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| Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 24, 2007 | MD | HB 359 | Indoor Smoking Ban | Bill Passed - House (98 - 40) |
| March 21, 2007 | VT | H 44 | Life Ending Prescriptions for Terminally Ill Patients | Bill Failed - House (63 - 82) |
| March 21, 2007 | KS | HB 2528 | Concealed Gun Regulations | Bill Passed - House (107 - 17) |
| March 20, 2007 | GA | HCS HB 185 | Death Penalty Rules | Bill Passed - House (106 - 65) |
| March 20, 2007 | GA | HCS HB 185 | Death Penalty Rules | Bill Passed - House (106 - 65) |
| March 20, 2007 | GA | HCS HB 185 | Death Penalty Rules | Bill Passed - House (106 - 65) |
| March 20, 2007 | TX | CSSB 378 | Deadly Force in Self-Defense | Bill Passed - House (133 - 13) |
| March 20, 2007 | TX | CSSB 378 | Deadly Force in Self-Defense | Bill Passed - House (133 - 13) |
| March 14, 2007 | CO | HB 1330 | Second Parent Adoption | Bill Passed - House (39 - 25) |
| March 8, 2007 | NM | SB 238 | Medical Marijuana Legalization | Bill Failed - House (33 - 36) |
| March 7, 2007 | OK | HCS HB 1734 | Photo Identification Voting Requirement | Bill Passed - House (58 - 38) |
| March 6, 2007 | TX | HB 8 | Punishment of Sex Offenders | Bill Passed - House (119 - 25) |
| March 6, 2007 | TX | HB 8 | Punishment of Sex Offenders | Bill Passed - House (119 - 25) |
| March 6, 2007 | NY | S 3318 | Sex Offender Management and Treatment Act | Bill Passed - House (127 - 19) |
| Feb. 28, 2007 | IL | HB 408 | Mandating New Driver Signs For Minors | Bill Passed - House (74 - 39) |
| Feb. 28, 2007 | CO | HB 1269 | Casino Smoking Ban | Bill Passed - House (36 - 29) |
| Feb. 28, 2007 | UT | 2SSB 251 | Concealed Firearms on College Campuses | Bill Passed - House (52 - 13) |
| Feb. 27, 2007 | WY | SF 152 | Methamphetamine Lab Decontamination | Bill Failed - House (30 - 30) |
| Feb. 26, 2007 | AZ | SB 1302 | Use of Force in Self-Defense | Bill Passed - House (42 - 17) |
| Feb. 23, 2007 | ID | H 121 | Smoking Ban in Bowling Alleys | Bill Passed - House (48 - 17) |
| Feb. 21, 2007 | WY | SF 101 | Sex Offender Tracking | Bill Failed - House (29 - 30) |
| Feb. 21, 2007 | WY | SF 101 | Sex Offender Tracking | Bill Failed - House (29 - 30) |
| Feb. 20, 2007 | IN | HB 1237 | Seat Belt Requirement | Bill Passed - House (55 - 41) |
| Feb. 19, 2007 | KS | HB 2006 | Legal Status of an Unborn Child/Fetus | Bill Passed - House (94 - 28) |
| Feb. 14, 2007 | CO | HB 1011 | Deadly Force in Self Defense | Bill Passed - House (34 - 30) |
| Feb. 12, 2007 | UT | 2SHB 235 | Abortion Law Revisions | Bill Passed - House (62 - 12) |
| Feb. 12, 2007 | ND | HB 1319 | Deadly Force in Self Defense | Bill Passed - House (50 - 44) |
| Feb. 12, 2007 | ND | HB 1319 | Deadly Force in Self Defense | Bill Passed - House (50 - 44) |
| Feb. 12, 2007 | GA | HB 89 | Concealed Weapons in Motor Vehicles | Bill Passed - House (130 - 38) |
| Feb. 12, 2007 | NM | HB 190 | Abolishing the Death Penalty | Bill Passed - House (41 - 28) |
| Feb. 12, 2007 | NM | HB 190 | Abolishing the Death Penalty | Bill Passed - House (41 - 28) |
| Feb. 8, 2007 | WY | HB 68 | Prenatal Methamphetamine Exposure | Bill Passed - House (39 - 21) |
| Feb. 8, 2007 | WY | HB 68 | Prenatal Methamphetamine Exposure | Bill Passed - House (39 - 21) |
| Feb. 7, 2007 | ND | HB 1254 | Mandatory Seatbelt Use | Bill Failed - House (40 - 52) |
| Feb. 7, 2007 | SD | HB 1160 | Physician Presence at Executions | Bill Passed - House (56 - 14) |
| Feb. 7, 2007 | SD | HB 1160 | Physician Presence at Executions | Bill Passed - House (56 - 14) |
| Feb. 6, 2007 | SD | HB 1175 | Lethal Injection Reform | Bill Passed - House (51 - 19) |
| Feb. 6, 2007 | SD | HB 1175 | Lethal Injection Reform | Bill Passed - House (51 - 19) |
| Feb. 5, 2007 | WY | HJ 8 | Real ID Act Repeal | Joint Resolution Passed - House (49 - 11) |
| Feb. 5, 2007 | WY | HJ 8 | Real ID Act Repeal | Joint Resolution Passed - House (49 - 11) |
| Jan. 26, 2007 | VA | Sub HB 1665 | Forced or Coerced Abortion Ban | Bill Passed - House (71 - 27) |
| Jan. 26, 2007 | ND | HB 1466 | Abortion Ban | Bill Passed - House (61 - 26) |
| Jan. 26, 2007 | ND | HB 1489 | Felony to Perform Abortions | Bill Failed - House (20 - 69) |
| Jan. 25, 2007 | WY | HB 271 | False Citizenship or Resident Alien Documents | Bill Failed - House (29 - 30) |
| Jan. 25, 2007 | WY | HB 271 | False Citizenship or Resident Alien Documents | Bill Failed - House (29 - 30) |
| Jan. 9, 2007 | National | HR 1 | Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act | Bill Passed - House (299 - 128) |
| Sept. 29, 2006 | National | HR 5441 | Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act 2007 | Conference Report Adopted - House (412 - 6) |
| Sept. 29, 2006 | National | HR 4772 | Private Property Rights Implementation Act of 2006 | Bill Passed - House (231 - 181) |
| Sept. 29, 2006 | National | S 3930 | Military Commissions Act of 2006 | Bill Passed - House (250 - 170) |
| Sept. 29, 2006 | National | S 3930 | Military Commissions Act of 2006 | Bill Passed - House (250 - 170) |
| Date | No. | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3/24 | HB 359 | Indoor Smoking Ban | Bill Passed - House (98 - 40) |
| 3/21 | H 44 | Life Ending Prescriptions for Terminally Ill Patients | Bill Failed - House (63 - 82) |
| 3/21 | HB 2528 | Concealed Gun Regulations | Bill Passed - House (107 - 17) |
| 3/20 | HCS HB 185 | Death Penalty Rules | Bill Passed - House (106 - 65) |
| 3/20 | HCS HB 185 | Death Penalty Rules | Bill Passed - House (106 - 65) |
| 3/20 | HCS HB 185 | Death Penalty Rules | Bill Passed - House (106 - 65) |
| 3/20 | CSSB 378 | Deadly Force in Self-Defense | Bill Passed - House (133 - 13) |
| 3/20 | CSSB 378 | Deadly Force in Self-Defense | Bill Passed - House (133 - 13) |
| 3/14 | HB 1330 | Second Parent Adoption | Bill Passed - House (39 - 25) |
| 3/08 | SB 238 | Medical Marijuana Legalization | Bill Failed - House (33 - 36) |
| 3/07 | HCS HB 1734 | Photo Identification Voting Requirement | Bill Passed - House (58 - 38) |
| 3/06 | HB 8 | Punishment of Sex Offenders | Bill Passed - House (119 - 25) |
| 3/06 | HB 8 | Punishment of Sex Offenders | Bill Passed - House (119 - 25) |
| 3/06 | S 3318 | Sex Offender Management and Treatment Act | Bill Passed - House (127 - 19) |
| 2/28 | HB 408 | Mandating New Driver Signs For Minors | Bill Passed - House (74 - 39) |
| 2/28 | HB 1269 | Casino Smoking Ban | Bill Passed - House (36 - 29) |
| 2/28 | 2SSB 251 | Concealed Firearms on College Campuses | Bill Passed - House (52 - 13) |
| 2/27 | SF 152 | Methamphetamine Lab Decontamination | Bill Failed - House (30 - 30) |
| 2/26 | SB 1302 | Use of Force in Self-Defense | Bill Passed - House (42 - 17) |
| 2/23 | H 121 | Smoking Ban in Bowling Alleys | Bill Passed - House (48 - 17) |
| 2/21 | SF 101 | Sex Offender Tracking | Bill Failed - House (29 - 30) |
| 2/21 | SF 101 | Sex Offender Tracking | Bill Failed - House (29 - 30) |
| 2/20 | HB 1237 | Seat Belt Requirement | Bill Passed - House (55 - 41) |
| 2/19 | HB 2006 | Legal Status of an Unborn Child/Fetus | Bill Passed - House (94 - 28) |
| 2/14 | HB 1011 | Deadly Force in Self Defense | Bill Passed - House (34 - 30) |
| 2/12 | 2SHB 235 | Abortion Law Revisions | Bill Passed - House (62 - 12) |
| 2/12 | HB 1319 | Deadly Force in Self Defense | Bill Passed - House (50 - 44) |
| 2/12 | HB 1319 | Deadly Force in Self Defense | Bill Passed - House (50 - 44) |
| 2/12 | HB 89 | Concealed Weapons in Motor Vehicles | Bill Passed - House (130 - 38) |
| 2/12 | HB 190 | Abolishing the Death Penalty | Bill Passed - House (41 - 28) |
| 2/12 | HB 190 | Abolishing the Death Penalty | Bill Passed - House (41 - 28) |
| 2/08 | HB 68 | Prenatal Methamphetamine Exposure | Bill Passed - House (39 - 21) |
| 2/08 | HB 68 | Prenatal Methamphetamine Exposure | Bill Passed - House (39 - 21) |
| 2/07 | HB 1254 | Mandatory Seatbelt Use | Bill Failed - House (40 - 52) |
| 2/07 | HB 1160 | Physician Presence at Executions | Bill Passed - House (56 - 14) |
| 2/07 | HB 1160 | Physician Presence at Executions | Bill Passed - House (56 - 14) |
| 2/06 | HB 1175 | Lethal Injection Reform | Bill Passed - House (51 - 19) |
| 2/06 | HB 1175 | Lethal Injection Reform | Bill Passed - House (51 - 19) |
| 2/05 | HJ 8 | Real ID Act Repeal | Joint Resolution Passed - House (49 - 11) |
| 2/05 | HJ 8 | Real ID Act Repeal | Joint Resolution Passed - House (49 - 11) |
| 1/26 | Sub HB 1665 | Forced or Coerced Abortion Ban | Bill Passed - House (71 - 27) |
| 1/26 | HB 1466 | Abortion Ban | Bill Passed - House (61 - 26) |
| 1/26 | HB 1489 | Felony to Perform Abortions | Bill Failed - House (20 - 69) |
| 1/25 | HB 271 | False Citizenship or Resident Alien Documents | Bill Failed - House (29 - 30) |
| 1/25 | HB 271 | False Citizenship or Resident Alien Documents | Bill Failed - House (29 - 30) |
| 1/09 | HR 1 | Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act | Bill Passed - House (299 - 128) |
| 9/29 | HR 5441 | Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act 2007 | Conference Report Adopted - House (412 - 6) |
| 9/29 | HR 4772 | Private Property Rights Implementation Act of 2006 | Bill Passed - House (231 - 181) |
| 9/29 | S 3930 | Military Commissions Act of 2006 | Bill Passed - House (250 - 170) |
| 9/29 | S 3930 | Military Commissions Act of 2006 | Bill Passed - House (250 - 170) |