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ALASKA
The House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on April 1 regarding HB 358.
This measure provides that a person may not use artificial intelligence to create or alter a voice representation or likeness representation with the intent to cause harm.
Contact: Alex Aceto
The House Labor and Commerce Committee will hold a hearing on April 3 regarding HB 226. This measure grants the AK Board of Pharmacy power to prohibit or condition dispensing of drugs that has not been FDA- or manufacturer-approved for self-administration. This includes establishing safety, security, and efficacy specifications for infusion or clinically-administered drugs.
Contact: Matthew Lidz
The Senate State Affairs Committee will hold a hearing on April 4 regarding SB 177. This measure requires state agencies in Alaska to conduct regular inventories and impact assessments of systems employing artificial intelligence (AI) for consequential decisions, ensuring these systems are managed responsibly and transparently.
Contact: Alex Aceto
CALIFORNIA
The Long Beach City Council will meet on April 2 to consider a recommendation to request the City Attorney prepare an ordinance updating enforcement options and procedures for Short-Term Rentals.
Contact: Stephanie Rojo
COLORADO
The Senate Transportation and Energy Committee will hold a hearing on April 1 regarding HB 1161. This measure requires the model low energy and carbon code developed by the Energy Code Board must apply to commercial and residential buildings and must include accessibility requirements for EV-capable, EV-ready, and EV supply equipment installed parking spaces that take into consideration design recommendations for accessible electric vehicle charging stations published by the United States Access Board.
Contact: Maxwell Klein
The House Business Affairs and Labor Committee will hold a hearing on April 3 regarding SB 81. On and after January 1, 2025, an individual is prohibited from selling, offering for sale, distributing for sale, or distributing for use in the state, including in an internet listing or transaction, outdoor apparel for severe wet conditions product that contains intentionally added PFAS chemicals unless the product is accompanied by a legible and easily discernible disclosure that includes the phrase "made with PFAS chemicals". This provision expires on January 1, 2028.
Contact: Stephanie Obieroma
FLORIDA
The Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners will meet on April 2 to consider a resolution directing the county mayor to collaborate with the Miami-Dade Bar Association and their development of a condo practicum program to educate and assist condominium unit owners and condominium associations regarding state and local resources and regulatory requirements and to identify funding for such program.
Contact: Stephanie Rojo
HAWAII
The House Consumer Protection and Commerce Committee will hold a hearing on April 2 regarding the following:
- HR 1: This measure urges all retail stores and in-state pharmacies to adopt policies on the local and national level to guarantee an individual’s unhindered access to all FDA-approved contraceptives.
Contact: Matthew Lidz
- HCR 212: The measure is established to help address and reduce the harmful effects of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), or forever chemicals, on human health and the environment by urging the Department of Health to investigate and implement policies to reduce the importation of PFAS-containing products.
Contact: Stephanie Obieroma
ILLINOIS
The House Energy and Environment Committee will hold a hearing on April 2 regarding HB 4860. This measure prohibits state agencies and local governments from restricting the use or sale of motor vehicles based on their energy source. It also amends the Illinois Vehicle Code to prevent the Environmental Protection Agency and the Illinois Pollution Control Board from adopting California's motor vehicle emissions standards--established under a waiver from the federal Clean Air Act.
Contact: Maxwell Klein
The House Health Care Availability and Accessibility Committee will hold a hearing on April 2 regarding the following. For more information on these measures, contact Erin Fitzpatrick.
- HB 4472: This measure establishes the Health Care Availability and Access Board. The purpose of the Board is to protect State residents, State and local governments, commercial health plans, health care providers, pharmacies licensed in the State, and other stakeholders within the health care system from the high costs of prescription drug products.
- HB 3256: This measure establishes the Affordable Drug Manufacturing Act.
The House Judiciary-Civil Committee will hold a hearing on April 3 regarding HB 5321. This measure amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act by requiring that each generative artificial intelligence system and artificial intelligence system that, using any means or facility of interstate or foreign commerce, produces image, video, audio, or multimedia AI-generated content, includes on the AI-generated content a clear and conspicuous disclosure that satisfies specified criteria.
Contact: Alex Aceto
The House Public Health Committee will hold a hearing on April 4 regarding HB 5321. The measure provides that pharmacists cannot refuse to fill a valid prescription solely because it is not prescribed electronically.
Contact: Warda Butt
The House Cybersecurity, Data Analytics, and IT Committee will hold a hearing on April 4 regarding HB 3385. This measure is cited as the Illinois Data Privacy and Protection Act. The measure grants individuals rights over their data, including requiring consent for purposes of targeted advertising.
Contact: Alex Aceto
LOUISIANA
The House Labor and Industrial Relations Committee will hold an executive session on April 5 regarding HB 431. This measure requires health carriers and pharmacy benefit managers to include any amount paid by enrollees for a medication where generic substitution is not available when calculating out-of-pocket maximums or cost-sharing requirements.
Contact: Robbie Adhikari
MISSOURI
The House Rules - Administrative Oversight Committee will hold an executive session on April 2 regarding HB 1628. This measure requires health carriers and pharmacy benefit managers to include any amount paid by enrollees for a medication where generic substitution is not available when calculating out-of-pocket maximums or cost-sharing requirements.
Contact: Allison Collins
NEW HAMPSHIRE
The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on April 2 regarding HB 1432. This measure provides that a person may bring an action against any person who knowingly uses any likeness in video, audio, or any other media of that person to create a deepfake for the purpose of embarrassing, harassing, entrapping, defaming, extorting, or otherwise causing any financial or reputational harm to that person for damages resulting from such use.
Contact: Alex Aceto
OHIO
The House Health Provider Services Committee will hold a hearing on April 2 regarding HB 136. This measure requires the state board of pharmacy to regulate remote dispensing pharmacies.
Contact: Matthew Lidz
OKLAHOMA
The Appropriations and Budget Health Subcommittee will hold a hearing on April 1 regarding SB 1752. This measure requires the state to recognize and include self-funded and self-insured plans for purposes of the Medicaid premium assistance program. It requires said plans to meet certain conditions, including a premium assessment and actuarial standards.
Contact: Dylan Hughes
OREGON
The Ashland City Council will meet on April 2 to consider the second reading and adoption of an ordinance amending AMC Title 16 Telecommunications. This ordinance, along with the accompanying Resolution #2024-07 for design standards, aims to provide clear guidelines for evaluating and approving small wireless facility applications in accordance with FCC regulations.
Contact: Stephanie Rojo
RHODE ISLAND
The Senate Health and Human Services Committee will hold a hearing on April 2 regarding SB 2085. This measure increases insurance coverage for hearing aids from $1,500 to $2,000, per ear, every three years for all people regardless of age.
Contact: Olivia O'Donnell
The Senate Environment and Agriculture Committee will hold a hearing on April 3 regarding SB 2850. This measure states that as of January 1, 2026, no person, including a manufacturer, can sell or distribute any packaging, packaging component, or reusable packaging that contains PVC or polystyrene.
Contact: Stephanie Obieroma
The House Environment and Natural Resources Committee will hold a hearing on April 4 regarding HB 7023. The measure states the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management must contract with a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, to act as the packaging reduction organization, which must collect packaging reduction, generation, and recycling information and fee payment from participating producers.
Contact: Stephanie Obieroma
TENNESSEE
The Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of the House Finance, Ways, and Means Committee will hold a hearing on April 3 regarding HB 2325. This measure creates the artificial intelligence advisory council to recommend an action plan to guide awareness, education, and usage of artificial intelligence in state government that aligns with the state’s policies and goals and supports public employees in efficiently and effectively delivering customer service.
Contact: Alex Aceto
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