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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
Feb. 18, 2025 AL SB 76 Exempts Nursing Mothers from Jury Duty Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 0)
Feb. 18, 2025 IA SF 175 Requires Incorporating Provisions Related to Pregnancy and Fetal Development into the Human Growth and Development and Health Curricula Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 13)
Feb. 14, 2025 VA SB 1105 Establishes the Right to Access and Use FDA-Approved Contraceptives Bill Passed - House (54 - 41)
Feb. 14, 2025 VA SB 1105 Establishes the Right to Access and Use FDA-Approved Contraceptives Bill Passed - House (54 - 41)
Feb. 5, 2025 AR HB 1181 Amends the Full Practice Authority of a Certified Nurse Midwife to Allow Admitting Privileges Bill Passed - House (96 - 2)
Jan. 31, 2025 VA HJR 1 Establishes a Constitutional Amendment Enshrining Rights to Abortion Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (21 - 18)
Jan. 28, 2025 VA SB 1105 Establishes the Right to Access and Use FDA-Approved Contraceptives Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 18)
Jan. 28, 2025 VA SB 1105 Establishes the Right to Access and Use FDA-Approved Contraceptives Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 18)
Jan. 23, 2025 National HR 21 Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act Bill Passed - House (217 - 204)
Jan. 22, 2025 National S 6 Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (52 - 47)
Jan. 20, 2025 WY HB 32 Establishes Statutory Definitions for "Man", "Woman", and "Biological Sex" Bill Passed - House (50 - 9)
Jan. 16, 2025 National HR 30 Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act Bill Passed - House (274 - 145)
Jan. 14, 2025 National HR 28 Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act Bill Passed - House (218 - 206)
Jan. 14, 2025 VA HJR 1 Establishes a Constitutional Amendment Enshrining Rights to Abortion Joint Resolution Passed - House (51 - 48)
Dec. 3, 2024 MI SB 820 Requires Hospitals Adopt Certain Policies for Patients Who are Giving Birth Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 14)
Dec. 3, 2024 MI SB 823 Prohibits Sex Discrimination in Places of Public Accommodation and Public Services Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 13)
Dec. 3, 2024 MI SB 822 Establishes the Right for Life-Sustaining Treatment Regardless of Pregnancy Status Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 17)
Dec. 3, 2024 MI SB 819 Requires Reporting Procedures for Mistreatment During Perinatal Periods Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 14)
Dec. 3, 2024 MI SB 818 Establishes a Commission to Investigate Racial Disparities Related to Maternal Health Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 14)
Nov. 13, 2024 MI HB 5013 Requires Health Insurance Policies to Cover 12-Month Supply of Prescription Contraceptives Bill Passed - House (57 - 52)
Nov. 13, 2024 MI HB 5013 Requires Health Insurance Policies to Cover 12-Month Supply of Prescription Contraceptives Bill Passed - House (57 - 52)
Oct. 21, 2024 PA HB 1509 Authorizes Various Criminal Sentencing Regulations and Parole Guideline Reforms Concurrence Vote Passed - House (113 - 89)
Oct. 9, 2024 PA HB 2127 Expands Screening and Support Care for Postpartum Depression Concurrence Vote Passed - House (199 - 3)
Oct. 9, 2024 PA HB 2127 Expands Screening and Support Care for Postpartum Depression Concurrence Vote Passed - House (199 - 3)
Oct. 9, 2024 PA HB 1509 Authorizes Various Criminal Sentencing Regulations and Parole Guideline Reforms Bill Passed - Senate (48 - 1)
Sept. 25, 2024 MI SB 928 Expands Medicaid Coverage of Birth Expenses Bill Passed - House (56 - 53)
Sept. 18, 2024 National HR 7909 Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act Bill Passed - House (266 - 158)
Sept. 17, 2024 National S 4445 A bill to protect and expand nationwide access to fertility treatment, including in vitro fertilization. Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (51 - 44)
Sept. 17, 2024 National S 2861 Billie Jean King Congressional Gold Medal Act Bill Passed - House (308 - 87)
Aug. 29, 2024 CA AB 2319 Establishes the California Dignity in Pregnancy and Childbirth Act Concurrence Vote Passed - House (62 - 9)
Aug. 28, 2024 CA AB 2319 Establishes the California Dignity in Pregnancy and Childbirth Act Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 6)
Aug. 27, 2024 CA AB 2099 Increases Penalties for Crimes Against Reproductive Health Services Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 9)
July 30, 2024 MA H 4750 Amends and Redefines Parentage Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 0)
July 11, 2024 National H J Res 165 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance". Joint Resolution Passed - House (210 - 205)
July 10, 2024 National S 4554 Reproductive Freedom for Women Act Bill Passed - Senate (49 - 44)
July 10, 2024 National S 4554 Reproductive Freedom for Women Act Bill Passed - Senate (49 - 44)
June 30, 2024 DE SB 300 Requires Pregnancy Centers in the State of Delaware to Provide Notice if the Center is not Licensed Bill Passed - House (23 - 15)
June 30, 2024 DE SB 232 Expands Coverage for Contraceptive Pills in Delaware Bill Passed - House (34 - 5)
June 26, 2024 OH SB 214 Authorizes Human Trafficking Victims to Expunge Certain Records Bill Passed - House (97 - 1)
June 26, 2024 MI HB 5168 Authorizes Pregnant or Postpartum Medicaid Recipients Access to Blood Pressure Monitors Bill Passed - House (89 - 20)
June 26, 2024 MI HB 5167 Requires the Department of Human Services Authorize Pregnant or Postpartum Medicaid Recipients Access Blood Pressure Monitors Bill Passed - House (101 - 8)
June 26, 2024 MI HB 5171 Authorizes Mental Health Screenings for Postpartum Mothers Bill Passed - House (97 - 12)
June 25, 2024 PA HB 1140 Requires Insurance Programs to Provide Coverage for Contraception Bill Passed - House (133 - 69)
June 20, 2024 MI SB 928 Expands Medicaid Coverage of Birth Expenses Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
June 13, 2024 MA H 4744 Classifies Coercive Control as a Form of Domestic Violence Conference Report Adopted - Senate (38 - 0)
June 13, 2024 National S 4445 A bill to protect and expand nationwide access to fertility treatment, including in vitro fertilization. Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (48 - 47)
June 13, 2024 DE SB 300 Requires Pregnancy Centers in the State of Delaware to Provide Notice if the Center is not Licensed Bill Passed - Senate (14 - 6)
June 5, 2024 National S 4381 Right to Contraception Act Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (51 - 39)
June 5, 2024 National S 4381 Right to Contraception Act Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (51 - 39)
June 4, 2024 PA HB 851 Appropriates Funding for Public Schools to Distribute Menstrual Hygiene Products Free to Students Bill Passed - House (117 - 85)
Date No. Title Outcome
2/18 SB 76 Exempts Nursing Mothers from Jury Duty Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 0)
2/18 SF 175 Requires Incorporating Provisions Related to Pregnancy and Fetal Development into the Human Growth and Development and Health Curricula Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 13)
2/14 SB 1105 Establishes the Right to Access and Use FDA-Approved Contraceptives Bill Passed - House (54 - 41)
2/14 SB 1105 Establishes the Right to Access and Use FDA-Approved Contraceptives Bill Passed - House (54 - 41)
2/05 HB 1181 Amends the Full Practice Authority of a Certified Nurse Midwife to Allow Admitting Privileges Bill Passed - House (96 - 2)
1/31 HJR 1 Establishes a Constitutional Amendment Enshrining Rights to Abortion Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (21 - 18)
1/28 SB 1105 Establishes the Right to Access and Use FDA-Approved Contraceptives Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 18)
1/28 SB 1105 Establishes the Right to Access and Use FDA-Approved Contraceptives Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 18)
1/23 HR 21 Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act Bill Passed - House (217 - 204)
1/22 S 6 Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (52 - 47)
1/20 HB 32 Establishes Statutory Definitions for "Man", "Woman", and "Biological Sex" Bill Passed - House (50 - 9)
1/16 HR 30 Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act Bill Passed - House (274 - 145)
1/14 HR 28 Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act Bill Passed - House (218 - 206)
1/14 HJR 1 Establishes a Constitutional Amendment Enshrining Rights to Abortion Joint Resolution Passed - House (51 - 48)
12/03 SB 820 Requires Hospitals Adopt Certain Policies for Patients Who are Giving Birth Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 14)
12/03 SB 823 Prohibits Sex Discrimination in Places of Public Accommodation and Public Services Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 13)
12/03 SB 822 Establishes the Right for Life-Sustaining Treatment Regardless of Pregnancy Status Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 17)
12/03 SB 819 Requires Reporting Procedures for Mistreatment During Perinatal Periods Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 14)
12/03 SB 818 Establishes a Commission to Investigate Racial Disparities Related to Maternal Health Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 14)
11/13 HB 5013 Requires Health Insurance Policies to Cover 12-Month Supply of Prescription Contraceptives Bill Passed - House (57 - 52)
11/13 HB 5013 Requires Health Insurance Policies to Cover 12-Month Supply of Prescription Contraceptives Bill Passed - House (57 - 52)
10/21 HB 1509 Authorizes Various Criminal Sentencing Regulations and Parole Guideline Reforms Concurrence Vote Passed - House (113 - 89)
10/09 HB 2127 Expands Screening and Support Care for Postpartum Depression Concurrence Vote Passed - House (199 - 3)
10/09 HB 2127 Expands Screening and Support Care for Postpartum Depression Concurrence Vote Passed - House (199 - 3)
10/09 HB 1509 Authorizes Various Criminal Sentencing Regulations and Parole Guideline Reforms Bill Passed - Senate (48 - 1)
9/25 SB 928 Expands Medicaid Coverage of Birth Expenses Bill Passed - House (56 - 53)
9/18 HR 7909 Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act Bill Passed - House (266 - 158)
9/17 S 4445 A bill to protect and expand nationwide access to fertility treatment, including in vitro fertilization. Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (51 - 44)
9/17 S 2861 Billie Jean King Congressional Gold Medal Act Bill Passed - House (308 - 87)
8/29 AB 2319 Establishes the California Dignity in Pregnancy and Childbirth Act Concurrence Vote Passed - House (62 - 9)
8/28 AB 2319 Establishes the California Dignity in Pregnancy and Childbirth Act Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 6)
8/27 AB 2099 Increases Penalties for Crimes Against Reproductive Health Services Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 9)
7/30 H 4750 Amends and Redefines Parentage Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 0)
7/11 H J Res 165 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance". Joint Resolution Passed - House (210 - 205)
7/10 S 4554 Reproductive Freedom for Women Act Bill Passed - Senate (49 - 44)
7/10 S 4554 Reproductive Freedom for Women Act Bill Passed - Senate (49 - 44)
6/30 SB 300 Requires Pregnancy Centers in the State of Delaware to Provide Notice if the Center is not Licensed Bill Passed - House (23 - 15)
6/30 SB 232 Expands Coverage for Contraceptive Pills in Delaware Bill Passed - House (34 - 5)
6/26 SB 214 Authorizes Human Trafficking Victims to Expunge Certain Records Bill Passed - House (97 - 1)
6/26 HB 5168 Authorizes Pregnant or Postpartum Medicaid Recipients Access to Blood Pressure Monitors Bill Passed - House (89 - 20)
6/26 HB 5167 Requires the Department of Human Services Authorize Pregnant or Postpartum Medicaid Recipients Access Blood Pressure Monitors Bill Passed - House (101 - 8)
6/26 HB 5171 Authorizes Mental Health Screenings for Postpartum Mothers Bill Passed - House (97 - 12)
6/25 HB 1140 Requires Insurance Programs to Provide Coverage for Contraception Bill Passed - House (133 - 69)
6/20 SB 928 Expands Medicaid Coverage of Birth Expenses Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
6/13 H 4744 Classifies Coercive Control as a Form of Domestic Violence Conference Report Adopted - Senate (38 - 0)
6/13 S 4445 A bill to protect and expand nationwide access to fertility treatment, including in vitro fertilization. Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (48 - 47)
6/13 SB 300 Requires Pregnancy Centers in the State of Delaware to Provide Notice if the Center is not Licensed Bill Passed - Senate (14 - 6)
6/05 S 4381 Right to Contraception Act Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (51 - 39)
6/05 S 4381 Right to Contraception Act Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (51 - 39)
6/04 HB 851 Appropriates Funding for Public Schools to Distribute Menstrual Hygiene Products Free to Students Bill Passed - House (117 - 85)
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