All the headlines from our Legislation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Apr 2 2015 // A Senate panel moved to close a loophole this week in South Carolina law that seems to allow moped operators to drive while intoxicated.“A person can be literally falling drunk and be riding a moped down the road,...
Apr 2 2015 // Gov. Susana Martinez has signed a bill to allow New Mexico drivers to take safety courses at a younger age.Currently, people can take the refresher courses when they turn 55. Under the bill signed into law Tuesday, they...
Apr 2 2015 // Utah Gov. Gary Herbert has signed a bill that creates new statewide regulations for ridesharing companies like Uber and Lyft while overriding Salt Lake City regulations that have left the company’s drivers with big...
Apr 2 2015 // Zurich Canada announced that it has “launched a new insurance product that will help its customers across a range of industries take advantage of the risk mitigation and cost saving opportunities available through...
Apr 1 2015 // Michigan has some of the highest auto insurance rates in the country and auto insurance rate hikes there were higher than those in any other state over the past two years, according to the insurance consulting firm,...
Apr 1 2015 // Lawmakers in the Iowa Senate and House have approved legislation that would protect cities from liability if people are injured while sledding in public parks. The bill passed 48-0 in the Iowa Senate. and had previously...
Apr 1 2015 // A group of taxi companies sued New York claiming the city is wrongfully allowing Uber Technologies Inc. customers to hail rides with an app.Current law permits only yellow taxis with valid medallions to accept hails,...
Apr 1 2015 // Arkansas is the latest battleground over “religious freedom” laws that are coming under criticism from businesses and advocates who call them a license to discriminate against gays and lesbians.The southern...
Apr 1 2015 // Passions ran high this week over a bill that would create Nevada regulations specific to ridesharing companies such as Uber and Lyft, a prospect that cab and limo services criticize as a double standard that would put...
Apr 1 2015 // Starting today, when flood insurance policyholders go to renew their policies, they could be quoted premium increases ranging from 15 to 18 percent on average if their home is their primary residence and up to 25 percent...
Mar 31 2015 // Wisconsin lawmakers have introduced a bill that would impose statewide regulations on online ride-sharing companies such as Uber and Lyft.The measure would require companies to apply for a $5,000 state license and carry $1...
Mar 31 2015 // The National Association of Insurance Commissioners on Tuesday adopted a white paper on insurance coverage for ridesharing that offers several suggestions for how state regulators should deal with insurance...
Mar 31 2015 // A new law set to take effect this week aims to increase protections for domestic workers in Massachusetts.The law requires people who hire nannies, caregivers and other domestic workers in Massachusetts to adhere to...
Mar 30 2015 // Calling it “an historic moment” medical marijuana advocates praised the filing of what has been deemed comprehensive medical marijuana legislation in the Texas House.Introducing the legislation at a press...
Mar 30 2015 // Less than a year after signing legislation with new safeguards in response to a 2014 chemical spill that prompted a tap-water ban for 300,000 people, West Virginia Governor Earl Ray Tomblin signed a bill Friday to trim...
Mar 30 2015 // Indiana Gov. Mike Pence defended the new state law that’s garnered widespread criticism over concerns it could foster discrimination and said it wasn’t a mistake to have enacted it.Pence appeared on ABC’s...
Mar 30 2015 // The Georgia Senate has passed a slightly tweaked substitute measure to a House bill that apparently clears the way for Uber, Lyft and other ridesharing companies to keep operating in the state.The substitute, which makes...
Mar 27 2015 // Transportation network companies such as Uber and Lyft represent a promising technology that can serve consumers well in the future, but Florida legislators should clarify the insurance requirements for these services in...
Mar 27 2015 // Kentucky lawmakers have given final passage to a bill aimed at curtailing drunken driving through use of ignition interlock devices that test the sobriety of drivers.A final version cleared the House and Senate this week...
Mar 27 2015 // A bankruptcy judge told General Motors Co. six years ago it didn’t have to worry about lawsuits over cars made before its $49.5 billion government bailout.Last month, the same judge said he wasn’t so sure...