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Gov. Tate Reeves called for a special election in Senate District 34 following the resignation of State Senator Juan Barnett. The special election will occur December 22, with a runoff scheduled for January 19, 2027, if necessary.

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Lawmakers passed a bill to include lobbyist employers in the prohibitions against fictitious lobbying practices. Existing law currently prohibits a lobbyist or lobbying firm from attempting to create a fictitious appearance of public favor or disfavor of any proposed legislative or administrative action. A lobbyist or lobbying firm may not cause any communication to be sent to any elected state officer, legislative official, agency official, or state candidate in the name of any fictitious person or in the name of any real person, except with the consent of the real person. Assembly Bill 1736 extends these prohibitions to lobbyist employers and is effective January 1, 2027.

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The U.S. Virgin Islands Legislature met in special session on July 21 at the request of Gov. Bryan to consider Bill 36-0313, concerning a revised horse racing agreement between the U.S. Virgin Islands and Southland Gaming Virgin Islands LLC. After discussion, senators forwarded the bill to the Committee of the Whole for further review, which is next expected to be addressed at a meeting on August 19.

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Gov. Tate Reeves called an immediate special session on July 15 to discuss the expiration of statues relating to the disclosure of youth records. Senate Bill 2001 passed the Senate late last night and the House is debating the bill today. 

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Legislative leaders have announced a special session will be held on August 3 through August 5 to discuss a constitutional amendment regarding congressional redistricting. If the amendment is approved during the special session, it will be added as a ballot measure during the November 3 general election. 

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Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. called for a special session on July 21. Senators will consider a revised horse racing agreement between the U.S. Virgin Islands and Southland Gaming Virgin Islands LLC. Stakeholders in government and the horse racing industry produced the revised agreement during several meetings held to shape the future of the sport in the territory.

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The 57th Arizona Legislature adjourned its second regular session sine die on June 13 after passing campaign finance and procurement bills. House Bill 2874 updates termination statement requirements; caps the daily accruing penalty for late committee reports at $5,000; and introduces retroactive leniency with respect to certain late committee report penalties. If approved by Gov. Katie Hobbs, the bill will take effect immediately. Senate Bill 1259 allows committee statements of organization to list alternate mailing addresses for persons whose residential address is required to be listed on the statement but is court-ordered protected voter registration information. If approved by Hobbs, the bill will take effect September 12. Senate Bill 1186 requires companies responding to a request for proposal, applying for a grant, or under contract with a state agency to disclose having provided anything of value to the governor and any entity that advocates for the election of the governor or defeat of an electoral opponent within the prior five years. Hobbs vetoed a similar bill in 2025. House Concurrent Resolution 2001, proposing, among other things, to amend the state constitution to prohibit political contributions from foreign nationals, will be on the ballot for voter consideration on November 3.

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The Oklahoma Ethics Commission announced the updated 2026 Ethics Rules are available. Campaign finance updates include increasing the limit for cash contributions from $50 to $200. In lobbying regulations, the rule permitting infrequent gifts from legislative lobbyists on occasions of personal significance has been repealed. The governor, legislators, or any employee of the governor or the Legislature may now accept gifts of traditional business expenses from legislative lobbyists and lobbyist principals. Meals and other traditional business expenses, as well as non-meal food and beverage, are reported when the cumulative yearly total exceeds $20. Lobbyist principals of legislative lobbyists may now provide food and beverage for legislative sessions.

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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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