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325 items of 1682 · updated Oct 29, 2026, 6:00 AM ET
SC H 5013, a PFAS Testing Program, latest action 2026-04-30: member Wooten requests name added as sponsor.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
NH HB 1771, removing the prospective repeal of child care staffing ratios and the associated waiver system, was signed by Governor Ayotte on 05/28/2026.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
NH HB 1598, relative to notice and proceedings for tenants and landlords engaged in eviction processes, was signed by Governor Ayotte 07/10/2026 as Chapter 308.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
NH HB 1021, amending the date for written notice to a municipality of a taxpayer's election to be assessed under the low-income housing tax credit program, was signed by Governor Ayotte 07/02/2026.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
NH HB 1275 on the effects of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances on agriculture, exempting certain products from use restrictions, was signed by Governor Ayotte on 07/10/2026.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
NH HB 1433, creating a child care tax credit for qualifying businesses, was signed by Governor Ayotte 07/02/2026, Chapter 227.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Governor approved bill H 938, an act relating to establishing the Vermont Homelessness Response Continuum, on June 16, 2026.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
VT H 248, an act relating to supplemental child care grants and the Child Care Financial Assistance Program, was referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare on 2026-01-06.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Vermont H 91, an act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program, was committed to the Committee on Human Services on 2026-01-06.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
VT S 214, an act relating to the provision of prekindergarten education in geographically isolated school districts, was signed by the governor on June 8, 2026.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
VT H 772 on residential rental agreements, eviction procedures, and a positive rental payment credit reporting pilot program had a roll call on 2026-05-27, requested by Sen. Ram Hinsdale.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
VT S 27, an act relating to medical debt relief and excluding medical debt from credit reports, was signed by the governor on May 15, 2025.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)
New laws are treating cooling as a necessity rather than a luxury for renters, though what landlords must provide varies widely.
Source: Grist (grist.org)
IL bill HB 3526 would cap mobile home rent; latest action on 2026-04-21 added co-sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Illinois HB 4568, $DHS-HOME Illinois Program: latest action on 2026-07-01, Rule 19(b), re-referred to the Rules Committee.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
IL HB 1429, a bill of rights for the homeless, was re-referred to the Rules Committee on 2026-04-17 after House Floor Amendment No. 3.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
IL HB 5198 on affordable housing: latest action (2026-10-13), Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
MO SB 1319, which modifies provisions relating to food labeling, was read a second time and referred to the S Families, Seniors and Health Committee on 2026-01-27.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
MO SB 1362, which modifies provisions relating to food labeling, was second read and referred to the Families, Seniors and Health Committee on 2026-01-27.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
MO SB 1091 authorizes a child tax credit; the Economic and Workforce Development Committee hearing was cancelled on 2026-01-28.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators