For the Week of October 20, 2025
View our legislative session calendar here.
- In session or committee meetings: Blue
- Upcoming or in special session: Red
- Adjourned or in recess: Grey
Also meeting: DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, PUERTO RICO, GUAM, NORTH MARIANA ISLANDS and UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS.
STATE AND LOCAL HIGHLIGHTS
CALIFORNIA
On October 20, the Palm Springs City Council will introduce an ordinance regarding the annual cap on the number of vacation rentals that can occur on residential property within the city. The Council will also discuss and provide possible direction regarding other aspects of the city’s vacation rental ordinance.
Contact: Stephanie Rojo
On October 21, the Los Angeles Government Operations Committee will consider a motion relative to ensuring the municipal electrification, solar, and battery decarbonization master plan has a focus on opportunities that lower municipal solar bills and generate renewable energy and storage to maximize greenhouse gas elimination, and related matters.
Contact: Stephanie Rojo
OHIO
On October 21, the House Committee on Technology and Innovation will meet to discuss HB 469, which determines that AI systems are nonsentient entities for all purposes under the law.
Contact: Seth Johnson
On October 21, Columbus Councilmember Christopher L. Wyche will host a public hearing to discuss the revised utility reselling code change draft, which would prevent utility reselling in multi-family buildings to ensure renters have consumer protections and transparency in utility billing.
Contact: Stephanie Rojo
On October 23, Columbus Councilmember Lourdes Barroso de Padilla will host a public hearing to discuss her Columbus Pay Transparency Initiative and the next phase of her pay equity legislation. As part of Columbus Forward, this initiative seeks to ensure job seekers know what positions pay before they apply, helping to create a fairer hiring process for everyone.
Contact: Stephanie Rojo
WISCONSIN
On October 22, the Assembly Committee on Science, Technology, and AI will meet to discuss AB 415, which prohibits state employees and contractors from downloading, using, or accessing a social media platform, software application, or artificial intelligence tool that is owned or operated by an entity located in a foreign country of concern.
Contact: Seth Johnson
