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| Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 18, 2007 | IA | S 3371 | Firearms for Campus Police | Amendment Rejected - Senate (25 - 25) |
| April 18, 2007 | IA | HF 877 | Statewide Preschool Program | Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 14) |
| April 17, 2007 | CO | SB 25 | Sexual Orientation Workplace Discrimination | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15) |
| April 17, 2007 | TX | CSSB 1909 | Treatment for Drug Possession Offenders | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 10) |
| April 17, 2007 | TX | CSSB 1909 | Treatment for Drug Possession Offenders | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 10) |
| April 17, 2007 | GA | SCS HB 340 | Childrens Health Care Eligibility | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 21) |
| April 16, 2007 | TN | SB 227 | Voter ID Act | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 10) |
| April 12, 2007 | CO | HB 1330 | Second Parent Adoption | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15) |
| April 12, 2007 | NH | SB 176 | Children's Lead Poisoning Level | Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 8) |
| April 12, 2007 | CO | HB 1330 | Second Parent Adoption | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15) |
| April 11, 2007 | AZ | HB 2033 | Teen Drivers License Restrictions | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 6) |
| April 11, 2007 | IN | HB 1510 | Charity Gambling and Illegal Gambling Enforcement | Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 11) |
| April 11, 2007 | National | S 30 | Stem Cell Research Hope Act of 2007 | Bill Passed - Senate (70 - 28) |
| April 11, 2007 | ME | LD 805 | Washington County Indian Casino Authorization Act | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 12) |
| April 11, 2007 | National | S 5 | Stem Cell Research Act of 2007 | Bill Passed - Senate (63 - 34) |
| April 10, 2007 | IA | HF 611 | Research-Based Sex Education | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 19) |
| April 9, 2007 | MD | HB 992 | Parole for Drug Offenders | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 18) |
| April 9, 2007 | MD | HB 992 | Parole for Drug Offenders | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 18) |
| April 9, 2007 | ND | HB 1320 | Prekindergarten Aid | Bill Failed - Senate (23 - 22) |
| April 5, 2007 | MD | HB 359 | Indoor Smoking Ban | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 14) |
| April 4, 2007 | VA | Sub HB 2348 | Extension of "Triggerman Rule" | Veto Override Failed - Senate (24 - 14) |
| April 4, 2007 | VA | HB 2347 | Capital Murder of a Witness | Veto Override Passed - Senate (29 - 10) |
| April 4, 2007 | VA | Sub HB 2750 | Capital Murder of a Judge | Veto Override Passed - Senate (28 - 10) |
| April 4, 2007 | VA | Sub HB 2348 | Extension of "Triggerman Rule" | Veto Override Failed - Senate (24 - 14) |
| March 29, 2007 | IN | HB 1835 | Slot Machines at Race Tracks | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 21) |
| Date | No. | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4/18 | S 3371 | Firearms for Campus Police | Amendment Rejected - Senate (25 - 25) |
| 4/18 | HF 877 | Statewide Preschool Program | Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 14) |
| 4/17 | SB 25 | Sexual Orientation Workplace Discrimination | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15) |
| 4/17 | CSSB 1909 | Treatment for Drug Possession Offenders | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 10) |
| 4/17 | CSSB 1909 | Treatment for Drug Possession Offenders | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 10) |
| 4/17 | SCS HB 340 | Childrens Health Care Eligibility | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 21) |
| 4/16 | SB 227 | Voter ID Act | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 10) |
| 4/12 | HB 1330 | Second Parent Adoption | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15) |
| 4/12 | SB 176 | Children's Lead Poisoning Level | Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 8) |
| 4/12 | HB 1330 | Second Parent Adoption | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15) |
| 4/11 | HB 2033 | Teen Drivers License Restrictions | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 6) |
| 4/11 | HB 1510 | Charity Gambling and Illegal Gambling Enforcement | Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 11) |
| 4/11 | S 30 | Stem Cell Research Hope Act of 2007 | Bill Passed - Senate (70 - 28) |
| 4/11 | LD 805 | Washington County Indian Casino Authorization Act | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 12) |
| 4/11 | S 5 | Stem Cell Research Act of 2007 | Bill Passed - Senate (63 - 34) |
| 4/10 | HF 611 | Research-Based Sex Education | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 19) |
| 4/09 | HB 992 | Parole for Drug Offenders | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 18) |
| 4/09 | HB 992 | Parole for Drug Offenders | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 18) |
| 4/09 | HB 1320 | Prekindergarten Aid | Bill Failed - Senate (23 - 22) |
| 4/05 | HB 359 | Indoor Smoking Ban | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 14) |
| 4/04 | Sub HB 2348 | Extension of "Triggerman Rule" | Veto Override Failed - Senate (24 - 14) |
| 4/04 | HB 2347 | Capital Murder of a Witness | Veto Override Passed - Senate (29 - 10) |
| 4/04 | Sub HB 2750 | Capital Murder of a Judge | Veto Override Passed - Senate (28 - 10) |
| 4/04 | Sub HB 2348 | Extension of "Triggerman Rule" | Veto Override Failed - Senate (24 - 14) |
| 3/29 | HB 1835 | Slot Machines at Race Tracks | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 21) |