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432 items of 1822 · updated Oct 30, 2026, 6:10 AM ET
A transgender rights advocacy group in Texas says someone is impersonating it in a campaign mailing unsolicited flyers about transgender identity, prompting threats against its staff.
Source: The Advocate (advocate.com)
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)
California SB 299, a California Environmental Quality Act exemption for day care center zoning, was chaptered by the Secretary of State on 2026‐09‐20 as Chapter 413.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
TN SB 2282 would make void and unenforceable any homeowners' association restrictions on the operation of a family child care home or group child care home; assigned to a Senate subcommittee.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
TN HB 64 requires residential educational programs in this state that allow minors to access residential facilities to segregate restrooms, changing areas, and showers by immutable biological sex.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)
TN SB 937, as enacted, prohibits a public school, LEA, teacher, employee, or contractor from requiring a student, teacher, employee, or contractor to provide the individual's preferred pronouns.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)
TN SB 402 prohibits healthcare providers from reporting a patient's medical debt to a consumer reporting agency; assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce and Labor Committee.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
TN HB 1175 allows a child care agency to lease or purchase underutilized property from local education agencies and classifies a child care family home as residential property for zoning.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)
The Los Angeles County Affordable Housing Solutions Agency will discuss whether to adopt a resolution to accept REAP 2.0 grant funding from the Southern California Association of Governments.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (lacounty.legistar.com)
PA HB 1108, amending the Human Services Code in public assistance, further providing for copayments for subsidized child care, was referred to Aging & Youth.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)
PA HB 1095, providing for limited access to eviction information in court records, was re-reported as committed on 2026-10-20.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
The Oakland City Council passed a resolution allocating Measure U and other funds, not to exceed $50,000,000, for affordable housing programs including multifamily rental housing and rehabilitation.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (oakland.legistar.com) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Oakland City Council passed a resolution amending Resolution No. 91091 C.M.S. to accept and appropriate loan and grant funds, not to exceed $44,661,404, for the Residences at Liberation Park Project.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (oakland.legistar.com) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Oakland passed a resolution renewing and continuing the City Council's declaration of a local emergency on homelessness.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (oakland.legistar.com) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
NJ A 5703, introduced and referred to the Assembly Housing Committee, revises training requirements for local housing authority officials.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
NJ S 4845 establishes a Social Housing Program, Workforce Housing Investment Program, and Human Infrastructure Bank Fund; introduced in the Senate and referred to committee.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
NJ A 5674 concerns certain mandated lease fees imposed by landlord for residential dwelling units; it was introduced and referred to the Assembly Housing Committee.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
NJ S 4846, which prohibits landlords from using certain living situations as cause for eviction of residential tenants, was introduced in the Senate and referred to committee.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
NJ A 5699, expanding the sales and use tax exemption for materials, supplies, and services for certain affordable housing projects, was introduced and referred to the Assembly Housing Committee.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
NJ A 5692 requires a DCA educational campaign for municipalities about their affordable housing obligations; it was introduced and referred to the Assembly Housing Committee.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators