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192 items of 1682 · updated Oct 29, 2026, 6:00 AM ET
MI HB 6441, amending sec 229 of 1931 PA 328, would prohibit pawnbrokers from accepting firearms in pawn
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
MS HB 563, on automatic scheduling of psilocybin after federal scheduling, died on calendar on 2026-03-11.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
MS SB 2227 (violent habitual offender, require jury determination) died in committee; latest action 2026-02-03.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
MS HC 23, which would amend the constitution to restore voting rights to certain qualified electors once meeting sentencing requirements, died in committee on 2026-02-03.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
ICE is facing criticism over its 'Fake & Gay!' response to a news story about a man deported to Mali whose family said they missed him, The Independent reports.
Source: The Advocate (advocate.com)
Oakland resolution to accept a $1,039,000 Bureau of Justice Assistance grant for Department of Violence Prevention's Ceasefire-Lifeline is on the November 17, 2026 Public Safety Committee agenda.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (oakland.legistar.com) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Oakland Police Department recommends adopting a resolution authorizing a $300,000 U.S. Department of Justice grant for the NIBIN Modernization Program and a contract to Leadsonline LLC.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (oakland.legistar.com) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
A half-dozen states enacted laws this year changing voting rules for people with felony convictions, affecting voters in next week's elections; Virginia voters will decide Tuesday on a measure.
Source: States Newsroom (News From The States) (newsfromthestates.com)
A half-dozen states enacted laws this year changing voting rules for people with felony convictions, affecting voters in next week's elections.
Source: Stateline (stateline.org)
An op-ed in The Advocate says Brazil's LGBTQ+ election victories offer lessons for American democracy and reports LGBTQ+ candidates won three times their 2022 votes.
Source: The Advocate (advocate.com)
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.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
MD HB 365 on the right to purchase, own, possess, and carry firearms has a hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
The Advocate reports that nonbinary Georgia Democrat Bentley Hudgins may make history; the outlet says online bigotry sometimes trips over accidental affirmation.
Source: The Advocate (advocate.com)
WA SB 6314, concerning the regulation of firearm manufacturing, had a first reading and was referred to Law & Justice on 2026-01-27.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
WA HB 1239 on preparing incarcerated people for successful reentry upon release from a correctional facility was referred to Appropriations on 2026-02-04.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Daviess County Judge-Executive Charlie Castlen brought up the fairness ordinance, aimed at protecting LGBTQ+ individuals and rejected in 2020, and the library at the Rooster Booster forum.
Source: States Newsroom (News From The States) (newsfromthestates.com)
WV SB 78 would prohibit financial institutions from discriminating against firearms businesses; latest action 2026-01-14: to Banking and Insurance.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
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 380, eliminating criminal defenses if the claim is based on the victim's gender identity or sexual orientation, 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