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Browse public bills from the combined state legislature.

Missouri Organized Retail Theft and Repeat Property Crime Enforcement Act
Missouri would create a statewide task force in the Department of Public Safety to coordinate investigations and prosecutions of organized retail theft and repeat property crime across local jurisdictions. It also increases penalties for coordinated theft rings and repeat offenders while keeping judicial discretion and requiring annual reports to lawmakers.
Vermont Affordable Infill and Workforce Housing Act
This bill aims to boost Vermont housing by speeding permits for qualifying infill and mixed-income projects in growth areas, while offering tax credits, grants, and a rural/workforce housing fund for affordable, energy-efficient construction and rehab. It tries to balance more homes for working families with environmental protections and local planning input.
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The Delaware Workforce and Starter Housing Acceleration Act
This bill speeds up state review for mixed-income housing near jobs, transit, and existing utilities, while creating a state matching fund to help local governments pay for needed infrastructure. Projects must still follow environmental, safety, and local land-use rules, with priority for workforce and starter homes for low- and moderate-income households.
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Montana Rural Cost Relief and Agricultural Input Tax Reduction Act
This bill would temporarily cut Montana state taxes and regulatory fees for 18 months on dyed farm diesel, qualifying fertilizer and seed inputs, and essential rural in-state freight. It also requires streamlined eligibility rules and a public review of price and budget effects before the tax relief expires.
An Act to Expand Workforce and Mixed-Income Housing Near Transit
This bill would require transit-served Massachusetts communities to create at least one by-right multifamily housing zone near transit, while letting towns apply design, infrastructure, and environmental standards. It also rewards communities that allow mixed-income developments with affordable units and speeds state review to boost housing production for working families.
Arizona Border Coordination and Public Safety Reimbursement Act
This bill creates an Arizona DPS coordination program to share intelligence and run joint operations on unlawful border crossings, cartel activity, and human trafficking, while requiring quarterly reports. It also sets up a reimbursement fund to help local governments and public safety agencies cover documented immigration-related emergency response and prosecution costs, prioritizing border and high-impact communities.
Utah Family Housing Permitting and Infrastructure Coordination Act
This bill pushes fast-growing Utah cities and counties to speed up permitting for family housing projects that already meet current zoning and safety rules, using firm deadlines and a single coordinated review process. It also has state agencies provide model standards and technical help while keeping local control and all existing environmental, building, and public safety requirements in place.
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Oklahoma Cost Relief and Permitting Efficiency Act
This bill gives Oklahoma residents temporary cost-of-living relief by suspending state sales tax on groceries, cutting some fuel-related taxes and fees, and offering a one-year refundable tax credit for qualifying small businesses. It also speeds up routine commercial and infrastructure permits for twelve months, with the whole law expiring after a year unless renewed.
Arkansas Cost-of-Living Relief and Price Transparency Act
This bill gives temporary cost-of-living relief in Arkansas by cutting the state sales tax on groceries by 1 percentage point for 12 months and reducing passenger vehicle registration fees by 15 percent. It also increases utility rate scrutiny and creates grocery price transparency and consumer complaint reporting using existing enforcement authority and available appropriations.
Florida Workforce and Public Safety Cooperation Act
This bill would push Florida police, jails, and employers to cooperate more closely with federal immigration enforcement by honoring lawful detainer requests when possible and requiring E-Verify for many employers. It also adds audits, penalties, possible license suspensions for repeated knowing violations, and implementation rules framed around public safety and lawful employment.
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South Carolina Immigration Cooperation and Public Safety Act
This bill would require South Carolina law enforcement and detention facilities to cooperate with federal immigration authorities by honoring lawful detainers where allowed, giving advance notice of releases, and allowing access for identification and transfer. It also sets statewide compliance standards, quarterly reporting, and grant preferences for agencies that fully cooperate.
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Rhode Island College Affordability, Transfer Success, and Student Completion Act
This bill expands need-based aid for Rhode Island residents at public colleges, especially low-income and first-generation students, and funds transfer advising, credit-recognition coordination, and completion planning between community college and four-year schools. It also requires public colleges receiving funds to provide mental health counseling, academic advising, early-alert retention services, and annual outcome reporting.
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Florida Public Safety and Immigration Cooperation Act
This bill requires Florida state and local governments, including law enforcement, to use best efforts to cooperate with federal immigration authorities on identification, detention, transfer, and lawful status checks. It also bans local limits on that cooperation and allows state grant penalties for material non-compliance, while preserving exceptions for victims, witnesses, and emergency services.
Nebraska Main Street Inflation Relief Act
This bill would give Nebraska small businesses a 24-month break on some state costs by cutting sales tax in half on key operating inputs like utilities, shipping, packaging, and basic supplies, while also freezing and in some cases reducing state licensing, filing, and inspection fees. State agencies would have to make the program simple to use and report back on its fiscal impact and whether it actually lowered operating costs.
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South Dakota Local Land-Use Sovereignty and State Authorization Act
This bill would block South Dakota state agencies from helping carry out any new federal land-use or environmental rules affecting farmland, grazing, water use, or private property unless the Legislature specifically approves it or a court orders it. It frames that cooperation as a state-level choice and emphasizes local control and property rights.
Taxes Reform Act
The Taxes Reform Act is a very broad bill that says Mississippi should address tax concerns through clear standards, transparent reporting, and accountable implementation. Because it lacks specific tax rates, cuts, or enforcement details, voters are likely to judge it more as a vague good-governance statement than a concrete tax reform plan.
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Hawaii Workforce Housing Near Jobs and Transit Act
This bill speeds up approval for workforce housing near job centers and existing transit corridors in Hawaii, while requiring a meaningful share of units for modest-income households and compliance with building, environmental, and infrastructure rules. It also offers targeted tax incentives, infrastructure support, and agency coordination with counties to reduce permitting delays and expand attainable housing.
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South Carolina Immigration Enforcement Cooperation and Local Compliance Act
This bill would require South Carolina state and local agencies to cooperate with lawful federal immigration detainers and information-sharing requests, while banning local sanctuary-style policies that limit that cooperation. It also lets the State Attorney General investigate violations, seek court orders, and withhold certain state grant funds from jurisdictions that refuse to comply, subject to constitutional and legal exceptions.
Arizona Border Security Cooperation and County Support Act
This bill requires Arizona state and local law enforcement to cooperate with lawful federal border enforcement, raises penalties for organized human smuggling and repeat offenses, and creates a fund to reimburse border counties for public safety and infrastructure costs tied to unlawful migrant traffic. It frames that cooperation as subject to federal and constitutional law and requires annual appropriations and reporting.
Colorado Starter Homes and Transit-Oriented Housing Acceleration Act
This bill speeds up permitting for smaller and denser housing types in high-cost Colorado metro areas, especially near transit and job centers, if projects meet energy and safety rules. It also gives state grants to cities that shorten permit timelines, allow modest density, and cut parking minimums, while tracking housing production and energy savings.
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Virginia Rural and Veteran Healthcare Workforce Stabilization Act
Virginia would create a targeted program to bolster healthcare staffing in rural and underserved areas through temporary loan repayment and retention incentives, with priority for veterans and veteran-serving providers. It also expands rural telehealth support and improves state planning for medicines, mobile clinic supplies, and critical equipment to reduce care disruptions.
An Act to Expand Affordable and Energy-Efficient Housing Through Infill Development and Workforce Housing Incentives
This bill would make it easier to approve qualifying infill housing in existing village centers and downtowns, while offering state grants and low-interest financing for workforce and affordable housing. Projects receiving state incentives would also have to meet baseline energy-efficiency, weatherization, and sustainable building standards.
The Infill Housing Acceleration and Tenant Protection Act
This bill speeds up approval of qualifying infill and affordable multifamily housing in urban areas by imposing clearer state permitting timelines, reducing duplicative review for compliant projects, and rewarding cities that hit permitting benchmarks. In exchange for state funds, local governments must adopt tenant protections for assisted projects, including just-cause eviction standards, relocation assistance tied to displacement, affordability covenants, and annual public reporting.
An Act to Accelerate Housing Production and Support Transit-Oriented Workforce Development in Washington
This bill aims to speed up housing construction in Washington by setting clearer permitting timelines, cutting duplicative reviews, and prioritizing projects that already fit local zoning. It also offers tax, grant, and infrastructure support for middle-income and workforce housing near transit and job centers, with public reporting on results.
New Jersey Transit-Oriented Infill and Anti-Displacement Act
This bill speeds up local review for mixed-income housing and mixed-use projects near transit in New Jersey, especially on vacant, blighted, or remediated brownfield sites. In exchange for priority access to certain state funds, projects must include at least 20% affordable units and anti-displacement measures like relocation assistance and right-to-return.
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Community Stadium District and Small Business Participation Act
This bill creates a Community Stadium District to tie any publicly backed pro football venue to local economic benefits, including small-business contracting quotas, prevailing wage, local hiring, apprenticeship use, and protections against displacement. It also sets up a fund financed by ticket surcharges, sponsorship revenue, and capped tax-increment revenue to support in-district small businesses while barring public money from covering the team ownership’s private costs.
Pennsylvania Industrial Jobs and Workforce Revitalization Act
This bill creates targeted tax credits and workforce training grants for advanced manufacturing, energy production, and steel supply chain employers that create or keep full-time jobs in distressed Pennsylvania communities. It prioritizes high-unemployment areas and requires training partnerships, in-state hiring and wage standards, annual reporting, and clawbacks if companies miss job promises.
New Jersey Mixed-Income Infill and Transit Communities Act
This bill speeds up state review for mixed-income infill and transit-oriented housing near stations, bus corridors, redevelopment areas, and remediated brownfields if projects include affordable units. It ties state aid and incentives to anti-displacement plans while keeping environmental review, local input, and compliance with labor and fair housing laws.
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Idaho Repeat Violent Offender and Organized Property Crime Enforcement Act
This Idaho bill increases penalties for repeat violent offenders, creates a separate crime for organized retail and cargo theft by groups, and lets prosecutors combine related thefts in a common scheme for charging. It also funds county prosecutors, rural sheriffs, and multi-jurisdiction task forces, with annual reporting on enforcement and recidivism.
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An Act Relating to Affordable and Energy-Efficient Housing Growth
This bill aims to increase Vermont housing by speeding permits for qualifying infill and mixed-income projects, offering tax credits and grants for affordable and rural workforce housing, and promoting reuse of underused buildings for homes. It also ties assistance to practical energy-efficiency standards to reduce utility costs and focuses growth where roads, water, and sewer already exist.