Vote Yes on this bill if you want faster grid upgrades and new lines using existing corridors, modern grid technologies, coordinated permitting with tribal consultation, local community payments, and utility incentives that aim to deliver more reliable, affordable, and cleaner electricity.

Organizations that support this bill may include clean energy and climate groups, utilities and transmission developers, electrical workers and construction trades unions, data center and manufacturing associations seeking reliable power, and local governments interested in coordinated planning and community benefit fees.

Vote No on this bill if you want to avoid creating a new transmission authority with eminent domain for rights-of-way, keep stricter environmental review for rebuilds, limit state involvement in project development and financing, and prevent potential rate impacts from utility incentive returns.

Organizations that oppose this bill may include property rights and rural landowner groups concerned about eminent domain, environmental and wildlife advocates wary of streamlined reviews and habitat impacts, taxpayer and small-government organizations skeptical of a new authority, and ratepayer watchdogs worried about bill increases.

Vote Yes on this bill if you want the legislature to set session lengths by law, giving lawmakers flexibility to meet longer or shorter to handle budgets, emergencies, and complex problems.

Organizations that support this bill may include good-government reform groups, civic organizations focused on legislative effectiveness, and advocacy groups that want more time to address budgets and complex issues.

Vote No on this bill if you want to keep fixed constitutional limits on regular sessions to cap time in the state legislature, control costs, and maintain a predictable schedule.

Organizations that oppose this bill may include taxpayer watchdog groups, limited-government advocates, and business associations concerned about higher costs and less predictable lawmaking calendars.

Vote Yes on this bill if you want cities and counties to be allowed to require energy use measuring and reporting for buildings to improve transparency, plan savings, and reduce emissions.

Organizations that support this bill may include environmental and climate groups, city and county governments seeking local control, energy-efficiency advocates, and consumer organizations promoting lower utility bills.

Vote No on this bill if you want to keep the statewide ban so local governments cannot impose energy reporting rules, avoiding new compliance steps and costs for building owners.

Organizations that oppose this bill may include landlord and real estate associations, some chambers of commerce, and privacy or small-business groups concerned about new reporting mandates and costs.

Vote Yes on this bill if you want localities to have the option to use ranked choice voting with a quick state feasibility check, statewide rules, approved counting software, voter education, optional audits, clear recount steps, and a review of voting equipment to boost accuracy and transparency.

Organizations that support this bill may include good-government and election reform groups, voting rights organizations, some local governments, and civic-tech and auditing advocates who favor ranked choice voting with clear statewide standards and voter education.

Vote No on this bill if you want to keep current local voting methods, avoid new software and training costs, limit changes that could confuse voters, avoid cost disputes between towns and counties, and stop the state from expanding ranked choice voting rules and guidance.

Organizations that oppose this bill may include some party committees and incumbent-protection groups, taxpayer associations, and election administration groups concerned about added costs, new software and training, and possible voter confusion.

Vote Yes on this bill if you want employers barred from asking or using prior pay, clear pay ranges posted for every job and promotion, protection against retaliation, and strong enforcement so workers can sue and recover damages and fees to help close pay gaps.

Organizations that support this bill may include labor unions, worker and pay equity advocates, civil rights groups, and transparency nonprofits seeking to close gender and racial pay gaps and protect applicants from retaliation.

Vote No on this bill if you want to allow employers to ask about salary history, avoid mandatory pay range postings, limit lawsuits and penalties, and preserve broader discretion in setting offers and negotiating compensation.

Organizations that oppose this bill may include state and local chambers of commerce, employer and industry associations, staffing and recruiting firms, and some small business groups concerned about compliance burdens, litigation risk, and reduced hiring flexibility.

Vote Yes on this bill if you want fair lotteries and waiting lists, clear parent contacts in partnered divisions, public posting of board members, meetings, and budget/contract summaries, strong nondiscrimination rules, and clear limits on when tuition can be charged.

Organizations that support this bill may include parent-teacher associations, education transparency groups, civil rights advocates, and public school divisions or universities that want clear rules for partnerships and enrollment.

Vote No on this bill if you want fewer state mandates on how lab schools share information and run enrollment, prefer more local flexibility over public posting requirements, or want to avoid new administrative costs tied to compliance.

Organizations that oppose this bill may include some charter or lab school operators, education management groups, and limited-government advocates who see the added reporting and enrollment rules as burdensome.

Vote Yes on this bill if you want local school districts to choose alternative tests aligned to state standards through 2027–28, which could cut test time and fit local needs.

Organizations that support this bill may include school boards associations, teachers unions, principals groups, and parent-teacher groups that want more local control and less duplicate testing.

Vote No on this bill if you want one statewide through-year growth test for all schools, keeping results consistent and easy to compare across districts and years.

Organizations that oppose this bill may include statewide testing and accountability groups, some civil rights and disability advocates who want comparable data, and business groups that favor one uniform system.

Vote Yes on this bill if you want higher funding for DHS, cyber and disaster response, tougher border and immigration enforcement with more detention and GPS tracking, stricter asylum rules, limits on sanctuary policies, bans on DHS disinformation and DEI programs, and no new land border crossing fees.

Organizations that support this bill may include law enforcement associations, border security advocates, conservative policy groups, some state and local emergency managers, and free speech advocates opposed to government-led content moderation.

Vote No on this bill if you want to reject expanded detention and surveillance, oppose stricter asylum and transit limits, protect access to gender-affirming care and broader abortion services in custody, preserve sanctuary funding and DEI efforts, and avoid rollbacks to environmental and civil liberties protections.

Organizations that oppose this bill may include immigrant and civil rights groups, LGBTQ+ and reproductive rights advocates, sanctuary cities and counties, privacy and tech liberty groups, and environmental organizations concerned about weakened whale protections.

Vote Yes on this bill if you want the death of an unborn child at any stage of pregnancy during listed felonies or premeditated acts to count as first-degree murder, with life imprisonment or the death penalty, while keeping protections for legal abortion and medical care.

Organizations that support this bill may include pro-life advocacy groups, victims’ rights organizations, some law enforcement associations, and certain religious groups seeking stronger penalties when crimes harm a fetus.

Vote No on this bill if you want to avoid expanding first-degree murder to fetuses, reduce risks of overcharging in violent and drug cases, and limit the use of life or death penalties.

Organizations that oppose this bill may include reproductive rights groups, medical associations, civil liberties groups, and criminal justice reform organizations concerned about expanded criminal liability and harsh sentences.

Vote Yes on this bill if you want a statewide claims database, clearer public price reports, better data sharing to improve care, and stronger privacy options like an opt-out and limits on direct identifiers.

Consumer advocates, public health departments, research institutions, and health data transparency groups may support this bill for clearer cost information, better data planning, and stronger privacy controls.

Vote No on this bill if you want to restrict government health data collection and sharing, avoid new fees and reporting duties for data suppliers, and prevent expansion of a statewide claims database.

Civil liberties and privacy groups, some health care providers and insurers worried about reporting costs or data sharing, and small self-funded employers may oppose this bill.

Vote Yes on this bill if you want more state dollars targeted to high-poverty schools, added funding for special education and English learners, more counselors and reading support, smaller early-grade classes, and stronger transparency on how funds are used.

Organizations that support this bill may include education equity advocates, teachers' unions, school boards associations, civil rights and anti-poverty groups, and parent organizations seeking more resources for high-need students.

Vote No on this bill if you want to avoid new spending and reporting mandates, oppose directing funds by poverty measures, prefer maximum local discretion over staffing and resource allocation, or worry about long-term state and local cost increases.

Organizations that oppose this bill may include taxpayer and budget watchdog groups, small-government and conservative policy organizations, school choice advocates, and local officials wary of state mandates and higher costs.

Vote Yes on this bill if you want parts of terrorist-designation records kept secret when disclosure could harm security, allowing closer work with police and federal partners and protecting sources and methods.

Organizations that support this bill may include law enforcement agencies, homeland security and counterterrorism groups, prosecutors’ associations, and state executive offices that prioritize protecting sensitive security information and investigative methods.

Vote No on this bill if you want these records to remain fully accessible to the public and press, ensuring maximum transparency and oversight of how the state labels organizations as terrorist groups.

Organizations that oppose this bill may include civil liberties and open-government advocates, media and press freedom groups, and community or academic organizations concerned about transparency and overreach.