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| Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 11, 2007 | MI | Sub HB 4920 | Expanding Drunk Driving Restrictions | Bill Passed - House (92 - 16) |
| Oct. 11, 2007 | MI | Sub HB 4749 | Motorcycle Helmet Law | Bill Passed - House (69 - 39) |
| Oct. 1, 2007 | MI | H Sub for S Sub SB 546 | Public School Employee Retirement Benefits | Bill Passed - House (65 - 44) |
| Oct. 1, 2007 | MI | H Sub for Sub SB 547 | Public School Employee Retirement Plan | Bill Passed - House (56 - 53) |
| Sept. 30, 2007 | MI | Sub SB 418 | Public Employees Health Benefit Act | Conference Report Adopted - House (56 - 53) |
| Sept. 30, 2007 | MI | S Sub for Sub HB 5198 | Consumption Tax on Services | Conference Report Adopted - House (56 - 53) |
| Sept. 30, 2007 | MI | S Sub for Sub HB 5194 | Income Tax Increase | Conference Report Adopted - House (57 - 52) |
| Sept. 26, 2007 | MI | Sub SB 374 | Estate Recovery for Medicaid Recipients in Michigan | Bill Passed - House (57 - 52) |
| Aug. 30, 2007 | MI | Sub SB 624 | Presidential Primary Date Change | Bill Passed - House (67 - 34) |
| Aug. 23, 2007 | MI | Sub HB 4350 | 2006-2007 Higher Education Appropriations | Bill Passed - House (59 - 50) |
| Aug. 23, 2007 | MI | Sub HB 4351 | 2007-2008 Higher Education Budget | Bill Passed - House (57 - 52) |
| July 25, 2007 | MI | Sub HB 4869 | Extending Boxing Regulation to Mixed Martial Arts | Bill Passed - House (94 - 14) |
| July 25, 2007 | MI | HB 4870 | Regulation of Unarmed Combat | Bill Passed - House (93 - 13) |
| June 28, 2007 | MI | Sub for SB 94 | Michigan Business Tax Act | Conference Report Adopted - House (75 - 34) |
| June 27, 2007 | MI | Sub HB 4463 | Public Use of Road Ends on Waterways | Bill Passed - House (61 - 48) |
| May 30, 2007 | MI | Sub HB 4850 | Tobacco Fund Bonds | Bill Passed - House (80 - 26) |
| May 23, 2007 | MI | Sub for SB 94 | Michigan Business Tax Act | Bill Passed - House (62 - 47) |
| May 3, 2007 | MI | Sub HB 4047 | Landfill Moratorium | Bill Passed - House (85 - 24) |
| May 2, 2007 | MI | Sub HB 4367 | Michigan Business Tax Act | Bill Passed - House (61 - 48) |
| April 17, 2007 | MI | Sub HB 4221 | Landfill Fee Increase | Bill Passed - House (56 - 53) |
| March 28, 2007 | MI | Sub HB 4162 | Anti School Bullying Act | Bill Passed - House (59 - 50) |
| March 28, 2007 | MI | HB 4091 | Anti-Bullying Bill | Bill Passed - House (66 - 43) |
| March 14, 2007 | MI | Sub HB 4441 | Property Transfer Tax Increase | Bill Passed - House (58 - 50) |
| March 14, 2007 | MI | Sub HB 4440 | State Equalized Value Property Tax Increase | Bill Passed - House (77 - 31) |
| March 7, 2007 | MI | H Sub for Sub SB 166 | 2006-2007 Supplemental Appropriations | Bill Passed - House (64 - 41) |
| Feb. 22, 2007 | MI | HB 4045 | Retroactive Drug Manufacturer Liability | Bill Passed - House (60 - 49) |
| Feb. 22, 2007 | MI | HB 4046 | Pharmaceutical Company Liability | Bill Passed - House (58 - 49) |
| Feb. 22, 2007 | MI | HB 4044 | Repealing Drug Company Liability Protection | Bill Passed - House (70 - 39) |
| June 29, 2006 | MI | Sub for HB 5699 | Marital Counseling | Bill Passed - House (73 - 32) |
| June 20, 2006 | MI | HB 6213 | Overtime Provisions | Bill Passed - House (57 - 49) |
| June 8, 2006 | MI | Sub for SB 861 | Michigan Merit Award Scholarship Act | Bill Passed - House (61 - 40) |
| June 7, 2006 | MI | Sub for SB 297 | Motorcycle Helmets | Bill Passed - House (66 - 37) |
| May 30, 2006 | MI | HB 6085 | Disclosure of Citizenship on Driver's License | Bill Passed - House (76 - 27) |
| May 24, 2006 | MI | HB 5796 | 2006-2007 Budget | Bill Passed - House (60 - 46) |
| May 18, 2006 | MI | Amend | Welfare Ineligibility Extension | Amendment Adopted - House (56 - 47) |
| May 18, 2006 | MI | Amend | Welfare Restrictions for Drug Felonies | Amendment Adopted - House (86 - 16) |
| May 18, 2006 | MI | Amend | Probation and Parole Violator Welfare Restriction | Amendment Adopted - House (83 - 16) |
| May 16, 2006 | MI | HB 5633 | English as the Official Language Bill | Bill Passed - House (73 - 32) |
| May 3, 2006 | MI | Amend S5 to H-4 to SB 242 | Prohibiting Preference and Discriminaton and the Detroit Zoo Authority | Amendment Rejected - House (46 - 59) |
| April 26, 2006 | MI | HB 4745 | Refusal of Health Care Procedures on Religious, Moral and Ethical Grounds | Bill Passed - House (68 - 38) |
| April 26, 2006 | MI | HB 4746 | Health Insurance Refusal | Bill Passed - House (68 - 38) |
| April 25, 2006 | MI | Sub H-1 | Self Defense Bill/ Deadly Force Bill | Bill Passed - House (90 - 16) |
| March 28, 2006 | MI | HB 5638 | Midwest interstate Passenger Rail Compact | Bill Passed - House (56 - 51) |
| March 23, 2006 | MI | Sub for HB 4486 | Repeal of Estate/Death Tax | Bill Passed - House (62 - 45) |
| March 21, 2006 | MI | Sub for HB 5192 | Hunting License Program and Firearms Age Restriction | Bill Passed - House (86 - 17) |
| March 16, 2006 | MI | HB 5743 | Repeal the Single Business Tax Bill | Bill Passed - House (63 - 42) |
| March 14, 2006 | MI | SB 318 | Minimum Wage Increase | Bill Passed - House (73 - 34) |
| March 2, 2006 | MI | HB 5606 | New Graduation Requirements | Bill Passed - House (70 - 31) |
| March 2, 2006 | MI | Sub for SB 1028 | Changes to the Family Independent Agency | Bill Passed - House (56 - 45) |
| Feb. 21, 2006 | MI | HB 4278 | Community Service Graduation Requirement | Bill Passed - House (60 - 43) |
| Date | No. | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/11 | Sub HB 4920 | Expanding Drunk Driving Restrictions | Bill Passed - House (92 - 16) |
| 10/11 | Sub HB 4749 | Motorcycle Helmet Law | Bill Passed - House (69 - 39) |
| 10/01 | H Sub for S Sub SB 546 | Public School Employee Retirement Benefits | Bill Passed - House (65 - 44) |
| 10/01 | H Sub for Sub SB 547 | Public School Employee Retirement Plan | Bill Passed - House (56 - 53) |
| 9/30 | Sub SB 418 | Public Employees Health Benefit Act | Conference Report Adopted - House (56 - 53) |
| 9/30 | S Sub for Sub HB 5198 | Consumption Tax on Services | Conference Report Adopted - House (56 - 53) |
| 9/30 | S Sub for Sub HB 5194 | Income Tax Increase | Conference Report Adopted - House (57 - 52) |
| 9/26 | Sub SB 374 | Estate Recovery for Medicaid Recipients in Michigan | Bill Passed - House (57 - 52) |
| 8/30 | Sub SB 624 | Presidential Primary Date Change | Bill Passed - House (67 - 34) |
| 8/23 | Sub HB 4350 | 2006-2007 Higher Education Appropriations | Bill Passed - House (59 - 50) |
| 8/23 | Sub HB 4351 | 2007-2008 Higher Education Budget | Bill Passed - House (57 - 52) |
| 7/25 | Sub HB 4869 | Extending Boxing Regulation to Mixed Martial Arts | Bill Passed - House (94 - 14) |
| 7/25 | HB 4870 | Regulation of Unarmed Combat | Bill Passed - House (93 - 13) |
| 6/28 | Sub for SB 94 | Michigan Business Tax Act | Conference Report Adopted - House (75 - 34) |
| 6/27 | Sub HB 4463 | Public Use of Road Ends on Waterways | Bill Passed - House (61 - 48) |
| 5/30 | Sub HB 4850 | Tobacco Fund Bonds | Bill Passed - House (80 - 26) |
| 5/23 | Sub for SB 94 | Michigan Business Tax Act | Bill Passed - House (62 - 47) |
| 5/03 | Sub HB 4047 | Landfill Moratorium | Bill Passed - House (85 - 24) |
| 5/02 | Sub HB 4367 | Michigan Business Tax Act | Bill Passed - House (61 - 48) |
| 4/17 | Sub HB 4221 | Landfill Fee Increase | Bill Passed - House (56 - 53) |
| 3/28 | Sub HB 4162 | Anti School Bullying Act | Bill Passed - House (59 - 50) |
| 3/28 | HB 4091 | Anti-Bullying Bill | Bill Passed - House (66 - 43) |
| 3/14 | Sub HB 4441 | Property Transfer Tax Increase | Bill Passed - House (58 - 50) |
| 3/14 | Sub HB 4440 | State Equalized Value Property Tax Increase | Bill Passed - House (77 - 31) |
| 3/07 | H Sub for Sub SB 166 | 2006-2007 Supplemental Appropriations | Bill Passed - House (64 - 41) |
| 2/22 | HB 4045 | Retroactive Drug Manufacturer Liability | Bill Passed - House (60 - 49) |
| 2/22 | HB 4046 | Pharmaceutical Company Liability | Bill Passed - House (58 - 49) |
| 2/22 | HB 4044 | Repealing Drug Company Liability Protection | Bill Passed - House (70 - 39) |
| 6/29 | Sub for HB 5699 | Marital Counseling | Bill Passed - House (73 - 32) |
| 6/20 | HB 6213 | Overtime Provisions | Bill Passed - House (57 - 49) |
| 6/08 | Sub for SB 861 | Michigan Merit Award Scholarship Act | Bill Passed - House (61 - 40) |
| 6/07 | Sub for SB 297 | Motorcycle Helmets | Bill Passed - House (66 - 37) |
| 5/30 | HB 6085 | Disclosure of Citizenship on Driver's License | Bill Passed - House (76 - 27) |
| 5/24 | HB 5796 | 2006-2007 Budget | Bill Passed - House (60 - 46) |
| 5/18 | Amend | Welfare Ineligibility Extension | Amendment Adopted - House (56 - 47) |
| 5/18 | Amend | Welfare Restrictions for Drug Felonies | Amendment Adopted - House (86 - 16) |
| 5/18 | Amend | Probation and Parole Violator Welfare Restriction | Amendment Adopted - House (83 - 16) |
| 5/16 | HB 5633 | English as the Official Language Bill | Bill Passed - House (73 - 32) |
| 5/03 | Amend S5 to H-4 to SB 242 | Prohibiting Preference and Discriminaton and the Detroit Zoo Authority | Amendment Rejected - House (46 - 59) |
| 4/26 | HB 4745 | Refusal of Health Care Procedures on Religious, Moral and Ethical Grounds | Bill Passed - House (68 - 38) |
| 4/26 | HB 4746 | Health Insurance Refusal | Bill Passed - House (68 - 38) |
| 4/25 | Sub H-1 | Self Defense Bill/ Deadly Force Bill | Bill Passed - House (90 - 16) |
| 3/28 | HB 5638 | Midwest interstate Passenger Rail Compact | Bill Passed - House (56 - 51) |
| 3/23 | Sub for HB 4486 | Repeal of Estate/Death Tax | Bill Passed - House (62 - 45) |
| 3/21 | Sub for HB 5192 | Hunting License Program and Firearms Age Restriction | Bill Passed - House (86 - 17) |
| 3/16 | HB 5743 | Repeal the Single Business Tax Bill | Bill Passed - House (63 - 42) |
| 3/14 | SB 318 | Minimum Wage Increase | Bill Passed - House (73 - 34) |
| 3/02 | HB 5606 | New Graduation Requirements | Bill Passed - House (70 - 31) |
| 3/02 | Sub for SB 1028 | Changes to the Family Independent Agency | Bill Passed - House (56 - 45) |
| 2/21 | HB 4278 | Community Service Graduation Requirement | Bill Passed - House (60 - 43) |