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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
May 1, 2024 CO HB 24-1282 Increases Measures to Support Success Rates of Ninth-Grade Students in Public High Schools in Colorado Bill Passed - House (58 - 6)
May 1, 2024 MI HB 5183 Amends Sentencing Guidelines in the Code of Criminal Procedure Relating to Car Theft Bill Passed - House (89 - 16)
May 1, 2024 MI HB 5182 Specifies Theft Crime and Punishment Bill Passed - House (88 - 17)
April 30, 2024 KS SB 287 Prohibits Administering Any Drug, Diagnostic Test, or Behavioral Health Treatment to a Minor Without Parental Consent Conference Report Adopted - Senate (26 - 10)
April 30, 2024 KS SB 287 Prohibits Administering Any Drug, Diagnostic Test, or Behavioral Health Treatment to a Minor Without Parental Consent Conference Report Adopted - Senate (26 - 10)
April 30, 2024 CO HB 24-1362 Authorizes Gray-Water Treatment Systems to be Installed in New State Construction Projects Concurrence Vote Passed - House (60 - 2)
April 30, 2024 CO HB 24-1233 Amends Requirements to Delinquency Payment Rules of Unit Owners Associations Concurrence Vote Passed - House (52 - 10)
April 30, 2024 CO HB 24-1337 Amends Unit Ownership Rules Regarding Payment Owed to Community Concurrence Vote Passed - House (43 - 19)
April 30, 2024 CO HB 24-1362 Authorizes Gray-Water Treatment Systems to be Installed in New State Construction Projects Concurrence Vote Passed - House (60 - 2)
April 30, 2024 PA HB 416 Prohibits Remote Stalking Bill Passed - House (199 - 1)
April 30, 2024 National HR 3738 Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration Act Bill Passed - House (403 - 10)
April 30, 2024 National HR 4877 Abandoned Well Remediation Research and Development Act Bill Passed - House (333 - 75)
April 30, 2024 CT SB 351 Increases Recording Fee that Funds the Community Investment Account by 5 Dollars Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 12)
April 30, 2024 CT SB 356 Repeals Prohibition of Compensation for Education Board Members Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 12)
April 30, 2024 National HR 1767 Student Veteran Benefit Restoration Act Bill Passed - House (406 - 6)
April 30, 2024 National HR 529 Extending Limits of U.S. Customs Waters Act Bill Passed - House (402 - 6)
April 30, 2024 MN HF 5237 Appropriates Funding for State K-12 Education Budget Bill Passed - House (68 - 61)
April 30, 2024 AR HB 1077 Establishes the Funding and Structure of the Department of Human Services Bill Passed - House (80 - 3)
April 30, 2024 RI H 7324 Repeals Basement Areas from the Calculation of Floor Area Ratios in Zoning Ordinances Bill Passed - House (62 - 9)
April 30, 2024 MN SF 5335 Appropriates Funding for State Human Services Budget Bill Passed - Senate (53 - 13)
April 30, 2024 RI S 2785 Prohibits Employers from Forcing Workers to Attend Captive Audience Meetings Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 5)
April 29, 2024 LA SB 323 Amends and Defines Certain Insurance Terms Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (36 - 0)
April 29, 2024 LA HB 611 Repeals the State Rule Prohibiting Insurance Renewals for Failure of Payments Concurrence Vote Passed - House (82 - 15)
April 29, 2024 CO HB 24-1337 Amends Unit Ownership Rules Regarding Payment Owed to Community Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 12)
April 29, 2024 AK SCR 9 Alleges Support for Greater Mental Health/substance Assistance Parity Joint Resolution Passed - House (37 - 1)
April 29, 2024 CO HB 24-1001 Extends the State's Rural Jump-Start Program Bill Passed - House (59 - 5)
April 29, 2024 MO SB 890 Establishes the Missign and Murdered African American Women Task Force Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 0)
April 29, 2024 MN HF 601 Requires Lost or Stolen Firearms be Reported to Law Enforcement Bill Passed - House (68 - 63)
April 29, 2024 MS SB 3058 Establishes Reappropriation to Agencies Regarding the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 9)
April 29, 2024 MS SB 3058 Establishes Reappropriation to Agencies Regarding the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 9)
April 27, 2024 MS HB 4130 Establishes a Funding Mechanism for the Public Schools System of Mississippi Bill Passed - Senate (48 - 3)
April 26, 2024 HI SB 572 Authorizes the Department of Agriculture to Declare a Biosecurity Emergency Under Certain Conditions Conference Report Adopted - House (48 - 3)
April 26, 2024 MS SB 2577 Prohibits the Use of Artificial Intelligence to Create "Deep Fake" Election Material 90 Days Before an Election Conference Report Adopted - Senate (35 - 13)
April 26, 2024 MS SB 3231 Repeals and Restricts State Retirement Board Authority Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 14)
April 26, 2024 CO SB 24-078 Establishes Outdoor Nature-Based Preschool Programs as Child Care Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 9)
April 25, 2024 MS SB 2448 Extends the Automatic Repealer on the Mississippi Earned Parole Eligibility Act Of 2021 Conference Report Adopted - House (112 - 3)
April 25, 2024 MS HB 1408 Amends Requirements for Insurance Benefits Repair Consumer Protection Act Conference Report Adopted - House (116 - 2)
April 25, 2024 MS HB 1408 Amends Requirements for Insurance Benefits Repair Consumer Protection Act Conference Report Adopted - Senate (46 - 3)
April 25, 2024 OK HB 1105 Increases the Challenge Period for Initiative Petitions and Referendums from 10 to 90 Days Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 7)
April 25, 2024 OK HB 1734 Requrires Owneres of Medical Marijuana Dispenseries to Pass a Background Check Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 3)
April 25, 2024 OK HB 4073 Establishes Alyssa's Law Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 0)
April 25, 2024 MA H 4529 Appropriates Funding for Municipal Roads and Bridges Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 0)
April 25, 2024 TN SB 2968 Establishes the East Bank Development Authority for the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County Bill Passed - House (59 - 18)
April 25, 2024 OK SB 1450 Increases Penalties for Retail Theft and Other Organized Retail Crimes Bill Passed - House (65 - 14)
April 25, 2024 DE HB 350 Establishes the Diamond State Hospital Cost Review Board to Improve Transparency Bill Passed - House (21 - 16)
April 24, 2024 OK SB 1470 Authorizes Leniency for Criminal Defendants if They Can Show Abuse Contributed to Their Offense Veto Override Passed - Senate (46 - 1)
April 24, 2024 LA SB 295 Amends and Revises Property, Casualty, and Liability Rate Filing Requirements Bill Passed - House (93 - 3)
April 24, 2024 CO HB 24-1233 Amends Requirements to Delinquency Payment Rules of Unit Owners Associations Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 2)
April 24, 2024 LA HB 611 Repeals the State Rule Prohibiting Insurance Renewals for Failure of Payments Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 9)
April 24, 2024 OH HB 250 Limits the Use of Cellphones in Public Schools Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 0)
April 24, 2024 TN SB 2770 Authorizes Greater Statutory Penalties for Undocumented Individuals who Commit Felonies Bill Passed - House (73 - 19)
April 24, 2024 OH HB 322 Prohibits "Grooming" and Creates a Criminal Offense for "Pattern of Conduct" with a Minor Bill Passed - House (90 - 1)
April 24, 2024 OH SB 214 Authorizes Human Trafficking Victims to Expunge Certain Records Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 0)
April 24, 2024 OH HB 77 Amends Drone Use Regulations Bill Passed - House (89 - 2)
April 24, 2024 OH HB 230 Increases Penalties for Drug and Human Trafficking Bill Passed - House (80 - 13)
April 24, 2024 OH HB 70 Requires Public and Chartered Schools Adopt Policies for Over the Counter Drugs Bill Passed - House (92 - 1)
April 24, 2024 CT SB 123 Prohibits an Individual From Causing Another Individual to Incur a Coerced Debt Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 1)
April 23, 2024 National HR 815 Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes. Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (79 - 18)
April 23, 2024 MS SB 2448 Extends the Automatic Repealer on the Mississippi Earned Parole Eligibility Act Of 2021 Conference Report Adopted - Senate (40 - 10)
April 23, 2024 OK HB 2102 Establishes the Hope Shaffer Act Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 8)
April 23, 2024 TN SB 1325 Authorizes Teachers and Staff to Carry Concealed Firearms in Public Schools Bill Passed - House (68 - 28)
April 23, 2024 OK HB 4156 Amends Various State Immigration Laws, Policies, and Restrictions Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 8)
April 23, 2024 OK SB 2035 Amends the State's Temporary Car Tag Laws to Reduce Traffic Stops Bill Passed - House (89 - 2)
April 23, 2024 OK HB 4156 Amends Various State Immigration Laws, Policies, and Restrictions Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 8)
April 23, 2024 TN HB 2269 Amends and Reforms State Hospital Certificate of Need Laws Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 2)
April 22, 2024 HI SCR 13 Establishes a Call for a Permanent Ceasefire in Gaza and Return of All Hostages Bill Passed - House (41 - 3)
April 22, 2024 OK SB 1854 Prohibits Unauthorized Camping on State-Owned Land Bill Passed - House (77 - 18)
April 22, 2024 TN SB 2820 Authorizes Certain Opportunity Public Charter Schools Bill Passed - House (75 - 20)
April 22, 2024 LA SCR 21 Authorizes and Memorializes Congress to Support Israel in the Wake of the October 7, 2023, Terror Attacks Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (26 - 0)
April 20, 2024 National HR 3602 End the Border Catastrophe Act Bill Failed - House (215 - 199)
April 20, 2024 CO HB 24-1270 Requires Gun Owners to Also Hold Liability Insurance Bill Passed - House (33 - 29)
April 20, 2024 National HR 8038 21st Century Peace through Strength Act Bill Passed - House (360 - 58)
April 19, 2024 CO HB 24-1136 Establishes New Social Media Safety Programs Concurrence Vote Passed - House (51 - 9)
April 19, 2024 IA SF 2435 Appropriates $1 Billion for the Iowa Department of Education and the Department for the Blind Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (32 - 14)
April 19, 2024 IA SF 2443 Amends and Appropriates Funding for Area Education Agencies (AEA) Bill Passed - House (56 - 36)
Date No. Title Outcome
5/01 HB 24-1282 Increases Measures to Support Success Rates of Ninth-Grade Students in Public High Schools in Colorado Bill Passed - House (58 - 6)
5/01 HB 5183 Amends Sentencing Guidelines in the Code of Criminal Procedure Relating to Car Theft Bill Passed - House (89 - 16)
5/01 HB 5182 Specifies Theft Crime and Punishment Bill Passed - House (88 - 17)
4/30 SB 287 Prohibits Administering Any Drug, Diagnostic Test, or Behavioral Health Treatment to a Minor Without Parental Consent Conference Report Adopted - Senate (26 - 10)
4/30 SB 287 Prohibits Administering Any Drug, Diagnostic Test, or Behavioral Health Treatment to a Minor Without Parental Consent Conference Report Adopted - Senate (26 - 10)
4/30 HB 24-1362 Authorizes Gray-Water Treatment Systems to be Installed in New State Construction Projects Concurrence Vote Passed - House (60 - 2)
4/30 HB 24-1233 Amends Requirements to Delinquency Payment Rules of Unit Owners Associations Concurrence Vote Passed - House (52 - 10)
4/30 HB 24-1337 Amends Unit Ownership Rules Regarding Payment Owed to Community Concurrence Vote Passed - House (43 - 19)
4/30 HB 24-1362 Authorizes Gray-Water Treatment Systems to be Installed in New State Construction Projects Concurrence Vote Passed - House (60 - 2)
4/30 HB 416 Prohibits Remote Stalking Bill Passed - House (199 - 1)
4/30 HR 3738 Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration Act Bill Passed - House (403 - 10)
4/30 HR 4877 Abandoned Well Remediation Research and Development Act Bill Passed - House (333 - 75)
4/30 SB 351 Increases Recording Fee that Funds the Community Investment Account by 5 Dollars Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 12)
4/30 SB 356 Repeals Prohibition of Compensation for Education Board Members Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 12)
4/30 HR 1767 Student Veteran Benefit Restoration Act Bill Passed - House (406 - 6)
4/30 HR 529 Extending Limits of U.S. Customs Waters Act Bill Passed - House (402 - 6)
4/30 HF 5237 Appropriates Funding for State K-12 Education Budget Bill Passed - House (68 - 61)
4/30 HB 1077 Establishes the Funding and Structure of the Department of Human Services Bill Passed - House (80 - 3)
4/30 H 7324 Repeals Basement Areas from the Calculation of Floor Area Ratios in Zoning Ordinances Bill Passed - House (62 - 9)
4/30 SF 5335 Appropriates Funding for State Human Services Budget Bill Passed - Senate (53 - 13)
4/30 S 2785 Prohibits Employers from Forcing Workers to Attend Captive Audience Meetings Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 5)
4/29 SB 323 Amends and Defines Certain Insurance Terms Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (36 - 0)
4/29 HB 611 Repeals the State Rule Prohibiting Insurance Renewals for Failure of Payments Concurrence Vote Passed - House (82 - 15)
4/29 HB 24-1337 Amends Unit Ownership Rules Regarding Payment Owed to Community Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 12)
4/29 SCR 9 Alleges Support for Greater Mental Health/substance Assistance Parity Joint Resolution Passed - House (37 - 1)
4/29 HB 24-1001 Extends the State's Rural Jump-Start Program Bill Passed - House (59 - 5)
4/29 SB 890 Establishes the Missign and Murdered African American Women Task Force Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 0)
4/29 HF 601 Requires Lost or Stolen Firearms be Reported to Law Enforcement Bill Passed - House (68 - 63)
4/29 SB 3058 Establishes Reappropriation to Agencies Regarding the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 9)
4/29 SB 3058 Establishes Reappropriation to Agencies Regarding the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 9)
4/27 HB 4130 Establishes a Funding Mechanism for the Public Schools System of Mississippi Bill Passed - Senate (48 - 3)
4/26 SB 572 Authorizes the Department of Agriculture to Declare a Biosecurity Emergency Under Certain Conditions Conference Report Adopted - House (48 - 3)
4/26 SB 2577 Prohibits the Use of Artificial Intelligence to Create "Deep Fake" Election Material 90 Days Before an Election Conference Report Adopted - Senate (35 - 13)
4/26 SB 3231 Repeals and Restricts State Retirement Board Authority Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 14)
4/26 SB 24-078 Establishes Outdoor Nature-Based Preschool Programs as Child Care Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 9)
4/25 SB 2448 Extends the Automatic Repealer on the Mississippi Earned Parole Eligibility Act Of 2021 Conference Report Adopted - House (112 - 3)
4/25 HB 1408 Amends Requirements for Insurance Benefits Repair Consumer Protection Act Conference Report Adopted - House (116 - 2)
4/25 HB 1408 Amends Requirements for Insurance Benefits Repair Consumer Protection Act Conference Report Adopted - Senate (46 - 3)
4/25 HB 1105 Increases the Challenge Period for Initiative Petitions and Referendums from 10 to 90 Days Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 7)
4/25 HB 1734 Requrires Owneres of Medical Marijuana Dispenseries to Pass a Background Check Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 3)
4/25 HB 4073 Establishes Alyssa's Law Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 0)
4/25 H 4529 Appropriates Funding for Municipal Roads and Bridges Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 0)
4/25 SB 2968 Establishes the East Bank Development Authority for the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County Bill Passed - House (59 - 18)
4/25 SB 1450 Increases Penalties for Retail Theft and Other Organized Retail Crimes Bill Passed - House (65 - 14)
4/25 HB 350 Establishes the Diamond State Hospital Cost Review Board to Improve Transparency Bill Passed - House (21 - 16)
4/24 SB 1470 Authorizes Leniency for Criminal Defendants if They Can Show Abuse Contributed to Their Offense Veto Override Passed - Senate (46 - 1)
4/24 SB 295 Amends and Revises Property, Casualty, and Liability Rate Filing Requirements Bill Passed - House (93 - 3)
4/24 HB 24-1233 Amends Requirements to Delinquency Payment Rules of Unit Owners Associations Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 2)
4/24 HB 611 Repeals the State Rule Prohibiting Insurance Renewals for Failure of Payments Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 9)
4/24 HB 250 Limits the Use of Cellphones in Public Schools Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 0)
4/24 SB 2770 Authorizes Greater Statutory Penalties for Undocumented Individuals who Commit Felonies Bill Passed - House (73 - 19)
4/24 HB 322 Prohibits "Grooming" and Creates a Criminal Offense for "Pattern of Conduct" with a Minor Bill Passed - House (90 - 1)
4/24 SB 214 Authorizes Human Trafficking Victims to Expunge Certain Records Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 0)
4/24 HB 77 Amends Drone Use Regulations Bill Passed - House (89 - 2)
4/24 HB 230 Increases Penalties for Drug and Human Trafficking Bill Passed - House (80 - 13)
4/24 HB 70 Requires Public and Chartered Schools Adopt Policies for Over the Counter Drugs Bill Passed - House (92 - 1)
4/24 SB 123 Prohibits an Individual From Causing Another Individual to Incur a Coerced Debt Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 1)
4/23 HR 815 Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes. Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (79 - 18)
4/23 SB 2448 Extends the Automatic Repealer on the Mississippi Earned Parole Eligibility Act Of 2021 Conference Report Adopted - Senate (40 - 10)
4/23 HB 2102 Establishes the Hope Shaffer Act Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 8)
4/23 SB 1325 Authorizes Teachers and Staff to Carry Concealed Firearms in Public Schools Bill Passed - House (68 - 28)
4/23 HB 4156 Amends Various State Immigration Laws, Policies, and Restrictions Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 8)
4/23 SB 2035 Amends the State's Temporary Car Tag Laws to Reduce Traffic Stops Bill Passed - House (89 - 2)
4/23 HB 4156 Amends Various State Immigration Laws, Policies, and Restrictions Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 8)
4/23 HB 2269 Amends and Reforms State Hospital Certificate of Need Laws Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 2)
4/22 SCR 13 Establishes a Call for a Permanent Ceasefire in Gaza and Return of All Hostages Bill Passed - House (41 - 3)
4/22 SB 1854 Prohibits Unauthorized Camping on State-Owned Land Bill Passed - House (77 - 18)
4/22 SB 2820 Authorizes Certain Opportunity Public Charter Schools Bill Passed - House (75 - 20)
4/22 SCR 21 Authorizes and Memorializes Congress to Support Israel in the Wake of the October 7, 2023, Terror Attacks Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (26 - 0)
4/20 HR 3602 End the Border Catastrophe Act Bill Failed - House (215 - 199)
4/20 HB 24-1270 Requires Gun Owners to Also Hold Liability Insurance Bill Passed - House (33 - 29)
4/20 HR 8038 21st Century Peace through Strength Act Bill Passed - House (360 - 58)
4/19 HB 24-1136 Establishes New Social Media Safety Programs Concurrence Vote Passed - House (51 - 9)
4/19 SF 2435 Appropriates $1 Billion for the Iowa Department of Education and the Department for the Blind Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (32 - 14)
4/19 SF 2443 Amends and Appropriates Funding for Area Education Agencies (AEA) Bill Passed - House (56 - 36)
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