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FL Condo Bill Raises Insurance Concerns Florida lawmakers passed a bill ( HB 913 ) intended to provide condominium owners some relief from the high cost of bringing properties up to code, as a result...
NH, AZ Authorize Crypto Reserves Two months after President Trump signed an executive order establishing a federal strategic bitcoin reserve and digital asset stockpile, New Hampshire and Arizona have...
State Lawmakers Shift from PBMs to PSAOs in Fight Against High Drug Costs For a while now state legislators have targeted pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs, for contributing to the high cost of prescription...
TX Taking Tougher Stance on Social Media for Kids The Texas House passed a bill ( HB 186 ) that would ban social media accounts for anyone under the age of 18. The measure would also allow parents to...
IA Enacts Law Addressing Shortage of Birth Centers Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) signed a bill ( HF 887 ) exempting freestanding birth centers from having to obtain a certificate of need from the state’s...
Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson (D) signed a bill (SB 5480) prohibiting collection agencies from reporting unpaid medical debt to credit agencies. The measure, which takes effect on July 27, is similar to a federal rule approved by the Biden administration but placed on hold by the Trump administration. (WASHINGTON STATE STANDARD)
Vermont’s Legislature also passed a bill (SB 27) that would prohibit credit reporting agencies from considering medical debt when determining credit scores. The measure would also potentially eliminate $100 million of Vermonters’ medical debt. (VTDIGGER)
Iowa’s House passed a bill (HF 978) that would legalize the use of psilocybin, the psychoactive compound in “magic mushrooms,” for psychiatric treatment. The measure would create a licensing board within the state’s Department of Health and Human Services similar to the existing one that oversees the state’s medical cannabis program. (IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH)
—Compiled by SNCJ Managing Editor KOREY CLARK
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