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STATE AND LOCAL HIGHLIGHTS
CALIFORNIA
The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment will accept comments until March 16 regarding proposed changes to the amendments regarding Proposition 65 warning requirements addressing responsibility to provide consumer product exposure warnings.
Contact Melissa Martin
The Assembly Committee on Education will hold a public hearing March 18 regarding AB 1995, which requires a school district or county superintendent of schools maintaining a kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive, to provide a free meal to a pupil who is eligible to receive a reduced-priced meal.
Contact Constantine Costidis
CONNECTICUT
The Joint Committee on Banking will hold a public hearing March 16 regarding SB 25, which establishes the State Infrastructure Bank and public-private partnerships for state-funded infrastructure improvement projects.
Contact Jessica Holt
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
The Committee of the Whole will meet March 17 to consider a series of ordinances meant to provide relief to both City residents and businesses negatively impacted by the Coronavirus outbreak. One ordinance protects residents from utility shutoffs and evictions when the failure to pay is due to either illness or lack of pay caused by a Coronavirus-related work stoppage. Another ordinance grants funds to affected small businesses.
Contact John Musso
IOWA
The Labor Services Division will accept comments until March 18 regarding proposed amendments to a rule to update the financial penalties for receiving an occupational safety and health citation.
Contact Ben Williams
MARYLAND
The deadline for each chamber to pass bills originating in its chamber is March 16.
Contact TaHa Hussain
The Legislature will adjourn sine die March 18. This adjournment comes two weeks early due to COVID-19.
Contact TaHa Hussain
The Senate Finance Committee will hold a public hearing March 17 regarding SB 1032, which modifies the renewable portfolio standard and eligible resources, raising the maximum capacity of small hydroelectric power plants to 60 megawatts for Tier 1 renewable resources.
Contact Robert Korn
MINNESOTA
The deadline for each chamber to pass bills originating in its chamber is March 20.
Contact CJ Rooks
OHIO
The Department of Health will accept comments until March 17 and hold a public hearing March 19 regarding proposed rule amendments and new rules updating the regulations governing the use of radioactive material for medical use.
Contact Meghan Monahan
OREGON
The Department of Human Services will accept comments until March 20 regarding proposed amendments to self-sufficiency program rules impacting the SNAP program.
Contact Amy Cole
TENNESSEE
The Senate Commerce and Labor Committee will hold a public hearing March 17 regarding SB 1892, which mandates that a health insurance entity will reimburse a facility hosting a patient as part of a telehealth encounter an originating site fee in accordance with applicable rules and amounts established by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Contact Megan Friebe
WASHINGTON
The Seattle City Council will meet March 16 to take immediate action on an ordinance amending Sections 14.16.010 and 14.16.030 of the Municipal Code to strengthen and clarify labor standards for paid sick and paid safety leave for employees working in the City. The Ordinance would also declare an emergency and establish an immediate effective date.
Contact John Musso
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