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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
May 22, 2019 CA SB 276 Establishes Procedures for Receiving Medical Exemptions from Vaccinations Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 10)
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 307 Prohibits Water Transfers from Desert Groundwater Basins Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 11)
May 21, 2019 CA SB 58 Authorizes Bars to Remain Open Until 3 AM Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 6)
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 19-1263 Amends Criminal Classification of Certain Drug Possessions Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15)
May 3, 2019 CO HB 19-1032 Amends Sex Education Standards Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 14)
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 21 Repeals Provisions Regulating Healthcare Facilities Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 17)
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 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 MT HB 658 Amends State Medicaid Program Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 22)
April 16, 2019 WA HB 1087 Establishes a Long-Term Care Program Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 22)
April 16, 2019 TX SB 1264 Authorizes Arbitration Processes for Insurers to Stop "Surprise Billings" Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 2)
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 13, 2019 MT SB 160 Establishes Presumptive Health Care Coverage for Firefighters Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (40 - 10)
Date No. Title Outcome
5/22 SB 276 Establishes Procedures for Receiving Medical Exemptions from Vaccinations Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 10)
5/21 S 37 Requires Corporate Compensation for Long-Term Health Monitoring Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (19 - 11)
5/21 S 37 Requires Corporate Compensation for Long-Term Health Monitoring Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (19 - 11)
5/21 SB 159 Authorizes Use of HIV Prevention Drugs Without Prescription Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 1)
5/21 SB 159 Authorizes Use of HIV Prevention Drugs Without Prescription Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 1)
5/21 SB 307 Prohibits Water Transfers from Desert Groundwater Basins Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 11)
5/21 SB 58 Authorizes Bars to Remain Open Until 3 AM Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 6)
5/20 SB 579 Exempts Certain Individuals from the 15-Day Waiting Period for Assisted Suicide Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 11)
5/20 SB 24 Requires Public Universities Offer and Cover the Cost of Abortion Drugs Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 10)
5/15 H 107 Establishes a Paid Statewide Family and Medical Leave Program Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 10)
5/14 LD 820 Requires the State Medicaid Program to Cover Abortion Services Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 16)
5/13 LB 155 Amends Eminent Domain Provisions to Apply to Renewable Energy Generation Facilities Bill Passed - Senate (44 - 0)
5/09 SB 9 Establishes Coal-Ash Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 9)
5/06 HCR 2009 Classifies Pornography as a Public Health Crises Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 13)
5/04 SB 28 Authorizes CBD Oil for Patients with Debilitating Medical Conditions Conference Report Adopted - Senate (27 - 8)
5/03 SB 322 Amends Health Insurance Options Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (23 - 13)
5/03 HB 19-1263 Amends Criminal Classification of Certain Drug Possessions Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15)
5/03 HB 19-1032 Amends Sex Education Standards Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 14)
5/02 SB 19-005 Authorizes the Import of Prescription Drugs from Canada Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (20 - 15)
5/02 HB 1280 Amends State Medicaid Funding Conference Report Adopted - Senate (26 - 6)
5/02 HB 19-1168 Establishes a Plan for a State Innovation Waiver Reinsurance Program Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 11)
5/02 HB 19-1120 Reduces the Age at Which a Child Can Seek Mental Health Treatment Without Parental Consent Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 14)
5/01 HB 19-1261 Authorizes Regulations on Greenhouse Gases Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15)
4/30 HB 771 Prohibits Municipal Governments from Prohibiting Plastic Straws Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 15)
4/29 HB 21 Repeals Provisions Regulating Healthcare Facilities Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 17)
4/29 HB 19 Authorizes the Importation of Prescription Drugs from Canada Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 13)
4/29 HB 19 Authorizes the Importation of Prescription Drugs from Canada Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 13)
4/27 SB 5526 Establishes a Public Option for Health Care Coverage Conference Report Adopted - Senate (27 - 21)
4/27 HB 19-1216 Limits the Cost of Insulin and Authorizes Insulin-Pricing Study Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 12)
4/27 HF 732 Increases THC Allowance for Medical Marijuana Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 7)
4/27 HB 1652 Establishes a Paint Stewardship Program Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 22)
4/26 HF 766 Establishes a Health and Human Services Budget for FY 2019-2020 Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 19)
4/26 HF 766 Establishes a Health and Human Services Budget for FY 2019-2020 Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 19)
4/25 LD 289 Prohibits Use of Foam Containers Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 10)
4/25 SB 5993 Increases the State Hazardous Substance Tax Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 22)
4/24 HB 1155 Requires Uninterrupted Breaks for Health Care Workers Conference Report Adopted - Senate (32 - 16)
4/24 HB 2591 Requires Healthcare Providers Report Statutory Rape Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 8)
4/22 SB 5135 Authorizes the Department of Ecology to Ban Certain Chemicals in Consumer Products Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (27 - 22)
4/19 SB 5001 Authorizes Composting of Human Remains Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (38 - 11)
4/18 HB 500 Prohibits Abortions After 20th Week of Pregnancy Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 19)
4/18 SB 250 Prohibits Health Benefit Plans from Discrimination Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 5)
4/18 SB 698 Requires Second Language on Prescription Drug Labels Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 7)
4/17 HB 1638 Prohibits Parental Exemptions of the Measles Vaccine Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 22)
4/17 HB 19-1004 Establishes an Affordable Health Coverage Option for Rural Areas Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 16)
4/16 HB 658 Amends State Medicaid Program Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 22)
4/16 HB 1087 Establishes a Long-Term Care Program Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 22)
4/16 SB 1264 Authorizes Arbitration Processes for Insurers to Stop "Surprise Billings" Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 2)
4/16 SB 140 Amends Sex Education Standards Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 1)
4/16 SB 1264 Authorizes Arbitration Processes for Insurers to Stop "Surprise Billings" Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 2)
4/13 SB 160 Establishes Presumptive Health Care Coverage for Firefighters Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (40 - 10)
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