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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
March 12, 2024 WI AJR 109 Prohibits Governments from Giving Preferential Treatment to Staff on the Basis of Race, Sex, or National Origin Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (22 - 10)
March 12, 2024 MS SB 2022 Establishes Alternative Sentencing Options For Juvenile Offenders In Compliance With United States Supreme Court Holdings Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 13)
March 12, 2024 OK SB 1198 Requires School Training on Sex Trafficking and Exploitation Prevention Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 8)
March 12, 2024 MS SB 2580 Authorizes In-Person Early Voting and Repeals In-Person Absentee Voting Bill Passed - Senate (44 - 8)
March 12, 2024 MS SB 2725 Establishes a University System Efficiency Task Force Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 12)
March 12, 2024 MI SB 567 Requires School Districts Screen Students for Difficulty in Decoding Language and Other Characteristics of Dyslexia Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 1)
March 12, 2024 OK HB 1447 Establishes Oklahoma's Modern Plan for Economic Transformation and Effectiveness Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 11)
March 12, 2024 MS SB 2628 Establishes a State-Appointed Regional Board to Govern the Water System in the Capital City of Jackson Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 14)
March 12, 2024 OK SB 1658 Repeals and Eliminates the Statute of Limitations for Rape Cases Bill Passed - Senate (48 - 0)
March 11, 2024 OK SB 1536 Authorizes the Attorney General to Mediate Disputes Between the State Treasurer and Pension Plan Administrators Bill Passed - Senate (43 - 1)
March 11, 2024 OK SB 1450 Increases Penalties for Retail Theft and Other Organized Retail Crimes Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 5)
March 9, 2024 WV HB 4399 Authorizes Criminal Record Expungement for Dismissed Charges Conference Report Adopted - Senate (30 - 1)
March 9, 2024 VA SB 207 Amends and Streamlines Police Officer Certification Conference Report Adopted - Senate (40 - 0)
March 9, 2024 WV SB 614 Amends and Increases Student Discipline Policies Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (30 - 1)
March 9, 2024 WV SB 568 Reduces Chronic Student Absenteeism Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (32 - 1)
March 9, 2024 WV HB 5105 Repeals the Vaccine Requirements for Public Virtual Schools Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 12)
March 9, 2024 WV HB 5105 Repeals the Vaccine Requirements for Public Virtual Schools Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 12)
March 8, 2024 IN HB 1137 Requires Schools Provide Students 2 Hours of Religious Practice Per Week Conference Report Adopted - Senate (32 - 16)
March 8, 2024 IN HB 1001 Expands Work-Based Learning Programs Conference Report Adopted - Senate (39 - 8)
March 8, 2024 IN HB 1380 Prohibits School Employees from Placing Students in Isolated "Time-Outs" Conference Report Adopted - Senate (35 - 12)
March 8, 2024 WY SF 83 Amends Statutory References Resulting from Inadvertent Errors and Omissions in Previous Legislation Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (30 - 1)
March 8, 2024 WV SB 675 Establishes an Accreditation Deadline for Convention and Visitors Bureaus Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (26 - 7)
March 8, 2024 WY SF 90 Establishes a State-Managed Local Government Equity Investment Pool Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (21 - 10)
March 8, 2024 FL HB 7021 Amends and Modernizes the State's Mental Health and Substance Abuse Laws Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 0)
March 8, 2024 WY HB 138 Appropriates and Establishes Limits on State Education Funding Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 11)
March 8, 2024 FL HB 7021 Amends and Modernizes the State's Mental Health and Substance Abuse Laws Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 0)
March 8, 2024 WV HB 5257 Authorizes State Appeals Court to Set Pay Scales for Employees Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 9)
March 8, 2024 MD SB 705 Requires the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange Establish and Implement a Qualified Resident Enrollment Program Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 13)
March 7, 2024 WV SB 844 Amends Regulations Regarding the Educational Broadcasting Authority Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (30 - 3)
March 7, 2024 FL SB 280 Requires Vacation Rental Advertisers Collect and Remit Specified Taxes for Certain Transactions Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (23 - 16)
March 7, 2024 WY SF 47 Amends Law Enforcement Retirement Contributions Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (29 - 1)
March 7, 2024 IN SB 234 Amends Disaster Emergency Powers for the Governor Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (40 - 8)
March 7, 2024 OR HB 4059 Establishes Oregon Laws for Brassica Production in Willamette Valley's Protected District Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 11)
March 7, 2024 OR HB 4098 Establishes the CHIPS Child Care Fund Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 4)
March 7, 2024 OR HB 4098 Establishes the CHIPS Child Care Fund Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 4)
March 7, 2024 OR HB 4154 Establishes a Fund to Help the Electronic Chip Industry Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 4)
March 7, 2024 SD HB 1185 Requires Individuals Pay $500 for Land Surveys Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 5)
March 7, 2024 OR HB 4156 Expands State Stalking Laws Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 3)
March 7, 2024 AL HB 129 Authorizes State Funds for Eligible Families for Private School Tuition Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 8)
March 7, 2024 OR HB 4149 Requires Pharmacy Benefits Managers to be Licensed Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 3)
March 7, 2024 OR HB 4092 Requires the OHA to Study How Much Money Local Mental Health Programs Need to Comply with State Laws Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 7)
March 7, 2024 ID S 1380 Amends and Addresses Inequities in the State Foster Care System Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 4)
March 7, 2024 MO SB 754 Amends Various Public Safety Policies Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 10)
March 7, 2024 DE SB 147 Establishes a Narrow Exception for Certain Computer Crimes Bill Passed - Senate (12 - 8)
March 7, 2024 MO SB 754 Amends Various Public Safety Policies Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 10)
March 7, 2024 NH SB 415 Establishes Penalties for Fentanyl-Related Offenses Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 6)
March 7, 2024 NH SB 414 Establishes Sentencing for Crimes due to Drug-Related Deaths Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 6)
March 7, 2024 NH SB 316 Establishes New Drug Trafficking Penalties Bill Passed - Senate (14 - 10)
March 7, 2024 OR SB 1521 Requires DHS to Contract with at Least One Agency Providing Agency with Choice Services Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 11)
March 7, 2024 OR SB 1552 Establishes a Youth Advisory Group for Developing Standards Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 5)
Date No. Title Outcome
3/12 AJR 109 Prohibits Governments from Giving Preferential Treatment to Staff on the Basis of Race, Sex, or National Origin Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (22 - 10)
3/12 SB 2022 Establishes Alternative Sentencing Options For Juvenile Offenders In Compliance With United States Supreme Court Holdings Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 13)
3/12 SB 1198 Requires School Training on Sex Trafficking and Exploitation Prevention Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 8)
3/12 SB 2580 Authorizes In-Person Early Voting and Repeals In-Person Absentee Voting Bill Passed - Senate (44 - 8)
3/12 SB 2725 Establishes a University System Efficiency Task Force Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 12)
3/12 SB 567 Requires School Districts Screen Students for Difficulty in Decoding Language and Other Characteristics of Dyslexia Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 1)
3/12 HB 1447 Establishes Oklahoma's Modern Plan for Economic Transformation and Effectiveness Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 11)
3/12 SB 2628 Establishes a State-Appointed Regional Board to Govern the Water System in the Capital City of Jackson Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 14)
3/12 SB 1658 Repeals and Eliminates the Statute of Limitations for Rape Cases Bill Passed - Senate (48 - 0)
3/11 SB 1536 Authorizes the Attorney General to Mediate Disputes Between the State Treasurer and Pension Plan Administrators Bill Passed - Senate (43 - 1)
3/11 SB 1450 Increases Penalties for Retail Theft and Other Organized Retail Crimes Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 5)
3/09 HB 4399 Authorizes Criminal Record Expungement for Dismissed Charges Conference Report Adopted - Senate (30 - 1)
3/09 SB 207 Amends and Streamlines Police Officer Certification Conference Report Adopted - Senate (40 - 0)
3/09 SB 614 Amends and Increases Student Discipline Policies Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (30 - 1)
3/09 SB 568 Reduces Chronic Student Absenteeism Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (32 - 1)
3/09 HB 5105 Repeals the Vaccine Requirements for Public Virtual Schools Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 12)
3/09 HB 5105 Repeals the Vaccine Requirements for Public Virtual Schools Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 12)
3/08 HB 1137 Requires Schools Provide Students 2 Hours of Religious Practice Per Week Conference Report Adopted - Senate (32 - 16)
3/08 HB 1001 Expands Work-Based Learning Programs Conference Report Adopted - Senate (39 - 8)
3/08 HB 1380 Prohibits School Employees from Placing Students in Isolated "Time-Outs" Conference Report Adopted - Senate (35 - 12)
3/08 SF 83 Amends Statutory References Resulting from Inadvertent Errors and Omissions in Previous Legislation Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (30 - 1)
3/08 SB 675 Establishes an Accreditation Deadline for Convention and Visitors Bureaus Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (26 - 7)
3/08 SF 90 Establishes a State-Managed Local Government Equity Investment Pool Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (21 - 10)
3/08 HB 7021 Amends and Modernizes the State's Mental Health and Substance Abuse Laws Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 0)
3/08 HB 138 Appropriates and Establishes Limits on State Education Funding Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 11)
3/08 HB 7021 Amends and Modernizes the State's Mental Health and Substance Abuse Laws Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 0)
3/08 HB 5257 Authorizes State Appeals Court to Set Pay Scales for Employees Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 9)
3/08 SB 705 Requires the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange Establish and Implement a Qualified Resident Enrollment Program Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 13)
3/07 SB 844 Amends Regulations Regarding the Educational Broadcasting Authority Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (30 - 3)
3/07 SB 280 Requires Vacation Rental Advertisers Collect and Remit Specified Taxes for Certain Transactions Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (23 - 16)
3/07 SF 47 Amends Law Enforcement Retirement Contributions Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (29 - 1)
3/07 SB 234 Amends Disaster Emergency Powers for the Governor Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (40 - 8)
3/07 HB 4059 Establishes Oregon Laws for Brassica Production in Willamette Valley's Protected District Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 11)
3/07 HB 4098 Establishes the CHIPS Child Care Fund Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 4)
3/07 HB 4098 Establishes the CHIPS Child Care Fund Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 4)
3/07 HB 4154 Establishes a Fund to Help the Electronic Chip Industry Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 4)
3/07 HB 1185 Requires Individuals Pay $500 for Land Surveys Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 5)
3/07 HB 4156 Expands State Stalking Laws Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 3)
3/07 HB 129 Authorizes State Funds for Eligible Families for Private School Tuition Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 8)
3/07 HB 4149 Requires Pharmacy Benefits Managers to be Licensed Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 3)
3/07 HB 4092 Requires the OHA to Study How Much Money Local Mental Health Programs Need to Comply with State Laws Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 7)
3/07 S 1380 Amends and Addresses Inequities in the State Foster Care System Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 4)
3/07 SB 754 Amends Various Public Safety Policies Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 10)
3/07 SB 147 Establishes a Narrow Exception for Certain Computer Crimes Bill Passed - Senate (12 - 8)
3/07 SB 754 Amends Various Public Safety Policies Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 10)
3/07 SB 415 Establishes Penalties for Fentanyl-Related Offenses Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 6)
3/07 SB 414 Establishes Sentencing for Crimes due to Drug-Related Deaths Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 6)
3/07 SB 316 Establishes New Drug Trafficking Penalties Bill Passed - Senate (14 - 10)
3/07 SB 1521 Requires DHS to Contract with at Least One Agency Providing Agency with Choice Services Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 11)
3/07 SB 1552 Establishes a Youth Advisory Group for Developing Standards Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 5)
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