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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
June 15, 2007 RI LCO # 1305/22 to H5300A Privatization of State Services Amendment Adopted - House (61 - 13)
Aug. 29, 2008 CA SB 840 California Universal Healthcare Agency Bill Passed - House (44 - 32)
May 30, 2007 LA HB 486 Building Code Revision Bill Passed - House (89 - 13)
May 17, 2007 LA HB 486 Building Code Revision Bill Failed - House (49 - 48)
June 26, 2007 DE HB 249 Cigarette Tax Increase Bill Passed - House (29 - 12)
June 20, 2007 PA HB 1200 Alternative Energy Incentives Bill Passed - House (128 - 70)
June 20, 2007 PA HB 1202 Clean Fuels and Energy Independence Act Bill Passed - House (138 - 60)
June 27, 2007 National HR 1830 Andean Trade Preference Act Extension Bill Passed - House (365 - 59)
June 22, 2007 LA SB 223 Required Liability Insurance Increase Bill Passed - House (77 - 23)
June 5, 2007 CA AB 35 Sustainable Government Building Standards Bill Passed - House (46 - 33)
June 29, 2007 DE SB 36 State Employee Collective Bargaining Bill Passed - House (26 - 10)
May 25, 2007 NV SB 409 HPV Vaccine and Prostate Cancer Screening Coverage Act Bill Passed - House (36 - 6)
June 28, 2007 DE HA 1 Employee Paycheck Consent Amendment Rejected - House (15 - 23)
May 3, 2007 OR HB 2871 Consumer Finance Regulation Bill Passed - House (37 - 21)
July 11, 2007 National HR 556 Foreign Investment Oversight Concurrence Vote Passed - House (370 - 45)
June 15, 2007 OR SB 571 Smoking Ban Expansion Bill Passed - House (38 - 21)
June 28, 2007 PA HB 1631 Funding for Local County Projects Bill Passed - House (121 - 77)
July 12, 2007 CA SB 180 Collective Bargaining Representation for Agricultural Workers Bill Passed - House (46 - 33)
June 4, 2008 PA SB 246 Smoking Ban Conference Report Adopted - House (163 - 38)
July 16, 2007 PA SB 246 Smoking Ban Bill Passed - House (141 - 62)
May 9, 2007 WI AB 260 Employment Discrimination Exception for Sexual or Violent Offenders Bill Passed - House (61 - 33)
May 14, 2008 National HR 2419 Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) Conference Report Adopted - House (318 - 106)
July 27, 2007 National HR 2419 Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) Bill Passed - House (231 - 191)
May 22, 2007 LA HB 484 Promotional Poker Tournaments Bill Passed - House (53 - 47)
Aug. 2, 2007 National H Amdt 734 Prescription Drug Imports Amendment Rejected - House (146 - 283)
May 16, 2007 OH Sub SB 16 Regulation of Sexually Oriented Business Bill Passed - House (73 - 24)
July 26, 2007 MA HB 2876 Sales Tax Holiday Bill Passed - House (145 - 8)
July 26, 2007 IL SB 1592 Electricity Relief and Regulation Bill Passed - House (80 - 33)
March 27, 2007 GA HCS HB 163 Payday Loan Legalization and Regulation Bill Failed - House (82 - 77)
Aug. 22, 2007 KY HCS HB 1 Renewable Energy Tax Incentives Bill Passed - House (87 - 10)
May 19, 1993 National HR 820 National Competitiveness Act of 1993 Bill Passed - House (243 - 167)
Nov. 17, 1993 National HR 3450 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Implementation Act Bill Passed - House (234 - 200)
Aug. 23, 2007 MO HCS HB 1 Economic Development Bill Passed - House (129 - 20)
Sept. 7, 2007 National HR 1908 Patent Reform Act of 2007 Bill Passed - House (220 - 175)
Sept. 30, 1992 National HR 5318 Conditional Extension of Most-Favored-Nation Trade Status to China Veto Override Passed - House (345 - 74)
July 21, 1992 National HR 5318 Conditional Extension of Most-Favored-Nation Trade Status to China Bill Passed - House (339 - 62)
Sept. 30, 2007 MI Sub SB 418 Public Employees Health Benefit Act Conference Report Adopted - House (56 - 53)
Oct. 1, 2007 MI H Sub for Sub SB 547 Public School Employee Retirement Plan Bill Passed - House (56 - 53)
Sept. 30, 2007 MI S Sub for Sub HB 5198 Consumption Tax on Services Conference Report Adopted - House (56 - 53)
Oct. 24, 2007 MI HB 5284 Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Michigan Insurance Regulation Bill Passed - House (84 - 22)
Oct. 31, 2007 National HR 3920 Trade and Globalization Act of 2007 Bill Passed - House (264 - 157)
Nov. 8, 2007 National HR 3688 United States-Peru Trade Agreement Bill Passed - House (285 - 132)
Nov. 14, 2007 National HR 3074 Appropriations for the Department of Transportation and the Department of Housing and Urban Development Conference Report Adopted - House (270 - 147)
Nov. 15, 2007 National HR 3915 Mortgage Reform and Anti-Subprime Lending Act Bill Passed - House (291 - 127)
Oct. 26, 2007 HI HB 1 Superferry Environmental Assessment Bill Passed - House (37 - 9)
Oct. 31, 2007 HI SB 1 Superferry Environmental Assessment Bill Passed - House (39 - 11)
Oct. 30, 2007 MI H Sub for Sub SB 222 2007-2008 Department of Agriculture Budget Conference Report Adopted - House (105 - 4)
Oct. 26, 2007 HI HFA 1 Expanding Superferry Environmental Restrictions Amendment Rejected - House (11 - 35)
Sept. 27, 2007 MA Jones Amendment Expanding Pension Fund Divestments to Any State Sponsor of Terrorism Amendment Rejected - House (32 - 124)
Sept. 27, 2007 MA Koutoujian Amendment Expanding Pension Fund Divestment to Any State with a History of Genocide Amendment Rejected - House (53 - 101)
Sept. 27, 2007 MA S 2255 State Pension Fund Divestment from Sudan Bill Passed - House (154 - 2)
Nov. 19, 2007 MD HB 5 Sales Tax Increase Concurrence Vote Passed - House (81 - 52)
Nov. 11, 2007 MD HB 5 Sales Tax Increase Bill Passed - House (80 - 56)
Oct. 29, 2007 MI S Sub for Sub HB 4354 2007-2008 Department of Natural Resources Budget Conference Report Adopted - House (63 - 46)
Oct. 29, 2007 MI H Sub for Sub SB 234 2007-2008 Department of Labor and Economic Growth Budget Conference Report Adopted - House (82 - 27)
Oct. 24, 2007 MI Sub HB 5282 Independent Health Benefit Plans Bill Passed - House (89 - 17)
Nov. 11, 2007 AK CSHB 2001 Oil and Gas Production Tax Bill Passed - House (27 - 13)
Nov. 11, 2007 AK AM 1 Standard Deduction Amendment Amendment Adopted - House (21 - 19)
Nov. 11, 2007 AK AM 8 Oil and Gas Production Tax Increase Amendment Adopted - House (26 - 14)
Nov. 16, 2007 AK SCS CSHB 2001 Oil and Gas Production Tax Concurrence Vote Passed - House (26 - 13)
Dec. 5, 2007 MI HB 4163 Workplace Smoking Ban Bill Passed - House (56 - 46)
Dec. 1, 2007 MI HB 5408 Michigan Business Tax Surcharge Concurrence Vote Passed - House (66 - 42)
Nov. 8, 2007 MI HB 5408 Michigan Business Tax Surcharge Bill Passed - House (58 - 48)
Nov. 11, 2007 MD HB 2 Tax Reform Act of 2007 Bill Passed - House (82 - 55)
Jan. 7, 2008 NJ A 4559 Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions Bill Passed - House (43 - 31)
Jan. 16, 2008 NH HB 267 Small Loans Interest Limitation Bill Passed - House (207 - 124)
Jan. 18, 2008 GA HR 1022 State-Wide Water Management Plan Bill Passed - House (131 - 37)
Jan. 31, 2008 SC H 4400 Immigration Bill Bill Passed - House (80 - 13)
Feb. 29, 2008 WA SB 5261 Health Insurance Rate Oversight Bill Passed - House (68 - 26)
Feb. 6, 2008 WA SB 6272 Financial Literacy for Homeowners Bill Passed - House (69 - 27)
Feb. 4, 2008 UT HR 1 North American Union Withdrawal Resolution Passed - House (57 - 15)
Feb. 12, 2008 IN SB 45 Great Lakes Compact Bill Passed - House (91 - 8)
Feb. 14, 2008 SD HB 1151 Adult-Oriented Business Restrictions Bill Passed - House (47 - 21)
Feb. 11, 2008 VA HB 12 Payday Lending Restrictions Bill Passed - House (91 - 7)
Feb. 19, 2008 WA HB 2815 Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions Bill Passed - House (64 - 31)
Date No. Title Outcome
6/15 LCO # 1305/22 to H5300A Privatization of State Services Amendment Adopted - House (61 - 13)
8/29 SB 840 California Universal Healthcare Agency Bill Passed - House (44 - 32)
5/30 HB 486 Building Code Revision Bill Passed - House (89 - 13)
5/17 HB 486 Building Code Revision Bill Failed - House (49 - 48)
6/26 HB 249 Cigarette Tax Increase Bill Passed - House (29 - 12)
6/20 HB 1200 Alternative Energy Incentives Bill Passed - House (128 - 70)
6/20 HB 1202 Clean Fuels and Energy Independence Act Bill Passed - House (138 - 60)
6/27 HR 1830 Andean Trade Preference Act Extension Bill Passed - House (365 - 59)
6/22 SB 223 Required Liability Insurance Increase Bill Passed - House (77 - 23)
6/05 AB 35 Sustainable Government Building Standards Bill Passed - House (46 - 33)
6/29 SB 36 State Employee Collective Bargaining Bill Passed - House (26 - 10)
5/25 SB 409 HPV Vaccine and Prostate Cancer Screening Coverage Act Bill Passed - House (36 - 6)
6/28 HA 1 Employee Paycheck Consent Amendment Rejected - House (15 - 23)
5/03 HB 2871 Consumer Finance Regulation Bill Passed - House (37 - 21)
7/11 HR 556 Foreign Investment Oversight Concurrence Vote Passed - House (370 - 45)
6/15 SB 571 Smoking Ban Expansion Bill Passed - House (38 - 21)
6/28 HB 1631 Funding for Local County Projects Bill Passed - House (121 - 77)
7/12 SB 180 Collective Bargaining Representation for Agricultural Workers Bill Passed - House (46 - 33)
6/04 SB 246 Smoking Ban Conference Report Adopted - House (163 - 38)
7/16 SB 246 Smoking Ban Bill Passed - House (141 - 62)
5/09 AB 260 Employment Discrimination Exception for Sexual or Violent Offenders Bill Passed - House (61 - 33)
5/14 HR 2419 Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) Conference Report Adopted - House (318 - 106)
7/27 HR 2419 Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) Bill Passed - House (231 - 191)
5/22 HB 484 Promotional Poker Tournaments Bill Passed - House (53 - 47)
8/02 H Amdt 734 Prescription Drug Imports Amendment Rejected - House (146 - 283)
5/16 Sub SB 16 Regulation of Sexually Oriented Business Bill Passed - House (73 - 24)
7/26 HB 2876 Sales Tax Holiday Bill Passed - House (145 - 8)
7/26 SB 1592 Electricity Relief and Regulation Bill Passed - House (80 - 33)
3/27 HCS HB 163 Payday Loan Legalization and Regulation Bill Failed - House (82 - 77)
8/22 HCS HB 1 Renewable Energy Tax Incentives Bill Passed - House (87 - 10)
5/19 HR 820 National Competitiveness Act of 1993 Bill Passed - House (243 - 167)
11/17 HR 3450 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Implementation Act Bill Passed - House (234 - 200)
8/23 HCS HB 1 Economic Development Bill Passed - House (129 - 20)
9/07 HR 1908 Patent Reform Act of 2007 Bill Passed - House (220 - 175)
9/30 HR 5318 Conditional Extension of Most-Favored-Nation Trade Status to China Veto Override Passed - House (345 - 74)
7/21 HR 5318 Conditional Extension of Most-Favored-Nation Trade Status to China Bill Passed - House (339 - 62)
9/30 Sub SB 418 Public Employees Health Benefit Act Conference Report Adopted - House (56 - 53)
10/01 H Sub for Sub SB 547 Public School Employee Retirement Plan Bill Passed - House (56 - 53)
9/30 S Sub for Sub HB 5198 Consumption Tax on Services Conference Report Adopted - House (56 - 53)
10/24 HB 5284 Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Michigan Insurance Regulation Bill Passed - House (84 - 22)
10/31 HR 3920 Trade and Globalization Act of 2007 Bill Passed - House (264 - 157)
11/08 HR 3688 United States-Peru Trade Agreement Bill Passed - House (285 - 132)
11/14 HR 3074 Appropriations for the Department of Transportation and the Department of Housing and Urban Development Conference Report Adopted - House (270 - 147)
11/15 HR 3915 Mortgage Reform and Anti-Subprime Lending Act Bill Passed - House (291 - 127)
10/26 HB 1 Superferry Environmental Assessment Bill Passed - House (37 - 9)
10/31 SB 1 Superferry Environmental Assessment Bill Passed - House (39 - 11)
10/30 H Sub for Sub SB 222 2007-2008 Department of Agriculture Budget Conference Report Adopted - House (105 - 4)
10/26 HFA 1 Expanding Superferry Environmental Restrictions Amendment Rejected - House (11 - 35)
9/27 Jones Amendment Expanding Pension Fund Divestments to Any State Sponsor of Terrorism Amendment Rejected - House (32 - 124)
9/27 Koutoujian Amendment Expanding Pension Fund Divestment to Any State with a History of Genocide Amendment Rejected - House (53 - 101)
9/27 S 2255 State Pension Fund Divestment from Sudan Bill Passed - House (154 - 2)
11/19 HB 5 Sales Tax Increase Concurrence Vote Passed - House (81 - 52)
11/11 HB 5 Sales Tax Increase Bill Passed - House (80 - 56)
10/29 S Sub for Sub HB 4354 2007-2008 Department of Natural Resources Budget Conference Report Adopted - House (63 - 46)
10/29 H Sub for Sub SB 234 2007-2008 Department of Labor and Economic Growth Budget Conference Report Adopted - House (82 - 27)
10/24 Sub HB 5282 Independent Health Benefit Plans Bill Passed - House (89 - 17)
11/11 CSHB 2001 Oil and Gas Production Tax Bill Passed - House (27 - 13)
11/11 AM 1 Standard Deduction Amendment Amendment Adopted - House (21 - 19)
11/11 AM 8 Oil and Gas Production Tax Increase Amendment Adopted - House (26 - 14)
11/16 SCS CSHB 2001 Oil and Gas Production Tax Concurrence Vote Passed - House (26 - 13)
12/05 HB 4163 Workplace Smoking Ban Bill Passed - House (56 - 46)
12/01 HB 5408 Michigan Business Tax Surcharge Concurrence Vote Passed - House (66 - 42)
11/08 HB 5408 Michigan Business Tax Surcharge Bill Passed - House (58 - 48)
11/11 HB 2 Tax Reform Act of 2007 Bill Passed - House (82 - 55)
1/07 A 4559 Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions Bill Passed - House (43 - 31)
1/16 HB 267 Small Loans Interest Limitation Bill Passed - House (207 - 124)
1/18 HR 1022 State-Wide Water Management Plan Bill Passed - House (131 - 37)
1/31 H 4400 Immigration Bill Bill Passed - House (80 - 13)
2/29 SB 5261 Health Insurance Rate Oversight Bill Passed - House (68 - 26)
2/06 SB 6272 Financial Literacy for Homeowners Bill Passed - House (69 - 27)
2/04 HR 1 North American Union Withdrawal Resolution Passed - House (57 - 15)
2/12 SB 45 Great Lakes Compact Bill Passed - House (91 - 8)
2/14 HB 1151 Adult-Oriented Business Restrictions Bill Passed - House (47 - 21)
2/11 HB 12 Payday Lending Restrictions Bill Passed - House (91 - 7)
2/19 HB 2815 Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions Bill Passed - House (64 - 31)
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