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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
April 6, 2023 MD SB 341 Requires Institutions of Higher Education Develop a Reproductive Health Services Plan in Consultation with Students Bill Passed - House (98 - 38)
April 6, 2023 ND SB 2142 Establishes a State Immigration Office to Help Companies Recruit and Retain Foreign Workers Bill Passed - House (64 - 28)
April 6, 2023 MD SB 2 Requires Maryland Department of Human Services to Restore Benefits Lost Through Theft of EBT Cards Bill Passed - House (127 - 10)
April 6, 2023 MD HB 513 Requires State Department of Labor Enforce Investor-Owned Utility Contractors Pay Prevailing Wages on Underground Projects Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 11)
April 6, 2023 WA SB 5144 Requires Battery Producers to Implement Battery Stewardship Programs Bill Passed - House (57 - 40)
April 6, 2023 TN SB 466 Specifies that Teachers and Peers Do Not Have to Use a Student's Preferred Pronouns Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 7)
April 5, 2023 WA SB 5702 Expands the Students Experiencing Homelessness and Foster Youth Pilot Program Permanently Bill Passed - House (59 - 39)
April 5, 2023 AR HB 1468 Requires Parental Consent for Teachers to Address Transgender Students the Way They Identify Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 5)
April 5, 2023 MD SB 839 Extends Timeframe Workers Can File a Workers Compensation Claim for a Hernia Suffered While Working Bill Passed - House (127 - 9)
April 5, 2023 TX SB 1287 Requires the Texas Public Utility Commission (PUC) Establish a Cost Cap to Reduce Transmission Costs for Consumers Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 12)
April 4, 2023 CO SB 23-189 Increases State Access to Reproductive Healthcare Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (22 - 13)
April 4, 2023 AR SB 270 Prohibits Individuals of the Opposite Sex from Using the Same Restroom with a Child Present Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (29 - 4)
April 4, 2023 KS SB 180 Amends State Law to Codify Narrower Definitions of Gender Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (28 - 12)
April 4, 2023 MD SB 555 Requires Implementation of State $15 Minimum Wage by January 1, 2024 Bill Passed - House (102 - 38)
April 4, 2023 MD SB 54 Repeals Crimes of "Unnatural" or "Perverted" Sex Practices Bill Passed - House (115 - 13)
April 4, 2023 MT HB 648 Expands Eligibility for State Childcare Scholarship Programs for Low-Income Montana Families Bill Passed - House (65 - 34)
April 3, 2023 ND HB 1473 Requires Designated Male and Female Restrooms, Lockers, and Showers in Correctional Facilities and Dormitories Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 5)
April 3, 2023 ND HB 1254 Prohibits Gender Affirming Care for Minors Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 10)
April 1, 2023 CO SB 23-189 Increases State Access to Reproductive Healthcare Bill Passed - House (41 - 19)
March 31, 2023 MD HB 283 Requires State Medicaid Cover Gender Affirming Care Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 13)
March 31, 2023 IL SB 1909 Authorizes Lawsuits Against Crisis Pregnancy Centers Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 19)
March 31, 2023 FL HB 1069 Requires State Public K-12 Schools have a Policy Stating it is "False" to Use an Individuals Preferred Pronouns Bill Passed - House (77 - 35)
March 31, 2023 VT S 56 Establishes the Child Care Financial Assistance Program Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 6)
March 30, 2023 NJ A 4772 Specifies Circumstances in Which an Individual May Receive Unemployment Compensation Concurrence Vote Passed - House (54 - 19)
March 30, 2023 ID S 1212 Appropriates $5 Million for the Postsecondary Career Initiatives Plan for Fiscal Year 2024 Bill Passed - House (37 - 30)
March 30, 2023 ID S 1167 Limits the Scope of the Post-Secondary Career Initiatives Plan Bill Passed - House (51 - 16)
March 30, 2023 KY SB 268 Authorizes Restitution for Minors Whose Parents are Killed or Disabled by an Intoxicated Driver Bill Passed - House (84 - 12)
March 30, 2023 VT S 102 Expands Rights to Collectively Bargain to Agricultural and Domestic Workers Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 7)
March 30, 2023 CA AB 957 Establishes Gender Identity Acknowledgement as a Parental Custody Requirement Bill Passed - House (51 - 13)
March 29, 2023 KY SB 150 Prohibits Gender Affirming Care for Minors and Human Sexuality Education in Elementary School Veto Override Passed - House (76 - 23)
March 29, 2023 KY SB 7 Prohibits Automatic Payroll Deductions Used to Pay Union Dues Veto Override Passed - House (68 - 29)
March 29, 2023 KY SB 150 Prohibits Gender Affirming Care for Minors and Human Sexuality Education in Elementary School Veto Override Passed - Senate (29 - 8)
March 29, 2023 KY SB 7 Prohibits Automatic Payroll Deductions Used to Pay Union Dues Veto Override Passed - Senate (24 - 11)
March 29, 2023 GA SB 133 Requires Juvenile Judges Take "Additional Steps" Before Ordering Children Into Foster Care Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (48 - 2)
March 29, 2023 ND HB 1205 Prohibits "Explicit Sexual Material" in Public Libraries' Children's Collections Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 7)
March 29, 2023 GA SB 133 Requires Juvenile Judges Take "Additional Steps" Before Ordering Children Into Foster Care Bill Passed - House (102 - 69)
March 29, 2023 KS SB 180 Amends State Law to Codify Narrower Definitions of Gender Bill Passed - House (83 - 41)
March 29, 2023 ND SB 2291 Requires a Study on Utilization of the Federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program Bill Passed - House (81 - 9)
March 29, 2023 TX SB 15 Requires Transgender Student Athletes Play Against Those of Their Biological Sex Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 10)
March 28, 2023 OR HB 2032 Expands "Domestic Partnership" Eligibility Under Family Fairness Act Concurrence Vote Passed - House (44 - 12)
March 28, 2023 OR HB 2032 Expands "Domestic Partnership" Eligibility Under Family Fairness Act Concurrence Vote Passed - House (44 - 12)
March 28, 2023 NC HB 10 Requires Sheriffs to Cooperate with ICE Bill Passed - House (71 - 44)
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 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 27, 2023 GA SB 62 Requires Local Municipal Enforcement of Anti-Homeless Measures Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (36 - 20)
March 27, 2023 ID H 71 Prohibits Gender Affirming Care for Minors Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 12)
March 27, 2023 GA SB 62 Requires Local Municipal Enforcement of Anti-Homeless Measures Bill Passed - House (99 - 76)
March 27, 2023 AR HB 1468 Requires Parental Consent for Teachers to Address Transgender Students the Way They Identify Bill Passed - House (65 - 18)
March 24, 2023 IL HB 2562 Establishes Heating and Cooling Standards for Buildings Housing Individuals 55 and Older Bill Passed - House (70 - 37)
March 24, 2023 National HR 5 Parents Bill of Rights Act Bill Passed - House (213 - 208)
Date No. Title Outcome
4/06 SB 341 Requires Institutions of Higher Education Develop a Reproductive Health Services Plan in Consultation with Students Bill Passed - House (98 - 38)
4/06 SB 2142 Establishes a State Immigration Office to Help Companies Recruit and Retain Foreign Workers Bill Passed - House (64 - 28)
4/06 SB 2 Requires Maryland Department of Human Services to Restore Benefits Lost Through Theft of EBT Cards Bill Passed - House (127 - 10)
4/06 HB 513 Requires State Department of Labor Enforce Investor-Owned Utility Contractors Pay Prevailing Wages on Underground Projects Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 11)
4/06 SB 5144 Requires Battery Producers to Implement Battery Stewardship Programs Bill Passed - House (57 - 40)
4/06 SB 466 Specifies that Teachers and Peers Do Not Have to Use a Student's Preferred Pronouns Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 7)
4/05 SB 5702 Expands the Students Experiencing Homelessness and Foster Youth Pilot Program Permanently Bill Passed - House (59 - 39)
4/05 HB 1468 Requires Parental Consent for Teachers to Address Transgender Students the Way They Identify Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 5)
4/05 SB 839 Extends Timeframe Workers Can File a Workers Compensation Claim for a Hernia Suffered While Working Bill Passed - House (127 - 9)
4/05 SB 1287 Requires the Texas Public Utility Commission (PUC) Establish a Cost Cap to Reduce Transmission Costs for Consumers Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 12)
4/04 SB 23-189 Increases State Access to Reproductive Healthcare Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (22 - 13)
4/04 SB 270 Prohibits Individuals of the Opposite Sex from Using the Same Restroom with a Child Present Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (29 - 4)
4/04 SB 180 Amends State Law to Codify Narrower Definitions of Gender Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (28 - 12)
4/04 SB 555 Requires Implementation of State $15 Minimum Wage by January 1, 2024 Bill Passed - House (102 - 38)
4/04 SB 54 Repeals Crimes of "Unnatural" or "Perverted" Sex Practices Bill Passed - House (115 - 13)
4/04 HB 648 Expands Eligibility for State Childcare Scholarship Programs for Low-Income Montana Families Bill Passed - House (65 - 34)
4/03 HB 1473 Requires Designated Male and Female Restrooms, Lockers, and Showers in Correctional Facilities and Dormitories Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 5)
4/03 HB 1254 Prohibits Gender Affirming Care for Minors Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 10)
4/01 SB 23-189 Increases State Access to Reproductive Healthcare Bill Passed - House (41 - 19)
3/31 HB 283 Requires State Medicaid Cover Gender Affirming Care Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 13)
3/31 SB 1909 Authorizes Lawsuits Against Crisis Pregnancy Centers Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 19)
3/31 HB 1069 Requires State Public K-12 Schools have a Policy Stating it is "False" to Use an Individuals Preferred Pronouns Bill Passed - House (77 - 35)
3/31 S 56 Establishes the Child Care Financial Assistance Program Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 6)
3/30 A 4772 Specifies Circumstances in Which an Individual May Receive Unemployment Compensation Concurrence Vote Passed - House (54 - 19)
3/30 S 1212 Appropriates $5 Million for the Postsecondary Career Initiatives Plan for Fiscal Year 2024 Bill Passed - House (37 - 30)
3/30 S 1167 Limits the Scope of the Post-Secondary Career Initiatives Plan Bill Passed - House (51 - 16)
3/30 SB 268 Authorizes Restitution for Minors Whose Parents are Killed or Disabled by an Intoxicated Driver Bill Passed - House (84 - 12)
3/30 S 102 Expands Rights to Collectively Bargain to Agricultural and Domestic Workers Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 7)
3/30 AB 957 Establishes Gender Identity Acknowledgement as a Parental Custody Requirement Bill Passed - House (51 - 13)
3/29 SB 150 Prohibits Gender Affirming Care for Minors and Human Sexuality Education in Elementary School Veto Override Passed - House (76 - 23)
3/29 SB 7 Prohibits Automatic Payroll Deductions Used to Pay Union Dues Veto Override Passed - House (68 - 29)
3/29 SB 150 Prohibits Gender Affirming Care for Minors and Human Sexuality Education in Elementary School Veto Override Passed - Senate (29 - 8)
3/29 SB 7 Prohibits Automatic Payroll Deductions Used to Pay Union Dues Veto Override Passed - Senate (24 - 11)
3/29 SB 133 Requires Juvenile Judges Take "Additional Steps" Before Ordering Children Into Foster Care Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (48 - 2)
3/29 HB 1205 Prohibits "Explicit Sexual Material" in Public Libraries' Children's Collections Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 7)
3/29 SB 133 Requires Juvenile Judges Take "Additional Steps" Before Ordering Children Into Foster Care Bill Passed - House (102 - 69)
3/29 SB 180 Amends State Law to Codify Narrower Definitions of Gender Bill Passed - House (83 - 41)
3/29 SB 2291 Requires a Study on Utilization of the Federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program Bill Passed - House (81 - 9)
3/29 SB 15 Requires Transgender Student Athletes Play Against Those of Their Biological Sex Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 10)
3/28 HB 2032 Expands "Domestic Partnership" Eligibility Under Family Fairness Act Concurrence Vote Passed - House (44 - 12)
3/28 HB 2032 Expands "Domestic Partnership" Eligibility Under Family Fairness Act Concurrence Vote Passed - House (44 - 12)
3/28 HB 10 Requires Sheriffs to Cooperate with ICE Bill Passed - House (71 - 44)
3/28 S 1212 Appropriates $5 Million for the Postsecondary Career Initiatives Plan for Fiscal Year 2024 Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15)
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)
3/27 SB 62 Requires Local Municipal Enforcement of Anti-Homeless Measures Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (36 - 20)
3/27 H 71 Prohibits Gender Affirming Care for Minors Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 12)
3/27 SB 62 Requires Local Municipal Enforcement of Anti-Homeless Measures Bill Passed - House (99 - 76)
3/27 HB 1468 Requires Parental Consent for Teachers to Address Transgender Students the Way They Identify Bill Passed - House (65 - 18)
3/24 HB 2562 Establishes Heating and Cooling Standards for Buildings Housing Individuals 55 and Older Bill Passed - House (70 - 37)
3/24 HR 5 Parents Bill of Rights Act Bill Passed - House (213 - 208)
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