All the headlines from our Legislation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 7 2015 // New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) announced Thursday that it has granted a charter under the New York Banking Law to itBit Trust Company, LLC – a commercial Bitcoin exchange.ItBit, which is based in...
May 7 2015 // New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie signed into law on Thursday A-3905/S-2680, which authorizes motor vehicle operators to display proof of auto insurance in either the physical format (a paper insurance card provided by their...
May 7 2015 // Gov. Mary Fallin added her signature to legislation that makes it illegal to text message while driving in Oklahoma and then issued a challenge to the state’s motorists.“Don’t text and drive in the state...
May 7 2015 // Speed limits on rural interstate highways in Montana will increase to 80 mph this fall, but the cost of a speeding ticket will go up, too.Gov. Steve Bullock signed Senate Bill 375 on Monday. The new law will increase speed...
May 7 2015 // The chairman of the Senate Banking Committee is pushing ahead with a bill to ease rules across sections of the financial industry after the first round of efforts to work with his Democratic counterpart failed.Alabama...
May 6 2015 // Ride-hailing service Uber said it ceased operations in Kansas after the state legislature decided to override Gov. Sam Brownback’s veto of a bill that will impose stricter regulations on ride-hailing services.Uber...
May 6 2015 // Legislation to make Colorado public schools legally liable for student safety awaits the governor’s signature.The state House and Senate agreed Monday on final language in the bill to allow public schools to be sued...
May 6 2015 // Stephen Simchak, director of international affairs for the American Insurance Association (AIA) In his testimony before the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) on trade and investment policies in India. Has welcomed...
May 6 2015 // Vermont officials announced that Gov. Peter Shumlin will sign new legislation passed in April that would bring several changes to the state’s captive insurance rules — including changes to the investment...
May 6 2015 // Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty championed flexible state insurance regulation and warned against “one-size-fits-all” bank-like regulation for insurers in recent testimony before the U.S. Senate...
May 5 2015 // In a disappointing development, the Kansas Legislature has overturned Gov. Sam Brownback’s veto of S.B. 117, the so-called “Uber bill.”While S.B. 117 is not without redeeming qualities – a regulatory...
May 5 2015 // Texas cities would no longer be able to ban oil and gas companies from drilling inside municipal limits under a bill lawmakers sent to Governor Greg Abbott.Final passage of the legislation in the state Senate is a win for...
May 5 2015 // Almost two years after an unattended oil train derailed and exploded in Quebec, killing 47 people, the U.S. and Canadian governments jointly set new rules designed to reduce the risks of hauling crude by rail.Newly built...
May 5 2015 // Insurance companies are calling for Congress to ensure state-based insurance regulation remains protected from federal or international “regulatory encroachment.”“Congress must now increase its oversight...
May 5 2015 // As U.S. regulators study how to govern commercial drones, corporate America is plunging ahead on using unmanned aircraft in a bid to speed the process and win concessions on proposed restrictions.Large companies including...
May 4 2015 // Ruling in a nearly decade-old lawsuit, a judge in Washington said on May 1 that the federal government is responsible for some of the catastrophic flooding that followed Hurricane Katrina and other storms — flooding...
May 4 2015 // Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has signed a bill that creates statewide regulations on ridesharing companies such as Uber and Lyft.The measure would prohibit any local ordinances governing ride-hailing companies. Instead, the...
May 4 2015 // The California Legislature is considering multiple – and conflicting – plans to impose the first major statewide restrictions on medical marijuana dispensaries and growers.The debate over the billion-dollar industry...
May 4 2015 // The California Legislature is considering multiple – and conflicting – plans to impose the first major statewide restrictions on medical marijuana dispensaries and growers.The debate over the billion-dollar industry...
May 4 2015 // The circumstances surrounding the liquidation of a small Oklahoma insurer highlight the concern over how effectively state insurance regulators are able assess potential buyers of insurance companies, according to a recent...