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States Target Sale of Consumer Geolocation Data Virginia’s Senate Committee on General Laws and Technology advanced a bill ( SB 338 ) that would amend the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act...
States Easing Up on Certificate of Need Laws Over a dozen states have introduced or are considering legislation this year to scale back their certificate of need (CON) laws requiring healthcare providers...
Across the board, the insurance industry will face structural upheaval in 2026, predicts attorney Karen C. Yotis , content manager for insurance on the Practical Guidance team for LexisNexis®. Just...
Bill Setting Rounding Rules for Cash Transactions Advances in FL The Florida Senate Commerce and Tourism Committee advanced a bill ( SB 1074 ) that would direct retailers how to round cash transactions...
NH Bill Aimed at Banning Political Discrimination in Workplace New Hampshire Rep. Terry Roy (R) has introduced a bill ( HB 1464 ) that would prohibit employers from refusing to hire, barring from employment...
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The Pennsylvania House Health Committee approved a bill (HB 2339) that would require hospitals to publish a list of the standard costs for all of their services on their website. It would also prohibit hospitals that fail to do so from collecting medical debt from patients who receive services from the hospital and from reporting that debt to a credit reporting agency. (PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE, LEXISNEXIS STATE NET)
Legislation (HF 685) enacted in Iowa last year is making it more difficult for financially struggling nursing homes in the state find buyers, according to a court-appointed receiver for several facilities in that situation. The law allowed the state to require prospective buyers to set up an escrow account with enough funds to keep their acquired facility operating for at least two months, and the receiver said that requirement “has significantly slowed the market for the sale of nursing homes in Iowa.” He noted that in 2021 there were 10 sales, in 2022 there were four sales and last year there was just one, which happened before the new law took effect. (NEWS FROM THE STATES)
Georgia House Speaker Jon Burns (R) said his chamber will consider legislation to enshrine protection of in vitro fertilization next session, after passing a resolution supporting IVF last session, in response to an Alabama Supreme Court decision that temporarily halted the procedure in that state. Burns’ statement was issued hours after the Southern Baptist Convention, the largest Protestant denomination in the country, voted to oppose the use of IVF. (ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION)
—Compiled by SNCJ Managing Editor KOREY CLARK
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