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202 items of 1682 · updated Oct 29, 2026, 6:00 AM ET
PA HB 1705 would amend the Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951 to provide for website and disclosure of flood risks; it was referred to Insurance on 2025-07-08.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)
PA HB 558 amends the Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951 in creation of leases, statute of frauds and mortgaging of leaseholds, providing for rental applications; Act No. 67 of 2026.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
PA HB 344 amends The Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951, providing for parking provisions in lease; latest action (2026-10-22): Act No. 64 of 2026.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
PA HB 734, amending the Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951 to further provide for landlord's duties and tenant relocation, was re-referred to Appropriations.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)
The Extreme Heat Eviction Protection Amendment Act of 2025 (DC B 26-0177) is Law L26-0108, effective Apr 16, 2026, published in DC Register Vol 73 Page 006780.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
New body camera footage shows a cop firing into a car's passenger side as it passed, in shooting that killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley; Mississippi investigators said the shooting was justified.
Source: The Intercept (theintercept.com)
A bodycam clip was released in the fatal police shooting of a Mississippi one-year-old; the family lawyer says an allegation of shoplifting does not warrant the death of a child.
Source: BBC News US & Canada (bbc.co.uk)
Virginia SB 349, on the Residential Landlord and Tenant Act and pre-tenancy fees, was continued from last session on 2026-07-21.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
VA HB 79, Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act: duties of landlord, mold remediation, civil penalty; latest action 2026-07-21, continued from last session.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
VA HB 863 on the elimination of mandatory minimum sentences for certain offenses was continued from last session as of 2026-07-21.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
VA HB 919, Retail Sales and Use Tax, would impose a firearm and ammunition tax; latest action (2026-07-21): Continued from last session.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
VA HB 926 on outdoor shooting of firearm on property without reasonable care; prohibition, penalty; latest action 2026-07-21: continued from last session.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
VA SB 763 imposes a firearm and ammunition tax under the retail sales and use tax; its latest action on 2026-07-21 was continued from last session.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
VA HB 127, on a person not free on bail, court appearance and right to counsel, was continued from last session as of 2026-07-21.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Virginia HB 1409, on the Residential Landlord and Tenant Act and prohibited provisions in rental agreements, was continued from last session, latest action 2026-07-21.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
AK SB 206, relating to harassment, intimidation, or bullying in schools, parental notification of incidents and threats of suicide by students, and establishing the firearm safe storage grant fund.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
A committee approved IA HSB 705, a bill establishing drug-free homeless service zones and providing penalties, renumbered as HF 2584.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
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Task Force on Mandatory Minimum Sentences: consensus recommendations Minnesota's task force adopted recommendations to shift mandatory gun-related minimums into the sentencing guidelines, with proposed statutory changes taking effect in 2027. Source: Minnesota Department of Corrections mn.gov/doc/assets/TFMMS-ConsensusRecsStatLangua… (link to mn.gov)
Links: mn.gov
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Christa Pike’s botched execution exposes the cruelty of the death penalty Prism reports Christa Pike's botched execution exposes the cruelty of the death penalty, tying the fight against it to ending state violence and building alternatives to policing and incarceration. Source: Prism prismreports.org/2026/10/14/christa-pike-execut… (link to prismreports.org)
Links: prismreports.org
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Markey and Pressley expand push to end qualified immunity for ICE agents and federal officers After a fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis, lawmakers reintroduced a bill to abolish qualified immunity and allow civil-rights suits against federal officers as well as state and local ones. Source: Office of Sen. Ed Markey markey.senate.gov/news/press-releases/following… (link to markey.senate.gov)
Links: markey.senate.gov