Yearly Archives: 2022

What’s on the Agenda for State Lawmakers in 2023? A Look at Pre-Filed Legislation

2023-09-11T00:51:59-04:00

Photo credit: iStock.com/RAUL RODRIGUEZ In 2023, every state legislature in the country will meet, with the vast majority beginning their sessions in January.  While lawmakers might not meet until next month (or later), most states allow lawmakers to prepare pre-filed legislation.  Only 13 state legislative bodies do not allow for the pre-filing of legislation. Pre-filing legislation allows bills to [...]

What’s on the Agenda for State Lawmakers in 2023? A Look at Pre-Filed Legislation2023-09-11T00:51:59-04:00

2022 Issue Recap: Minimum Wage Increases

2023-09-11T01:43:04-04:00

Photo credit: iStock.com/Jennifer Miranda In 2022, there has been a sizable amount of legislative activity surrounding state minimum wages across the country, following a flurry of activity in 2021. Most recently, voters in the midterm elections were able to directly impact their respective state's minimum wage, with Nebraska, Nevada, and the District of Columbia all [...]

2022 Issue Recap: Minimum Wage Increases2023-09-11T01:43:04-04:00

Employee Leave Regulations

2022-11-28T13:29:02-05:00

Photo credit: iStock.com/designer491 Various kinds of leave exist for workers, such as family leave, sick leave, parental leave, and vacation leave. In addition to these more traditional types of leave, after the Covid-19 pandemic, state lawmakers across the country took further action to introduce laws and regulations to protect individuals in the event that they [...]

Employee Leave Regulations2022-11-28T13:29:02-05:00

Telehealth Legislation: 2022 Update

2022-11-22T10:15:48-05:00

Photo credit: iStock.com/Tippapatt In 2021, DMGS discussed the increased push for remote telehealth services due to the Covid-19 pandemic and new insurance policies and legislation enacted. One year later, we revisit this topic to examine how telehealth service in various states has expanded further under state and federal law. On March 15, 2022, President Biden [...]

Telehealth Legislation: 2022 Update2022-11-22T10:15:48-05:00

EV Charging Stations & Zoning Requirements

2023-09-11T00:38:52-04:00

Photo credit: iStock.com/sarawuth702 Electric vehicles (EVs) have grown in popularity as the United States attempts to reduce carbon emissions. From 2017 to 2021, the United States grew from 3,000 EV charging stations to 22,000 EV charging stations. President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal included a provision that invests $5 billion, creating a national network of EV [...]

EV Charging Stations & Zoning Requirements2023-09-11T00:38:52-04:00

Weekly State of the States: November 18th

2023-09-11T01:43:05-04:00

One week after the midterms, some states are still counting votes, while other incoming administrations are appointing transition teams, and incumbents who won re-election stated agenda items for their next terms. State officials around the country also considered judicial retirements and appointments, budget items, weather emergency declarations, and food assistance, among other items. Also [...]

Weekly State of the States: November 18th2023-09-11T01:43:05-04:00

Legislation Requiring Firearm Liability Insurance

2023-09-11T01:43:06-04:00

Photo credit: iStock.com/Josiah S There is insurance for everything: houses, cars, healthcare costs, and pets. Some are required but some, such as pet insurance and insurance for firearms, are not universally required in many states. In 2019, council members from San Jose, California, were the first to introduce legislation to require firearm owners to own [...]

Legislation Requiring Firearm Liability Insurance2023-09-11T01:43:06-04:00

Contraceptive Access Legislation

2022-11-16T13:36:27-05:00

Photo credit: iStock.com/bbourdages In anticipation of and in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overrule Roe v. Wade in its Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization opinion, many states took immediate action to enshrine residents’ right to privacy in different ways, including measures to protect residents’ freedom to acquire and use contraceptives. California [...]

Contraceptive Access Legislation2022-11-16T13:36:27-05:00

Legislation Supporting Domestic Violence Victims

2023-09-11T00:52:01-04:00

Photo credit: iStock.com/Tinnakorn Jorruang In 1989, Congress declared October National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. In the time since, nearly 10 million U.S. residents experience physical abuse at the hands of an intimate partner each year. One in every four women and one in every seven men report intimate partner violence during their lifetimes. Many victims [...]

Legislation Supporting Domestic Violence Victims2023-09-11T00:52:01-04:00

Weekly State of the States: 2022 Election Results Edition

2023-09-11T01:43:07-04:00

This week was dominated by election-related news coverage across the country, where democrats fared much better than anticipated. As a result, the legislatures in Michigan and Minnesota have flipped control from R to D (DFL Party in MN) and the Pennsylvania state House is on the verge of flipping from R to D as well. [...]

Weekly State of the States: 2022 Election Results Edition2023-09-11T01:43:07-04:00
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