Statehouse Update

Statehouse Update January 20-22

Update 1/22/26: Adjustments were made to this summary to reflect developments that occurred during the week. It is week two at the Statehouse and lawmakers have their hands full with tax reform in the Senate and judicial reform in the House. Members in both chambers are also looking to move on...

Brendan Connors

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January 19, 2026

  • Statehouse Update January 20-22

    Update 1/22/26: Adjustments were made to this summary to reflect developments that occurred during the week. It is week two at the Statehouse and lawmakers have their hands full with tax reform in the Senate and judicial reform in the House. Members in both chambers are also looking to move on...
    Brendan Connors

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    January 19, 2026

  • Statehouse Update January 13-15

    Update 1/15/26: Adjustments were made to this summary to reflect developments that occurred during the week. The second half of the 2025-26 legislative session starts this week. Lawmakers are wasting no time picking up where they left off—and we’re right alongside them. Each week, the Policy Council will bring you...
    Brendan Connors

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    January 12, 2026

  • Statehouse Update May 6-8

    Update 5/08/25: Adjustments were made to this summary to reflect developments that occurred during the week. The House still has the budget to address, along with many education bills that advanced to the floor last week. The newly amended income tax bill is also on the House floor. The Senate has...
    Neil Wolin

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    May 06, 2025

  • Statehouse Update April 29-May 1

    The budget, big energy bill, and film industry incentives are on the House floor this week. School choice is on the Senate floor, and many important education bills including schoolboard livestreaming are set to be heard in a House k-12 subcommittee.
    Neil Wolin

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    April 28, 2025

  • Statehouse Update April 22-24

    The House ways and means committee is hearing testimony on Tuesday from our Senior Economic Fellow, Vance Ginn, Ph.D. and Manish Bhatt, Senior Policy Analyst with the Center for State Tax Policy at the Tax Foundation(Livestream can be viewed here). Keep an eye out for our upcoming report from Dr....
    Neil Wolin

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    April 21, 2025

  • Statehouse Update April 15-17

    Update 4/16/25: Adjustments were made to this summary to reflect developments that occurred during the week. The legislative schedule at the Statehouse is relatively light this week. The House is on furlough, and the full Senate is scheduled to meet just one day, likely to take up the budget. SCPC will provide...
    Neil Wolin

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    April 14, 2025

  • Statehouse Update April 8-10

    Update 4/09/25: Adjustments were made to this summary to reflect developments that occurred during the week. This week at the Statehouse is relatively quiet in terms of full legislative activity. The House will convene on Tuesday. On the other hand, the full Senate is out this week, with the Senate finance...
    Neil Wolin

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    April 07, 2025

  • Statehouse Update March 25-27

    Update 3/27/25: Adjustments were made to this summary to reflect developments that occurred during the week. Lawmakers are moving quickly as the budget process is in full swing at the Statehouse. SCPC has long supported a substantial reduction in income taxes, and today, House and Senate leadership are expected to join the...
    Neil Wolin

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    March 25, 2025

  • Statehouse Update March 18-20

    Update 3/19/25: Adjustments were made to this summary to reflect developments that occurred during the week. Although much of this week is composed of Senate budget hearings, Senators may have a deal ready for joint and several liability reform. The Senate is also scheduled to hear the House's energy bill, along with...
    Neil Wolin

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    March 18, 2025

  • Statehouse Update March 10-13

    Update 3/13/25: Adjustments were made to this summary to reflect developments that occurred during the week. The House kicked off the budget debate Monday, a process expected to stretch well into next week. Meanwhile, the Senate left tort reform discussions in limbo. Last Thursday, before adjourning, an amendment was introduced that...
    Neil Wolin

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    March 10, 2025