Also meeting: PUERTO RICO, GUAM, NORTH MARIANA ISLANDS and UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS.
SOUTH CAROLINA
Special Session Adjourns May 31
STATE AND LOCAL HIGHLIGHTS
STATE AND LOCAL LEGISLATURES MEETING THIS WEEK:
ARIZONA
The Phoenix City Council will meet on May 31 to consider amending the City Code to establish a Shared Micromobility Program, with regulations, and allow for the permanent use of electric scooters on public streets citywide.
Contact: Stephanie Rojo
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
The Council Committee on Business and Economic Development and Committee on Health will hold a hearing on May 31 regarding B 34. This measure requires individual health plans, group health plans, health insurers, and health insurers through Medicaid and the D.C. Healthcare Alliance program to provide coverage for diagnosing and treating infertility.
Contact: Dylan Hughes
MASSACHUSETTS
The Joint Committee on Higher Education will hold a hearing on May 30 regarding SB 204. This measure states that each public institution of higher education that provides housing for students will establish a college campus recovery-focused housing program to provide an alcohol and drug-free environment for students recovering from substance use disorder.
Contact: Constantine Costidis
NEW HAMPSHIRE
The House Finance Committee will hold a work session on May 31 and an executive session on June 1 regarding SB 204. This measure requires a trauma kit be installed and readily available in all state-owned buildings and creates a dedicated fund for purchasing said kits within the Department of Safety, Division of Fire Standards and Training and Emergency Medical Services.
Contact: Emma Rose Lowder
OHIO
The Senate Health Committee will hold a hearing on May 31 regarding SB 95. This measure requires the state board of pharmacy to regulate remote dispensing pharmacies. A remote dispensing pharmacy may operate only by using a telepharmacy system that meets standards established by this measure.
Contact: Emma Rose Lowder
OREGON
The Senate Human Services Subcommittee will hold a work session on May 30 regarding SB 546. This measure requires Oregon Health Authority to adopt and maintain a list of designated high-priority chemicals of concern used in cosmetic products and to review and revise the list periodically. It requires the authority to post certain information on the authority’s website.
Contact: Constantine Costidis
The Portland City Council will meet on June 1 to consider a resolution to accelerate transportation decarbonization strategies, establish electric mobility as a near-term Citywide priority, and increase the adoption of electric vehicles.
Contact: Stephanie Rojo
GROUPS
Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA)
Pathways 2023 Conference
Fort Collins, CO
May 31-June 1
Contact: Meghan Holihan
United States Conference of Mayors
Annual Meeting
Columbus, OH
June 2-5
Contact: Stephanie Reich
