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| Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 27, 2008 | CO | HB 1329 | Voter Registration Confirmation Card | Bill Passed - House (48 - 17) |
| Feb. 27, 2008 | CO | HB 1276 | Workplace Accommodations for Nursing Mothers | Bill Passed - House (59 - 6) |
| Feb. 27, 2008 | CO | HB 1297 | Supplemental Department of Public Safety Funding | Bill Passed - House (45 - 20) |
| Feb. 27, 2008 | CO | HB 1280 | Extending Water Rights | Bill Passed - House (59 - 6) |
| Feb. 27, 2008 | CO | HB 1001 | Expanding Bioscience Research Funding | Bill Passed - House (52 - 13) |
| Feb. 27, 2008 | CO | HB 1107 | Energy Efficiency Requirements | Bill Passed - House (33 - 32) |
| Feb. 26, 2008 | CO | SB 139 | Undocumented Immigrant Hiring Ban Notification | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 4) |
| Feb. 25, 2008 | CO | SB 82 | Removing Ban on Sunday Alcohol Sales | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 8) |
| Feb. 25, 2008 | CO | HB 1310 | Payday Loan Restrictions | Bill Passed - House (33 - 30) |
| Feb. 20, 2008 | CO | SB 73 | College Textbook Information Disclosure | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 4) |
| Feb. 18, 2008 | CO | HB 1186 | Amending Public School Performance Ratings | Bill Passed - House (53 - 11) |
| Feb. 18, 2008 | CO | SB 3 | Medicaid Funded Family Planning | Bill Passed - House (41 - 23) |
| Feb. 6, 2008 | CO | HB 1130 | Removing Wiretap Restrictions | Bill Passed - House (43 - 20) |
| Jan. 30, 2008 | CO | HB 1069 | Prohibiting Motor Vehicles on Public Lands | Bill Passed - House (43 - 22) |
| Jan. 30, 2008 | CO | HB 1025 | Governor's Energy Office | Bill Passed - House (59 - 5) |
| Jan. 30, 2008 | CO | HB 1189 | State Employee Strike Prohibition | Bill Passed - House (53 - 12) |
| Jan. 28, 2008 | CO | SB 3 | Medicaid Funded Family Planning | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 11) |
| Jan. 25, 2008 | CO | SA Mitchell | Prohibiting State Funding of Abortion Providers | Amendment Rejected - Senate (13 - 20) |
| Jan. 24, 2008 | CO | GN Baker | Matt Baker to the Public Utilities Commission | Nomination Confirmed - Senate (21 - 13) |
| Jan. 24, 2008 | CO | HR 1005 | Censuring Representative Douglas Bruce | Resolution Passed - House (62 - 1) |
| May 1, 2007 | CO | SB 199 | Education Funding and Property Tax Freeze | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (19 - 15) |
| May 1, 2007 | CO | SB 25 | Sexual Orientation Workplace Discrimination | Bill Passed - House (44 - 18) |
| May 1, 2007 | CO | HB 1301 | Cervical Cancer Immunization Act | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 9) |
| April 27, 2007 | CO | SB 199 | Education Funding and Property Tax Freeze | Bill Passed - House (41 - 20) |
| April 17, 2007 | CO | SB 25 | Sexual Orientation Workplace Discrimination | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15) |
| Date | No. | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2/27 | HB 1329 | Voter Registration Confirmation Card | Bill Passed - House (48 - 17) |
| 2/27 | HB 1276 | Workplace Accommodations for Nursing Mothers | Bill Passed - House (59 - 6) |
| 2/27 | HB 1297 | Supplemental Department of Public Safety Funding | Bill Passed - House (45 - 20) |
| 2/27 | HB 1280 | Extending Water Rights | Bill Passed - House (59 - 6) |
| 2/27 | HB 1001 | Expanding Bioscience Research Funding | Bill Passed - House (52 - 13) |
| 2/27 | HB 1107 | Energy Efficiency Requirements | Bill Passed - House (33 - 32) |
| 2/26 | SB 139 | Undocumented Immigrant Hiring Ban Notification | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 4) |
| 2/25 | SB 82 | Removing Ban on Sunday Alcohol Sales | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 8) |
| 2/25 | HB 1310 | Payday Loan Restrictions | Bill Passed - House (33 - 30) |
| 2/20 | SB 73 | College Textbook Information Disclosure | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 4) |
| 2/18 | HB 1186 | Amending Public School Performance Ratings | Bill Passed - House (53 - 11) |
| 2/18 | SB 3 | Medicaid Funded Family Planning | Bill Passed - House (41 - 23) |
| 2/06 | HB 1130 | Removing Wiretap Restrictions | Bill Passed - House (43 - 20) |
| 1/30 | HB 1069 | Prohibiting Motor Vehicles on Public Lands | Bill Passed - House (43 - 22) |
| 1/30 | HB 1025 | Governor's Energy Office | Bill Passed - House (59 - 5) |
| 1/30 | HB 1189 | State Employee Strike Prohibition | Bill Passed - House (53 - 12) |
| 1/28 | SB 3 | Medicaid Funded Family Planning | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 11) |
| 1/25 | SA Mitchell | Prohibiting State Funding of Abortion Providers | Amendment Rejected - Senate (13 - 20) |
| 1/24 | GN Baker | Matt Baker to the Public Utilities Commission | Nomination Confirmed - Senate (21 - 13) |
| 1/24 | HR 1005 | Censuring Representative Douglas Bruce | Resolution Passed - House (62 - 1) |
| 5/01 | SB 199 | Education Funding and Property Tax Freeze | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (19 - 15) |
| 5/01 | SB 25 | Sexual Orientation Workplace Discrimination | Bill Passed - House (44 - 18) |
| 5/01 | HB 1301 | Cervical Cancer Immunization Act | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 9) |
| 4/27 | SB 199 | Education Funding and Property Tax Freeze | Bill Passed - House (41 - 20) |
| 4/17 | SB 25 | Sexual Orientation Workplace Discrimination | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15) |