This bill creates a Division of Housing and Community Development in the Governor’s Office to lead state housing policy and oversee homeless housing grants, with a governor-appointed deputy director. It requires cities and counties to submit stronger affordable housing and transit area plans, rewarding compliant areas with priority for transportation projects and penalizing noncompliance with fees and funding cuts. Developers using state funds must report project outcomes, increasing transparency and ensuring funds target affordable homes.

Utah

This bill would require Department of Child Safety (DCS) caseworkers to take a photograph of a child every time they meet with them during an investigation of possible abuse or neglect, and to keep these photos in the child’s case file. Whenever a safety plan is being created for the child, the caseworker shall review all the photos to see if the child’s appearance or health has gotten worse over time. The purpose is to help caseworkers spot warning signs earlier and take action more quickly if a child is at risk. If passed, these changes would begin in 2027.

Arizona

This bill requires paid petition circulators (signature collectors) in Arizona to inform people they are paid, provide their first name and home state, and wear a visible badge with this information; signatures collected without these disclosures are invalid. It also strengthens registration and enforcement for both state and local petition circulators, ensuring paid and out-of-state circulators are tracked and accountable. Paying people based on the number of signatures they collect is still not allowed. Additionally, city and county ballot measures involving public funds must clearly disclose the total cost, the long-term financial impact, and specify the immediate and future sources of funding.

Arizona

This bill gives full property tax exemption on their primary home to Arizona veterans with a 100% service-connected disability, with the benefit continuing for a surviving spouse who lives there and does not remarry. Veterans with lower disability ratings, widows/widowers, and people with total permanent disabilities may get partial exemptions if their home value and income are below set limits. Limits adjust yearly for inflation. The bill takes effect for tax years after 2025.

Arizona

This bill would generally bar Virginia law enforcement from using local resources—such as time, money, equipment, or staff—to assist federal immigration officers, including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), in identifying, arresting, or penalizing people for immigration violations. Police could only assist with a judge-signed warrant, subpoena, or court order. The main exception allows arrest without a warrant if police suspect a crime and ICE or another federal authority confirms the person is in the country illegally, has a U.S. felony conviction, and was previously deported for that conviction.

Virginia

This bill bans the import, sale, transfer, and manufacture of assault firearms and large-capacity magazines in Virginia, with exceptions for law enforcement, military, and antiques. While adults may keep assault firearms they already own, anyone under 21 cannot buy, possess, or transfer these firearms at all—even if acquired before the law. Violations are misdemeanors and result in a three-year ban on firearm possession. The bill also creates rules for buy-back programs and how surrendered firearms should be handled.

Virginia

This bill makes it illegal to offer or accept money or valuable items to influence how someone votes or whether they register to vote, aiming to prevent bribery and protect fair elections. Violators would face a serious misdemeanor charge. The bill allows ordinary voter assistance, like giving rides to the polls, providing small non-cash items (like snacks or water), or letting employees take time off to vote or register. These rules apply to all elections, including party primaries and conventions, to help ensure election integrity without restricting common voter support.

Virginia

This bill requires the Arizona Secretary of State to expand their secure online portal so eligible voters can electronically sign nomination petitions for candidates seeking positions on school, community college, hospital, and water district boards. All candidates—regardless of party affiliation, independent, or unaffiliated status—must have equal access to the portal, with identity verification for voters and uniform rules applied to everyone. The bill also requires candidates to indicate their party alignment, independent, or unaffiliated status within the portal, even for nonpartisan races; this information is stated to be used for portal purposes only but would be publicly available.

Arizona

This bill extends Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding through May 22, 2026, covering prior gaps and ensuring continued pay and operations. It maintains regular funding for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). The bill also adjusts funding for key agencies including the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), U.S. Secret Service, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and rescinds $2,362,000 from the DHS Nonrecurring Expenses Fund. Additionally, the bill requires monthly DHS reports on anticipated southwest border migrant arrivals and removes certain Senate notification rules.

Federal

This bill sets stricter rules for complaints against police and correctional officers in Florida. Most complaints must be written and signed under oath, unless backed by other evidence. Officers must get a copy of the complaint before questioning or discipline, and can't be suspended, demoted, or fired without it. Non-disciplinary investigations can't affect promotions or raises. False complaints face penalties, and case details stay confidential until a final decision is made. The bill also mandates life without parole for manslaughter of a law enforcement officer acting in their official capacity.

Florida

This bill lets Florida officials officially label groups as domestic or foreign terrorist organizations. It becomes a crime to help or join these groups, and no public money can support them. Private schools with state scholarships must break ties or lose funding. Colleges can’t use funds to support these groups, must report visa students who promote them, and may expel those students, ending their aid and in-state tuition. Courts can't apply foreign or religious law if it violates constitutional rights.

Florida

This bill lets the state, not local airport boards, decide the names of Florida’s major commercial airports. It sets official names, including renaming West Palm Beach’s airport to Donald J. Trump International Airport. The Department of Transportation (DOT) must check airport status each year and tell lawmakers about changes. Names stay even if an airport gets smaller. All government records made after July 1, 2026 must use these names. Expect clearer branding and some costs to update signs, maps, and websites.

Florida

This bill requires voters to provide documentary proof of U.S. citizenship—such as a birth certificate, passport, or other government-issued documents—when registering to vote. States must use government databases to check citizenship, notify and remove flagged noncitizens unless proof is provided. For voting in federal elections, all voters must present a photo ID in person. When voting by mail, voters must send copies of both a photo ID and proof of citizenship, unless their citizenship has already been confirmed. If citizenship isn’t confirmed by Election Day, voters can cast a provisional ballot that is only counted if citizenship is later verified. Election officials who don’t enforce these rules may face penalties.

Federal

This bill would create a 90-day quiet period before all primary and general elections for large voter roll cleanups, preventing systematic removals of ineligible voters within this timeframe, expanding the restriction from just federal to all elections. Exceptions allow removals for death, felony, mental incapacity, voter request, or corrections as allowed by law. The bill also extends the registrar’s window to act on removal notices from 30 to 60 days and gives flagged voters 28 days (up from 14 days) to respond to citizenship status notices.

Virginia

This bill gives Virginia renters more time to address unpaid rent—landlords must now give written notice and wait 14 days (up from 5) before ending a lease for nonpayment or bounced payments. Other fixable issues allow at least 21 days to remedy, with possible lease termination after 30 days. Unfixable or dangerous violations allow for 30 days’ notice. Domestic violence protections and public housing assistance info remain. Landlords can collect unpaid rent, fees, and damages. If they own more than four units, they cannot deny applicants just for missed rent or a COVID-19 eviction, and must provide written notice with legal aid information if they do.

Virginia

This bill would eliminate the rule that absentee ballots must arrive by the Friday before Election Day in order for voters to correct errors with their ballots. Instead, any voter could fix mistakes on their absentee ballot, as long as it was received before polls closed on Election Day. Registrars must notify voters promptly of problems. The deadline to fix errors moves from noon on the third day after the election to noon on the Monday after Election Day. Ballots won’t be rejected for a missing middle initial or date on the affirmation.

Virginia

This bill removes the ban on accepting property and services from private individuals or nongovernmental groups to support voter education, outreach, registration, or other election-related expenses. However, if the donation is money or a grant greater than $1,000, the election office may only accept it if a two-thirds majority of the State Board of Elections or the local governing body approves. The bill aims to allow more flexibility in receiving private support for elections while adding oversight for larger financial contributions.

Virginia

This bill would require every voter to show a government-issued photo ID at the polls and provide official proof of U.S. citizenship to register. It calls for frequent updates to voter rolls to remove ineligible voters, bans ranked-choice voting (RCV), and stops states from automatically sending mail ballots. Voters would have to request mail ballots, which are tracked by barcode and must be returned by the time polls close, with new limits on third-party collection. All voting must use paper ballots, with funding for audits. The bill also requires sharing data to flag noncitizens, marks citizenship on IDs, and limits federal agency voter drives.

Federal

This bill sets additional limits on how Washington government agencies can use automated license plate readers (ALPRs). It would allow finding stolen cars, missing persons, investigating felonies, and managing parking, tolls, traffic studies, and truck regulations. It bans use of ALPRs for immigration enforcement; health care surveillance; First Amendment activities; or monitoring sensitive locations such as schools, clinics, courts, places of worship, and food banks; and prohibits agencies from stopping vehicles based solely on an ALPR alert. The bill requires most ALPR data to be deleted within 21 days. Agencies must register their ALPR systems, adopt privacy policies, maintain detailed logs, undergo regular audits, and publish public reports, while any misuse of ALPR data can result in criminal penalties and lawsuits.

Washington

This bill would enter Virginia into the National Popular Vote (NPV) Compact, an agreement where participating states pledge to award their electoral votes to the presidential candidate who wins the most popular votes nationwide. The compact takes effect once enough states join to hold a majority of electoral votes. States may withdraw, but not within six months of a presidential term’s end. The bill sets procedures for appointing electors under both the compact and traditional rules.

Virginia

This resolution impeaches Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem, accusing her of blocking Congress from visiting detention sites, holding back aid money, ordering warrantless and violent ICE raids, and steering contracts to allies. If the House passes it, the Senate holds a trial. If convicted, she is removed.

Federal

This bill expands help for veterans in school and work. Colleges can use non-VA staff for on-campus counseling. Disabled veterans in VA job programs may take non-degree flight training starting Aug 1, 2026. VA must add a dedicated phone line and list local contacts for these services. Extension requests must be decided in 30 days, with yearly reports. It also extends limits on certain pension payments to July 31, 2033.

Federal

Ensures families get VA pension money approved before a veteran's death. If payment arrives after death, it goes to the spouse, then children, then dependent parents, or the estate (unless the estate would go to the state). If no one files within one year, it goes to the estate. Applies to deaths after the law begins. Also extends a current limit on some pension payments by one month, to Feb 28, 2033. This helps survivors receive money the veteran earned and clarifies who gets paid.

Federal

This bill requires cities/counties to allow accessory dwelling units (ADUs)—small, secondary homes located on the same lot as a primary single-family home—in single-family zones, by Dec 1, 2026. It removes owner-occupancy and extra parking requirements, and lets landlords accept reusable tenant screening reports without charging extra fees. Owners keep their homestead exemption even if renting ADUs; rented ADUs are taxed separately. Local governments can offer incentives for affordable housing donations, like "density bonuses." The bill also calls for a study on using tiny homes and new finance options, like second loans, to increase affordable housing.

Florida

This bill would change Florida's official state flagship—a symbolic title given to a ship that represents the state's maritime heritage—from the schooner Western Union (a historic sailing vessel from Key West) to the S.S. American Victory, a World War II-era ship and museum in Tampa. The change honors veterans and the state's military history. Residents and visitors can learn about past wars and merchant mariners through exhibits and programs.

Florida

This bill stops NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)—the agency that manages national marine sanctuaries—from requiring an extra permit for undersea fiber optic cables if another federal or state agency has already approved the work. This speeds up cable projects, lowers costs, and improves service, but may reduce sanctuary-specific reviews. NOAA can still coordinate with other agencies to protect ocean areas.

Federal

Creates a statewide Alzheimer’s awareness program run by a nonprofit group. It will provide a website and digital tools on early detection, lowering risks, brain health, screenings, research, clinical trials, and local resources. Uses broad advertising and a mobile outreach team focused on underserved areas, offering referrals. Works with the Health Department to train providers. An advisory panel checks results and recommends funding each year. Starts July 1, 2026.

Florida

This bill lets most pari-mutuel (pooled betting at horse/dog tracks and jai alai) permit-holders stop holding live racing. Thoroughbred tracks with slots or card rooms must continue live racing until giving three years’ notice after July 1, 2027. Permits can be transferred or relocated with state approval, with some moves limited to the same county. The facility leasing radius expands to 50 miles, but relocated thoroughbred tracks can’t run card rooms at leased training centers. Some card room taxes are waived, penalties eased, and the state gets more power to appoint representatives to certain racing nonprofit boards.

Florida

The bill tightens control over school books and materials. It defines harmful to minors and lets parents and county residents object to any classroom or library item or reading list. Items flagged as pornographic or harmful must be pulled within 5 school days, and literary or artistic value can’t be used to keep them. Non-parent residents may file one objection a month. The state can audit districts, require fixes, and withhold funds. Policies and forms must be easy to find online.

Florida

This bill would add a 32% tax on smartphones and wireless devices bought for kids and teens under 18 years old in Michigan. Basic phones that only make calls would be excluded. The tax would be collected by the retailer when the device is bought, and all the money would go into a special fund to support children’s mental health and safety programs. Violations could result in penalties or fines for businesses that do not comply. Specific details would be set by the state if the bill passes.

Michigan