(Click on each state abbreviation for details)

As of August 18, 2022

AK: The state’s first ranked-choice primary took place this week, advancing the top finishers in state executive, state legislative, and congressional races to the general election.

CO: Senate President Steve Fenberg wants to nix a retail delivery fee that levies 27¢ on deliveries made by vehicle.

ID:  A record-setting state budget surplus of nearly $2B is fueling talks about a potential special session.

MA: A signing ceremony for the state’s new mental health law marked both a legislative achievement and a personal victory for Senate President Karen Spilka.

MO: The conservative caucus is disbanding after two years of GOP infighting. Senate Majority Leader Caleb Rowden is favored to become the chamber's president pro tem.

MT: Some lawmakers want to return an estimated $1.5B surplus to taxpayers, prompting consideration of a special session.

NV: The Interim Finance Committee voted unanimously to use millions in ARPA funding to expand child mental health programs.

OH:  Senate President Matt Huffman wants to take the state’s congressional map to the US Supreme Court, arguing that the Ohio Supreme Court overstepped by meddling in mapmaking.

SC: A near-total abortion ban was approved by the House Judiciary Committee and will be taken up by the full House in an upcoming special session.

WV: Senate President Craig Blair said his Republican caucus would not support any tax reform plan that only reduces personal income tax rates by 10%.

WI: After winning his primary, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos ended an inquiry into the 2020 general election and fired his investigator, a former conservative justice who endorsed Vos’ primary opponent.

WI: Republicans in the Legislature disagree over how to move forward on new abortion rules when they return to session in January.

As of July 29, 2022

AZ: School districts could face deep cuts next spring but it’s unlikely the Legislature has the votes to call a special session to raise public school spending limits.

CA: San Diego has secured $68.5M in state funding to benefit a range of projects including a task force for the homeless.

IN: The Senate rejected a push from within conservative ranks to strip exceptions for rape and incest victims from a proposed abortion ban.

KS: An Aug. 2 ballot question will decide whether the State Constitution will allow legislators to ban or further restrict abortion rights.

KY: As deadly flash flooding sweeps through Eastern Kentucky, the Governor has requested an expedited Major Disaster Declaration and activated the National Guard.

MA: Senate President Karen Spilka stated there is currently no path forward for the unionization of legislative staff, an issue that has riled the Legislature for months.

NY: NYC mayor Eric Adams called on the Legislature to hold a special session to tighten bail laws, though lawmakers have shown little appetite for changes.

UT: The Legislature has asked a judge to halt a lawsuit challenging the state's redistricting process while SCOTUS takes up a related case out of North Carolina.

WV: The start of a special session to consider a personal income tax cut proposal was quickly overshadowed by the introduction of a comprehensive abortion law.