TDI adopts rule about fire detection systems

4.23.21 – The Texas Department of Insurance adopted a rule that: Clarifies that the fire protection licensee responsible for planning the fire protection system can be different from the licensee installing the system if all related tasks are done by licensed...

Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (Department) reviewing Electricians program rules

The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (Department) is reviewing the Electricians program rules located at Title 16, Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 73 for re-adoption, revision, or repeal. This rule review is required every four years....

Bill increasing professional & occupational licensing mobility across state lines passes in Oklahoma Senate

Oklahoma State Capitol 4.21.21 – OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – by: Hicham Raache The Oklahoma State Senate passed a bill Wednesday that increases the mobility of professional and occupational licensing across state lines. House Bill 2873 passed unanimously in the State...

Here are the bills Gov. Tate Reeves has signed into law, and ones he might still veto

By LUKE RAMSETH Daily Journal Capitol Correspondent Apr 21, 2021 JACKSON • Gov. Tate Reeves has signed a flurry of bills into law in recent weeks, but one major proposal to reform Mississippi’s strict prison parole regulations hangs in the balance ahead of...

What Workers Could Gain from the Md. Essential Workers’ Protection Act

Del. C.T. Wilson (D-Charles) defended the Maryland Essential Workers’ Protection Act, sponsored by Economic Matters Committee Chairman Dereck E. Davis (D-Prince George’s, on the House floor. Photo by Danielle E. Gaines. Maryland Matters – By Elizabeth...

Legislature takes first step to expand broadband access in the state

4.2.21 – Emily WoodLSU Manship School News Service BATON ROUGE — The House Commerce Committee advanced a bill Monday that designates the state’s newly created Office of Broadband to oversee the auctioning of parts of the 4.9GHz band in Louisiana. “This is an...