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Amended Texas mini-TCPA will go into effect on September 1, 2025

On September 1, 2025, Texas Senate Bill 140 (SB 140) will go into effect, significantly expanding the scope of telemarketing regulations in Texas. SB 140 impacts multiple subsections of Texas Business and Commerce Code...more

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Maryland Legislative and Regulatory Changes Impacting the Cannabis Industry

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June has been a busy month for the cannabis industry in Maryland! Read on for updates regarding statutory and regulatory changes that will shape the industry moving forward. The most significant developments include: ...more

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New Illinois Laws Aim to Address Health Disparities

Since 2022, Illinois has enacted two laws that aim to meet federal requirements for promoting health equity and are pertinent to healthcare providers. Beginning in 2025, certain licensed healthcare providers in Illinois will...more

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Blockchain Week in Review - March 2021

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The nominee for chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Gary Gensler, testifies before the Senate Banking Committee. The Senate Banking Committee held a hearing on the nomination of Gary Gensler to serve as...more

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Beltway Buzz - January 2020

2020 Preview. -= Federal lawmakers returned to Washington, D.C., this week to kick off the second session of the 116th Congress. With national political elections 10 months away, the policy debates will be amplified, and...more

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USDA Clears Path for Hemp Production While FDA Cracks Down on CBD Products

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While it appears very likely that CBD products will someday be cleared for wide-spread sale by federal regulators, that day has not yet come. Many industry participants thought that CBD products became legal when the Hemp...more

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California Legislature Passes Nation's Second 'Data Broker Registration' Law

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In addition to the various amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) passed by the California Legislature on September 13, the legislature also passed Assembly Bill 1202 (AB 1202). AB 1202 requires “data...more

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School is Back in Session and the CAT is Among the Most Popular Courses

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What We Learned from one of the Oregon Department of Revenue’s Town Hall Meetings - Over the past few months, we have written extensively on the blog about Oregon’s new Corporate Activity Tax (the “CAT”). As announced in...more

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Post-Brexit Implications for NIS Representative Requirements

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UK confirms reciprocal requirements for digital services providers to appoint UK representatives for NIS purposes, following Brexit. Following a consultation process, the UK government has now confirmed that it will put...more

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Legislation Impacts Citizen Petitions for Florida Constitutional Amendments

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On Friday, June 7, 2019, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed House Bill 5 into law, introducing immediate changes to the process for citizens to propose amendments to the Florida Constitution....more

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Bill Would Impose Significant Apprenticeship Requirements on New Jersey Contractors

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On December 17, 2018, the New Jersey Legislature paved the way for a game-changing prerequisite for N.J. public works contractors. The State Assembly and Senate passed Assembly Bill A-3666 and forwarded it to Governor Murphy...more

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Shortly following the SEC’s proxy roundtable, Senators Reed, Perdue, Heitkamp, Gillis, Jones and Kennedy introduced a new bill, S. 3614, which would amend the Investment Advisers Act in order to require proxy advisory firms...more

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Dietary Supplement & Cosmetics Legal Bulletin l November 2018

LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - Personal Care Products Legislation Introduced in Congress - Rep. Janice Schakowsky (D-Ill.) has introduced the Safe Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Act of 2018, which would...more

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Clean Politics Act Of 2018 - Bill Would Cut Fundraising By Lobbyists And Reveal More Lobbying Activity

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On July 25, 2018, Senator Michael Bennett (D-CO) and Representative John Sarbanes (MD-3) announced the, “Curtailing, Lobbyists and Empowering Americans for a New (CLEAN) Politics Act of 2018.”...more

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Whose property is it anyway? Government publishes plans for beneficial ownership register

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Draft legislation to implement the government’s proposals for a “beneficial ownership register” has finally been published and the government is seeking views on the detail. The Registration of Overseas Entities Bill follows...more

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Australian Federal Court Reforms Class Actions Settlement Practice

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A number of Federal Court of Australia judgments in the first half of 2018 have adopted or raised reforms to the mandatory approval process for class action settlements. The reforms mean that the class action settlement...more

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What's New In Washington - April 2018

Congress returned from its spring recess with a host of issues to address—trade, Trump administration nominations and opioid legislation sitting atop the priority list. Given the ongoing data scandal at Facebook, privacy...more

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Senate Passes Increase to Rule 701 Limit

On September 12, 2017, the Senate passed the Encouraging Employee Ownership Act of 2017 (H.R. 1343) which directs the SEC to revise Rule 701 of the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act") to increase the threshold that...more

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