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| Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 30, 2007 | ND | SB 2200 | Revisions in School Funding | Bill Passed - House (62 - 25) |
| March 30, 2007 | TX | CSHB 1 | 2008-2009 Budget | Bill Passed - House (129 - 14) |
| March 30, 2007 | ID | H 336 | Highway Project Financing | Bill Passed - House (48 - 17) |
| March 29, 2007 | SC | Amendment No. 8 | School Tuition Tax Credit | Amendment Tabled - House (70 - 49) |
| March 29, 2007 | TX | F 64 | Pay Raise for Public School Employees | Amendment Adopted - House (90 - 56) |
| March 29, 2007 | NC | CS HB 91 | One-Stop Registration and Voting Sites | Bill Passed - House (66 - 45) |
| March 28, 2007 | NH | HB 774 | Medical Marijuana | "Inexpedient to Legislate" Vote Passed - House (186 - 177) |
| March 28, 2007 | ID | H 81 | Income Tax Credit for Food | Veto Override Passed - House (48 - 22) |
| March 28, 2007 | IA | HF 877 | Statewide Preschool Program | Bill Passed - House (56 - 43) |
| March 28, 2007 | AR | SB 1004 | Beer Tax | Bill Passed - House (51 - 39) |
| March 27, 2007 | SC | Amendment No. 23 | Remove the Transportation Commission | Amendment Tabled - House (71 - 36) |
| March 27, 2007 | MN | HF 886 | Capital Improvement Budget | Bill Passed - House (84 - 45) |
| March 27, 2007 | GA | HCS HB 340 | Childrens Health Care Eligibility | Bill Passed - House (101 - 63) |
| March 27, 2007 | AK | HB 95 | 2007-2008 Operating Budget | Bill Passed - House (29 - 10) |
| March 26, 2007 | WA | Sub HB 1128 | 2007-2009 Biennium Budget | Bill Passed - House (62 - 35) |
| March 26, 2007 | MD | SB 488 | Felon Voting Rights | Bill Passed - House (78 - 60) |
| March 26, 2007 | MD | HB 992 | Parole for Drug Offenders | Bill Passed - House (71 - 66) |
| March 24, 2007 | MN | HF 946 | Transportation Funding and Gas Tax | Bill Passed - House (83 - 46) |
| March 24, 2007 | MD | HB 1220 | Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Green Fund | Bill Passed - House (96 - 41) |
| March 22, 2007 | ND | SB 2347 | In-State Tuition Grants | Bill Failed - House (28 - 65) |
| March 22, 2007 | FL | HB 7033 | Privatization of Toll Roads | Bill Passed - House (74 - 40) |
| March 21, 2007 | TX | HJR 59 | Extending Veto Override Time Frame | Joint Resolution Passed - House (109 - 29) |
| March 21, 2007 | NH | CACR 11 | Governor Term Increase | Resolution Failed - House (185 - 168) |
| March 20, 2007 | AL | HJR 29 | State Legislature Pay Increase | Veto Override Passed - House (57 - 41) |
| March 20, 2007 | GA | HCS HB 185 | Death Penalty Rules | Bill Passed - House (106 - 65) |
| Date | No. | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3/30 | SB 2200 | Revisions in School Funding | Bill Passed - House (62 - 25) |
| 3/30 | CSHB 1 | 2008-2009 Budget | Bill Passed - House (129 - 14) |
| 3/30 | H 336 | Highway Project Financing | Bill Passed - House (48 - 17) |
| 3/29 | Amendment No. 8 | School Tuition Tax Credit | Amendment Tabled - House (70 - 49) |
| 3/29 | F 64 | Pay Raise for Public School Employees | Amendment Adopted - House (90 - 56) |
| 3/29 | CS HB 91 | One-Stop Registration and Voting Sites | Bill Passed - House (66 - 45) |
| 3/28 | HB 774 | Medical Marijuana | "Inexpedient to Legislate" Vote Passed - House (186 - 177) |
| 3/28 | H 81 | Income Tax Credit for Food | Veto Override Passed - House (48 - 22) |
| 3/28 | HF 877 | Statewide Preschool Program | Bill Passed - House (56 - 43) |
| 3/28 | SB 1004 | Beer Tax | Bill Passed - House (51 - 39) |
| 3/27 | Amendment No. 23 | Remove the Transportation Commission | Amendment Tabled - House (71 - 36) |
| 3/27 | HF 886 | Capital Improvement Budget | Bill Passed - House (84 - 45) |
| 3/27 | HCS HB 340 | Childrens Health Care Eligibility | Bill Passed - House (101 - 63) |
| 3/27 | HB 95 | 2007-2008 Operating Budget | Bill Passed - House (29 - 10) |
| 3/26 | Sub HB 1128 | 2007-2009 Biennium Budget | Bill Passed - House (62 - 35) |
| 3/26 | SB 488 | Felon Voting Rights | Bill Passed - House (78 - 60) |
| 3/26 | HB 992 | Parole for Drug Offenders | Bill Passed - House (71 - 66) |
| 3/24 | HF 946 | Transportation Funding and Gas Tax | Bill Passed - House (83 - 46) |
| 3/24 | HB 1220 | Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Green Fund | Bill Passed - House (96 - 41) |
| 3/22 | SB 2347 | In-State Tuition Grants | Bill Failed - House (28 - 65) |
| 3/22 | HB 7033 | Privatization of Toll Roads | Bill Passed - House (74 - 40) |
| 3/21 | HJR 59 | Extending Veto Override Time Frame | Joint Resolution Passed - House (109 - 29) |
| 3/21 | CACR 11 | Governor Term Increase | Resolution Failed - House (185 - 168) |
| 3/20 | HJR 29 | State Legislature Pay Increase | Veto Override Passed - House (57 - 41) |
| 3/20 | HCS HB 185 | Death Penalty Rules | Bill Passed - House (106 - 65) |