Federal, state and local bills on the causes CSWH follows, found by our daily update. Each links to its official page; the status and latest action come from Congress.gov, Open States or the city's own records, and the official page is the final word. Find your legislators to write to them.
120 bills of 577 · updated Oct 29, 2026
MN HF 3617 would ban possession of semiautomatic military-style weapons and provide criminal penalties; latest action on 2026-03-12 added author Pursell.
Latest action (Mar 12, 2026): Author added Pursell
Sponsor: Greene (Democratic-Farmer-La)
Official page: www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/94/2026/0/HF/3617?body=House
MN HF 3618: possession of semiautomatic military-style weapons and large-capacity ammunition magazines banned, and criminal penalties provided; Pursell added as author 2026-03-12.
Latest action (Mar 12, 2026): Author added Pursell
Sponsor: Finke (Democratic-Farmer-La)
Official page: www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/94/2026/0/HF/3618?body=House
MS HB 563, on automatic scheduling of psilocybin after federal scheduling, died on calendar on 2026-03-11.
Latest action (Mar 11, 2026): Died On Calendar
Sponsor: Creekmore IV (Republican)
Official page: billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/0500-0599/HB0563PS.pdf
SC H 5353, the Firearm Safety Pilot Program, was referred to the Committee on Education and Public Works on 2026-03-11.
Latest action (Mar 11, 2026): Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
Sponsor: Haddon (Republican)
Official page: www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=5353&session=126&summa
WA HB 2367, eliminating preferential treatment related to a coal-fired electric generating plant, has an effective date of 3/11/2026.
Latest action (Mar 11, 2026): Effective date 3/11/2026.
Sponsor: Fitzgibbon (Democratic)
Official page: app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=2367&Year=2025&Initiative=false
SF 101, Second amendment protection act amendments-3: latest action 2026-03-10, Governor vetoed SEA No. 0064.
Latest action (Mar 10, 2026): Governor Vetoed SEA No. 0064
Sponsor: Biteman (Republican)
Official page: wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2026/SF0101
SD Governor signed HB 1099 on 2026-03-10, rescheduling crystalline polymorph psilocybin in a drug product approved by the Food and Drug Administration as a Schedule IV controlled substance.
Latest action (Mar 10, 2026): Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-10 H.J. 547
Sponsor: Pischke (Republican)
Official page: sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/26592
CA SB 613, methane emissions: petroleum and natural gas producing low methane emissions; latest action (2026-03-02): veto sustained.
Latest action (Mar 2, 2026): Veto sustained.
Sponsor: Stern (Democratic)
Official page: leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260
WV SB 935 would eliminate the business and occupation tax exemption for certain coal-fired merchant power plants; latest action 2026-02-26: to House Energy and Public Works.
Latest action (Feb 26, 2026): To House Energy and Public Works
Sponsor: Taylor (Republican)
Official page: www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=935&year=202
NJ A 4491 to establish a natural gas power plant procurement program in the BPU was introduced and referred to the Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Committee.
Latest action (Feb 24, 2026): Introduced, Referred to Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Committee
Sponsor: DeAngelo, Wayne P. (Democratic)
Official page: www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/A4491
MD HB 223 on a Center for Firearm Violence Prevention and Intervention - Resources, Tools, and Educational Materials was withdrawn by the sponsor on 2026-02-23.
Latest action (Feb 23, 2026): Withdrawn by Sponsor
Sponsor: Lopez (Democratic)
Official page: mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0223?ys=2026RS
MN HF 3668: Office of gun violence prevention established in the Department of Health, money appropriated; action 2026-02-23: Introduction and first reading, referred to Health Finance and Policy.
Latest action (Feb 23, 2026): Introduction and first reading, referred to Health Finance and Policy
Sponsor: Bierman (Democratic-Farmer-La)
Official page: www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/94/2026/0/HF/3668?body=House
A committee approved IA HSB 705, a bill establishing drug-free homeless service zones and providing penalties, renumbered as HF 2584.
Latest action (Feb 18, 2026): Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2584.
Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY
Official page: openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HSB705/
SD SB 2 to provide that a firearm silencer is not a controlled weapon was signed by the Governor on 2026-02-11.
Latest action (Feb 11, 2026): Signed by the Governor on 2026-02-11 S.J. 240
Sponsor: Crabtree (Republican)
Official page: sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/26339
IL HB 5199, a pretrial detention bill, was referred to the Rules Committee on 2026-02-10.
Latest action (Feb 10, 2026): Referred to Rules Committee
Sponsor: Justin Cochran (Democratic)
Official page: ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=5199&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&LegId
DC B 26-0561, the Pretrial Detention Reporting Emergency Amendment Act of 2026, was published in the DC Register as Act A26-0254 and expires Apr 27, 2026.
Latest action (Feb 6, 2026): Act A26-0254 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 001080, Expires on Apr 27, 2026
Sponsor: Pinto, Brooke (Democratic)
Official page: lims.dccouncil.gov/Legislation/B26-0561
PA SB 704, providing for security of Pennsylvania's electricity supply and designating sites for natural gas electric generation projects, was referred to Energy.
Latest action (Feb 5, 2026): Referred to Energy
Sponsor: Gene Yaw (Republican)
Official page: www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/sb704
WA HB 1239 on preparing incarcerated people for successful reentry upon release from a correctional facility was referred to Appropriations on 2026-02-04.
Latest action (Feb 4, 2026): Referred to Appropriations.
Sponsor: Doglio (Democratic)
Official page: app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=1239&Year=2025&Initiative=false
MD HB 695 would establish the Green and Renewable Energy Efficiency for Nonprofits (GREEN) Loan Program and Fund, with a hearing 2/17 in Environment and Transportation.
Latest action (Feb 4, 2026): Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation)
Sponsor: A. Johnson (Democratic)
Official page: mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0695?ys=2026RS
MS HB 131, to authorize parole eligibility if offender served 10 years of a sentence of 40 years or more, died in committee on 2026-02-03.
Latest action (Feb 3, 2026): Died In Committee
Sponsor: Johnson
Official page: billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/0100-0199/HB0131IN.pdf