Stateside® Weekly Roundup
Connie Campanella and Steve Arthur participated in the Democratic Attorneys General Association Spring Policy Conference on behalf of clients. Josh Fisher and Jake Hegeman drafted a national outreach plan for a client. Mark Anderson advised a client about strategic planning and benchmarking for a multiple state advocacy effort. Heather Williams advised a client about engagement opportunities with a national public officials Group. Robert Holden drafted talking points for a client addressing health care provider fees.
For the Week of May 13, 2013
The following 29 state legislatures are actively meeting this week: ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, ILLINOIS, IOWA, KANSAS, LOUISIANA, MAINE, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEBRASKA, NEVADA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, NORTH CAROLINA, OHIO, OKLAHOMA, OREGON, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, TEXAS, VERMONT, WASHINGTON and WISCONSIN
For the most current information on Governors, Partisan Splits and the 2013 Legislative Sessions, go to: http://www.stateside.com/governors-partisan-splits-2013/
GROUPS
The International City/County Management Association will hold its 2013 Brownfields Conference May 15-17 in Atlanta, Georgia. Michael Behm at mjb@stateside.com
The National League of Cities will hold its Women in Municipal Government Annual Summer Conference May 15-18 in Chicago, Illinois. Heather Williams at hsw@stateside.com
The Democratic Municipal Officials will hold its Board Members and Advisory Board Members Retreat May 16-19 in Memphis, Tennessee. Heather Williams at hsw@stateside.com
Women in Government will hold its Annual Western Regional Conference May 16-18 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Heather Williams at hsw@stateside.com
The National Association of State Procurement Officials will hold its East Region Meeting May 19-21 in Rehoboth, Delaware. Steve Arthur at sca@stateside.com
The National Association of Medicaid Directors will host its Spring Membership Meeting May 19-21 in Westminster, Colorado. Robert Holden at rah@stateside.com
ALASKA
The Department of Environmental Conservation will hold a public hearing May 16 to discuss proposed amendments to the state air quality control rules. Carter Alleman at ca@stateside.com
CALIFORNIA
The Senate Committee on Appropriations will meet May 13 to discuss S.B. 493, which authorizes pharmacists to order and interpret tests, for the purpose of monitoring and managing the efficacy and toxicity of drug therapies, as well as independently initiate and administer routine vaccinations. Kelsey Lovell at kal@stateside.com
The Senate Appropriations Committee will meet May 13 to discuss S.B. 700, which requires a retail establishment to collect a charge of $0.05 for each single-use carryout bag provided to a customer. Thomas Doyle at ted@stateside.com
The Department of Conservation will hold a public workshop May 16 to discuss the development of draft hydraulic fracturing rules. Kate Larson at kl@stateside.com
DELAWARE
The Board of Pharmacy will hold a hearing May 15 to discuss proposed amendments to the definition of compounding. Sarah Hunt at seh@stateside.com
ILLINOIS
The House Human Services Committee will meet May 15 to consider H.J.R. 18, which creates the Senior Financial Exploitation Task Force to study the problem of financial exploitation of at-risk elderly adults. Jim McCabe at jjm@stateside.com
MASSACHUSETTS
The Joint Committee on Public Health will hold a hearing May 14 to discuss H.B. 2081, which provides for the establishment and operation of a cancer drug repository program. Mark Japinga at maj@stateside.com
MICHIGAN
The House Regulatory Reform Committee will meet May 14 to discuss H.B. 4310, which specifies requirements for the location of cosmetology schools. Jonathan Marks at jmm@stateside.com
MONTANA
The Department of Environmental Quality will hold a public hearing May 16 to discuss proposed amendments to a hazardous waste rule. Becky Lukaesko at bml@stateside.com
NEVADA
The Assembly Taxation Committee will meet May 14 to consider A.B. 498, which creates the Nevada Entertainment and Admissions Tax and imposes it on admission to any place of amusement, sport, recreation or other entertainment where an admission charge is collected. Stephen Abresch at sa@stateside.com
NEW JERSEY
The Pension and Health Benefits Review Commission will meet May 17 to consider S.B. 792, which requires health insurers to cover comprehensive ultrasound breast screenings, if a mammogram demonstrates certain dense breast tissue, and also requires mammogram reports to contain information on breast density. Waylin Ross at wkr@stateside.com
SOUTH CAROLINA
The House Judiciary Committee will meet May 14 to consider H.B. 3514, which places limitations on the use of unmanned aircraft by law enforcement agencies. Stephen Abrecsh at sa@stateside.com
The House Business and Commerce Subcommittee will meet May 14 to discuss S.B. 417, the Military Service Occupation, Education and Credentialing Act, which provides that an individual is exempt from completing continuing education requirements for his profession or occupation while serving on active military duty, and exempts an individual from paying a license fee for their profession or occupation for a calendar year in which he serves any period of active military duty. Jonathan Marks at jmm@stateside.com
TEXAS
The House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee will meet May 13 to consider S.B. 977, which permits a person to petition the court for an order of nondisclosure, regardless of whether the person has been previously placed on deferred adjudication community supervision for another offense. Fareed Bailey at fbb@stateside.com
The Health and Human Services Commission will hold a public hearing May 15 to discuss proposed changes to Medicaid reimbursement rates for some durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies. David Owens at do@stateside.com
WASHINGTON
The Legislature is scheduled to convene a special session May 13. Jonathan Marks at jmm@stateside.com
WYOMING
The Joint Judiciary Interim Committee will meet May 13 to discuss a draft measure to create a uniform schedule of misdemeanors in the state. Brian Peterson at bdp@stateside.com
