State Legislature Bills

This bill would bar North Dakota from using state staff, money, or resources to enforce new federal emergency, land-use, or resource-control actions affecting land, water, energy, agriculture, or minerals unless state leaders specifically approve it. It preserves compliance with final court orders, existing agreements, and constitutional obligations.

This bill would suspend Kansas sales tax on groceries for 12 months and require stricter, faster review of electric, gas, and water utility rate hikes, especially those exceeding inflation. It is framed as targeted cost-of-living relief while keeping utility oversight and service reliability in place.

This bill creates an Ohio program to fund workforce housing near industrial corridors, manufacturing sites, and apprenticeship hubs through grants, low-interest loans, and tax incentives. It ties aid to union or prevailing-wage labor, local hiring, apprenticeship participation, and long-term affordability, with priority for teachers, first responders, trades workers, and manufacturing employees.

This bill tightens Mississippi ethics rules by expanding financial disclosure requirements, forcing recusals in state contracting when direct conflicts exist, increasing penalties for contract steering, and making disclosures and recusals public online. It also directs the Ethics Commission to standardize compliance and enforcement guidance to improve accountability.

This bill would require Oklahoma agencies and state contractors, where federal law allows, to verify lawful presence or work authorization for certain state benefits and job-related assistance, while exempting emergency services, K-12 education, and other protected services. It also expands coordination between state agencies and federal authorities on trafficking, human smuggling, and related cross-border crime, with privacy and due process safeguards.

This bill creates a New Mexico program to expand primary care, behavioral health, and telehealth in rural and tribal communities through clinician loan repayment, clinic and mobile unit grants, and broadband-supported telehealth coordination. It focuses on provider shortages, maternal health, substance use treatment, and mental health access in underserved areas.

This bill would change Indiana’s school funding formula to give extra aid for low-income students, English learners, homeless students, and high-need districts, while requiring the money to go toward classroom supports and student services. It also creates grants to help underserved districts recruit and keep teachers and requires annual public reporting on funding, staffing, and student outcomes.

The Education Reform Act is a broad Maryland education bill focused on setting clear standards, requiring transparent reporting, and emphasizing accountable implementation to improve outcomes. Because the text is very general and lacks specific policy changes, voters are likely to react more to the themes than to concrete effects.

This bill speeds up permitting for workforce and affordable housing near job centers, transit, and existing infrastructure in Hawaii, while offering tax credits, infrastructure help, and financing support for projects that reserve many units for low- and moderate-income residents. It also favors Hawaii-based builders and nonprofits using local labor, while keeping design, environmental, and community standards in place.

This bill creates a New York grant program to help public schools expand on-site mental health counseling, absenteeism intervention, dropout-prevention case management, and referral partnerships for at-risk students. It prioritizes high-need districts and requires annual reports on participation, attendance, graduation outcomes, and implementation needs.