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ARIZONA
The City of Phoenix Transportation, Infrastructure, and Planning Subcommittee will meet on January 17 to consider an item pertaining to amending the City Code by establishing an ordinance for the peer-to-peer car-sharing program that includes a fee for shared vehicle transactions to modernize, strengthen, and clarify the ordinance related to commercial use permits at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.
Contact: Stephanie Rojo
The City of Chandler Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a study session on January 17 for Zoning and Sign Code amendments regarding prohibiting short-term rentals within guest quarters.
Contact: Stephanie Rojo
CALIFORNIA
The City of Arroyo Grande Planning Commission will meet on January 16 to consider amendments to the Municipal Code (AGMC) regarding the definition of formula business. The City Council held a study session in October 2023 to discuss potential revisions to the regulations related to formula businesses. The Council’s discussion included topics such as types of uses that would fall into the definition of formula business, non-conforming uses, and an increase in the number of establishments to be considered a formula business.
Contact: Stephanie Rojo
FLORIDA
The Senate Committee on Agriculture will hold a hearing on January 16 regarding HB 659. This measure amends existing text to prohibit health plans from declining to participate in filed claims and provides a default against health plans for failure to respond.
Contact: Allison Collins
The House Select Committee on Health Innovation will hold a hearing on January 16 regarding SB 1084. This measure prohibits a local governmental entity from enacting or enforcing an ordinance or regulation related to electric vehicle charging stations.
Contact: Maxwell Klein
IOWA
The House Commerce Subcommittee will hold a hearing on January 16 regarding HSB 536. This measure expands a PBM's good faith and fair dealing duty to pharmacies.
Contact: Matthew Lidz
LOUISIANA
The New Orleans City Council will meet on January 17 to consider a motion directing the City Planning Commission to conduct a public hearing to consider amendments to eliminate Non-Commercial Short-Term Rentals as a defined land use and update any and all relevant provisions governing the zoning and use standards for short-term rentals. The Council will also consider a motion directing the Commission to hold a hearing to establish a new interim zoning district to be named the Non-Commercial Short-Term Rental Interim Zoning District, the intent of which is to prohibit the Short-Term Rental, Non-Commercial use within all areas of the City of New Orleans.
Contact: Stephanie Rojo
MAINE
The Joint Committee on Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services will hold a work session on January 16 regarding LD 132. This measure requires health plans to provide coverage for blood testing for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
Contact: Olivia O'Donnell
NEW HAMPSHIRE
The House Labor, Industrial, and Rehabilitative Services Committee will hold a hearing on January 18 regarding HB 1051. This measure prohibits wages from being docked from restaurant staff when a patron leaves without paying.
Contact: Robbie Adhikari
The House Commerce and Consumer Affairs Committee will hold a hearing on January 18 regarding HB 1081. This bill mandates that health insurance providers that issue or renew individual, blanket, and group accident or health insurance policies shall reimburse ambulance service providers directly.
Contact: Allison Collins
WASHINGTON
The House Health Care and Wellness Committee will hold a hearing on January 17 regarding the following:
- HB 1941: This measure requires the state Medicaid program to submit a state plan amendment to allow for voluntary coverage of health home enrollment for Medicaid-eligible children with medically complex conditions.
Contact: Dylan Hughes
- HB 2066: This measure prohibits healthcare providers, healthcare benefit managers (including PBMs), and carriers from entering into a provider contract that includes an all-or-nothing clause, anti-steering clause, or anti-tiering clause. The measure states that any such clauses are void.
Contact: Matthew Lidz
The Senate Health and Long-Term Care Committee will hold a hearing on January 16 regarding SB 5802. This measure delegates broader authority to the state Medicaid agency to set case mix rates based on the minimum data set collected by CMS. This removes an array of existing requirements relating to case mix rates.
Contact: Dylan Hughes
The House Committee on Appropriations will hold an executive session on January 18 regarding HB 1368. This measure provides that beginning September 1, 2035, any school buses purchased by school districts, charter schools, or state-tribal education compact schools, or used for pupil transportation services contracts must be zero-emission school buses.
Contact: Maxwell Klein
The House Consumer Protection & Business Committee will hold an executive session on January 19 regarding HB 1934. This measure establishes a task force to assess current uses and trends and make recommendations to the legislature regarding standards for the use and regulation of generative artificial intelligence systems.
Contact: Alex Aceto
WISCONSIN
The Senate Health Committee will hold a hearing on January 18 regarding SB 705. This measure expands conscience protections for pharmacists to apply to all drugs or devices, instead of just contraceptives. The measure also bans PBMs from penalizing pharmacies or pharmacists for dispensing a drug or device with a valid prescription for a use other than the one that is FDA-approved.
Contact: Matthew Lidz
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