States Debate Daylight Saving Time
by FOCUS, a Leonine Business
As legislative sessions move forward in 2025, lawmakers across the country are revisiting the debate over daylight saving time (DST). This year, 82 bills addressing DST have been introduced in 34 states and the U.S. Congress, part of the now regular efforts to either make DST permanent or abolish the twice-yearly clock change altogether.
Energy debate continues as ‘crossover day’ approaches in the state legislature
FOX 45 NEWS
As the Maryland legislative session progresses, many lawmakers are pushing their energy-related legislation with crossover day approaching. Crossover day, which is scheduled for March 17, is the unofficial deadline for bills to pass one chamber of the legislature to be guaranteed a hearing in the other. Based on which bills make it out of committee and which don’t, it provides a good indication of which bills have a chance at becoming law.
Democrats win Minnesota state House special election, setting up shared control of the chamber
NBC News
Democrats won a Minnesota state House special election Tuesday night, the Associated Press projected, restoring a tie in the chamber and ending a monthslong power struggle in the legislature. The win in the reliably Democratic 40B House district, in the northern suburbs of St. Paul, means that control of the chamber will be tied, with Democrats and Republicans each holding 67 seats and that a power-sharing arrangement the two parties reached in February is likely to continue.
Forty-six states are currently in regular session. The District of Columbia Council and U.S. Congress are also in session.
Louisiana is expected to convene for its 2025 legislative session on April 14.
The following states adjourned their legislative sessions on the dates provided: Wyoming (March 6) and Utah (March 7).
The following states are scheduled to adjourn their 2025 legislative sessions on the dates provided: Idaho (March 21) and New Mexico (March 22).
The following states have crossover deadlines on the dates provided: Oklahoma (March 13), Colorado (March 14), Maryland (March 18) and Iowa and Vermont (March 21).
Virginia Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin has until March 24 to act on legislation or it becomes law without signature. Utah Republican Gov. Spencer Cox has until March 27 to act on legislation or it becomes law without signature. Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has 14 days from presentment to act on legislation or it is pocket vetoed. Wyoming Republican Gov. Mark Gordon has 15 days from presentment to act on legislation or it becomes law without signature.
Interim Committees/Prefiles
Louisiana is currently holding interim committee hearings.
Louisiana is currently posting prefiles and interim studies.
Special Elections
Iowa held a special election for House District 100 on March 11. According to The Des Moine Register, Republican Blaine Watkins narrowly defeated Democrat Nannette Griffin with 52 percent of the vote. Watkins will serve out the rest of the term, which runs through 2026.
Minnesota held a special election for House District 40B on March 11. As CBS News reports, Democratic-Farmer-Labor candidate David Gottfried defeated Republican Paul Wikstrom with over 70 percent of the vote. This special election will now return the House to a rare tie, with 67 DFL representatives and 67 Republican representatives, and it will force the House to operate under a power-sharing agreement.
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