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| Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 21, 2010 | VA | Amdt 18 | Reducing Funding for Public Media | Amendment Rejected - House (43 - 52) |
| April 21, 2010 | VA | Amdt 28 | Reducing Funding for Comprehensive Services for At Risk Youth and Families | Amendment Rejected - House (25 - 69) |
| April 20, 2010 | WI | Amdt 1 | Expelling Representative Jeffery Wood | Amendment Tabled - House (49 - 48) |
| April 20, 2010 | WI | Amdt 6 | Censuring Representative Jeffery Wood | Amendment Adopted - House (73 - 24) |
| April 19, 2010 | AZ | Burges Amdt | Verification of Presidential Candidate's Birth Certificate | Motion Rejected - House (22 - 31) |
| April 17, 2010 | AK | SJR 21 | State Legislature Expansion | Bill Passed - House (31 - 8) |
| April 17, 2010 | AK | SJR 21 | State Legislature Expansion | Bill Passed - House (31 - 8) |
| April 16, 2010 | CO | HB 1376 | 2010-2011 Budget | Conference Report Adopted - House (38 - 25) |
| April 14, 2010 | HI | HB 2421 | Petroleum Tax ("Barrel Tax") Increase | Conference Report Adopted - House (37 - 11) |
| April 14, 2010 | GA | HB 1055 | Tax Law Amendments | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (107 - 63) |
| April 14, 2010 | LA | HB 292 | Open Primaries for Congressional Elections | Bill Passed - House (71 - 27) |
| April 14, 2010 | LA | HB 292 | Open Primaries for Congressional Elections | Bill Passed - House (71 - 27) |
| April 14, 2010 | LA | Amdt 2565 | Limiting the Number of Terms School Board Members May Serve | Amendment Rejected - House (30 - 65) |
| April 12, 2010 | ME | LD 1826 | Bond Authorization | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (102 - 44) |
| April 12, 2010 | WA | SB 6444 | 2009-2011 Biennium Budget Amendments | Bill Passed - House (54 - 43) |
| April 12, 2010 | WA | HB 2493 | Cigarette Tax Increase | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (54 - 43) |
| April 12, 2010 | WA | HB 2836 | 2009-2011 Supplemental Biennium Capital Budget | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (61 - 36) |
| April 12, 2010 | CO | SB 94 | State Funding for Works of Art in Capital Construction Projects | Bill Passed - House (42 - 21) |
| April 10, 2010 | WA | SB 6143 | Tax Law Amendments | Conference Report Adopted - House (52 - 44) |
| April 9, 2010 | MD | SB 279 | Prohibits False Claims Against State Health Plans and Programs | Bill Passed - House (105 - 33) |
| April 7, 2010 | ME | LD 1826 | Bond Authorization | Bill Passed - House (100 - 48) |
| April 7, 2010 | AK | HB 348 | Alaska Personnel Board Amendments | Bill Passed - House (29 - 10) |
| April 6, 2010 | ME | LD 1830 | Suspending Tax Law Amendments | Bill Passed - House (91 - 53) |
| April 2, 2010 | WA | SB 6503 | State Employee Furlough Plan | Bill Passed - House (50 - 38) |
| April 1, 2010 | CO | HB 1387 | Highway User Tax Fund Diversion to Licensing Services Fund | Bill Passed - House (38 - 27) |
| Date | No. | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4/21 | Amdt 18 | Reducing Funding for Public Media | Amendment Rejected - House (43 - 52) |
| 4/21 | Amdt 28 | Reducing Funding for Comprehensive Services for At Risk Youth and Families | Amendment Rejected - House (25 - 69) |
| 4/20 | Amdt 1 | Expelling Representative Jeffery Wood | Amendment Tabled - House (49 - 48) |
| 4/20 | Amdt 6 | Censuring Representative Jeffery Wood | Amendment Adopted - House (73 - 24) |
| 4/19 | Burges Amdt | Verification of Presidential Candidate's Birth Certificate | Motion Rejected - House (22 - 31) |
| 4/17 | SJR 21 | State Legislature Expansion | Bill Passed - House (31 - 8) |
| 4/17 | SJR 21 | State Legislature Expansion | Bill Passed - House (31 - 8) |
| 4/16 | HB 1376 | 2010-2011 Budget | Conference Report Adopted - House (38 - 25) |
| 4/14 | HB 2421 | Petroleum Tax ("Barrel Tax") Increase | Conference Report Adopted - House (37 - 11) |
| 4/14 | HB 1055 | Tax Law Amendments | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (107 - 63) |
| 4/14 | HB 292 | Open Primaries for Congressional Elections | Bill Passed - House (71 - 27) |
| 4/14 | HB 292 | Open Primaries for Congressional Elections | Bill Passed - House (71 - 27) |
| 4/14 | Amdt 2565 | Limiting the Number of Terms School Board Members May Serve | Amendment Rejected - House (30 - 65) |
| 4/12 | LD 1826 | Bond Authorization | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (102 - 44) |
| 4/12 | SB 6444 | 2009-2011 Biennium Budget Amendments | Bill Passed - House (54 - 43) |
| 4/12 | HB 2493 | Cigarette Tax Increase | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (54 - 43) |
| 4/12 | HB 2836 | 2009-2011 Supplemental Biennium Capital Budget | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (61 - 36) |
| 4/12 | SB 94 | State Funding for Works of Art in Capital Construction Projects | Bill Passed - House (42 - 21) |
| 4/10 | SB 6143 | Tax Law Amendments | Conference Report Adopted - House (52 - 44) |
| 4/09 | SB 279 | Prohibits False Claims Against State Health Plans and Programs | Bill Passed - House (105 - 33) |
| 4/07 | LD 1826 | Bond Authorization | Bill Passed - House (100 - 48) |
| 4/07 | HB 348 | Alaska Personnel Board Amendments | Bill Passed - House (29 - 10) |
| 4/06 | LD 1830 | Suspending Tax Law Amendments | Bill Passed - House (91 - 53) |
| 4/02 | SB 6503 | State Employee Furlough Plan | Bill Passed - House (50 - 38) |
| 4/01 | HB 1387 | Highway User Tax Fund Diversion to Licensing Services Fund | Bill Passed - House (38 - 27) |