33rd Annual Legislative Seminar - Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va.
Week six of the 2026 Iowa Legislative Session marked the first major milestone of the 2026 legislative session: the first funnel. By Friday, February 20, most bills that were introduced in either chamber must be voted out of...more
First on the Legislative Agenda: Memorial for Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman - The Minnesota Legislature returned to St. Paul on Tuesday to begin the 2026 Legislative Session. Official actions were very limited as both...more
The Iowa Legislature is once again on track to set records in 2026. Current bill introductions match the pace of last year’s record-breaking number of bill introductions, and the current subcommittee count is just shy of...more
The Minnesota Legislature reconvenes on Tuesday, February 17, for the 2026 legislative session, but expect the first day to only include ceremonial activities along with a day of remembrance for Speaker Emerita Melissa...more
The first day featured leadership speeches and procedural business. Speeches from Iowa governmental leaders will continue, and major highlights and takeaways will be published in our legislative update at the end of the week....more
As Iowa closes out 2025, a wave of political, budgetary, and administrative developments is setting the stage for a consequential 2026 legislative session. From upcoming special elections and new committee leadership to the...more
On Feb. 4, 2025, Virginia Speaker of the House Don Scott announced the creation of short-term emergency committee to address federal program cuts and layoffs. On March 8, 2025, Senate Finance and Appropriations Chairwoman...more
DFL Wins 40B Special Election - The most important event impacting the State Capitol this week occurred in parts of Roseville and Shoreview, where DFLer David Gottfried defeated Republican Paul Wikstrom by almost 6,000...more
House Organizes (Finally!) - After more than three weeks of Democrat members boycotting session to deny quorum and multiple lawsuits playing out in the Court system, the DFL and GOP leaders of the Minnesota House of...more
Legislative Day 40 is a roller coaster, full of ups, downs, and zero gravity turns (also known as conference committee reports). One goes from celebrating a bill achieving final passage to lamenting a measure being gutted...more
Show us the money! In an early morning meeting on Tuesday, the House Appropriations Committee and its subcommittees unveiled the House version of the FY 2025 Budget. While there are many goodies in the $36.1 billion spending...more
Closing out Week 17 of the 2023 Legislative Session - All eyes are on the calendar as adjournment looms. The hopeful have pegged the date at May 12, though with large disparities in the budget between the Senate and...more
Since 2020, in the wake of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) established in the EU, there has been a growing wave of U.S. states enacting omnibus laws governing the privacy of personal information (i.e.,...more
Closing out Week 5 of the 2023 Legislative Session - The House passed the FY’23 Budget Adjustment Act on a vote of 107-33. Republicans objected to allocating an additional $50 million to the Vermont Housing and...more
Closing out Week 3 of the 2023 Legislative Session - The theme of Week 3 was “money.” The Emergency Board shared the state’s Revenue Forecast Update with legislators. Due to the influx of unpreceded federal economic...more
The General Assembly’s Appropriations Committees resumed today on their work around the Governor’s recommendations for FY 2021 Amended and FY 2022 budgets. Today’s focal points were the state’s health and human services’...more
Appropriations committee reviews health care workforce bill - The House Appropriations committee reviewed H.607 on Tuesday, a bill aimed at increasing the health care workforce in Vermont. The bill requires the Vermont...more
On January 29, 2020, the Maryland State Senate’s Budget and Taxation Committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 2, which would create the Digital Advertising Gross Revenues Tax. The tax would be imposed on a taxpayer’s Maryland...more
The 2020 session of the 88th General Assembly (GA) began Monday, January 13th. Legislative Branch Developments - Makeup of the 88th General Assembly - Republicans maintain their majority in both chambers, though...more
As you know, the 2020 Regular Session of the West Virginia Legislature commenced on January 8. As of this writing, the House has introduced 903 bills, while the Senate has introduced 467. We will be reporting on and tracking...more