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| Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 19, 2019 | PA | HB 33 | Repeals a General Assistance Program for Adults with Disabilities | Bill Passed - House (106 - 95) |
| June 14, 2019 | ME | LD 1001 | Appropriates Funds for Fiscal Years 2019-2021 | Bill Passed - House (89 - 52) |
| June 13, 2019 | CA | AB 74 | Appropriates Funds for Fiscal Year 2019-2020. | Conference Report Adopted - House (60 - 17) |
| June 6, 2019 | NH | SB 241 | Authorizes Funding for Capitol Corridor Rail Project | "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (213 - 141) |
| June 5, 2019 | NH | SB 290 | Amends Medicaid Work Requirements | "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - House (207 - 143) |
| June 5, 2019 | NH | SB 2 | Increases the Amount of Funds Allocated for Job Training | "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - House (207 - 140) |
| June 3, 2019 | National | HR 2157 | Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2019 | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (354 - 58) |
| May 31, 2019 | IL | SB 262 | Establishes State Budget for Fiscal Year 2019-2020 | Bill Passed - House (83 - 35) |
| May 30, 2019 | ME | LD 1324 | Establishes Committee for Universal Basic Income System | "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (77 - 62) |
| May 30, 2019 | OR | SB 1049 | Reduces State Public Pension Liability Costs | Bill Passed - House (31 - 29) |
| May 29, 2019 | IL | HB 62 | Appropriates $45 Billion for Infrastructure Repairs | Bill Passed - House (76 - 39) |
| May 28, 2019 | CA | AB 4 | Authorizes Medi-Cal Benefits for Undocumented Immigrants | Bill Passed - House (51 - 17) |
| May 27, 2019 | AZ | SB 1558 | Increases Stipends for State Legislators | Bill Passed - House (37 - 23) |
| May 26, 2019 | TX | HB 1 | Appropriates Funds for Fiscal Years 2020-2021 | Conference Report Adopted - House (148 - 1) |
| May 25, 2019 | AZ | HB 2749 | Appropriates Funds for K-12 Education for Fiscal Year 2020-2021 | Bill Passed - House (31 - 28) |
| May 24, 2019 | AZ | HB 2754 | Appropriates Funds for Health-Related Costs and Areas for Fiscal Year 2020-2021 | Bill Passed - House (31 - 29) |
| May 22, 2019 | CA | AB 163 | Requires State Oversight of Unaccompanied Undocumented Minors | Bill Passed - House (60 - 5) |
| May 21, 2019 | ME | LD 193 | Authorizes the Funding and Restoration of State-Municipal Revenue Sharing | "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (89 - 49) |
| May 21, 2019 | OK | HB 2751 | Authorizes Settlement Monies be Allocated to State Treasury | Bill Passed - House (73 - 8) |
| May 20, 2019 | MN | SF 2415 | Appropriates Funds for Higher Education | Conference Report Adopted - House (84 - 49) |
| May 17, 2019 | OK | HB 2765 | Authorizes State Budget for Fiscal Year 2019-2020 | Bill Passed - House (76 - 23) |
| May 16, 2019 | ME | LD 820 | Requires the State Medicaid Program to Cover Abortion Services | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (77 - 59) |
| May 9, 2019 | OH | HB 166 | Establishes a $69 Billion Budget for Fiscal Year 2019-2021 | Bill Passed - House (85 - 9) |
| May 4, 2019 | KS | SB 25 | Establishes a $7.7 Billion State Budget for FY 2020-2021 | Conference Report Adopted - House (79 - 45) |
| May 3, 2019 | TX | HB 2271 | Authorizes the Advertisement of "Choose Life Grant" Funds | Bill Passed - House (94 - 47) |
| May 2, 2019 | TN | HB 1280 | Amends State Medicaid Funding | Conference Report Adopted - House (63 - 19) |
| April 27, 2019 | IA | HF 766 | Establishes a Health and Human Services Budget for FY 2019-2020 | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (52 - 47) |
| April 25, 2019 | MT | HB 2 | Establishes Budget for 2019-2021 Biennium | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (73 - 25) |
| April 24, 2019 | IA | SF 634 | Amends Process for Approving Local Government Budgets and Property Taxation | Bill Passed - House (53 - 47) |
| April 24, 2019 | MO | HB 923 | Authorizes Film Tax Credit Incentives | Bill Passed - House (84 - 38) |
| April 23, 2019 | WA | HB 1087 | Establishes a Long-Term Care Program | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (55 - 41) |
| April 23, 2019 | MN | HF 2400 | Appropriates Funds for Education Finance | Bill Passed - House (78 - 55) |
| April 19, 2019 | ND | HB 1383 | Establishes an Environmental Impact Mitigation Fund | Conference Report Adopted - House (72 - 19) |
| April 18, 2019 | MT | HB 658 | Amends State Medicaid Program | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (61 - 35) |
| April 11, 2019 | CA | AB 74 | Appropriates Funds for Fiscal Year 2019-2020. | Bill Passed - House (54 - 13) |
| April 11, 2019 | CO | HB 19-1239 | Appropriates $12 Million for Census Outreach | Bill Passed - House (41 - 23) |
| April 11, 2019 | NH | HB 1 | Appropriates $12.9 Billion to State Agencies | Bill Passed - House (225 - 159) |
| April 11, 2019 | TN | HB 1280 | Amends State Medicaid Funding | Bill Passed - House (68 - 21) |
| April 11, 2019 | AK | HB 39 | Appropriates Funding for State Agencies | Bill Passed - House (24 - 14) |
| April 4, 2019 | ID | S 1204 | Amends Medicaid Eligibility Requirements | Bill Passed - House (49 - 20) |
| April 4, 2019 | National | S J Res 7 | A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen that have not been authorized by Congress | Bill Passed - House (247 - 175) |
| April 3, 2019 | AZ | SB 1091 | Increases State Rainy-Day Fund by 10 Percent | Bill Passed - House (31 - 29) |
| March 31, 2019 | NY | S 1507 | Establishes a Healthcare Budget for FY 2019-2020 | Bill Passed - House (111 - 36) |
| March 27, 2019 | MD | SB 1030 | Appropriates Funds for Public Schools | Bill Passed - House (114 - 20) |
| March 25, 2019 | GA | SB 106 | Authorizes Governor to Pursue Medicaid Waivers | Bill Passed - House (104 - 67) |
| March 21, 2019 | MT | HB 2 | Establishes Budget for 2019-2021 Biennium | Bill Passed - House (54 - 45) |
| March 14, 2019 | IL | SB 1596 | Authorizes Exceptions for Limits on Workers' Compensation Claims | Bill Passed - House (70 - 40) |
| Feb. 27, 2019 | NH | HB 696 | Establishes a Protective Order for Vulnerable Adults | "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (219 - 156) |
| Feb. 14, 2019 | National | H J Res 31 | Making further continuing appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes | Conference Report Adopted - House (300 - 128) |
| Feb. 13, 2019 | National | H J Res 37 | Directing the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen that have not been authorized by Congress | Bill Passed - House (248 - 177) |
| Feb. 11, 2019 | IA | HF 306 | Increases School Funding by 2 Percent | Bill Passed - House (53 - 47) |
| Feb. 11, 2019 | IN | HB 1003 | Establishes the Fiscal Year 2019 Public Education Budget | Bill Passed - House (68 - 27) |
| Jan. 30, 2019 | National | HR 790 | Federal Civilian Workforce Pay Raise Fairness Act of 2019 | Bill Passed - House (259 - 161) |
| Jan. 22, 2019 | National | HR 676 | NATO Support Act | Bill Passed - House (357 - 22) |
| Jan. 11, 2019 | National | S 24 | Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019 | Bill Passed - House (411 - 7) |
| Jan. 11, 2019 | National | HR 266 | Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 | Bill Passed - House (240 - 179) |
| Jan. 10, 2019 | National | HR 267 | Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 | Bill Passed - House (244 - 180) |
| Jan. 10, 2019 | National | HR 265 | Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 | Bill Passed - House (243 - 183) |
| Jan. 9, 2019 | National | HR 264 | Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019 | Bill Passed - House (240 - 188) |
| Jan. 3, 2019 | National | H J Res 1 | Making Further Continuing Appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for Fiscal Year 2019, and for Other Purposes | Bill Passed - House (239 - 192) |
| Jan. 3, 2019 | National | HR 21 | Making appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes | Bill Passed - House (241 - 190) |
| Sept. 26, 2018 | National | HR 6157 | Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 | (361 - 61) |
| Sept. 13, 2018 | National | HR 5895 | Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019 | Conference Report Adopted - House (377 - 20) |
| Sept. 4, 2018 | National | HR 6439 | Biometric Identification Transnational Migration Alert Program Authorization Act of 2018 | Bill Passed - House (272 - 119) |
| July 26, 2018 | National | HR 5515 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 | Conference Report Adopted - House (359 - 54) |
| July 19, 2018 | National | HR 6147 | Interior, Environment, Financial Services, and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019 | Bill Passed - House (217 - 199) |
| July 1, 2018 | NJ | S 2824 | Amends Budget for Fiscal Year 2018-2019 | Bill Passed - House (50 - 21) |
| June 26, 2018 | DE | SB 235 | Establishes Budget for Fiscal Year 2018-2019 | Bill Passed - House (40 - 0) |
| June 21, 2018 | NJ | A 4207 | Establishes Medicaid Emergency Room Triage Reimbursement Fee for Low Acuity Emergency Room Encounters | Bill Passed - House (45 - 28) |
| June 21, 2018 | NJ | A 3871 | Amends Definition of 'Misconduct' for Unemployment Purposes | Bill Passed - House (60 - 25) |
| June 20, 2018 | OH | HB 531 | Authorizes State Funds for Sports Event Bidding | Bill Passed - House (84 - 9) |
| June 15, 2018 | RI | H 7200 | Establishes Budget for Fiscal Year 2018-2019 | Bill Passed - House (61 - 12) |
| June 12, 2018 | NC | SB 99 | Establishes Budget for Fiscal Year 2018-2019 | Veto Override Passed - House (73 - 44) |
| June 7, 2018 | National | HR 3 | Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act | Bill Passed - House (210 - 206) |
| June 6, 2018 | MI | SB 897 | Establishes Work Requirements for Medicaid Recipients | Bill Passed - House (62 - 47) |