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| Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 13, 2020 | NJ | S 2331 | Establishes Assistance for Reentry Benefits for Inmates | Bill Passed - House (52 - 26) |
| April 10, 2020 | VT | S 333 | Establishes a Temporary Moratorium on Evictions and Foreclosures during COVID-19 Pandemic | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 0) |
| April 10, 2020 | VT | S 114 | Establishes Emergency Judicial Response Standards during COVID-19 Pandemic | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 0) |
| April 10, 2020 | VT | S 114 | Establishes Emergency Judicial Response Standards during COVID-19 Pandemic | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 0) |
| April 8, 2020 | MO | HB 2014 | Establishes a Supplemental Budget to Address the COVID-19 Pandemic | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (147 - 4) |
| April 2, 2020 | NY | S 7505 | Amends Criminal Justice Laws | Bill Passed - House (96 - 45) |
| April 2, 2020 | NY | S 7505 | Amends Criminal Justice Laws | Bill Passed - House (96 - 45) |
| March 31, 2020 | NY | S 7505 | Amends Criminal Justice Laws | Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 24) |
| March 31, 2020 | NY | S 7505 | Amends Criminal Justice Laws | Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 24) |
| March 28, 2020 | AK | HB 205 | Appropriate Funds to Various Government Agencies, Including for COVID-19 | Conference Report Adopted - House (23 - 13) |
| March 28, 2020 | AK | SB 241 | Appropriates Emergency Funds for COVID-19 Coronavirus Relief | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (16 - 1) |
| March 27, 2020 | National | HR 748 | Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act | Concurrence Vote Passed - House |
| March 27, 2020 | AR | SB 2 | Establishes a COVID-19 Emergency Fund | Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 0) |
| March 26, 2020 | KY | SB 150 | Establishes Emergency Response to COVID-19 Coronavirus | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (30 - 0) |
| March 26, 2020 | MN | HF 4531 | Appropriates Emergency Funds for COVID-19 Response | Bill Passed - House (99 - 4) |
| March 25, 2020 | National | HR 748 | Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act | Bill Passed - Senate (96 - 0) |
| March 25, 2020 | AK | HB 234 | Appropriates Supplemental Funds for COVID-19 Relief Efforts | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (27 - 11) |
| March 25, 2020 | PA | SB 751 | Authorizes Financial Assistance for Schools Amid COVID-19-Related Shutdown | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (50 - 0) |
| March 25, 2020 | PA | HB 1232 | Authorizes Emergency Finances and Tax Provisions in Response to the COVID-19 Emergency | Bill Passed - Senate (50 - 0) |
| March 25, 2020 | PA | HB 68 | Establishes a System of Unemployment Compensation in Response to the COVID-19 Emergency | Bill Passed - Senate (50 - 0) |
| March 25, 2020 | NE | LB 1198 | Appropriates Emergency Funds for COVID-19 Response | Bill Passed - Senate (45 - 0) |
| March 23, 2020 | National | HR 748 | Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act | Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (49 - 46) |
| March 22, 2020 | National | HR 748 | Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act | Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (47 - 47) |
| March 22, 2020 | AK | HB 308 | Establishes Relief for Employees Affected by COVID-19 Coronavirus | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 0) |
| March 19, 2020 | FL | H 5001 | Appropriates Funds for the 2020-2021 Fiscal Year Budget and Related COVID-19 Containment Efforts | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (32 - 0) |