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| Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 4, 2007 | OR | HB 2203 | Expanding Payday and Title Loan Regulation | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 10) |
| June 4, 2007 | CA | AB 514 | Diacetyl Toxic Substance Ban | Bill Passed - House (43 - 33) |
| June 4, 2007 | TN | SB 2326 | Cigarette Tax Increase | Bill Passed - House (59 - 35) |
| June 3, 2007 | NV | AB 595 | Highway Funding Act | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 3) |
| June 2, 2007 | CT | HB 7432 | Energy and Electricity Efficiency | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 3) |
| June 1, 2007 | CT | HB 7432 | Energy and Electricity Efficiency | Bill Passed - House (128 - 19) |
| June 1, 2007 | CT | HB 7032 | State Job Retention | Bill Passed - House (125 - 25) |
| June 1, 2007 | NV | AB 595 | Highway Funding Act | Bill Passed - House (40 - 2) |
| May 31, 2007 | CA | SB 120 | Nutritional Information Posting | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 17) |
| May 31, 2007 | NH | SB 42 | Smoking Ban | Bill Passed - House (224 - 117) |
| May 31, 2007 | CT | Sub SB 847 | Workers' Compensation | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 15) |
| May 31, 2007 | TN | SB 2326 | Cigarette Tax Increase | Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 16) |
| May 31, 2007 | CT | HB 7400 | Tax Code Modification | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 17) |
| May 30, 2007 | LA | HB 486 | Building Code Revision | Bill Passed - House (89 - 13) |
| May 30, 2007 | CT | HB 7400 | Tax Code Modification | Bill Passed - House (90 - 58) |
| May 30, 2007 | CT | SB 1483 | Tax Code Modification | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 17) |
| May 29, 2007 | NY | A 7526 | Ticket Resale Price Cap Removal | Bill Passed - House (106 - 36) |
| May 29, 2007 | LA | SB 223 | Required Liability Insurance Increase | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 12) |
| May 25, 2007 | NV | SB 409 | HPV Vaccine and Prostate Cancer Screening Coverage Act | Bill Passed - House (36 - 6) |
| May 24, 2007 | National | HR 2206 | Emergency Departmental Supplemental Appropriations Bill of 2007 | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (80 - 14) |
| May 24, 2007 | AL | HB 112 | Gill Net Fishing Ban | Bill Passed - House (74 - 21) |
| May 24, 2007 | TN | SB 1325 | Indoor Smoking Ban | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 5) |
| May 23, 2007 | AZ | HB 2779 | Employment of Undocumented Immigrants | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 4) |
| May 23, 2007 | OH | Sub SB 125 | "Instant Racing Systems" Act | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 8) |
| May 22, 2007 | OH | Sub SB 16 | Regulation of Sexually Oriented Business | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (25 - 8) |
| Date | No. | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6/04 | HB 2203 | Expanding Payday and Title Loan Regulation | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 10) |
| 6/04 | AB 514 | Diacetyl Toxic Substance Ban | Bill Passed - House (43 - 33) |
| 6/04 | SB 2326 | Cigarette Tax Increase | Bill Passed - House (59 - 35) |
| 6/03 | AB 595 | Highway Funding Act | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 3) |
| 6/02 | HB 7432 | Energy and Electricity Efficiency | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 3) |
| 6/01 | HB 7432 | Energy and Electricity Efficiency | Bill Passed - House (128 - 19) |
| 6/01 | HB 7032 | State Job Retention | Bill Passed - House (125 - 25) |
| 6/01 | AB 595 | Highway Funding Act | Bill Passed - House (40 - 2) |
| 5/31 | SB 120 | Nutritional Information Posting | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 17) |
| 5/31 | SB 42 | Smoking Ban | Bill Passed - House (224 - 117) |
| 5/31 | Sub SB 847 | Workers' Compensation | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 15) |
| 5/31 | SB 2326 | Cigarette Tax Increase | Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 16) |
| 5/31 | HB 7400 | Tax Code Modification | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 17) |
| 5/30 | HB 486 | Building Code Revision | Bill Passed - House (89 - 13) |
| 5/30 | HB 7400 | Tax Code Modification | Bill Passed - House (90 - 58) |
| 5/30 | SB 1483 | Tax Code Modification | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 17) |
| 5/29 | A 7526 | Ticket Resale Price Cap Removal | Bill Passed - House (106 - 36) |
| 5/29 | SB 223 | Required Liability Insurance Increase | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 12) |
| 5/25 | SB 409 | HPV Vaccine and Prostate Cancer Screening Coverage Act | Bill Passed - House (36 - 6) |
| 5/24 | HR 2206 | Emergency Departmental Supplemental Appropriations Bill of 2007 | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (80 - 14) |
| 5/24 | HB 112 | Gill Net Fishing Ban | Bill Passed - House (74 - 21) |
| 5/24 | SB 1325 | Indoor Smoking Ban | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 5) |
| 5/23 | HB 2779 | Employment of Undocumented Immigrants | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 4) |
| 5/23 | Sub SB 125 | "Instant Racing Systems" Act | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 8) |
| 5/22 | Sub SB 16 | Regulation of Sexually Oriented Business | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (25 - 8) |