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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Environment - Covered Electronic Devices Recycling Program - Establishment [SB-686]
[Environmental ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Establishing the Covered Electronic Device Recycling Program in the Department of the Environment; repealing certain provisions of law relating to existing covered electronic takeback programs; repealing a certain provision of law authorizing a county to address methods for the separate collection and recycling of covered electronic devices in a certain recycling plan; requiring a separate covered electronic device recycling account within the State Recycling Trust Fund; altering the uses of the Trust Fund; etc.
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Gettr Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Horse Racing - Satellite Simulcast Betting - Alterations [SB-627]
[Gaming ]
[Sports ]
Transferring the regulation of satellite simulcast betting facilities in the State from the State Racing Commission to the State Lottery and Gaming Control Agency; altering the definition of "satellite simulcast betting", for purposes of provisions of law governing satellite simulcast betting and permit to hold satellite simulcast betting, to authorize pari-mutuel betting at a satellite simulcast facility in the State on a race that is simulcast from a sending track located in certain states; etc.
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Film and television industry; apprenticeship program. [HB-1495]
[Film Production ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Economic Development ]
Apprenticeship program; film and television industry. Requires the Director of Workforce Development and Advancement to establish a program to promote apprenticeships in the film and television industry. The Director may provide financial incentives to employers who hire and retain an apprentice in the film and television industry for at least six months. In consultation with the Virginia Film Office, the Director shall establish guidelines and criteria for the program. Apprenticeship program; film and television industry. Requires the Director
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Child Victims - Testimony in Child Abuse Cases [HB-141]
[Crime ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering a certain requirement under which a court is authorized to order that the testimony of a child victim be taken outside a courtroom and shown in the courtroom by closed circuit television in certain child abuse cases.
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Public Safety - Missing Persons - Purple Alert Program [HB-195]
[Public Safety ]
[Disabilities ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Mental Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Establishing a Purple Alert Program to disseminate information to assist in locating a certain missing person who has a cognitive impairment, mental disorder, intellectual or developmental disability, or brain injury; requiring the Department of State Police to adopt guidelines and develop procedures for issuing a Purple Alert; and authorizing the Department to consult with relevant stakeholders representing citizens with disabilities to develop procedures for the program.
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North Carolina 2023-2024 Session
Additional General Assembly Appointments [SB-761]
Additional General Assembly Appointments
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Maine 131st Legislature
An Act to Support Municipal Franchise Agreements [HB-1967]
[Telecommunications ]
An Act to Support Municipal Franchise Agreements
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North Carolina 2023-2024 Session
NC House Transparency Act of 2023 [HB-859]
[Ethics ]
NC House Transparency Act of 2023
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North Carolina 2023-2024 Session
NC Junk Fee Prevention Act [HB-714]
[Consumer Protection ]
NC Junk Fee Prevention Act
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North Carolina 2023-2024 Session
Fix Our Democracy [SB-306]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Ethics ]
Fix Our Democracy
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North Carolina 2023-2024 Session
Fix Our Democracy [HB-362]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Ethics ]
Fix Our Democracy
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Texas 88th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to banning the use of pay-per-view in University Interscholastic athletic competitions. [HB-4511]
[Sports ]
[Education ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Relating to banning the use of pay-per-view in University Interscholastic athletic competitions.
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Texas 88th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the computation of the cost of goods sold by television and radio broadcasters for purposes of the franchise tax. [HB-4384]
[Taxes ]
[Media and Advertising ]
[Telecommunications ]
Relating to the computation of the cost of goods sold by television and radio broadcasters for purposes of the franchise tax.
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Texas 88th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the use of certain revenue derived from state sales and use taxes to provide grants to incentivize the recycling of certain electronics. [HB-3998]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Taxes ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Environmental ]
Relating to the use of certain revenue derived from state sales and use taxes to provide grants to incentivize the recycling of certain electronics.
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Texas 88th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the computation of the cost of goods sold by television and radio broadcasters for purposes of the franchise tax. [SB-1614]
[Taxes ]
[Media and Advertising ]
[Telecommunications ]
Relating to the computation of the cost of goods sold by television and radio broadcasters for purposes of the franchise tax.
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Texas 88th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the amount of the refund to which certain persons are entitled of sales and use taxes imposed on tangible personal property used to provide cable television services, Internet access service, or telecommunications service. [HB-3358]
[Telecommunications ]
[Taxes ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Relating to the amount of the refund to which certain persons are entitled of sales and use taxes imposed on tangible personal property used to provide cable television services, Internet access service, or telecommunications service.
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Maryland Film Office - Entertainment and Film Funding Grant Program - Establishment [SB-907]
[Film Production ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Economic Development ]
Establishing the Entertainment and Film Funding Grant Program within the Maryland Film Office to provide grants to qualifying production entities to assist with the production costs of entertainment and film projects in the State; prohibiting any grant awarded under the Program from exceeding $200,000 for one project; and authorizing the Governor to include an appropriation in the annual budget bill of $5,000,000 to the Office to award grants for the Program in fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter.
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Environment - Suppliers of Water - Notification Requirements [HB-624]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Public Health ]
Altering the means by which a supplier of water must give notice to the Department of the Environment and certain individuals and entities under certain circumstances; requiring that a certain supplier of water use certain means to give the notice; requiring a supplier of water to give notice to the Department of the Environment and the Maryland Department of Emergency Management if there is a positive test for E. coli; requiring a supplier of water for a water system with a positive test to immediately begin certain preparations; etc.
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Film Production Activity Income Tax Credit - Alterations and Maryland Entertainment Council [SB-452]
[Film Production ]
[Taxes ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Economic Development ]
Expanding eligibility for the credit against the State income tax for certain film production activities to include documentaries and talk, reality, and game shows; increasing the percentage of total direct costs that qualify for the tax credit; increasing the aggregate amount of tax credit certificates that the Secretary of Commerce may issue for fiscal years 2024 through 2026; establishing the Maryland Entertainment Council to study and make recommendations regarding Maryland's film, television, and entertainment industry; etc.
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North Carolina 2023-2024 Session
Protect Critical Infrastructure [SB-58]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Infrastructure ]
[National Security ]
[Public Safety ]
Protect Critical Infrastructure