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| Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 7, 2022 | TN | SB 2012 | Specifies Penalties for Littering | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 0) |
| March 4, 2022 | UT | SB 213 | Prohibits Use of "911" in Business Names | Bill Passed - House (55 - 15) |
| March 3, 2022 | OR | HB 4117 | Establishes Grant Program Assisting Low-Income Residents | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 4) |
| March 3, 2022 | FL | SB 1728 | Amends Various State Property Insurance Laws | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 11) |
| March 1, 2022 | KY | HB 252 | Authorizes 18-19 Year Olds to Sell Alcohol | (62 - 34) |
| March 1, 2022 | ID | S 1284 | Increases Legal Smoking and Vaping Age to 21 | Bill Passed - Senate |
| Feb. 28, 2022 | WY | SF 76 | Prohibits Financial Exploitation of Vulnerable Adults | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 5) |
| Feb. 28, 2022 | WY | SF 76 | Prohibits Financial Exploitation of Vulnerable Adults | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 5) |
| Feb. 28, 2022 | OR | HB 4117 | Establishes Grant Program Assisting Low-Income Residents | Bill Passed - House (48 - 10) |
| Feb. 25, 2022 | IL | SB 3146 | Establishes the One Day Rest in Seven Act | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 15) |
| Feb. 23, 2022 | WI | AB 957 | Expands Consumer Data Protections | Bill Passed - House (59 - 37) |
| Feb. 23, 2022 | KS | SB 161 | Authorizes Robotic Personal Delivery Devices | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 15) |
| Feb. 23, 2022 | UT | SB 213 | Prohibits Use of "911" in Business Names | Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 6) |
| Feb. 21, 2022 | AZ | HCR 2039 | Repeals the School Spending Cap Mandate in the State Constitution | Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (23 - 6) |
| Feb. 17, 2022 | AL | HB 82 | Establishes the Small Business Relief and Revitalization Act of 2022 | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 0) |
| Feb. 17, 2022 | WI | AB 912 | Prohibits Emergency Declaration of Businesses as Essential, Nonessential | Bill Passed - House (59 - 35) |
| Feb. 17, 2022 | KY | HB 344 | Establishes that Minors Under 16 Can Receive a Hunting License Without Parental Approval | Bill Passed - House (78 - 13) |
| Feb. 16, 2022 | NM | HB 7 | Authorizes the Opportunity Enterprise Act and Providing Financing And Loans | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 13) |
| Feb. 16, 2022 | NM | HB 7 | Authorizes the Opportunity Enterprise Act and Providing Financing And Loans | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 13) |
| Feb. 15, 2022 | NM | HB 132 | Prohibits Future Interest Rate Increases | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 8) |
| Feb. 15, 2022 | AZ | HCR 2039 | Repeals the School Spending Cap Mandate in the State Constitution | Joint Resolution Passed - House (45 - 14) |
| Feb. 12, 2022 | NM | HB 7 | Authorizes the Opportunity Enterprise Act and Providing Financing And Loans | Bill Passed - House (36 - 28) |
| Feb. 12, 2022 | NM | HB 7 | Authorizes the Opportunity Enterprise Act and Providing Financing And Loans | Bill Passed - House (36 - 28) |
| Feb. 7, 2022 | NM | HB 132 | Prohibits Future Interest Rate Increases | Bill Passed - House (51 - 18) |
| Feb. 2, 2022 | SC | H 4831 | Authorizes Economic Development Study | Bill Passed - House (85 - 21) |
| Feb. 1, 2022 | VA | HB 203 | Specifies Definition of Student Loan Servicing | Bill Passed - House (52 - 47) |
| Jan. 27, 2022 | DE | SR 25 | Authorizes the Establishment of the National Infrastructure Bank | Bill Passed - Senate (14 - 6) |
| Jan. 27, 2022 | MS | HB 1509 | Prohibits COVID Vaccine Mandates | Bill Passed - House (41 - 6) |
| Jan. 4, 2022 | RI | H 6324 | Amends the Unfair Claims Settlement Practices Act | Veto Override Passed - Senate (24 - 6) |
| Jan. 4, 2022 | RI | H 6324 | Amends the Unfair Claims Settlement Practices Act | Veto Override Passed - House (44 - 17) |
| Dec. 14, 2021 | MI | SB 771 | Amends Strategic Fund Act | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 11) |
| Dec. 14, 2021 | MI | SB 771 | Amends Strategic Fund Act | Bill Passed - House (81 - 22) |
| Nov. 5, 2021 | National | HR 3684 | Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (228 - 206) |
| Oct. 27, 2021 | OH | HB 172 | Amends the State's Fireworks Laws | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (26 - 5) |
| Sept. 10, 2021 | CA | SB 805 | Authorizes Low-Cost Payroll and Paymaster Services for Nonprofit Performing Arts Organizations | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (30 - 6) |
| Sept. 10, 2021 | CA | AB 654 | Authorizes the State to Not Disclose COVID-19 Outbreak Numbers | Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 0) |
| Sept. 9, 2021 | CA | AB 326 | Authorizes Continuation of Consumer Participation Program | Bill Passed - House (61 - 15) |
| Sept. 8, 2021 | CA | AB 326 | Authorizes Continuation of Consumer Participation Program | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 9) |
| Sept. 2, 2021 | CA | SB 500 | Requires All New Self-Driving Cars to be Zero-Emission by 2030 | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (30 - 9) |
| Sept. 2, 2021 | CA | AB 1084 | Requires Retailers and Department Stores to Have a Gender Neutral Section | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (49 - 16) |
| Sept. 1, 2021 | CA | AB 1444 | Prohibits Delivery Platforms from Charging Restaurants for Forwarded Calls | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (61 - 8) |
| Sept. 1, 2021 | CA | AB 1084 | Requires Retailers and Department Stores to Have a Gender Neutral Section | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 9) |
| Sept. 1, 2021 | CA | SB 500 | Requires All New Self-Driving Cars to be Zero-Emission by 2030 | Bill Passed - House (46 - 17) |
| Aug. 10, 2021 | National | HR 3684 | Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act | Bill Passed - Senate (69 - 30) |
| July 20, 2021 | National | HR 2668 | Consumer Protection and Recovery Act | Bill Passed - House (221 - 205) |
| July 1, 2021 | ME | LD 1541 | Amends Recycling Laws to Shift the Cost of Disposing Packaging Materials to Companies | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (75 - 47) |
| July 1, 2021 | National | HR 3684 | INVEST in America Act | Bill Passed - House (221 - 201) |
| June 30, 2021 | NJ | A 5892 | Amends the Process to Identify and Streamline Worker Misclassification | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 9) |
| June 30, 2021 | NJ | A 5890 | Authorizes the State Enforce Worker Misclassification and Stop-Work Order Laws | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 9) |
| June 25, 2021 | PA | HB 336 | Amends and Removes Provisions of Existing Laws Relating to Banking and Securities | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (112 - 89) |