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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
April 30, 2024 CO SB 24-100 Establishes Expanded Commercial Vehicle Safety Measures on Colorado Highways Bill Passed - House (60 - 4)
April 30, 2024 National HR 4877 Abandoned Well Remediation Research and Development Act Bill Passed - House (333 - 75)
April 30, 2024 National HR 1767 Student Veteran Benefit Restoration Act Bill Passed - House (406 - 6)
April 30, 2024 MN HF 5237 Appropriates Funding for State K-12 Education Budget Bill Passed - House (68 - 61)
April 30, 2024 MN SF 5335 Appropriates Funding for State Human Services Budget Bill Passed - Senate (53 - 13)
April 30, 2024 RI H 7324 Repeals Basement Areas from the Calculation of Floor Area Ratios in Zoning Ordinances Bill Passed - House (62 - 9)
April 30, 2024 CT SB 356 Repeals Prohibition of Compensation for Education Board Members Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 12)
April 30, 2024 National HR 4824 Carbon Sequestration Collaboration Act Bill Passed - House (364 - 44)
April 30, 2024 National HR 615 Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2023 Bill Passed - House (214 - 201)
April 29, 2024 KS HB 2097 Establishes the Kansas Film and Digital Media Industry Production Development Act Conference Report Adopted - House (102 - 22)
April 29, 2024 LA SB 323 Amends and Defines Certain Insurance Terms Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (36 - 0)
April 29, 2024 LA HB 611 Repeals the State Rule Prohibiting Insurance Renewals for Failure of Payments Concurrence Vote Passed - House (82 - 15)
April 29, 2024 KS SB 172 Establishes the Kansas Land and Military Installation Protection Act Conference Report Adopted - House (86 - 39)
April 29, 2024 CO HB 24-1337 Amends Unit Ownership Rules Regarding Payment Owed to Community Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 12)
April 29, 2024 AK SCR 9 Alleges Support for Greater Mental Health/substance Assistance Parity Joint Resolution Passed - House (37 - 1)
April 29, 2024 MS SB 3058 Establishes Reappropriation to Agencies Regarding the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 9)
April 27, 2024 MS HB 4130 Establishes a Funding Mechanism for the Public Schools System of Mississippi Bill Passed - Senate (48 - 3)
April 26, 2024 KS HB 2097 Establishes the Kansas Film and Digital Media Industry Production Development Act Conference Report Adopted - Senate (32 - 5)
April 26, 2024 HI SB 572 Authorizes the Department of Agriculture to Declare a Biosecurity Emergency Under Certain Conditions Conference Report Adopted - House (48 - 3)
April 26, 2024 CO SB 24-078 Establishes Outdoor Nature-Based Preschool Programs as Child Care Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 9)
April 25, 2024 OK SB 1510 Expands Enforcement of the Energy Discrimination Elimination Act of 2022 to Agriculture, Timber, and Mining Companies Bill Failed - House (40 - 44)
April 25, 2024 OK SB 1510 Expands Enforcement of the Energy Discrimination Elimination Act of 2022 to Agriculture, Timber, and Mining Companies Bill Failed - House (40 - 44)
April 25, 2024 MA S 2738 Prohibits Electric Suppliers from Enrolling New Individual Residential Customers in Contracts Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 4)
April 25, 2024 DE HB 350 Establishes the Diamond State Hospital Cost Review Board to Improve Transparency Bill Passed - House (21 - 16)
April 25, 2024 MA S 2736 Establishes Consumer Automobile Protections Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 0)
April 24, 2024 LA SB 295 Amends and Revises Property, Casualty, and Liability Rate Filing Requirements Bill Passed - House (93 - 3)
April 24, 2024 CO HB 24-1233 Amends Requirements to Delinquency Payment Rules of Unit Owners Associations Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 2)
April 24, 2024 LA HB 611 Repeals the State Rule Prohibiting Insurance Renewals for Failure of Payments Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 9)
April 24, 2024 OH HB 250 Limits the Use of Cellphones in Public Schools Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 0)
April 24, 2024 OH HB 70 Requires Public and Chartered Schools Adopt Policies for Over the Counter Drugs Bill Passed - House (92 - 1)
April 24, 2024 AR SB 78 Establishes Noise Reduction Requirements that Crypto Mines must Comply With Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 3)
April 24, 2024 AR SB 79 Authorizes the Arkansas Gas and Oil Commission to Regulate Crypto Mines Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 0)
April 23, 2024 National HR 815 Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes. Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (79 - 18)
April 23, 2024 DE HB 209 Amends State Rental Car Laws Bill Passed - Senate (12 - 8)
April 23, 2024 TN SB 1325 Authorizes Teachers and Staff to Carry Concealed Firearms in Public Schools Bill Passed - House (68 - 28)
April 23, 2024 OK SB 2035 Amends the State's Temporary Car Tag Laws to Reduce Traffic Stops Bill Passed - House (89 - 2)
April 23, 2024 TN HB 2269 Amends and Reforms State Hospital Certificate of Need Laws Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 2)
April 22, 2024 CO HB 24-1348 Requires Firearms be Kept in Lock Boxes when in Vehicles Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 13)
April 22, 2024 OK SB 1854 Prohibits Unauthorized Camping on State-Owned Land Bill Passed - House (77 - 18)
April 22, 2024 TN SB 2820 Authorizes Certain Opportunity Public Charter Schools Bill Passed - House (75 - 20)
April 22, 2024 LA SCR 21 Authorizes and Memorializes Congress to Support Israel in the Wake of the October 7, 2023, Terror Attacks Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (26 - 0)
April 20, 2024 National HR 8036 Indo-Pacific Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 Bill Passed - House (385 - 34)
April 20, 2024 National HR 8034 Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 Bill Passed - House (366 - 58)
April 20, 2024 National HR 8035 Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 Bill Passed - House (311 - 112)
April 19, 2024 IA SF 2109 Reduces Driving Privileges for Student Licenses from 50 to 25 Miles Conference Report Adopted - Senate (32 - 14)
April 19, 2024 IA SF 2109 Reduces Driving Privileges for Student Licenses from 50 to 25 Miles Conference Report Adopted - House (56 - 35)
April 19, 2024 IA SF 2435 Appropriates $1 Billion for the Iowa Department of Education and the Department for the Blind Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (32 - 14)
April 19, 2024 CO HB 24-1136 Establishes New Social Media Safety Programs Concurrence Vote Passed - House (51 - 9)
April 19, 2024 IA SF 2443 Amends and Appropriates Funding for Area Education Agencies (AEA) Bill Passed - House (56 - 36)
April 19, 2024 NY S 8307 Appropriates Resources for the State Mental Hygiene Budget Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 20)
April 19, 2024 MO HB 2287 Amends and Clarifies Language for Virtual School Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 4)
April 19, 2024 IA SF 2443 Amends and Appropriates Funding for Area Education Agencies (AEA) Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 14)
April 19, 2024 NY S 8307 Appropriates Resources for the State Mental Hygiene Budget Bill Passed - House (99 - 47)
April 18, 2024 HI HB 2526 Increases the Penalty for a Third or Subsequent Offense Involving Unauthorized Motor Vehicle Use to a Class C Felony Concurrence Vote Passed - House (47 - 3)
April 18, 2024 CO HB 24-1136 Establishes New Social Media Safety Programs Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 7)
April 18, 2024 IA SF 2435 Appropriates $1 Billion for the Iowa Department of Education and the Department for the Blind Bill Passed - House (52 - 43)
April 18, 2024 IA SF 2421 Appropriates $46 Million for Iowa's Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and Department of Natural Resources Bill Passed - House (79 - 12)
April 18, 2024 MO SB 727 Expands the Missouri Empowerment Scholarships Accounts Program Bill Passed - House (82 - 69)
April 18, 2024 National H Res 1143 Condemning Iran's unprecedented drone and missile attack on Israel. Resolution Passed - House (404 - 14)
April 18, 2024 MO HB 2287 Amends and Clarifies Language for Virtual School Bill Passed - House (105 - 32)
April 18, 2024 IA SF 2421 Appropriates $46 Million for Iowa's Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and Department of Natural Resources Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 14)
April 18, 2024 DE HB 140 Authorizes Delaware Residents of Delaware to Request and Self-Administer Medication to End Ones Life Bill Passed - House (21 - 16)
April 18, 2024 IL HB 2363 Prohibits the Sale of Certain Fluorescent Lamps Bill Passed - House (73 - 37)
April 18, 2024 IL SB 3235 Amends the Illinois Community Reinvestment Act Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 19)
April 18, 2024 NE LB 1402 Requires the State Treasurer Establish Education Scholarships Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 14)
April 18, 2024 IL HB 4895 Requires Climate Change Education be Taught in State Public Schools Bill Passed - House (70 - 37)
April 18, 2024 LA HB 238 Establishes Agriculture Land Protections Against Foreign Adversaries Bill Passed - House (92 - 4)
April 17, 2024 IA HF 255 Establishes a Pathway to Obtain a Temporary Teaching License Concurrence Vote Passed - House (58 - 36)
April 17, 2024 AZ SB 1340 Prohibits Publicly Managed Funds from Dealing with Banks in Foreign Adversary Countries Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (16 - 14)
April 17, 2024 OK SB 1994 Authorizes Property Owners to Ask Sheriffs to Remove Individuals Who are Unlawfully Occupying Bill Passed - House (77 - 16)
April 17, 2024 VA SB 238 Requires State Health Insurance Plans Cover All F.D.A. Approved Contraception Bill Passed - House (69 - 29)
April 17, 2024 IL SB 1087 Requires the Illinois Department of Public Health to Create a Public Health Awareness Campaign on Mold Exposure Bill Passed - Senate (55 - 0)
April 17, 2024 DE SB 244 Establishes the Right for a County to Establish a Lodging Tax Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 3)
April 17, 2024 National HR 6046 Standing Against Houthi Aggression Act Bill Passed - House (285 - 135)
April 17, 2024 National HR 6323 Iran Counterterrorism Act of 2023 Bill Passed - House (271 - 147)
Date No. Title Outcome
4/30 SB 24-100 Establishes Expanded Commercial Vehicle Safety Measures on Colorado Highways Bill Passed - House (60 - 4)
4/30 HR 4877 Abandoned Well Remediation Research and Development Act Bill Passed - House (333 - 75)
4/30 HR 1767 Student Veteran Benefit Restoration Act Bill Passed - House (406 - 6)
4/30 HF 5237 Appropriates Funding for State K-12 Education Budget Bill Passed - House (68 - 61)
4/30 SF 5335 Appropriates Funding for State Human Services Budget Bill Passed - Senate (53 - 13)
4/30 H 7324 Repeals Basement Areas from the Calculation of Floor Area Ratios in Zoning Ordinances Bill Passed - House (62 - 9)
4/30 SB 356 Repeals Prohibition of Compensation for Education Board Members Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 12)
4/30 HR 4824 Carbon Sequestration Collaboration Act Bill Passed - House (364 - 44)
4/30 HR 615 Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2023 Bill Passed - House (214 - 201)
4/29 HB 2097 Establishes the Kansas Film and Digital Media Industry Production Development Act Conference Report Adopted - House (102 - 22)
4/29 SB 323 Amends and Defines Certain Insurance Terms Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (36 - 0)
4/29 HB 611 Repeals the State Rule Prohibiting Insurance Renewals for Failure of Payments Concurrence Vote Passed - House (82 - 15)
4/29 SB 172 Establishes the Kansas Land and Military Installation Protection Act Conference Report Adopted - House (86 - 39)
4/29 HB 24-1337 Amends Unit Ownership Rules Regarding Payment Owed to Community Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 12)
4/29 SCR 9 Alleges Support for Greater Mental Health/substance Assistance Parity Joint Resolution Passed - House (37 - 1)
4/29 SB 3058 Establishes Reappropriation to Agencies Regarding the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 9)
4/27 HB 4130 Establishes a Funding Mechanism for the Public Schools System of Mississippi Bill Passed - Senate (48 - 3)
4/26 HB 2097 Establishes the Kansas Film and Digital Media Industry Production Development Act Conference Report Adopted - Senate (32 - 5)
4/26 SB 572 Authorizes the Department of Agriculture to Declare a Biosecurity Emergency Under Certain Conditions Conference Report Adopted - House (48 - 3)
4/26 SB 24-078 Establishes Outdoor Nature-Based Preschool Programs as Child Care Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 9)
4/25 SB 1510 Expands Enforcement of the Energy Discrimination Elimination Act of 2022 to Agriculture, Timber, and Mining Companies Bill Failed - House (40 - 44)
4/25 SB 1510 Expands Enforcement of the Energy Discrimination Elimination Act of 2022 to Agriculture, Timber, and Mining Companies Bill Failed - House (40 - 44)
4/25 S 2738 Prohibits Electric Suppliers from Enrolling New Individual Residential Customers in Contracts Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 4)
4/25 HB 350 Establishes the Diamond State Hospital Cost Review Board to Improve Transparency Bill Passed - House (21 - 16)
4/25 S 2736 Establishes Consumer Automobile Protections Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 0)
4/24 SB 295 Amends and Revises Property, Casualty, and Liability Rate Filing Requirements Bill Passed - House (93 - 3)
4/24 HB 24-1233 Amends Requirements to Delinquency Payment Rules of Unit Owners Associations Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 2)
4/24 HB 611 Repeals the State Rule Prohibiting Insurance Renewals for Failure of Payments Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 9)
4/24 HB 250 Limits the Use of Cellphones in Public Schools Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 0)
4/24 HB 70 Requires Public and Chartered Schools Adopt Policies for Over the Counter Drugs Bill Passed - House (92 - 1)
4/24 SB 78 Establishes Noise Reduction Requirements that Crypto Mines must Comply With Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 3)
4/24 SB 79 Authorizes the Arkansas Gas and Oil Commission to Regulate Crypto Mines Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 0)
4/23 HR 815 Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes. Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (79 - 18)
4/23 HB 209 Amends State Rental Car Laws Bill Passed - Senate (12 - 8)
4/23 SB 1325 Authorizes Teachers and Staff to Carry Concealed Firearms in Public Schools Bill Passed - House (68 - 28)
4/23 SB 2035 Amends the State's Temporary Car Tag Laws to Reduce Traffic Stops Bill Passed - House (89 - 2)
4/23 HB 2269 Amends and Reforms State Hospital Certificate of Need Laws Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 2)
4/22 HB 24-1348 Requires Firearms be Kept in Lock Boxes when in Vehicles Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 13)
4/22 SB 1854 Prohibits Unauthorized Camping on State-Owned Land Bill Passed - House (77 - 18)
4/22 SB 2820 Authorizes Certain Opportunity Public Charter Schools Bill Passed - House (75 - 20)
4/22 SCR 21 Authorizes and Memorializes Congress to Support Israel in the Wake of the October 7, 2023, Terror Attacks Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (26 - 0)
4/20 HR 8036 Indo-Pacific Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 Bill Passed - House (385 - 34)
4/20 HR 8034 Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 Bill Passed - House (366 - 58)
4/20 HR 8035 Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 Bill Passed - House (311 - 112)
4/19 SF 2109 Reduces Driving Privileges for Student Licenses from 50 to 25 Miles Conference Report Adopted - Senate (32 - 14)
4/19 SF 2109 Reduces Driving Privileges for Student Licenses from 50 to 25 Miles Conference Report Adopted - House (56 - 35)
4/19 SF 2435 Appropriates $1 Billion for the Iowa Department of Education and the Department for the Blind Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (32 - 14)
4/19 HB 24-1136 Establishes New Social Media Safety Programs Concurrence Vote Passed - House (51 - 9)
4/19 SF 2443 Amends and Appropriates Funding for Area Education Agencies (AEA) Bill Passed - House (56 - 36)
4/19 S 8307 Appropriates Resources for the State Mental Hygiene Budget Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 20)
4/19 HB 2287 Amends and Clarifies Language for Virtual School Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 4)
4/19 SF 2443 Amends and Appropriates Funding for Area Education Agencies (AEA) Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 14)
4/19 S 8307 Appropriates Resources for the State Mental Hygiene Budget Bill Passed - House (99 - 47)
4/18 HB 2526 Increases the Penalty for a Third or Subsequent Offense Involving Unauthorized Motor Vehicle Use to a Class C Felony Concurrence Vote Passed - House (47 - 3)
4/18 HB 24-1136 Establishes New Social Media Safety Programs Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 7)
4/18 SF 2435 Appropriates $1 Billion for the Iowa Department of Education and the Department for the Blind Bill Passed - House (52 - 43)
4/18 SF 2421 Appropriates $46 Million for Iowa's Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and Department of Natural Resources Bill Passed - House (79 - 12)
4/18 SB 727 Expands the Missouri Empowerment Scholarships Accounts Program Bill Passed - House (82 - 69)
4/18 H Res 1143 Condemning Iran's unprecedented drone and missile attack on Israel. Resolution Passed - House (404 - 14)
4/18 HB 2287 Amends and Clarifies Language for Virtual School Bill Passed - House (105 - 32)
4/18 SF 2421 Appropriates $46 Million for Iowa's Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and Department of Natural Resources Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 14)
4/18 HB 140 Authorizes Delaware Residents of Delaware to Request and Self-Administer Medication to End Ones Life Bill Passed - House (21 - 16)
4/18 HB 2363 Prohibits the Sale of Certain Fluorescent Lamps Bill Passed - House (73 - 37)
4/18 SB 3235 Amends the Illinois Community Reinvestment Act Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 19)
4/18 LB 1402 Requires the State Treasurer Establish Education Scholarships Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 14)
4/18 HB 4895 Requires Climate Change Education be Taught in State Public Schools Bill Passed - House (70 - 37)
4/18 HB 238 Establishes Agriculture Land Protections Against Foreign Adversaries Bill Passed - House (92 - 4)
4/17 HF 255 Establishes a Pathway to Obtain a Temporary Teaching License Concurrence Vote Passed - House (58 - 36)
4/17 SB 1340 Prohibits Publicly Managed Funds from Dealing with Banks in Foreign Adversary Countries Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (16 - 14)
4/17 SB 1994 Authorizes Property Owners to Ask Sheriffs to Remove Individuals Who are Unlawfully Occupying Bill Passed - House (77 - 16)
4/17 SB 238 Requires State Health Insurance Plans Cover All F.D.A. Approved Contraception Bill Passed - House (69 - 29)
4/17 SB 1087 Requires the Illinois Department of Public Health to Create a Public Health Awareness Campaign on Mold Exposure Bill Passed - Senate (55 - 0)
4/17 SB 244 Establishes the Right for a County to Establish a Lodging Tax Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 3)
4/17 HR 6046 Standing Against Houthi Aggression Act Bill Passed - House (285 - 135)
4/17 HR 6323 Iran Counterterrorism Act of 2023 Bill Passed - House (271 - 147)
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