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This Week in the States

Monday, July 20, 2020

by Stateside Associates

This Week in the States



FOR THE WEEK OF JULY 20, 2020

8 STATE LEGISLATURES ARE ACTIVELY MEETING THIS WEEK.

1 STATE LEGISLATURE HAS SUSPENDED SESSION DUE TO COVID-19.

Also meeting: DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, GUAM and UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS.

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STATE AND LOCAL HIGHLIGHTS

CALIFORNIA

The San Francisco City and County Rules Committee will meet July 20 to vote on whether to recommend that the Board of Supervisors vote to re-enact the emergency ordinance requiring private employers with 500 employees or more provide emergency public health leave for the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Contact John Musso

The Senate Committee on Environmental Quality will hold a public hearing July 21 regarding AB 2323, which allows a project located on a site that is included in lists regarding the presence of hazardous substances compiled by specified state agencies to be exempt from those requirements if the Department of Toxic Substances Control has cleared the site for the proposed land use.

Contact Steven Fearnow

MINNESOTA

The Minneapolis Saint Paul Metropolitan Airports Commission will meet July 20 to discuss a resolution requiring the use of face coverings at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport in areas open to the public and certain other situations. 

Contact Nate Moffitt

NEW JERSEY

The Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee will hold a public hearing July 20 regarding SB 232, which requires the Department of Environmental Protection to evaluate environmental and public health stressors of certain facilities on overburdened communities when reviewing certain permit applications.

Contact Sophia Tailor

OHIO

The State Medical Board will hold a public hearing and accept comments until July 23 regarding proposed rules establishing standards and procedures to be followed by physicians when entering into a consult agreement for a pharmacist's management of a patient's drug therapy under a consult agreement. 

Contact Meghan Monahan

TEXAS

The Galveston City Council will meet July 23 to discuss an ordinance requiring masks to be worn in public and prohibiting mass gatherings.

Contact Nate Moffitt

WEST VIRGINIA

The Offices of the Insurance Commissioner will accept comments until July 24 regarding a proposed new rule addressing network adequacy, provider directories and coverage of telehealth and telemedicine services.

Contact Romae Kelly

WISCONSIN

The Department of Ecology will hold a stakeholder meeting July 23 regarding a new rule chapter in order to implement Governor Inslee's Directive that orders the Department to adopt rules for assessing the climate change impact of industrial and fossil fuel projects.

Contact Vijnata Trivedi

GROUPS

The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners will hold its Virtual Summer Policy Summit July 20-22.

Contact Meghan Holihan

The National Association of Secretaries of State will hold its Virtual Summer Conference July 20-22.

Contact Meghan Holihan

The National Association of State Election Directors will hold its Virtual Summer Conference July 20-22.

Contact Meghan Holihan

The Republican Legislative Campaign Committee will hold its Virtual Executive Club Retreat July 20-22.

Contact Kiley Smith

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STATESIDER OF THE WEEK

Sophia Tailor

Legislative Associate

Before joining Stateside, Sophia worked in the Virginia House of Delegates as a Legislative Assistant for Delegate Sam Rasoul. She graduated from the University of Richmond with a B.A. double major in Politics, Philosophy, Economics, & Law (PPEL) and Environmental Studies.

Where do you call home? Roanoke, VA.

How long have you worked at Stateside? Just under a year. I started in September, 2019.

What’s one thing most people don’t know about you? I’ve jumped off the highest bungee jump in the world (Bloukrans Bridge, South Africa)

What do you do to unwind? Paint, exercise, listen to music, and read.

What’s your favorite place in the world? Lviv, Ukraine – the city I was born in.

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