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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
Dec. 20, 2024 National HR 10545 American Relief Act, 2025 Bill Passed - House (366 - 34)
Dec. 19, 2024 NJ A 4954 Requires Members of Historic Preservation Commissions to Take a Historic Preservation Planning Course Bill Passed - House (49 - 23)
Dec. 19, 2024 National HR 10515 American Relief Act Bill Failed - House (174 - 235)
Dec. 18, 2024 OH HB 452 Authorizes Hospital Violence Prevention Training and Security Plans Concurrence Vote Passed - House (80 - 10)
Dec. 18, 2024 National HR 8663 Detection Equipment and Technology Evaluation to Counter the Threat (DETECT) Fentanyl and Xylazine Act Concurrence Vote Passed - House (404 - 1)
Dec. 18, 2024 OH HB 206 Increases School Suspension to a Year for Students that Make Online Dangerous Threats Concurrence Vote Passed - House (62 - 25)
Dec. 18, 2024 OH HB 315 Authorizes Local Governments to Establish Township Preservation Commissions Concurrence Vote Passed - House (76 - 7)
Dec. 18, 2024 OH HB 366 Establishes the Organized Retail Theft Task Force within the Organized Crime Investigations Commission Concurrence Vote Passed - House (83 - 6)
Dec. 18, 2024 OH HB 8 Requires Parental Consent for Teachers to Educate on Sexuality-Related Content Concurrence Vote Passed - House (57 - 31)
Dec. 18, 2024 OH HB 7 Appropriates Funding to Address State Infant Morality Rates Concurrence Vote Passed - House (82 - 8)
Dec. 18, 2024 OH HB 452 Authorizes Hospital Violence Prevention Training and Security Plans Concurrence Vote Passed - House (80 - 10)
Dec. 18, 2024 OH HB 77 Amends Drone Use Regulations Concurrence Vote Passed - House (85 - 3)
Dec. 18, 2024 OH HB 29 Authorizes Individuals whose Driver's License is Suspended for Failure to Pay Child Support to Petition a Court for Limited Driving Privileges Concurrence Vote Passed - House (84 - 6)
Dec. 18, 2024 OH HB 331 Requires an Audit of State Rural Villages Every 10 Years After the U.S. Census Concurrence Vote Passed - House (88 - 1)
Dec. 18, 2024 OH HB 206 Increases School Suspension to a Year for Students that Make Online Dangerous Threats Concurrence Vote Passed - House (62 - 25)
Dec. 18, 2024 National S 1351 Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act Bill Passed - House (373 - 33)
Dec. 18, 2024 National S 759 Beagle Brigade Act Bill Passed - House (381 - 20)
Dec. 17, 2024 National S 3448 Never Again Education Reauthorization Act of 2023 Bill Passed - House (402 - 12)
Dec. 17, 2024 National HR 115 Midnight Rules Relief Act Bill Passed - House (210 - 201)
Dec. 16, 2024 National HR 7213 Autism CARES Act Concurrence Vote Passed - House (374 - 15)
Dec. 16, 2024 National HR 7213 Autism CARES Act Concurrence Vote Passed - House (374 - 15)
Dec. 13, 2024 MI HB 5888 Establishes and Adds Sexual Extortion Felonies and Sentencing Guidelines to the State Code of Criminal Procedure Bill Passed - House (56 - 0)
Dec. 13, 2024 MI HB 4901 Authorizes Modest Homeowners to Protect Property in Bankruptcy Bill Passed - House (56 - 0)
Dec. 13, 2024 MI HB 6046 Expands Access to Violence Prevention Services and Support Victims of Violence Bill Passed - House (56 - 0)
Dec. 13, 2024 MI HB 5887 Establishes Criminal Penalties for Threatening to Distribute Sexually Explicit Photographs Bill Passed - House (56 - 0)
Dec. 12, 2024 National S 4199 Judicial Understaffing Delays Getting Emergencies Solved (JUDGES) Act Bill Passed - House (236 - 173)
Dec. 12, 2024 MI HB 6146 Amends Certain Public Provisions Relating to Firearms Bill Passed - House (56 - 53)
Dec. 12, 2024 MI HB 6145 Amends Various Public Regulations Relating to Firearms Bill Passed - House (56 - 53)
Dec. 12, 2024 MI HB 6144 Amends Multiple Public Acts Relating to Firearms Bill Passed - House (56 - 53)
Dec. 11, 2024 MI HB 5695 Increases Financial Support Available to Ground Ambulance Services Bill Passed - House (69 - 40)
Dec. 11, 2024 MI HB 5695 Increases Financial Support Available to Ground Ambulance Services Bill Passed - House (69 - 40)
Dec. 11, 2024 MI HB 5743 Authorizes Immunity for Individuals Rendering Emergency Services Who Apply Bleeding Control Bill Passed - House (105 - 4)
Dec. 11, 2024 MI HB 5742 Amends the State Good Samaritan Law to Add Bleeding Control Measures Bill Passed - House (99 - 10)
Dec. 11, 2024 MI HB 5741 Requires High School Health Courses to Include Instruction on How to Stop Bleeding Bill Passed - House (97 - 12)
Dec. 10, 2024 MI HB 5826 Creates a Doula Scholarship Fund Concurrence Vote Passed - House (56 - 51)
Dec. 10, 2024 OH SB 63 Requires Individuals that Have Been Exposed to Asbestos to File Specific Types of Disclosures Bill Passed - House (74 - 16)
Dec. 10, 2024 MI SB 962 Amends the State Unemployment Hardship Waiver Application Process Bill Passed - House (56 - 53)
Dec. 10, 2024 MI SB 975 Authorizes Victims of Domestic Violence to Receive Unemployment Benefits Bill Passed - House (56 - 53)
Dec. 10, 2024 MI SB 976 Amends the Michigan Employment Security Act to Add New Requirements and Exemptions Bill Passed - House (56 - 53)
Dec. 10, 2024 MI SB 981 Requires Unemployment Insurance Application (UIA) Materials be Subject to Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA) Requests Bill Passed - House (56 - 53)
Dec. 10, 2024 National S 3613 Improving Federal Building Security Act of 2024 Bill Passed - House (410 - 6)
Dec. 10, 2024 National S 4367 Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act of 2024 Bill Passed - House (399 - 18)
Dec. 10, 2024 MI HB 5660 Amends the Name of the School Safety Commission to the School Safety and Mental Health Commission Bill Passed - House (89 - 19)
Dec. 10, 2024 MI HB 5660 Amends the Name of the School Safety Commission to the School Safety and Mental Health Commission Bill Passed - House (89 - 19)
Dec. 10, 2024 MI HB 4096 Amends and Defines the Terminology in School Codes Bill Passed - House (93 - 16)
Dec. 10, 2024 MI HB 4095 Requires that Public and Nonpublic Schools Adopt Standardized Response Terminology Plans Bill Passed - House (94 - 15)
Dec. 10, 2024 MI HB 5659 Expands Membership of the State School Safety Commission Bill Passed - House (89 - 19)
Dec. 10, 2024 MI HB 5659 Expands Membership of the State School Safety Commission Bill Passed - House (89 - 19)
Dec. 10, 2024 National HR 9668 Strategic Homeland Intelligence and Enforcement Legislation to Defend (SHIELD) Against CCP Act Bill Passed - House (409 - 4)
Dec. 6, 2024 National HR 5349 Crucial Communism Teaching Act Bill Passed - House (327 - 62)
Date No. Title Outcome
12/20 HR 10545 American Relief Act, 2025 Bill Passed - House (366 - 34)
12/19 A 4954 Requires Members of Historic Preservation Commissions to Take a Historic Preservation Planning Course Bill Passed - House (49 - 23)
12/19 HR 10515 American Relief Act Bill Failed - House (174 - 235)
12/18 HB 452 Authorizes Hospital Violence Prevention Training and Security Plans Concurrence Vote Passed - House (80 - 10)
12/18 HR 8663 Detection Equipment and Technology Evaluation to Counter the Threat (DETECT) Fentanyl and Xylazine Act Concurrence Vote Passed - House (404 - 1)
12/18 HB 206 Increases School Suspension to a Year for Students that Make Online Dangerous Threats Concurrence Vote Passed - House (62 - 25)
12/18 HB 315 Authorizes Local Governments to Establish Township Preservation Commissions Concurrence Vote Passed - House (76 - 7)
12/18 HB 366 Establishes the Organized Retail Theft Task Force within the Organized Crime Investigations Commission Concurrence Vote Passed - House (83 - 6)
12/18 HB 8 Requires Parental Consent for Teachers to Educate on Sexuality-Related Content Concurrence Vote Passed - House (57 - 31)
12/18 HB 7 Appropriates Funding to Address State Infant Morality Rates Concurrence Vote Passed - House (82 - 8)
12/18 HB 452 Authorizes Hospital Violence Prevention Training and Security Plans Concurrence Vote Passed - House (80 - 10)
12/18 HB 77 Amends Drone Use Regulations Concurrence Vote Passed - House (85 - 3)
12/18 HB 29 Authorizes Individuals whose Driver's License is Suspended for Failure to Pay Child Support to Petition a Court for Limited Driving Privileges Concurrence Vote Passed - House (84 - 6)
12/18 HB 331 Requires an Audit of State Rural Villages Every 10 Years After the U.S. Census Concurrence Vote Passed - House (88 - 1)
12/18 HB 206 Increases School Suspension to a Year for Students that Make Online Dangerous Threats Concurrence Vote Passed - House (62 - 25)
12/18 S 1351 Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act Bill Passed - House (373 - 33)
12/18 S 759 Beagle Brigade Act Bill Passed - House (381 - 20)
12/17 S 3448 Never Again Education Reauthorization Act of 2023 Bill Passed - House (402 - 12)
12/17 HR 115 Midnight Rules Relief Act Bill Passed - House (210 - 201)
12/16 HR 7213 Autism CARES Act Concurrence Vote Passed - House (374 - 15)
12/16 HR 7213 Autism CARES Act Concurrence Vote Passed - House (374 - 15)
12/13 HB 5888 Establishes and Adds Sexual Extortion Felonies and Sentencing Guidelines to the State Code of Criminal Procedure Bill Passed - House (56 - 0)
12/13 HB 4901 Authorizes Modest Homeowners to Protect Property in Bankruptcy Bill Passed - House (56 - 0)
12/13 HB 6046 Expands Access to Violence Prevention Services and Support Victims of Violence Bill Passed - House (56 - 0)
12/13 HB 5887 Establishes Criminal Penalties for Threatening to Distribute Sexually Explicit Photographs Bill Passed - House (56 - 0)
12/12 S 4199 Judicial Understaffing Delays Getting Emergencies Solved (JUDGES) Act Bill Passed - House (236 - 173)
12/12 HB 6146 Amends Certain Public Provisions Relating to Firearms Bill Passed - House (56 - 53)
12/12 HB 6145 Amends Various Public Regulations Relating to Firearms Bill Passed - House (56 - 53)
12/12 HB 6144 Amends Multiple Public Acts Relating to Firearms Bill Passed - House (56 - 53)
12/11 HB 5695 Increases Financial Support Available to Ground Ambulance Services Bill Passed - House (69 - 40)
12/11 HB 5695 Increases Financial Support Available to Ground Ambulance Services Bill Passed - House (69 - 40)
12/11 HB 5743 Authorizes Immunity for Individuals Rendering Emergency Services Who Apply Bleeding Control Bill Passed - House (105 - 4)
12/11 HB 5742 Amends the State Good Samaritan Law to Add Bleeding Control Measures Bill Passed - House (99 - 10)
12/11 HB 5741 Requires High School Health Courses to Include Instruction on How to Stop Bleeding Bill Passed - House (97 - 12)
12/10 HB 5826 Creates a Doula Scholarship Fund Concurrence Vote Passed - House (56 - 51)
12/10 SB 63 Requires Individuals that Have Been Exposed to Asbestos to File Specific Types of Disclosures Bill Passed - House (74 - 16)
12/10 SB 962 Amends the State Unemployment Hardship Waiver Application Process Bill Passed - House (56 - 53)
12/10 SB 975 Authorizes Victims of Domestic Violence to Receive Unemployment Benefits Bill Passed - House (56 - 53)
12/10 SB 976 Amends the Michigan Employment Security Act to Add New Requirements and Exemptions Bill Passed - House (56 - 53)
12/10 SB 981 Requires Unemployment Insurance Application (UIA) Materials be Subject to Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA) Requests Bill Passed - House (56 - 53)
12/10 S 3613 Improving Federal Building Security Act of 2024 Bill Passed - House (410 - 6)
12/10 S 4367 Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act of 2024 Bill Passed - House (399 - 18)
12/10 HB 5660 Amends the Name of the School Safety Commission to the School Safety and Mental Health Commission Bill Passed - House (89 - 19)
12/10 HB 5660 Amends the Name of the School Safety Commission to the School Safety and Mental Health Commission Bill Passed - House (89 - 19)
12/10 HB 4096 Amends and Defines the Terminology in School Codes Bill Passed - House (93 - 16)
12/10 HB 4095 Requires that Public and Nonpublic Schools Adopt Standardized Response Terminology Plans Bill Passed - House (94 - 15)
12/10 HB 5659 Expands Membership of the State School Safety Commission Bill Passed - House (89 - 19)
12/10 HB 5659 Expands Membership of the State School Safety Commission Bill Passed - House (89 - 19)
12/10 HR 9668 Strategic Homeland Intelligence and Enforcement Legislation to Defend (SHIELD) Against CCP Act Bill Passed - House (409 - 4)
12/06 HR 5349 Crucial Communism Teaching Act Bill Passed - House (327 - 62)
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