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ARIZONA
The Tempe City Council will meet on May 4 to introduce and hold the first public hearing to adopt an ordinance amending Chapter 26A, Tempe City Code, by adding Article III relating to the payment of prevailing wages on City construction contracts subject to the requirements of Title 34. The proposed text amendment to the Tempe City Code would regulate the minimum wages and benefits paid to construction workers, consistent with the Davis-Bacon Act, for non-Federal projects directly funded by the City. This ordinance would not impact Federally funded projects, which are and currently required to comply with the Davis-Bacon Act.
Contact: Stephanie Rojo
CALIFORNIA
The Senate Appropriations Committee will hold a hearing on May 1 regarding SB 253. This measure adopts the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act. This measure applies to US partnerships, corporations, limited liability companies, and other business entities with total annual revenues of more than $100 million that do business in California.
Contact: Mark Salters
COLORADO
The Senate Finance Committee will hold a hearing on May 2 regarding HB 1285. This measure requires a store to retain and use a portion of the fee for each carryout bag to purchase recycled carryout bags, 100% recycled cups, or compostable food containers.
Contact: Thomas Bamforth
ILLINOIS
The Senate Environment and Conservation Committee will hold a hearing on May 4 regarding SB 1555. The measure states on or before January 1, 2024, any producer or a single producer responsibility organization authorized to operate and administer a program on the producer's behalf and who intends to submit a program plan must register with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.
Contact: Stephanie Obieroma
NEW YORK
The New York City Committee on Civil and Human Rights will meet on May 3 to consider a bill that would make it unlawful for any place or provider of public accommodation to use biometric recognition technology to verify or identify a customer. It would also require places or providers of public accommodation to notify customers if biometric identifier information is collected and to require written consent before any biometric recognition technology could be used. Additionally, the bill would require any such information collected to be protected and for written policies regarding its use to be made available.
Contact: Stephanie Rojo
OREGON
The House Climate, Energy, and Environment Committee will hold a work session on May 3 regarding SB 123. The measure states no later than December 31, 2027, a producer responsibility organization must do the following:
- In developing educational resources and promotional campaigns, consider and develop recommendations for the use of digital labeling by producers to convey information about recyclability claims; and
- Include its recommendations in a producer responsibility program plan submitted to the Department of Environmental Quality or a plan amendment submitted.
Contact: Stephanie Obieroma
TEXAS
The House Public Health Committee will hold a hearing on May 1 regarding HB 2529. This measure requires manufacturers of brand-name insulin products for which a generic prescription is not available nor included in the Medicaid vendor drug program formulary must submit a written verification stating whether or not the unavailability of the generic prescription drug is the result of any of the following:
- A scheme to pay a generic prescription manufacturer to delay the marketing of the generic drug
- A legal strategy to extend the life of the patent on a brand-name drug
- The manufacturer directly manipulates a patent on the brand-name drug
- The manufacturer facilitating any of these actions on behalf of another entity
Contact: Emma Rose Lowder
The House Insurance Committee will hold a hearing on May 2 regarding SB 1060. This measure prohibits an insurance company or holding company from including a political shareholder proposal in a proxy statement or implementing a political shareholder proposal.
Contact: Mark Salters
The Austin City Council will hold a public hearing on May 4 to consider an ordinance amending the School District Land Development Standards Agreement with the Austin Independent School District related to site development standards associated with
telecommunication towers. The agreement would support the Austin Independent School District's efforts to improve access to telecommunication services on and around school campuses. The site development standards will allow the installation of telecommunications towers that will provide improved internet connectivity to students and their families in the surrounding community.
Contact: Stephanie Rojo
VERMONT
The House Commerce and Economic Development Committee will hold a hearing on May 2 regarding HB 81. This measure establishes that an original equipment manufacturer will make available, for purposes of diagnosis, maintenance, or repair of such equipment, to any independent repair provider, or to the owner of electronics-enabled agricultural equipment manufactured by or on behalf of, or sold or otherwise supplied by, the original equipment manufacturer, on fair and reasonable terms, documentation, parts, and tools, required for the diagnosis, maintenance, or repair of such equipment and parts for such equipment, including any updates to information.
Contact: Thomas Bamforth
The House Human Services Committee will hold a hearing on May 3 regarding SB 25. This measure amends current statutes to prohibit manufacturers, suppliers, or distributors from selling, manufacturing, offering to sell, or distributing textiles or textile articles to which regulated PFAS has been intentionally added in any amount.
Contact: Thomas Bamforth
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