Vote Yes on this bill if you want the state to set clear rules and incentives for mangrove, reef, dune, and wetland restoration, speed permits for green and hybrid defenses, train a resilience workforce, and study insurance savings to lower flood risk and premiums.

Environmental organizations, coastal cities and counties, resilience planners, and insurance or reinsurance groups may support this bill for reducing flood risk and potential insurance costs.

Vote No on this bill if you want to avoid new statewide rules on coastal projects, prevent potential restrictions tied to mangrove and shoreline protections, keep permitting unchanged, and stop funding for studies and training programs.

Property rights advocates, some development and marine construction groups, and anti-regulatory or taxpayer watchdog organizations may oppose this bill due to added compliance, perceived limits on waterfront projects, and new spending.

Vote Yes on this bill if you want more transparency, professional appraisals, and public review before conservation lands are sold or exchanged, with clear reasons posted and conservation easements identified to better protect important habitats.

Organizations that support this bill may include environmental and conservation groups, open-government transparency advocates, water resource and land trust organizations, and neighborhood groups that want early public notice on land sales or swaps.

Vote No on this bill if you want fewer procedural steps, less advance posting, and greater flexibility for agencies to quickly sell or trade conservation lands without additional review and disclosure requirements.

Organizations that oppose this bill may include real estate developers, large landowners seeking faster exchanges, and some business or local government groups concerned that added reviews and notices could slow projects or reduce flexibility.

Vote Yes on this bill if you want the state to prioritize and fund beach restoration, require data-driven local beach management plans, and allow low-lying dune-adjacent areas to receive critical state concern status for tighter building and flood protections.

Organizations that support this bill may include coastal counties and cities, environmental and coastal conservation groups, tourism and hospitality associations, and insurers and resilience advocates that favor stronger erosion planning and funding.

Vote No on this bill if you want to limit state mandates on local governments, avoid expanding areas subject to stricter development controls, and prevent increased public spending on beach restoration projects.

Organizations that oppose this bill may include property rights and real estate developer groups, some taxpayer watchdog organizations, and homeowners wary of stricter rules in newly designated critical areas.

Vote Yes on this bill if you want faster approvals and fewer local hurdles to turn certain farm parcels near towns into single-family housing, boosting supply and giving landowners more control.

Organizations that support this bill may include home builders and real estate associations, chambers of commerce, property rights groups, and rural landowners seeking to develop near existing neighborhoods.

Vote No on this bill if you want stronger local planning and public input, more protection for farmland and open space, and to avoid automatic approvals that could add traffic, taxes, and sprawl.

Organizations that oppose this bill may include environmental and conservation groups, smart-growth and planning advocates, county and city associations, and farmland preservation groups concerned about sprawl and costs.

Vote Yes on this bill if you want the state to set one uniform policy for water quality, supply, pollution control, and wetlands, reduce local rule differences, and allow the state to withhold funds from localities that pass conflicting ordinances.

Organizations that support this bill may include statewide business and development associations, home builders and real estate groups, agricultural and industrial trade groups, and utilities seeking uniform, state-run water and wetlands rules.

Vote No on this bill if you want cities and counties to keep authority to adopt stricter local rules on water, pollution, and wetlands, avoid state funding penalties, and preserve community-driven environmental protections.

Organizations that oppose this bill may include environmental and conservation groups, water quality advocates, local government leagues, and community organizations that favor stronger local control over wetlands and pollution.

Vote Yes on this bill if you want cities and counties to more easily approve small grocery stores that sell healthy food in food deserts and to allow local reporting to track access and outcomes.

Organizations that support this bill may include public health and nutrition advocates, anti-hunger nonprofits, community development groups, urban planners, and local governments seeking tools to reduce food deserts.

Vote No on this bill if you want to keep current zoning limits unchanged and avoid new reporting requirements or special land-use allowances for certain grocers.

Organizations that oppose this bill may include neighborhood and homeowners groups worried about traffic or land-use changes, convenience store or small business associations concerned about reporting burdens, and limited-government or anti-regulation groups.

Vote Yes on this bill if you want the U.S. to boost trade and investment in the Western Balkans, build infrastructure and clean energy, expand youth and Peace Corps exchanges, strengthen cybersecurity, fight corruption and disinformation, keep targeted sanctions, and support EU/NATO paths and Kosovo-Serbia normalization.

Organizations that support this bill may include business and export associations, anti-corruption and human rights NGOs, cybersecurity and clean-energy firms, diaspora groups, and transatlantic policy institutes that back EU/NATO integration.

Vote No on this bill if you want to avoid new programs abroad, reduce U.S. engagement in the Western Balkans, limit sanctions codification and reporting mandates, and leave trade, energy, and security integration in the region primarily to Europe.

Organizations that oppose this bill may include fiscal conservatives and anti-foreign-aid groups, non-interventionist organizations, some civil liberties advocates wary of sanctions, and stakeholders who prefer limited U.S. involvement in Balkan and EU affairs.

Vote Yes on this bill if you want oral nicotine products taxed at $2 per ounce (minimum $2 per container), likely raising prices, reducing youth use, and generating state revenue, with distributors responsible for paying and following existing tax rules.

Organizations that support this bill may include public health organizations, anti-tobacco and youth prevention advocates, medical associations, and municipal health departments seeking deterrence and revenue.

Vote No on this bill if you want to avoid a new excise tax on oral nicotine products, keep prices lower for adult users, and prevent added compliance costs for distributors and retailers.

Organizations that oppose this bill may include nicotine and tobacco manufacturers, convenience store and vape retailer associations, wholesalers and distributors, and anti-tax or consumer affordability groups.

Vote Yes on this bill if you want registered medical patients age 21+ to legally grow up to six cannabis plants at home for personal use, buy seeds and clones from licensed centers, and be required to secure plants.

Organizations that support this bill may include patient advocacy groups, medical cannabis dispensaries and industry associations, civil liberties groups, and chronic illness nonprofits seeking lower-cost access.

Vote No on this bill if you want to keep home cultivation illegal for patients, maintain purchases only from licensed providers, and avoid potential risks of diversion or neighborhood impacts.

Organizations that oppose this bill may include law enforcement associations, some public health and addiction prevention groups, neighborhood or homeowners associations, and child-safety advocates concerned about home grows.

Vote Yes on this bill if you want stronger pool safety at home sales, clear seller disclosure, safer barriers and alarms, and a cure period with education to help prevent child drownings.

Organizations that support this bill may include child safety and drowning prevention nonprofits, public health groups and pediatric associations, fire and rescue organizations, and local governments focused on injury prevention.

Vote No on this bill if you want to avoid new mandates on sellers, retrofit costs for older pools, added paperwork and liability in real estate deals, and criminal penalties for noncompliance.

Organizations that oppose this bill may include real estate and home builders associations, pool industry groups, landlord and property rights organizations, and homeowner groups concerned about costs and mandates.

Vote Yes on this bill if you want counties to spend tourist development tax revenues without a fixed 40 percent advertising minimum, allowing more funds to be directed to infrastructure, beaches, facilities, lifeguards, and other authorized tourism‑relate

Organizations that support this bill may include county governments and commissions seeking greater budget flexibility, beach and infrastructure advocacy groups, and taxpayer or good‑government organizations skeptical of mandated advertising set‑asides.

Vote No on this bill if you want to keep a guaranteed share of tourist development taxes dedicated to promoting and advertising tourism, preserving stable marketing budgets for local tourism agencies.

Organizations that oppose this bill may include destination marketing organizations and convention and visitors bureaus, hotel and lodging associations, tourism attractions groups, and chambers of commerce that favor dedicated tourism advertising funds.

Vote Yes on this bill if you want immigration and police officers clearly identified during public actions, limits on face coverings with narrow exceptions, complaint oversight and annual reporting, advance notice to sheriffs for masked undercover work, a

Organizations that support this bill may include civil liberties and immigrant-rights groups, police accountability advocates, and open-government and press freedom organizations that favor officer transparency.

Vote No on this bill if you want to preserve broader discretion for officers to cover their faces or conceal identities during operations, avoid new reporting and notice mandates, and prevent added penalties and oversight.

Organizations that oppose this bill may include police unions, sheriffs associations, and security-focused groups concerned about officer safety, undercover work, and operational flexibility.