Senators spent most of this week debating a sweeping energy bill before finally approving it just before midnight Wednesday

House File 889 would guarantee state workers four weeks of paid maternity leave and one week of paid paternity leave after the birth of a child.

Disagreements have surfaced on several fronts, including education, health care and more, USA Today Florida Network reports. The initial approval of budget proposals on Wednesday highlighted the separation. The two chambers are starting off $4.4 billion apart, Florida Phoenix reports.

Lawmakers in the Senate concluded the 39th legislative day of the 2025 session in the early hours of Thursday morning by advancing a bill that would ban diversity, equity and inclusion programs or policies from all state public schools and universities.

Georgia lawmakers debated and voted on numerous bills, but not the only one they are legally required to pass — the fiscal year 2026 budget.

A bill that would transfer the duties of the Arkansas State Library and State Library Board into the Arkansas Department of Education received the state Senate's approval on Wednesday, though its emergency clause was voted down.

Torres said she can’t help but feel like the Legislature missed a chance to catch up to other states’ efforts to reform housing policies.

Kentucky Senate President Robert Stivers sat down with WLKY News on Wednesday, recapping the legislative session.

Senate Bill 5 would abolish a requirement in t Labor Peace Act that 75% of workers at a company sign off before union security negotiations can begin. The bill is a priority for unions and loathed by business interests.

As legislators prepare for the General Assembly's Reconvene Session, one senator is on board with Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s revisions to his bill, while another senator plans to fight his changes.