BillTrack50: Beyond the Bill Number

Sarah and Stephen discuss the state bills attempting to either support or curb ICE activities. Read the full blog post here. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit billtrack50.substack.com

Sarah and Stephen discuss state legislation which changes the amount of time incarcerated people have to serve. Read the full blog post here. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit billtrack50.substack.com

Sarah and Stephen discuss H.R. 38 , the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025. Should states recognise concealed carry laws from other states when people are travelling? Read the full blog post here. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit billtrack50.substack.com

Sarah And Stephen discuss the upcoming vote in Virginia on whether to allow redistricting which will massively gerrymander the congressional districts in favor of the Democrats. Is it justified? Will it pass? Read the full blog post here. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit billtrack50.substack.com

Sarah and Stephen look at US S 381, the 10 Percent Credit Card Interest Rate Cap Act . This bipartisan bill led by Senator Bernie Sanders and Senator Josh Hawley would impose a hard nationwide ceiling on credit card interest rates. But is it as good an idea as it seems? Read the full blog post here. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to...

Sarah and Stephen discuss California’s AB 1984 and the Montana Plan - attempts to limit the influence of corporate money on elections by circumventing the Citizen’s United Supreme Court ruling. Read the full blog post here. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit billtrack50.substack.com

Sarah and Stephen discuss how the states are reexamining the death penalty - revising methods, attempting abolition, or even trying to reinstate it. Read the full blog post here. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit billtrack50.substack.com

Sarah and Stephen discuss S. 146, the TAKE IT DOWN Act , a rare example of bipartisan lawmaking in Congress. It requires platforms to remove non-consensual intimate imagery within 48 hours. Can it work? What are the concerns raised by civil liberties groups? Read the full blog post here. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episo...

Sarah and Stephen discuss the rush across the U.S. to regulate AI-powered chatbots and protect children from the potentially harmful consequences of “outsourcing empathy to algorithms”. Read the full blog post here. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit billtrack50.substack.com

Sarah and Stephen discuss the Winter Olympics and the range of legislation that states enact to support the Games. Read full blog post here. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit billtrack50.substack.com

Sarah and Stephen discuss The Birthright Citizenship Act of 2025 (H.R. 569) , which aims to end the automatic right to citizenship for all people born in the U.S. Is it constitutional? What are the chances of it becoming law? Read the full blog post here. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit billtrack50.substack.c...

Sarah and Stephen discuss moves by Congress to help the people of Iran maintain internet access in the face of widespread government blackouts. Read the full blog post here. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit billtrack50.substack.com

Sarah and Stephen look ahead to the healthcare legislation likely to make waves through 2026 as states try to compensate for the removal of the ACA subsidies. Read the full blog post here. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit billtrack50.substack.com

Sarah and Stephen discuss the state bills that attracted the attention of BillTrack50 users in 2025. Some you may be able to predict, others not so much! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit billtrack50.substack.com

Sarah and Karen discuss 2025 - what have been the big developments? How is AI changing bill tracking? What can we expect from 2026? Listen and find out! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit billtrack50.substack.com

Sarah and Stephen discuss the highlights and lowlights of congressional performance this year. Spoiler alert: not many highlights! Read the full blog post here. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit billtrack50.substack.com

Stephen and Sarah discuss the National Biotechnology Initiative Act - the latest effort by Congress to regulate and coordinate the myriad agencies, labs, policies that are using biotechnology. Read the full blog post here. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit billtrack50.substack.com

Sarah and Stephen discuss HR 51 - the Washington, D.C. Admission Act. Is it right that 700,000 Americans are denied basic rights and representation, while living in the nation’s capital? Does the constitution actually allow for D.C. to become a state? We break down all the arguments. Read the full blog post here. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or...

Sarah and Stephen discuss California’s SB 576 which makes streaming services subject to the same rules on advertising loudness as traditional television services. if you don’t know what those rules are, the history might surprise you! Read the full blog post here. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit billtrack50.s...

Sarah and Stephen discuss the latest moves by states to regulate age verification on devices and platforms - will it help address privacy concerns around site-based verification, or just create more issues? Read the full post here. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit billtrack50.substack.com

Sarah and Stephen discuss the recent dramatic Proposition 50 vote in California, which allowed the state to redistrict. How has the map changed? Was it a defense of democracy or an attack on it? Read the full blog post here . This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit billtrack50.substack.com

Sarah talks to Dr Jennifer Crosswhite about her analysis of the state-level regulatory responses to President Trump’s executive orders on gender identity. Are the states complying with the new rules or pushing back? Read the full blog post here. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit billtrack50.substack.com

Sarah and Stephen discuss the GRID Power Act, Congress’ latest attempt to speed up the interconnection queue and get new power generation online more quickly. It prioritizes ‘dispatchable’ power - predictable resources such as gas, hydro and nuclear. So should reliability trump reducing carbon emissions? Read the full post here. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with othe...

Sarah and Stephen discuss legislative efforts to save America’s most iconic insect - the Monarch butterfly. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit billtrack50.substack.com

Sarah and Stephen discuss new legislation in California to improve the prospects of incarcerated individuals working in the state’s long-running fire camp program. Read the full blog post here. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit billtrack50.substack.com