This Week in the States

For the Week of May 13, 2024

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In session or committee meetings: Blue
Upcoming or in special session: Red
Adjourned or in recess: Grey

Also meeting: DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, PUERTO RICO, GUAM, NORTH MARIANA ISLANDS and UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS.

ALASKA

Adjourns May 15

MISSOURI

Adjourns May 17

STATE AND LOCAL HIGHLIGHTS

STATE AND LOCAL LEGISLATURES MEETING THIS WEEK:

CALIFORNIA

The Senate Appropriations Committee will hold a hearing on May 13 regarding the following:

SB 966: This measure requires PBMs, by January 1, 2026, to apply for and obtain a license from the CA State Board of Pharmacy. The application must include information on interested parties or control over the PBM, a copy of all organizational and governing documents, a description of the PBM's services and facilities/personnel, and a confirmation of compliance in business practice. If any application information changes, PBMs must submit those changes to the board within 30 days of modification.
Contact: Matthew Lidz
SB 1266: This measure states on and after January 1, 2026, no person may manufacture, sell, or distribute in commerce any juvenile's feeding product or juvenile's sucking or teething product that contains any form of bisphenol at a detectable level above 0.1 parts per billion. Manufacturers must use the least toxic alternative when replacing any form of bisphenol in containers.
Contact: Stephanie Obieroma

The Los Angeles Government Operations Committee will meet on May 14 to receive a report from the Information Technology Agency relative to current uses of artificial intelligence (AI) in the city, ensuring that AI systems are used efficiently citywide, and issuing an AI utilization report evaluating climate, energy saving and environment programs currently in development.

Contact: Stephanie Rojo

The Assembly Appropriations Committee will hold a hearing on May 15 regarding the following:

AB 2559: This measure requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission to develop network roaming requirements for electric vehicle chargers and charging station networks by January 1, 2026, applying to the charging network of charging network providers that received an incentive from a state agency or through a charge on ratepayers, as specified.
Contact: Maxwell Klein
AB 2762: This measure states a beverage manufacturer, with annual gross sales of $1,000,000 or more, that sells, offers for sale, or distributes a beverage in the state that is bottled in the state shall ensure that the percentage of the volume of beverages it bottles and sells in the state is bottled in reusable beverage containers at the following rates: (1) no less than 5 percent by January 1, 2031, (2) no less than 10 percent by January 1, 2033, and (3) no less than 25 percent by January 1, 2035.
Contact: Stephanie Obieroma

A hearing on the Appropriations Suspense File will be held on May 16 regarding the following:

SB 1231: This measure would require the manufacturers of covered plastic materials to reduce and recycle the relevant materials, and ensure that all materials determined to be covered by the state are recyclable or compostable by January 1, 2032.
Contact: Stephanie Obieroma
AB 2029: This measure requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, beginning January 1, 2025, to biennially conduct an assessment, in consultation with applicable state and federal agencies, of the abidance of electric vehicle charging stations with accessibility requirements and related guidance from relevant state and federal agencies.
Contact: Maxwell Klein
AB 2236: This measure, beginning January 1, 2026, revises the single-use carryout bag exception to include a bag provided to a customer before the customer reaches the point of sale, that is designed to protect a purchased item from damaging or contaminating other purchased items in a checkout bag or to contain an unwrapped food item.
Contact: Stephanie Obieroma
AB 2448: This measure would establish, subject to appropriation, an Electric Vehicle Economic Opportunity Zone (EVEOZ) for the County of Riverside, administered by the California Competes Tax Credit Committee, to create programs to make electric vehicle manufacturing jobs and education more accessible to lower-income communities.
Contact: Maxwell Klein
AB 2678: This measure proposes to extend existing state law that allows qualified alternative fuel, plug-in electric, and hybrid vehicles to use high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes regardless of occupancy. Electric vehicles may be issued decals or other identifiers and must be displaying an identifier to use HOV lanes.
Contact: Maxwell Klein
AB 2815: This measure would require the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission to provide, on or before January 1, 2026, funding for repairs or replacement of nonoperational electric vehicle charging stations through a new or existing program under this measure. Funding shall be limited to owners and operators of an electric vehicle charging station that is five years old, that was installed before January 1, 2024, and that is located in a publicly available parking space.
Contact: Maxwell Klein

DELAWARE

The House Economic Development/Banking/Insurance and Commerce Committee will hold a hearing on May 14 regarding HB 383. This measure prohibits drug manufacturers, wholesalers, and third-party logistics providers from discriminating against 340B covered entities in the acquisition of 340B drugs. In addition to generally prohibiting those parties and their agents to "deny, restrict, prohibit, discriminate against, or otherwise limit the acquisition" of covered drugs, it also specifically forbids requiring utilization or claims data reporting from the covered entity, unless required by federal law.

Contact: Dylan Hughes

The Senate Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology Committee will hold a hearing on May 15 regarding HB 333. This measure creates the Delaware Artificial Intelligence Commission. The Commission is tasked with making recommendations to the General Assembly and Department of Technology and Information on AI utilization and safety within the State of Delaware. The Commission must additionally conduct an inventory of all Generative AI usage within Delaware's executive, legislative, and judicial agencies and identify high-risk areas for the implementation of Generative AI.

Contact: Alex Aceto

ILLINOIS

The House Higher Education Committee will hold a hearing on May 15 regarding HB 5399. This measure amends the Board of Higher Education Act by providing that within 6 months of the effective date of this measure, the Board of Higher Education is required to prepare a report to the General Assembly on the state of artificial intelligence education and development in public and private institutions of higher education. The report must include, among other topics, recommendations on the best way to implement a State-funded grant program to promote the academic study and commercial development of artificial intelligence in institutions of higher education.

Contact: Alex Aceto

LOUISIANA

The House Insurance Committee will hold a hearing on May 15 regarding SB 281. The measure requires the Insurance Commissioner to promulgate rules that establish standard policies and procedures governing pharmacy audits, including standards for claims review and quality assurance reviews and fraud or willful misrepresentation audits.

Contact: Matthew Lidz

MICHIGAN

The House Criminal Justice Committee will hold a hearing on May 14 regarding HB 5570. This measure amends the code of criminal procedure to make it a class F offense for a person to disseminate an intimate deep fake with aggravating factors.

Contact: Alex Aceto

NEW HAMPSHIRE

The House Finance Committee will hold an executive session on May 13 regarding SB 393. This measure appropriates $25,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, to the Department of Environmental Services from a combination of federal funds, the drinking water and groundwater trust fund established, the PFAS remediation loan and grant fund, and the local contributions to fund regional drinking water infrastructure as part of Phase 2 of the Southern New Hampshire Regional Water Project to increase water supply by over 2 million gallons per day to multiple towns impacted by per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance contamination and growing water demands.

Contact: Stephanie Obieroma

The House Commerce and Consumer Affairs Committee will hold an executive session on May 15 regarding SB 557. This measure prohibits insurers and pharmacy benefit managers from discriminating against 340B entities and contracted pharmacies. It prohibits both network requirements and lower reimbursement rates for drugs dispensed to 340B covered entities.

Contact: Dylan Hughes

NEW JERSEY

The Assembly Health Committee will hold a hearing on May 13 regarding AR 82. This measure urges the New Jersey Department of Health to take the appropriate steps to inform the public of the dangers to humans who use xylazine as a recreational drug.

Contact: Matthew Lidz

The Senate Environment and Energy Committee will hold a hearing on May 13 regarding the following:

SR 99: This measure would urge the United States Environmental Protection Agency to adopt water quality standards for microplastics and nanoplastics.
Contact: Robert Korn
SB 3135: This measure requires each producer to reduce the amount, by weight, of covered material annually sold, offered for sale, or distributed in the State. This measure establishes the Toxic Packaging Task Force to review the toxicity of packaging in the State and recommend the designation of additional toxic substances to the Department of Environment Protection.
Contact: Stephanie Obieroma

NEW YORK

The Senate Health Committee will hold a hearing on May 15 regarding SB 4513. This measure provides access to affordable drugs.

Contact: Matthew Lidz

The Senate Energy and Telecommunications Committee will hold a hearing on May 15 regarding SB 9086. This measure provides that the commissioner shall promulgate such rules, policies, and procedures necessary and appropriate no later than 180 days following the effective date of this measure for (1) creating a resilient electric vehicle charging system pilot program at the commercial retail rate with a monthly cash-out option program and a total program cap of 50 megawatts; (2) establishing a value stack adder for the valuation of interrupted resilient carbon-free power generation generated within an EV microgrid that is participating in the pilot program that supports a resilient electric vehicle charging system at the commercial retail rate; and (3) creating a timely interconnection process for resilient carbon-free power generation comprising an EV microgrid.

Contact: Maxwell Klein

PENNSYLVANIA

The Philadelphia Committee on Commerce & Economic Development will meet on May 13 to consider amending Title 9 (“Regulation of Businesses, Trades and Professions”) of The Philadelphia Code to add a new chapter concerning protections for consumers against unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices, and providing remedies, all under certain terms and conditions.

Contact: Stephanie Rojo

OREGON

The Portland City Council will meet on May 16 to consider a resolution directing the Bureau of Planning and Sustainability to develop land-use approaches to address the impact of warehouse and distribution facilities on residential neighborhoods and schools.

Contact: Stephanie Rojo

RHODE ISLAND

The House Finance Committee will hold a hearing on May 14 regarding HB 7480. This measure establishes an individual tax credit for equipment and labor costs to convert a motor vehicle licensed in Rhode Island to operate on alternative fuel.

Contact: Maxwell Klein

TEXAS

The Dallas Public Safety Committee will meet on May 13 to receive an overview of the Investigative Facial Recognition Technology Project. The next steps highlighted in the presentation include staff training, implementing the police department's general order related to investigative facial recognition, and implementing a program management, oversight, and reporting plan.

Contact: Stephanie Rojo

UNITED STATES

The Senate Rules and Administration Committee will hold a hearing on May 14 regarding SB 3897. This measure mandates the Election Assistance Commission, in collaboration with the National Institute of Standards and Technology, to develop and issue voluntary guidelines for the use and management of artificial intelligence technologies in election administration. The guidelines should address the benefits and risks associated with AI in elections, including cybersecurity risks, the impact of AI on the distribution of accurate election information, and the potential for AI to spread election disinformation. The commission is required to submit a report with these guidelines to Congress and make them available to state and local election offices as well as the public within 60 days of the measure's enactment.

Contact: Alex Aceto