2025 NCSL Legislative Summit
Aug. 4-6, 2025. Registration opens in April 2025.| www.ncsl.org
Right-to-work laws have been adopted in 28 states and Guam. See a summary, list of states and legislation from current and prior sessions.| www.ncsl.org
A recently approved antitrust settlement has the potential to transform college athletics. The landmark deal, known as the “House settlement,” goes into effect on July 1 and will allow for college athletics programs to directly compensate student-athletes for their name, image and likeness, or NIL. The settlement will also provide nearly $3 billion in damage claims to former athletes. The settlement resolves three antitrust cases involving the NCAA, with “House” referring to the...| National Conference of State Legislatures
NCSL’s State-Federal team is tracking the latest states-related executive orders, policies and memoranda issued by the Trump administration.| www.ncsl.org
State legislatures have considered at least 450 bills and resolutions in recent years to establish year-round daylight saving time as soon as federal law allows it.| www.ncsl.org
This chart shows state minimum wage rates in effect as of Jan. 1, 2025, as well as future enacted increases.| www.ncsl.org
This webpage covers key legislation introduced during the 2025 legislative session related to AI issues generally.| www.ncsl.org
Overview and tracking final rules issued by federal agencies.| www.ncsl.org
Despite a chaotic year for state budgeters, some states still expect revenue to grow and are proposing either tax cuts or increased spending on new initiatives. Other states have been forced to close significant budget shortfalls and are forecasting structural deficits in future years. Most states will end fiscal year 2025 at midnight on June 30. For now, state revenues for the remainder of the fiscal year appear stable, but shortfalls and uncertainty loom for FY 2026 and beyond. An...| National Conference of State Legislatures
Approximately 1 in every 3 adults have a criminal record, which can be an arrest record, criminal charges, or a conviction—creates barriers to jobs, occupational licensing, housing, and higher education opportunities.| www.ncsl.org
Article talking about education savings accounts and what states, districts, and territories are looking at establishing them and the types of policy action that are being used, particularly in relation to school choice.| www.ncsl.org
From office pools to casinos to online betting apps, March Madness entices sports enthusiasts and casual viewers alike to predict a winner of the annual NCAA college basketball tournament. Sports betting in casinos or racetracks is now legal in 38 states and Washington, D.C. And that number keeps growing. As of this month, six more states—Alabama, Georgia, Hawaii, Minnesota (tribe managed), Missouri and Oklahoma—had measures pending to authorize sports betting. Related: March Madness...| National Conference of State Legislatures
In the 2024 legislative session, at least 40 states, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the District of Columbia introduced artificial intelligence (AI) bills, and six states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands adopted resolutions or enacted legislation.| www.ncsl.org
Find out the latest state legislative activity in regards to medical cannabis/marijuana.| www.ncsl.org
