media depicting a candidate on the ballot. If not vetoed by the governor, the bills take effect immediately.

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Florida adjourned sine die June 16 making it one of the longest sessions in the state’s history. The bills that were passed included budget bills, the General Appropriations Act, and an annual tax package. The budget bills were the most difficult to pass and were the reason for the prolonged session.

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Louisiana adjourned sine die June 12. One bill sent to the governor increases the gift limit for public servants to $200 and allows public servants to accept invitations to charitable informational events. If signed it will take effect immediately. Other bills that passed include was pharmacy reforms, medical insurance, and immigration.

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The Connecticut General Assembly adjourned on June 4. During the session, lawmakers passed Senate Bill 1405, which makes various changes to campaign finance laws. Changes include extending the existing political communication disclaimer requirements to include text messages and modifies when qualifying contributions are adjusted for inflation. If approved by the governor, most provisions of the bill will be effective July 1, with some being effective from passage. This does affect lobbying reporting. The final monthly employer activity report required any month the General Assembly is in regular session is due July 10.

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The state’s first special legislative session since 2021 began Monday, June 9. Legislative leaders have worked around the clock since the regular session ended on May 19 trying to resolve sticking points in the most closely divided Legislature in state history. The focus is on bills regarding spending plans for state programs and services. Roughly 30,000 state workers were set to get a layoff notice Monday morning as part of protocol, since failure to pass a budget by July 1 means a partial government shutdown. However, the governor’s office said that could be delayed until Tuesday morning, which is when the special session is set to end. If lawmakers complete all their work by that time, the state can avoid sending those messages to employees.

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The 104th General Assembly adjourned May 31, with the veto session and possible special session yet to be scheduled. Lawmakers approved more than 430 bills, including the state budget, but failed to approve a comprehensive transportation bill jeopardizing Illinois transit systems with expected cuts, layoffs, and service disruptions. Transit officials and union groups were pushing for lawmakers to approve more funding to avoid such a financial cliff.

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The 89th Texas Legislature adjourned sine die on June 2. Lawmakers passed various bills related to lobbyists.  House Bill 119 requires registration for lobbying on the behalf of a foreign adversary and prohibits compensation for lobbying activities on the behalf of a foreign adversary. Another passed bill, Senate Bill 2781, establishes a penalty for political contributions or political expenditures made or authorized in violation of the prohibition on lobbyist contributions. If approved by Gov. Abbott both bills will be effective September 1.

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The 83^rd Nevada Legislature adjourned sine die on June 3. During the session, a couple of bills passed relating to the state’s campaign finance law. Assembly Bill 73 requires certain communications with synthetic media to contain a specified disclosure. Assembly Bill 79 revises various aspects of the campaign finance law and establishes a contribution limit of $5,000 for a special election other than a recall election. This contribution limit is applicable regardless of the number of candidates for the office, or whether the special election is held on the same day as a primary election or general election. Both bills have been sent to the governor, and if signed become effective January 1, 2026. This does affect lobbying reporting. The termination and final report is due July 3.

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The First Regular Session of the 60th Oklahoma Legislature adjourned sine die on May 30. During the session, a bill passed amending the provisions of the Local Government Campaign Finance and Financial Disclosure Act to place municipal political committee campaign expenditures and contributions under the authority of the Ethics Commission. Another passed bill amends the law to allow county purchasing agents to select the next lowest and best bidder from the list of qualified bidders if the original bidder is unable to provide service. Bidders will be considered at or below the amount they originally bid. A separate bill passed amending the law to eliminate the requirement for a vendor to be authorized by a state contract in order to work with a board of county commissioners to establish an online bidding process.

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