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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
Aug. 26, 2020 ID H 6 Establishes Liability Protections for Businesses, Schools, and Cities during COVID-19 Pandemic Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 7)
Aug. 24, 2020 ID S 1002 Authorizes In-Person Voting Centers Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 4)
Aug. 24, 2020 ID S 1001 Authorizes Early Processing of Absentee Ballots Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 0)
March 18, 2020 ID H 516 Amends Constitutional Carry Laws Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 5)
March 17, 2020 ID H 509 Prohibits Gender Change on Birth Certificates Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 6)
March 17, 2020 ID S 1428 Appropriates Funds for the State Advanced Paid/Sick Administrative Leave Program Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 0)
March 16, 2020 ID H 500 Prohibits Transgender Female Students from Sports designated for Females Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 11)
March 12, 2020 ID S 1385 Prohibits Abortion if Roe v Wade is Overturned by the Supreme Court Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 7)
Feb. 21, 2020 ID S 1318 Prohibits Employment Discrimination Based On Criminal History Background Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 13)
April 3, 2019 ID H 296 Amends Ballot Initiative Requirements Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15)
April 2, 2019 ID S 1204 Amends Medicaid Eligibility Requirements Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15)
March 28, 2019 ID H 259 Establishes an Internet Sales Tax Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 11)
March 26, 2019 ID H 270 Authorizes Public Schools as Election Polling Sites Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 12)
March 26, 2019 ID H 179 Requires Proof of Insurance for Vehicle Registration Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 10)
March 22, 2019 ID S 1159 Increases Threshold for Ballot Initiative Requirements Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 17)
March 18, 2019 ID H 180 Authorizes Syringe and Needle Exchange Program Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 11)
March 21, 2018 ID H 658 Amends Trespassing Laws Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 6)
March 16, 2018 ID H 665 Increases Penalties for Threats Against Schools Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 1)
March 16, 2018 ID H 649 Amends Drug Use Laws Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 1)
March 14, 2018 ID HB 638 Requires Additional Abortion Complications Reporting Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 14)
March 12, 2018 ID H 448 Amends Indecent Exposure Laws Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 0)
March 2, 2018 ID S 1313 Authorizes "Stand Your Ground" Policy Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 6)
March 1, 2018 ID H 463 Amends Tax Law Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 9)
Feb. 20, 2018 ID S 1243 Requires Public Information Regarding Abortion Interventions Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 6)
March 23, 2017 ID H 139 Reduces the Number of Training Hours Required for Cosmetologists Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 6)
Date No. Title Outcome
8/26 H 6 Establishes Liability Protections for Businesses, Schools, and Cities during COVID-19 Pandemic Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 7)
8/24 S 1002 Authorizes In-Person Voting Centers Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 4)
8/24 S 1001 Authorizes Early Processing of Absentee Ballots Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 0)
3/18 H 516 Amends Constitutional Carry Laws Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 5)
3/17 H 509 Prohibits Gender Change on Birth Certificates Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 6)
3/17 S 1428 Appropriates Funds for the State Advanced Paid/Sick Administrative Leave Program Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 0)
3/16 H 500 Prohibits Transgender Female Students from Sports designated for Females Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 11)
3/12 S 1385 Prohibits Abortion if Roe v Wade is Overturned by the Supreme Court Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 7)
2/21 S 1318 Prohibits Employment Discrimination Based On Criminal History Background Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 13)
4/03 H 296 Amends Ballot Initiative Requirements Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15)
4/02 S 1204 Amends Medicaid Eligibility Requirements Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15)
3/28 H 259 Establishes an Internet Sales Tax Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 11)
3/26 H 270 Authorizes Public Schools as Election Polling Sites Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 12)
3/26 H 179 Requires Proof of Insurance for Vehicle Registration Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 10)
3/22 S 1159 Increases Threshold for Ballot Initiative Requirements Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 17)
3/18 H 180 Authorizes Syringe and Needle Exchange Program Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 11)
3/21 H 658 Amends Trespassing Laws Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 6)
3/16 H 665 Increases Penalties for Threats Against Schools Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 1)
3/16 H 649 Amends Drug Use Laws Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 1)
3/14 HB 638 Requires Additional Abortion Complications Reporting Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 14)
3/12 H 448 Amends Indecent Exposure Laws Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 0)
3/02 S 1313 Authorizes "Stand Your Ground" Policy Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 6)
3/01 H 463 Amends Tax Law Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 9)
2/20 S 1243 Requires Public Information Regarding Abortion Interventions Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 6)
3/23 H 139 Reduces the Number of Training Hours Required for Cosmetologists Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 6)
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