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CAL.Roundup

State and local law roundup, week ending October 9, 2026: 3 developments

Illinois and Iowa suspended state dyed-diesel penalties for farm hauling this week. Illinois Executive Order 2026-08, filed October 6, bars penalties for farm use of dyed diesel on highways through December 31, 2026; Iowa's October 7 disaster proclamation extends its suspension to livestock and feed loads through February 4, 2027. California's SB 799 (Chapter 980) lets the South Bay Regional Housing Trust fund moderate-income housing from January 1, 2027.

Entries (California Legislative Information) → · Office of the Governor of Iowa, State of Illinois, Office of the GovernorOct. 9

U.S. FEDRoundup

Federal law roundup, week ending October 2, 2026: 2 developments

Two federal rules published September 29, 2026. The National Marine Fisheries Service added omitted inseason sablefish trip limits for West Coast groundfish fisheries, and the Environmental Protection Agency set a residue tolerance for the sodium salt of acifluorfen on sugar beet, with objections due November 30, 2026. Each item links to its Federal Register notice.

Entries (Federal Register) →Oct. 3

CAL.Roundup

State and local law roundup, week ending October 2, 2026: 23 developments

Twenty-three state and local measures dated September 25 to 29, 2026. California enacted laws on prescribed fire, children's meals, added-sugar menu warnings, diaper ingredients, disposable vapes, supplement sales to minors and disability-form fees. North Dakota, Texas, Arkansas and Georgia issued fuel emergency orders. New Jersey and New York signed school, reentry, Rutgers and climate bills, Massachusetts set emergency adult foster care rates, and San Jose paused detention-facility applications.

Entries (California Legislative Information) → · North Dakota Office of the Governor, City of San Jose, Office of the City Clerk (Legistar), Office of the Texas Governor +6Oct. 3

NEB.Roundup

Law roundup: seven FAA airworthiness directives, IRS and HUD fee changes, Nebraska harvest weight relief

Sixteen federal rules and notices published September 24 to 28, plus one Nebraska executive order. They include seven FAA airworthiness directives and new IFR altitudes, an IRS estate tax closing letter fee rising from $56 to $76, a 1.05% HUD Section 108 guarantee fee for fiscal 2027, PHMSA's adoption of ASME Section XII for transport tanks, FTC rules of practice changes, and Nebraska's 90-day, permit-free 25% weight allowance for harvest haulers.

Entries (State of Nebraska, Office of the Governor) → · Federal RegisterSept. 28

ALASKARoundup

State law roundup: 20 California laws on licensing, EV charging, elections and welfare, plus Alaska game rules

Twenty California laws signed September 18 to 25 and one Alaska regulation package. California extended three licensing boards to 2031, capped multifamily EV charger permit fees, widened streamlined EV permitting, allowed E15 under existing vapor-control certifications, set in-person vote-by-mail procedures, expanded translated election materials, dropped the CalWORKs 100-hour work test and will revoke licenses for six years after an injury DUI with four prior convictions. Alaska's archery and predator-control rules took effect September 23.

Entries (Alaska Online Public Notices) → · California Legislative InformationSept. 28

U.S. FEDRoundup

Federal law roundup: softwood lumber assessment, NHTSA target waiver, Access Board FOIA rules

Three federal final rules were published September 22 and 23. USDA clarified that the softwood lumber assessment of $0.41 per thousand board feet applies on a nominal count and added a U.S. South seat to the Softwood Lumber Board, effective October 22. NHTSA waived, for fiscal year 2027 only, the requirement that states' common highway safety targets match FHWA's. The Access Board replaced its FOIA regulations with a new 36 CFR part 1120.

Entries (Federal Register) →Sept. 28

U.S. FEDRoundup

Federal rules roundup, week to September 18, 2026: 16 Federal Register actions

This week’s roundup gathers 16 federal rules published in the Federal Register on 17 and September 18, 2026: nine FAA actions (six airworthiness directives, two instrument-procedure amendments, one airspace change), two Coast Guard temporary zones, a USDA milk-pricing correction, DHS domestic-sourcing rules for protective equipment, a DOE notice voiding its 2022 manufactured-housing standards, and two State Department ITAR rules, one adding Saudi Arabia and Peru to the major non-NATO ally list. Each item links to its Federal Register entry.

Entries (Federal Register) →Sept. 18