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| Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 8, 2019 | CA | AB 1054 | Establishes Wildfire Victim Compensation Fund | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 7) |
| June 30, 2019 | OR | HB 2007 | Reduces Number of Diesel Trucks Allowed in Specified Counties | Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 11) |
| June 27, 2019 | NH | HB 582 | Establishes a Greenhouse Gas Rebate Program | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (14 - 10) |
| June 27, 2019 | NH | HB 326 | Expands Protections for Wetlands | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (16 - 8) |
| June 27, 2019 | NJ | A 3726 | Requires Food Waste Recycling Programs | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 9) |
| June 27, 2019 | NJ | A 3726 | Requires Food Waste Recycling Programs | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 9) |
| June 27, 2019 | DE | HB 79 | Requires Beverages Included in Kids' Meals to be Milk or Water | Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 6) |
| June 27, 2019 | DE | SB 24 | Expands Who Can Qualify for Medical Marijuana | Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 4) |
| June 26, 2019 | PA | HB 33 | Repeals a General Assistance Program for Adults with Disabilities | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 24) |
| June 19, 2019 | RI | H 5125 | Establishes Abortion Procedures as Protected State Law | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 17) |
| June 19, 2019 | NY | S 2000 | Establishes Regulations for PFAS Chemicals in Food Containers | Bill Passed - Senate (56 - 6) |
| June 19, 2019 | NY | S 2000 | Establishes Regulations for PFAS Chemicals in Food Containers | Bill Passed - Senate (56 - 6) |
| June 19, 2019 | NY | S 2000 | Establishes Regulations for PFAS Chemicals in Food Containers | Bill Passed - Senate (56 - 6) |
| June 18, 2019 | NY | S 6599 | Increases Renewable Energy Goals | Bill Passed - Senate (41 - 21) |
| June 17, 2019 | OR | HB 3076 | Establishes Standards for Non-Profit Hospitals | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 8) |
| June 17, 2019 | NY | S 2387 | Requires Menstrual Product Packaging List Ingredients | Bill Passed - Senate (51 - 11) |
| June 17, 2019 | NY | S 2655 | Prohibits Smoking in Public Parks | Bill Passed - Senate (50 - 12) |
| June 13, 2019 | NY | A 2371 | Prohibits Exemption from Vaccinations Based on Religious Beliefs | Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 26) |
| June 13, 2019 | OR | SB 526 | Establishes a Statewide Nursing Home Visit Program for Parents of Newborns | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 5) |
| June 11, 2019 | OR | HB 2509 | Prohibits Single-Use Plastic Checkout Bags | Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 12) |
| June 10, 2019 | ME | LD 1282 | Establishes a "Green New Deal" | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 14) |
| June 7, 2019 | ME | LD 37 | Authorizes the Sale of Nonprescription Drugs Through Vending Machines | "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - Senate (19 - 13) |
| June 7, 2019 | NJ | S 2144 | Amends State Insurance Laws on Fair Conduct Policies | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 14) |
| June 7, 2019 | NJ | S 2144 | Amends State Insurance Laws on Fair Conduct Policies | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 14) |
| June 6, 2019 | OR | HB 2935 | Requires Pharmacies to Provide Readers for the Visually Impaired | Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 9) |
| June 6, 2019 | DE | HB 130 | Prohibits Plastic Bags | Bill Passed - Senate (13 - 8) |
| June 5, 2019 | WI | AB 179 | Establishes Requirements for Abortions Resulting in Premature Birth | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 14) |
| June 5, 2019 | WI | AB 180 | Requires Potential Abortion Reversal Drugs be made Available | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 13) |
| June 4, 2019 | LA | SB 152 | Establishes Definitions for Meat and Beef | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 7) |
| June 4, 2019 | ME | LD 1532 | Prohibits Single-Use Plastic Bags | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 11) |
| May 30, 2019 | ME | LD 1313 | Authorizes Medical Aid in Dying | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 16) |
| May 30, 2019 | NJ | A 10 | Expands the Medical Marijuana Program | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 4) |
| May 29, 2019 | OR | HB 2623 | Establishes Temporary Ban on Fracking | Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 11) |
| May 29, 2019 | IL | HB 2276 | Prohibits Smoking in a Vehicle with Minors Present | Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 10) |
| May 29, 2019 | CA | SB 29 | Expands Medi-Cal Program Eligibility to Undocumented Immigrants Ages 19-25 or 65 and Older | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 11) |
| May 29, 2019 | CA | SB 1 | Rescinds Federal Freeze of Environmental Deregulations | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 10) |
| May 29, 2019 | CA | SB 54 | Requires Single-Use Plastics be made from Recyclable Materials | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 8) |
| May 29, 2019 | CA | SB 210 | Establishes a Smog-Check Program for Diesel Trucks | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 10) |
| May 28, 2019 | CA | SB 43 | Establishes the Feasibility and Practicality of Assessing the Carbon Intensity of Retail Products Subject to the Sales and Use Tax Law | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 10) |
| May 28, 2019 | CA | SB 65 | Establishes Financial Assistance for Low Income Residents Buying Health Insurance | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 7) |
| May 27, 2019 | AZ | HB 2753 | Authorizes Environmental State Budget for Fiscal Year 2020 | Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 13) |
| May 27, 2019 | AZ | HB 2754 | Appropriates Funds for Health-Related Costs and Areas for Fiscal Year 2020-2021 | Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 13) |
| May 26, 2019 | TX | HB 3557 | Increases Penalties for Pipeline Protesting | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (19 - 12) |
| May 24, 2019 | NE | LB 149 | Increases State Smoking Age | Bill Passed - Senate (45 - 0) |
| May 23, 2019 | ME | LD 798 | Prohibits Non-Medical Exemptions for Vaccinations | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 16) |
| May 22, 2019 | OR | HB 2303 | Repeals Pseudoephedrine and Ephedrine as Class 3 Controlled Substances | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 10) |
| May 22, 2019 | TX | HB 2536 | Establishes Drug-Pricing Transparency Requirements | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 4) |
| May 22, 2019 | TX | HB 2536 | Establishes Drug-Pricing Transparency Requirements | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 4) |
| May 22, 2019 | OR | HB 2191 | Expands Reasons for School Absences to Include Mental and Behavioral Health | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 6) |
| May 22, 2019 | CA | SB 276 | Establishes Procedures for Receiving Medical Exemptions from Vaccinations | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 10) |
| May 22, 2019 | CT | SB 1 | Establishes Paid Family and Medical Leave | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 15) |
| May 21, 2019 | VT | S 37 | Requires Corporate Compensation for Long-Term Health Monitoring | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (19 - 11) |
| May 21, 2019 | VT | S 37 | Requires Corporate Compensation for Long-Term Health Monitoring | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (19 - 11) |
| May 21, 2019 | CA | SB 159 | Authorizes Use of HIV Prevention Drugs Without Prescription | Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 1) |
| May 21, 2019 | CA | SB 159 | Authorizes Use of HIV Prevention Drugs Without Prescription | Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 1) |
| May 21, 2019 | CA | SB 58 | Authorizes Bars to Remain Open Until 3 AM | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 6) |
| May 21, 2019 | CA | SB 307 | Prohibits Water Transfers from Desert Groundwater Basins | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 11) |
| May 20, 2019 | OR | SB 579 | Exempts Certain Individuals from the 15-Day Waiting Period for Assisted Suicide | Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 11) |
| May 20, 2019 | CA | SB 24 | Requires Public Universities Offer and Cover the Cost of Abortion Drugs | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 10) |
| May 15, 2019 | VT | H 107 | Establishes a Paid Statewide Family and Medical Leave Program | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 10) |
| May 14, 2019 | ME | LD 820 | Requires the State Medicaid Program to Cover Abortion Services | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 16) |
| May 13, 2019 | NE | LB 155 | Amends Eminent Domain Provisions to Apply to Renewable Energy Generation Facilities | Bill Passed - Senate (44 - 0) |
| May 9, 2019 | IL | SB 9 | Establishes Coal-Ash Regulations | Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 9) |
| May 6, 2019 | AZ | HCR 2009 | Classifies Pornography as a Public Health Crises | Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 13) |
| May 4, 2019 | KS | SB 28 | Authorizes CBD Oil for Patients with Debilitating Medical Conditions | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (27 - 8) |
| May 3, 2019 | FL | SB 322 | Amends Health Insurance Options | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (23 - 13) |
| May 3, 2019 | CO | HB 19-1032 | Amends Sex Education Standards | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 14) |
| May 3, 2019 | CO | HB 19-1263 | Amends Criminal Classification of Certain Drug Possessions | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15) |
| May 2, 2019 | CO | SB 19-005 | Authorizes the Import of Prescription Drugs from Canada | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (20 - 15) |
| May 2, 2019 | TN | HB 1280 | Amends State Medicaid Funding | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (26 - 6) |
| May 2, 2019 | CO | HB 19-1168 | Establishes a Plan for a State Innovation Waiver Reinsurance Program | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 11) |
| May 2, 2019 | CO | HB 19-1120 | Reduces the Age at Which a Child Can Seek Mental Health Treatment Without Parental Consent | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 14) |
| May 1, 2019 | CO | HB 19-1261 | Authorizes Regulations on Greenhouse Gases | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15) |
| April 30, 2019 | FL | HB 771 | Prohibits Municipal Governments from Prohibiting Plastic Straws | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 15) |
| April 29, 2019 | FL | HB 19 | Authorizes the Importation of Prescription Drugs from Canada | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 13) |
| April 29, 2019 | FL | HB 19 | Authorizes the Importation of Prescription Drugs from Canada | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 13) |
| April 29, 2019 | FL | HB 21 | Repeals Provisions Regulating Healthcare Facilities | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 17) |
| April 27, 2019 | WA | SB 5526 | Establishes a Public Option for Health Care Coverage | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (27 - 21) |
| April 27, 2019 | CO | HB 19-1216 | Limits the Cost of Insulin and Authorizes Insulin-Pricing Study | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 12) |
| April 27, 2019 | IA | HF 732 | Increases THC Allowance for Medical Marijuana | Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 7) |
| April 27, 2019 | WA | HB 1652 | Establishes a Paint Stewardship Program | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 22) |
| April 26, 2019 | IA | HF 766 | Establishes a Health and Human Services Budget for FY 2019-2020 | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 19) |
| April 26, 2019 | IA | HF 766 | Establishes a Health and Human Services Budget for FY 2019-2020 | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 19) |
| April 25, 2019 | ME | LD 289 | Prohibits Use of Foam Containers | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 10) |
| April 25, 2019 | WA | SB 5993 | Increases the State Hazardous Substance Tax | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 22) |
| April 24, 2019 | WA | HB 1155 | Requires Uninterrupted Breaks for Health Care Workers | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (32 - 16) |
| April 24, 2019 | OK | HB 2591 | Requires Healthcare Providers Report Statutory Rape | Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 8) |
| April 22, 2019 | WA | SB 5135 | Authorizes the Department of Ecology to Ban Certain Chemicals in Consumer Products | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (27 - 22) |
| April 19, 2019 | WA | SB 5001 | Authorizes Composting of Human Remains | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (38 - 11) |
| April 18, 2019 | MT | HB 500 | Prohibits Abortions After 20th Week of Pregnancy | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 19) |
| April 18, 2019 | OR | SB 250 | Prohibits Health Benefit Plans from Discrimination | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 5) |
| April 18, 2019 | OR | SB 698 | Requires Second Language on Prescription Drug Labels | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 7) |
| April 17, 2019 | WA | HB 1638 | Prohibits Parental Exemptions of the Measles Vaccine | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 22) |
| April 17, 2019 | CO | HB 19-1004 | Establishes an Affordable Health Coverage Option for Rural Areas | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 16) |
| April 16, 2019 | WA | HB 1087 | Establishes a Long-Term Care Program | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 22) |
| April 16, 2019 | MT | HB 658 | Amends State Medicaid Program | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 22) |
| April 16, 2019 | AL | SB 140 | Amends Sex Education Standards | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 1) |
| April 16, 2019 | TX | SB 1264 | Authorizes Arbitration Processes for Insurers to Stop "Surprise Billings" | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 2) |
| April 16, 2019 | TX | SB 1264 | Authorizes Arbitration Processes for Insurers to Stop "Surprise Billings" | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 2) |
| April 13, 2019 | MT | SB 160 | Establishes Presumptive Health Care Coverage for Firefighters | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (40 - 10) |