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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
June 29, 2022 NJ S 315 Establishes Employment Security Protections During Changes in Control of Healthcare Entities Bill Passed - House (45 - 32)
June 29, 2022 NJ S 481 Requires Automobile Insurance Policies to Provide a Minimum Amount of Liability Coverage Bill Passed - House (44 - 29)
June 29, 2022 PA SB 1278 Prohibits Instruction on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity for K-5 Students Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 21)
June 29, 2022 NJ S 481 Requires Automobile Insurance Policies to Provide a Minimum Amount of Liability Coverage Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 15)
June 28, 2022 DE HB 455 Amends Various Laws Relating to Women's Reproductive Health and Abortion Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 6)
June 28, 2022 DE HB 404 Amends Codes Relating to Professional Licensing Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 0)
June 24, 2022 RI H 7942 Reduces Regulations on Dwelling Units to Allow Increased Living Options for Senior Citizens Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 6)
June 24, 2022 RI H 7942 Reduces Regulations on Dwelling Units to Allow Increased Living Options for Senior Citizens Bill Passed - House (52 - 5)
June 23, 2022 RI H 7939 Authorizes Driving Permits for Undocumented Persons Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (28 - 10)
June 23, 2022 RI S 3036 Requires Firefighters to Take Road Safety Test Prior to Obtaining Commercial Driver's License Bill Passed - House (63 - 4)
June 23, 2022 AZ SB 1494 Prohibits the Non-Vaccinated Terminated Persons from Being Denied Unemployment Benefits Bill Passed - House (31 - 26)
June 23, 2022 AZ SB 1494 Prohibits the Non-Vaccinated Terminated Persons from Being Denied Unemployment Benefits Bill Passed - House (31 - 26)
June 23, 2022 National HR 4176 LGBTQI+ Data Inclusion Act Bill Passed - House (220 - 201)
June 22, 2022 AZ HB 2664 Appropriates Funding for Military Transitional Housing Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 1)
June 22, 2022 RI H 7939 Authorizes Driving Permits for Undocumented Persons (55 - 15)
June 22, 2022 RI H 8353 Amends the Gender Inclusive Restroom Act to Apply to State Building Code Standards Bill Passed - House (62 - 9)
June 22, 2022 RI H 8353 Amends the Gender Inclusive Restroom Act to Apply to State Building Code Standards Bill Passed - House (62 - 9)
June 21, 2022 RI H 7277 Establishes Renewable Energy Targets and Standards Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 4)
June 17, 2022 RI H 7068 Requires the Department of Human Services Streamline the SNAP Benefits Application Process Bill Passed - House (64 - 0)
June 16, 2022 National HR 3967 Honoring our PACT Act of 2021 Bill Passed - Senate (84 - 14)
June 16, 2022 NJ A 3694 Establishes the Purple Star Schools Program for Military Families Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 0)
June 14, 2022 NC SB 256 Limits Appointment Powers of Governor Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (27 - 18)
June 14, 2022 DE HB 455 Amends Various Laws Relating to Women's Reproductive Health and Abortion Bill Passed - House (24 - 13)
June 14, 2022 RI H 7277 Establishes Renewable Energy Targets and Standards Bill Passed - House (56 - 13)
June 9, 2022 MA H 4805 Authorizes State Drivers Licenses for Certain Undocumented Persons Veto Override Passed - Senate (32 - 8)
June 9, 2022 National HR 2377 Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2021 Bill Passed - House (224 - 202)
June 8, 2022 MA H 4805 Authorizes State Drivers Licenses for Certain Undocumented Persons Veto Override Passed - House (119 - 36)
June 8, 2022 NC SB 256 Limits Appointment Powers of Governor Bill Passed - House (61 - 40)
June 8, 2022 PA HB 2125 Exempts and Removes References of Homosexuality from State Criminal Codes Bill Passed - House (198 - 0)
June 7, 2022 PA SB 1191 Prohibits Transgender Girls from Playing on Female Sports Teams Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 20)
June 3, 2022 NY S 6363 Reduces Judicial Discretion in Certain Firearm Cases Bill Passed - House
June 3, 2022 NY S 74 Expands Recoverable Damages to Include Emotional and Pecuniary Costs Bill Passed - House (147 - 2)
June 3, 2022 LA HB 450 Authorizes Access to Original Birth Certificates For Adoptees Over 24 Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 5)
June 3, 2022 NY S 8922 Establishes Worker Protections for Warehouse Workers Bill Passed - House (119 - 30)
June 3, 2022 NY S 8922 Establishes Worker Protections for Warehouse Workers Bill Passed - House (119 - 30)
June 3, 2022 NY S 9351 Allows NYC To Award Contracts Up to $1 Million to Minority or Women Business Enterprises (MWBE) Without a Formal Competitive Process Bill Passed - House (111 - 33)
June 3, 2022 NY S 7157 Requires the Release of Individuals from Utility, Phone and Television Contracts in Instances of Domestic Violence. Bill Passed - House (146 - 3)
June 2, 2022 LA SB 342 Increases Criminal Penalties and Monetary Fines for Abortion Centers Bill Passed - House (72 - 25)
June 2, 2022 NY A 5278 Amends Retirement and Social Security Laws for Discharged LGBT Veterans Bill Passed - Senate (63 - 0)
June 2, 2022 NY A 5278 Amends Retirement and Social Security Laws for Discharged LGBT Veterans Bill Passed - Senate (63 - 0)
June 2, 2022 NY S 74 Expands Recoverable Damages to Include Emotional and Pecuniary Costs Bill Passed - Senate (57 - 6)
June 1, 2022 NC HB 755 Prohibits K-3 Classroom Instruction of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (28 - 18)
June 1, 2022 NC HB 755 Prohibits K-3 Classroom Instruction of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (28 - 18)
June 1, 2022 NY S 8922 Establishes Worker Protections for Warehouse Workers Bill Passed - Senate (45 - 18)
June 1, 2022 OH HB 151 Authorizes a "Verification" Process for Enforcing Transgender Student Athlete Bans Bill Passed - House (57 - 30)
June 1, 2022 NY S 8884 Establishes Transgender and Gender Non-Binary Wellness and Equity Program Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 20)
June 1, 2022 NY S 8922 Establishes Worker Protections for Warehouse Workers Bill Passed - Senate (45 - 18)
May 31, 2022 NY A 8869 Requires Insurance Companies to Accommodate Hate Crime Victims Bill Passed - Senate (63 - 0)
May 26, 2022 MA H 4805 Authorizes State Drivers Licenses for Certain Undocumented Persons Bill Passed - House (117 - 36)
May 26, 2022 MA H 4805 Authorizes State Drivers Licenses for Certain Undocumented Persons (32 - 8)
May 26, 2022 National S J Res 46 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security relating to "Procedures for Credible Fear Screening and Consideration of Asylum, Withholding of Removal, and CAT Protection Claims by Asylum Officers". Joint Resolution Failed - Senate (46 - 48)
May 26, 2022 CA AB 2840 Requires 1,000-Foot Buffer Zone Between Warehouses and "Sensitive Receptors" Bill Passed - House (41 - 25)
May 26, 2022 NJ S 315 Establishes Employment Security Protections During Changes in Control of Healthcare Entities Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 14)
May 24, 2022 IN HB 1041 Prohibits Transgender Girls from Playing on Female Sports Teams Veto Override Passed - Senate (32 - 15)
May 24, 2022 IN HB 1041 Prohibits Transgender Girls from Playing on Female Sports Teams Veto Override Passed - House (67 - 28)
May 24, 2022 LA HB 988 Prohibits Discrimination Against Employees Using Medical Marijuana Bill Passed - House (26 - 8)
May 24, 2022 LA HB 988 Prohibits Discrimination Against Employees Using Medical Marijuana Bill Passed - Senate (60 - 32)
May 24, 2022 MI HB 5981 Exempts State Licensed Residential Facilities from Conditional Use Permits Bill Passed - House (72 - 35)
May 23, 2022 IA SF 529 Prohibits Fraud in Assisted Reproduction Concurrence Vote Passed - House (83 - 1)
May 23, 2022 LA SB 44 Limits Participation in Women's Sports on Basis of One's Sex Assigned at Birth Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (32 - 6)
May 23, 2022 IA SF 2367 Repeals Sales Tax on Menstrual Products Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (44 - 0)
May 23, 2022 NY S 6363 Reduces Judicial Discretion in Certain Firearm Cases Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 15)
May 23, 2022 LA HB 366 Increases the Mandatory Retiring Age for Judges Bill Passed - House (70 - 29)
May 22, 2022 MN HF 2725 Expands Mental Health Funding and Amends Competency Procedures for Standing Trial Concurrence Vote Passed - House (68 - 60)
May 22, 2022 MN HF 4065 Expands Health & Human Services Regulations Bill Passed - House (68 - 65)
May 22, 2022 MN HF 4065 Expands Health & Human Services Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (66 - 0)
May 18, 2022 National HR 7790 Infant Formula Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022 Bill Passed - House (231 - 192)
May 17, 2022 AK HB 184 Authorizes the Alaskan State Government to Provide Child Welfare Services to Tribes Concurrence Vote Passed - House (37 - 2)
May 17, 2022 AK HB 123 Authorizes Formal Recognition of State Tribes Concurrence Vote Passed - House (37 - 2)
May 17, 2022 LA SB 44 Limits Participation in Women's Sports on Basis of One's Sex Assigned at Birth Bill Passed - House (72 - 21)
May 17, 2022 AK SB 34 Establishes State-Tribal Education Compact Schools Bill Passed - House (37 - 2)
May 17, 2022 DE HB 205 Establishes EARNS State Retirement Program Bill Passed - House (35 - 5)
May 16, 2022 OK HB 1933 Amends State Unemployment Compensation Laws Concurrence Vote Passed - House (75 - 17)
May 15, 2022 AK HB 325 Amends and Modernizes the Term "Consent" for Sexual Assault Cases Bill Passed - House (35 - 2)
May 13, 2022 MO SB 672 Expands the Fast Track Scholarship Grant Program by 7 Years Bill Passed - House (109 - 29)
Date No. Title Outcome
6/29 S 315 Establishes Employment Security Protections During Changes in Control of Healthcare Entities Bill Passed - House (45 - 32)
6/29 S 481 Requires Automobile Insurance Policies to Provide a Minimum Amount of Liability Coverage Bill Passed - House (44 - 29)
6/29 SB 1278 Prohibits Instruction on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity for K-5 Students Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 21)
6/29 S 481 Requires Automobile Insurance Policies to Provide a Minimum Amount of Liability Coverage Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 15)
6/28 HB 455 Amends Various Laws Relating to Women's Reproductive Health and Abortion Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 6)
6/28 HB 404 Amends Codes Relating to Professional Licensing Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 0)
6/24 H 7942 Reduces Regulations on Dwelling Units to Allow Increased Living Options for Senior Citizens Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 6)
6/24 H 7942 Reduces Regulations on Dwelling Units to Allow Increased Living Options for Senior Citizens Bill Passed - House (52 - 5)
6/23 H 7939 Authorizes Driving Permits for Undocumented Persons Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (28 - 10)
6/23 S 3036 Requires Firefighters to Take Road Safety Test Prior to Obtaining Commercial Driver's License Bill Passed - House (63 - 4)
6/23 SB 1494 Prohibits the Non-Vaccinated Terminated Persons from Being Denied Unemployment Benefits Bill Passed - House (31 - 26)
6/23 SB 1494 Prohibits the Non-Vaccinated Terminated Persons from Being Denied Unemployment Benefits Bill Passed - House (31 - 26)
6/23 HR 4176 LGBTQI+ Data Inclusion Act Bill Passed - House (220 - 201)
6/22 HB 2664 Appropriates Funding for Military Transitional Housing Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 1)
6/22 H 7939 Authorizes Driving Permits for Undocumented Persons (55 - 15)
6/22 H 8353 Amends the Gender Inclusive Restroom Act to Apply to State Building Code Standards Bill Passed - House (62 - 9)
6/22 H 8353 Amends the Gender Inclusive Restroom Act to Apply to State Building Code Standards Bill Passed - House (62 - 9)
6/21 H 7277 Establishes Renewable Energy Targets and Standards Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 4)
6/17 H 7068 Requires the Department of Human Services Streamline the SNAP Benefits Application Process Bill Passed - House (64 - 0)
6/16 HR 3967 Honoring our PACT Act of 2021 Bill Passed - Senate (84 - 14)
6/16 A 3694 Establishes the Purple Star Schools Program for Military Families Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 0)
6/14 SB 256 Limits Appointment Powers of Governor Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (27 - 18)
6/14 HB 455 Amends Various Laws Relating to Women's Reproductive Health and Abortion Bill Passed - House (24 - 13)
6/14 H 7277 Establishes Renewable Energy Targets and Standards Bill Passed - House (56 - 13)
6/09 H 4805 Authorizes State Drivers Licenses for Certain Undocumented Persons Veto Override Passed - Senate (32 - 8)
6/09 HR 2377 Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2021 Bill Passed - House (224 - 202)
6/08 H 4805 Authorizes State Drivers Licenses for Certain Undocumented Persons Veto Override Passed - House (119 - 36)
6/08 SB 256 Limits Appointment Powers of Governor Bill Passed - House (61 - 40)
6/08 HB 2125 Exempts and Removes References of Homosexuality from State Criminal Codes Bill Passed - House (198 - 0)
6/07 SB 1191 Prohibits Transgender Girls from Playing on Female Sports Teams Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 20)
6/03 S 6363 Reduces Judicial Discretion in Certain Firearm Cases Bill Passed - House
6/03 S 74 Expands Recoverable Damages to Include Emotional and Pecuniary Costs Bill Passed - House (147 - 2)
6/03 HB 450 Authorizes Access to Original Birth Certificates For Adoptees Over 24 Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 5)
6/03 S 8922 Establishes Worker Protections for Warehouse Workers Bill Passed - House (119 - 30)
6/03 S 8922 Establishes Worker Protections for Warehouse Workers Bill Passed - House (119 - 30)
6/03 S 9351 Allows NYC To Award Contracts Up to $1 Million to Minority or Women Business Enterprises (MWBE) Without a Formal Competitive Process Bill Passed - House (111 - 33)
6/03 S 7157 Requires the Release of Individuals from Utility, Phone and Television Contracts in Instances of Domestic Violence. Bill Passed - House (146 - 3)
6/02 SB 342 Increases Criminal Penalties and Monetary Fines for Abortion Centers Bill Passed - House (72 - 25)
6/02 A 5278 Amends Retirement and Social Security Laws for Discharged LGBT Veterans Bill Passed - Senate (63 - 0)
6/02 A 5278 Amends Retirement and Social Security Laws for Discharged LGBT Veterans Bill Passed - Senate (63 - 0)
6/02 S 74 Expands Recoverable Damages to Include Emotional and Pecuniary Costs Bill Passed - Senate (57 - 6)
6/01 HB 755 Prohibits K-3 Classroom Instruction of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (28 - 18)
6/01 HB 755 Prohibits K-3 Classroom Instruction of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (28 - 18)
6/01 S 8922 Establishes Worker Protections for Warehouse Workers Bill Passed - Senate (45 - 18)
6/01 HB 151 Authorizes a "Verification" Process for Enforcing Transgender Student Athlete Bans Bill Passed - House (57 - 30)
6/01 S 8884 Establishes Transgender and Gender Non-Binary Wellness and Equity Program Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 20)
6/01 S 8922 Establishes Worker Protections for Warehouse Workers Bill Passed - Senate (45 - 18)
5/31 A 8869 Requires Insurance Companies to Accommodate Hate Crime Victims Bill Passed - Senate (63 - 0)
5/26 H 4805 Authorizes State Drivers Licenses for Certain Undocumented Persons Bill Passed - House (117 - 36)
5/26 H 4805 Authorizes State Drivers Licenses for Certain Undocumented Persons (32 - 8)
5/26 S J Res 46 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security relating to "Procedures for Credible Fear Screening and Consideration of Asylum, Withholding of Removal, and CAT Protection Claims by Asylum Officers". Joint Resolution Failed - Senate (46 - 48)
5/26 AB 2840 Requires 1,000-Foot Buffer Zone Between Warehouses and "Sensitive Receptors" Bill Passed - House (41 - 25)
5/26 S 315 Establishes Employment Security Protections During Changes in Control of Healthcare Entities Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 14)
5/24 HB 1041 Prohibits Transgender Girls from Playing on Female Sports Teams Veto Override Passed - Senate (32 - 15)
5/24 HB 1041 Prohibits Transgender Girls from Playing on Female Sports Teams Veto Override Passed - House (67 - 28)
5/24 HB 988 Prohibits Discrimination Against Employees Using Medical Marijuana Bill Passed - House (26 - 8)
5/24 HB 988 Prohibits Discrimination Against Employees Using Medical Marijuana Bill Passed - Senate (60 - 32)
5/24 HB 5981 Exempts State Licensed Residential Facilities from Conditional Use Permits Bill Passed - House (72 - 35)
5/23 SF 529 Prohibits Fraud in Assisted Reproduction Concurrence Vote Passed - House (83 - 1)
5/23 SB 44 Limits Participation in Women's Sports on Basis of One's Sex Assigned at Birth Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (32 - 6)
5/23 SF 2367 Repeals Sales Tax on Menstrual Products Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (44 - 0)
5/23 S 6363 Reduces Judicial Discretion in Certain Firearm Cases Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 15)
5/23 HB 366 Increases the Mandatory Retiring Age for Judges Bill Passed - House (70 - 29)
5/22 HF 2725 Expands Mental Health Funding and Amends Competency Procedures for Standing Trial Concurrence Vote Passed - House (68 - 60)
5/22 HF 4065 Expands Health & Human Services Regulations Bill Passed - House (68 - 65)
5/22 HF 4065 Expands Health & Human Services Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (66 - 0)
5/18 HR 7790 Infant Formula Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022 Bill Passed - House (231 - 192)
5/17 HB 184 Authorizes the Alaskan State Government to Provide Child Welfare Services to Tribes Concurrence Vote Passed - House (37 - 2)
5/17 HB 123 Authorizes Formal Recognition of State Tribes Concurrence Vote Passed - House (37 - 2)
5/17 SB 44 Limits Participation in Women's Sports on Basis of One's Sex Assigned at Birth Bill Passed - House (72 - 21)
5/17 SB 34 Establishes State-Tribal Education Compact Schools Bill Passed - House (37 - 2)
5/17 HB 205 Establishes EARNS State Retirement Program Bill Passed - House (35 - 5)
5/16 HB 1933 Amends State Unemployment Compensation Laws Concurrence Vote Passed - House (75 - 17)
5/15 HB 325 Amends and Modernizes the Term "Consent" for Sexual Assault Cases Bill Passed - House (35 - 2)
5/13 SB 672 Expands the Fast Track Scholarship Grant Program by 7 Years Bill Passed - House (109 - 29)
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