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214 items of 1682 · updated Oct 29, 2026, 6:00 AM ET
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.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
WI AB 1056, relating to firearm transfers and possession, law enforcement and prosecution, and hate crimes reporting portal, failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 on 2026-03-23.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
WI SB 606, a sales and use tax exemption for firearms, bows and arrows for archery, crossbows and ammunition, failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Grist reports a Trump EPA proposal would let oil and gas companies leak more methane, saving them billions and worsening global warming.
Source: Grist (grist.org)
Trump says he will roll back Biden-era methane rules for oil and gas companies; the EPA plans to ease regulations aimed at curbing methane leaks.
Source: NBC News (nbcnews.com)
DC B 26-0650, the Pretrial Detention Reporting Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2026, was published in the DC Register as Act A26-0296 on 2026-04-17 and expires Jul 09, 2026.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
DC B 26-0081, the Secure DC Pretrial Detention Extension and Reporting Emergency Amendment Act of 2025, was published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 001645 as Act A26-0007 on 2025-02-21.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)
DC B 26-0562, the Pretrial Detention Reporting Temporary Amendment Act of 2026, is Law L26-0125, effective from May 29, 2026, published in DC Register Vol 73 Page 008624, expires on Jan 09, 2027.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
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.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
DC B 26-0616, the Body-Worn Camera Transparency for Use of Force Emergency Amendment Act of 2026, was published as Act A26-0282 in DC Register Vol 73 on 2026-03-27 and expires Jun 21, 2026.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
H.R. 444, the End For-Profit Prisons Act of 2023, was referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary on 2023-01-20.
Source: Congress.gov API v3: recently updated bills (congress.gov)
H.R. 3612, the End For-Profit Prisons Act of 2025, was referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary on 2025-05-23.
Source: Congress.gov API v3: recently updated bills (congress.gov)
H.R. 1206, the End For-Profit Prisons Act of 2021, was referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security on 2021-04-28.
Source: Congress.gov API v3: recently updated bills (congress.gov)
Kansas HCR 5006 recognizes the right to bear arms as a fundamental right, with restrictions subject to the strict scrutiny standard; latest action 2026-04-10: Died on Calendar.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
CA SB 613, methane emissions: petroleum and natural gas producing low methane emissions; latest action (2026-03-02): veto sustained.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
CA SB 840 on greenhouse gases and the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund was chaptered by the Secretary of State on 2025-09-19 as Chapter 121, Statutes of 2025.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)
CA SB 1359, the Natural Gas Ratepayer Protection Act, was chaptered by the Secretary of State on 2026-09-30 as Chapter 1026, Statutes of 2026.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
SB 654 on a California Environmental Protection Agency contract for a registry of greenhouse gas emissions from the water-energy nexus was returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
The Appeal reports private prison companies are pouring money into GOP coffers ahead of midterms, calling Trump's second term a financial boon to the industry.
Source: The Appeal (theappeal.org)
Truthout reports private prison companies are pouring money into GOP coffers ahead of midterms.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)