COVID-19: General |
Legislation relating to addressing matters to COVID-19, not reflected in the other categories. |
Education Higher Education General |
Legislation related to college and universities and the COVID-19 pandemic including, housing/dining refunds, student financial aid and student loans and other postsecondary education issues. |
Education: PreK-12 Accountability |
Legislation relating to COVID-19-related changes to each state’s process of using student performance measures to evaluate school performance. |
Education: PreK-12 Appropriation/Budget/Finance |
Legislation relating to education appropriations, budgets, and finance matters related to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
Fiscal: Commerce |
Legislation related to insurance (not health); alcohol sales and regulation; price gouging; electronic/virtual notarization and other sales transactions. |
Fiscal: Consumer Protection |
Legislation relating to mortgages, foreclosures, other consumer loans; consumer debt collection; credit reporting; and waiving fees/deadlines/requirements for consumer contracts. |
Fiscal: Economic Development |
Legislation related to economic development and small businesses, including, but not limited to loans, tax incentives and credits, task forces or committees. |
Fiscal: Liability |
Legislation related to immunity for civil liability for medical professionals, businesses, volunteers and groups producing equipment or opening facilities to help stop the spread of COVID-19. |
Health: Access and Coverage |
Legislation related to private insurance coverage for COVID-19 testing and treatment, other private insurance actions, Medicaid coverage and telehealth. |
Health: Appropriations, Budget and Finance |
Legislation related to appropriations, budgets or finance for Medicaid, health facility and workforce capacity, and disease preparedness and response activities. |
Health: General |
Legislation relating to addressing health matters related to the COVID-19 pandemic, not reflected in the other categories. |
Health: Long-Term Care |
Legislation related to testing, infection control protocols, visitation requirements and workforce capacity in long-term care facilities and for home health care. |
Health: Public Health |
Legislation related to the public health response to COVID-19 including research, emergency declarations, data collection and reporting, tracing, testing and treatment (not insurance coverage). |
Health: Vaccine |
Legislation related to the COVID-19 vaccine including distribution, coverage, requirements, mandates and reporting. |
Health: Workforce |
Legislation related to scope of practice laws, provider recruitment strategies and liability protections for health care workers. |
Human Services: Child Welfare |
Legislation relating to foster care, visitation requirements, workforce classifications, licensing requirements for foster families, child abuse and neglect prevention during the COVID-19 state of emergency. |
Human Services: Early Care and Education |
Legislation relating to availability and quality of child care, subsidies, early childhood governance structures, early childhood teachers and the workforce, home visiting and other child and family supports during the COVID-19 state of emergency. |
Human Services: General |
Legislation relating to human services matters, related to the COVID-19 pandemic, not reflected in the other categories. |
Human Services: Household Economic Security and Public Assistance |
Legislation addressing public assistance programs and other matters related to household economic security during the COVID-19 state of emergency. |
Human Services: Housing, Homelessness and Youth Homelessness |
Legislation addressing rental assistance, eviction moratoriums and other housing-related services and supports for people experiencing homelessness during the COVID-19 state of emergency. |
Legislative Operations |
Bills or resolutions changing legislative procedures or operations, such as changes in calendars or deadlines, temporary adjournment or postponement of session and other procedures. |
Legislative Oversight of Executive Authority |
Bills or resolutions changing legislative procedures or operations, such as changes in calendars or deadlines, temporary adjournment or postponement of session and other procedures. |
Legislative Remote Meetings/Voting |
Bills or resolutions to allow for remote floor sessions or remote committee hearings, as well as allowing members to vote remotely. |