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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
April 5, 2023 NC HB 149 Appropriates Emergency Funding for the Disaster Recovery Act Part I Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 18)
April 4, 2023 MT SB 524 Establishes a Tax on Nonprofit's Expenditures Related to Litigating or Commenting on Proposals Before Agencies Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 19)
March 31, 2023 ID S 1202 Appropriates $41.3 Million for the State Department of Education Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 12)
March 30, 2023 KY HB 5 Amends the State Bourbon Barrel Tax Exemption Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 14)
March 30, 2023 VT S 100 Expands Affordable Housing Access Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 2)
March 29, 2023 ID H 292 Reduces State Property Taxes Veto Override Passed - Senate (28 - 7)
March 29, 2023 GA SB 56 Establishes an Online Sales Tax for Digital Goods Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (49 - 5)
March 29, 2023 ID H 286 Amends Laws Requiring Certain Information when Communicating with Voters Regarding a Bond or Levy Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 3)
March 28, 2023 ID H 350 Appropriates Funding for the Department of Health and Welfare for the Division of Behavioral Services Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 17)
March 28, 2023 ID S 1212 Appropriates $5 Million for the Postsecondary Career Initiatives Plan for Fiscal Year 2024 Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15)
March 28, 2023 KS SB 291 Prohibits State Investment of Public Funds for ESG Investments Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 11)
March 27, 2023 MS HB 1671 Expands State Tax Credits from $3.5 to $10 Million a Year for Businesses who Provide Assistance for Pregnant Women Conference Report Adopted - Senate (40 - 12)
March 22, 2023 ND HB 1286 Repeals the Higher Tax Rate on Oil Producers when Commodity Prices Rise Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 10)
March 21, 2023 GA HB 408 Amends Sales and Use Tax Laws for Competitive Projects of Regional Significance Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 22)
March 16, 2023 MI SB 81 Exempts Firearm Safety Devices from the State Sales Tax Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 15)
March 16, 2023 MI SB 82 Exempts Firearm Safety Devices from the State Use Tax Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 15)
March 15, 2023 CO SB 23-1006 Requires Employer Notification of Employee Income Tax Credit Eligibility Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 12)
March 15, 2023 NM HB 547 Restructures the State Tax System Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 12)
March 14, 2023 GA HB 162 Authorizes Tax Credits for Individual Taxpayers who Filed Income Tax Returns in Previous Years Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 7)
March 13, 2023 TN SB 955 Prohibits State Investment of Public Funds for ESG Investments Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 4)
March 11, 2023 WV SB 740 Increases Lawmakers Compensation to Equal 75% of the Per Capita Income in West Virginia Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (25 - 7)
March 7, 2023 IA SF 507 Prohibits Investment of Public Funds from Management by Firms that Account for "Environmental, Social and Governance Factors" Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 16)
March 7, 2023 HI SB 924 Repeals the Mortgage Interest Tax Deductions on Second Homes Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 2)
March 6, 2023 SD HB 1094 Reduces Tax Rates on Food and Repeals Conditional Reduction of Certain Gross Receipts Tax Rates Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 17)
March 6, 2023 SD HB 1094 Reduces Tax Rates on Food and Repeals Conditional Reduction of Certain Gross Receipts Tax Rates Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 17)
March 2, 2023 AZ SB 1026 Prohibits State Tax Funding from Sponsoring Drag Shows Targeting Minors Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 13)
March 1, 2023 WY SF 146 Appropriates State Funding for Various New Construction Projects Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (18 - 13)
March 1, 2023 MT HB 192 Appropriates Surplus Revenue for Income Tax and Property Tax Refunds and Payment of Bonds Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (32 - 18)
March 1, 2023 UT HB 54 Reduces State Income Tax Rates Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 6)
March 1, 2023 UT HB 477 Appropriates State Funding for Full Day Kindergarten Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 3)
Feb. 28, 2023 MI HB 4016 Appropriates $1.4 Billion from the General Budget to Address the State Healthcare Worker Shortage Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 16)
Feb. 27, 2023 NJ A 3946 Amends Tax Provisions Relating to Cannabis Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 3)
Feb. 23, 2023 KS SB 169 Establishes Individual Tax Rate of 4.75% Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 17)
Feb. 20, 2023 AZ SB 1260 Reduces the Arizona Small Business Tax Rate from 2.8% to 2.5% Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 11)
Feb. 13, 2023 WV SB 508 Specifies Reporting and Disclosure Requirements forGrassroots Lobbying Expenditures, Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 4)
Feb. 13, 2023 WV SB 508 Specifies Reporting and Disclosure Requirements forGrassroots Lobbying Expenditures, Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 4)
Feb. 9, 2023 CT HB 6671 Appropriates Funding for School Lunches, Sustainable Aviation, Special Education, and More Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 0)
Feb. 9, 2023 MD SB 141 Increases Adoption Tax Credit Bill Passed - Senate (45 - 0)
Feb. 9, 2023 CO SB 23-128 Appropriates Funding for the State Department of Public Health and Environment Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 9)
Feb. 9, 2023 AZ SB 1184 Repeals Rental Tax Across the State Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 14)
Feb. 8, 2023 KY HB 1 Reduces Personal Income Tax Rate Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 5)
Feb. 8, 2023 WA SB 5082 Amends Local Election Laws Repealing Non-Binding Ballot Votes if Taxes are Increased Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 18)
Feb. 1, 2023 NY S 1353 Exempts Certain Income and Resources in Determining Eligibility for Public Assistance Benefits Bill Passed - Senate (43 - 20)
Feb. 1, 2023 AZ SB 1530 Appropriates Funding for K-12 Education Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 14)
Jan. 26, 2023 MI SB 7 Appropriates Funds for the 2023 State Budget Conference Report Adopted - Senate (24 - 14)
Jan. 11, 2023 PA SB 35 Repeals the Automatic Gas Tax Increase for 2023 and Permanently Sets the Wholesale Price of Gas at $2.99 Per Gallon Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 19)
Date No. Title Outcome
4/05 HB 149 Appropriates Emergency Funding for the Disaster Recovery Act Part I Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 18)
4/04 SB 524 Establishes a Tax on Nonprofit's Expenditures Related to Litigating or Commenting on Proposals Before Agencies Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 19)
3/31 S 1202 Appropriates $41.3 Million for the State Department of Education Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 12)
3/30 HB 5 Amends the State Bourbon Barrel Tax Exemption Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 14)
3/30 S 100 Expands Affordable Housing Access Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 2)
3/29 H 292 Reduces State Property Taxes Veto Override Passed - Senate (28 - 7)
3/29 SB 56 Establishes an Online Sales Tax for Digital Goods Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (49 - 5)
3/29 H 286 Amends Laws Requiring Certain Information when Communicating with Voters Regarding a Bond or Levy Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 3)
3/28 H 350 Appropriates Funding for the Department of Health and Welfare for the Division of Behavioral Services Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 17)
3/28 S 1212 Appropriates $5 Million for the Postsecondary Career Initiatives Plan for Fiscal Year 2024 Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15)
3/28 SB 291 Prohibits State Investment of Public Funds for ESG Investments Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 11)
3/27 HB 1671 Expands State Tax Credits from $3.5 to $10 Million a Year for Businesses who Provide Assistance for Pregnant Women Conference Report Adopted - Senate (40 - 12)
3/22 HB 1286 Repeals the Higher Tax Rate on Oil Producers when Commodity Prices Rise Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 10)
3/21 HB 408 Amends Sales and Use Tax Laws for Competitive Projects of Regional Significance Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 22)
3/16 SB 81 Exempts Firearm Safety Devices from the State Sales Tax Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 15)
3/16 SB 82 Exempts Firearm Safety Devices from the State Use Tax Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 15)
3/15 SB 23-1006 Requires Employer Notification of Employee Income Tax Credit Eligibility Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 12)
3/15 HB 547 Restructures the State Tax System Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 12)
3/14 HB 162 Authorizes Tax Credits for Individual Taxpayers who Filed Income Tax Returns in Previous Years Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 7)
3/13 SB 955 Prohibits State Investment of Public Funds for ESG Investments Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 4)
3/11 SB 740 Increases Lawmakers Compensation to Equal 75% of the Per Capita Income in West Virginia Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (25 - 7)
3/07 SF 507 Prohibits Investment of Public Funds from Management by Firms that Account for "Environmental, Social and Governance Factors" Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 16)
3/07 SB 924 Repeals the Mortgage Interest Tax Deductions on Second Homes Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 2)
3/06 HB 1094 Reduces Tax Rates on Food and Repeals Conditional Reduction of Certain Gross Receipts Tax Rates Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 17)
3/06 HB 1094 Reduces Tax Rates on Food and Repeals Conditional Reduction of Certain Gross Receipts Tax Rates Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 17)
3/02 SB 1026 Prohibits State Tax Funding from Sponsoring Drag Shows Targeting Minors Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 13)
3/01 SF 146 Appropriates State Funding for Various New Construction Projects Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (18 - 13)
3/01 HB 192 Appropriates Surplus Revenue for Income Tax and Property Tax Refunds and Payment of Bonds Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (32 - 18)
3/01 HB 54 Reduces State Income Tax Rates Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 6)
3/01 HB 477 Appropriates State Funding for Full Day Kindergarten Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 3)
2/28 HB 4016 Appropriates $1.4 Billion from the General Budget to Address the State Healthcare Worker Shortage Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 16)
2/27 A 3946 Amends Tax Provisions Relating to Cannabis Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 3)
2/23 SB 169 Establishes Individual Tax Rate of 4.75% Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 17)
2/20 SB 1260 Reduces the Arizona Small Business Tax Rate from 2.8% to 2.5% Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 11)
2/13 SB 508 Specifies Reporting and Disclosure Requirements forGrassroots Lobbying Expenditures, Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 4)
2/13 SB 508 Specifies Reporting and Disclosure Requirements forGrassroots Lobbying Expenditures, Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 4)
2/09 HB 6671 Appropriates Funding for School Lunches, Sustainable Aviation, Special Education, and More Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 0)
2/09 SB 141 Increases Adoption Tax Credit Bill Passed - Senate (45 - 0)
2/09 SB 23-128 Appropriates Funding for the State Department of Public Health and Environment Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 9)
2/09 SB 1184 Repeals Rental Tax Across the State Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 14)
2/08 HB 1 Reduces Personal Income Tax Rate Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 5)
2/08 SB 5082 Amends Local Election Laws Repealing Non-Binding Ballot Votes if Taxes are Increased Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 18)
2/01 S 1353 Exempts Certain Income and Resources in Determining Eligibility for Public Assistance Benefits Bill Passed - Senate (43 - 20)
2/01 SB 1530 Appropriates Funding for K-12 Education Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 14)
1/26 SB 7 Appropriates Funds for the 2023 State Budget Conference Report Adopted - Senate (24 - 14)
1/11 SB 35 Repeals the Automatic Gas Tax Increase for 2023 and Permanently Sets the Wholesale Price of Gas at $2.99 Per Gallon Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 19)
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