As it did weeks ago, the bill received unanimous support from Arizona's House Republicans. Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Ariz., also voted in favor of the measure, as Arizona's Democratic Sens. Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego did previously.

Forty-six Democrats crossed party lines in voting to pass a bill requiring undocumented immigrants arrested for violent crimes to be held in jail pending trial.

The death of Rep. Matt Gergely has shaken up the makeup of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. It will be split 101-101 among Democrats and Republicans until a special election is held. The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is evenly split among Democrats and Republicans after the death of an Allegheny County lawmaker.

The Michigan Senate adopted a resolution opening the door to legal action against the Michigan House over nine bills passed last year stuck in limbo.

The Hawaiʻi House of Representatives is making updates to its House Rules to improve how it works. These changes were reviewed and voted on during session on Friday, Jan. 17.

The Tennessee House of Representatives announced a new procedure for people wanting to observe future sessions from the gallery. A new first-come-first-serve ticketing system is now in place for access to the gallery.

Senator Bill Cassidy (R) is a former doctor. He was elected to the Senate in 2015 after serving in the U.S. House of Representatives and the Louisiana State Senate. He is chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. Louisiana has six seats in the House of Representatives, four Republican and two Democrat.

A committee of the Montana House of Representatives held hearings on three separate wolf hunting bills on Tuesday in Helena.

The South Dakota House of Representatives set aside political differences on Wednesday and found a topic that all of the lawmakers could agree on — passing

The death of Rep. Matt Gergely means the chamber will be tied at 101-101 until a special election is held to fill the seat in the Pittsburgh-area district.