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| Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 26, 2019 | CO | HB 19-1266 | Authorizes Voting Rights to Paroled Felons | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 12) |
| April 26, 2019 | NC | HB 511 | Amends Criminal Sentencing Laws for Low-Level Nonviolent Drug Offenders | Bill Passed - House (100 - 0) |
| April 26, 2019 | NC | HB 511 | Amends Criminal Sentencing Laws for Low-Level Nonviolent Drug Offenders | Bill Passed - House (100 - 0) |
| April 26, 2019 | ND | HB 1286 | Amends Civil Asset Forfeiture Laws | Bill Passed - House (55 - 37) |
| April 26, 2019 | ND | HB 1286 | Amends Civil Asset Forfeiture Laws | Bill Passed - House (55 - 37) |
| April 25, 2019 | HI | HB 664 | Prohibits Conversion Therapy | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (46 - 3) |
| April 25, 2019 | OK | HB 1269 | Amends Criminal Sentencing Laws | Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 5) |
| April 25, 2019 | OK | SB 252 | Amends the State Cash Bail System | Bill Passed - House (70 - 23) |
| April 25, 2019 | TN | HB 1079 | Increases Penalties for Voter Registration Errors | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 6) |
| April 25, 2019 | AL | SB 220 | Establishes a Constitutional Amendment to Create a State Lottery | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 12) |
| April 25, 2019 | SC | H 3020 | Prohibits Abortion After a Fetal Heartbeat is Detected | Bill Passed - House (64 - 22) |
| April 24, 2019 | IN | HB 1015 | Authorizes Sports Betting | Conference Report Adopted - House (59 - 36) |
| April 24, 2019 | IN | HB 1015 | Authorizes Sports Betting | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (37 - 12) |
| April 24, 2019 | ND | HB 1393 | Classifies Domestic Violence as a Distinct Crime | Conference Report Adopted - House (73 - 19) |
| April 24, 2019 | WA | SB 5497 | Establishes Washington as a Sanctuary State | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (27 - 21) |
| April 24, 2019 | OK | HB 2591 | Requires Healthcare Providers Report Statutory Rape | Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 8) |
| April 24, 2019 | FL | HB 527 | Prohibits Cities from Enacting "Sanctuary" Policies | Bill Passed - House (69 - 47) |
| April 24, 2019 | FL | HB 7089 | Requires Felons to Pay Court Fees Prior to Voter Registration | Bill Passed - House (71 - 45) |
| April 24, 2019 | CO | SB 19-235 | Expands Automatic Voter Registration System | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 16) |
| April 24, 2019 | FL | HB 7089 | Requires Felons to Pay Court Fees Prior to Voter Registration | Bill Passed - House (71 - 45) |
| April 24, 2019 | TN | HB 1 | Authorizes Online Sports Betting | Bill Passed - House (58 - 37) |
| April 24, 2019 | MO | HB 923 | Authorizes Film Tax Credit Incentives | Bill Passed - House (84 - 38) |
| April 23, 2019 | WA | HB 1739 | Prohibits All Untraceable 3D Printed "Ghost Guns" | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (56 - 40) |
| April 23, 2019 | OR | HB 2013 | Establishes Statewide Protocols for Firearm Removal from Domestic Abusers | Bill Passed - House (43 - 15) |
| April 23, 2019 | FL | SB 7030 | Authorizes Firearms on School Campuses | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 17) |
| Date | No. | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4/26 | HB 19-1266 | Authorizes Voting Rights to Paroled Felons | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 12) |
| 4/26 | HB 511 | Amends Criminal Sentencing Laws for Low-Level Nonviolent Drug Offenders | Bill Passed - House (100 - 0) |
| 4/26 | HB 511 | Amends Criminal Sentencing Laws for Low-Level Nonviolent Drug Offenders | Bill Passed - House (100 - 0) |
| 4/26 | HB 1286 | Amends Civil Asset Forfeiture Laws | Bill Passed - House (55 - 37) |
| 4/26 | HB 1286 | Amends Civil Asset Forfeiture Laws | Bill Passed - House (55 - 37) |
| 4/25 | HB 664 | Prohibits Conversion Therapy | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (46 - 3) |
| 4/25 | HB 1269 | Amends Criminal Sentencing Laws | Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 5) |
| 4/25 | SB 252 | Amends the State Cash Bail System | Bill Passed - House (70 - 23) |
| 4/25 | HB 1079 | Increases Penalties for Voter Registration Errors | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 6) |
| 4/25 | SB 220 | Establishes a Constitutional Amendment to Create a State Lottery | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 12) |
| 4/25 | H 3020 | Prohibits Abortion After a Fetal Heartbeat is Detected | Bill Passed - House (64 - 22) |
| 4/24 | HB 1015 | Authorizes Sports Betting | Conference Report Adopted - House (59 - 36) |
| 4/24 | HB 1015 | Authorizes Sports Betting | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (37 - 12) |
| 4/24 | HB 1393 | Classifies Domestic Violence as a Distinct Crime | Conference Report Adopted - House (73 - 19) |
| 4/24 | SB 5497 | Establishes Washington as a Sanctuary State | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (27 - 21) |
| 4/24 | HB 2591 | Requires Healthcare Providers Report Statutory Rape | Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 8) |
| 4/24 | HB 527 | Prohibits Cities from Enacting "Sanctuary" Policies | Bill Passed - House (69 - 47) |
| 4/24 | HB 7089 | Requires Felons to Pay Court Fees Prior to Voter Registration | Bill Passed - House (71 - 45) |
| 4/24 | SB 19-235 | Expands Automatic Voter Registration System | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 16) |
| 4/24 | HB 7089 | Requires Felons to Pay Court Fees Prior to Voter Registration | Bill Passed - House (71 - 45) |
| 4/24 | HB 1 | Authorizes Online Sports Betting | Bill Passed - House (58 - 37) |
| 4/24 | HB 923 | Authorizes Film Tax Credit Incentives | Bill Passed - House (84 - 38) |
| 4/23 | HB 1739 | Prohibits All Untraceable 3D Printed "Ghost Guns" | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (56 - 40) |
| 4/23 | HB 2013 | Establishes Statewide Protocols for Firearm Removal from Domestic Abusers | Bill Passed - House (43 - 15) |
| 4/23 | SB 7030 | Authorizes Firearms on School Campuses | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 17) |