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Senate Committee to Vote on Bipartisan Rail Safety Bill
May 9 2023 // The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday will vote on sweeping bipartisan rail safety legislation prompted by a Norfolk Southern-operated train derailment on Feb. 3 in Ohio. Committee Chair Maria Cantwell, a...
Florida Senate Approves Amended Insurer Accountability Act, Removes Some Reporting
Apr 28 2023 // The Florida Senate has unanimously approved an amended version of the Insurer Accountability Act, removing some reporting requirements for property insurers. The amended bill would continue to bar insurers from altering...
Florida Lawmakers Approve Catalytic Converter Bill, Senate Passes Windshield Limits
Apr 21 2023 // The Florida House of Representatives has approved a bill that would stiffen penalties for catalytic converter theft and would make it easier to prove intent. Senate Bill 306 now goes to the governor for his signature. The...
Senate Leader Calls for AI Rules as ChatGPT Surges in Popularity
Apr 14 2023 // Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Thursday he had launched an effort to establish rules on artificial intelligence to address national security and education concerns, as use of programs like ChatGPT becomes...
NC Senate Approves Bill Giving Lawmakers, Insurance Commissioner More Appointments to Boards
Apr 10 2023 // The North Carolina General Assembly would get to choose more members of several powerful state commissions, including the Utilities Commission, an economic investment committee, and environmental and health boards, under...
South Carolina Senate Moves to Ban Foreign Adversaries from Owning Land in State
Mar 29 2023 // South Carolina’s Republican-controlled Senate passed a bill Thursday that would bar citizens of “foreign adversary” nations from buying property in the state, an anti-espionage measure that critics fear...
New York Senate Passes Bill Requiring Insurance Disclosure on Pipeline Projects
Mar 20 2023 // The New York Senate has unanimously approved legislation that requires the disclosure of insurance information on permit applications for the construction of pipelines traversing any freshwater wetlands in the state. The...
Vermont Senate Advances Liability Shield for Abortion and Transgender Care Providers
Mar 20 2023 // The Vermont Senate on Friday passed a bill that aims to protect health care workers from disciplinary action for providing abortions and gender-affirming health care, and change insurance premium charges related to such...
Florida House, Senate Committees Advance Slightly Different Tort-Reform Measures
Mar 17 2023 // A Florida bill that would clamp further limits on attorney fees and litigation passed another Senate committee Thursday, moving it closer to a Senate floor vote. Senate Bill 236, sponsored by Sen. Travis Hutson, R-Palm...
Alabama Senate Panel Wants $1B in Pandemic Relief for Infrastructure, Broadband
Mar 17 2023 // Alabama lawmakers on Wednesday advanced a House-passed plan to use the state’s final $1 billion in federal pandemic relief funds largely on a mix of water and sewer infrastructure, broadband expansion and health care...
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Urges Federal Safety Probe Into All Major Freight Railroads
Mar 16 2023 // U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Wednesday urged a federal investigation into safety practices of all seven major freight railroads, following the East Palestine, Ohio derailment of a Norfolk Southern Corp....
Georgia Senate Gives Final Approval to School Safety Bill
Mar 15 2023 // The Georgia Senate gave final approval Monday to a school safety bill pushed by Gov. Brian Kemp that includes annual active shooter drills, sending it to the Republican governor’s desk for his signature. The Senate...
Florida Senate Committee Approves Tort-Reform Bill, but Changes Are Possible
Mar 8 2023 // A Florida bill that aims to further limit injury and insurance litigation and attorney fees passed a state Senate committee Tuesday after heavy debate – but with few amendments at the opening day of the state’s...
NC Senate Advances Bill to Stiffen Penalties for Attacks on Utility Stations
Mar 2 2023 // Nearly three months after attacks on electrical substations caused a dayslong power outage in central North Carolina, a state Senate committee advanced legislation Tuesday that would stiffen penalties for intentionally...
Kentucky Senate Votes to Provide Teachers with Liability Insurance for Lawsuits
Feb 27 2023 // The Kentucky Senate voted Friday to provide teachers with liability insurance coverage as a cushion against financial losses when forced to defend themselves against work-related lawsuits. The bill would require Kentucky...
Georgia Senate Votes To Regulate Vaping Same as Smoking
Feb 17 2023 // Georgia lawmakers are moving to restrict vaping in public spaces. The state Senate voted 51-3 on Wednesday to pass Senate Bill 47, which would regulate vaping in the same way the state already regulates smoking. The...
Virginia Senate Committee Advances Gun Bills After School Shootings
Jan 25 2023 // A Democrat-led Virginia Senate panel voted Monday to advance a range of gun control bills, including legislation meant to address recent campus shootings at the University of Virginia and a Newport News elementary...
Dutch Senate Expands Constitutional Ban on Discrimination
Jan 19 2023 // THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch Senate on Tuesday approved an amendment to the country’s constitution, expanding its first article to specifically ban discrimination based on sexual orientation or...
Wisconsin GOP Lawmakers Move Closer to Legalizing Medical Marijuana
Jan 9 2023 // MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Republican lawmakers who control the Wisconsin Legislature are moving closer to supporting the legalization of medical marijuana, after years of fighting efforts to loosen the state’s laws, the...
Texas Republicans, Financial Executives Spar Over Climate Actions
Dec 16 2022 // Financial executives and Texas state senators clashed over company concerns for climate change at a hearing on Thursday, a rare in-person confrontation as Republicans ramp up attacks on the use of environmental, social and...
