State Legislature Bills

The bill appropriates $250 million for affordable housing, workforce training, small-business financing, energy savings, transportation, broadband, and targeted investment in underserved Pennsylvania communities. It also requires matching funds for many recipients, public performance reporting, independent evaluations, and clawbacks for misuse or nonperformance.

The bill offers targeted bonuses to retain teachers in high-need subjects and rural districts, streamlines certification for qualified professionals and out-of-state educators, and funds mentoring, shared staffing, and professional development in rural schools.

The bill requires local governments to permit duplexes, townhomes, and small multifamily buildings near frequent transit while streamlining affordable and workforce housing reviews under objective standards. Existing health, safety, environmental, public notice, and appeal protections remain.

The bill aligns Michigan workforce training with demonstrated employer demand, prioritizes high-demand careers and statewide access, and requires measurable employment outcomes. It favors existing resources and successful programs before creating new spending or administrative structures.

The bill offers grants, tax credits, and other aid for mixed-income housing near public transit, provided projects include below-market and accessible units. It also requires municipalities to expedite reviews while retaining health, safety, environmental, and historic-preservation standards.

Creates state grants and incentives for cities that expedite middle-income housing near frequent transit and existing infrastructure, while requiring affordability, labor, relocation, right-to-return, and anti-displacement protections.

The bill requires municipalities to adopt predictable workforce-housing rules, including review deadlines and by-right approval for compliant projects. It also offers competitive infrastructure grants to towns that approve qualifying housing while protecting essential services.

Provides grants, low-interest financing, and targeted tax credits for workforce and middle-income housing projects, prioritizing long-term affordability, local labor, existing infrastructure, streamlined reviews, and annual public reporting.

Requires Idaho employers and state-funded contractors to use E-Verify for new hires, with complaint investigations, cure periods, escalating civil penalties, and safeguards against discrimination or state enforcement of federal immigration law.

The bill promises to create 1,000,000 jobs and raise Virginia’s minimum wage, but provides no wage level, funding source, timeline, or implementation plan.