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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
April 9, 2014 MO HJR 68 Increases Sales Tax Joint Resolution Passed - House (96 - 53)
April 8, 2014 IL SB 1922 Amends the City of Chicago Employee Pensions Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 23)
April 8, 2014 IL SB 1922 Amends the City of Chicago Employee Pensions Bill Passed - House (73 - 41)
April 5, 2014 MD SB 172 Authorizes Eminent Domain Against Certain Film Production Entitites Conference Report Adopted - House (97 - 38)
April 5, 2014 MD SB 172 Authorizes Eminent Domain Against Certain Film Production Entitites Conference Report Adopted - Senate (41 - 6)
April 5, 2014 KS SB 218 Establishes School Financing and Administrative Measures Conference Report Rejected - House (55 - 67)
April 3, 2014 DE HB 265 Increases Certain Business Taxes Bill Passed - House (26 - 13)
April 1, 2014 MO SB 509 Reduces State Income Tax Rates Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 9)
March 27, 2014 OK HB 2580 Extends Film Industry Tax Credit Program Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 11)
March 27, 2014 MD SB 172 Authorizes Eminent Domain Against Certain Film Production Entities Bill Passed - House (96 - 42)
March 27, 2014 IA HF 2438 Establishes a Retroactive Heavy Equipment Sales Tax Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 21)
March 27, 2014 NH SB 367 Amends Gas Tax Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 9)
March 21, 2014 MN HF 1777 Amends Tax Laws Concurrence Vote Passed - House (126 - 2)
March 21, 2014 MN HF 1777 Amends Tax Laws Bill Passed - Senate (58 - 5)
March 21, 2014 KY HB 544 Amends Hotel Tax Laws Bill Passed - House (52 - 40)
March 20, 2014 GA SR 415 Prohibits Increase in State Income Tax Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (42 - 13)
March 20, 2014 MD HB 739 Amends Estate Tax Laws Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 10)
March 19, 2014 SC H 3101 Prohibits Implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 Bill Failed - Senate (9 - 33)
March 18, 2014 GA SR 415 Prohibits Increase in State Income Tax Resolution Passed - House (119 - 54)
March 18, 2014 WI SB 1 Reduces State Income Taxes Bill Passed - House (61 - 35)
March 13, 2014 IN SB 1 Amends State Business Tax Rates Conference Report Adopted - House (63 - 37)
March 13, 2014 IN SB 1 Amends State Business Tax Rates Conference Report Adopted - Senate (36 - 12)
March 12, 2014 SD SB 98 Authorizes Certain Municipalities to Increase Occupancy Tax Veto Override Failed - Senate (16 - 19)
March 12, 2014 KY HB 445 Increases the Wholesale Price of Gasoline Bill Passed - House (53 - 44)
March 6, 2014 OK HB 2508 Reduces Individual and Corporate Income Tax Rates Bill Passed - House (57 - 34)
March 5, 2014 NH HB 1509 Requires Non-Profit Organizations to Pay Business Enterprise Tax "Inexpedient to Legislate" Vote Passed - House (173 - 163)
March 4, 2014 OK HB 2580 Extends Film Industry Tax Credit Program Bill Passed - House (65 - 28)
March 4, 2014 WI SB 1 Reduces State Income Taxes Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 15)
March 3, 2014 SD SB 98 Authorizes Certain Municipalities to Increase Occupancy Tax Bill Passed - House (39 - 31)
March 3, 2014 OK HB 2580 Extends Film Industry Tax Credit Program Bill Failed - House (48 - 43)
Feb. 28, 2014 CO SB 29 Requires Paint Manufacturers to Establish Recycling Programs Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 15)
Feb. 27, 2014 OK SB 1246 Amends State Income Tax Rates Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 10)
Feb. 26, 2014 KS HB 2456 Amends Property Tax Laws for Certain Equipment Bill Passed - House (100 - 23)
Feb. 26, 2014 National HR 3865 Stop Targeting of Political Beliefs by the IRS Act of 2014 Bill Passed - House (243 - 176)
Feb. 24, 2014 GA SR 415 Prohibits Increase in State Income Tax Resolution Passed - Senate (42 - 11)
Feb. 20, 2014 MO HB 1253 Reduces Tax Rates for Businesses Bill Passed - House (106 - 49)
Feb. 20, 2014 MO HB 1295 Reduces Income Tax Rates Bill Passed - House (106 - 47)
Feb. 19, 2014 SD HB 1097 Amends Criteria for Classifying Property as Agricultural Land Bill Passed - House (37 - 33)
Feb. 18, 2014 NM SB 347 Appropriates Funds to the Lottery Tuition Fund Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 11)
Feb. 16, 2014 NM SB 263 Increases the Liquor Excise Tax Rate Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 14)
Feb. 10, 2014 SD SB 98 Authorizes Certain Municipalities to Increase Occupancy Tax Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 16)
Feb. 5, 2014 IL SB 1227 Extends the Date for the Governor to Submit the State Budget Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (37 - 15)
Feb. 4, 2014 IL SB 1227 Extends the Date for the Governor to Submit the State Budget Bill Passed - House (62 - 48)
Jan. 30, 2014 IN HB 1001 Authorizes Property Tax Exemptions Bill Passed - House (63 - 33)
Jan. 30, 2014 IN SB 1 Amends State Business Tax Rates Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 11)
Jan. 22, 2014 AL HB 48 Authorizes a Tax Credit for the Adoption of Qualified Children Bill Passed - House (72 - 23)
Date No. Title Outcome
4/09 HJR 68 Increases Sales Tax Joint Resolution Passed - House (96 - 53)
4/08 SB 1922 Amends the City of Chicago Employee Pensions Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 23)
4/08 SB 1922 Amends the City of Chicago Employee Pensions Bill Passed - House (73 - 41)
4/05 SB 172 Authorizes Eminent Domain Against Certain Film Production Entitites Conference Report Adopted - House (97 - 38)
4/05 SB 172 Authorizes Eminent Domain Against Certain Film Production Entitites Conference Report Adopted - Senate (41 - 6)
4/05 SB 218 Establishes School Financing and Administrative Measures Conference Report Rejected - House (55 - 67)
4/03 HB 265 Increases Certain Business Taxes Bill Passed - House (26 - 13)
4/01 SB 509 Reduces State Income Tax Rates Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 9)
3/27 HB 2580 Extends Film Industry Tax Credit Program Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 11)
3/27 SB 172 Authorizes Eminent Domain Against Certain Film Production Entities Bill Passed - House (96 - 42)
3/27 HF 2438 Establishes a Retroactive Heavy Equipment Sales Tax Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 21)
3/27 SB 367 Amends Gas Tax Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 9)
3/21 HF 1777 Amends Tax Laws Concurrence Vote Passed - House (126 - 2)
3/21 HF 1777 Amends Tax Laws Bill Passed - Senate (58 - 5)
3/21 HB 544 Amends Hotel Tax Laws Bill Passed - House (52 - 40)
3/20 SR 415 Prohibits Increase in State Income Tax Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (42 - 13)
3/20 HB 739 Amends Estate Tax Laws Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 10)
3/19 H 3101 Prohibits Implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 Bill Failed - Senate (9 - 33)
3/18 SR 415 Prohibits Increase in State Income Tax Resolution Passed - House (119 - 54)
3/18 SB 1 Reduces State Income Taxes Bill Passed - House (61 - 35)
3/13 SB 1 Amends State Business Tax Rates Conference Report Adopted - House (63 - 37)
3/13 SB 1 Amends State Business Tax Rates Conference Report Adopted - Senate (36 - 12)
3/12 SB 98 Authorizes Certain Municipalities to Increase Occupancy Tax Veto Override Failed - Senate (16 - 19)
3/12 HB 445 Increases the Wholesale Price of Gasoline Bill Passed - House (53 - 44)
3/06 HB 2508 Reduces Individual and Corporate Income Tax Rates Bill Passed - House (57 - 34)
3/05 HB 1509 Requires Non-Profit Organizations to Pay Business Enterprise Tax "Inexpedient to Legislate" Vote Passed - House (173 - 163)
3/04 HB 2580 Extends Film Industry Tax Credit Program Bill Passed - House (65 - 28)
3/04 SB 1 Reduces State Income Taxes Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 15)
3/03 SB 98 Authorizes Certain Municipalities to Increase Occupancy Tax Bill Passed - House (39 - 31)
3/03 HB 2580 Extends Film Industry Tax Credit Program Bill Failed - House (48 - 43)
2/28 SB 29 Requires Paint Manufacturers to Establish Recycling Programs Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 15)
2/27 SB 1246 Amends State Income Tax Rates Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 10)
2/26 HB 2456 Amends Property Tax Laws for Certain Equipment Bill Passed - House (100 - 23)
2/26 HR 3865 Stop Targeting of Political Beliefs by the IRS Act of 2014 Bill Passed - House (243 - 176)
2/24 SR 415 Prohibits Increase in State Income Tax Resolution Passed - Senate (42 - 11)
2/20 HB 1253 Reduces Tax Rates for Businesses Bill Passed - House (106 - 49)
2/20 HB 1295 Reduces Income Tax Rates Bill Passed - House (106 - 47)
2/19 HB 1097 Amends Criteria for Classifying Property as Agricultural Land Bill Passed - House (37 - 33)
2/18 SB 347 Appropriates Funds to the Lottery Tuition Fund Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 11)
2/16 SB 263 Increases the Liquor Excise Tax Rate Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 14)
2/10 SB 98 Authorizes Certain Municipalities to Increase Occupancy Tax Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 16)
2/05 SB 1227 Extends the Date for the Governor to Submit the State Budget Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (37 - 15)
2/04 SB 1227 Extends the Date for the Governor to Submit the State Budget Bill Passed - House (62 - 48)
1/30 HB 1001 Authorizes Property Tax Exemptions Bill Passed - House (63 - 33)
1/30 SB 1 Amends State Business Tax Rates Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 11)
1/22 HB 48 Authorizes a Tax Credit for the Adoption of Qualified Children Bill Passed - House (72 - 23)
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