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| Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 2021 | ID | H 389 | Establishes Tax Breaks for Homeowners, Seniors, and Businesses | Bill Passed - House (48 - 20) |
| April 22, 2021 | AK | HB 169 | Appropriates Funds for Education to Prevent Job Layoffs | Bill Passed - House (26 - 14) |
| April 15, 2021 | CO | SB 21-205 | Appropriates Funding as Part of 2021-2022 Long Appropriations | Bill Passed - House (41 - 23) |
| April 13, 2021 | WI | AB 241 | Requires Governor to Allocate Federal Money to State Public Debt and Transportation Revenue Bonds | Bill Passed - House (57 - 36) |
| April 8, 2021 | NH | CACR 3 | Authorizes Public Funds to be Used for Private Religious Schools | Amendment Rejected - House (197 - 175) |
| April 7, 2021 | NH | HB 2 | Appropriates Funds as Part of a Budget Trailer Bill | "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (200 - 181) |
| April 1, 2021 | MT | HB 632 | Appropriates Funds as Part of COVID-19 Relief | Bill Passed - House (83 - 14) |
| March 31, 2021 | GA | HB 286 | Prohibits Local Police Departments from Reducing Annual Police Budgets | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (100 - 73) |
| March 30, 2021 | ME | LD 715 | Appropriates Funding for the Biennium State Budget | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (77 - 67) |
| March 29, 2021 | KY | HB 320 | Appropriates Funds for Broadband Services | Veto Override Passed - House (76 - 12) |
| March 26, 2021 | WY | HB 58 | Reduces the Wyoming State Park Budget by $1.1 Million | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (39 - 21) |
| March 24, 2021 | WY | HB 162 | Expands Medicaid Eligibility | Bill Passed - House (32 - 28) |
| March 23, 2021 | WI | SB 183 | Increases Legislative Oversight Over Governor Spending of Pandemic Relief Funds | Bill Passed - House (59 - 36) |
| March 19, 2021 | National | HR 1868 | To prevent across-the-board direct spending cuts, and for other purposes | Bill Passed - House (246 - 175) |
| March 18, 2021 | ID | S 1022 | Transfers $4 Million from the General Fund to the Legislative Legal Defense Fund | Bill Passed - House (57 - 11) |
| March 10, 2021 | National | HR 1319 | American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (220 - 211) |
| March 10, 2021 | ME | LD 220 | Appropriates Supplemental Funding for the 2021 Budget | Bill Passed - House (83 - 66) |
| March 1, 2021 | ID | H 127 | Establishes the Idaho Broadband Fund | Bill Passed - House (40 - 27) |
| Feb. 27, 2021 | National | HR 1319 | American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 | Bill Passed - House (219 - 212) |
| Feb. 25, 2021 | CA | AB 133 | Expands Medi-Cal Eligibility to Low-Income Adults Regardless of Immigration Status | Bill Passed - House (56 - 18) |
| Feb. 25, 2021 | CA | AB 213 | Extends One-Time Grant Payments to Recipients of SSI/SSP Benefits | Bill Passed - House (56 - 18) |
| Feb. 24, 2021 | AZ | HB 2156 | Appropriates Funding from the State General Fund to Provide Broadband Grants | Bill Passed - House (50 - 8) |
| Feb. 22, 2021 | IN | HB 1001 | Appropriates Funds for Capital Expenditures for the State Budget | Bill Passed - House (65 - 30) |
| Feb. 16, 2021 | UT | HB 248 | Appropriates $1 Million to Substance Abuse and Mental Health Resources. | Bill Passed - House (61 - 11) |
| Feb. 12, 2021 | MD | HB 1 | Appropriates Funding for HBCUs | Bill Passed - House (115 - 14) |