For the Week of September 14, 2026
View our legislative session calendar here.
- In session or committee meetings: Blue
- Upcoming or in special session: Red
- Adjourned or in recess: Grey
Also meeting: DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, PUERTO RICO, GUAM, NORTH MARIANA ISLANDS and UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS.
THIS WEEK'S STATE AND LOCAL HIGHLIGHTS
CALIFORNIA
On September 15, the Riverside City Council will consider Councilmember Robillard's recommendation to establish an ad hoc three-member City Council Working Group on Artificial Intelligence Strategy and Policy and directing them to return to full City Council within 13 months with comprehensive policy recommendations and an AI strategic framework.
Contact: Stephanie Rojo
FLORIDA
On September 15, the Leon County Board of Commissioners will hold the first of two public hearings to adopt an ordinance establishing an 18-month moratorium on large-load customer facilities, including large-scale data centers.
Contact: Stephanie Rojo
MARYLAND
On September 15, the Montgomery County Council will hold a public hearing on Bill 33-26, Cable Communications – Community Media Organizations – Requirements. The measure would impose new requirements on community media organizations that contract with the county, including organizational governance and public-access standards.
The Council will also hold a public hearing on Bill 38-26, which would amend the county's housing discrimination law and early lease termination provisions. The proposal would add protections based on citizenship or immigration status and address situations in which immigration enforcement affects a tenant's ability to continue a lease.
The Council will introduce Bill 40-26, Landlord-Tenant Relations – Accepted Forms of Payment. The bill would require landlords to accept certified checks and money orders for rent, security deposits, fees, and other tenant monetary obligations. Residential leases would also have to specify each accepted form of payment and, at minimum, list certified checks and money orders. If a landlord accepts payments through an electronic portal, the proposal would prohibit the landlord from terminating a tenant’s access to the portal or otherwise preventing the tenant from making a payment through it.
Contact: Stephanie Rojo
NEW JERSEY
On September 17, the Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee will meet to discuss SB 685, which establishes the "Fleet Conversion Task Force" in the Department of Environmental Protection.
Contact: Maxwell Klein
