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| Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 22, 2021 | CA | AB 122 | Authorizes Bicyclists to Treat Stop Signs as Yield Signs | Bill Passed - House (53 - 11) |
| April 22, 2021 | CA | SB 57 | Establishes Safe Injection Sites | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 11) |
| April 21, 2021 | AR | SB 573 | Authorizes Concealed Carry in Government Buildings, Parks and Property | Bill Passed - House (78 - 16) |
| April 21, 2021 | TN | HB 1233 | Authorizes Refusal to Share Bathrooms and Locker Rooms with Transgender Persons | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 7) |
| April 21, 2021 | NY | S 830 | Extends Voting Rights to Convicted Felons on Parole | Bill Passed - House (97 - 52) |
| April 21, 2021 | NY | S 830 | Extends Voting Rights to Convicted Felons on Parole | Bill Passed - House (97 - 52) |
| April 21, 2021 | National | PN 79-4 | Nomination of Vanita Gupta to be Associate Attorney General | Nomination Confirmed - Senate (51 - 49) |
| April 21, 2021 | AR | HB 1547 | Prohibits Mandating COVID-19 Vaccinations | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 8) |
| April 21, 2021 | AR | HB 1761 | Prohibits the Teaching of CRT in Schools | Bill Passed - House (63 - 13) |
| April 21, 2021 | National | HR 1573 | Access to Counsel Act of 2021 | Bill Passed - House (217 - 207) |
| April 21, 2021 | National | HR 1333 | NO BAN Act | Bill Passed - House (218 - 208) |
| April 21, 2021 | ID | S 1211 | Authorizes Removal of 90 Percent of the Wolf Population | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 7) |
| April 20, 2021 | OK | HB 2648 | Specifies the Free Exercise of Religion During an Emergency | Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 8) |
| April 20, 2021 | CT | HB 6423 | Rescinds the Religious Exemption for Mandatory Childhood Vaccines | Bill Passed - House (90 - 53) |
| April 20, 2021 | AL | SB 91 | Prohibits Racial Profiling | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 7) |
| April 20, 2021 | AL | SB 91 | Prohibits Racial Profiling | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 7) |
| April 20, 2021 | ID | S 1205 | Prohibits Cooperating with Enforcement of Federal Gun Laws | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 7) |
| April 20, 2021 | AR | SB 615 | Prohibits Governmental Entities from Mandating Vaccine Passports | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 8) |
| April 20, 2021 | NV | AB 286 | Prohibits Production and Sale of Ghost Guns | Bill Passed - House (26 - 16) |
| April 19, 2021 | ND | HB 1383 | Prohibits State Enforcement of Federal Regulations on Firearms | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (40 - 7) |
| April 19, 2021 | ND | HB 1383 | Prohibits State Enforcement of Federal Regulations on Firearms | Conference Report Adopted - House (80 - 12) |
| April 19, 2021 | NV | SB 6 | Authorizes Seizure of Firearms from "High-Risk" Individuals | Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 5) |
| April 19, 2021 | NV | SB 6 | Authorizes Seizure of Firearms from "High-Risk" Individuals | Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 5) |
| April 19, 2021 | TN | HB 1233 | Authorizes Refusal to Share Bathrooms and Locker Rooms with Transgender Persons | Bill Passed - House (65 - 24) |
| April 16, 2021 | IL | HB 25 | Establishes the Right to Counsel for Undocumented Immigrants | Bill Passed - House (82 - 25) |