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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
July 18, 2024 NM HB 1 Appropriates Funding for Flood and Fire Response, Pilot Projects, Healthcare, Court Resources, and Fentanyl Trafficking Prevention Bill Passed - House (57 - 7)
July 11, 2024 PA SB 700 Appropriates Funding for Cell Phone Pouches in Schools Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (42 - 7)
July 11, 2024 PA SB 656 Amends and Restructures Taxes for Electric Vehicles Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (44 - 5)
July 11, 2024 PA SB 700 Appropriates Funding for Cell Phone Pouches in Schools Bill Passed - House (137 - 65)
July 11, 2024 PA HB 115 Amends and Simplifies Heir Estates Bill Passed - Senate (49 - 0)
July 11, 2024 National HR 8772 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2025 Bill Failed - House (205 - 213)
July 10, 2024 PA SB 656 Amends and Restructures Taxes for Electric Vehicles Bill Passed - House (190 - 12)
July 1, 2024 PA HB 2180 Establishes a School Meal Debt Fund Bill Passed - House (118 - 84)
June 28, 2024 NJ A 4700 Appropriates $56.6 Billion in Annual State Spending Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 13)
June 28, 2024 NJ A 4533 Amends Certain Sections of Law Concerning Financing Mechanisms for School Facilities Projects Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 12)
June 28, 2024 NJ S 3097 Amends Requirements for Certain Projects under the Economic Redevelopment and Growth Grant Program Bill Passed - House (55 - 16)
June 28, 2024 NJ A 3772 Restructures Property Tax Process Regarding Foreclosures and Equity Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 0)
June 28, 2024 National HR 8774 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2025 Bill Passed - House (217 - 198)
June 28, 2024 NJ A 4700 Appropriates $56.6 Billion in Annual State Spending Bill Passed - House (55 - 22)
June 28, 2024 NJ A 4533 Amends Certain Sections of Law Concerning Financing Mechanisms for School Facilities Projects Bill Passed - House (67 - 10)
June 28, 2024 National HR 8771 Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2025 Bill Passed - House (212 - 200)
June 28, 2024 National HR 8752 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2025 Bill Passed - House (212 - 203)
June 27, 2024 MI SB 747 Appropriates Funding for the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 State Budget Conference Report Adopted - House (56 - 54)
June 27, 2024 MI SB 747 Appropriates Funding for the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 State Budget Conference Report Adopted - Senate (21 - 17)
June 27, 2024 NC SB 357 Amends the 2023 Appropriations Act and Allocates Funds to Various State Agencies and Departments Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (43 - 1)
June 27, 2024 NC SB 332 Appropriates Funding to Implement State Teacher Raises Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (44 - 0)
June 27, 2024 CT SB 501 Amends Motor Vehicle Property Tax Assessments Bill Passed - House (82 - 42)
June 27, 2024 CA SB 1327 Requires the Franchise Tax Board to Prioritize Reservations by Qualified Small Publications Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 7)
June 26, 2024 SC H 4087 Establishes a State Corporate Income Tax Credit Conference Report Adopted - House (93 - 13)
June 26, 2024 CA SB 175 Amends Certain State Tax Policies Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (30 - 7)
June 26, 2024 CA AB 160 Amends Medi-Cal Managed Care Organization Provider Tax Policies Concurrence Vote Passed - House (61 - 12)
June 26, 2024 OH HB 2 Appropriates $2 Billion in Funding from the State Budget for Regional and Local Projects Concurrence Vote Passed - House (92 - 5)
June 26, 2024 CA SB 153 Appropriates Funding for the State Education Omnibus Budget Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 7)
June 26, 2024 CA SB 108 Appropriates Funding for the 2024 State Budget Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 8)
June 26, 2024 OH SB 98 Prohibits Fraudulent Business Filings in the State Bill Passed - House (95 - 2)
June 26, 2024 CA AB 160 Amends Medi-Cal Managed Care Organization Provider Tax Policies Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 8)
June 26, 2024 CA SB 153 Appropriates Funding for the State Education Omnibus Budget Bill Passed - House (63 - 11)
June 26, 2024 CA SB 108 Appropriates Funding for the 2024 State Budget Bill Passed - House (60 - 14)
June 26, 2024 OH HB 399 Amends Organ Donation Tax Credits to Create an Employer Credit Bill Passed - House (82 - 10)
June 26, 2024 CT SB 501 Amends Motor Vehicle Property Tax Assessments Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 9)
June 24, 2024 NC HB 317 Amends Appropriations Act and Reallocates Aspects of the State Budget Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 19)
June 20, 2024 MI SB 926 Expands Michigan's Gaming and Gambling Prevention Program Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
June 20, 2024 MI SB 933 Appropriates Expenditures to the Compulsive Gaming Prevention Fund Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
June 20, 2024 MI SB 934 Extends Michigan's Gaming and Gambling Prevention Program Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 17)
June 20, 2024 MI SB 932 Increases Access to the State's Family Independence Program Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
June 18, 2024 VT H 887 Appropriates Yields and Funds to Homestead Tax Rates and Reforms the Education Finance System Veto Override Passed - Senate (22 - 7)
June 18, 2024 National S 870 Fire Grants and Safety Act Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (88 - 2)
June 18, 2024 KS HB 2001 Expands a State Incentive Program to Lure Chiefs and Royals Away from Missouri Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 8)
June 18, 2024 KS HB 2001 Expands a State Incentive Program to Lure Chiefs and Royals Away from Missouri Bill Passed - House (84 - 38)
June 17, 2024 VT H 887 Appropriates Yields and Funds to Homestead Tax Rates and Reforms the Education Finance System Veto Override Passed - House (103 - 42)
June 13, 2024 RI S 3152 Establishes a Citizens Bank Tax Cut Concurrence Vote Passed - House (57 - 13)
June 13, 2024 RI S 3152 Establishes a Citizens Bank Tax Cut Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 6)
June 12, 2024 RI S 2597 Appropriates $2 Million for School Districts and Municipalities to Employ Additional Social Workers Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 2)
June 12, 2024 OH SB 186 Requires Payment of Property Taxes and Assessments When a Lot is Split Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 1)
June 12, 2024 OH HB 7 Appropriates Funding to Address State Infant Morality Rates Bill Passed - House (72 - 20)
June 10, 2024 PA HB 2370 Establishes a New System for the Funding of Public Education Bill Passed - House (107 - 94)
June 7, 2024 RI H 7225 Appropriates Funding for Fiscal Year 2025 State Budget Bill Passed - House (69 - 5)
June 5, 2024 National HR 8580 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 Bill Passed - House (209 - 197)
June 4, 2024 PA SB 1051 Authorizes the Board of Finance and Revenue (BF&R) to Accept Late-Filed Tax Applications Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 21)
May 31, 2024 OH HB 2 Appropriates $2 Billion in Funding from the State Budget for Regional and Local Projects Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 1)
May 30, 2024 OK SB 1125 Appropriates Funding for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 State Budget Bill Passed - House (80 - 17)
May 30, 2024 OK SB 1193 Establishes the Workforce Development Revolving Fund for the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education Bill Passed - House (85 - 9)
May 30, 2024 OK SB 1155 Establishes the Oklahoma Museum of Popular Culture Supplemental Revolving Fund Bill Passed - House (68 - 24)
May 30, 2024 RI S 2225 Repeals Provisions that Estimate the Costs for Women Offenders that are Apart of a Community Corrections Program Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 4)
May 28, 2024 OK SB 1193 Establishes the Workforce Development Revolving Fund for the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 11)
May 28, 2024 OK SB 1125 Appropriates Funding for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 State Budget Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 11)
May 28, 2024 OK HB 2896 Transfers Funds to the Department of Public Safety Bill Passed - House (89 - 2)
May 28, 2024 OK SB 1155 Establishes the Oklahoma Museum of Popular Culture Supplemental Revolving Fund Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 15)
May 26, 2024 IL HB 5496 Authorizes the Illinois Department of Transportation to Accept Unsolicited Bids for an Airport in Will County Bill Passed - Senate (49 - 2)
May 24, 2024 IL SB 1996 Increases the Surcharge on Workers' Compensation Insurance Premiums from 1.01% to 1.092% Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (44 - 14)
May 23, 2024 NH HB 1593 Appropriates Funding for Recreational Activities for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - Senate (24 - 0)
May 22, 2024 IL SB 1996 Increases the Surcharge on Workers' Compensation Insurance Premiums from 1.01% to 1.092% Bill Passed - House (79 - 29)
May 21, 2024 RI S 2857 Repeals the Homestead Exemption and Establishes 2 Residential Property Tax Rates Concurrence Vote Passed - House (67 - 3)
May 21, 2024 MI SB 753 Appropriates Funding for the State Community Colleges Bill Passed - House (56 - 51)
May 21, 2024 MI SB 751 Appropriates Funding for Fiscal Year 2025 State School Aid Budget Bill Passed - House (56 - 51)
May 21, 2024 National HR 5863 Federal Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2023 Bill Passed - House (382 - 7)
May 21, 2024 CA AB 2064 Establishes the Community Violence Interdiction Grant Program to Give Communities Funding to Decrease Levels of Violence Bill Passed - House (64 - 7)
May 20, 2024 IL SB 3455 Authorizes the Department of Revenue to Evaluate the Property Tax System Bill Passed - House (94 - 14)
May 20, 2024 WV SB 1007 Appropriates Over 80 Million Dollars of Funds to Higher Education Institutions and Their Programs Bill Passed - House (71 - 16)
May 20, 2024 IL SB 3455 Authorizes the Department of Revenue to Evaluate the Property Tax System Bill Passed - House (94 - 14)
Date No. Title Outcome
7/18 HB 1 Appropriates Funding for Flood and Fire Response, Pilot Projects, Healthcare, Court Resources, and Fentanyl Trafficking Prevention Bill Passed - House (57 - 7)
7/11 SB 700 Appropriates Funding for Cell Phone Pouches in Schools Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (42 - 7)
7/11 SB 656 Amends and Restructures Taxes for Electric Vehicles Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (44 - 5)
7/11 SB 700 Appropriates Funding for Cell Phone Pouches in Schools Bill Passed - House (137 - 65)
7/11 HB 115 Amends and Simplifies Heir Estates Bill Passed - Senate (49 - 0)
7/11 HR 8772 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2025 Bill Failed - House (205 - 213)
7/10 SB 656 Amends and Restructures Taxes for Electric Vehicles Bill Passed - House (190 - 12)
7/01 HB 2180 Establishes a School Meal Debt Fund Bill Passed - House (118 - 84)
6/28 A 4700 Appropriates $56.6 Billion in Annual State Spending Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 13)
6/28 A 4533 Amends Certain Sections of Law Concerning Financing Mechanisms for School Facilities Projects Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 12)
6/28 S 3097 Amends Requirements for Certain Projects under the Economic Redevelopment and Growth Grant Program Bill Passed - House (55 - 16)
6/28 A 3772 Restructures Property Tax Process Regarding Foreclosures and Equity Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 0)
6/28 HR 8774 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2025 Bill Passed - House (217 - 198)
6/28 A 4700 Appropriates $56.6 Billion in Annual State Spending Bill Passed - House (55 - 22)
6/28 A 4533 Amends Certain Sections of Law Concerning Financing Mechanisms for School Facilities Projects Bill Passed - House (67 - 10)
6/28 HR 8771 Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2025 Bill Passed - House (212 - 200)
6/28 HR 8752 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2025 Bill Passed - House (212 - 203)
6/27 SB 747 Appropriates Funding for the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 State Budget Conference Report Adopted - House (56 - 54)
6/27 SB 747 Appropriates Funding for the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 State Budget Conference Report Adopted - Senate (21 - 17)
6/27 SB 357 Amends the 2023 Appropriations Act and Allocates Funds to Various State Agencies and Departments Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (43 - 1)
6/27 SB 332 Appropriates Funding to Implement State Teacher Raises Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (44 - 0)
6/27 SB 501 Amends Motor Vehicle Property Tax Assessments Bill Passed - House (82 - 42)
6/27 SB 1327 Requires the Franchise Tax Board to Prioritize Reservations by Qualified Small Publications Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 7)
6/26 H 4087 Establishes a State Corporate Income Tax Credit Conference Report Adopted - House (93 - 13)
6/26 SB 175 Amends Certain State Tax Policies Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (30 - 7)
6/26 AB 160 Amends Medi-Cal Managed Care Organization Provider Tax Policies Concurrence Vote Passed - House (61 - 12)
6/26 HB 2 Appropriates $2 Billion in Funding from the State Budget for Regional and Local Projects Concurrence Vote Passed - House (92 - 5)
6/26 SB 153 Appropriates Funding for the State Education Omnibus Budget Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 7)
6/26 SB 108 Appropriates Funding for the 2024 State Budget Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 8)
6/26 SB 98 Prohibits Fraudulent Business Filings in the State Bill Passed - House (95 - 2)
6/26 AB 160 Amends Medi-Cal Managed Care Organization Provider Tax Policies Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 8)
6/26 SB 153 Appropriates Funding for the State Education Omnibus Budget Bill Passed - House (63 - 11)
6/26 SB 108 Appropriates Funding for the 2024 State Budget Bill Passed - House (60 - 14)
6/26 HB 399 Amends Organ Donation Tax Credits to Create an Employer Credit Bill Passed - House (82 - 10)
6/26 SB 501 Amends Motor Vehicle Property Tax Assessments Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 9)
6/24 HB 317 Amends Appropriations Act and Reallocates Aspects of the State Budget Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 19)
6/20 SB 926 Expands Michigan's Gaming and Gambling Prevention Program Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
6/20 SB 933 Appropriates Expenditures to the Compulsive Gaming Prevention Fund Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
6/20 SB 934 Extends Michigan's Gaming and Gambling Prevention Program Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 17)
6/20 SB 932 Increases Access to the State's Family Independence Program Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
6/18 H 887 Appropriates Yields and Funds to Homestead Tax Rates and Reforms the Education Finance System Veto Override Passed - Senate (22 - 7)
6/18 S 870 Fire Grants and Safety Act Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (88 - 2)
6/18 HB 2001 Expands a State Incentive Program to Lure Chiefs and Royals Away from Missouri Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 8)
6/18 HB 2001 Expands a State Incentive Program to Lure Chiefs and Royals Away from Missouri Bill Passed - House (84 - 38)
6/17 H 887 Appropriates Yields and Funds to Homestead Tax Rates and Reforms the Education Finance System Veto Override Passed - House (103 - 42)
6/13 S 3152 Establishes a Citizens Bank Tax Cut Concurrence Vote Passed - House (57 - 13)
6/13 S 3152 Establishes a Citizens Bank Tax Cut Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 6)
6/12 S 2597 Appropriates $2 Million for School Districts and Municipalities to Employ Additional Social Workers Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 2)
6/12 SB 186 Requires Payment of Property Taxes and Assessments When a Lot is Split Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 1)
6/12 HB 7 Appropriates Funding to Address State Infant Morality Rates Bill Passed - House (72 - 20)
6/10 HB 2370 Establishes a New System for the Funding of Public Education Bill Passed - House (107 - 94)
6/07 H 7225 Appropriates Funding for Fiscal Year 2025 State Budget Bill Passed - House (69 - 5)
6/05 HR 8580 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 Bill Passed - House (209 - 197)
6/04 SB 1051 Authorizes the Board of Finance and Revenue (BF&R) to Accept Late-Filed Tax Applications Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 21)
5/31 HB 2 Appropriates $2 Billion in Funding from the State Budget for Regional and Local Projects Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 1)
5/30 SB 1125 Appropriates Funding for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 State Budget Bill Passed - House (80 - 17)
5/30 SB 1193 Establishes the Workforce Development Revolving Fund for the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education Bill Passed - House (85 - 9)
5/30 SB 1155 Establishes the Oklahoma Museum of Popular Culture Supplemental Revolving Fund Bill Passed - House (68 - 24)
5/30 S 2225 Repeals Provisions that Estimate the Costs for Women Offenders that are Apart of a Community Corrections Program Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 4)
5/28 SB 1193 Establishes the Workforce Development Revolving Fund for the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 11)
5/28 SB 1125 Appropriates Funding for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 State Budget Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 11)
5/28 HB 2896 Transfers Funds to the Department of Public Safety Bill Passed - House (89 - 2)
5/28 SB 1155 Establishes the Oklahoma Museum of Popular Culture Supplemental Revolving Fund Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 15)
5/26 HB 5496 Authorizes the Illinois Department of Transportation to Accept Unsolicited Bids for an Airport in Will County Bill Passed - Senate (49 - 2)
5/24 SB 1996 Increases the Surcharge on Workers' Compensation Insurance Premiums from 1.01% to 1.092% Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (44 - 14)
5/23 HB 1593 Appropriates Funding for Recreational Activities for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - Senate (24 - 0)
5/22 SB 1996 Increases the Surcharge on Workers' Compensation Insurance Premiums from 1.01% to 1.092% Bill Passed - House (79 - 29)
5/21 S 2857 Repeals the Homestead Exemption and Establishes 2 Residential Property Tax Rates Concurrence Vote Passed - House (67 - 3)
5/21 SB 753 Appropriates Funding for the State Community Colleges Bill Passed - House (56 - 51)
5/21 SB 751 Appropriates Funding for Fiscal Year 2025 State School Aid Budget Bill Passed - House (56 - 51)
5/21 HR 5863 Federal Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2023 Bill Passed - House (382 - 7)
5/21 AB 2064 Establishes the Community Violence Interdiction Grant Program to Give Communities Funding to Decrease Levels of Violence Bill Passed - House (64 - 7)
5/20 SB 3455 Authorizes the Department of Revenue to Evaluate the Property Tax System Bill Passed - House (94 - 14)
5/20 SB 1007 Appropriates Over 80 Million Dollars of Funds to Higher Education Institutions and Their Programs Bill Passed - House (71 - 16)
5/20 SB 3455 Authorizes the Department of Revenue to Evaluate the Property Tax System Bill Passed - House (94 - 14)
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