State Legislature Bills

This bill creates a voluntary statewide system in Michigan for law enforcement agencies to share intelligence and coordinate on organized retail theft, gun trafficking, and repeat violent offenders, while offering grants for local technology and task forces. It also adds oversight through audits, data-retention limits, training standards, and public reporting aimed at protecting civil liberties.

Wisconsin would create a state initiative to grow manufacturing and skilled-trades jobs by expanding apprenticeships and offering tax credits and redevelopment grants for factories in vacant industrial areas. Companies receiving incentives would have to meet local hiring, apprenticeship, and wage reporting standards, with extra priority for projects that clean up long-unused sites and build in-state supply chains.

This bill requires Oklahoma state and local agencies, sheriffs, police departments, and detention facilities to cooperate with lawful federal immigration detainer requests, share booking and release information, and avoid any local policies that limit that cooperation. It also empowers the Attorney General to investigate violations and seek court action, while stating that enforcement must still follow constitutional protections, due process, and court orders.

This bill lets certain Maine fishing and port towns create special housing zones to speed up year-round affordable homes, ADUs, and mixed-use housing, while offering state grants, financing, and tax incentives for projects serving local workers. It aims to keep working waterfront communities livable for fishermen, teachers, health care staff, and other essential employees through affordability and occupancy requirements.

This bill would require South Carolina law enforcement to cooperate with federal immigration authorities when unlawfully present individuals are charged with or convicted of crimes, and it would expand mandatory E-Verify use for many employers. It also adds tougher consequences for employer noncompliance and allows immigration status-related aggravating sentencing in some cases while preserving emergency services, K-12 access, due process, and victim/witness cooperation.

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.

This Georgia bill creates a coordinated state enforcement package to help prosecutors, police, courts, and retail investigators better track repeat violent felony and organized retail theft cases across jurisdictions. It also funds task forces and case management support, adds pretrial compliance monitoring, and requires annual public reports on timelines and repeat-offense outcomes.

This bill would give Georgians two years of cost-of-living relief by suspending sales tax on groceries, cutting vehicle registration fees by 25%, and capping certain permitting fees for homebuilding and small business energy-efficiency upgrades. It also speeds up state reviews for qualifying housing, grid modernization, and in-state energy projects that already meet existing safety and environmental standards.

The Rural Law Enforcement Enhancement Act proposes increased state funding for rural law enforcement agencies in Montana to combat rising crime rates and enhance community safety through better training, equipment, and personnel.

The Texas Energy Security and Power Act of 2026 aims to promote natural gas and advanced nuclear energy, enhance the ERCOT electric grid's security, and foster public-private partnerships, all while streamlining permitting processes and avoiding new taxes.