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| Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 2018 | MI | SB 826 | Establishes Licensing for Naturopaths | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 11) |
| May 10, 2018 | CA | AB 1668 | Requires Water-Use Targets | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 12) |
| May 7, 2018 | CO | SB 18-272 | Establishes School Grants for Suicide-Prevention Training | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 8) |
| May 3, 2018 | MO | SB 782 | Amends Department of Natural Resources Regulations | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (21 - 11) |
| May 3, 2018 | MO | SB 917 | Authorizes State to Establish Coal Ash Regulations | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (25 - 8) |
| May 2, 2018 | RI | S 2350 | Prohibits Advertising Unhealthy Food in Schools | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 1) |
| May 1, 2018 | LA | SB 325 | Authorizes Department of Health to Close Clinics that Falsify Records | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 3) |
| April 25, 2018 | IL | SB 2332 | Increases Minimum Purchase Age for Tobacco Products | Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 20) |
| April 23, 2018 | TN | HB 2381 | Authorizes 'Monument to the Unborn' | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 3) |
| April 19, 2018 | MI | SB 897 | Establishes Work Requirements for Medicaid Recipients | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 11) |
| April 18, 2018 | NE | LB 117 | Authorizes Terminally Ill Individuals to Access Non-FDA Approved Experimental Drugs | Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 15) |
| April 12, 2018 | National | PN 1426 | Nomination of Andrew Wheeler to Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency | (53 - 45) |
| April 12, 2018 | NJ | A 3380 | Requires Individuals to Purchase Health Insurance | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 13) |
| April 12, 2018 | NJ | A 2039 | Establishes Regulations for Out-of-Network Billing | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 13) |
| April 12, 2018 | NJ | A 2039 | Establishes Regulations for Out-of-Network Billing | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 13) |
| April 12, 2018 | National | PN 1426 | Nomination of Andrew Wheeler to Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency | Cloture Invoked - Senate (53 - 45) |
| April 12, 2018 | NJ | S 2313 | Establishes Zero-Emissions Certificate Program for Nuclear Power Plants | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 9) |
| April 12, 2018 | NJ | S 1878 | Establishes a State Health Reinsurance Plan | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 13) |
| April 12, 2018 | NJ | S 1878 | Establishes a State Health Reinsurance Plan | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 13) |
| April 7, 2018 | KS | HB 2028 | Establishes the Kansas Telemedicine Act | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (24 - 14) |
| April 7, 2018 | KS | HB 2028 | Establishes the Kansas Telemedicine Act | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (24 - 14) |
| April 3, 2018 | RI | S 2399 | Prohibits Gender Discrimination in Insurance Premiums | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 2) |
| April 3, 2018 | RI | S 2299 | Prohibits Minors from Using Tanning Beds | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 1) |
| March 30, 2018 | MD | HB 908 | Requires Insurance Companies to Cover Fertility Treatments for Cancer Patients | Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 0) |
| March 30, 2018 | MD | HB 908 | Requires Insurance Companies to Cover Fertility Treatments for Cancer Patients | Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 0) |