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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
March 2, 2023 UT HB 499 Requires Cities Across the Wasatch Front Establish Shelter Plans During Winter Months Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 1)
Feb. 23, 2023 KS SB 83 Expands Eligibility for Low-Income Student Scholarships Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 16)
Feb. 23, 2023 MO SB 82 Amends Various Provisions of State Public Assistance Programs Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 3)
Feb. 16, 2023 UT SB 84 Amends Housing Construction Regulations to Reduce Barriers for Affordable Housing Near Public Transit Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (24 - 2)
Feb. 15, 2023 OR SB 599 Amends Definition of Childcare Facilities to Include Mobile Homes Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 3)
Feb. 9, 2023 AZ SB 1184 Repeals Rental Tax Across the State Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 14)
Jan. 26, 2023 DE HB 49 Increases Weekly Unemployment Benefits Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 4)
Jan. 17, 2023 WI SJR 4 Authorizes Referendum on Welfare Work-Search Requirements Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (22 - 10)
Aug. 29, 2022 CA AB 2134 Establishes the California Reproductive Health Equity Fund and Program Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 9)
Aug. 24, 2022 CA SB 951 Amends the Unemployment Insurance Code for New Benefits and Paid Family Leave Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 9)
June 1, 2022 NY S 8922 Establishes Worker Protections for Warehouse Workers Bill Passed - Senate (45 - 18)
May 22, 2022 MN HF 4065 Expands Health & Human Services Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (66 - 0)
May 10, 2022 NY A 7363 Prohibits Health Care Providers from Placing Home-Liens or Wage Garnishments in Collection of Medical Debt Bill Passed - Senate (47 - 15)
May 9, 2022 CO HB 22-1314 Expands State Regulations on Non-Consensual Towing Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 4)
May 6, 2022 CO HB 22-1287 Establishes Protections for Mobile Park Residents Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 12)
April 26, 2022 OK HB 1933 Amends State Unemployment Compensation Laws Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 8)
April 13, 2022 KY HB 7 Increases Requirements for Access to Food and Medical Assistance Veto Override Passed - Senate (28 - 9)
April 7, 2022 CO HB 22-1333 Increases Minimum Wage in Nursing Homes to $15 Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 7)
March 23, 2022 IA HF 2355 Reduces the Maximum Amount of Time an Individual Can Receive Unemployment Benefits Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 20)
March 23, 2022 NE LB 1073 Requires the Governor Apply to for Emergency Rental Assistance Under the Federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 15)
March 21, 2022 KY HB 4 Amends the Length of State Unemployment Benefits Based on State Unemployment Rates Veto Override Passed - Senate (21 - 12)
March 4, 2022 OR SB 1536 Increases Renter Access to Air Conditioning Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (22 - 3)
March 3, 2022 UT HB 440 Requires Salt Lake County Develop Homeless Overflow Plan Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 4)
March 3, 2022 OR HB 4157 Extends COVID-19 Relief Payments Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 2)
March 3, 2022 OR HB 4117 Establishes Grant Program Assisting Low-Income Residents Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 4)
Feb. 24, 2022 AZ SB 1494 Prohibits the Non-Vaccinated Terminated Persons from Being Denied Unemployment Benefits Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 9)
Feb. 24, 2022 MO SB 672 Expands the Fast Track Scholarship Grant Program by 7 Years Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 8)
Feb. 22, 2022 WI AB 937 Reduces the Number of Weeks of Unemployment Benefits Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (19 - 14)
Feb. 22, 2022 WI AB 936 Authorizes Able Bodied Individuals Who Deny Job Offers to Qualify for Medicaid Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (21 - 12)
Feb. 11, 2022 NM SB 7 Establishes a $15 State Minimum Wage Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 11)
Feb. 10, 2022 ID S 1255 Establishes the Empowering Parents Grant Program with Funds from the American Rescue Plan Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 1)
Feb. 8, 2022 WV SB 3 Requires Work Search Activities from Unemployed Persons Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 11)
Oct. 7, 2021 MI HB 5007 Rescinds Fees for Obtaining or Renewing a State ID Card Starting in 2022 (20 - 16)
Oct. 4, 2021 AR SB 730 Extends Unemployment Benefits to Individuals Who Have Been Terminated After Refusing the COVID-19 Vaccine Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 13)
Aug. 30, 2021 CA AB 816 Requires State and Local Governments to Develop Plans to Reduce Homelessness Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 7)
Aug. 5, 2021 AR SB 1 Repeals Accepting Funds from the Federal Unemployment Benefits Program Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 6)
July 15, 2021 CA AB 133 Expands Medi-Cal Eligibility to Low-Income Adults Regardless of Immigration Status Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 8)
June 30, 2021 NJ A 4463 Requires Confidentiality of Court Records for Certain Evictions Initiated During the COVID-19 Pandemic Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 13)
June 24, 2021 MI HB 4434 Repeals the Federal $300 Per Week Unemployment Jobless Pay Boost Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 16)
June 23, 2021 NC SB 116 Establishes the North Carolina Back to Work Act Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (26 - 22)
June 10, 2021 LA HB 183 Rescinds Federal Unemployment Compensation and Increases State Unemployment Compensation by $28 Conference Report Adopted - Senate (32 - 5)
June 9, 2021 WI AB 336 Repeals $300 per Week Federal Unemployment Compensation Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 12)
June 9, 2021 OR HB 3115 Amends Homeless Laws to Allow Homeless Communities to Seek Shelter on Public Property Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 10)
June 8, 2021 OR HB 3124 Extends the Local Government Timeline for Homeless Campers to Remove Belongings by 2 Days Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 13)
June 4, 2021 CO SB 21-060 Establishes a Program that Provides Financial Assistance to Access Broadband Services Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 11)
June 2, 2021 CA SB 10 Authorizes Cities to Rezone Certain Lands for Low-Income Housing Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 7)
June 1, 2021 NC HB 128 Establishes a $1,500 Bonus for Unemployed Individuals that Accept Reemployment Within 30 Days Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 10)
May 31, 2021 NV AB 116 Amends Minor Traffic Violations to be a Civil Instead of a Criminal Infraction Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 1)
May 27, 2021 CT HB 6107 Amends Zoning Regulations to Address Long-Standing Housing Inequities Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 13)
May 26, 2021 NE LB 306 Establishes Eligibility Requirements for Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Programs Veto Override Passed - Senate (32 - 15)
May 6, 2021 OR HB 3178 Authorizes Part-Time Employees to Keep their Unemployment Benefits Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 4)
April 14, 2021 OR SB 282 Extends the Time Period for Late Rent Payments Through the End of February 2022 Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 5)
March 30, 2021 NY S 1453 Extends the Utility Shut-Off Moratorium throughout the Duration of the COVID-19 Pandemic State of Emergency Bill Passed - Senate (54 - 9)
March 24, 2021 VT H 315 Appropriates $100 Million for COVID-19 Pandemic Recovery Assistance Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 0)
March 23, 2021 IN HB 1152 Increases Penalties for Unemployment Application Fraud Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 10)
March 15, 2021 TX SB 2142 Authorizes Retroactively Correcting Prices to Compensate Customers after Blackouts Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 3)
March 6, 2021 National HR 1319 American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 Bill Passed - Senate (50 - 49)
March 1, 2021 NC SB 116 Establishes the North Carolina Back to Work Act Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 15)
Feb. 23, 2021 IA SF 389 Increases Eligibility Requirements for Public Assistance Programs Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 18)
Feb. 22, 2021 VA HB 1889 Extends Eviction Protections for Renters Experiencing Financial Hardship Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 18)
Feb. 22, 2021 HI HB 1278 Reduces the Unemployment Insurance Contribution Rates Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 0)
Feb. 17, 2021 IA SF 252 Prohibits Cities from Mandating Participation in the Section 8 Federal Housing Program Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 18)
Feb. 8, 2021 MO HB 16 Appropriates $324 Million to the Emergency Rental Assistance Program Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 0)
Jan. 27, 2021 WA SB 5061 Reduces State Unemployment Tax Increases Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 7)
Jan. 25, 2021 MN SF 192 Extends Unemployment Insurance Tax Rates from 2020 to 2021 Bill Passed - Senate (66 - 0)
Dec. 28, 2020 NY S 9114 Establishes Emergency Eviction and Foreclosure Protections Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 21)
Dec. 21, 2020 OR HB 4401 Requires Distribution of Unpaid Rent During State of Emergencies Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 6)
Dec. 18, 2020 MI SB 748 Extends Unemployment Benefits Through March Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (35 - 2)
Oct. 8, 2020 MI SB 886 Extends COVID-19 Unemployment Benefits Until the End of 2020 Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 0)
Aug. 30, 2020 CA AB 826 Establishes a Disaster Food Assistance Program Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 9)
Aug. 29, 2020 CA AB 2405 Establishes a Right to Affordable Housing Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 8)
Aug. 10, 2020 OR SB 1701 Authorizes Unemployment Benefits for Employees Working Less than Full-Time Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 6)
June 26, 2020 MS SB 3051 Establishes Special Provisions for Unemployment Compensation Due to COVID-19 Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 3)
June 13, 2020 CO SB 20-207 Increases the Wages One Can Earn on Unemployment Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (19 - 16)
May 12, 2020 OK HB 2760 Reduces the Annual Affordable Housing Tax Credits Offered by the State Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 20)
Date No. Title Outcome
3/02 HB 499 Requires Cities Across the Wasatch Front Establish Shelter Plans During Winter Months Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 1)
2/23 SB 83 Expands Eligibility for Low-Income Student Scholarships Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 16)
2/23 SB 82 Amends Various Provisions of State Public Assistance Programs Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 3)
2/16 SB 84 Amends Housing Construction Regulations to Reduce Barriers for Affordable Housing Near Public Transit Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (24 - 2)
2/15 SB 599 Amends Definition of Childcare Facilities to Include Mobile Homes Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 3)
2/09 SB 1184 Repeals Rental Tax Across the State Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 14)
1/26 HB 49 Increases Weekly Unemployment Benefits Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 4)
1/17 SJR 4 Authorizes Referendum on Welfare Work-Search Requirements Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (22 - 10)
8/29 AB 2134 Establishes the California Reproductive Health Equity Fund and Program Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 9)
8/24 SB 951 Amends the Unemployment Insurance Code for New Benefits and Paid Family Leave Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 9)
6/01 S 8922 Establishes Worker Protections for Warehouse Workers Bill Passed - Senate (45 - 18)
5/22 HF 4065 Expands Health & Human Services Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (66 - 0)
5/10 A 7363 Prohibits Health Care Providers from Placing Home-Liens or Wage Garnishments in Collection of Medical Debt Bill Passed - Senate (47 - 15)
5/09 HB 22-1314 Expands State Regulations on Non-Consensual Towing Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 4)
5/06 HB 22-1287 Establishes Protections for Mobile Park Residents Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 12)
4/26 HB 1933 Amends State Unemployment Compensation Laws Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 8)
4/13 HB 7 Increases Requirements for Access to Food and Medical Assistance Veto Override Passed - Senate (28 - 9)
4/07 HB 22-1333 Increases Minimum Wage in Nursing Homes to $15 Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 7)
3/23 HF 2355 Reduces the Maximum Amount of Time an Individual Can Receive Unemployment Benefits Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 20)
3/23 LB 1073 Requires the Governor Apply to for Emergency Rental Assistance Under the Federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 15)
3/21 HB 4 Amends the Length of State Unemployment Benefits Based on State Unemployment Rates Veto Override Passed - Senate (21 - 12)
3/04 SB 1536 Increases Renter Access to Air Conditioning Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (22 - 3)
3/03 HB 440 Requires Salt Lake County Develop Homeless Overflow Plan Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 4)
3/03 HB 4157 Extends COVID-19 Relief Payments Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 2)
3/03 HB 4117 Establishes Grant Program Assisting Low-Income Residents Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 4)
2/24 SB 1494 Prohibits the Non-Vaccinated Terminated Persons from Being Denied Unemployment Benefits Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 9)
2/24 SB 672 Expands the Fast Track Scholarship Grant Program by 7 Years Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 8)
2/22 AB 937 Reduces the Number of Weeks of Unemployment Benefits Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (19 - 14)
2/22 AB 936 Authorizes Able Bodied Individuals Who Deny Job Offers to Qualify for Medicaid Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (21 - 12)
2/11 SB 7 Establishes a $15 State Minimum Wage Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 11)
2/10 S 1255 Establishes the Empowering Parents Grant Program with Funds from the American Rescue Plan Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 1)
2/08 SB 3 Requires Work Search Activities from Unemployed Persons Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 11)
10/07 HB 5007 Rescinds Fees for Obtaining or Renewing a State ID Card Starting in 2022 (20 - 16)
10/04 SB 730 Extends Unemployment Benefits to Individuals Who Have Been Terminated After Refusing the COVID-19 Vaccine Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 13)
8/30 AB 816 Requires State and Local Governments to Develop Plans to Reduce Homelessness Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 7)
8/05 SB 1 Repeals Accepting Funds from the Federal Unemployment Benefits Program Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 6)
7/15 AB 133 Expands Medi-Cal Eligibility to Low-Income Adults Regardless of Immigration Status Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 8)
6/30 A 4463 Requires Confidentiality of Court Records for Certain Evictions Initiated During the COVID-19 Pandemic Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 13)
6/24 HB 4434 Repeals the Federal $300 Per Week Unemployment Jobless Pay Boost Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 16)
6/23 SB 116 Establishes the North Carolina Back to Work Act Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (26 - 22)
6/10 HB 183 Rescinds Federal Unemployment Compensation and Increases State Unemployment Compensation by $28 Conference Report Adopted - Senate (32 - 5)
6/09 AB 336 Repeals $300 per Week Federal Unemployment Compensation Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 12)
6/09 HB 3115 Amends Homeless Laws to Allow Homeless Communities to Seek Shelter on Public Property Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 10)
6/08 HB 3124 Extends the Local Government Timeline for Homeless Campers to Remove Belongings by 2 Days Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 13)
6/04 SB 21-060 Establishes a Program that Provides Financial Assistance to Access Broadband Services Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 11)
6/02 SB 10 Authorizes Cities to Rezone Certain Lands for Low-Income Housing Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 7)
6/01 HB 128 Establishes a $1,500 Bonus for Unemployed Individuals that Accept Reemployment Within 30 Days Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 10)
5/31 AB 116 Amends Minor Traffic Violations to be a Civil Instead of a Criminal Infraction Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 1)
5/27 HB 6107 Amends Zoning Regulations to Address Long-Standing Housing Inequities Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 13)
5/26 LB 306 Establishes Eligibility Requirements for Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Programs Veto Override Passed - Senate (32 - 15)
5/06 HB 3178 Authorizes Part-Time Employees to Keep their Unemployment Benefits Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 4)
4/14 SB 282 Extends the Time Period for Late Rent Payments Through the End of February 2022 Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 5)
3/30 S 1453 Extends the Utility Shut-Off Moratorium throughout the Duration of the COVID-19 Pandemic State of Emergency Bill Passed - Senate (54 - 9)
3/24 H 315 Appropriates $100 Million for COVID-19 Pandemic Recovery Assistance Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 0)
3/23 HB 1152 Increases Penalties for Unemployment Application Fraud Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 10)
3/15 SB 2142 Authorizes Retroactively Correcting Prices to Compensate Customers after Blackouts Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 3)
3/06 HR 1319 American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 Bill Passed - Senate (50 - 49)
3/01 SB 116 Establishes the North Carolina Back to Work Act Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 15)
2/23 SF 389 Increases Eligibility Requirements for Public Assistance Programs Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 18)
2/22 HB 1889 Extends Eviction Protections for Renters Experiencing Financial Hardship Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 18)
2/22 HB 1278 Reduces the Unemployment Insurance Contribution Rates Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 0)
2/17 SF 252 Prohibits Cities from Mandating Participation in the Section 8 Federal Housing Program Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 18)
2/08 HB 16 Appropriates $324 Million to the Emergency Rental Assistance Program Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 0)
1/27 SB 5061 Reduces State Unemployment Tax Increases Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 7)
1/25 SF 192 Extends Unemployment Insurance Tax Rates from 2020 to 2021 Bill Passed - Senate (66 - 0)
12/28 S 9114 Establishes Emergency Eviction and Foreclosure Protections Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 21)
12/21 HB 4401 Requires Distribution of Unpaid Rent During State of Emergencies Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 6)
12/18 SB 748 Extends Unemployment Benefits Through March Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (35 - 2)
10/08 SB 886 Extends COVID-19 Unemployment Benefits Until the End of 2020 Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 0)
8/30 AB 826 Establishes a Disaster Food Assistance Program Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 9)
8/29 AB 2405 Establishes a Right to Affordable Housing Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 8)
8/10 SB 1701 Authorizes Unemployment Benefits for Employees Working Less than Full-Time Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 6)
6/26 SB 3051 Establishes Special Provisions for Unemployment Compensation Due to COVID-19 Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 3)
6/13 SB 20-207 Increases the Wages One Can Earn on Unemployment Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (19 - 16)
5/12 HB 2760 Reduces the Annual Affordable Housing Tax Credits Offered by the State Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 20)
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