State Legislature Bills

The bill offers performance-based tax credits, workforce grants, and coordinated time-limited permitting for coal modernization, natural-gas infrastructure, mine-land reclamation, and emerging energy projects that create West Virginia jobs while retaining environmental and safety standards.

Establishes a state grant program to expand rural mental-health care through telehealth equipment, traveling licensed counselors, clinic partnerships, and confidential services, subject to appropriations and licensing rules.

The bill broadly addresses statewide climate concerns by calling for clear standards, transparent reporting, and accountable implementation, but it provides no specific mandates, targets, costs, or enforcement mechanisms.

The bill authorizes Wyoming’s governor to negotiate cooperative agreements with federal agencies on land use, energy, wildfire prevention, wildlife, access, and conservation while protecting lawful industry, private property rights, public accountability, and existing environmental safeguards.

The bill creates a state-administered grant and technical assistance program to help rural communities strengthen roads, bridges, emergency communications, and backup power against floods, winter storms, and grid disruptions.

Establishes a refundable tax credit of up to $5,000 for qualifying New York small businesses facing rising operating costs, with added workforce-retention incentives, fraud safeguards, annual reporting, and funding subject to legislative appropriation.

Creates a competitive state grant program for repairing roads, bridges, water systems, and transit facilities, prioritizing underserved communities, safety, Wisconsin workers, apprenticeships, and lawful labor agreements. Funding would be determined through Wisconsin’s biennial budget.

The bill increases sentences for crimes intended to intimidate or retaliate against people engaged in lawful civic activity. It also funds security, emergency training, and de-escalation grants for civic events and houses of worship, with safeguards for speech and public reporting.

The bill expedites permitting for fossil-fuel and renewable-energy projects while retaining environmental safeguards and directing part of the resulting state revenue to infrastructure, emergency services, and restoration in affected communities.

Establishes uniform broadband permitting and competitive public-private grants to expand affordable high-speed internet in unserved and low-income Minnesota communities while retaining safety and right-of-way protections.