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STATE AND LOCAL HIGHLIGHTS
CALIFORNIA
The Del Mar City Council will meet March 4 to consider adoption of an ordinance on the second reading prohibiting the use of plastic straws and stirrers, and prohibiting the distribution of paper, biodegradable or reusable straws unless requested by the customer.
Contact Peter Finn
COLORADO
The House Committee on Public Health Care and Human Services will hold a public hearing March 6 regarding SB 79, which requires podiatrists, physicians, physician assistants, advanced practice nurses and optometrists to prescribe schedule II, III and IV controlled substances only by electronic prescription transmitted to a pharmacy.
Contact Jermaine Collins
FLORIDA
The deadline to introduce bills in the House and Senate is March 5.
Contact Ryan Reynolds
The Agency for Health Care Administration will hold a public hearing March 7 regarding a proposed rule concerning the reimbursement methodology for cancer hospitals.
Contact Becky Lukaesko
The Board of Dentistry will accept comments until March 8 regarding a proposed rule concerning dental assistants.
Contact Becky Lukaesko
GEORGIA
The deadline for each chamber to pass bills originating in its chamber is March 7.
Contact Steven Fearnow
HAWAII
The deadline for each chamber to pass bills originating in its chamber is March 7.
Contact Ryan Gleason
MARYLAND
The House Economic Matters Committee will hold a public hearing March 5 regarding HB 976, which authorizes a county to establish a minimum wage rate for employees working in the county.
Contact Alex Bossert
The House Committee on Environment and Transportation will hold a public hearing March 6 regarding HB 277, which authorizes the governor to include the state in any regional governmental initiative, agreement or compact that limits or reduces greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector.
Contact Robert Korn
MASSACHUSETTS
The Department of Environmental Protection will accept comments until March 8 regarding proposed amendments to a rule concerning State Ambient Air Quality Standards.
Contact Becky Lukaesko
NEBRASKA
The Transportation and Telecommunications Committee will hold a public hearing March 5 regarding LB 521, which states that a driverless-capable vehicle may operate on the public roads of this state with without a conventional human driver physically present in the vehicle, as long as the vehicle meets certain conditions.
Contact Constantine Costidis
NEW HAMPSHIRE
The House Commerce and Consumer Affairs Committee will hold a public hearing March 5 regarding HB 739, which requires parity between mental health services and medical expenses for the purpose of the spend-down requirement for persons receiving medical assistance.
Contact Kyle Perigard
NEW YORK
The State Gaming Commission will accept comments until March 4 regarding proposed amendments to licensing and registration of gaming facility employees and vendors.
Contact Kent Keller
TEXAS
The deadline to introduce bills in the House and Senate is March 8.
Contact Yujia Sun
WEST VIRGINIA
The Legislature is scheduled to adjourn March 9.
Contact Constantine Costidis
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