STATE AND LOCAL HIGHLIGHTS
ARIZONA
The Board of Pharmacy will hold a public hearing February 7 regarding proposed amendments to rules addressing automated prescription-dispensing kiosks.
Contact Becky Lukaesko
COLORADO
The Senate Local Government Committee will hold a public hearing February 5 regarding SB 34, which allows a local government to set a standard for a retail food establishment's use of ready-to-eat food containers that may be discarded through recycling or composting.
Contact Alice Brumfield
CONNECTICUT
The Joint Committee on the Environment will hold a public hearing February 4 regarding SB 753, which expands the definition of "hydraulic fracturing" to include the pumping of fluid into or under the surface of the ground in order to create fractures in rock for the exploration, development, production, or recovery of oil and other subsurface hydrocarbons.
Contact Robert Korn
FLORIDA
The Board of Pharmacy will hold a public hearing February 4 regarding proposed amendments to a rule concerning the standards of practice for compounding sterile products.
Contact Becky Lukaesko
MARYLAND
The deadline to introduce bills in the House is February 4.
Contact Ryan Gleason
The House Environment and Transportation Committee will hold a public hearing February 6 regarding HB 109, which states that on or after January 1, 2020, a person may not sell or offer for sale in the state an expanded polystyrene food service product.
Contact Japer Bowles
The deadline to introduce bills in the Senate is February 8.
Contact Ryan Gleason
NEW HAMPSHIRE
The House Committee on Public Works and Highways will hold a public hearing February 5 regarding HB 534, which expands the scope of projects that are exempt from the department of administrative services competitive bidding requirement.
Contact Steven Fearnow
The Senate Ways and Means Committee will hold a public hearing February 6 regarding SB 189, which establishes a flat rate of 3 percent on surplus line policies for the insurance premium tax.
Contact Kyle Perigard
UTAH
The deadline to introduce bills in the House and Senate is February 7.
Contact Yujia Sun
VIRGINIA
The deadline for each chamber to pass bills originating in its chamber is February 6.
Contact Costantine Costidis
WASHINGTON
The House Labor and Workplace Standards Committee will hold a public hearing February 7 regarding HB 1696, which states that an employer may not seek the wage or salary history of an applicant for employment from the applicant or a current or former employer or require that an applicant's prior wage or salary history meet certain criteria.
Contact Alice Brumfield
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