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Gray Reed

Texas Capitol Report: An Update On Special Session

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On Sunday, August 3, most of the 62 Democratic members of the 150-member Texas House of Representatives left the state, blocking a scheduled Monday vote on proposed congressional redistricting maps. Their absence left the...more

Fisher Phillips

Colorado Governor Calls Special Session to Revisit Groundbreaking AI Law: 3 Possible Paths We Foresee

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Colorado Governor Jared Polis just called for a special legislative session starting August 21 to revisit the state’s landmark artificial intelligence law, signaling that employers and businesses may gain a reprieve from what...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Colorado August Special Session Will Address Colorado AI Act

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Key point: Colorado lawmakers will have another opportunity to amend the Colorado AI Act. ...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

113th Tennessee General Assembly: Public Safety Special Session Alert

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The 113th General Assembly adjourned its first of two annual regular sessions on April 21, 2023, approximately one month after the Covenant School shooting. Calls for school safety measures and gun control action in the...more

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Nevada's Legislative Session Ended Last Week But The Legislature Reconvenes Today To Address Just One Issue - The National Pastime

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The Nevada legislature meets every other year for 120 days in odd numbered years, commencing on the first Monday in February.  Any legislative action taken after midnight Pacific time at the end of the 120th consecutive...more

Holtzman Vogel Baran Torchinsky & Josefiak

How Does Arizona's Legislature Work and Why Is There a COW?

Here we are: 2023 is underway, the 56th Arizona Legislature has commenced its First Regular Session, and we are less than 100 days away from Sine Die. But what does any of that mean? A quick look at the structure, mechanics,...more

McGuireWoods Consulting

Florida 2023 Special Session A: Property Insurance, Hurricane Relief, Tolls

On December 6, 2022, House Speaker Paul Renner and Senate President Kathleen Passidomo issued a joint proclamation, officially convening the legislature into a special session December 12-16. During this five-day session,...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

2022 Minnesota Legislative Update: Unfinished Work as Session Ends

Introduction - Despite a historic surplus, the Minnesota Legislature adjourned sine die on Sunday, May 22 with most of their work unfinished. This result was far different from the expectations of many when the Legislature...more

Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A.

Legislative Top 5: May 2022 #3

Sine Die - The Minnesota Legislature has adjourned sine die, and for many, it feels that is all that was accomplished this year. In spite of a global framework being agreed to—$4 billion each for taxes, spending and...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

The Dome Report, Issue 1, 2022: The West Virginia Legislature Starts 2022 at a Fast Pace

The West Virginia Legislature commenced its 60-day regular session on Wednesday, January 12, 2022 and proceeded to introduce and advance legislation at breakneck speed. However, it was the short special session, which...more

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Florida Special Session Update

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Lawmakers gathered in Tallahassee on Nov. 15, 2021, for a special session at the request of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to address his concerns over vaccination mandates, mask requirements and parental rights in schools. Over a...more

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Another “Special” Session

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In a much anticipated joint statement, Lt. Governor Randy McNally and Speaker Cameron Sexton announced on Tuesday that they have obtained the signatures of two-thirds of the members of each of their respective chambers to...more

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NC Politics in the News - October 2018

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Education - WRAL NEWS: For NC schools, Florence could be 3x worse than Matthew - State education officials are still tallying up the damage to schools, but this week, the latest estimate had risen to $40 million in...more

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