For the Week of February 17, 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:
ALASKA
The House State Affairs Committee will meet on February 20 to discuss HB 25, which prohibits restaurants from giving prepared food in polystyrene foam disposable food service ware.
Contact: Sophie Russinoff
ARIZONA
On February 19, the Phoenix City Council will hold a public hearing on a proposed text amendment to the Phoenix Zoning Ordinance to establish standards for Multi-Family Conversion of obsolete commercial, office, and/or mixed-use buildings.
Contact: Stephanie Rojo
COLORADO
On February 19, the Fort Collins City Council will consider an ordinance amending the Municipal Code to be consistent with the state’s Plastic Pollution Reduction Act (PPRA), that prohibits stores from providing single-use plastic carryout bags and retail food establishments from distributing expanded polystyrene containers.
Contact: Stephanie Rojo
CONNECTICUT
The Joint Committee on Environment will meet on February 19 to discuss legislative proposals including:
- HB 6917, which requires the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection to submit a report on matters relating to the environment on the need for and viability of establishing an extended producer responsibility program for consumer packaging in the state
Contact: Stephanie Obieroma
- SB 887, which exempts any polymer-coated durable items that the United States Food and Drug Administration authorizes for food contact from certain PFAS-related statutory requirements for consumer goods
Contact: Stephanie Obieroma
ILLINOIS
On February 18, the House Energy and the Environment Committee will meet to discuss HB 1295, which requires a manufacturer of a product sold, offered for sale, or distributed in the State that contains intentionally added PFAS to submit to the Environmental Protection Agency specified information as outlined in the measure.
Contact: Stephanie Obieroma
MARYLAND
The House Environment and Transportation Committee will meet on February 20 to discuss HB 897, which directs the Department of Transportation to estimate the number of electric vehicles in operation in the state necessary to achieve certain goals and estimate the number and determine the density and location of public and private electric vehicle charging stations necessary to conveniently sustain the number of vehicles estimated to be needed.
Contact: Maxwell Klein
The House Economic Matters Committee will meet on February 21 to discuss HB 1225, which requires the Public Service Commission to adopt requirements for vehicle and building electrification and guidelines for electricity load forecasts.
Contact: Ian Thompson
The Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee will meet on February 21 to discuss SB 704, which requires the State Department of Education to conduct an evaluation on the use and potential use of artificial intelligence in public schools.
Contact: Seth Johnson
NEW HAMPSHIRE
The House Commerce and Consumer Affairs Committee will meet on February 19 to discuss HB 556, which states no person shall sell or offer for sale in this state any product labeled as biodegradable or compostable unless the product meets third-party certification.
Contact: Stephanie Obieroma
NORTH CAROLINA
The House Judiciary Committee 1 will meet on February 18 to discuss HB 62, which prohibits banks from denying or canceling services to an agriculture producer based on their greenhouse gas emissions, use of fossil-fuel derived fertilizer, or use of fossil-fuel powered machinery.
Contact: Matthew Wallack
TEXAS
On February 17, the Lewisville City Council will receive public input on current Short-Term Rental (STR) Regulations, potential future density restrictions (how many STRs can be located in one area) and/or potential limit on the total number of STR permits issued city-wide.
Contact: Stephanie Rojo
UTAH
The House Education Committee will meet on February 18 to discuss HB 168, which establishes the Artificial Intelligence in Education Task Force.
Contact: Seth Johnson
WASHINGTON
The House Environment and Energy Committee will meet on February 18 to discuss HB 1607, which requires a producer to appoint a recycling refund producer responsibility organization (PRO) to address its covered materials.
Contact: Stephanie Obieroma
The House Labor and Workplace Standards Committee will meet on February 19 to discuss HB 1672, which regulates how employers in Washington can use electronic monitoring and automated decision systems in the workplace.
Contact: John Casparino
The Senate Labor and Commerce Committee will meet on February 21 to discuss SB 5422, which states employers may bargain over the decision to adopt or modify artificial intelligence technology if the adoption or modification affects employees’ wages, hours, or other terms and conditions of employment.
Contact: Seth Johnson
