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| Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 27, 2007 | MN | HF 886 | Capital Improvement Budget | Bill Passed - House (84 - 45) |
| March 27, 2007 | NH | HB 927 | Adequate Education Definition | Bill Passed - House (226 - 132) |
| March 27, 2007 | MN | SF 238 | Smoking Ban | Bill Passed - Senate (41 - 24) |
| March 26, 2007 | MN | HF 946 | Transportation Funding and Gas Tax | Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 24) |
| March 26, 2007 | KS | SB 66 | Kansas Expanded Lottery Act | Bill Passed - House (64 - 58) |
| March 26, 2007 | MN | HF 946 | Transportation Funding and Gas Tax | Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 24) |
| March 26, 2007 | CO | HB 1269 | Casino Smoking Ban | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 16) |
| March 26, 2007 | MD | SB 91 | Indoor Smoking Ban | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 13) |
| March 24, 2007 | MN | HF 946 | Transportation Funding and Gas Tax | Bill Passed - House (83 - 46) |
| March 24, 2007 | MN | HF 946 | Transportation Funding and Gas Tax | Bill Passed - House (83 - 46) |
| March 24, 2007 | MD | HB 359 | Indoor Smoking Ban | Bill Passed - House (98 - 40) |
| March 24, 2007 | MD | HB 1220 | Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Green Fund | Bill Passed - House (96 - 41) |
| March 23, 2007 | National | S Con Res 21 | 2008 Budget Resolution | Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (52 - 47) |
| March 23, 2007 | ND | SB 2181 | Prenatal Care for Minors | Bill Failed - House (46 - 46) |
| March 23, 2007 | MD | HB 6 | Resident Tuition for Undocumented Immigrants | Bill Passed - House (81 - 57) |
| March 23, 2007 | CO | HB 1341 | Oil and Gas Commission Reconfiguration | Bill Passed - House (37 - 27) |
| March 23, 2007 | MN | SF 1986 | Transportation Taxes and Appropriations | Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 24) |
| March 23, 2007 | National | HR 1591 | Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Bill of 2007 with Iraq Withdrawal Timeline | Bill Passed - House (218 - 212) |
| March 23, 2007 | MN | SF 1986 | Transportation Taxes and Appropriations | Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 24) |
| March 23, 2007 | National | S Con Res 21 | 2008 Budget Resolution | Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (52 - 47) |
| March 22, 2007 | ND | HB 1420 | Animal Feedlot Regulation | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 11) |
| March 22, 2007 | ND | SB 2347 | In-State Tuition Grants | Bill Failed - House (28 - 65) |
| March 22, 2007 | IN | HB 1237 | Seat Belt Requirement | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 17) |
| March 22, 2007 | FL | HB 7033 | Privatization of Toll Roads | Bill Passed - House (74 - 40) |
| March 22, 2007 | MN | SF 1989 | 2008-2009 Higher Education Budget | Bill Passed - Senate (64 - 2) |
| Date | No. | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3/27 | HF 886 | Capital Improvement Budget | Bill Passed - House (84 - 45) |
| 3/27 | HB 927 | Adequate Education Definition | Bill Passed - House (226 - 132) |
| 3/27 | SF 238 | Smoking Ban | Bill Passed - Senate (41 - 24) |
| 3/26 | HF 946 | Transportation Funding and Gas Tax | Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 24) |
| 3/26 | SB 66 | Kansas Expanded Lottery Act | Bill Passed - House (64 - 58) |
| 3/26 | HF 946 | Transportation Funding and Gas Tax | Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 24) |
| 3/26 | HB 1269 | Casino Smoking Ban | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 16) |
| 3/26 | SB 91 | Indoor Smoking Ban | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 13) |
| 3/24 | HF 946 | Transportation Funding and Gas Tax | Bill Passed - House (83 - 46) |
| 3/24 | HF 946 | Transportation Funding and Gas Tax | Bill Passed - House (83 - 46) |
| 3/24 | HB 359 | Indoor Smoking Ban | Bill Passed - House (98 - 40) |
| 3/24 | HB 1220 | Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Green Fund | Bill Passed - House (96 - 41) |
| 3/23 | S Con Res 21 | 2008 Budget Resolution | Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (52 - 47) |
| 3/23 | SB 2181 | Prenatal Care for Minors | Bill Failed - House (46 - 46) |
| 3/23 | HB 6 | Resident Tuition for Undocumented Immigrants | Bill Passed - House (81 - 57) |
| 3/23 | HB 1341 | Oil and Gas Commission Reconfiguration | Bill Passed - House (37 - 27) |
| 3/23 | SF 1986 | Transportation Taxes and Appropriations | Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 24) |
| 3/23 | HR 1591 | Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Bill of 2007 with Iraq Withdrawal Timeline | Bill Passed - House (218 - 212) |
| 3/23 | SF 1986 | Transportation Taxes and Appropriations | Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 24) |
| 3/23 | S Con Res 21 | 2008 Budget Resolution | Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (52 - 47) |
| 3/22 | HB 1420 | Animal Feedlot Regulation | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 11) |
| 3/22 | SB 2347 | In-State Tuition Grants | Bill Failed - House (28 - 65) |
| 3/22 | HB 1237 | Seat Belt Requirement | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 17) |
| 3/22 | HB 7033 | Privatization of Toll Roads | Bill Passed - House (74 - 40) |
| 3/22 | SF 1989 | 2008-2009 Higher Education Budget | Bill Passed - Senate (64 - 2) |