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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
May 6, 2022 CO HB 22-1414 Establishes a State Tax Deduction Cap on Individuals Earning Over $300K to Provide Free School Lunches Bill Passed - House (43 - 22)
May 5, 2022 VT S 139 Prohibits Discriminatory School Mascots Bill Passed - House (96 - 47)
May 4, 2022 SC H 4408 Appropriates Funds from American Rescue Plan Act Bill Passed - House (102 - 8)
May 4, 2022 SC H 4408 Appropriates Funds from American Rescue Plan Act Bill Passed - House (102 - 8)
May 4, 2022 NH SB 381 Establishes Office of Advocate for Special Education "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - House (170 - 155)
May 4, 2022 CT SB 286 Amends Elder Abuse Reporting Requirements Bill Passed - House (110 - 32)
May 3, 2022 HI SB 3235 Expands Assistance for Homeless Youth Conference Report Adopted - House (50 - 1)
May 3, 2022 HI HB 2075 Requires Inspection of Firearms Conference Report Adopted - House (43 - 8)
May 3, 2022 HI SB 2510 Increases Renewable Energy Requirements Conference Report Adopted - House (39 - 12)
May 3, 2022 MO SB 775 Prohibits Sharing "Sexually Explicit" Education Material to Students in Public and Private School Bill Passed - House (123 - 11)
May 3, 2022 CT SB 258 Authorizes West Haven Police to Acquire Armored Vehicle Bill Passed - House (129 - 15)
May 3, 2022 HI SB 2298 Classifies Wage Theft as a Felony Bill Passed - House (50 - 1)
May 3, 2022 CT SB 358 Expands Health Insurance Requirements for Treatment Used to Diagnose Breast Cancer Bill Passed - House (145 - 3)
May 3, 2022 DE HB 324 Prohibits Assault of Health Care Workers Bill Passed - House (37 - 1)
May 3, 2022 DE HB 324 Prohibits Assault of Health Care Workers Bill Passed - House (37 - 1)
May 2, 2022 AZ HB 2144 Expands Access to Biomarker Testing Concurrence Vote Passed - House (52 - 4)
May 2, 2022 CO SB 22-99 Establishes Procedures for the Expungement of Minor Criminal Records Bill Passed - House (61 - 4)
April 29, 2022 CO SB 22-148 Establishes a Behavioral Health Grant for Colorado Land-Based Tribes (56 - 6)
April 28, 2022 KS SB 58 Establishes a Parents Bill of Rights for Students in Elementary and Secondary Schools Veto Override Failed - House (72 - 50)
April 28, 2022 KS SB 160 Prohibits Transgender Girls from Playing on Female Sports Teams Veto Override Failed - House (81 - 41)
April 28, 2022 VA HB 573 Reduces the Statute of Limitations for Actions of Healthcare Service Contracts Veto Override Failed - House (48 - 52)
April 28, 2022 VA HB 1197 Establishes a Study Regarding Transferring the Department of Juvenile Justice to the Secretariat of Health and Human Resources Veto Override Failed - House (48 - 52)
April 28, 2022 TN SB 2247 Requires the State School Commission to Approve or Reject Textbooks Conference Report Adopted - House (60 - 25)
April 28, 2022 KS SB 34 Prohibits Mask Mandates Conference Report Adopted - House (64 - 53)
April 28, 2022 KS SB 34 Prohibits Mask Mandates Conference Report Adopted - House (64 - 53)
April 28, 2022 OK SB 615 Requires Transgender Students to Use Restroom of Sex Assigned at Birth (75 - 10)
April 28, 2022 VT S 287 Amends School Funding Formulas and Increases Education Quality and Funding Oversight Bill Passed - House (132 - 11)
April 28, 2022 CT SB 6 Expands Data Privacy Protections Bill Passed - House (144 - 5)
April 28, 2022 CO HB 22-1367 Expands Protections for Domestic Workers Bill Passed - House (40 - 23)
April 28, 2022 MO HB 1973 Prohibits Transgender Girls from Playing on Female Sports Teams Bill Passed - House (98 - 46)
April 27, 2022 OK SB 1367 Increases Penalties for Unauthorized Sales of Medical Marijuana Bill Passed - House (70 - 17)
April 27, 2022 AZ SB 1001 Classifies Sending Extortive Social Media Messages as a Prosecutable Offense Bill Passed - House (31 - 27)
April 27, 2022 OK SB 169 Authorizes To-Go Cocktails Bill Passed - House (62 - 27)
April 27, 2022 TN SB 2013 Increases Penalties for Killing Police Dogs Bill Passed - House (77 - 6)
April 27, 2022 AZ SB 1009 Limits the Governor's Power to Declare a Public Health Emergency Bill Passed - House (31 - 27)
April 27, 2022 PA HB 2275 Establishes Philadelphia Gun Violence Task Force Bill Passed - House (151 - 49)
April 27, 2022 CT HB 5505 Authorizes Certification of Aerospace Projects Bill Passed - House (130 - 14)
April 27, 2022 MN HF 4300 Increases Parental Involvement in School Curriculum Bill Passed - House (69 - 61)
April 26, 2022 NY A 7389 Establishes Restrictions on Cryptocurrency Industry Bill Passed - House (91 - 56)
April 26, 2022 AK HB 145 Expands Pharmacist Authority Bill Passed - House (33 - 5)
April 26, 2022 PA HB 2525 Amends Criminal Codes Related to Victim Requests for Criminal History Dissemination Bill Passed - House (160 - 43)
April 25, 2022 AZ HB 2439 Expands Parental Oversight Over Public School Library Books and Materials Concurrence Vote Passed - House (31 - 26)
April 25, 2022 AZ HB 2351 Increases Homestead Exemption Limit to $450,000 Concurrence Vote Failed - House (17 - 40)
April 25, 2022 AZ HB 2696 Expands Prohibition on Human Smuggling Bill Passed - House (37 - 20)
April 25, 2022 AZ HB 2696 Expands Prohibition on Human Smuggling Bill Passed - House (37 - 20)
April 25, 2022 TN SB 2219 Authorizes Smoking Bans Bill Passed - House (56 - 33)
April 25, 2022 TN SB 2153 Limits College Sports Participation on Basis of Sex Assigned at Birth Bill Passed - House (70 - 14)
April 25, 2022 TN HB 2633 Exempts Teachers From Having to Use Students' Preferred Pronouns Bill Passed - House (67 - 25)
April 25, 2022 CO HB 22-1326 Increases Penalties for Distribution and Manufacturing of Fentanyl Bill Passed - House (43 - 22)
April 25, 2022 ME LD 2003 Amends Zoning Regulations to Allow Duplexes or 2-Housing Units on Any Plot Zoned for a Single-Family Home Bill Passed - House (68 - 43)
Date No. Title Outcome
5/06 HB 22-1414 Establishes a State Tax Deduction Cap on Individuals Earning Over $300K to Provide Free School Lunches Bill Passed - House (43 - 22)
5/05 S 139 Prohibits Discriminatory School Mascots Bill Passed - House (96 - 47)
5/04 H 4408 Appropriates Funds from American Rescue Plan Act Bill Passed - House (102 - 8)
5/04 H 4408 Appropriates Funds from American Rescue Plan Act Bill Passed - House (102 - 8)
5/04 SB 381 Establishes Office of Advocate for Special Education "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - House (170 - 155)
5/04 SB 286 Amends Elder Abuse Reporting Requirements Bill Passed - House (110 - 32)
5/03 SB 3235 Expands Assistance for Homeless Youth Conference Report Adopted - House (50 - 1)
5/03 HB 2075 Requires Inspection of Firearms Conference Report Adopted - House (43 - 8)
5/03 SB 2510 Increases Renewable Energy Requirements Conference Report Adopted - House (39 - 12)
5/03 SB 775 Prohibits Sharing "Sexually Explicit" Education Material to Students in Public and Private School Bill Passed - House (123 - 11)
5/03 SB 258 Authorizes West Haven Police to Acquire Armored Vehicle Bill Passed - House (129 - 15)
5/03 SB 2298 Classifies Wage Theft as a Felony Bill Passed - House (50 - 1)
5/03 SB 358 Expands Health Insurance Requirements for Treatment Used to Diagnose Breast Cancer Bill Passed - House (145 - 3)
5/03 HB 324 Prohibits Assault of Health Care Workers Bill Passed - House (37 - 1)
5/03 HB 324 Prohibits Assault of Health Care Workers Bill Passed - House (37 - 1)
5/02 HB 2144 Expands Access to Biomarker Testing Concurrence Vote Passed - House (52 - 4)
5/02 SB 22-99 Establishes Procedures for the Expungement of Minor Criminal Records Bill Passed - House (61 - 4)
4/29 SB 22-148 Establishes a Behavioral Health Grant for Colorado Land-Based Tribes (56 - 6)
4/28 SB 58 Establishes a Parents Bill of Rights for Students in Elementary and Secondary Schools Veto Override Failed - House (72 - 50)
4/28 SB 160 Prohibits Transgender Girls from Playing on Female Sports Teams Veto Override Failed - House (81 - 41)
4/28 HB 573 Reduces the Statute of Limitations for Actions of Healthcare Service Contracts Veto Override Failed - House (48 - 52)
4/28 HB 1197 Establishes a Study Regarding Transferring the Department of Juvenile Justice to the Secretariat of Health and Human Resources Veto Override Failed - House (48 - 52)
4/28 SB 2247 Requires the State School Commission to Approve or Reject Textbooks Conference Report Adopted - House (60 - 25)
4/28 SB 34 Prohibits Mask Mandates Conference Report Adopted - House (64 - 53)
4/28 SB 34 Prohibits Mask Mandates Conference Report Adopted - House (64 - 53)
4/28 SB 615 Requires Transgender Students to Use Restroom of Sex Assigned at Birth (75 - 10)
4/28 S 287 Amends School Funding Formulas and Increases Education Quality and Funding Oversight Bill Passed - House (132 - 11)
4/28 SB 6 Expands Data Privacy Protections Bill Passed - House (144 - 5)
4/28 HB 22-1367 Expands Protections for Domestic Workers Bill Passed - House (40 - 23)
4/28 HB 1973 Prohibits Transgender Girls from Playing on Female Sports Teams Bill Passed - House (98 - 46)
4/27 SB 1367 Increases Penalties for Unauthorized Sales of Medical Marijuana Bill Passed - House (70 - 17)
4/27 SB 1001 Classifies Sending Extortive Social Media Messages as a Prosecutable Offense Bill Passed - House (31 - 27)
4/27 SB 169 Authorizes To-Go Cocktails Bill Passed - House (62 - 27)
4/27 SB 2013 Increases Penalties for Killing Police Dogs Bill Passed - House (77 - 6)
4/27 SB 1009 Limits the Governor's Power to Declare a Public Health Emergency Bill Passed - House (31 - 27)
4/27 HB 2275 Establishes Philadelphia Gun Violence Task Force Bill Passed - House (151 - 49)
4/27 HB 5505 Authorizes Certification of Aerospace Projects Bill Passed - House (130 - 14)
4/27 HF 4300 Increases Parental Involvement in School Curriculum Bill Passed - House (69 - 61)
4/26 A 7389 Establishes Restrictions on Cryptocurrency Industry Bill Passed - House (91 - 56)
4/26 HB 145 Expands Pharmacist Authority Bill Passed - House (33 - 5)
4/26 HB 2525 Amends Criminal Codes Related to Victim Requests for Criminal History Dissemination Bill Passed - House (160 - 43)
4/25 HB 2439 Expands Parental Oversight Over Public School Library Books and Materials Concurrence Vote Passed - House (31 - 26)
4/25 HB 2351 Increases Homestead Exemption Limit to $450,000 Concurrence Vote Failed - House (17 - 40)
4/25 HB 2696 Expands Prohibition on Human Smuggling Bill Passed - House (37 - 20)
4/25 HB 2696 Expands Prohibition on Human Smuggling Bill Passed - House (37 - 20)
4/25 SB 2219 Authorizes Smoking Bans Bill Passed - House (56 - 33)
4/25 SB 2153 Limits College Sports Participation on Basis of Sex Assigned at Birth Bill Passed - House (70 - 14)
4/25 HB 2633 Exempts Teachers From Having to Use Students' Preferred Pronouns Bill Passed - House (67 - 25)
4/25 HB 22-1326 Increases Penalties for Distribution and Manufacturing of Fentanyl Bill Passed - House (43 - 22)
4/25 LD 2003 Amends Zoning Regulations to Allow Duplexes or 2-Housing Units on Any Plot Zoned for a Single-Family Home Bill Passed - House (68 - 43)
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