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192 items of 1682 · updated Oct 29, 2026, 6:00 AM ET
MN HF 3617 would ban possession of semiautomatic military-style weapons and provide criminal penalties; latest action on 2026-03-12 added author Pursell.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
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.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
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.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
MN HF 1757 would require lost and stolen firearms to be reported promptly to law enforcement, with money appropriated; authors Sencer-Mura, Virnig, and Rehrauer were added 2025-03-05.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)
MN HF 687 creating a Task Force on Mandatory Minimum Sentences: introduction and first reading, referred to Public Safety Finance and Policy.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)
A communication from the Fire and Police Commission relating to Standard Operating Procedures was placed on file in council by the Public Safety and Health Committee.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (milwaukee.legistar.com) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
U.S. Rep. Ritchie Torres pressed HUD Secretary Scott Turner over the agency's retreat from LGBTQ+ housing protections as it shrinks its backlog of discrimination complaints.
Source: The Advocate (advocate.com)
Delaware SB 179, an act to amend Title 11 of the Delaware Code relating to the Delaware Sentencing Guidelines and Accountability Commission, was signed by the Governor on 2026-07-23.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)
CA SB 948 on firearms safety certificates was chaptered by the Secretary of State: Chapter 465, Statutes of 2026.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
California AB 1743, Firearms, was chaptered by the Secretary of State as Chapter 457, Statutes of 2026, latest action 2026-09-26.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
CA SB 934 on sexual orientation or gender identity change efforts was chaptered by the Secretary of State, Chapter 469, Statutes of 2026, on 2026-09-26.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
CA AB 2339 on firearms and prohibited persons was chaptered by the Secretary of State as Chapter 462, Statutes of 2026 on 2026-09-26.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Civilian Oversight Commission ComReport 26-6538 by COC Chair Hans Johnson, with announcements and upcoming meetings, is on agenda; body: Sybil Brand Commission for Institutional Inspections.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (lacounty.legistar.com) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
An anti-LGBTQ+ group asks the Supreme Court to fast-track a national blanket trans sports ban through an emergency appeal.
Source: The Advocate (advocate.com)
LAPD data released Tuesday confirms a rise in hate crimes against gay men and transgender people in Los Angeles, and many more may be going unreported.
Source: them (them.us)
HB 1593 in Pennsylvania, amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses), repealing provisions relating to sale or transfer of firearms, was referred to Judiciary on 2025-10-03.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)
Appointment of Justice Geddes as member of the Seattle LGBTQ Commission for a term to April 30, 2028, was confirmed.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (seattle.legistar.com) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
IL SB 3139 on pretrial detention added Sen. Craig Wilcox as co-sponsor on 2026-10-20.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)
Anti-trans backlash to James Talarico has spread in the Texas Senate race, where Republican nominee Ken Paxton defeated a 24-year incumbent in the primary.
Source: The 19th (19thnews.org)
After Taiwan legalized same-sex marriage, gender-themed bookstores are working to build the social acceptance that the law alone couldn't deliver.
Source: The Nation (thenation.com)