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25 Mar 2013, 8:29 pm by Leslie Sammis
 Florida State Senate Bill 1250 was introduced by Florida State Senator Jeff Clemens of Lake Worth. [read post]
25 Mar 2013, 8:58 am by Joe Consumer
The legislature approved the measure within 24 hours of its introduction. [read post]
25 Mar 2013, 6:27 am by Thomas Braun
  This problem finally caught the attention of the South Dakota Legislature, as lawmakers recently agreed on a proposal that potentially opens the door to a new era of increased investment in wind power. [read post]
24 Mar 2013, 4:06 pm by Jacek Stramski
However, if the Court also finds the revised plan to be invalid, or if the Legislature fails to adopt a plan during the extraordinary apportionment session, the Court must adopt its own apportionment plan within 60 days. 2012 Reapportionment On February 9, 2012, the Legislature passed Senate Joint Resolution 1176 (“Joint Resolution”), apportioning this state into 120 House districts and 40 Senate districts. [read post]
23 Mar 2013, 6:43 pm by Howard Friedman
The governor said he is willing to work with supporters to develop a bill that avoids the unintended consequences of this version.According to the Richmond Register, the state Senate is prepared to vote to override the governor's veto. [read post]
22 Mar 2013, 11:47 am by Michael Markarian
The bill now goes to the Senate for concurrence and then to Gov. [read post]
22 Mar 2013, 5:01 am by David DePaolo
States are now giving tools to the industry to "just say no" (thanks Nancy Reagan!) [read post]
22 Mar 2013, 2:08 am by Elijah Yip
Hawai‘i has jumped on the bandwagon of states (along with 31 other states, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures) introducing legislation to ban employers from requesting access to social media accounts of job applicants. [read post]
21 Mar 2013, 1:51 pm by Rahul Bhagnari, ACLU
Good news for criminal justice reform: the 2013 state legislatures have already introduced a number of impressive bills that build on the growing momentum of the last few years. [read post]
20 Mar 2013, 10:02 pm by Dan Flynn
“First, the bill needs to apply to both in-state and out-of-state GMOs,” Richardson Students for Labeling wrote. [read post]
20 Mar 2013, 2:40 pm by Michael Fox
Well because on May 12, 2010, the New York Senate became the first house of any state legislative body to pass anti-bullying legislation which would create a private cause of action. [read post]
20 Mar 2013, 10:57 am by Michael Lowe
Once the House votes approval, the proposed law will need first Senate Committee approval and thereafter a full Senate vote before finally reaching the Governor’s desk for signature (he could sign or veto). [read post]
20 Mar 2013, 4:36 am by Gritsforbreakfast
So it wasn't the lack of location data that soured the case but the state's failure to provide other, sufficient proof of his guilt. [read post]
18 Mar 2013, 12:49 pm
“This legislature has the duty to pass one of the most important initiatives in state history — to protect children from the most dangerous predators and destroy a rapidly proliferating industry that ruins lives,” said the act’s primary sponsor Kevin O’Toole (R-Bergen, Essex, Morris, Passaic). [read post]
18 Mar 2013, 10:52 am by Raffaela Wakeman
A bill with bipartisan support in the Washington state legislature that sought to regulate the use and purchase of drones by law enforcement agencies has died in committee. [read post]
17 Mar 2013, 4:30 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
Drones were addressed in many state GOP platforms and 29 states have introduced drone legislation. [read post]
16 Mar 2013, 7:34 am by Gritsforbreakfast
None of the senators asked at the hearing how often wiretaps are used and law enforcement didn't offer up the information, but Texas must report to the feds how often wiretap orders are approved by state district judges. [read post]
15 Mar 2013, 1:34 pm by LindaMBeale
In the US today, 9 states and the District of Colombia have legalized same-sex marriages and 9 states (counting Colorado, where the legislature passed a civil union bill on March 13) have legalized some form of civil union or domestic partnership for same-sex couples. [read post]