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News
Industry News:
- Battle Lines Being Drawn as FDIC Examines Industrial Loan Companies
- McHenry seeks GAO review of Treasury business data sweep
- McHenry presses FDIC's Gruenberg for interview
- Hagerty, a Trump ally, floats crypto plan
- Banks move to defend Fed’s cap on swipe fees from retailer lawsuit
- Crypto has quietly become one of the biggest electoral players. You wouldn’t know it from their ads.
- Who are buy now, pay later borrowers, and what are they buying?
- Big Bank Lending Income Projected to Hit Two-Year Low
- Why Credit Scores Aren't Falling Even As More Borrowers Miss Loan Payments
State Legislative News:
- Overdose deaths are down nationally, but up in many Western states
- Iowa, 19 other states sue feds to block staffing mandates for nursing homes
- Maryland to test drones for medical deliveries, emergency response
- Governor extends emergency proclamation to bolster affordable housing efforts
Election News:
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- Legislative majorities giving one party all the power are in play in several states
- 1-seat Democratic margin has Pennsylvania House control up for grabs in fall voting
- Change of one seat in North Carolina 2024 election could affect laws
- Nearly all early voting sites in western NC are ready to open next week
- Georgia judge blocks ballot counting rule and says county officials must certify election results
- People with felony records can now vote in Nebraska — and it could help tip the balance in November
- New York’s top court weighs how absentee ballots will be counted
Legislation
Please note that the 2025 are links are still in progress and not comprehensive lists of all 2025 legislation quite yet. Our team is working to add carryover legislation and early profiles over the next couple of days and weeks. Expect this list to grow and evolve over the coming weeks.
Introduced Legislation:
Pennsylvania - HB 2481 - An Act providing for restriction on use and custody of digital assets prohibited and for use of nodes authorized.
- Last Timeline Action: Reported as amended by House Committee on Commerce (10/9/24)
- Bill Text
- Bill Website
- Bill Summary: Establishes the Digital Assets Authorization Act prohibiting the commonwealth or a municipality from restricting an individual or business from accepting digital assets as a method of payment, maintaining custody of digital wallets; prohibits additional taxation; clarifies continued application of existing law.
Hearings:
New Jersey - AB 2946 - Criminalizes failure to return erroneous person-to-person electronic payments following proper notification.
- Hearing: October 21st at 10:00am EST in Assembly Committee on Judiciary
- Bill Text
Pennsylvania - SB 1320 - An Act amending the act of September 2, 1965 (P.L.490, No.249), referred to as the Money Transmission Business Licensing Law, further providing for title of act and for definitions; providing for short title; and further providing for license required, for exemptions, for qualifications for a license, for fee, financial statement and security, for liability of licensees, for licensee requirements and for agents.
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- Hearing: October 21st at 10:00am EST in House Committee on Commerce
- Bill Text
Legislative Session Dates
4 States in Regular Session:
- Michigan, New Jersey, Ohio, and Pennsylvania
42 State Adjournments:
- Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming
8 Year-Round Legislatures:
- Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin
4 States Meeting only in Odd Years:
- North Dakota, Montana, Nevada, and Texas
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