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Texas Governor Signs H.B. 700; New York Legislature Passes FAIR Business Practices Act

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On June 20, 2025, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed House Bill 700, which regulates sales-based financing transactions and requires providers and brokers of sales-based financing transactions to register with the Texas Office...more

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Aloha to Increased Hemp Product Oversight? Hawaii Bill Would Require Registration of all Hemp Product Distributors and Retailers...

Given that Hawaii is often considered synonymous with “hang loose” counterculture, perhaps it is unsuprising that the state’s consumable hemp product market has crested in recent years as legislators continue to balk at...more

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Proposed Bill Aims to Resolve CDPAP Controversies and Address Critical Concerns in New York

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A new bill was introduced in the New York State Senate last week in an attempt to address recent changes made to the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP), which effective April 1, 2025, will allow only a...more

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House Republican introduces resolution to nullify CFPB non-bank registry rule

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Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., on August 30, 2024 introduced in the House of Representatives a resolution under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) that would nullify the CFPB’s final nonbank registry rule....more

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Proposed CA Legislation Would Impose FARA-like Requirements on Agents of Foreign Entities and Subsidiaries

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The California State Assembly is considering legislation to impose registration requirements on agents of foreign principals who advocate before California officials. The legislation comes while the U.S. Department of Justice...more

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Proposed Legislation Would Automatically Confer General Jurisdiction on all Foreign Corporations Registered to do Business in New...

New York, like many other states, requires foreign (non-New York) corporations and other entities to register to do business in the state....more

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Digital Asset Market Structure Bill Seeks to Fill US Regulatory Gaps

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The proposed bill sets forth a comprehensive framework for the digital asset ecosystem by bridging regulatory gaps, promoting innovation, and protecting consumers. On June 2, 2023, Patrick McHenry, Chairman of the House...more

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New York CRPTO Bill Would Prohibit Many Digital Asset Activities and Impose Sweeping Market Structure Changes

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On May 5, 2023, New York Attorney General Letitia James released a bill for consideration by the New York State Legislature that would implement comprehensive and far-reaching regulation of digital asset activities in the...more

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Congress Adds Some Teeth to FDA’s Authority to Regulate Cosmetics

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) now has additional regulatory authorities over cosmetics, thanks to the Food and Drug Omnibus Reform Act (FDORA). FDORA was a part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (the...more

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UK Limited Partnership Legislative Reform Package Introduced in the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill

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​​​​​​​The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (the Bill) includes a package of proposed legislative amendments to U.K. limited partnership (UKLP) law, substantially to tighten registration requirements and improve...more

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Digital Commodities Consumer Protection Act Seeks to Empower CFTC

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The latest bipartisan crypto bill would give the CFTC new tools and authorities to regulate digital commodities, with a focus on market integrity and consumer protection. On August 3, 2022, a bipartisan group of US...more

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The new Economic Crime Bill: can it deliver on its promises?

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On March 1, 2022, the UK Government put forward the Economic Crime (Enforcement and Transparency) Bill. The stated aim of the legislation is to “crack down on dirty money in the UK and corrupt elites”, and it is designed to...more

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Russia Update: State Duma Adopts Bill Increasing Fines for Violation of Data Protection Laws

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On 21 November 2019 a bill imposing multi-million Ruble (RUB) fines for infringing Russian data localization and information security laws passed the last hearing at the State Duma. This likely means that the bill will become...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

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

Proxy Advisory Firm Registration

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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Draft UK Post-Brexit Legislation to Onshore Trade Repositories' Obligations and Establish Temporary Recognition Regime

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HM Treasury has published a draft of the Trade Repositories (Amendment and Transitional Provision) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018, along with explanatory information. The draft Regulations are primarily relevant for Trade...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

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

Securities Related Bills Pass in the House of Representatives

A number of capital formation-related bills passed in the House this week with bipartisan support. These include: H.R. 5877, the “Main Street Growth Act,” sponsored by Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN), which would amend the...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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China issues its second Draft E-Commerce Law

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On 7 November 2017, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (“NPC“) published the second draft of the E-commerce Law, “Draft“). The goal of the Draft is to regulate China’s burgeoning e-commerce sector, and...more

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Do Private Company M&A Intermediaries Need to Register with the SEC as Broker-Dealers?

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Since 2014, many private company mergers and acquisitions intermediaries have chosen not to register as broker-dealers. That’s because a 2014 SEC no-action letter took the position that intermediaries that limited their...more

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Third Party Administrator Update: TPA Regulatory and Legislative Developments - July 2016

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Polsinelli is pleased to share the June 2016 Third Party Administrator Newsletter. This newsletter covers topics throughout the year that impact TPAs. Information specific to Polsinelli's TPA practice is also included. ...more

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New Legislation To Register and Regulate TPAs Proposed in Washington State

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Legislation was recently introduced in the Washington State House of Representatives (HB 2445) and the Washington State Senate (SB 6447) that would require third party administrators to register with the Washington Office of...more

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