Sen. Cordell Cleare

Requires the consideration of complete street design for certain transportation projects which receive federal or state funding; authorizes the department to compile and make publicly available guidance and reference material related to consideration of complete street design.

Prohibits the use in an industrial plant of any product or substance that contains perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, including vats, conveyor belts, molds, ovens, pans, pots, chemicals used as mold releasers, lubricants, seals and coatings.

Requires all agencies to submit to the committee on open government a log of all freedom of information law requests for each year in which they received or have pending a request for records; requires the committee on open government to publish, on one webpage, all freedom of information law request logs it receives.

Provides that cities having a population in excess of one million shall not supersede state provisions relating to the state law prohibition on individuals standing or parking a vehicle within twenty feet of a cross walk at an intersection.

Requires insurers to provide insurance coverage for treatment of rare diseases, life-threatening conditions or diseases, degenerative and disabling conditions, or diagnoses involving medically fragile children, by a provider of the patient's choice.

Raises the tax rate on corporate income; increases the state conformity to federal taxation of corporate profit shifting; imposes an additional tax on individual business income in response to federal tax benefits for pass-through business income.

Establishes the climate change adaptation cost recovery program to require companies that have contributed significantly to the buildup of climate-warming greenhouse gases in the atmosphere to bear a share of the costs of needed infrastructure investments to adapt to climate change; mandates that projects funded by the program require compliance with prevailing wage requirements; requires that contracts for funded projects contain a provision that the structural iron and structural steel used or supplied in the performance of the contract or any subcontract thereto shall be produced or made in whole or substantial part in the United States, its territories or possessions; makes additional provisions; establishes the climate change adaptation fund.

Removes the lifetime ban on jury duty for convicted felons; provides that if convicted of a felony, such person has completed all sentencing requirements to such conviction, including any required term of imprisonment, probation, or community supervision.

Maddy summaryThis bill directs the state Council on the Arts to create specific criteria and guidelines for establishing designated arts and cultural districts in cities, towns, or villages. These districts are defined as geographic areas with a high concentration of arts and cultural facilities, and the bill allows multiple local governments to apply jointly if a district spans their shared boundaries. The Council must develop standards that evaluate whether a district attracts artists and businesses, encourages job growth, draws tourism, boosts property values, and supports local cultural education and preservation. Additionally, the Department of Economic Development is tasked with providing state-supported assistance, such as technical help for grant applications and marketing expertise, to certified districts.

Directs the commissioner of health, in consultation with the office of mental health and other relevant stakeholders, to develop guidance and standards for routine maternal depression screenings, referrals, diagnosis and treatment, and to provide training and materials on issues related to maternal depression.