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| Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 18, 2008 | MS | SB 2793 | Creating a Select Committee on Base Load Generation | Bill Passed - House (107 - 13) |
| March 18, 2008 | CO | SB 139 | Undocumented Immigrant Hiring Ban Notification | Bill Passed - House (52 - 12) |
| March 18, 2008 | NH | HB 1436 | Automatic Continuation Clause in Collective Bargaining Agreements | Bill Passed - House (180 - 126) |
| March 18, 2008 | AZ | SB 1389 | Healthcare Group Amendments | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 9) |
| March 18, 2008 | ID | S 1393 | Non-Compete Agreements | Bill Passed - House (43 - 27) |
| March 17, 2008 | CO | SB 122 | Wage Transparency Act | Bill Passed - House (37 - 26) |
| March 17, 2008 | PA | SB 1137 | Expanding Subsidized Health Care | Bill Passed - House (118 - 81) |
| March 17, 2008 | ID | H 562 | Tax Exemption for New Capital Investments | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 11) |
| March 17, 2008 | ID | H 594 | Amending Property Tax Formula | Bill Passed - House (41 - 27) |
| March 17, 2008 | ID | H 348 | Legalizing Alcohol Sales on Election Day | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 16) |
| March 17, 2008 | KS | HB 2938 | Sales Tax Exemptions | Bill Passed - House (96 - 26) |
| March 17, 2008 | ID | H 561 | Tax Exemptions for the Processing of Fuel for Energy Production | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 7) |
| March 17, 2008 | KS | HB 2762 | Income Tax Reduction | Bill Passed - House (109 - 13) |
| March 14, 2008 | National | S Amdt 4299 | Expressing the Sense of the Senate on the Legalization of Importing Certain Prescription Drugs | Amendment Adopted - Senate (73 - 23) |
| March 14, 2008 | IN | HB 1001 | Property Tax Reduction | Conference Report Adopted - House (82 - 17) |
| March 14, 2008 | IN | HB 1001 | Property Tax Reduction | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (41 - 6) |
| March 13, 2008 | IA | HF 2212 | Smoking Ban | Concurrence Vote Failed - Senate (23 - 27) |
| March 13, 2008 | FL | SB 1380 | Electronic Gaming Machines | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 11) |
| March 12, 2008 | IA | HF 2212 | Smoking Ban | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (59 - 40) |
| March 12, 2008 | KY | SB 156 | Nuclear Waste Disposal | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 12) |
| March 12, 2008 | KY | HB 262 | Taxation Changes | Bill Passed - House (50 - 45) |
| March 12, 2008 | CA | ABx3 9 | Oil Tax | Bill Failed - House (45 - 30) |
| March 12, 2008 | OK | SB 1407 | Restricting Childhood Vaccine Mercury Levels | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 17) |
| March 12, 2008 | OK | SB 1521 | Mandatory Clinical Cancer Trial Coverage | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 13) |
| March 12, 2008 | IA | SF 2355 | Time Off to Attend Presidential Precinct Caucuses | Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 10) |
| Date | No. | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3/18 | SB 2793 | Creating a Select Committee on Base Load Generation | Bill Passed - House (107 - 13) |
| 3/18 | SB 139 | Undocumented Immigrant Hiring Ban Notification | Bill Passed - House (52 - 12) |
| 3/18 | HB 1436 | Automatic Continuation Clause in Collective Bargaining Agreements | Bill Passed - House (180 - 126) |
| 3/18 | SB 1389 | Healthcare Group Amendments | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 9) |
| 3/18 | S 1393 | Non-Compete Agreements | Bill Passed - House (43 - 27) |
| 3/17 | SB 122 | Wage Transparency Act | Bill Passed - House (37 - 26) |
| 3/17 | SB 1137 | Expanding Subsidized Health Care | Bill Passed - House (118 - 81) |
| 3/17 | H 562 | Tax Exemption for New Capital Investments | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 11) |
| 3/17 | H 594 | Amending Property Tax Formula | Bill Passed - House (41 - 27) |
| 3/17 | H 348 | Legalizing Alcohol Sales on Election Day | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 16) |
| 3/17 | HB 2938 | Sales Tax Exemptions | Bill Passed - House (96 - 26) |
| 3/17 | H 561 | Tax Exemptions for the Processing of Fuel for Energy Production | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 7) |
| 3/17 | HB 2762 | Income Tax Reduction | Bill Passed - House (109 - 13) |
| 3/14 | S Amdt 4299 | Expressing the Sense of the Senate on the Legalization of Importing Certain Prescription Drugs | Amendment Adopted - Senate (73 - 23) |
| 3/14 | HB 1001 | Property Tax Reduction | Conference Report Adopted - House (82 - 17) |
| 3/14 | HB 1001 | Property Tax Reduction | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (41 - 6) |
| 3/13 | HF 2212 | Smoking Ban | Concurrence Vote Failed - Senate (23 - 27) |
| 3/13 | SB 1380 | Electronic Gaming Machines | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 11) |
| 3/12 | HF 2212 | Smoking Ban | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (59 - 40) |
| 3/12 | SB 156 | Nuclear Waste Disposal | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 12) |
| 3/12 | HB 262 | Taxation Changes | Bill Passed - House (50 - 45) |
| 3/12 | ABx3 9 | Oil Tax | Bill Failed - House (45 - 30) |
| 3/12 | SB 1407 | Restricting Childhood Vaccine Mercury Levels | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 17) |
| 3/12 | SB 1521 | Mandatory Clinical Cancer Trial Coverage | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 13) |
| 3/12 | SF 2355 | Time Off to Attend Presidential Precinct Caucuses | Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 10) |