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| Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 5, 2014 | OK | SB 1219 | Prohibits Minors from Purchasing Certain Emergency Contraceptives | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 11) |
| April 16, 2013 | OK | HB 2015 | Expands Information Collected from Abortion Patients | Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 7) |
| Feb. 15, 2012 | OK | SB 1433 | Defines life as beginning at conception | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 8) |
| May 25, 2010 | OK | HB 3284 | Requiring Women Seeking Abortions to Answer Questionnaire | Veto Override Passed - Senate (33 - 15) |
| May 21, 2010 | OK | HJR 1054 | Prohibiting Federal Health Care Mandates | Veto Override Failed - Senate (29 - 16) |
| April 27, 2010 | OK | HB 2656 | Abortion Regulation Modifications | Veto Override Passed - Senate (36 - 12) |
| April 23, 2009 | OK | HB 1326 | Ban on Certain Types of Stem Cell Research | Veto Override Failed - Senate (26 - 19) |
| March 12, 2008 | OK | SB 1407 | Restricting Childhood Vaccine Mercury Levels | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 17) |
| March 12, 2008 | OK | SB 1521 | Mandatory Clinical Cancer Trial Coverage | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 13) |
| March 10, 2008 | OK | SB 2118 | Requiring Health Insurance to Cover Autism | Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 9) |
| March 6, 2008 | OK | SB 2114 | Requiring Health Benefit Plans to Cover Medical Necessities | Bill Failed - Senate (24 - 19) |
| March 13, 2007 | OK | SB 714 | Ban on State-Funded Abortions | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 13) |
| March 6, 2007 | OK | SCS SB 709 | Pollution Ban | Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 8) |
| May 24, 2006 | OK | SB 1713 | Trafficking Illegal Drugs | Conference Report Rejected - Senate (23 - 24) |
| May 3, 2006 | OK | HCS SB 806 | Tattoo Legalization and Changing Body Piercing Regulations | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (29 - 15) |
| March 6, 2006 | OK | SB 1434 | Prescription Drug Reimportation Act | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 17) |
| March 6, 2006 | OK | SB 1434 | Prescription Drug Reimportation Act | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 17) |
| March 6, 2006 | OK | SCS SB 1874 | Senate Committee Substitute for the "Lawsuit Responsibility Act of 2006" | Bill Failed - Senate (21 - 25) |
| Date | No. | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3/05 | SB 1219 | Prohibits Minors from Purchasing Certain Emergency Contraceptives | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 11) |
| 4/16 | HB 2015 | Expands Information Collected from Abortion Patients | Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 7) |
| 2/15 | SB 1433 | Defines life as beginning at conception | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 8) |
| 5/25 | HB 3284 | Requiring Women Seeking Abortions to Answer Questionnaire | Veto Override Passed - Senate (33 - 15) |
| 5/21 | HJR 1054 | Prohibiting Federal Health Care Mandates | Veto Override Failed - Senate (29 - 16) |
| 4/27 | HB 2656 | Abortion Regulation Modifications | Veto Override Passed - Senate (36 - 12) |
| 4/23 | HB 1326 | Ban on Certain Types of Stem Cell Research | Veto Override Failed - Senate (26 - 19) |
| 3/12 | SB 1407 | Restricting Childhood Vaccine Mercury Levels | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 17) |
| 3/12 | SB 1521 | Mandatory Clinical Cancer Trial Coverage | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 13) |
| 3/10 | SB 2118 | Requiring Health Insurance to Cover Autism | Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 9) |
| 3/06 | SB 2114 | Requiring Health Benefit Plans to Cover Medical Necessities | Bill Failed - Senate (24 - 19) |
| 3/13 | SB 714 | Ban on State-Funded Abortions | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 13) |
| 3/06 | SCS SB 709 | Pollution Ban | Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 8) |
| 5/24 | SB 1713 | Trafficking Illegal Drugs | Conference Report Rejected - Senate (23 - 24) |
| 5/03 | HCS SB 806 | Tattoo Legalization and Changing Body Piercing Regulations | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (29 - 15) |
| 3/06 | SB 1434 | Prescription Drug Reimportation Act | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 17) |
| 3/06 | SB 1434 | Prescription Drug Reimportation Act | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 17) |
| 3/06 | SCS SB 1874 | Senate Committee Substitute for the "Lawsuit Responsibility Act of 2006" | Bill Failed - Senate (21 - 25) |