June 22, 2023 •
Alabama Special Session Has Been Set
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Gov. Kay Ivey
Gov. Kay Ivey has announced that she plans to call a special session. The session is intended to address the congressional voting maps. This follows a ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court that found the recent voting maps to be […]
Gov. Kay Ivey has announced that she plans to call a special session.
The session is intended to address the congressional voting maps.
This follows a ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court that found the recent voting maps to be discriminatory towards black voters, and a deadline of July 21 was given to draft and approve new maps.
The special session is planned to take place from July 17 to July 21, 2023.
June 13, 2023 •
New York Session Adjourns but Assembly Return Expected
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The New York Legislature adjourned on June 10 after the Clean Slate Act passed both houses. The legislation, which still must be signed into law by Gov. Kathy Hochul, wipes a New Yorker’s conviction record clean three years after sentencing […]
The New York Legislature adjourned on June 10 after the Clean Slate Act passed both houses.
The legislation, which still must be signed into law by Gov. Kathy Hochul, wipes a New Yorker’s conviction record clean three years after sentencing for misdemeanors and eight years for certain felonies.
The Senate is not expected to return to session but the Assembly will likely return in the near future to complete unfinished work.
June 7, 2023 •
Connecticut Legislature Adjourns Sine Die
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Connecticut State Capitol - John Phelan
The Connecticut Legislature adjourned sine die on June 7 after passing a two-year $51 billion state budget. The budget includes historic cuts to personal income taxes and the reduction is predicted to benefit approximately 1 million of the state’s 1.7 […]
The Connecticut Legislature adjourned sine die on June 7 after passing a two-year $51 billion state budget.
The budget includes historic cuts to personal income taxes and the reduction is predicted to benefit approximately 1 million of the state’s 1.7 million income tax filers.
The new budget also boosts state aid for local school districts by an additional $329 million.
Once the budget is signed by Gov. Lamont, it will take effect July 1.
This does affect lobbying reporting. The final monthly activity report is due July 10.
June 7, 2023 •
Alabama Legislature Adjourns Sine Die
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Alabama State Capitol Building
Alabama lawmakers officially concluded the 2023 legislative session on June 6. Legislation that passed included a grocery tax reduction, an exemption from state income tax for overtime work, and a tax rebate for both individual and married tax filers. The […]
Alabama lawmakers officially concluded the 2023 legislative session on June 6.
Legislation that passed included a grocery tax reduction, an exemption from state income tax for overtime work, and a tax rebate for both individual and married tax filers.
The $3 billion budget surplus ultimately gave way to what lawmakers called historic tax relief.
June 7, 2023 •
Nevada Begins Special Session
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Nevada State Capitol Octagonal Annex
Gov. Joe Lombardo has called lawmakers back for a special session to reach an agreement on a key budget bill. The Legislature will meet in the afternoon on June 7 to discuss the proposed bill. Furthermore, there is speculation that […]
Gov. Joe Lombardo has called lawmakers back for a special session to reach an agreement on a key budget bill.
The Legislature will meet in the afternoon on June 7 to discuss the proposed bill.
Furthermore, there is speculation that a second special session will be held later in the week to further deliberate over the Athletics’ stadium proposal.
There are no changes in lobbyist reporting due to this special session.
June 6, 2023 •
Nevada Legislature Adjourns Sine Die
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Nevada State Capitol Octagonal Annex
The Nevada Legislature adjourned sine die on June 6 after failing to pass all five necessary budget bills. In the rush of the final session day, the public funding bill for a relocated Oakland Athletics stadium failed to pass, leaving […]
The Nevada Legislature adjourned sine die on June 6 after failing to pass all five necessary budget bills.
In the rush of the final session day, the public funding bill for a relocated Oakland Athletics stadium failed to pass, leaving the teams future in question.
Gov. Joe Lombardo is expected to call a special session in the next few days to pass the final budget bill dealing with capital improvements and to further discuss the plans for the new Athletics stadium.
This does affect lobbyist reporting. The final report for the regular session is due July 6.
May 31, 2023 •
Illinois Legislature Adjourns Until Veto Session
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Illinois State Capitol Building
The Illinois Legislature adjourned Saturday, May 27 until their scheduled veto session beginning October 24. Lawmakers passed House Bill 2079, which allows a township officer to hold a position on the board of a not-for-profit corporation interested in a contract, […]
The Illinois Legislature adjourned Saturday, May 27 until their scheduled veto session beginning October 24.
Lawmakers passed House Bill 2079, which allows a township officer to hold a position on the board of a not-for-profit corporation interested in a contract, work, or business of the township if the township officer is appointed by the governing body to represent township interests.
The township officer may actively vote on matters involving either the board or the township if the membership on the not-for-profit board is not a paid position.
If the township officer is not appointed by the governing body, the officer may continue to serve but must abstain from voting on a proposition before the township governing body directly involving the not-for-profit corporation.
If Gov. Pritzker signs the bill, it will become effective January 1, 2024.
May 31, 2023 •
Minnesota Legislature Adjourns Sine Die
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Minnesota Capitol Building
The 93rd session of the Minnesota Legislature adjourned sine die on May 22. Lawmakers passed House File 3, a bill restricting political activities by foreign influenced corporations, and requiring corporations making political contributions to file certifications. The bill requires any corporation […]
The 93rd session of the Minnesota Legislature adjourned sine die on May 22.
Lawmakers passed House File 3, a bill restricting political activities by foreign influenced corporations, and requiring corporations making political contributions to file certifications.
The bill requires any corporation making a contribution to a ballot question or an independent expenditure to submit a certification to the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board that it was not a foreign-influenced corporation as of the date the contribution or expenditure was made.
The bill also broadens the definition of expressly advocating to include certain types of political communications, even if they do not use words or phrases of express advocacy, such as “vote for” or “vote against.”
Expressly advocating is used to identify certain types of independent expenditures that require disclosure and reporting to the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board.
The bill becomes effective January 1, 2024.
May 19, 2023 •
Alaska Adjourns Sine Die
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Alaska State Capitol Buildling - Jay Galvin
The Alaska Legislature adjourned sin die on May 17 after a dispute between the House and Senate over the state budget. The main division between the two chambers is the size of the Permanent Fund dividend. The lack of a […]
The Alaska Legislature adjourned sin die on May 17 after a dispute between the House and Senate over the state budget. The main division between the two chambers is the size of the Permanent Fund dividend. The lack of a budget has forced Gov. Mike Dunleavy to announce a special session, starting the following day, May 18. The special session can last up to 30 days. This will affect lobbying reporting if the special session lasts until June.
May 17, 2023 •
Vermont Legislature Adjourns Sine Die
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Vermont Capitol Building
The Vermont Legislature adjourned on Friday, May 12 after passing bills including an $8.4 billion state budget, expanded child care, and housing issues. Gov. Scott is expected to veto the budget, which will cause legislators to return to the statehouse […]
The Vermont Legislature adjourned on Friday, May 12 after passing bills including an $8.4 billion state budget, expanded child care, and housing issues. Gov. Scott is expected to veto the budget, which will cause legislators to return to the statehouse and find a compromise. The Legislature is scheduled to return from June 20 to June 22 for a veto session.
May 17, 2023 •
Washington’s Short Special Session Ends
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Washington State Capitol Building - Cacophony
The Washington Legislature adjourned a one-day special session after passing a new drug possession law. The new bill makes it a gross misdemeanor to use drugs in public or possess small amounts of drugs and adds alternative sentencing for minor […]
The Washington Legislature adjourned a one-day special session after passing a new drug possession law. The new bill makes it a gross misdemeanor to use drugs in public or possess small amounts of drugs and adds alternative sentencing for minor drug offenses. The original bill failed on the last day of the regular session, with both progressive Democrats and Republicans voting down the bill. The new law is a compromise between the parties, with both sides getting inclusions into the law.
May 16, 2023 •
Missouri Legislature Adjourns Sine Die
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Missouri Capitol Building
The first regular session of the 102nd Missouri General Assembly concluded after passing only 43 policy bills, the lowest number passed by a General Assembly in more than two decades, not counting the pandemic-limited session in 2020. The speaker declared […]
The first regular session of the 102nd Missouri General Assembly concluded after passing only 43 policy bills, the lowest number passed by a General Assembly in more than two decades, not counting the pandemic-limited session in 2020. The speaker declared the session adjourned sine die as of midnight May 30, in accordance with the constitution. The Legislature could not agree on a plan to legalize sports betting or to make it more difficult for citizens to change the state constitution through initiative petitions.
May 9, 2023 •
Tennessee Special Session Called
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Tennessee Capitol Building - Ichabod
Gov. Bill Lee has decided to bring back lawmakers for a special session to address public safety issues. The governor had proposed legislation during the regular session intended to keep guns out of the hands of dangerous individuals. However, the […]
Gov. Bill Lee has decided to bring back lawmakers for a special session to address public safety issues.
The governor had proposed legislation during the regular session intended to keep guns out of the hands of dangerous individuals.
However, the General Assembly adjourned before the legislation was considered.
The special session will take place August 21.
May 9, 2023 •
Florida Legislature Adjourns Sine Die
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Florida Capitol Building
The 2023 session of the Florida Legislature adjourned sine die on May 5. Florida lawmakers approved a $117 billion budget that includes $2.7 billion in tax cuts for consumers and businesses, then moved quickly to adjourn their regular session. The […]
The 2023 session of the Florida Legislature adjourned sine die on May 5.
Florida lawmakers approved a $117 billion budget that includes $2.7 billion in tax cuts for consumers and businesses, then moved quickly to adjourn their regular session.
The new budget that starts July 1 is $5 billion higher this last year’s, thanks largely to unexpectedly high revenue collections.
The budget adds nearly $2 billion to the state’s reserves, bringing the total to about $10.9 billion, about $4 billion less than Gov. Ron DeSantis requested.
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