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The Vermont General Assembly adjourned sine die on May 29. Lawmakers passed House Bill 686, which requires lobbying advertising to contain certain disclosures when the General Assembly is not in session. If approved by Gov. Scott, the bill would be effective immediately.

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The second regular session of the 104th General Assembly adjourned early in the morning on June 1, in overtime. Lawmakers approved nearly 400 bills, including a $56 billion state budget. Major legislation sent to Gov. Pritzker includes legislation prohibiting the discriminatory use of artificial intelligence in hiring and promotion processes.

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The 2026 legislative session adjourned sine die June 1 after lawmakers passed several campaign finance and ethics bills. Legislators passed several bills targeting electioneering communications, including House Bill 459, which prohibits certain communications portraying a candidate through the use of AI; House Bill 540, which adds a disclosure requirement for digital material broadcast within 60 days before an election; and House Bill 639, which prohibits certain automated calls using the voice of a public figure created using AI. Senate Bill 495, effective on January 1, 2027, if approved by the governor, increases in-kind contributions and expenditures from $50 to $200; changes the due date of committee supplemental reports; and raises the contribution limit to unsuccessful major office candidates from $20,000 to $24,000. Lawmakers also passed House Bill 260, which allows legislators to accept transportation to foreign countries for trade, cultural, diplomatic, educational, or humanitarian purposes under certain circumstances. Unless otherwise specified, bills approved by the governor or allowed to become law without his signature will become effective August 1.

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ALAKSA: The 2026 legislative session ended yesterday evening. Lawmakers passed House Bill 16 which makes various changes to the state’s campaign finance laws. New contribution limits will be imposed. Individuals may contribute up to $2,000 each election cycle to a nongroup entity or candidate. Individuals will be able to contribute $5,000 each per year to a political party or group entity. A group that is not a political party may contribute not more than $4,000 each election cycle to a candidate or $5,000 each year to another group entity, or to a political party. A nongroup entity may not contribute more than $4,000 each election cycle to another nongroup entity or $5,000 to a political party or group. When contributions are being made to a joint campaign for governor and lieutenant governor an individual may not contribute more than $4,000 each election cycle, while a group may not contribute more than $8,000 each election cycle. House Bill 16 is waiting the governor’s approval. The bill will take effect 90 days from when it is enacted. The new limits would be in place for the upcoming 2028 elections. Lawmakers will also return to a special session today, May 21. The special session has been called by Gov. Mike Dunleavy to address legislation relating to the taxation of certain natural gas pipeline property, amongst other issues. No hard deadline to the end of the session was given and it will continue for as long as necessary. This may affect lobbying reporting dates if the special session continues into June.

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The Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices proposed commencing a rulemaking at the upcoming meeting on May 27. The purpose is to update the commission’s rules based on newly chaptered laws from this year’s legislative session. Legislative changes to be addressed include disclosure requirements for paid communications containing manipulated images or audio of a candidate, and an increase to the spending threshold for independent expenditure reporting. If the rulemaking is commenced, an invitation to comment is expected to begin on June 1.

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The second regular session of the Wisconsin State Assembly concluded on May 14 without taking action on public school funding. Wisconsin’s K–12 public schools have gone without cost-of-living adjustments for the last 17 years. In response to Gov. Evers’ 400-year veto passed in the last budget permitting school districts to increase their per-pupil spending limit by $325 each year for the next 400 years, lawmakers passed Joint Resolution 116 to amend the constitution to prohibit the governor from using the partial veto to create or increase any tax or fee. The veto-tax issue will be on the ballot in November.

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The Oklahoma Legislature adjourned sine die on May 14. Lawmakers passed Senate Bill 2180, a bill regulating agents of foreign principals. Pursuant to the bill, a person representing, acting, or lobbying on behalf of a foreign principal to influence state and local laws must register with the secretary of state within 15 days of activity, unless an exception applies. Gov. Kevin Stitt signed the bill on May 12, and it takes effect on November 1.

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The Colorado Legislature adjourned sine die on May 13. Lawmakers passed House Bill 1422, a bill addressing security measures for certain governmental entities and modifying registration requirements for political committees. The bill specifies the address of the principal place of operations listed by a political committee or small donor committee on its registration statement may be either a street address or a mailing address. If the bill is approved by Gov. Jared Polis, this provision will take effect immediately. Legislators also passed Senate Bill 147, a bill which would require legislative liaisons, judicial lobbyists, and governor’s lobbyists to register and file disclosure statements similar to professional lobbyists. Polis has not yet acted on this bill, but his office has signaled disfavor. If approved, the bill would take effect August 12.

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The Connecticut General Assembly adjourned on May 6. During the session, lawmakers passed House Bill 5532, which makes changes to monetary thresholds under the state code of ethics. Changes include increasing the threshold for filing monthly lobbyist reports, reporting lobbying expenditures, and for registration of lobbyists who are not compensated but make gifts to public officials. The thresholds for certain exempted gifts also increased. Additionally, the threshold for reporting gifts given to public officials by a person doing business or seeking to do business with the state is doubled to $20. If approved by the governor, relevant provisions of the bill will be effective October 1. This does affect lobbying reporting. The final monthly employer activity report required for the regular session is due June 10.

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The Florida Legislature has scheduled an additional special session for the month of May to finish working on the state’s budget. The session will take place May 12 to May 29. Legislative leaders expect the state’s budget to be smaller and focused on funding essential priorities. Both houses have proposed similar budgets and will be using the 18-day session to negotiate a compromise.

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The Tennessee Legislature adjourned sine die. Lawmakers passed bills including the state budget, medical health bills, and AI regulation bills. One of the most important bills to pass was House Bill 1513, a bill designed to increase disclosure of misleading AI created media. Political advertisements made using entirely or partially with generative artificial intelligence will be required to display a disclaimer stating the media was made in whole or in part using AI.

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The Alabama Legislature adjourned sine die on April 9, with a possibility to reconvene early for a special session to discuss hotly debated bills. One of these bills is House Bill 541, which would close Alabama primaries and require voters to register a party affiliation to vote. House Bill 214, passed and signed by the governor, prohibits foreign nationals from contributing or donating to any political campaigns, parties, or political action committees within Alabama. 

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The Georgia Legislature adjourned after passing the state budget, which allowed lawmakers to narrowly avoid having to convene again for a special session later in the year. House Bill 369, originally introduced to regulate food trucks, passed as a bill making district attorney elections non-partisan in five specific counties. Any bill passed by both houses goes to the governor’s desk to be signed, vetoed, or become law after 40 days.

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The 2026 legislative session adjourned sine die April 2 after lawmakers passed ethics in procurement and campaign finance bills. Effective July 1, House Bill 889 establishes a vendor debarment process for certain infractions, preventing a bidder from bidding on state projects or services for up to three years. The bill includes a revolving door provision restricting former officials and individuals from working with vendors for one year after leaving public office. Vendors, employees of vendors, or any person working on their behalf must report financial expenditures over $50 related to procurement. House Bill 930 requires all political candidates and political committees to open a separate checking account for the purpose of collecting contributions and paying expenses. Campaign funds must not be commingled with any other account. House Bill 930 was delivered to the governor on April 2, and if signed will be effective July 1.

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