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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
May 24, 2006 OH Am Sub SB 185 Mortgage Lending Bill Conference Report Adopted - House (84 - 7)
May 24, 2006 OH Am Sub SB 185 Mortgage Lending Bill Conference Report Adopted - Senate (30 - 3)
May 24, 2006 ME LD 1021 Police and Firefighter Insurance Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (20 - 13)
May 24, 2006 ME LD 1021 Police and Firefighter Insurance Bill Passed - House (72 - 71)
May 24, 2006 MA H 4988 Nurse Staffing Bill Bill Passed - House (133 - 20)
May 23, 2006 National S Amdt 4177 Employer Verification Amendment Amendment Adopted - Senate (59 - 39)
May 15, 2006 CA AB 2496 Water Conservation: Low-Flush Water Closet Bill Passed - House (51 - 26)
May 12, 2006 MO SS2 SCS HCS HB 1456 Unemployment Compensation Changes Bill Passed - House (90 - 65)
May 10, 2006 KS HB 2583 Machinery Tax Exemptions Conference Report Adopted - Senate (28 - 11)
May 10, 2006 KS HB 2583 Machinery Tax Exemptions Conference Report Adopted - House (109 - 10)
May 9, 2006 AK SB 305 Oil and Gas Production Tax Concurrence Vote Failed - Senate (10 - 10)
May 8, 2006 CO HB 1314 Prohibiting Forced Exposure to Employer’s Religious or Political Speech Conference Report Adopted - Senate (18 - 16)
May 8, 2006 AK SB 305 Oil and Gas Production Tax Bill Passed - House (28 - 11)
May 5, 2006 VT H 865 Non-Discrimination Bill Concurrence Vote Passed - House (88 - 47)
May 5, 2006 CO SB 227 Healthcare Disclosure Act Bill Passed - House (33 - 32)
May 5, 2006 CO SB 234 Public Construction Bidding Act Bill Passed - House (36 - 29)
May 4, 2006 MA H 4479 Health Care Access & Affordability Bill Section 113 Veto Override Passed - Senate (31 - 9)
May 4, 2006 MA H 4479 Health Care Access & Affordability Bill Section 113 Veto Override Passed - Senate (31 - 9)
May 4, 2006 CO SB 81 Employment Nondiscrimination Expansion Bill Bill Passed - House (39 - 26)
May 4, 2006 CO SB 138 Ethanol Requirement Act Bill Passed - House (42 - 22)
May 4, 2006 IL HB 1918 Support Horseracing Through Riverboat Casinos in Chicago Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 16)
May 3, 2006 MI Amend S5 to H-4 to SB 242 Prohibiting Preference and Discriminaton and the Detroit Zoo Authority Amendment Rejected - House (46 - 59)
May 3, 2006 MI Amend S5 to H-4 to SB 242 Prohibiting Preference and Discriminaton and the Detroit Zoo Authority Amendment Rejected - House (46 - 59)
May 3, 2006 IA SF 2377 Confinement Feeding Operations Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (38 - 11)
May 3, 2006 WI AB 414 Smoking Ban Expansion Nonconcurrence Vote Passed - Senate (17 - 14)
May 3, 2006 IA SF 2377 Confinement Feeding Operations Bill Passed - House (66 - 25)
May 2, 2006 HI SB 1223 Overdraft Check Fee Increase Conference Report Adopted - Senate (18 - 7)
May 2, 2006 HI SB 1223 Overdraft Check Fee Increase Conference Report Adopted - House (39 - 12)
May 2, 2006 HI HB 3115 Gasoline Industry Controls Conference Report Adopted - Senate (22 - 3)
May 2, 2006 TX SCS HCS HB 4 Motor Vehicle Taxes Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 10)
May 2, 2006 LA HB 1149 Promotional Poker Tournaments Bill Bill Failed - House (45 - 49)
May 2, 2006 CO HB 1100 Prescription Drug Discount Program Bill Failed - House (30 - 35)
May 2, 2006 TX HB 3 Business Tax Revisions Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 14)
May 1, 2006 CO SB 234 Public Construction Bidding Act Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 16)
May 1, 2006 CO SB 227 Healthcare Disclosure Act Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 17)
April 28, 2006 ME LD 2056 Business Equipment Property Tax Exemption Bill Passed - House (123 - 18)
April 27, 2006 CO SB 138 Ethanol Requirement Act Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 11)
April 26, 2006 IL HB 1918 Support Horseracing Through Riverboat Casinos in Chicago Bill Passed - House (70 - 32)
April 25, 2006 MA H 4479 Health Care Access & Affordability Bill Section 112 Veto Override Passed - House (137 - 20)
April 25, 2006 MA H 4479 Health Care Access & Affordability Bill Section 112 Veto Override Passed - House (137 - 20)
April 24, 2006 AK SB 305 Oil and Gas Production Tax Bill Passed - Senate (14 - 6)
April 24, 2006 TX HB 3 Business Tax Revisions Bill Passed - House (80 - 68)
April 24, 2006 LA HB 1149 Promotional Poker Tournaments Bill Bill Failed - House (52 - 44)
April 24, 2006 MO HB 1619 Franchise Tax Rates Bill Passed - House (111 - 39)
April 24, 2006 MO HB 1910 Public Construction and Labor Requirements Bill Passed - House (83 - 70)
April 20, 2006 CO SB 81 Employment Nondiscrimination Expansion Bill Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 14)
April 20, 2006 OR SB 1105 Payday Loan Provisions Bill Passed - House (41 - 19)
April 20, 2006 OR SB 1105 Payday Loan Provisions Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 8)
April 13, 2006 CO HB 1314 Prohibiting Forced Exposure to Employer’s Religious or Political Speech Bill Passed - House (33 - 32)
April 13, 2006 CO HB 1126 Child Product Safety Requirements Bill Passed - House (34 - 31)
April 11, 2006 ME LD 235 Minimum Wage Increase Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (19 - 15)
April 11, 2006 ME LD 235 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - House (73 - 70)
April 10, 2006 MD HB 1035 Uninsured Employers' Fund -- Liability of Corporate Officers Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 18)
April 10, 2006 MD HB 1035 Uninsured Employers' Fund -- Liability of Corporate Officers Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 18)
April 6, 2006 NH HB 1177 Smoking Ban "Inexpedient to Legislate" Vote Passed - Senate (12 - 11)
April 6, 2006 FL A 990269 Teacher Salary Increase Amendment Amendment Rejected - House (37 - 72)
April 6, 2006 AL SA 85045-1 to HB 135 Food Sales and Use Tax Reduction Amendment Amendment Adopted - Senate (16 - 11)
April 6, 2006 AR SB 19 Smoking Ban Bill Passed - House (63 - 32)
April 6, 2006 AR HB 1033 Minimum Wage Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 1)
April 6, 2006 MD SB 320 Emergency Goods & Services Price Restriction Bill Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 15)
April 5, 2006 MA S 2227 Slot Machines at Race Tracks Bill Motion Agreed - House (100 - 55)
April 5, 2006 PA HB 257 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - House (146 - 50)
April 5, 2006 AR HB 1033 Minimum Wage Bill Passed - House (92 - 2)
April 4, 2006 MA H 4479 Health Care Bill Conference Report Adopted - House (154 - 2)
April 4, 2006 MA H 4479 Health Care Bill Conference Report Adopted - House (154 - 2)
March 31, 2006 MD SB 154 Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative and Additional Emission Caps Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (32 - 11)
March 31, 2006 MD SB 154 Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative and Additional Emission Caps Bill Passed - House (107 - 27)
March 30, 2006 National H Amdt 772 Reverse the Raid on Student Aid Amendment Amendment Rejected - House (200 - 220)
March 29, 2006 ID H 814 Judge Salaries Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 4)
March 29, 2006 IL HB 1917 Support Horseracing Through Riverboat Gambling Bill Failed - House (58 - 52)
March 28, 2006 GA CCS SB 529 Georgia Security and Immigration Compliance Act Conference Report Adopted - House (119 - 49)
March 28, 2006 GA CCS SB 529 Georgia Security and Immigration Compliance Act Conference Report Adopted - House (119 - 49)
March 28, 2006 MD SB 297 Pharmacists Dispensing Emergency Contraception Bill Failed - Senate (23 - 24)
March 27, 2006 MD Amendment 3929 to SB 297 Prohibiting Requirement of Pharmacist to Dispense Emergency Contraception Amendment Amendment Rejected - Senate (17 - 28)
March 27, 2006 GA CCS SB 529 Georgia Security and Immigration Compliance Act Conference Report Adopted - Senate (39 - 16)
Date No. Title Outcome
5/24 Am Sub SB 185 Mortgage Lending Bill Conference Report Adopted - House (84 - 7)
5/24 Am Sub SB 185 Mortgage Lending Bill Conference Report Adopted - Senate (30 - 3)
5/24 LD 1021 Police and Firefighter Insurance Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (20 - 13)
5/24 LD 1021 Police and Firefighter Insurance Bill Passed - House (72 - 71)
5/24 H 4988 Nurse Staffing Bill Bill Passed - House (133 - 20)
5/23 S Amdt 4177 Employer Verification Amendment Amendment Adopted - Senate (59 - 39)
5/15 AB 2496 Water Conservation: Low-Flush Water Closet Bill Passed - House (51 - 26)
5/12 SS2 SCS HCS HB 1456 Unemployment Compensation Changes Bill Passed - House (90 - 65)
5/10 HB 2583 Machinery Tax Exemptions Conference Report Adopted - Senate (28 - 11)
5/10 HB 2583 Machinery Tax Exemptions Conference Report Adopted - House (109 - 10)
5/09 SB 305 Oil and Gas Production Tax Concurrence Vote Failed - Senate (10 - 10)
5/08 HB 1314 Prohibiting Forced Exposure to Employer’s Religious or Political Speech Conference Report Adopted - Senate (18 - 16)
5/08 SB 305 Oil and Gas Production Tax Bill Passed - House (28 - 11)
5/05 H 865 Non-Discrimination Bill Concurrence Vote Passed - House (88 - 47)
5/05 SB 227 Healthcare Disclosure Act Bill Passed - House (33 - 32)
5/05 SB 234 Public Construction Bidding Act Bill Passed - House (36 - 29)
5/04 H 4479 Health Care Access & Affordability Bill Section 113 Veto Override Passed - Senate (31 - 9)
5/04 H 4479 Health Care Access & Affordability Bill Section 113 Veto Override Passed - Senate (31 - 9)
5/04 SB 81 Employment Nondiscrimination Expansion Bill Bill Passed - House (39 - 26)
5/04 SB 138 Ethanol Requirement Act Bill Passed - House (42 - 22)
5/04 HB 1918 Support Horseracing Through Riverboat Casinos in Chicago Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 16)
5/03 Amend S5 to H-4 to SB 242 Prohibiting Preference and Discriminaton and the Detroit Zoo Authority Amendment Rejected - House (46 - 59)
5/03 Amend S5 to H-4 to SB 242 Prohibiting Preference and Discriminaton and the Detroit Zoo Authority Amendment Rejected - House (46 - 59)
5/03 SF 2377 Confinement Feeding Operations Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (38 - 11)
5/03 AB 414 Smoking Ban Expansion Nonconcurrence Vote Passed - Senate (17 - 14)
5/03 SF 2377 Confinement Feeding Operations Bill Passed - House (66 - 25)
5/02 SB 1223 Overdraft Check Fee Increase Conference Report Adopted - Senate (18 - 7)
5/02 SB 1223 Overdraft Check Fee Increase Conference Report Adopted - House (39 - 12)
5/02 HB 3115 Gasoline Industry Controls Conference Report Adopted - Senate (22 - 3)
5/02 SCS HCS HB 4 Motor Vehicle Taxes Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 10)
5/02 HB 1149 Promotional Poker Tournaments Bill Bill Failed - House (45 - 49)
5/02 HB 1100 Prescription Drug Discount Program Bill Failed - House (30 - 35)
5/02 HB 3 Business Tax Revisions Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 14)
5/01 SB 234 Public Construction Bidding Act Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 16)
5/01 SB 227 Healthcare Disclosure Act Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 17)
4/28 LD 2056 Business Equipment Property Tax Exemption Bill Passed - House (123 - 18)
4/27 SB 138 Ethanol Requirement Act Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 11)
4/26 HB 1918 Support Horseracing Through Riverboat Casinos in Chicago Bill Passed - House (70 - 32)
4/25 H 4479 Health Care Access & Affordability Bill Section 112 Veto Override Passed - House (137 - 20)
4/25 H 4479 Health Care Access & Affordability Bill Section 112 Veto Override Passed - House (137 - 20)
4/24 SB 305 Oil and Gas Production Tax Bill Passed - Senate (14 - 6)
4/24 HB 3 Business Tax Revisions Bill Passed - House (80 - 68)
4/24 HB 1149 Promotional Poker Tournaments Bill Bill Failed - House (52 - 44)
4/24 HB 1619 Franchise Tax Rates Bill Passed - House (111 - 39)
4/24 HB 1910 Public Construction and Labor Requirements Bill Passed - House (83 - 70)
4/20 SB 81 Employment Nondiscrimination Expansion Bill Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 14)
4/20 SB 1105 Payday Loan Provisions Bill Passed - House (41 - 19)
4/20 SB 1105 Payday Loan Provisions Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 8)
4/13 HB 1314 Prohibiting Forced Exposure to Employer’s Religious or Political Speech Bill Passed - House (33 - 32)
4/13 HB 1126 Child Product Safety Requirements Bill Passed - House (34 - 31)
4/11 LD 235 Minimum Wage Increase Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (19 - 15)
4/11 LD 235 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - House (73 - 70)
4/10 HB 1035 Uninsured Employers' Fund -- Liability of Corporate Officers Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 18)
4/10 HB 1035 Uninsured Employers' Fund -- Liability of Corporate Officers Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 18)
4/06 HB 1177 Smoking Ban "Inexpedient to Legislate" Vote Passed - Senate (12 - 11)
4/06 A 990269 Teacher Salary Increase Amendment Amendment Rejected - House (37 - 72)
4/06 SA 85045-1 to HB 135 Food Sales and Use Tax Reduction Amendment Amendment Adopted - Senate (16 - 11)
4/06 SB 19 Smoking Ban Bill Passed - House (63 - 32)
4/06 HB 1033 Minimum Wage Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 1)
4/06 SB 320 Emergency Goods & Services Price Restriction Bill Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 15)
4/05 S 2227 Slot Machines at Race Tracks Bill Motion Agreed - House (100 - 55)
4/05 HB 257 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - House (146 - 50)
4/05 HB 1033 Minimum Wage Bill Passed - House (92 - 2)
4/04 H 4479 Health Care Bill Conference Report Adopted - House (154 - 2)
4/04 H 4479 Health Care Bill Conference Report Adopted - House (154 - 2)
3/31 SB 154 Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative and Additional Emission Caps Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (32 - 11)
3/31 SB 154 Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative and Additional Emission Caps Bill Passed - House (107 - 27)
3/30 H Amdt 772 Reverse the Raid on Student Aid Amendment Amendment Rejected - House (200 - 220)
3/29 H 814 Judge Salaries Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 4)
3/29 HB 1917 Support Horseracing Through Riverboat Gambling Bill Failed - House (58 - 52)
3/28 CCS SB 529 Georgia Security and Immigration Compliance Act Conference Report Adopted - House (119 - 49)
3/28 CCS SB 529 Georgia Security and Immigration Compliance Act Conference Report Adopted - House (119 - 49)
3/28 SB 297 Pharmacists Dispensing Emergency Contraception Bill Failed - Senate (23 - 24)
3/27 Amendment 3929 to SB 297 Prohibiting Requirement of Pharmacist to Dispense Emergency Contraception Amendment Amendment Rejected - Senate (17 - 28)
3/27 CCS SB 529 Georgia Security and Immigration Compliance Act Conference Report Adopted - Senate (39 - 16)
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