On February 4, 2022 President Biden issued an executive order (EO) that will require project labor agreements (PLAs) on federal construction contracts of $35 million or more in total value. While many ESA members may think the size of these...

Here are highlights of legislative activity that could impact the electronic security and life safety industry from February.   Federal Legislative Summary – February 2022 If you ever want to know how bizarre things can get in Congress, take a...

From the perspective of someone who monitors state and federal legislation on a regular basis, Congress was very quiet in January. So quiet, in fact, we didn’t tag a single bill for monitoring. But watching the news, we know a...

Here are highlights of legislative activity that could impact the electronic security and life safety industry.   State Legislative Summary – January 2022 Well over 400 bills were tagged for monitoring that potentially impact your business in January. Welcome to...

Here are highlights of legislative activity that could impact the electronic security and life safety industry.   Federal Legislative Summary – December 2021 As most know if you read the press and goings on in Washington, D.C., the “Build Back...

By any measure, we can say that 2021 was a very important year for the electronic security and life safety industry when it comes to advocacy and collaboration. In the midst of widely varying COVID restrictions for the second year,...

ESA monitors 22 issue areas that potentially impact electronic security and life safety companies. From the use of biometrics to workforce development, we try to monitor every bill that touches on any of these issues. As the 2022 legislative sessions...

Here are highlights of legislative activity that could impact the electronic security and life safety industry.   Federal Legislative Summary – November 2021 The most notable legislation to move in November was obviously the “Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act”, H.R....

Over the last several years, ESA collaborated with a connected technology working group composed of limited energy companies and trade associations. One of the issues we monitored over the last year was a proposed ordinance in the City of Houston,...

Here are highlights of legislative activity that could impact the electronic security and life safety industry.   Federal Legislative Summary – October 2021 Congress finally passed bi-partisan infrastructure bill, the “Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act” (H.R. 3684) last week and...