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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
Dec. 20, 2024 MI HB 5695 Increases Financial Support Available to Ground Ambulance Services Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 3)
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 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 NJ A 4603 Authorizes Commercial Farmers to be Awarded Legal Fees for Defending Against Bad Faith Complaints Bill Passed - House (73 - 0)
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 NJ A 4954 Requires Members of Historic Preservation Commissions to Take a Historic Preservation Planning Course Bill Passed - House (49 - 23)
Dec. 18, 2024 OH SB 63 Requires Individuals that Have Been Exposed to Asbestos to File Specific Types of Disclosures Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (25 - 6)
Dec. 18, 2024 OH SB 95 Amends State Business Climate by Reducing Legal Actions and Increasing Access to Healthcare Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (28 - 3)
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 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 National S 4367 Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act of 2024 Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (97 - 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 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 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. 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. 16, 2024 National S 141 Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act Bill Passed - House (382 - 12)
Dec. 13, 2024 MI HB 4900 Amends and Updates Consumer Debt Garnishment Exemptions 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 4901 Authorizes Modest Homeowners to Protect Property in Bankruptcy 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. 12, 2024 National PN 1980 Nomination of Matthew James Marzano, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the term of five years expiring June 30, 2028 Nomination Confirmed - Senate (50 - 45)
Dec. 12, 2024 MI SB 409 Prohibits Family Homes from Being Included in Excessive Debt Collections Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 15)
Dec. 12, 2024 MI SB 408 Prohibits Wages and Taxpayer-Funded Benefits from Excessive Debt Collections Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 14)
Dec. 11, 2024 OH HB 308 Amends the Definition of Nuclear Energy to be Reclassified as Green Energy Concurrence Vote Passed - House (65 - 26)
Dec. 11, 2024 OH HB 308 Amends the Definition of Nuclear Energy to be Reclassified as Green Energy Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 6)
Dec. 11, 2024 OH HB 73 Authorizes Healthcare Providers and Pharmacies to Prescribe Off-Label Medication Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 13)
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. 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 5695 Increases Financial Support Available to Ground Ambulance Services Bill Passed - House (69 - 40)
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 National S 4367 Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act of 2024 Bill Passed - House (399 - 18)
Dec. 10, 2024 National HR 7673 Liberty in Laundry Act Bill Passed - House (215 - 200)
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 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 4096 Amends and Defines the Terminology in School Codes Bill Passed - House (93 - 16)
Dec. 6, 2024 National HR 5349 Crucial Communism Teaching Act Bill Passed - House (327 - 62)
Dec. 4, 2024 OH HB 683 Appropriates $10 Million from the State General Budget in Drought Relief for Farmers Bill Passed - House (87 - 4)
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. 3, 2024 MI HB 5826 Creates a Doula Scholarship Fund Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 15)
Dec. 3, 2024 MI SB 822 Establishes the Right for Life-Sustaining Treatment Regardless of Pregnancy Status Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 17)
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 5695 Increases Financial Support Available to Ground Ambulance Services Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 3)
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 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 A 4603 Authorizes Commercial Farmers to be Awarded Legal Fees for Defending Against Bad Faith Complaints Bill Passed - House (73 - 0)
12/19 A 4954 Requires Members of Historic Preservation Commissions to Take a Historic Preservation Planning Course Bill Passed - House (49 - 23)
12/19 A 4954 Requires Members of Historic Preservation Commissions to Take a Historic Preservation Planning Course Bill Passed - House (49 - 23)
12/18 SB 63 Requires Individuals that Have Been Exposed to Asbestos to File Specific Types of Disclosures Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (25 - 6)
12/18 SB 95 Amends State Business Climate by Reducing Legal Actions and Increasing Access to Healthcare Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (28 - 3)
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 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 S 4367 Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act of 2024 Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (97 - 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 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 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)
12/16 HR 7213 Autism CARES Act Concurrence Vote Passed - House (374 - 15)
12/16 HR 7213 Autism CARES Act Concurrence Vote Passed - House (374 - 15)
12/16 S 141 Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act Bill Passed - House (382 - 12)
12/13 HB 4900 Amends and Updates Consumer Debt Garnishment Exemptions Bill Passed - House (56 - 0)
12/13 HB 5301 Repeals Name Change Barriers on Driver Licenses 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 4901 Authorizes Modest Homeowners to Protect Property in Bankruptcy Bill Passed - House (56 - 0)
12/12 PN 1980 Nomination of Matthew James Marzano, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the term of five years expiring June 30, 2028 Nomination Confirmed - Senate (50 - 45)
12/12 SB 409 Prohibits Family Homes from Being Included in Excessive Debt Collections Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 15)
12/12 SB 408 Prohibits Wages and Taxpayer-Funded Benefits from Excessive Debt Collections Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 14)
12/11 HB 308 Amends the Definition of Nuclear Energy to be Reclassified as Green Energy Concurrence Vote Passed - House (65 - 26)
12/11 HB 308 Amends the Definition of Nuclear Energy to be Reclassified as Green Energy Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 6)
12/11 HB 73 Authorizes Healthcare Providers and Pharmacies to Prescribe Off-Label Medication Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 13)
12/11 HB 5741 Requires High School Health Courses to Include Instruction on How to Stop Bleeding Bill Passed - House (97 - 12)
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 5695 Increases Financial Support Available to Ground Ambulance Services Bill Passed - House (69 - 40)
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 S 4367 Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act of 2024 Bill Passed - House (399 - 18)
12/10 HR 7673 Liberty in Laundry Act Bill Passed - House (215 - 200)
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 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 4096 Amends and Defines the Terminology in School Codes Bill Passed - House (93 - 16)
12/06 HR 5349 Crucial Communism Teaching Act Bill Passed - House (327 - 62)
12/04 HB 683 Appropriates $10 Million from the State General Budget in Drought Relief for Farmers Bill Passed - House (87 - 4)
12/04 HB 206 Increases School Suspension to a Year for Students that Make Online Dangerous Threats Bill Passed - House (68 - 15)
12/03 HB 5826 Creates a Doula Scholarship Fund Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 15)
12/03 SB 822 Establishes the Right for Life-Sustaining Treatment Regardless of Pregnancy Status Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 17)
12/03 SB 818 Establishes a Commission to Investigate Racial Disparities Related to Maternal Health Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 14)
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