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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
May 17, 2025 AK SB 95 Establishes a Tax Credit Program that Rewards Companies that Invest in Child Care Programs for Their Workers Bill Passed - House (27 - 12)
May 17, 2025 AK SB 95 Establishes a Tax Credit Program that Rewards Companies that Invest in Child Care Programs for Their Workers Bill Passed - House (27 - 12)
May 16, 2025 AK HB 75 Amends Permanent Fund Dividend Division Concurrence Vote Passed - House (30 - 9)
May 16, 2025 AK SB 96 Establishes a New Grant Program for Child Care and Expands the Number of Families Eligible for Child Care Assistance from the State. Bill Passed - House (35 - 4)
May 15, 2025 NH HB 511 Prohibits Sanctuary City Policies in the State "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - Senate (15 - 8)
May 15, 2025 NH SB 62 Authorizes Law Enforcement Officials to Enter into Agreements with ICE Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (15 - 8)
May 15, 2025 National PN 25-11 Nomination of Sean Donahue to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Nomination Confirmed - Senate (51 - 46)
May 14, 2025 OK HB 2728 Establishes Regulations for the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2025 Concurrence Vote Passed - House (74 - 12)
May 14, 2025 National PN 12-31 Nomination of Emil Michael to be Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Nomination Confirmed - Senate (54 - 43)
May 14, 2025 National PN 13-10 Nomination of Katharine MacGregor to be Deputy Secretary of the Interior Nomination Confirmed - Senate (54 - 40)
May 14, 2025 National PN 12-38 Nomination of Michael Rigas to be Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Nomination Confirmed - Senate (51 - 46)
May 14, 2025 National PN 26-46 Nomination of Eric Matthew Ueland to be Deputy Director for Management, Office of Management and Budget Nomination Confirmed - Senate (52 - 45)
May 14, 2025 IA HF 889 Establishes Paid Parental Leave for State Employees in Iowa Bill Passed - Senate (44 - 1)
May 14, 2025 IA HF 1049 Increases Medicaid Beneficiaries' Monthly Personal Needs Allowance from $50 to $55 Each Month Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 15)
May 14, 2025 IA SF 607 Reduces the Percent of the Iowa's Average Weekly Wage Used to Calculate Unemployment Benefits Bill Passed - House (60 - 27)
May 14, 2025 NE LB 89 Defines "Male" and "Female" in State Law Targeted for K-12 or Collegiate Bathrooms, Sports Teams and Locker Rooms Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 15)
May 14, 2025 MO HB 567 Amends Provisions Relating to Employee Compensation Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 11)
May 14, 2025 AL HB 343 Requires Membership of the General Retirement System for Employees of Jefferson County be Mandatory for Eligible Full-Time Employees Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 3)
May 14, 2025 NE LB 89 Defines "Male" and "Female" in State Law Targeted for K-12 or Collegiate Bathrooms, Sports Teams and Locker Rooms Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 15)
May 14, 2025 National PN 12-31 Nomination of Emil Michael to be Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Cloture Invoked - Senate (53 - 43)
May 14, 2025 National PN 25-11 Nomination of Sean Donahue to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Cloture Invoked - Senate (52 - 47)
May 14, 2025 National PN 26-46 Nomination of Eric Matthew Ueland to be Deputy Director for Management, Office of Management and Budget Cloture Invoked - Senate (51 - 45)
May 14, 2025 National PN 12-38 Nomination of Michael Rigas to be Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Cloture Invoked - Senate (51 - 45)
May 14, 2025 IA SF 607 Reduces the Percent of the Iowa's Average Weekly Wage Used to Calculate Unemployment Benefits Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 16)
May 13, 2025 National PN 12-30 Nomination of Troy Meink to be Secretary of the Air Force Nomination Confirmed - Senate (74 - 25)
May 13, 2025 National PN 25-50 Nomination of Reed Rubinstein to be Legal Adviser of the Department of State Nomination Confirmed - Senate (52 - 46)
May 13, 2025 National PN 13-4 Nomination of James Danly to be Deputy Secretary of Energy Nomination Confirmed - Senate (52 - 44)
May 13, 2025 VT S 125 Authorizes Supervisors in Vermont's Judiciary System to Form a Union Bill Passed - House (81 - 51)
May 13, 2025 VT S 125 Authorizes Supervisors in Vermont's Judiciary System to Form a Union Bill Passed - House (81 - 51)
May 13, 2025 OR SB 973 Requires Landlords of Public Housing to Provide Applicants and New Tenants 30 Month Notice of when the Affordability Restrictions May be Terminated Bill Passed - House (43 - 9)
May 13, 2025 OR HB 2134 Authorizes Tenants to Terminate Lease Early Following Landlord's Notice of Nonrenewal Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 3)
May 13, 2025 OR SB 1176 Requires that the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries Conduct an Education Effort to Ensure Businesses Accept Cash Bill Passed - House (34 - 18)
May 13, 2025 OR SB 64 Requires for the Department of Human Services to Seek Waiver of Federal SNAP Requirements for Advance Tax Credit Payments on Dependent Care Expenses Bill Passed - House (47 - 5)
May 13, 2025 OR HB 3187 Prohibits Employers From Asking For or Requiring an Applicant's Age Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 9)
May 13, 2025 National PN 13-10 Nomination of Katharine MacGregor to be Deputy Secretary of the Interior Cloture Invoked - Senate (57 - 41)
May 13, 2025 National PN 12-30 Nomination of Troy Meink to be Secretary of the Air Force Cloture Invoked - Senate (72 - 26)
May 13, 2025 National PN 13-4 Nomination of James Danly to be Deputy Secretary of Energy Cloture Invoked - Senate (53 - 45)
May 13, 2025 IA HF 1049 Increases Medicaid Beneficiaries' Monthly Personal Needs Allowance from $50 to $55 Each Month Bill Passed - House (63 - 28)
May 12, 2025 National PN 12-10 Nomination of Monica Crowley to be Chief of Protocol Nomination Confirmed - Senate (52 - 45)
May 12, 2025 TX SB 1257 Requires Health Benefit Plans That Provide Coverage for Gender Transition Procedures to Additionally Cover All Possible Adverse Consequences of the Procedure, Follow-Up Testing, and Any Procedures to Reverse the Procedure Bill Passed - House (87 - 58)
May 12, 2025 National PN 12-10 Nomination of Monica Crowley to be Chief of Protocol Cloture Invoked - Senate (53 - 47)
May 12, 2025 National PN 25-50 Nomination of Reed Rubinstein to be Legal Adviser of the Department of State Cloture Invoked - Senate (52 - 45)
May 12, 2025 LA SB 15 Authorizes Punishments to Jailers for Not Cooperating with ICE Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 10)
May 12, 2025 TX HB 229 Requires Government Entities that Collect Vital Statistics Information to Identify Each Individual as Either Male or Female Bill Passed - House (87 - 56)
May 8, 2025 MO HB 147 Appropriates Funding for the State Sheriffs' Retirement System Concurrence Vote Passed - House (134 - 4)
May 8, 2025 NH SB 62 Authorizes Law Enforcement Officials to Enter into Agreements with ICE "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - House (200 - 162)
May 8, 2025 OK SB 20 Requires CDL Holders to Understand English Bill Passed - House (74 - 15)
May 8, 2025 OR SB 32 Requires the Housing and Community Services Department to Maintain Information Regarding Publicly Supported Housing on Its Website Bill Passed - House (51 - 2)
May 8, 2025 RI S 387 Requires the Installation of Universal Changing Stations in All Newly Constructed, Reconstructed or Remodeled Public Buildings (Senate Version) Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 0)
May 7, 2025 TX SB 29 Establishes Specialty Courts to Handle Business Disputes Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (29 - 2)
Date No. Title Outcome
5/17 SB 95 Establishes a Tax Credit Program that Rewards Companies that Invest in Child Care Programs for Their Workers Bill Passed - House (27 - 12)
5/17 SB 95 Establishes a Tax Credit Program that Rewards Companies that Invest in Child Care Programs for Their Workers Bill Passed - House (27 - 12)
5/16 HB 75 Amends Permanent Fund Dividend Division Concurrence Vote Passed - House (30 - 9)
5/16 SB 96 Establishes a New Grant Program for Child Care and Expands the Number of Families Eligible for Child Care Assistance from the State. Bill Passed - House (35 - 4)
5/15 HB 511 Prohibits Sanctuary City Policies in the State "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - Senate (15 - 8)
5/15 SB 62 Authorizes Law Enforcement Officials to Enter into Agreements with ICE Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (15 - 8)
5/15 PN 25-11 Nomination of Sean Donahue to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Nomination Confirmed - Senate (51 - 46)
5/14 HB 2728 Establishes Regulations for the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2025 Concurrence Vote Passed - House (74 - 12)
5/14 PN 12-31 Nomination of Emil Michael to be Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Nomination Confirmed - Senate (54 - 43)
5/14 PN 13-10 Nomination of Katharine MacGregor to be Deputy Secretary of the Interior Nomination Confirmed - Senate (54 - 40)
5/14 PN 12-38 Nomination of Michael Rigas to be Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Nomination Confirmed - Senate (51 - 46)
5/14 PN 26-46 Nomination of Eric Matthew Ueland to be Deputy Director for Management, Office of Management and Budget Nomination Confirmed - Senate (52 - 45)
5/14 HF 889 Establishes Paid Parental Leave for State Employees in Iowa Bill Passed - Senate (44 - 1)
5/14 HF 1049 Increases Medicaid Beneficiaries' Monthly Personal Needs Allowance from $50 to $55 Each Month Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 15)
5/14 SF 607 Reduces the Percent of the Iowa's Average Weekly Wage Used to Calculate Unemployment Benefits Bill Passed - House (60 - 27)
5/14 LB 89 Defines "Male" and "Female" in State Law Targeted for K-12 or Collegiate Bathrooms, Sports Teams and Locker Rooms Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 15)
5/14 HB 567 Amends Provisions Relating to Employee Compensation Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 11)
5/14 HB 343 Requires Membership of the General Retirement System for Employees of Jefferson County be Mandatory for Eligible Full-Time Employees Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 3)
5/14 LB 89 Defines "Male" and "Female" in State Law Targeted for K-12 or Collegiate Bathrooms, Sports Teams and Locker Rooms Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 15)
5/14 PN 12-31 Nomination of Emil Michael to be Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Cloture Invoked - Senate (53 - 43)
5/14 PN 25-11 Nomination of Sean Donahue to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Cloture Invoked - Senate (52 - 47)
5/14 PN 26-46 Nomination of Eric Matthew Ueland to be Deputy Director for Management, Office of Management and Budget Cloture Invoked - Senate (51 - 45)
5/14 PN 12-38 Nomination of Michael Rigas to be Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Cloture Invoked - Senate (51 - 45)
5/14 SF 607 Reduces the Percent of the Iowa's Average Weekly Wage Used to Calculate Unemployment Benefits Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 16)
5/13 PN 12-30 Nomination of Troy Meink to be Secretary of the Air Force Nomination Confirmed - Senate (74 - 25)
5/13 PN 25-50 Nomination of Reed Rubinstein to be Legal Adviser of the Department of State Nomination Confirmed - Senate (52 - 46)
5/13 PN 13-4 Nomination of James Danly to be Deputy Secretary of Energy Nomination Confirmed - Senate (52 - 44)
5/13 S 125 Authorizes Supervisors in Vermont's Judiciary System to Form a Union Bill Passed - House (81 - 51)
5/13 S 125 Authorizes Supervisors in Vermont's Judiciary System to Form a Union Bill Passed - House (81 - 51)
5/13 SB 973 Requires Landlords of Public Housing to Provide Applicants and New Tenants 30 Month Notice of when the Affordability Restrictions May be Terminated Bill Passed - House (43 - 9)
5/13 HB 2134 Authorizes Tenants to Terminate Lease Early Following Landlord's Notice of Nonrenewal Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 3)
5/13 SB 1176 Requires that the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries Conduct an Education Effort to Ensure Businesses Accept Cash Bill Passed - House (34 - 18)
5/13 SB 64 Requires for the Department of Human Services to Seek Waiver of Federal SNAP Requirements for Advance Tax Credit Payments on Dependent Care Expenses Bill Passed - House (47 - 5)
5/13 HB 3187 Prohibits Employers From Asking For or Requiring an Applicant's Age Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 9)
5/13 PN 13-10 Nomination of Katharine MacGregor to be Deputy Secretary of the Interior Cloture Invoked - Senate (57 - 41)
5/13 PN 12-30 Nomination of Troy Meink to be Secretary of the Air Force Cloture Invoked - Senate (72 - 26)
5/13 PN 13-4 Nomination of James Danly to be Deputy Secretary of Energy Cloture Invoked - Senate (53 - 45)
5/13 HF 1049 Increases Medicaid Beneficiaries' Monthly Personal Needs Allowance from $50 to $55 Each Month Bill Passed - House (63 - 28)
5/12 PN 12-10 Nomination of Monica Crowley to be Chief of Protocol Nomination Confirmed - Senate (52 - 45)
5/12 SB 1257 Requires Health Benefit Plans That Provide Coverage for Gender Transition Procedures to Additionally Cover All Possible Adverse Consequences of the Procedure, Follow-Up Testing, and Any Procedures to Reverse the Procedure Bill Passed - House (87 - 58)
5/12 PN 12-10 Nomination of Monica Crowley to be Chief of Protocol Cloture Invoked - Senate (53 - 47)
5/12 PN 25-50 Nomination of Reed Rubinstein to be Legal Adviser of the Department of State Cloture Invoked - Senate (52 - 45)
5/12 SB 15 Authorizes Punishments to Jailers for Not Cooperating with ICE Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 10)
5/12 HB 229 Requires Government Entities that Collect Vital Statistics Information to Identify Each Individual as Either Male or Female Bill Passed - House (87 - 56)
5/08 HB 147 Appropriates Funding for the State Sheriffs' Retirement System Concurrence Vote Passed - House (134 - 4)
5/08 SB 62 Authorizes Law Enforcement Officials to Enter into Agreements with ICE "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - House (200 - 162)
5/08 SB 20 Requires CDL Holders to Understand English Bill Passed - House (74 - 15)
5/08 SB 32 Requires the Housing and Community Services Department to Maintain Information Regarding Publicly Supported Housing on Its Website Bill Passed - House (51 - 2)
5/08 S 387 Requires the Installation of Universal Changing Stations in All Newly Constructed, Reconstructed or Remodeled Public Buildings (Senate Version) Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 0)
5/07 SB 29 Establishes Specialty Courts to Handle Business Disputes Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (29 - 2)
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