Tracking Abuse of Preemption Legislation: 2023 Legislative Session

During the 2023 state legislative session Local Solutions Support Center (LSSC) is publishing a regular digest summarizing notable abusive preemption bills and their progress through session. An archive of updates from 2022 is here. Additional information on what abusive preemption is and how LSSC is working to combat it can be found here. 

If you would like additional information on these bills or if you would like to discuss potential opportunities for tracking collaboration, please contact tracking@supportdemocracy.org.

Featured
Tracking Abuse of Preemption Legislation in the States: May 11, 2023
2023 Update – May 11
2023 Update – May 11

With legislative sessions coming to a close, we’ve noted below the status of some of the most abusive preemption bills introduced in 2023.

2023 Update – May 11
Tracking Abuse of Preemption Legislation in the States: April 17, 2023
2023 Update – April 17
2023 Update – April 17

This week we’re focusing on Election Administration Preemption, one of the latest trends in a legislative session already marred by abusive preemption legislation.

2023 Update – April 17
Tracking Abuse of Preemption Legislation in the States: April 3, 2023
2023 Update – April 3
2023 Update – April 3

This week’s trends focus on elections administration, criminal justice preemption, and firearms preemption.

2023 Update – April 3
Tracking Abuse of Preemption Legislation in the States: March 22, 2023
2023 Update – March 22
2023 Update – March 22

This week’s trends focus on housing preemption and environmental preemption.

2023 Update – March 22
Tracking Abuse of Preemption Legislation in the States: March 8, 2023
2023 Update – March 8
2023 Update – March 8

This week’s trends focus on environmental preemption, LGBTQ preemption, and election preemption.

2023 Update – March 8
Tracking Abuse of Preemption Legislation in the States: March 1, 2023
2023 Update – March 1
2023 Update – March 1

This week’s spotlight bills focus on election-related preemption, curricular preemption, and housing bills.

2023 Update – March 1
Tracking Abuse of Preemption Legislation in the States: February 15, 2023
2023 Update – February 15
2023 Update – February 15

Many of the same themes from the 2022 legislative session have come back in equal or greater force this session, and the addition of Texas–which has its legislative session every two years–means this year will likely bring new problems in preemption.

2023 Update – February 15
Adam Polaski