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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
Feb. 28, 2022 OR SB 1533 Appropriates Funds for Support to Education Providers and Native American Tribes that Contribute to Cleaner Air Bill Passed - House (53 - 4)
Feb. 28, 2022 IN SB 82 Requires Every High School Senior Fill Out a FAFSA Bill Passed - House (89 - 5)
Feb. 28, 2022 VA SB 656 Requires Schools Notify Parents of Sexually Explicit Instructional Content Bill Passed - House (52 - 46)
Feb. 28, 2022 WY SF 76 Prohibits Financial Exploitation of Vulnerable Adults Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 5)
Feb. 28, 2022 IA HF 2298 Prohibits Vaccine Mandates in Schools Bill Passed - House
Feb. 28, 2022 OR HB 4117 Establishes Grant Program Assisting Low-Income Residents Bill Passed - House (48 - 10)
Feb. 25, 2022 OR SB 1521 Limits School Districts' Ability to Fire Superintendents Bill Passed - House (31 - 25)
Feb. 25, 2022 NE LB 906 Requires the State Department of Health and Human Services Provide COVID-19 Vaccination Exemption Cards Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 5)
Feb. 24, 2022 MI SB 720 Expands Tobacco Regulations; Establishes Taxes; Authorizes Seizure and Sale of Property (78 - 23)
Feb. 24, 2022 WI SB 940 Authorizes Suspension of Voters for Information Discrepancies Concurrence Vote Passed - House (59 - 36)
Feb. 24, 2022 MS HB 20 Prohibits Organ Donor Discrimination Based on Disability Bill Passed - Senate (50 - 0)
Feb. 24, 2022 UT SB 53 Increases the Maximum Fine for Driving Over 100mph Bill Passed - House (49 - 23)
Feb. 24, 2022 CO HB 22-1104 Expands Ability of Local Governments to Install Powerline Trails Bill Passed - House (37 - 24)
Feb. 24, 2022 IA HF 2380 Authorizes Growth of Hemp in Larger Acres Bill Passed - House (96 - 1)
Feb. 24, 2022 MO SB 672 Expands the Fast Track Scholarship Grant Program by 7 Years Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 8)
Feb. 24, 2022 FL HB 1557 Limits Classroom Discussions of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Bill Passed - House (69 - 47)
Feb. 24, 2022 MN HF 2900 Appropriates Pay for Frontline Workers Bill Passed - House (71 - 61)
Feb. 24, 2022 KY SB 138 Limits Topics of Discussion in Schools Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 8)
Feb. 24, 2022 AZ SB 1138 Prohibits Irreversible Gender Reassignment Surgery for Minors Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 12)
Feb. 24, 2022 AZ SB 1494 Prohibits the Non-Vaccinated Terminated Persons from Being Denied Unemployment Benefits Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 9)
Feb. 23, 2022 WI SB 695 Repeals the Limit on the Total Number of Charter Schools Authorized by the College of Menominee Nation and the Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe College Concurrence Vote Passed - House (61 - 35)
Feb. 23, 2022 FL SB 438 Expands Military Statutes and Definitions to Include Space Force Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 0)
Feb. 23, 2022 WI AB 957 Expands Consumer Data Protections Bill Passed - House (59 - 37)
Feb. 23, 2022 IL SB 3023 Establishes Protection for Survivors of Sexual Assault Bill Passed - Senate (53 - 0)
Feb. 23, 2022 MI HB 5637 Authorizes Usage of Certain Experimental Drugs as COVID-19 Treatment Bill Passed - House (56 - 48)
Feb. 23, 2022 IL SB 3490 Expands Protections for LGBTQ Seniors Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 9)
Feb. 23, 2022 AZ HB 2325 Establishes 9/11 Education Day Bill Passed - House (39 - 20)
Feb. 23, 2022 SD HB 1228 Expands the Ability for Patients to Seek Investigational Drugs, Biological Products, or Devices Bill Passed - House (57 - 13)
Feb. 23, 2022 WV SB 650 Repeals Restriction on Fossil Fuel Development Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 5)
Feb. 23, 2022 AZ HB 2686 Authorizes Remembrance Special Plates Bill Passed - House (40 - 19)
Feb. 23, 2022 WY SF 51 Prohibits Transgender Girls from Playing on Female Sports Teams Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 4)
Feb. 23, 2022 FL SB 896 Authorizes Veterans to List Military Experience in Place of Higher Education on Teaching Certificate Applications Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 0)
Feb. 23, 2022 WY SF 103 Limits the Teaching of Critical Race Theory in K-12 Public Schools Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 4)
Feb. 22, 2022 UT HB 21 Requires Certain Water Quality Testing in Schools and Child Care Centers Concurrence Vote Passed - House (39 - 28)
Feb. 22, 2022 CO HB 22-1028 Establishes New Regulations For Bicycles And Other Vehicles Bill Passed - House (44 - 20)
Feb. 22, 2022 WI SB 940 Authorizes Suspension of Voters for Information Discrepancies Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 12)
Feb. 22, 2022 IA SF 2296 Authorizes Law Enforcement to Seize Trash Bill Passed - Senate (49 - 0)
Feb. 22, 2022 WI AB 963 Specifies Rights of Parents Bill Passed - House (60 - 34)
Feb. 22, 2022 AL HB 322 Requires K-12 Students to Use Bathroom Corresponding with Sex on Birth Certificate Bill Passed - House (74 - 24)
Feb. 22, 2022 WI AB 995 Amends School Mask Mandates and In-Person Learning Requirements Bill Passed - House (60 - 32)
Feb. 22, 2022 WI AB 995 Amends School Mask Mandates and In-Person Learning Requirements Bill Passed - House (60 - 32)
Feb. 21, 2022 VA HB 4 Requires School Principals to Report Student Misdemeanors to Law Enforcement Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 13)
Feb. 21, 2022 AZ HCR 2039 Repeals the School Spending Cap Mandate in the State Constitution Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (23 - 6)
Feb. 21, 2022 AZ HCR 2039 Repeals the School Spending Cap Mandate in the State Constitution Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (23 - 6)
Feb. 21, 2022 ID H 631 Specifies Provisions Regarding Banning Mask Mandates Bill Passed - House (46 - 24)
Feb. 21, 2022 IA HF 2416 Requires Student Athletes to Join Teams Based on Sex Assigned at Birth Bill Passed - House (55 - 39)
Feb. 21, 2022 MN SF 2876 Extends COVID-19 Related Human Services Programs Bill Failed - Senate (28 - 39)
Feb. 17, 2022 NC SB 173 Repeals the Mask Mandate for Public Schools Conference Report Adopted - House (76 - 42)
Feb. 17, 2022 GA SB 458 Amends Description of Richmond County School Board Districts Bill Passed - House (97 - 63)
Feb. 17, 2022 NM SB 14 Establishes Clean Fuel Energy Standards for the State Bill Failed - House (33 - 33)
Feb. 17, 2022 GA SB 369 Requires Board of Education Member Elections Be Nonpartisan Bill Passed - House (95 - 61)
Feb. 17, 2022 KY HB 344 Establishes that Minors Under 16 Can Receive a Hunting License Without Parental Approval Bill Passed - House (78 - 13)
Feb. 17, 2022 WY HB 97 Prohibits the Teaching of Critical Race Theory Concepts in Public Schools Bill Failed - House (35 - 24)
Feb. 17, 2022 AZ HB 2351 Increases Homestead Exemption Limit to $450,000 Bill Passed - House (37 - 21)
Feb. 16, 2022 VA SB 739 Prohibits Mask Mandates at Schools Concurrence Vote Passed - House (77 - 23)
Feb. 16, 2022 NM SB 140 Expands the State's Opportunity Scholarship Bill Passed - House (51 - 17)
Feb. 16, 2022 NM HB 7 Authorizes the Opportunity Enterprise Act and Providing Financing And Loans Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 13)
Feb. 16, 2022 MA H 4461 Authorizes Driver's Licenses for Certain Undocumented Immigrants (120 - 36)
Feb. 16, 2022 AR HB 1011 Appropriates Funds for the Rice Research and Promotion Board Bill Passed - House (93 - 4)
Feb. 16, 2022 MA H 4470 Authorizes Driver's Licenses for Certain Undocumented Persons Bill Passed - House (120 - 36)
Feb. 16, 2022 AR HB 1009 Appropriates Monies to Assist Wheat Industry Bill Passed - House (93 - 3)
Feb. 16, 2022 AR HB 1031 Appropriates Funds to the Department of Education for the Educational Television Division Bill Passed - House (49 - 45)
Feb. 16, 2022 AK SB 72 Amends Civics Curriculum and Assessment Requirements Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 1)
Feb. 16, 2022 OH HB 304 Amends Smoke Detector Laws in Residential Premises Bill Passed - House (79 - 14)
Feb. 15, 2022 WI AB 675 Requires Employers to Accept "Natural Immunity" Documentation in Lieu of COVID Test, Vaccine Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (20 - 12)
Feb. 15, 2022 WI AB 495 Authorizes Licensed Carriage of Firearms on School Grounds Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (20 - 12)
Feb. 15, 2022 NM HB 132 Prohibits Future Interest Rate Increases Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 8)
Feb. 15, 2022 NM HB 37 Establishes the Community Energy Efficiency Development Block Grant Act Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 14)
Feb. 15, 2022 NM HB 37 Establishes the Community Energy Efficiency Development Block Grant Act Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 14)
Feb. 15, 2022 SD HB 1012 Prohibits Teaching "Divisive" Topics at Public Universities Bill Passed - House (54 - 14)
Feb. 15, 2022 WV HB 4005 Prohibits Sale of Fetal Parts Derived from Abortion Bill Passed - House (82 - 15)
Feb. 15, 2022 UT SB 53 Increases the Maximum Fine for Driving Over 100mph Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 4)
Feb. 15, 2022 AL SB 116 Authorizes the Children of Military Members to Enroll in Public School Prior to State Residency Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 0)
Feb. 15, 2022 AL SB 119 Expands the G.I. Dependent Scholarship Program Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 0)
Feb. 15, 2022 WA HB 2068 Establishes the Imagination Library of Washington Program Bill Passed - House (89 - 7)
Date No. Title Outcome
2/28 SB 1533 Appropriates Funds for Support to Education Providers and Native American Tribes that Contribute to Cleaner Air Bill Passed - House (53 - 4)
2/28 SB 82 Requires Every High School Senior Fill Out a FAFSA Bill Passed - House (89 - 5)
2/28 SB 656 Requires Schools Notify Parents of Sexually Explicit Instructional Content Bill Passed - House (52 - 46)
2/28 SF 76 Prohibits Financial Exploitation of Vulnerable Adults Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 5)
2/28 HF 2298 Prohibits Vaccine Mandates in Schools Bill Passed - House
2/28 HB 4117 Establishes Grant Program Assisting Low-Income Residents Bill Passed - House (48 - 10)
2/25 SB 1521 Limits School Districts' Ability to Fire Superintendents Bill Passed - House (31 - 25)
2/25 LB 906 Requires the State Department of Health and Human Services Provide COVID-19 Vaccination Exemption Cards Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 5)
2/24 SB 720 Expands Tobacco Regulations; Establishes Taxes; Authorizes Seizure and Sale of Property (78 - 23)
2/24 SB 940 Authorizes Suspension of Voters for Information Discrepancies Concurrence Vote Passed - House (59 - 36)
2/24 HB 20 Prohibits Organ Donor Discrimination Based on Disability Bill Passed - Senate (50 - 0)
2/24 SB 53 Increases the Maximum Fine for Driving Over 100mph Bill Passed - House (49 - 23)
2/24 HB 22-1104 Expands Ability of Local Governments to Install Powerline Trails Bill Passed - House (37 - 24)
2/24 HF 2380 Authorizes Growth of Hemp in Larger Acres Bill Passed - House (96 - 1)
2/24 SB 672 Expands the Fast Track Scholarship Grant Program by 7 Years Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 8)
2/24 HB 1557 Limits Classroom Discussions of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Bill Passed - House (69 - 47)
2/24 HF 2900 Appropriates Pay for Frontline Workers Bill Passed - House (71 - 61)
2/24 SB 138 Limits Topics of Discussion in Schools Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 8)
2/24 SB 1138 Prohibits Irreversible Gender Reassignment Surgery for Minors Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 12)
2/24 SB 1494 Prohibits the Non-Vaccinated Terminated Persons from Being Denied Unemployment Benefits Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 9)
2/23 SB 695 Repeals the Limit on the Total Number of Charter Schools Authorized by the College of Menominee Nation and the Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe College Concurrence Vote Passed - House (61 - 35)
2/23 SB 438 Expands Military Statutes and Definitions to Include Space Force Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 0)
2/23 AB 957 Expands Consumer Data Protections Bill Passed - House (59 - 37)
2/23 SB 3023 Establishes Protection for Survivors of Sexual Assault Bill Passed - Senate (53 - 0)
2/23 HB 5637 Authorizes Usage of Certain Experimental Drugs as COVID-19 Treatment Bill Passed - House (56 - 48)
2/23 SB 3490 Expands Protections for LGBTQ Seniors Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 9)
2/23 HB 2325 Establishes 9/11 Education Day Bill Passed - House (39 - 20)
2/23 HB 1228 Expands the Ability for Patients to Seek Investigational Drugs, Biological Products, or Devices Bill Passed - House (57 - 13)
2/23 SB 650 Repeals Restriction on Fossil Fuel Development Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 5)
2/23 HB 2686 Authorizes Remembrance Special Plates Bill Passed - House (40 - 19)
2/23 SF 51 Prohibits Transgender Girls from Playing on Female Sports Teams Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 4)
2/23 SB 896 Authorizes Veterans to List Military Experience in Place of Higher Education on Teaching Certificate Applications Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 0)
2/23 SF 103 Limits the Teaching of Critical Race Theory in K-12 Public Schools Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 4)
2/22 HB 21 Requires Certain Water Quality Testing in Schools and Child Care Centers Concurrence Vote Passed - House (39 - 28)
2/22 HB 22-1028 Establishes New Regulations For Bicycles And Other Vehicles Bill Passed - House (44 - 20)
2/22 SB 940 Authorizes Suspension of Voters for Information Discrepancies Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 12)
2/22 SF 2296 Authorizes Law Enforcement to Seize Trash Bill Passed - Senate (49 - 0)
2/22 AB 963 Specifies Rights of Parents Bill Passed - House (60 - 34)
2/22 HB 322 Requires K-12 Students to Use Bathroom Corresponding with Sex on Birth Certificate Bill Passed - House (74 - 24)
2/22 AB 995 Amends School Mask Mandates and In-Person Learning Requirements Bill Passed - House (60 - 32)
2/22 AB 995 Amends School Mask Mandates and In-Person Learning Requirements Bill Passed - House (60 - 32)
2/21 HB 4 Requires School Principals to Report Student Misdemeanors to Law Enforcement Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 13)
2/21 HCR 2039 Repeals the School Spending Cap Mandate in the State Constitution Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (23 - 6)
2/21 HCR 2039 Repeals the School Spending Cap Mandate in the State Constitution Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (23 - 6)
2/21 H 631 Specifies Provisions Regarding Banning Mask Mandates Bill Passed - House (46 - 24)
2/21 HF 2416 Requires Student Athletes to Join Teams Based on Sex Assigned at Birth Bill Passed - House (55 - 39)
2/21 SF 2876 Extends COVID-19 Related Human Services Programs Bill Failed - Senate (28 - 39)
2/17 SB 173 Repeals the Mask Mandate for Public Schools Conference Report Adopted - House (76 - 42)
2/17 SB 458 Amends Description of Richmond County School Board Districts Bill Passed - House (97 - 63)
2/17 SB 14 Establishes Clean Fuel Energy Standards for the State Bill Failed - House (33 - 33)
2/17 SB 369 Requires Board of Education Member Elections Be Nonpartisan Bill Passed - House (95 - 61)
2/17 HB 344 Establishes that Minors Under 16 Can Receive a Hunting License Without Parental Approval Bill Passed - House (78 - 13)
2/17 HB 97 Prohibits the Teaching of Critical Race Theory Concepts in Public Schools Bill Failed - House (35 - 24)
2/17 HB 2351 Increases Homestead Exemption Limit to $450,000 Bill Passed - House (37 - 21)
2/16 SB 739 Prohibits Mask Mandates at Schools Concurrence Vote Passed - House (77 - 23)
2/16 SB 140 Expands the State's Opportunity Scholarship Bill Passed - House (51 - 17)
2/16 HB 7 Authorizes the Opportunity Enterprise Act and Providing Financing And Loans Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 13)
2/16 H 4461 Authorizes Driver's Licenses for Certain Undocumented Immigrants (120 - 36)
2/16 HB 1011 Appropriates Funds for the Rice Research and Promotion Board Bill Passed - House (93 - 4)
2/16 H 4470 Authorizes Driver's Licenses for Certain Undocumented Persons Bill Passed - House (120 - 36)
2/16 HB 1009 Appropriates Monies to Assist Wheat Industry Bill Passed - House (93 - 3)
2/16 HB 1031 Appropriates Funds to the Department of Education for the Educational Television Division Bill Passed - House (49 - 45)
2/16 SB 72 Amends Civics Curriculum and Assessment Requirements Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 1)
2/16 HB 304 Amends Smoke Detector Laws in Residential Premises Bill Passed - House (79 - 14)
2/15 AB 675 Requires Employers to Accept "Natural Immunity" Documentation in Lieu of COVID Test, Vaccine Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (20 - 12)
2/15 AB 495 Authorizes Licensed Carriage of Firearms on School Grounds Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (20 - 12)
2/15 HB 132 Prohibits Future Interest Rate Increases Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 8)
2/15 HB 37 Establishes the Community Energy Efficiency Development Block Grant Act Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 14)
2/15 HB 37 Establishes the Community Energy Efficiency Development Block Grant Act Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 14)
2/15 HB 1012 Prohibits Teaching "Divisive" Topics at Public Universities Bill Passed - House (54 - 14)
2/15 HB 4005 Prohibits Sale of Fetal Parts Derived from Abortion Bill Passed - House (82 - 15)
2/15 SB 53 Increases the Maximum Fine for Driving Over 100mph Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 4)
2/15 SB 116 Authorizes the Children of Military Members to Enroll in Public School Prior to State Residency Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 0)
2/15 SB 119 Expands the G.I. Dependent Scholarship Program Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 0)
2/15 HB 2068 Establishes the Imagination Library of Washington Program Bill Passed - House (89 - 7)
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