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| Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 30, 2019 | NC | HB 231 | Authorizes Pay Raises for UNC Systems and Community College Employees | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (61 - 49) |
| Oct. 30, 2019 | NC | HB 377 | Increases State Teacher Pay | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (61 - 49) |
| Oct. 30, 2019 | NC | HB 398 | Appropriates State Funding for a Cybersecurity Development Initiative | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 21) |
| Oct. 24, 2019 | NC | HB 231 | Authorizes Pay Raises for UNC Systems and Community College Employees | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 21) |
| Oct. 24, 2019 | NC | HB 377 | Increases State Teacher Pay | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 20) |
| Oct. 24, 2019 | NC | HB 398 | Appropriates State Funding for a Cybersecurity Development Initiative | Bill Passed - House (54 - 49) |
| Sept. 26, 2019 | National | HR 4378 | Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2020, and for other purposes | Bill Passed - Senate (81 - 16) |
| Sept. 24, 2019 | MI | HB 4236 | Establishes a Higher Education Budget for Fiscal Year 2019-2020 | Conference Report Adopted - House (58 - 51) |
| Sept. 24, 2019 | MI | SB 149 | Establishes a Transportation Budget for Fiscal Year 2019-2020 | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (22 - 16) |
| Sept. 24, 2019 | MI | HB 4231 | Appropriates $2.2 Billion for the State Corrections Budget for Fiscal Year 2020 | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (22 - 16) |
| Sept. 24, 2019 | MI | HB 4231 | Appropriates $2.2 Billion for the State Corrections Budget for Fiscal Year 2020 | Conference Report Adopted - House (58 - 51) |
| Sept. 19, 2019 | MI | HB 4242 | Establishes K-12 Education Budget for Fiscal Year 2019-2020 | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (21 - 17) |
| Sept. 19, 2019 | National | HR 4378 | Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2020, and for other purposes | Bill Passed - House (301 - 123) |
| Sept. 19, 2019 | PA | HB 847 | Prohibits Using Public Assistance Funds for Purchasing Tobacco or Tobacco Products | Bill Passed - House (154 - 32) |
| Aug. 1, 2019 | National | HR 3877 | Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019 | Bill Passed - Senate (67 - 28) |
| July 29, 2019 | AK | HB 2001 | Appropriates Funds for the 2020 Operating Budget and Repeals Various Vetoed Appropriations | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (23 - 15) |
| July 25, 2019 | National | HR 3877 | Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019 | Bill Passed - House (284 - 149) |
| July 23, 2019 | National | HR 1327 | Never Forget the Heroes: Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act | Bill Passed - Senate (97 - 2) |
| July 21, 2019 | AK | SB 2002 | Appropriates Funds for the Capital Budget | Bill Passed - House (27 - 6) |
| July 17, 2019 | OH | HB 166 | Establishes a $69 Billion Budget for Fiscal Year 2019-2021 | Conference Report Adopted - House (75 - 17) |
| July 12, 2019 | National | HR 2500 | National Defense Authorization Act | Bill Passed - House (220 - 197) |
| July 12, 2019 | National | HR 1327 | Never Forget the Heroes: Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act | Bill Passed - House (402 - 12) |
| July 8, 2019 | CA | AB 1054 | Establishes Wildfire Victim Compensation Fund | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 7) |
| June 30, 2019 | OR | HB 2005 | Requires 12 Weeks of Paid Medical Leave | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 6) |
| June 27, 2019 | NC | HB 966 | Appropriates Funds for Fiscal Years 2019-2021 | Conference Report Adopted - House (64 - 49) |