Bills

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.

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96 bills of 577 · updated Oct 29, 2026

  1. WI · Failed or withdrawn

    WI AB 1169: Relating to: a state minimum wage, allowing the enactment of local minimum wage ordinances, and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

    WI AB 1169, relating to a state minimum wage and allowing the enactment of local minimum wage ordinances, failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1.

    Latest action (Mar 23, 2026): Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
    Sponsor: Sinicki (Democratic)

    Official page: docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab1169

  3. WI · Failed or withdrawn

    WI AB 1077: Relating to: permits for firearms dealers, firearms transactions and safety, firearms crimes, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty. (FE)

    Bill AB 1077 on permits for firearms dealers, firearms transactions and safety, firearms crimes, an appropriation and a penalty failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1.

    Latest action (Mar 23, 2026): Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
    Sponsor: Fitzgerald (Democratic)

    Official page: docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab1077

  4. WI · Failed or withdrawn

    WI SB 332: Relating to: prohibition against undetectable firearms, possessing a frame or receiver of a firearm without a serial number, and providing a penalty.

    WI SB 332 on prohibition against undetectable firearms and possessing a firearm frame or receiver without a serial number failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 on 2026-03-23.

    Latest action (Mar 23, 2026): Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
    Sponsor: Hesselbein (Democratic)

    Official page: docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/sen/bill/sb332

  5. TN · In committee

    TN SB 903: Firearms and Ammunition - As introduced, requires, subject to certain exemptions, that a sale or transfer of a firearm be done through a federally licensed gun dealer; creates a Class B misdemeanor offense for sales or transfers that are not conducted through a gun dealer. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 54; Title 38, Chapter 3, Part 1 and Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.

    TN SB 903 requires, subject to certain exemptions, that a sale or transfer of a firearm be done through a federally licensed gun dealer; it failed in Senate Judiciary Committee on 2026-03-23.

    Latest action (Mar 23, 2026): Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee
    Sponsor: Lamar (Democratic)

    Official page: wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB0903&ga=114

  6. TN · In committee

    TN SB 824: Firearms and Ammunition - As introduced, removes the criminal offense of possession of a weapon in a building or on property that is properly posted; removes the requirement that the department of safety suspend or revoke a handgun carry permit for a violation of that offense by a handgun permit holder. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.

    TN SB 824, as introduced, removes the criminal offense of possession of a weapon in a properly posted building or property; action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee on 2026-03-23 to 3/24/2026.

    Latest action (Mar 23, 2026): Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/24/2026
    Sponsor: Hensley (Republican)

    Official page: wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB0824&ga=114

  7. VT · Passed one chamber

    VT H 556: An act relating to exceptions to applicability of State minimum wage

    VT H 556, an act relating to exceptions to applicability of State minimum wage, was read 1st time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs on 2026-03-20.

    Latest action (Mar 20, 2026): Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
    Sponsor: Michael Marcotte (Republican)

    Official page: legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillsIntroduced/2026/

  8. MS · Enacted

    MS SB 2202: Economic development incentives; require agreements to secure employee freedom and privacy regarding unionization decisions.

    MS SB 2202 on economic development incentives, to require agreements to secure employee freedom and privacy regarding unionization decisions, was approved by the Governor on 2026-03-13.

    Latest action (Mar 13, 2026): Approved by Governor
    Sponsor: Harkins (Republican)

    Official page: billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2202SG.pdf

  10. MN · In committee

    MN HF 3618: Possession of semiautomatic military-style assault weapons and large-capacity ammunition magazines banned, and criminal penalties provided.

    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

  15. MN · In committee

    MN HF 3668: Office of gun violence prevention established in the Department of Health, report required, and money appropriated.

    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

  18. WI · Enacted

    WI AB 788: Relating to: ratification of the agreement negotiated between the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the Wisconsin State Building Trades Negotiating Committee, for the 2025-26 fiscal year, covering employees in the building trades crafts collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds. (FE)

    WI AB 788 relates to ratification of the agreement negotiated between the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Wisconsin State Building Trades Negotiating Committee for the 2025-26 fiscal year,

    Latest action (Feb 6, 2026): Published 2-7-2026

    Official page: docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab788

  19. WI · Enacted

    WI AB 786: Relating to: ratification of the agreement negotiated between the State of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin State Building Trades Negotiating Committee, for the 2025-26 fiscal year, covering employees in the building trades crafts collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds. (FE)

    WI AB 786: ratification of the agreement negotiated between the State of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin State Building Trades Negotiating Committee for the 2025-26 fiscal year; published 2-7-2026.

    Latest action (Feb 6, 2026): Published 2-7-2026

    Official page: docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab786