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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
Aug. 7, 2026 National HR 5334 Supporting Early-childhood Educators' Deductions (SEED) Act of 2025 Bill Passed - Senate (86 - 11)
July 29, 2026 National HR 5334 Supporting Early-childhood Educators' Deductions (SEED) Act of 2025 Motion Agreed - Senate (84 - 12)
July 28, 2026 National HR 5334 Supporting Early-childhood Educators' Deductions (SEED) Act of 2025 Cloture Invoked - Senate (86 - 12)
July 22, 2026 National HR 8800 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 Bill Passed - House (216 - 212)
July 22, 2026 National H Con Res 113 Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036 Joint Resolution Passed - House (216 - 214)
July 21, 2026 National HR 9770 Continuing Appropriations Act, 2027 Bill Passed - House (220 - 205)
July 21, 2026 National HR 1118 Value Over Cost Act of 2025 Bill Passed - House (421 - 1)
July 15, 2026 National HR 8595 National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2027 Bill Passed - House (217 - 209)
July 14, 2026 National S 4784 An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (50 - 46)
July 2, 2026 NC SB 257 Appropriates Funds for the Fiscal Year 2027 State Operating Budget Conference Report Adopted - Senate (35 - 10)
July 2, 2026 NC SB 257 Appropriates Funds for the Fiscal Year 2027 State Operating Budget Conference Report Adopted - House (88 - 21)
June 29, 2026 CA SB 111 Appropriates Funds for the Fiscal Year 2027 State Operating Budget Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (29 - 9)
June 29, 2026 CA SB 180 Extends the California Competes Business Tax Credit Progarm Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (38 - 0)
June 29, 2026 CA SB 180 Extends the California Competes Business Tax Credit Progarm Bill Passed - House (75 - 0)
June 29, 2026 CA SB 111 Appropriates Funds for the Fiscal Year 2027 State Operating Budget Bill Passed - House (56 - 16)
June 25, 2026 CA SB 417 Authorizes $11.25 Billion in Bonds to fund Affordable Housing Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (29 - 2)
June 25, 2026 CA SB 417 Authorizes $11.25 Billion in Bonds to fund Affordable Housing Bill Passed - House (61 - 7)
June 25, 2026 CA AB 35 Appropriates $10 Billion for Projects for Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, and the Clean Air Bond Act Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 0)
June 10, 2026 PA HB 2405 Appropriates Funds to the Office of Small Business Advocate for Fiscal Year 2027 Concurrence Vote Passed - House (188 - 14)
June 10, 2026 NC SB 889 Estabishes a Moratorium on Certain Property Tax Reappraisals Bill Passed - House (69 - 43)
June 9, 2026 National S 2 Secure America Act Bill Passed - House (214 - 212)
June 8, 2026 National HR 8428 Federal Fraud Prevention Workforce Training Act Bill Passed - House (393 - 0)
June 8, 2026 National HR 8466 Taxpayer Resources Used in Emergencies (TRUE) Accountability Act Bill Passed - House (384 - 0)
June 5, 2026 National S 2 Secure America Act Bill Passed - Senate (52 - 47)
June 4, 2026 NH HB 1300 Establishes a Ballot Measure to Limit School District Local Taxes Conference Report Adopted - House (183 - 170)
June 4, 2026 NH HB 1300 Establishes a Ballot Measure to Limit School District Local Taxes Conference Report Adopted - Senate (15 - 8)
June 4, 2026 National HR 8646 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2027 Bill Passed - House (213 - 210)
June 3, 2026 National S 2 Secure America Act Motion Agreed - Senate (53 - 46)
May 27, 2026 NY A 10000 Appropriates Funds For The Fiscal Year 2027 State Operating Budget Bill Passed - Senate (43 - 19)
May 27, 2026 NY A 10000 Appropriates Funds For The Fiscal Year 2027 State Operating Budget Bill Passed - House (102 - 40)
May 27, 2026 CA SB 865 Establishes the California Music Festival Preservation Grant Program Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 1)
May 20, 2026 NC HB 1089 Amends the State Constitution to Limit Property Tax Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 15)
May 20, 2026 MI HB 4572 Appropriates Funds for the Selfridge Air National Guard Base for Fiscal Year 2026 Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 0)
May 20, 2026 CA AB 1768 Authorizes Los Angeles County and Contra Costa County to Exceed the 2% Cap on Local Transactions and Use Taxes Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 8)
May 20, 2026 MI HB 5873 Repeals the State Education Tax Bill Passed - House (57 - 46)
May 20, 2026 MI HB 5874 Repeals the Real Estate Transfer Tax Bill Passed - House (57 - 46)
May 20, 2026 MI HB 5878 Repeals the Personal Property Tax Bill Passed - House (57 - 45)
May 20, 2026 NC HB 1089 Amends the State Constitution to Limit Property Tax Bill Passed - House (73 - 46)
May 20, 2026 MI HB 5879 Requires Utility Companies to Reduce Rates Based on Tax Reductions Bill Passed - House (57 - 44)
May 20, 2026 MI HB 5872 Amends the Taxable Value of Transferred Property Bill Passed - House (57 - 46)
May 15, 2026 National HR 8469 Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes Bill Passed - House (400 - 15)
May 14, 2026 CA AB 1768 Authorizes Los Angeles County and Contra Costa County to Exceed the 2% Cap on Local Transactions and Use Taxes Bill Passed - House (55 - 15)
May 13, 2026 WI AB 1 Increases Education Funding and Repeals Income Taxes for Qualified Tips and Overtime Bill Failed - Senate (15 - 18)
May 13, 2026 WI AB 1 Increases Education Funding and Repeals Income Taxes for Qualified Tips and Overtime Bill Failed - Senate (15 - 18)
May 13, 2026 National S Res 526 A resolution withholding the pay of Senators if a Government shutdown occurs Cloture Invoked - Senate (99 - 0)
May 13, 2026 WI AB 1 Increases Education Funding and Repeals Income Taxes for Qualified Tips and Overtime Bill Passed - House (61 - 32)
May 13, 2026 WI AB 1 Increases Education Funding and Repeals Income Taxes for Qualified Tips and Overtime Bill Passed - House (61 - 32)
May 12, 2026 CO SB 26-135 Establishes a Ballot Initiative to Approve a Funding Increase for K-12 Education Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (23 - 12)
May 12, 2026 National HR 2071 To require the United States Executive Directors at the international financial institutions to oppose certain projects involving shrimp production (Save Our Shrimpers Act) Bill Passed - House (391 - 18)
May 9, 2026 CO SB 26-135 Establishes a Ballot Initiative to Approve a Funding Increase for K-12 Education Bill Passed - House (42 - 21)
Date No. Title Outcome
8/07 HR 5334 Supporting Early-childhood Educators' Deductions (SEED) Act of 2025 Bill Passed - Senate (86 - 11)
7/29 HR 5334 Supporting Early-childhood Educators' Deductions (SEED) Act of 2025 Motion Agreed - Senate (84 - 12)
7/28 HR 5334 Supporting Early-childhood Educators' Deductions (SEED) Act of 2025 Cloture Invoked - Senate (86 - 12)
7/22 HR 8800 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 Bill Passed - House (216 - 212)
7/22 H Con Res 113 Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036 Joint Resolution Passed - House (216 - 214)
7/21 HR 9770 Continuing Appropriations Act, 2027 Bill Passed - House (220 - 205)
7/21 HR 1118 Value Over Cost Act of 2025 Bill Passed - House (421 - 1)
7/15 HR 8595 National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2027 Bill Passed - House (217 - 209)
7/14 S 4784 An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (50 - 46)
7/02 SB 257 Appropriates Funds for the Fiscal Year 2027 State Operating Budget Conference Report Adopted - Senate (35 - 10)
7/02 SB 257 Appropriates Funds for the Fiscal Year 2027 State Operating Budget Conference Report Adopted - House (88 - 21)
6/29 SB 111 Appropriates Funds for the Fiscal Year 2027 State Operating Budget Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (29 - 9)
6/29 SB 180 Extends the California Competes Business Tax Credit Progarm Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (38 - 0)
6/29 SB 180 Extends the California Competes Business Tax Credit Progarm Bill Passed - House (75 - 0)
6/29 SB 111 Appropriates Funds for the Fiscal Year 2027 State Operating Budget Bill Passed - House (56 - 16)
6/25 SB 417 Authorizes $11.25 Billion in Bonds to fund Affordable Housing Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (29 - 2)
6/25 SB 417 Authorizes $11.25 Billion in Bonds to fund Affordable Housing Bill Passed - House (61 - 7)
6/25 AB 35 Appropriates $10 Billion for Projects for Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, and the Clean Air Bond Act Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 0)
6/10 HB 2405 Appropriates Funds to the Office of Small Business Advocate for Fiscal Year 2027 Concurrence Vote Passed - House (188 - 14)
6/10 SB 889 Estabishes a Moratorium on Certain Property Tax Reappraisals Bill Passed - House (69 - 43)
6/09 S 2 Secure America Act Bill Passed - House (214 - 212)
6/08 HR 8428 Federal Fraud Prevention Workforce Training Act Bill Passed - House (393 - 0)
6/08 HR 8466 Taxpayer Resources Used in Emergencies (TRUE) Accountability Act Bill Passed - House (384 - 0)
6/05 S 2 Secure America Act Bill Passed - Senate (52 - 47)
6/04 HB 1300 Establishes a Ballot Measure to Limit School District Local Taxes Conference Report Adopted - House (183 - 170)
6/04 HB 1300 Establishes a Ballot Measure to Limit School District Local Taxes Conference Report Adopted - Senate (15 - 8)
6/04 HR 8646 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2027 Bill Passed - House (213 - 210)
6/03 S 2 Secure America Act Motion Agreed - Senate (53 - 46)
5/27 A 10000 Appropriates Funds For The Fiscal Year 2027 State Operating Budget Bill Passed - Senate (43 - 19)
5/27 A 10000 Appropriates Funds For The Fiscal Year 2027 State Operating Budget Bill Passed - House (102 - 40)
5/27 SB 865 Establishes the California Music Festival Preservation Grant Program Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 1)
5/20 HB 1089 Amends the State Constitution to Limit Property Tax Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 15)
5/20 HB 4572 Appropriates Funds for the Selfridge Air National Guard Base for Fiscal Year 2026 Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 0)
5/20 AB 1768 Authorizes Los Angeles County and Contra Costa County to Exceed the 2% Cap on Local Transactions and Use Taxes Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 8)
5/20 HB 5873 Repeals the State Education Tax Bill Passed - House (57 - 46)
5/20 HB 5874 Repeals the Real Estate Transfer Tax Bill Passed - House (57 - 46)
5/20 HB 5878 Repeals the Personal Property Tax Bill Passed - House (57 - 45)
5/20 HB 1089 Amends the State Constitution to Limit Property Tax Bill Passed - House (73 - 46)
5/20 HB 5879 Requires Utility Companies to Reduce Rates Based on Tax Reductions Bill Passed - House (57 - 44)
5/20 HB 5872 Amends the Taxable Value of Transferred Property Bill Passed - House (57 - 46)
5/15 HR 8469 Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes Bill Passed - House (400 - 15)
5/14 AB 1768 Authorizes Los Angeles County and Contra Costa County to Exceed the 2% Cap on Local Transactions and Use Taxes Bill Passed - House (55 - 15)
5/13 AB 1 Increases Education Funding and Repeals Income Taxes for Qualified Tips and Overtime Bill Failed - Senate (15 - 18)
5/13 AB 1 Increases Education Funding and Repeals Income Taxes for Qualified Tips and Overtime Bill Failed - Senate (15 - 18)
5/13 S Res 526 A resolution withholding the pay of Senators if a Government shutdown occurs Cloture Invoked - Senate (99 - 0)
5/13 AB 1 Increases Education Funding and Repeals Income Taxes for Qualified Tips and Overtime Bill Passed - House (61 - 32)
5/13 AB 1 Increases Education Funding and Repeals Income Taxes for Qualified Tips and Overtime Bill Passed - House (61 - 32)
5/12 SB 26-135 Establishes a Ballot Initiative to Approve a Funding Increase for K-12 Education Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (23 - 12)
5/12 HR 2071 To require the United States Executive Directors at the international financial institutions to oppose certain projects involving shrimp production (Save Our Shrimpers Act) Bill Passed - House (391 - 18)
5/09 SB 26-135 Establishes a Ballot Initiative to Approve a Funding Increase for K-12 Education Bill Passed - House (42 - 21)
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