State Legislature Bills

The bill would ban Red No. 3 and purely cosmetic artificial red dyes in pet food sold in Indiana beginning in 2028. It also requires nutritional and labeling standards, authorizes inspections, and imposes penalties of up to $5,000 for repeated violations.

The bill requires Arizona state and local agencies to cooperate with federal immigration authorities when people unlawfully present are charged with or convicted of crimes, bans policies that block that cooperation, and restricts state-funded public benefits for undocumented immigrants to emergency care, required K-12 education, and other legally mandated services.

This bill would speed up permits for workforce and middle-income housing, especially near high-capacity transit, while allowing cities to convert some underused commercial and office land into housing more easily. It also offers state planning and infrastructure grants to local governments that expand housing capacity and reduce delays.

This bill would try to boost affordable housing in California by speeding up approvals for qualifying infill and mixed-income projects, while offering tax credits and low-interest financing to convert vacant commercial and public buildings into housing. It also gives grants to local governments that adopt anti-displacement policies like emergency rental assistance, eviction right-to-counsel, and tenant preservation plans in high-rent areas.

This bill would authorize a massive energy and infrastructure project near Richmond, Indiana, including underground utility relocation, a new reservoir, an underwater dual-reactor nuclear facility, and upgrades for five nearby fire departments. It promises resilience and power reliability, but would likely raise major questions about cost, land use, environmental risk, and the unusual underwater reactor concept.

This bill creates temporary Texas tax abatements and limited infrastructure support for large projects like sports venues, factories, data centers, and mixed-use developments if they meet job and revenue targets. It also adds fast-track permitting, annual reporting, clawbacks for missed promises, and a five-year sunset.

This bill would raise Illinois’ minimum wage to $20 per hour starting January 1, 2027. It offers a large pay increase for low-wage workers but could also raise labor costs for employers.

This bill cracks down on illegal telemarketing and scam robocalls in Colorado by creating steep civil penalties, allowing consumers to sue, giving the Attorney General stronger enforcement tools, and requiring phone carriers to provide call authentication and free robocall blocking. It also creates a restitution fund for victims and mandates annual public reporting on enforcement and carrier compliance.

Virginia would finance a new Level 2 stadium for the Richmond Capitols, while requiring average ticket prices to stay capped at $150 for the next two seasons. The project also ties the stadium area to a Metro extension and a transit-oriented development plan.

Colorado would speed up permitting for multifamily and mixed-use housing near transit, set statewide application timelines, and offer tax credits and infrastructure grants for energy-efficient, workforce, and adaptive-reuse projects while leaving local health and safety enforcement in place.