For the Week of May 19, 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
STATE LEGISLATURES MEETING THIS WEEK:
CALIFORNIA
On May 21, the Assembly Appropriations Committee will meet to discuss AB 39, which requires each city, county, or city and county to create and adopt an electrification, decarbonization, or community energy plan.
Contact: Ian Thompson
On May 23, the Senate Appropriations Committee will meet to discuss bills including the following:
- SB 833, which requires operators that deploy AI to establish a human oversight mechanism to monitor operations and approve any action proposed by the AI system before it is made.
Contact: Seth Johnson - SB 503, which requires the Department of Health Care Access and Information and the Department of Technology to establish an advisory board on the use of artificial intelligence in health care services.
Contact: Seth Johnson
MAINE
On May 20, the Joint Health Coverage, Insurance, and Financial Services Committee will meet to discuss LD 1674, which requires insurers to submit an annual report disclosing factors including greenhouse gas emissions associated with financing and investment.
Contact: Matthew Wallack
On May 23, the Joint Judiciary Committee will meet to discuss LD 1552, which prohibits a landlord from using an algorithmic device or artificial intelligence in setting the amount of rent for the occupancy of a residential property.
Contact: Seth Johnson
MISSOURI
On May 19, the Jackson County Legislature will consider an ordinance related to discrimination in public accommodation.
Contact: Stephanie Rojo
NEW YORK
On May 20, the Senate Finance Committee will meet to discuss SB 1464, which establishes the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act.
Contact: Stephanie Obieroma
On May 20, the Senate Judiciary Committee will meet to discuss SB 2698, which amends the civil practice law and rules by requiring that that any paper or file served that was drafted with the assistance of generative artificial intelligence must attach to the filing a separate affidavit disclosing such use.
Contact: Seth Johnson
OHIO
On May 20, the House Technology and Innovation Committee will meet to discuss HB 185, which concerns the unauthorized use of an individual's persona and to prohibit unauthorized deepfake recordings.
Contact: Seth Johnson
RHODE ISLAND
On May 21, the House Finance Committee will meet to discuss HB 5738, which provides a tax credit to individual taxpayers who converter their gas-powered vehicles into a vehicle propelled by an alternative fuel source.
Contact: Maxwell Klein
TEXAS
On May 22, the Austin City Council will consider approving a resolution directing the City Manager to analyze city-owned property and property owned or operated by other local governmental entities within the Austin Energy load zone for solar generation potential, make recommendations for priority projects, and return to the Council with the recommendations and analysis needed to implement development.
Contact: Stephanie Rojo
VIRGINIA
On May 21, the Richmond Finance and Economic Development Standing Committee will consider an ordinance amending the City Code to establish a disposable plastic bag tax.
Contact: Stephanie Rojo
