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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
April 20, 2023 NV SB 272 Requires a State Agency to Post Certain Information on its Internet Website Relating to Certain Purchasing Contracts Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 6)
April 19, 2023 FL HB 3 Prohibits Usage of State Retirement and Public Funds From Being Invested in ESG Securities Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 12)
April 17, 2023 TX HB 1 Appropriates Funds for the Fiscal Year 2023-2025 State Budget Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 12)
April 14, 2023 MN SF 2909 Appropriates Funding for the State Public Safety Omnibus Bill Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 33)
April 5, 2023 NC HB 149 Appropriates Emergency Funding for the Disaster Recovery Act Part I Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 18)
March 31, 2023 ID S 1202 Appropriates $41.3 Million for the State Department of Education Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 12)
March 28, 2023 ID H 350 Appropriates Funding for the Department of Health and Welfare for the Division of Behavioral Services Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 17)
March 28, 2023 ID S 1212 Appropriates $5 Million for the Postsecondary Career Initiatives Plan for Fiscal Year 2024 Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15)
March 11, 2023 WV SB 740 Increases Lawmakers Compensation to Equal 75% of the Per Capita Income in West Virginia Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (25 - 7)
March 7, 2023 IA SF 507 Prohibits Investment of Public Funds from Management by Firms that Account for "Environmental, Social and Governance Factors" Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 16)
March 1, 2023 WY SF 146 Appropriates State Funding for Various New Construction Projects Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (18 - 13)
March 1, 2023 UT HB 477 Appropriates State Funding for Full Day Kindergarten Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 3)
Feb. 13, 2023 WV SB 508 Specifies Reporting and Disclosure Requirements forGrassroots Lobbying Expenditures, Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 4)
Feb. 9, 2023 CO SB 23-128 Appropriates Funding for the State Department of Public Health and Environment Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 9)
Jan. 26, 2023 MI SB 7 Appropriates Funds for the 2023 State Budget Conference Report Adopted - Senate (24 - 14)
Dec. 22, 2022 National HR 2617 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (68 - 29)
Dec. 15, 2022 National HR 1437 Further Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2023 Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (71 - 19)
Sept. 29, 2022 National HR 6833 Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 Bill Passed - Senate (72 - 25)
Aug. 11, 2022 AR SB 2 Appropriates $50 Million For School Safety Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 1)
Aug. 7, 2022 National HR 5376 Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 Bill Passed - Senate (51 - 50)
Aug. 1, 2022 MA H 5163 Authorizes Technology Improvements to State Judiciary Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 1)
July 27, 2022 National HR 4346 Supreme Court Security Funding Act of 2022 (CHIPS and Science Act of 2022) Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (64 - 33)
July 7, 2022 PA SB 1284 Appropriates Funds for State-Related Universities Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (43 - 7)
June 30, 2022 DE HB 388 Authorizes School Violence Prevention Programs Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 4)
June 29, 2022 CA AB 205 Establishes New Energy Relief and Environmental Programs Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 8)
June 20, 2022 PA SB 1283 Prohibits Fetal Tissue Research at Universities Bill Passed - Senate (44 - 5)
May 31, 2022 LA HB 202 Requires Political Committees to Include Specified Information on the Statement of Organization Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 0)
May 19, 2022 National HR 7691 Making emergency supplemental appropriations for assistance for the situation in Ukraine for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes. Bill Passed - Senate (86 - 11)
May 5, 2022 MO HB 3020 Appropriates Funds to Various State Governmental Departments Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 5)
May 3, 2022 CT HB 5506 Appropriates Funds for the 2022-2023 State Budget Including a Psychedelic-Assisted Mental Health Treatment Program Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (24 - 12)
April 21, 2022 MN SF 4062 Appropriates Funds for Environmental Cleanup and Tourism Support Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 29)
April 12, 2022 NE LB 964 Amends Reimbursement Provisions for the State Patrol and Collective Bargaining Rights for Certain University of Nebraska Employees Bill Passed - Senate (47 - 0)
March 30, 2022 MD HB 424 Increases Annual Salaries of the Comptroller, Treasurer, Attorney General, and the Secretary of State Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 5)
March 29, 2022 ME LD 1610 Increases the State's Ability to Collect, Analyze, and Apply Data Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 12)
March 25, 2022 ID H 809 Appropriates Money to the State Board of Education Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 3)
March 16, 2022 SC S 133 Rescinds Federal Appropriations Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 16)
March 14, 2022 MN SF 3472 Expands Operation of Premium Security Plan Bill Passed - Senate (41 - 25)
March 10, 2022 National HR 2471 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (68 - 31)
March 10, 2022 WY HB 91 Amends Specified County Officer Salary Levels Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 7)
March 9, 2022 NC HB 243 Specifies the Current Operations Appropriations Act of 2021 Conference Report Adopted - Senate (44 - 4)
March 7, 2022 AR HB 1026 Appropriates Funds for Law Enforcement Budgets and Spending Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 0)
Feb. 17, 2022 AL HB 231 Exempts Certain Tax Credits from the Calculation of Income Tax Deductions Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 0)
Feb. 17, 2022 National HR 6617 Further Additional Extending Government Funding Act Bill Passed - Senate (65 - 27)
Feb. 10, 2022 MO HB 3014 Appropriates Funds for the 2022 State Budget Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 7)
Dec. 14, 2021 National S J Res 33 Joint resolution relating to increasing the debt limit Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (50 - 49)
Dec. 2, 2021 National HR 6119 Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes. Bill Passed - Senate (69 - 28)
Oct. 7, 2021 National S 1301 Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (50 - 48)
Sept. 30, 2021 National HR 5305 Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act Bill Passed - Senate (65 - 35)
Sept. 27, 2021 National HR 5305 Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (48 - 50)
Aug. 11, 2021 National S Con Res 14 A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2022 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2023 through 2031 Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (50 - 49)
Aug. 11, 2021 TX SB 15 Appropriates Funds for Virtual Learning Until September 2023 Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 10)
July 29, 2021 MA H 4002 Appropriates Funds for FY 2022 Veto Override Passed - Senate (34 - 6)
July 15, 2021 CA AB 133 Expands Medi-Cal Eligibility to Low-Income Adults Regardless of Immigration Status Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 8)
July 15, 2021 MI SB 529 Appropriates $1.6 Billion for Local Infrastructure Projects Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 12)
June 30, 2021 WI AB 367 Transfers Funds Allocated in the American Rescue Plan to Fund the Verso Paper Mill Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (20 - 12)
June 30, 2021 WI AB 68 Appropriates $87.5 Billion in Funds for the 2021-2023 Budget Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 9)
June 25, 2021 OR SB 762 Appropriates $220 Million for Wildfire Prevention Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 7)
June 25, 2021 PA SB 255 Appropriates Funds for Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Departments Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (43 - 7)
June 25, 2021 NC SB 105 Appropriates Funds for the State Budget Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 17)
June 24, 2021 NJ A 13 Establishes a Debt Defeasance Fund Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 14)
June 24, 2021 NJ S 2022 Appropriates $46 Billion in Funds for Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 15)
June 24, 2021 MI SB 379 Prohibits the Governor from Unilaterally Increasing the State's Road Debt Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 16)
June 21, 2021 NJ S 2924 Appropriates $8.4 Million for a "Restorative and Transformative Justice for Youths and Communities" Pilot Program Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 11)
June 16, 2021 AK HB 69 Appropriates Funds for the State's Operating Budget Conference Report Adopted - Senate (11 - 6)
June 14, 2021 CA AB 128 Appropriates Funding for the 2021 State Budget Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 8)
June 10, 2021 LA HB 38 Requires that School Board Information be Made Accessible On the Louisiana Fiscal Transparency Website Conference Report Adopted - Senate (20 - 14)
June 9, 2021 OH HB 110 Appropriates Funds for the 2022-2023 Fiscal Year Budget Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 8)
June 9, 2021 WI AB 336 Repeals $300 per Week Federal Unemployment Compensation Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 12)
June 2, 2021 ME LD 604 Requires a Separate Line Item in the State Budget for Charter School Funding "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - Senate (19 - 15)
May 26, 2021 NE LB 108 Expands SNAP Eligibility Veto Override Passed - Senate (30 - 19)
May 25, 2021 National PN 124 Nomation of Chiquita Brooks-LaSure as the Adminstor of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Nomination Confirmed - Senate (55 - 44)
May 24, 2021 TX HB 1900 Establishes Penalties for Municipalities that Reduce Police Funding Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 3)
May 19, 2021 MI HB 4400 Appropriations Funds for Fiscal Year 2022, Including Provisions for Higher Education Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 16)
May 19, 2021 MI HB 4407 Appropriates Funding for K-12 School Aid and Higher Education Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 16)
May 17, 2021 IA SF 619 Repeals Revenue Triggers that had Been Put in Place to Delay State Income Tax Reductions Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 15)
Date No. Title Outcome
4/20 SB 272 Requires a State Agency to Post Certain Information on its Internet Website Relating to Certain Purchasing Contracts Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 6)
4/19 HB 3 Prohibits Usage of State Retirement and Public Funds From Being Invested in ESG Securities Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 12)
4/17 HB 1 Appropriates Funds for the Fiscal Year 2023-2025 State Budget Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 12)
4/14 SF 2909 Appropriates Funding for the State Public Safety Omnibus Bill Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 33)
4/05 HB 149 Appropriates Emergency Funding for the Disaster Recovery Act Part I Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 18)
3/31 S 1202 Appropriates $41.3 Million for the State Department of Education Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 12)
3/28 H 350 Appropriates Funding for the Department of Health and Welfare for the Division of Behavioral Services Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 17)
3/28 S 1212 Appropriates $5 Million for the Postsecondary Career Initiatives Plan for Fiscal Year 2024 Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15)
3/11 SB 740 Increases Lawmakers Compensation to Equal 75% of the Per Capita Income in West Virginia Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (25 - 7)
3/07 SF 507 Prohibits Investment of Public Funds from Management by Firms that Account for "Environmental, Social and Governance Factors" Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 16)
3/01 SF 146 Appropriates State Funding for Various New Construction Projects Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (18 - 13)
3/01 HB 477 Appropriates State Funding for Full Day Kindergarten Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 3)
2/13 SB 508 Specifies Reporting and Disclosure Requirements forGrassroots Lobbying Expenditures, Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 4)
2/09 SB 23-128 Appropriates Funding for the State Department of Public Health and Environment Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 9)
1/26 SB 7 Appropriates Funds for the 2023 State Budget Conference Report Adopted - Senate (24 - 14)
12/22 HR 2617 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (68 - 29)
12/15 HR 1437 Further Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2023 Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (71 - 19)
9/29 HR 6833 Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 Bill Passed - Senate (72 - 25)
8/11 SB 2 Appropriates $50 Million For School Safety Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 1)
8/07 HR 5376 Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 Bill Passed - Senate (51 - 50)
8/01 H 5163 Authorizes Technology Improvements to State Judiciary Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 1)
7/27 HR 4346 Supreme Court Security Funding Act of 2022 (CHIPS and Science Act of 2022) Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (64 - 33)
7/07 SB 1284 Appropriates Funds for State-Related Universities Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (43 - 7)
6/30 HB 388 Authorizes School Violence Prevention Programs Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 4)
6/29 AB 205 Establishes New Energy Relief and Environmental Programs Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 8)
6/20 SB 1283 Prohibits Fetal Tissue Research at Universities Bill Passed - Senate (44 - 5)
5/31 HB 202 Requires Political Committees to Include Specified Information on the Statement of Organization Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 0)
5/19 HR 7691 Making emergency supplemental appropriations for assistance for the situation in Ukraine for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes. Bill Passed - Senate (86 - 11)
5/05 HB 3020 Appropriates Funds to Various State Governmental Departments Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 5)
5/03 HB 5506 Appropriates Funds for the 2022-2023 State Budget Including a Psychedelic-Assisted Mental Health Treatment Program Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (24 - 12)
4/21 SF 4062 Appropriates Funds for Environmental Cleanup and Tourism Support Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 29)
4/12 LB 964 Amends Reimbursement Provisions for the State Patrol and Collective Bargaining Rights for Certain University of Nebraska Employees Bill Passed - Senate (47 - 0)
3/30 HB 424 Increases Annual Salaries of the Comptroller, Treasurer, Attorney General, and the Secretary of State Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 5)
3/29 LD 1610 Increases the State's Ability to Collect, Analyze, and Apply Data Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 12)
3/25 H 809 Appropriates Money to the State Board of Education Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 3)
3/16 S 133 Rescinds Federal Appropriations Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 16)
3/14 SF 3472 Expands Operation of Premium Security Plan Bill Passed - Senate (41 - 25)
3/10 HR 2471 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (68 - 31)
3/10 HB 91 Amends Specified County Officer Salary Levels Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 7)
3/09 HB 243 Specifies the Current Operations Appropriations Act of 2021 Conference Report Adopted - Senate (44 - 4)
3/07 HB 1026 Appropriates Funds for Law Enforcement Budgets and Spending Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 0)
2/17 HB 231 Exempts Certain Tax Credits from the Calculation of Income Tax Deductions Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 0)
2/17 HR 6617 Further Additional Extending Government Funding Act Bill Passed - Senate (65 - 27)
2/10 HB 3014 Appropriates Funds for the 2022 State Budget Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 7)
12/14 S J Res 33 Joint resolution relating to increasing the debt limit Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (50 - 49)
12/02 HR 6119 Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes. Bill Passed - Senate (69 - 28)
10/07 S 1301 Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (50 - 48)
9/30 HR 5305 Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act Bill Passed - Senate (65 - 35)
9/27 HR 5305 Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (48 - 50)
8/11 S Con Res 14 A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2022 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2023 through 2031 Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (50 - 49)
8/11 SB 15 Appropriates Funds for Virtual Learning Until September 2023 Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 10)
7/29 H 4002 Appropriates Funds for FY 2022 Veto Override Passed - Senate (34 - 6)
7/15 AB 133 Expands Medi-Cal Eligibility to Low-Income Adults Regardless of Immigration Status Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 8)
7/15 SB 529 Appropriates $1.6 Billion for Local Infrastructure Projects Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 12)
6/30 AB 367 Transfers Funds Allocated in the American Rescue Plan to Fund the Verso Paper Mill Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (20 - 12)
6/30 AB 68 Appropriates $87.5 Billion in Funds for the 2021-2023 Budget Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 9)
6/25 SB 762 Appropriates $220 Million for Wildfire Prevention Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 7)
6/25 SB 255 Appropriates Funds for Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Departments Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (43 - 7)
6/25 SB 105 Appropriates Funds for the State Budget Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 17)
6/24 A 13 Establishes a Debt Defeasance Fund Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 14)
6/24 S 2022 Appropriates $46 Billion in Funds for Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 15)
6/24 SB 379 Prohibits the Governor from Unilaterally Increasing the State's Road Debt Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 16)
6/21 S 2924 Appropriates $8.4 Million for a "Restorative and Transformative Justice for Youths and Communities" Pilot Program Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 11)
6/16 HB 69 Appropriates Funds for the State's Operating Budget Conference Report Adopted - Senate (11 - 6)
6/14 AB 128 Appropriates Funding for the 2021 State Budget Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 8)
6/10 HB 38 Requires that School Board Information be Made Accessible On the Louisiana Fiscal Transparency Website Conference Report Adopted - Senate (20 - 14)
6/09 HB 110 Appropriates Funds for the 2022-2023 Fiscal Year Budget Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 8)
6/09 AB 336 Repeals $300 per Week Federal Unemployment Compensation Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 12)
6/02 LD 604 Requires a Separate Line Item in the State Budget for Charter School Funding "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - Senate (19 - 15)
5/26 LB 108 Expands SNAP Eligibility Veto Override Passed - Senate (30 - 19)
5/25 PN 124 Nomation of Chiquita Brooks-LaSure as the Adminstor of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Nomination Confirmed - Senate (55 - 44)
5/24 HB 1900 Establishes Penalties for Municipalities that Reduce Police Funding Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 3)
5/19 HB 4400 Appropriations Funds for Fiscal Year 2022, Including Provisions for Higher Education Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 16)
5/19 HB 4407 Appropriates Funding for K-12 School Aid and Higher Education Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 16)
5/17 SF 619 Repeals Revenue Triggers that had Been Put in Place to Delay State Income Tax Reductions Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 15)
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