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Legislative Adjustments to FY 2025 Consensus Revenue Estimates Enacted During 2024 Special Session

The most recent estimates of State General Fund (SGF) receipts for FY 2025 have beenfurther adjusted to reflect legislation enacted during the 2024 Special Session that was held June 18. Note: See attached memorandum regarding adjustments as of May 23 to reflect legislation enacted at the end of the 2024 Regular Session. Download the PDFContinue reading “Legislative Adjustments to FY 2025 Consensus Revenue Estimates Enacted During 2024 Special Session”

Marijuana Classification and Implications of Rescheduling

On May 21, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration published a notice of proposed rulemaking to transfer marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act. Discussion of such a move began on October 6, 2022, when President Biden asked the U.S. Attorney General and the U.S. Secretary ofContinue reading “Marijuana Classification and Implications of Rescheduling”

Special Session 2024 Summary of Legislation

This publication includes summaries of the legislation enacted by the 2024 Legislature during the 2024 Special Session. The special session commenced on June 18, 2024, and was adjourned that same day. During the 2024 Special Session, 12 bills were introduced: 8 bills in the Senate and 4 bills in the House. Two of these billsContinue reading “Special Session 2024 Summary of Legislation”

Laws Effective July 1, 2024

A total of 111 bills became law during the 2024 Session, and 2 bills became law during the 2024 Special Session. Of those, 100 bills from the 2024 Session and 1 bill from the 2024 Special Session have provisions that become effective July 1, 2024 (generally referred to as“publication in the statute book”). A summaryContinue reading “Laws Effective July 1, 2024”

Summary of 2024 Special Session HB 2001

Download a PDF of this memo here. The bill would create law and amend the STAR Bond program to allow for projects involving major professional sports complexes and provide said projects with additional sources of revenue for bond repayment. The bill would also provide enhanced approval authority for the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) and theContinue reading “Summary of 2024 Special Session HB 2001”

Legislative Highlights 2024

Highlights is a summary of major legislation passed during the Session. This edition contains summaries from more than 20 major topics, and includes briefs on Abortion Reporting Requirements, SOUL Family Legal Permanency, Workers Compensation Reform, Civil Asset Forfeiture, and the Countries of Concern Divestment Act. Download the PDF of Legislative Highlights here. Scroll down toContinue reading “Legislative Highlights 2024”

Legislative Adjustments to Consensus Estimates

The most recent estimates of State General Fund (SGF) receipts for FY 2024 and FY 2025 have been adjusted to reflect the fiscal impact of legislation involving receipts to the SGF enacted during the 2024 Legislative Session subsequent to the Consensus Revenue Estimate (CRE) made on April 19, 2024. Please see the PDF of theContinue reading “Legislative Adjustments to Consensus Estimates”