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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
Feb. 15, 2022 AZ HCR 2039 Repeals the School Spending Cap Mandate in the State Constitution Joint Resolution Passed - House (45 - 14)
Feb. 15, 2022 AZ HCR 2039 Repeals the School Spending Cap Mandate in the State Constitution Joint Resolution Passed - House (45 - 14)
Feb. 15, 2022 AL SB 28 Authorizes a State Space Force or Space National Guard if Approved at the Federal Level Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 0)
Feb. 14, 2022 WV SB 509 Specifies Teachers' Paid Time Off Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 15)
Feb. 14, 2022 AZ SB 1163 Expands Healthcare Options for Individuals with Terminal Illness/Disease Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 11)
Feb. 14, 2022 CO SB 22-003 Expands Community College Nursing Programs Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 0)
Feb. 14, 2022 CO HB 22-1041 Expands Privacy Protections for Health and Social Workers Bill Passed - House (52 - 10)
Feb. 13, 2022 NM SB 140 Expands the State's Opportunity Scholarship Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 6)
Feb. 12, 2022 WA HB 1770 Increases State Energy Code Standards Bill Passed - House (51 - 47)
Feb. 12, 2022 NM HB 7 Authorizes the Opportunity Enterprise Act and Providing Financing And Loans Bill Passed - House (36 - 28)
Feb. 11, 2022 NE LB 310 Reduces Inheritance Taxes; Increases Exemptions Therefrom Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 1)
Feb. 11, 2022 WV SB 25 Establishes the Medical Professional Liability Act Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 7)
Feb. 10, 2022 FL SB 7014 Extends COVID-19 Liability Protections for Health Care Providers Bill Passed - House (87 - 31)
Feb. 10, 2022 MA H 4441 Expands Protections for Veterans Bill Passed - House (156 - 1)
Feb. 10, 2022 MA H 4441 Expands Protections for Veterans Bill Passed - House (156 - 1)
Feb. 10, 2022 OR SB 1521 Limits School Districts' Ability to Fire Superintendents Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 7)
Feb. 10, 2022 GA SB 458 Amends Description of Richmond County School Board Districts Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 22)
Feb. 10, 2022 VT S 210 Expands Housing Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 9)
Feb. 10, 2022 AL SB 168 Authorizes Opioid/Fentanyl Testing Strips Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 5)
Feb. 9, 2022 MS HB 1367 Establishes a Process to Remove Discriminatory Provisions from Real Property Documents Bill Passed - House (115 - 3)
Feb. 9, 2022 KY HB 269 Prohibits Execution of Persons with Serious Mental Illness Bill Passed - House (76 - 19)
Feb. 9, 2022 WA HB 1852 Requires Prescription Drugs to be Labeled in Multiple Languages Bill Passed - House (64 - 32)
Feb. 9, 2022 VA SB 739 Prohibits Mask Mandates at Schools Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 17)
Feb. 9, 2022 NM HB 71 Limits Valuation Increases on Certain Properties Bill Passed - House (38 - 24)
Feb. 9, 2022 VA SB 656 Requires Schools Notify Parents of Sexually Explicit Instructional Content Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
Feb. 9, 2022 PA HB 1440 Establishes Further Definitions of Healthcare Professionals Bill Passed - House (132 - 67)
Feb. 8, 2022 MD SB 146 Amends Electric Vehicle Charging Station Sign Posting Requirements Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 7)
Feb. 7, 2022 NM HB 132 Prohibits Future Interest Rate Increases Bill Passed - House (51 - 18)
Feb. 7, 2022 ID H 442 Prohibits Local Rent Control Policies and Regulations Bill Passed - House (54 - 14)
Feb. 7, 2022 PA SB 327 Specifies Duties of Coroners Regarding COVID-19 Deaths Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 16)
Feb. 5, 2022 NM HB 37 Establishes the Community Energy Efficiency Development Block Grant Act Bill Passed - House (44 - 24)
Feb. 5, 2022 NM HB 37 Establishes the Community Energy Efficiency Development Block Grant Act Bill Passed - House (44 - 24)
Feb. 3, 2022 NM SB 14 Establishes Clean Fuel Energy Standards for the State Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 16)
Feb. 2, 2022 VA HB 4 Requires School Principals to Report Student Misdemeanors to Law Enforcement Bill Passed - House (59 - 40)
Feb. 2, 2022 AZ SB 1009 Limits the Governor's Power to Declare a Public Health Emergency Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 13)
Feb. 2, 2022 UT SB 58 Establishes a Day of Remembrance for the Incarceration of Japanese Americans During World War II Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 0)
Feb. 2, 2022 GA SB 369 Requires Board of Education Member Elections Be Nonpartisan Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 21)
Feb. 2, 2022 VA HB 127 Prohibits Governor's School's from Using Race as a Factor in the Admissions Process Bill Passed - House (50 - 48)
Feb. 2, 2022 KY HB 121 Requires School Boards Provide 15 Minutes for Public Comment During Meetings Bill Passed - House (66 - 24)
Feb. 2, 2022 UT HB 161 Establishes a Working Group on Overdose Harm Reduction Bill Failed - House (26 - 43)
Feb. 1, 2022 UT HB 32 Expands Protections for Health Care Workers (56 - 16)
Feb. 1, 2022 SD HB 1005 Requires Students to Use School Facilities for Gender Assigned at Birth Bill Passed - House (38 - 19)
Feb. 1, 2022 IN SB 17 Rescinds Legal Protections for Secondary Schools Against Disseminating Harmful Material to Minors Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 15)
Feb. 1, 2022 VA HB 203 Specifies Definition of Student Loan Servicing Bill Passed - House (52 - 47)
Feb. 1, 2022 AL SB 77 Prohibits Purchase of Foreign-Made U.S. and Alabama Flags Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 2)
Feb. 1, 2022 IN SB 82 Requires Every High School Senior Fill Out a FAFSA Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 19)
Jan. 27, 2022 MI SB 720 Expands Tobacco Regulations; Establishes Taxes; Authorizes Seizure and Sale of Property (36 - 1)
Jan. 27, 2022 MS HB 1509 Prohibits COVID Vaccine Mandates Bill Passed - House (41 - 6)
Jan. 27, 2022 IN HB 1072 Requires Distribution of Funds to Certain Charter Schools Bill Passed - House (52 - 39)
Jan. 27, 2022 AZ SB 1074 Expands the Definition of Dentist to Provide Additional Services Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 2)
Jan. 27, 2022 IN HB 1041 Prohibits Transgender Girls from Playing on Female Sports Teams Bill Passed - House (66 - 30)
Jan. 27, 2022 DE SR 25 Authorizes the Establishment of the National Infrastructure Bank Bill Passed - Senate (14 - 6)
Jan. 26, 2022 ME LD 151 Authorizes Farm Workers to Bargain Collectively Veto Override Failed - House (67 - 66)
Jan. 26, 2022 WV HB 4252 Reduces the Co-Pay on Insulin and Medical Devices for Individuals with Types 1 and 2 Diabetes Bill Passed - House (94 - 3)
Jan. 26, 2022 PA HB 1947 Amends Utility Restrictions and Regulations Bill Passed - House (118 - 83)
Jan. 26, 2022 IN HB 1134 Prohibits Teaching Certain Concepts on Race, Gender, and Ethnicity Bill Passed - House (60 - 37)
Jan. 26, 2022 SD SB 72 Prohibits School, Organizational, or Sports Hazing Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 16)
Jan. 25, 2022 MI HB 4031 Amends Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Act Concurrence Vote Passed - House (76 - 25)
Jan. 25, 2022 IN HB 1122 Prohibits Sexually Oriented Businesses from Operating Near Child-Oriented Facilities Bill Passed - House (84 - 8)
Jan. 25, 2022 WI AB 675 Requires Employers to Accept "Natural Immunity" Documentation in Lieu of COVID Test, Vaccine Bill Passed - House (59 - 34)
Jan. 25, 2022 SC S 290 Repeals the "Certificate of Need" Law for Health Care Facilities Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 6)
Jan. 25, 2022 MI HB 4277 Expands Prohibition on Device Use While Driving Bill Passed - House (75 - 26)
Jan. 25, 2022 WI AB 831 Establishes "Pro-Cop" Advertising Campaign Bill Passed - House (59 - 33)
Jan. 25, 2022 IN HB 1107 Amends Special Education Conflict Resolution Process Bill Passed - House (57 - 33)
Jan. 24, 2022 UT HB 183 Amends In-Person Learning Requirements Concurrence Vote Passed - House (55 - 16)
Jan. 21, 2022 WA HB 1099 Expands Policies Regarding Climate Change Bill Passed - House (57 - 41)
Jan. 21, 2022 MS SB 2113 Prohibits Teaching the Topic Known as "Critical Race Theory" Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 2)
Jan. 20, 2022 UT HB 183 Amends In-Person Learning Requirements Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 5)
Jan. 19, 2022 KY SB 9 Establishes the Read to Succeed Act to Increase Child Literacy Rates Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 7)
Jan. 19, 2022 FL SB 7014 Extends COVID-19 Liability Protections for Health Care Providers Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 13)
Jan. 18, 2022 MI HB 4031 Amends Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Act (29 - 9)
Jan. 12, 2022 MS HB 530 Increases Starting Teacher Salary by $6,000 Bill Passed - House (114 - 6)
Jan. 8, 2022 KY SB 1 Transfers School Governance Authority to Superintendents and Away from School-Based-Decision-Councils Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 9)
Jan. 6, 2022 CA SB 107 Prohibits the Extradition of an Individual Charged with Violating Another State's Law that Criminalizes Gender-affirming Health Care Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 0)
Jan. 4, 2022 RI H 5505 Requires Every Short-Term Rental Property Listed for Rent on Any Third-Party Hosting Platform be Registered with the Department of Business Regulation Veto Override Passed - Senate (27 - 3)
Date No. Title Outcome
2/15 HCR 2039 Repeals the School Spending Cap Mandate in the State Constitution Joint Resolution Passed - House (45 - 14)
2/15 HCR 2039 Repeals the School Spending Cap Mandate in the State Constitution Joint Resolution Passed - House (45 - 14)
2/15 SB 28 Authorizes a State Space Force or Space National Guard if Approved at the Federal Level Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 0)
2/14 SB 509 Specifies Teachers' Paid Time Off Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 15)
2/14 SB 1163 Expands Healthcare Options for Individuals with Terminal Illness/Disease Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 11)
2/14 SB 22-003 Expands Community College Nursing Programs Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 0)
2/14 HB 22-1041 Expands Privacy Protections for Health and Social Workers Bill Passed - House (52 - 10)
2/13 SB 140 Expands the State's Opportunity Scholarship Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 6)
2/12 HB 1770 Increases State Energy Code Standards Bill Passed - House (51 - 47)
2/12 HB 7 Authorizes the Opportunity Enterprise Act and Providing Financing And Loans Bill Passed - House (36 - 28)
2/11 LB 310 Reduces Inheritance Taxes; Increases Exemptions Therefrom Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 1)
2/11 SB 25 Establishes the Medical Professional Liability Act Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 7)
2/10 SB 7014 Extends COVID-19 Liability Protections for Health Care Providers Bill Passed - House (87 - 31)
2/10 H 4441 Expands Protections for Veterans Bill Passed - House (156 - 1)
2/10 H 4441 Expands Protections for Veterans Bill Passed - House (156 - 1)
2/10 SB 1521 Limits School Districts' Ability to Fire Superintendents Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 7)
2/10 SB 458 Amends Description of Richmond County School Board Districts Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 22)
2/10 S 210 Expands Housing Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 9)
2/10 SB 168 Authorizes Opioid/Fentanyl Testing Strips Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 5)
2/09 HB 1367 Establishes a Process to Remove Discriminatory Provisions from Real Property Documents Bill Passed - House (115 - 3)
2/09 HB 269 Prohibits Execution of Persons with Serious Mental Illness Bill Passed - House (76 - 19)
2/09 HB 1852 Requires Prescription Drugs to be Labeled in Multiple Languages Bill Passed - House (64 - 32)
2/09 SB 739 Prohibits Mask Mandates at Schools Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 17)
2/09 HB 71 Limits Valuation Increases on Certain Properties Bill Passed - House (38 - 24)
2/09 SB 656 Requires Schools Notify Parents of Sexually Explicit Instructional Content Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
2/09 HB 1440 Establishes Further Definitions of Healthcare Professionals Bill Passed - House (132 - 67)
2/08 SB 146 Amends Electric Vehicle Charging Station Sign Posting Requirements Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 7)
2/07 HB 132 Prohibits Future Interest Rate Increases Bill Passed - House (51 - 18)
2/07 H 442 Prohibits Local Rent Control Policies and Regulations Bill Passed - House (54 - 14)
2/07 SB 327 Specifies Duties of Coroners Regarding COVID-19 Deaths Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 16)
2/05 HB 37 Establishes the Community Energy Efficiency Development Block Grant Act Bill Passed - House (44 - 24)
2/05 HB 37 Establishes the Community Energy Efficiency Development Block Grant Act Bill Passed - House (44 - 24)
2/03 SB 14 Establishes Clean Fuel Energy Standards for the State Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 16)
2/02 HB 4 Requires School Principals to Report Student Misdemeanors to Law Enforcement Bill Passed - House (59 - 40)
2/02 SB 1009 Limits the Governor's Power to Declare a Public Health Emergency Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 13)
2/02 SB 58 Establishes a Day of Remembrance for the Incarceration of Japanese Americans During World War II Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 0)
2/02 SB 369 Requires Board of Education Member Elections Be Nonpartisan Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 21)
2/02 HB 127 Prohibits Governor's School's from Using Race as a Factor in the Admissions Process Bill Passed - House (50 - 48)
2/02 HB 121 Requires School Boards Provide 15 Minutes for Public Comment During Meetings Bill Passed - House (66 - 24)
2/02 HB 161 Establishes a Working Group on Overdose Harm Reduction Bill Failed - House (26 - 43)
2/01 HB 32 Expands Protections for Health Care Workers (56 - 16)
2/01 HB 1005 Requires Students to Use School Facilities for Gender Assigned at Birth Bill Passed - House (38 - 19)
2/01 SB 17 Rescinds Legal Protections for Secondary Schools Against Disseminating Harmful Material to Minors Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 15)
2/01 HB 203 Specifies Definition of Student Loan Servicing Bill Passed - House (52 - 47)
2/01 SB 77 Prohibits Purchase of Foreign-Made U.S. and Alabama Flags Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 2)
2/01 SB 82 Requires Every High School Senior Fill Out a FAFSA Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 19)
1/27 SB 720 Expands Tobacco Regulations; Establishes Taxes; Authorizes Seizure and Sale of Property (36 - 1)
1/27 HB 1509 Prohibits COVID Vaccine Mandates Bill Passed - House (41 - 6)
1/27 HB 1072 Requires Distribution of Funds to Certain Charter Schools Bill Passed - House (52 - 39)
1/27 SB 1074 Expands the Definition of Dentist to Provide Additional Services Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 2)
1/27 HB 1041 Prohibits Transgender Girls from Playing on Female Sports Teams Bill Passed - House (66 - 30)
1/27 SR 25 Authorizes the Establishment of the National Infrastructure Bank Bill Passed - Senate (14 - 6)
1/26 LD 151 Authorizes Farm Workers to Bargain Collectively Veto Override Failed - House (67 - 66)
1/26 HB 4252 Reduces the Co-Pay on Insulin and Medical Devices for Individuals with Types 1 and 2 Diabetes Bill Passed - House (94 - 3)
1/26 HB 1947 Amends Utility Restrictions and Regulations Bill Passed - House (118 - 83)
1/26 HB 1134 Prohibits Teaching Certain Concepts on Race, Gender, and Ethnicity Bill Passed - House (60 - 37)
1/26 SB 72 Prohibits School, Organizational, or Sports Hazing Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 16)
1/25 HB 4031 Amends Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Act Concurrence Vote Passed - House (76 - 25)
1/25 HB 1122 Prohibits Sexually Oriented Businesses from Operating Near Child-Oriented Facilities Bill Passed - House (84 - 8)
1/25 AB 675 Requires Employers to Accept "Natural Immunity" Documentation in Lieu of COVID Test, Vaccine Bill Passed - House (59 - 34)
1/25 S 290 Repeals the "Certificate of Need" Law for Health Care Facilities Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 6)
1/25 HB 4277 Expands Prohibition on Device Use While Driving Bill Passed - House (75 - 26)
1/25 AB 831 Establishes "Pro-Cop" Advertising Campaign Bill Passed - House (59 - 33)
1/25 HB 1107 Amends Special Education Conflict Resolution Process Bill Passed - House (57 - 33)
1/24 HB 183 Amends In-Person Learning Requirements Concurrence Vote Passed - House (55 - 16)
1/21 HB 1099 Expands Policies Regarding Climate Change Bill Passed - House (57 - 41)
1/21 SB 2113 Prohibits Teaching the Topic Known as "Critical Race Theory" Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 2)
1/20 HB 183 Amends In-Person Learning Requirements Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 5)
1/19 SB 9 Establishes the Read to Succeed Act to Increase Child Literacy Rates Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 7)
1/19 SB 7014 Extends COVID-19 Liability Protections for Health Care Providers Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 13)
1/18 HB 4031 Amends Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Act (29 - 9)
1/12 HB 530 Increases Starting Teacher Salary by $6,000 Bill Passed - House (114 - 6)
1/08 SB 1 Transfers School Governance Authority to Superintendents and Away from School-Based-Decision-Councils Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 9)
1/06 SB 107 Prohibits the Extradition of an Individual Charged with Violating Another State's Law that Criminalizes Gender-affirming Health Care Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 0)
1/04 H 5505 Requires Every Short-Term Rental Property Listed for Rent on Any Third-Party Hosting Platform be Registered with the Department of Business Regulation Veto Override Passed - Senate (27 - 3)
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