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388 items of 1682 · updated Oct 29, 2026, 6:00 AM ET
SD HB 1257 to amend the definition of an abortion was signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
HI HR 182 requests the Hawaiʻi Civil Rights Commission to examine the applicability of state anti-discrimination laws to algorithmic and automated decision systems; JHA recommends adoption.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
HI HB 1451, relating to affordable housing, was carried over to the 2026 Regular Session; latest action 2025-12-08.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
ME LD 1783, An Act To Clarify Municipal Affordable Housing Tax Increment Financing, was signed by the Governor on 2025-06-10.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)
HI SR 50 requests the Department of Education to require one year of Hawaiian language instruction as a graduation requirement in public schools; it was referred to HWN/EDU on 2026-03-19.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Hawaiʻi SR 165 requests the Hawaiʻi Civil Rights Commission to examine the applicability of existing state anti-discrimination laws to algorithmic and automated decision systems.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Hawaiʻi SCR 184 requests the Hawaiʻi Civil Rights Commission to examine the applicability of existing state anti-discrimination laws to algorithmic and automated decision systems.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
HI bill HB 645, relating to homeless youth, was carried over to the 2026 regular session, with the latest action on 2025-12-08.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
ME LD 886, An Act To Regulate Medication Abortions, was placed in Legislative Files (DEAD) on 2025-06-10.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)
Maine LD 1476 to support homeless shelters by imposing a fee for booking hotels, short-term rentals and recreational vehicle camping reservations was placed in Legislative Files (DEAD) on 2025-06-05.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)
ME LD 1657, a bill to expand the use of tax increment revenue for affordable housing by adding authorized project costs, was placed in Legislative Files (DEAD) on 2025-06-12.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)
Maine LD 898, to allow pay differentials based on work site location and employee experience and credentials under the Maine Equal Pay Law, was signed by the Governor.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)
LD 746, an act to authorize a local option sales tax on short-term lodging to fund municipalities and affordable housing, was placed in Legislative Files (DEAD) on 2025-06-18.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)
ME LD 522, directing the Permanent Commission on the Status of Women to study workforce gender segregation in the state, was signed by the governor on 2026-04-15.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
ME LD 1946, an act to clarify eligibility of certified recovery residences for Bridging Rental Assistance Program housing vouchers, became law without the governor's signature on 2025-06-25.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)
MT LC 842, generally revise laws related to youth homelessness, latest action Drafter Assigned on 2026-10-26.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Wyoming SF 58, the Wyoming Indian Child Welfare Act sunset repeal, was assigned Chapter Number 57 on 2026-03-06.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
King Charles will confront calls for reparations and apologies for his country's colonial past as he attends the Commonwealth heads of government meeting.
Source: The New York Times (nytimes.com)
AK SB 271, an act relating to abortion, civil enforcement of abortion laws, and abortion after the detection of a fetal heartbeat; latest action 2026-02-25: cosponsors Tilton, Cronk, Myers.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Alaska HB 357, an act relating to abortion, civil enforcement of abortion laws, and abortion after the detection of a fetal heartbeat; cosponsor Allard removed 2026-05-01.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators