Colorado's graduated income tax appears to have passed and reaches business income above $500,000. Florida's Amendment 3 cuts the cap on commercial assessment growth to 5%. And Texas senators prefiled bills to repeal data center tax breaks and require a new state permit.
The Bill Board 5 bills
State
Bill
Stage
The read
CO
Amendment 87
Approved by voters Nov. 3 (unofficial)
Taxable income above $500,000, business or personal, pays up to 8.4% instead of 4.4%; the state expects about $2 billion a year
FL
HJR 1-F (Amendment 3)
Approved by voters Nov. 3 (unofficial); effective Jan. 1, 2027
Commercial, industrial and rental owners get a 5% cap on yearly assessment growth for non-school levies, down from 10%
TX
SB 293
Prefiled Nov. 9 for the 2027 session
Data centers lose their sales tax exemption, and existing certifications end on the effective date
TX
SB 32
Prefiled Nov. 9 for the 2027 session
Sites drawing 75 megawatts or more would need a utility commission permit before construction begins
TX
SB 41
Prefiled Nov. 9 for the 2027 session
Retailers face deceptive-trade-practice liability for customer-specific pricing on SNAP-eligible goods
CA TX Companies with more than $1 billion in revenue owe California their first Scope 1 and 2 emissions reports today, with flat fees to follow. In Texas, new filings would end optional workers' comp in construction, add a necessity test for oil waste sites and cut medical billing time to 90 days.
NY IL TX With the election over, the unfinished business is back: 388 New York bills await the governor, Illinois returns November 17 with data center rules pending, and Texas opened 2027 bill filing with a solar tax repeal and a farm equipment right-to-repair bill.
CA AZ CO Two days after the vote, Proposition 40 is losing and the asset tax ban in Proposition 42 leads, but California's top income tax rate is now permanent and the CEQA deadlines are trailing. Arizona's grocery tax cap passed, its mileage tax ban is too close to call, and Colorado's gas amendment failed.
CA AZ Five days out, business taxes and permitting are on the Nov. 3 ballot in two states. California voters decide a one-time 5% wealth tax, a ban on new asset taxes, a permanent top income tax rate and CEQA deadlines. Arizona decides a 2% cap on city grocery taxes and a ban on mileage-based fees.
TX IL AZ Proposed Texas SB 17 rules would make lenders, title insurers and agents report suspect foreign land deals, and a newborn coverage rule for employer plans takes effect. Illinois will appeal the swipe fee injunction. Arizona certifies the Eagle Eye gas plant and credits APS bills.
CA FL On California's last signing day, Gov. Newsom signed AB 1331 and AB 1883 on workplace monitoring, vetoed AB 1813 over a $1.5 billion ratepayer estimate and vetoed a health care AI override bill. In Florida, SB 488 and HB 1293 take effect October 1.
CA CO NY California's governor suspended the summer gasoline rules a month ahead of schedule and signed SB 869, which puts added-sugar icons on chain restaurant drink menus. Colorado voters will decide Amendment 82 on November 3, and New York created a rebate for battery landscaping equipment.
CA FL Gov. Newsom vetoed SB 954, which would have rewritten last year's environmental review exemption for advanced manufacturing, and AB 539, which would have locked in approved prior authorizations for a year. In Florida, the last scheduled step of the 2020 wage amendment lands September 30.
NY CA Gov. Hochul signed a personnel-records access law that takes effect November 8 and a reporting-pay law for construction crews. In Sacramento, Gov. Newsom signed a voluntary system for third-party AI audits, while a narrowed AI layoff-notice bill waits on his desk.
CA AZ Three California bills now waiting on the governor would raise the floor for farm labor, put a human in charge of AI-assisted firings and end private website-tracking suits under one statute. Arizona's budget tax law, with its three-year data center pause, takes effect September 12.