Ethics

State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the regulation of certain political communications, a prohibition on electioneering by school district and open-enrollment charter school officials and employees, and the authorization of action by the commissioner of education against a school district that initiates certain actions or proceedings; authorizing an administrative penalty; creating a criminal offense. [SB-2044] [Elections ] [Education ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to the regulation of certain political communications, a prohibition on electioneering by school district and open-enrollment charter school officials and employees, and the authorization of action by the commissioner of education against a school district that initiates certain actions or proceedings; authorizing an administrative penalty; creating a criminal offense.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Paul D. Bettencourt Reported Favorably As Substituted on 05/05/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to eligibility to serve on the board of directors of an appraisal district. [HB-3944] [Property Tax ] [Real Estate ]
Relating to eligibility to serve on the board of directors of an appraisal district.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ben Bumgarner Read First Time on 03/27/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to information on local regulations governing the placement of political signs in a municipality. [HB-3918] [Elections ] [Voting Rights ] [Media and Advertising ]
Relating to information on local regulations governing the placement of political signs in a municipality.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Richard Pena Raymond Referred To State Affairs on 05/16/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the regulation and use of artificial intelligence systems and the management of data by governmental entities. [SB-1964] [Artificial Intelligence ] [Data Privacy ] [Technology and Innovation ]
Relating to the regulation and use of artificial intelligence systems and the management of data by governmental entities.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Giovanni Capriglione Effective On 9/1/25 on 06/20/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds to pay bail bonds. [HB-76] [Budget and Spending ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Funding ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds to pay bail bonds.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ryan Guillen Scheduled For Public Hearing On . . . on 03/18/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the application of nepotism prohibitions to a person appointed or employed by a school district as a teacher or other employee. [HB-3780] [Education ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Relating to the application of nepotism prohibitions to a person appointed or employed by a school district as a teacher or other employee.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. AJ Louderback Read First Time on 03/26/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the administration of the Texas Opioid Abatement Fund Council and Texas Opioid Abatement Trust Fund. [SB-1901] [Healthcare ] [Funding ] [Public Health ] [Overdose Prevention ]
Relating to the administration of the Texas Opioid Abatement Fund Council and Texas Opioid Abatement Trust Fund.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Royce West Effective Immediately on 05/30/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the use of political contributions by the secretary of state to maintain a residence in Travis County. [SB-1881] [Elections ] [Ethics ]
Relating to the use of political contributions by the secretary of state to maintain a residence in Travis County.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Charles J. Schwertner Read First Time on 03/17/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to assistance in the investigation of certain open meetings offenses by the open records division of the attorney general's office. [HB-3711] [Crime ] [Ethics ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to assistance in the investigation of certain open meetings offenses by the open records division of the attorney general's office.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Giovanni Capriglione Effective On 9/1/25 on 06/20/2025

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2025 Regular Session

Creating Non-Profit Transparency and Accountability Act [SB-685] [Nonprofit ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Safety ] [Ethics ]
The purpose of this bill is to create the Non-Profit Transparency and Accountability Act, which will require that all nonprofit organizations that receive any part of their total operating funds from public sources, whether state or federal, shall be subject to Freedom of Information Act requests and bear the responsibility to respond to these requests under the same requirements as a public body.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Christopher Rose Filed For Introduction on 03/04/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the regulation of certain political communications, a prohibition on electioneering by school district and open-enrollment charter school officials and employees, and actions and other proceedings by a public school challenging the operations of the public school system; authorizing an administrative penalty; creating a criminal offense. [HB-3661] [Elections ] [Education ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to the regulation of certain political communications, a prohibition on electioneering by school district and open-enrollment charter school officials and employees, and actions and other proceedings by a public school challenging the operations of the public school system; authorizing an administrative penalty; creating a criminal offense.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Valoree Swanson Read First Time on 03/25/2025

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Board of Public Works - Central Collection Unit - Delinquent Federal Funds [HB-1546] [Budget and Spending ] [Finance ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Taxes ]
Reserving jurisdiction with respect to certain federal land in the State under certain conditions; requiring the Central Collection Unit to be responsible for the collection of certain delinquent federal funds; authorizing the Central Collection Unit to place liens on certain federal property in the State under certain circumstances; and authorizing the Board of Public Works to determine the federal government to be delinquent in federal funds owed to the State under certain circumstances.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Luke Clippinger Rereferred To Appropriations on 03/10/2025

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Board of Public Works - Comptroller - Delinquent Federal Funds [HB-1545] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [Taxes ]
Authorizing the Comptroller, in consultation with the Board of Public Works, to withhold up to a certain amount of State payments to the federal government under certain conditions; and authorizing the Board of Public Works to determine the federal government to be delinquent in federal funds owed to the State in the event of federal noncompliance with court decisions upholding congressionally approved spending.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Luke Clippinger Rereferred To Appropriations on 03/10/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the registration as a lobbyist of persons who engage in certain lobbying activities on behalf of a foreign adversary and to prohibitions on the receipt of compensation related to those lobbying activities; providing a civil penalty. [SB-1845] [Ethics ] [National Security ]
Relating to the registration as a lobbyist of persons who engage in certain lobbying activities on behalf of a foreign adversary and to prohibitions on the receipt of compensation related to those lobbying activities; providing a civil penalty.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bryan Hughes Not Again Placed On Intent Calendar on 04/29/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the use by certain public entities of public funds for lobbying and certain other activities. [HB-3615] [Budget and Spending ] [Ethics ] [Funding ]
Relating to the use by certain public entities of public funds for lobbying and certain other activities.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Nate Schatzline Read First Time on 03/25/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to required instruction in the Success Sequence for students in public schools. [SB-1742] [Education ] [Children and Youth ]
Relating to required instruction in the Success Sequence for students in public schools.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bryan Hughes Co-author Authorized on 04/24/2025

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland Public Ethics Law - Regulated Lobbyists - Reporting Requirements [HB-1542] [Ethics ]
Altering the dates by which a regulated lobbyist must file a certain report to the State Ethics Commission; and altering the contents of the report so as to include a list of each matter on which the regulated lobbyist performed lobbying activity, a description of the lobbyist's position on each matter, and each bill number or a description of each legislative action on which the lobbyist performed lobbying activity.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jennifer Terrasa First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/25/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to required disclosures on certain political advertising that contains altered media; creating a criminal offense. [HB-366] [Media and Advertising ] [Crime ] [Elections ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to required disclosures on certain political advertising that contains altered media; creating a criminal offense.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dade Phelan Statement(s) Of Vote Recorded In Journal on 04/30/2025

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State (Utah)
Utah 2025 General Session

Attorney General Office Amendments [HB-567] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ]
Attorney General Office Amendments

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ken Ivory House/ Strike Enacting Clause In Clerk Of The House on 03/07/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the use by a political subdivision of money for lobbying and certain other activities. [SB-1695] [Budget and Spending ] [Elections ] [Ethics ]
Relating to the use by a political subdivision of money for lobbying and certain other activities.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bob Hall Read First Time on 03/11/2025

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