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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
Dec. 20, 2024 MI HB 6046 Expands Access to Violence Prevention Services and Support Victims of Violence Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
Dec. 20, 2024 MI HB 6145 Amends Various Public Regulations Relating to Firearms Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
Dec. 20, 2024 MI HB 4173 Establishes the "Michigan Sentencing Commission" in the Legislative Council Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 17)
Dec. 20, 2024 MI HB 4485 Amends Criminal Procedures for Indictments to be Filed Within 15 Years of a Crime or by the Victim's 42nd Birthday Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 11)
Dec. 20, 2024 MI HB 5400 Amends The Term "Ethnic Intimidation" to "Hate Crime" in the Civil Rights Chapter of the State Penal Code Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
Dec. 20, 2024 MI HB 5303 Repeals Name Change Barriers on Birth Certificates Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
Dec. 20, 2024 MI HB 5300 Amends State Name Change Proceedings Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
Dec. 19, 2024 MI HB 5450 Requires that the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) Create a Notice in English, Spanish and Arabic Regarding the Safe Storage of Firearms Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
Dec. 19, 2024 MI HB 5451 Requires the Safe Firearm Storage Notice Created by MDHHS be Distributed Parents and Legal Guardians of Students Yearly Beginning October 1, 2025 Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
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. 18, 2024 National HR 5009 Wildlife Innovation and Longevity Driver (WILD) Reauthorization Act Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (85 - 14)
Dec. 18, 2024 OH HB 452 Authorizes Hospital Violence Prevention Training and Security Plans Concurrence Vote Passed - House (80 - 10)
Dec. 18, 2024 OH SB 58 Exempts Firearms from Liability Insurance or Fee Requirements Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (25 - 6)
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 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 8 Requires Parental Consent for Teachers to Educate on Sexuality-Related Content Concurrence Vote Passed - House (57 - 31)
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 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 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 Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 7)
Dec. 18, 2024 OH HB 206 Increases School Suspension to a Year for Students that Make Online Dangerous Threats Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 7)
Dec. 18, 2024 National S 759 Beagle Brigade Act Bill Passed - House (381 - 20)
Dec. 18, 2024 National S 1351 Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act Bill Passed - House (373 - 33)
Dec. 17, 2024 National S 3448 Never Again Education Reauthorization Act of 2023 Bill Passed - House (402 - 12)
Dec. 17, 2024 National HR 1101 Lumbee Fairness Act Bill Passed - House (311 - 96)
Dec. 16, 2024 National HR 5009 Wildlife Innovation and Longevity Driver (WILD) Reauthorization Act Cloture Invoked - Senate (83 - 12)
Dec. 13, 2024 MI HB 5302 Repeals Name Change Barriers on Personal Identification Cards Bill Passed - House (56 - 0)
Dec. 13, 2024 MI HB 5300 Amends State Name Change Proceedings Bill Passed - House (56 - 0)
Dec. 13, 2024 MI HB 5301 Repeals Name Change Barriers on Driver Licenses 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. 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 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 5303 Repeals Name Change Barriers on Birth Certificates Bill Passed - House (56 - 0)
Dec. 12, 2024 MI HB 6144 Amends Multiple Public Acts 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 6146 Amends Certain Public Provisions Relating to Firearms Bill Passed - House (56 - 53)
Dec. 11, 2024 National HR 5009 Wildlife Innovation and Longevity Driver (WILD) Reauthorization Act Concurrence Vote Passed - House (281 - 140)
Dec. 11, 2024 OH SB 109 Increases the Authority of the State Medical Board of Ohio to Hold Sexually Abusive Medical Professionals Accountable Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 0)
Dec. 11, 2024 OH SB 58 Exempts Firearms from Liability Insurance or Fee Requirements Bill Passed - House (63 - 27)
Dec. 10, 2024 National S 3613 Improving Federal Building Security Act of 2024 Bill Passed - House (410 - 6)
Dec. 10, 2024 MI SB 975 Authorizes Victims of Domestic Violence to Receive Unemployment Benefits Bill Passed - House (56 - 53)
Dec. 10, 2024 MI HB 5659 Expands Membership of the State School Safety 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. 5, 2024 National HR 9598 Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2024 Bill Passed - House (399 - 1)
Dec. 4, 2024 OH HB 111 Increases the Criminal Sentence Range for 3rd-Degree Felony Domestic Violence Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 0)
Dec. 4, 2024 OH HB 206 Increases School Suspension to a Year for Students that Make Online Dangerous Threats Bill Passed - House (68 - 15)
Dec. 4, 2024 OH HB 296 Increases Contributions to the State's Police and Fire Pension Fund Bill Passed - House (66 - 25)
Dec. 3, 2024 National S 3791 America's Conservation Enhancement Reauthorization Act of 2024 Bill Passed - House (366 - 21)
Dec. 3, 2024 MI SB 818 Establishes a Commission to Investigate Racial Disparities Related to Maternal Health Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 14)
Date No. Title Outcome
12/20 HB 6046 Expands Access to Violence Prevention Services and Support Victims of Violence Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
12/20 HB 6145 Amends Various Public Regulations Relating to Firearms Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
12/20 HB 4173 Establishes the "Michigan Sentencing Commission" in the Legislative Council Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 17)
12/20 HB 4485 Amends Criminal Procedures for Indictments to be Filed Within 15 Years of a Crime or by the Victim's 42nd Birthday Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 11)
12/20 HB 5400 Amends The Term "Ethnic Intimidation" to "Hate Crime" in the Civil Rights Chapter of the State Penal Code Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
12/20 HB 5303 Repeals Name Change Barriers on Birth Certificates Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
12/20 HB 5300 Amends State Name Change Proceedings Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
12/19 HB 5450 Requires that the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) Create a Notice in English, Spanish and Arabic Regarding the Safe Storage of Firearms Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
12/19 HB 5451 Requires the Safe Firearm Storage Notice Created by MDHHS be Distributed Parents and Legal Guardians of Students Yearly Beginning October 1, 2025 Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
12/19 A 4954 Requires Members of Historic Preservation Commissions to Take a Historic Preservation Planning Course Bill Passed - House (49 - 23)
12/18 HR 5009 Wildlife Innovation and Longevity Driver (WILD) Reauthorization Act Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (85 - 14)
12/18 HB 452 Authorizes Hospital Violence Prevention Training and Security Plans Concurrence Vote Passed - House (80 - 10)
12/18 SB 58 Exempts Firearms from Liability Insurance or Fee Requirements Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (25 - 6)
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 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 8 Requires Parental Consent for Teachers to Educate on Sexuality-Related Content Concurrence Vote Passed - House (57 - 31)
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 206 Increases School Suspension to a Year for Students that Make Online Dangerous Threats Concurrence Vote Passed - House (62 - 25)
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 Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 7)
12/18 HB 206 Increases School Suspension to a Year for Students that Make Online Dangerous Threats Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 7)
12/18 S 759 Beagle Brigade Act Bill Passed - House (381 - 20)
12/18 S 1351 Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act Bill Passed - House (373 - 33)
12/17 S 3448 Never Again Education Reauthorization Act of 2023 Bill Passed - House (402 - 12)
12/17 HR 1101 Lumbee Fairness Act Bill Passed - House (311 - 96)
12/16 HR 5009 Wildlife Innovation and Longevity Driver (WILD) Reauthorization Act Cloture Invoked - Senate (83 - 12)
12/13 HB 5302 Repeals Name Change Barriers on Personal Identification Cards Bill Passed - House (56 - 0)
12/13 HB 5300 Amends State Name Change Proceedings Bill Passed - House (56 - 0)
12/13 HB 5301 Repeals Name Change Barriers on Driver Licenses Bill Passed - House (56 - 0)
12/13 HB 5887 Establishes Criminal Penalties for Threatening to Distribute Sexually Explicit Photographs Bill Passed - House (56 - 0)
12/13 HB 6046 Expands Access to Violence Prevention Services and Support Victims of Violence Bill Passed - House (56 - 0)
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 5303 Repeals Name Change Barriers on Birth Certificates Bill Passed - House (56 - 0)
12/12 HB 6144 Amends Multiple Public Acts 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 6146 Amends Certain Public Provisions Relating to Firearms Bill Passed - House (56 - 53)
12/11 HR 5009 Wildlife Innovation and Longevity Driver (WILD) Reauthorization Act Concurrence Vote Passed - House (281 - 140)
12/11 SB 109 Increases the Authority of the State Medical Board of Ohio to Hold Sexually Abusive Medical Professionals Accountable Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 0)
12/11 SB 58 Exempts Firearms from Liability Insurance or Fee Requirements Bill Passed - House (63 - 27)
12/10 S 3613 Improving Federal Building Security Act of 2024 Bill Passed - House (410 - 6)
12/10 SB 975 Authorizes Victims of Domestic Violence to Receive Unemployment Benefits Bill Passed - House (56 - 53)
12/10 HB 5659 Expands Membership of the State School Safety 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)
12/05 HR 9598 Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2024 Bill Passed - House (399 - 1)
12/04 HB 111 Increases the Criminal Sentence Range for 3rd-Degree Felony Domestic Violence Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 0)
12/04 HB 206 Increases School Suspension to a Year for Students that Make Online Dangerous Threats Bill Passed - House (68 - 15)
12/04 HB 296 Increases Contributions to the State's Police and Fire Pension Fund Bill Passed - House (66 - 25)
12/03 S 3791 America's Conservation Enhancement Reauthorization Act of 2024 Bill Passed - House (366 - 21)
12/03 SB 818 Establishes a Commission to Investigate Racial Disparities Related to Maternal Health Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 14)
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