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| Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 17, 2022 | NH | HB 52 | Establishes New US House Districts | Bill Passed - Senate (13 - 11) |
| March 17, 2022 | NH | HB 52 | Establishes New US House Districts | Bill Passed - Senate (13 - 11) |
| March 17, 2022 | AL | HB 239 | Prohibits Poll Watchers from Assisting Individuals with Voting | Bill Passed - House (79 - 21) |
| March 16, 2022 | AZ | HB 2840 | Amends Existing Laws Regarding the Election of Precinct Committeemen | Bill Passed - House (34 - 25) |
| March 16, 2022 | SC | S 133 | Rescinds Federal Appropriations | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 16) |
| March 16, 2022 | VT | H 722 | Amends State House District Boundaries | Bill Passed - House (129 - 13) |
| March 16, 2022 | AK | HB 234 | Limits Political Contributions | Bill Passed - House (21 - 18) |
| March 16, 2022 | AK | SB 156 | Prohibits Certain Vaccine-Related Requirements | Bill Passed - Senate (13 - 6) |
| March 16, 2022 | CT | HB 5262 | Expands Access to Absentee Voting | Bill Passed - House (126 - 16) |
| March 15, 2022 | NH | HB 1266 | Prohibits Restrictions on Immigration Enforcement | "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - House (172 - 162) |
| March 15, 2022 | RI | H 7429 | Increases Polling Place Voter Capacity | Bill Passed - House (63 - 5) |
| March 14, 2022 | FL | HB 5001 | Establishes the General Appropriations Act for 2022 | Conference Report Adopted - House (105 - 3) |
| March 14, 2022 | FL | HB 5003 | Establishes Budget, Establishes State Guard, Divests from Russian Federation | Conference Report Adopted - House (105 - 3) |
| March 14, 2022 | FL | HB 7071 | Establishing Temporary Tax Exemptions | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 0) |
| March 12, 2022 | WV | HB 4353 | Amends Election Laws | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (81 - 15) |
| March 12, 2022 | WV | HB 4353 | Amends Election Laws | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 2) |
| March 11, 2022 | WY | SF 98 | Limits Expenditure of COVID-19 Relief Funds | Veto Override Passed - Senate (28 - 1) |
| March 11, 2022 | WY | HB 42 | Appropriates Funds for Local Government Spending Costs | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (37 - 21) |
| March 11, 2022 | WY | HB 100 | Amends State Legislative Districts | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (44 - 12) |
| March 10, 2022 | VA | SB 652 | Amends Requirements for Absentee Voting | Concurrence Vote Failed - Senate (19 - 21) |
| March 10, 2022 | NC | HB 243 | Specifies the Current Operations Appropriations Act of 2021 | Conference Report Adopted - House (96 - 16) |
| March 10, 2022 | WY | SF 86 | Establishes Firefighter Emergency Wildfire Evacuation Plans | Bill Passed - House (51 - 8) |
| March 10, 2022 | VA | SB 652 | Amends Requirements for Absentee Voting | Bill Passed - House (52 - 47) |
| March 10, 2022 | NC | SJR 748 | Specifies Rules, Restrictions for Upcoming Legislative Sessions | Bill Passed - House (106 - 5) |
| March 10, 2022 | WY | HB 105 | Reduces State Coal Severance Tax by 0.5 Percent | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 4) |
| March 10, 2022 | WY | HB 96 | Increases Governor's Salary | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 11) |
| March 10, 2022 | KY | HB 29 | Prohibits Enforcement of Certain Federal Gun Policies | Bill Passed - House (75 - 20) |
| March 10, 2022 | KY | HB 29 | Prohibits Enforcement of Certain Federal Gun Policies | Bill Passed - House (75 - 20) |
| March 10, 2022 | IA | HF 2430 | Amends Compensation Process for County Officials | Bill Passed - House (55 - 37) |
| March 10, 2022 | MO | HB 1878 | Authorizes Secretary of State to Audit List of Registered Voters | Bill Passed - House (97 - 46) |
| March 9, 2022 | SC | H 3205 | Authorizes the State of South Carolina to Join a "Convention of States" | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 13) |
| March 9, 2022 | FL | SB 524 | Establishes Office of Election Crimes and Security | Bill Passed - House (76 - 41) |
| March 9, 2022 | VA | SB 35 | Extends the 60-Day Commission Planning Period | Bill Passed - House (53 - 45) |
| March 9, 2022 | OK | HB 3543 | Requires Toleration of Free Speech on College Campuses | (66 - 27) |
| March 9, 2022 | NC | HB 243 | Specifies the Current Operations Appropriations Act of 2021 | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (44 - 4) |
| March 8, 2022 | WY | SF 66 | Appropriates COVID-19 Relief Funds | Conference Report Adopted - House (38 - 18) |
| March 8, 2022 | WY | SF 66 | Appropriates COVID-19 Relief Funds | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (24 - 5) |
| March 8, 2022 | WA | HB 2075 | Establishes New Service Requirements for the Department of Social and Health Services | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (96 - 1) |
| March 8, 2022 | WI | AB 912 | Prohibits Emergency Declaration of Businesses as Essential, Nonessential | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (20 - 12) |
| March 8, 2022 | AR | HB 1034 | Increases Prison Spending | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 3) |
| March 8, 2022 | MS | HB 1510 | Increases Secretary of State Power to Purge Voter Rolls and Audit Election Results Without Public Oversight | Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 14) |
| March 8, 2022 | National | HR 3076 | Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 | Bill Passed - Senate (79 - 19) |
| March 8, 2022 | OK | SB 176 | Extends Leave Benefits for State Employees | (43 - 1) |
| March 7, 2022 | WY | HB 49 | Requires Organizations that Receive a Minimum of $1,000 for Election Spending File with the Wyoming Secretary of State's Office | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 8) |
| March 7, 2022 | WY | SF 98 | Limits Expenditure of COVID-19 Relief Funds | Bill Passed - House (45 - 13) |
| March 7, 2022 | AR | HB 1034 | Increases Prison Spending | Bill Passed - House (83 - 5) |
| March 7, 2022 | AR | HR 1022 | Repeals Secret Ballot Voting for House Speaker Elections | Bill Failed - House (24 - 62) |
| March 7, 2022 | IA | HF 2331 | Establishes Permanent Daylight Savings Time | Bill Passed - House (82 - 13) |
| March 4, 2022 | FL | SB 102 | Establishes State Congressional Districts | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate |
| March 4, 2022 | UT | HB 456 | Expands Acceptance of Digital User Asset Payments | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (67 - 7) |
| March 4, 2022 | WY | HB 52 | Authorizes Absentee Ballot Processing Before Election Day and Establishes Election Result Sharing as a Felony | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 10) |
| March 4, 2022 | WY | HB 80 | Requires Campaigns and PACs to File an Itemized Statement of Contributions with the Secretary of State | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 8) |
| March 4, 2022 | UT | HB 90 | Expands the Scope of Lobbying Regulations | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 0) |
| March 4, 2022 | FL | SB 102 | Establishes State Congressional Districts | Bill Passed - House (67 - 47) |
| March 4, 2022 | WA | HB 1927 | Requires Employer Flexibility for Part-Time Legislators | Bill Passed - Senate (44 - 4) |
| March 4, 2022 | FL | SB 524 | Establishes Office of Election Crimes and Security | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 14) |
| March 3, 2022 | UT | HB 313 | Expands Restrictions on Elections and Voting | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (56 - 14) |
| March 3, 2022 | IN | SB 134 | Limits Private Donations to Local Governments | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (43 - 4) |
| March 3, 2022 | IN | SB 134 | Limits Private Donations to Local Governments | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (43 - 4) |
| March 3, 2022 | AR | SB 59 | Appropriates Funds for the University of Arkansas | Bill Passed - House (88 - 4) |
| March 2, 2022 | UT | HB 313 | Expands Restrictions on Elections and Voting | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 7) |
| March 2, 2022 | UT | HB 218 | Amends Various Ballot Measure and Election Laws | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 0) |
| March 2, 2022 | UT | HB 218 | Amends Various Ballot Measure and Election Laws | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 0) |
| March 1, 2022 | IN | HB 1116 | Increases Requirements for Mail-In Voting | Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 10) |
| March 1, 2022 | WY | HB 96 | Increases Governor's Salary | Bill Passed - House (40 - 19) |
| March 1, 2022 | UT | HB 476 | Prohibits Local Ordinances Against Animal Enterprises | Bill Passed - House (43 - 28) |
| March 1, 2022 | KY | HB 43 | Requires Equal Treatment for All Religious Organizations During Declared State of Emergencies | Bill Passed - House (83 - 12) |
| March 1, 2022 | WY | HB 105 | Reduces State Coal Severance Tax by 0.5 Percent | Bill Passed - House (40 - 19) |
| Feb. 28, 2022 | AZ | HB 2492 | Requires Proof of Citizenship in Order to Vote in a Presidential Election | Bill Passed - House (31 - 26) |
| Feb. 24, 2022 | GA | HB 437 | Amends Fulton County Commissioner District Boundaries | (32 - 20) |
| Feb. 24, 2022 | WI | SB 940 | Authorizes Suspension of Voters for Information Discrepancies | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (59 - 36) |
| Feb. 24, 2022 | OR | HB 4133 | Authorizes Voter Registration Without State-Issued ID | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 7) |
| Feb. 24, 2022 | WI | SB 935 | Amends Various Election Fraud Laws | Bill Passed - House (56 - 38) |
| Feb. 24, 2022 | WY | HB 52 | Authorizes Absentee Ballot Processing Before Election Day and Establishes Election Result Sharing as a Felony | Bill Passed - House (46 - 13) |
| Feb. 24, 2022 | WY | HB 49 | Requires Organizations that Receive a Minimum of $1,000 for Election Spending File with the Wyoming Secretary of State's Office | Bill Passed - House (45 - 14) |
| Feb. 23, 2022 | ME | LD 344 | Establishes a Constitutional Amendment that Prohibits Discrimination Based on Sex | "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - Senate (22 - 12) |
| Feb. 23, 2022 | ID | S 1255 | Establishes the Empowering Parents Grant Program with Funds from the American Rescue Plan | Bill Passed - House (67 - 1) |
| Feb. 22, 2022 | UT | SB 115 | Prohibits Local Jurisdiction of State Firearm Laws | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (20 - 5) |
| Feb. 22, 2022 | WI | AB 884 | Classifies Courses on U.S. Constitution as Diversity, Ethnic Studies | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (21 - 12) |
| Feb. 22, 2022 | IN | SB 134 | Limits Private Donations to Local Governments | Bill Passed - House (67 - 25) |
| Feb. 22, 2022 | IN | SB 134 | Limits Private Donations to Local Governments | Bill Passed - House (67 - 25) |
| Feb. 22, 2022 | WI | SB 935 | Amends Various Election Fraud Laws | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 14) |
| Feb. 22, 2022 | CO | HB 22-1060 | Limits Campaign Contributions to School Board Candidates | Bill Passed - House (41 - 23) |
| Feb. 22, 2022 | WI | SB 940 | Authorizes Suspension of Voters for Information Discrepancies | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 12) |
| Feb. 22, 2022 | WI | AB 884 | Classifies Courses on U.S. Constitution as Diversity, Ethnic Studies | Bill Passed - House (60 - 34) |
| Feb. 21, 2022 | KS | HCR 5014 | Establishes a Constitutional Amendment to Provide Legislative Oversight to the Executive Branch | Joint Resolution Passed - House (85 - 39) |
| Feb. 21, 2022 | WI | SB 934 | Authorizes the Processing of Absentee Ballots the Day before an Election | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 12) |
| Feb. 21, 2022 | KS | HCR 5014 | Establishes a Constitutional Amendment to Provide Legislative Oversight to the Executive Branch | Joint Resolution Passed - House (85 - 39) |
| Feb. 21, 2022 | KS | HCR 5014 | Establishes a Constitutional Amendment to Provide Legislative Oversight to the Executive Branch | Joint Resolution Passed - House (85 - 39) |
| Feb. 21, 2022 | WY | HB 80 | Requires Campaigns and PACs to File an Itemized Statement of Contributions with the Secretary of State | Bill Passed - House (41 - 15) |
| Feb. 18, 2022 | LA | HB 1 | Amends State Congressional Districts | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (62 - 27) |
| Feb. 18, 2022 | LA | HB 1 | Amends State Congressional Districts | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 10) |
| Feb. 18, 2022 | LA | SB 1 | Amends State Senate Legislative Districts | Bill Passed - House (65 - 31) |
| Feb. 18, 2022 | LA | HB 14 | Authorizes New Election Districts for the House of Representatives | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 11) |
| Feb. 18, 2022 | LA | SB 5 | Amends Congressional District Boundaries | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 9) |
| Feb. 18, 2022 | LA | SB 5 | Amends Congressional District Boundaries | Bill Passed - House (64 - 31) |
| Feb. 17, 2022 | GA | HB 437 | Amends Fulton County Commissioner District Boundaries | Bill Passed - House (97 - 62) |
| Feb. 17, 2022 | UT | SB 115 | Prohibits Local Jurisdiction of State Firearm Laws | Bill Passed - House (58 - 16) |
| Feb. 17, 2022 | NM | SB 144 | Prohibits Intimidation of Elections Officials | Bill Passed - House (39 - 30) |
| Feb. 17, 2022 | GA | SB 369 | Requires Board of Education Member Elections Be Nonpartisan | Bill Passed - House (95 - 61) |