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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
April 24, 2008 FL Amdt 28283 Commuter Trains in Orlando Amendment Rejected - House (54 - 64)
May 1, 2008 KS SB 148 Electricity Generation and Conservation Veto Override Failed - House (80 - 45)
April 30, 2008 OH HB 545 Short Term Loans Bill Passed - House (69 - 26)
May 2, 2008 CO SB 217 Extended Health Care Coverage Bill Passed - House (44 - 22)
Feb. 12, 2008 UT HB 137 Water Conservation Program Bill Failed - House (31 - 40)
May 5, 2008 CT HB 5577 Mortgage Assistance Bill Passed - House (124 - 24)
May 2, 2008 CO SB 200 Sexual Orientation Nondiscrimination Bill Passed - House (38 - 26)
May 5, 2008 CO HB 1325 Seasonal Foreign Worker Pilot Program Concurrence Vote Passed - House (47 - 17)
April 22, 2008 CO HB 1325 Seasonal Foreign Worker Pilot Program Bill Passed - House (46 - 18)
April 24, 2008 CO HB 1389 Health Insurance Rates Bill Passed - House (39 - 25)
April 23, 2008 CT HB 5536 Health Insurance Pool Bill Passed - House (102 - 43)
April 30, 2008 AZ SB 1450 Theme Park Funding Bill Passed - House (39 - 17)
April 10, 2008 MA H 4645 Cigarette Tax Increase Bill Passed - House (131 - 23)
April 10, 2008 MA Garry and D'Amico Amendment: Removal of Cigarette Tax Increase Bill Failed - House (49 - 105)
May 5, 2008 CO SB 226 Zebra Mussels Ban Bill Passed - House (54 - 11)
May 7, 2008 PA HB 2297 Expansion of the Keystone Opportunity Zone Bill Passed - House (126 - 72)
March 5, 2008 ID H 561 Tax Exemptions for the Processing of Fuel for Energy Production Bill Passed - House (60 - 10)
May 19, 2008 LA HB 1312 Drivers Insurance Increase Bill Passed - House (57 - 35)
May 7, 2008 KS HB 2412 Coal Plant Incentives Conference Report Adopted - House (76 - 48)
May 21, 2008 National HR 2419 Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) Veto Override Passed - House (316 - 108)
May 16, 2008 MO HB 1549, 1771, 1395, 2366 Undocumented Immigrants Conference Report Adopted - House (136 - 12)
Aug. 18, 2008 CA SB 1713 Bisphenol A (BPA) Ban Bill Failed - House (33 - 32)
May 21, 2008 SC H Amdt 7A To Reduce Income Tax Amendment Tabled - House (68 - 52)
May 21, 2008 SC H Amdt 4A Cigarette Tax for Small Business Employee Health Care Amendment Tabled - House (60 - 58)
May 21, 2008 SC H Amdt 3A Cigarette Tax Increase for Employee Health Care Amendment Tabled - House (67 - 51)
March 18, 2008 MS SB 2793 Creating a Select Committee on Base Load Generation Bill Passed - House (107 - 13)
May 27, 2008 SC H 3567 Cigarette Tax Increase Veto Override Failed - House (54 - 57)
May 28, 2008 MI HB 5074 Ban Smoking in Places of Employment and Public Places with Exceptions for Casinos, Cigar Bars, and Specialty Tobacco Stores Bill Passed - House (65 - 39)
May 28, 2008 CA AB 1991 Development on Half Moon Bay Bill Passed - House (46 - 18)
May 28, 2008 WI AB 1 Education Line Item Veto Override Veto Override Failed - House (60 - 36)
May 28, 2008 WI AB 1 Education Line Item Veto Override Veto Override Failed - House (57 - 39)
May 29, 2008 SC H 4400 Immigration Bill Concurrence Vote Passed - House (94 - 16)
May 21, 2008 SC H 3816 Bankruptcy Exemptions Veto Override Passed - House (78 - 26)
May 5, 2008 MN Howes Amendment: Gas Tax Holiday Amendment Rejected - House (28 - 102)
May 29, 2008 MS HB 17 Medicaid Funds Bill Bill Failed - House (55 - 53)
May 29, 2008 CA AB 2572 Nutritional Disclosure Bill Bill Passed - House (46 - 15)
April 2, 2008 KY HB 552 Mortgage Reform Concurrence Vote Passed - House (86 - 7)
April 4, 2007 VA Governor's Recommendation: Restaurant Smoking Ban Amendment Rejected - House (40 - 59)
May 5, 2008 MN HF 3149 Homeowner and Property Tax Bill Bill Passed - House (80 - 52)
June 10, 2008 LA SB 807 Cable Deregulation Bill Bill Passed - House (94 - 9)
May 28, 2008 CA AB 2279 Prohibiting Employment Discrimination Against Medical Marijuana Patients Bill Passed - House (41 - 35)
June 11, 2008 CT SB 1001 Real Estate Conveyance Tax Extension Bill Passed - House (82 - 51)
April 15, 2008 ME LD 2247 Alcohol and Soda Tax for Health Care Funding Concurrence Vote Passed - House (75 - 64)
May 29, 2008 CA AB 1830 Subprime Lending Regulations Bill Passed - House (47 - 28)
June 19, 2008 National HR 2642 GI Bill, Funding for Midwest Flood Cleanup, Extension of Unemployment Benefits, and Other Provisions Concurrence Vote Passed - House (416 - 12)
June 4, 2008 MI HB 5068 Great Lakes Water Management Bill Passed - House (56 - 52)
June 11, 2008 MA H 4554 Life-Science Bill Conference Report Adopted - House (142 - 15)
June 23, 2008 CT HB 5105 Minimum Wage Increase Veto Override Passed - House (102 - 39)
June 24, 2008 National HR 6346 Price Gouging Prevention Act Bill Failed - House (276 - 146)
July 9, 2008 VA SB 6009 Transportation Taxes Bill Failed - House (39 - 59)
June 25, 2008 AZ HB 2156 Reviews for Potential Railroad Sites Concurrence Vote Passed - House (40 - 12)
June 26, 2008 National HR 6377 Energy Futures Trading Bill Passed - House (402 - 19)
May 21, 2008 NH HB 1436 Automatic Continuation Clause in Collective Bargaining Agreements Concurrence Vote Passed - House (186 - 128)
March 18, 2008 NH HB 1436 Automatic Continuation Clause in Collective Bargaining Agreements Bill Passed - House (180 - 126)
June 4, 2008 NH SB 321 Cigarette Tax Increase and Wine Discount Reduction Conference Report Adopted - House (205 - 137)
June 26, 2008 DE HB 518 Alcohol Tax Increase Bill Passed - House (25 - 16)
May 29, 2008 CA AB 2076 Prohibiting E-verify Bill Passed - House (43 - 31)
June 30, 2008 CA SB 1137 Residential Property Foreclosures Bill Passed - House (55 - 18)
June 30, 2008 CA SB 823 Private Postsecondary Education Regulation Bill Failed - House (41 - 33)
July 20, 2005 National HR 2601 State Department FY 2006/2007 Authorization Bill Bill Passed - House (351 - 78)
June 9, 2005 National H J Res 27 Withdrawing Approval from the WTO Agreement Joint Resolution Failed - House (86 - 338)
July 8, 2008 NC HB 2690 Durham County Meals Tax Bill Passed - House (60 - 59)
July 14, 2008 CA AB 97 Trans Fats Ban Concurrence Vote Passed - House (47 - 28)
July 14, 2008 CA AB 1155 Penalties for Healthcare Service Plan Underpayments or Failures to Pay Service Providers Concurrence Vote Passed - House (47 - 26)
July 18, 2008 NC HB 2499 Water Management During Droughts Concurrence Vote Passed - House (68 - 36)
July 15, 2008 NC HB 2499 Water Management During Droughts Bill Passed - House (92 - 20)
July 15, 2008 CA SB 974 Shipping Fee Bill Passed - House (46 - 24)
July 15, 2008 CA SB 974 Shipping Fee Bill Passed - House (46 - 24)
July 15, 2008 NC SB 1695 Tractor Trailer Length Bill Passed - House (101 - 10)
May 7, 2008 SC Amendment No. 8A Requiring Employers to Verify Immigration the Status of Their Employees Amendment Adopted - House (80 - 33)
July 22, 2008 AK HB 3001 Natural Gas Pipeline to Canada Bill Passed - House (24 - 16)
June 9, 2000 National H Amdt 763 Estate Tax Substitute Amendment Amendment Rejected - House (196 - 222)
Aug. 3, 1999 National H J Res 58 Economic Assistance to Vietnam Joint Resolution Failed - House (130 - 297)
May 13, 1998 National H Amdt 621 Enhance Banking Flexibility Amendment Amendment Rejected - House (140 - 281)
July 30, 2008 National HR 1108 FDA Regulation of Tobacco Bill Passed - House (326 - 102)
May 24, 2000 National HR 4444 U.S.-China Relations Act of 2000 Bill Passed - House (237 - 197)
Sept. 26, 2000 National HR 5175 Small Business Superfund Exemption Bill Failed - House (253 - 161)
May 5, 1999 National HR 833 Bankruptcy Reform bill Bill Passed - House (313 - 108)
July 19, 2001 National H J Res 50 China Trade Relations bill Joint Resolution Failed - House (169 - 259)
July 1, 1999 National HR 10 Financial Modernization bill Bill Passed - House (343 - 86)
March 17, 1999 National HR 975 Steel Import Limitation bill Bill Passed - House (289 - 141)
Sept. 25, 1998 National HR 2621 Reciprocal Trade Agreement Bill Bill Failed - House (180 - 243)
Sept. 24, 1998 National HR 3736 Nonimmigrant Specialty Workers bill Bill Passed - House (288 - 133)
March 3, 2004 National HR 1561 US Patent and Trademark Fee Modernization Act, 2004 Bill Passed - House (379 - 28)
July 21, 1993 National H J Res 208 China's Most Favored Nation Status Joint Resolution Failed - House (105 - 318)
July 30, 1998 National H J Res 120 Vietnam Trade Waiver Disapproval resolution Joint Resolution Failed - House (163 - 260)
March 6, 1996 National HR 927 Cuba Sanctions Bill Conference Report Adopted - House (336 - 86)
July 22, 1998 National H J Res 121 Disapproval of 'Normal Trade Relations' Status with China Joint Resolution Failed - House (166 - 264)
Dec. 20, 1995 National HR 1058 Legal Reform bill Veto Override Passed - House (319 - 100)
Dec. 6, 1995 National HR 1058 Legal Reform bill Conference Report Adopted - House (320 - 102)
March 8, 1995 National HR 1058 Legal Reform bill Bill Passed - House (325 - 99)
April 5, 1995 National HR 1215 Contract With America Tax Relief Act of 1995 Bill Passed - House (246 - 188)
Aug. 2, 1996 National HR 3448 Minimum Wage Increase bill Conference Report Adopted - House (354 - 72)
May 22, 1996 National HR 3448 Minimum Wage Increase bill Bill Passed - House (414 - 10)
Aug. 13, 2008 IL HB 5285 Extending Parental Health Insurance to Unmarried Dependents Concurrence Vote Passed - House (70 - 21)
May 13, 1998 National HR 10 Financial Services Act of 1998 Bill Passed - House (214 - 213)
March 11, 1998 National HR 1432 African Growth bill Bill Passed - House (233 - 186)
May 28, 2008 CA AB 2058 Paper and Plastic Bag Tax Bill Passed - House (44 - 33)
June 24, 2008 NY A 11258 Mandatory Cigarette Taxation Bill Passed - House (141 - 3)
Aug. 12, 2008 CA AB 2270 Water Softener Regulations Concurrence Vote Passed - House (53 - 19)
Date No. Title Outcome
4/24 Amdt 28283 Commuter Trains in Orlando Amendment Rejected - House (54 - 64)
5/01 SB 148 Electricity Generation and Conservation Veto Override Failed - House (80 - 45)
4/30 HB 545 Short Term Loans Bill Passed - House (69 - 26)
5/02 SB 217 Extended Health Care Coverage Bill Passed - House (44 - 22)
2/12 HB 137 Water Conservation Program Bill Failed - House (31 - 40)
5/05 HB 5577 Mortgage Assistance Bill Passed - House (124 - 24)
5/02 SB 200 Sexual Orientation Nondiscrimination Bill Passed - House (38 - 26)
5/05 HB 1325 Seasonal Foreign Worker Pilot Program Concurrence Vote Passed - House (47 - 17)
4/22 HB 1325 Seasonal Foreign Worker Pilot Program Bill Passed - House (46 - 18)
4/24 HB 1389 Health Insurance Rates Bill Passed - House (39 - 25)
4/23 HB 5536 Health Insurance Pool Bill Passed - House (102 - 43)
4/30 SB 1450 Theme Park Funding Bill Passed - House (39 - 17)
4/10 H 4645 Cigarette Tax Increase Bill Passed - House (131 - 23)
4/10 Garry and D'Amico Amendment: Removal of Cigarette Tax Increase Bill Failed - House (49 - 105)
5/05 SB 226 Zebra Mussels Ban Bill Passed - House (54 - 11)
5/07 HB 2297 Expansion of the Keystone Opportunity Zone Bill Passed - House (126 - 72)
3/05 H 561 Tax Exemptions for the Processing of Fuel for Energy Production Bill Passed - House (60 - 10)
5/19 HB 1312 Drivers Insurance Increase Bill Passed - House (57 - 35)
5/07 HB 2412 Coal Plant Incentives Conference Report Adopted - House (76 - 48)
5/21 HR 2419 Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) Veto Override Passed - House (316 - 108)
5/16 HB 1549, 1771, 1395, 2366 Undocumented Immigrants Conference Report Adopted - House (136 - 12)
8/18 SB 1713 Bisphenol A (BPA) Ban Bill Failed - House (33 - 32)
5/21 H Amdt 7A To Reduce Income Tax Amendment Tabled - House (68 - 52)
5/21 H Amdt 4A Cigarette Tax for Small Business Employee Health Care Amendment Tabled - House (60 - 58)
5/21 H Amdt 3A Cigarette Tax Increase for Employee Health Care Amendment Tabled - House (67 - 51)
3/18 SB 2793 Creating a Select Committee on Base Load Generation Bill Passed - House (107 - 13)
5/27 H 3567 Cigarette Tax Increase Veto Override Failed - House (54 - 57)
5/28 HB 5074 Ban Smoking in Places of Employment and Public Places with Exceptions for Casinos, Cigar Bars, and Specialty Tobacco Stores Bill Passed - House (65 - 39)
5/28 AB 1991 Development on Half Moon Bay Bill Passed - House (46 - 18)
5/28 AB 1 Education Line Item Veto Override Veto Override Failed - House (60 - 36)
5/28 AB 1 Education Line Item Veto Override Veto Override Failed - House (57 - 39)
5/29 H 4400 Immigration Bill Concurrence Vote Passed - House (94 - 16)
5/21 H 3816 Bankruptcy Exemptions Veto Override Passed - House (78 - 26)
5/05 Howes Amendment: Gas Tax Holiday Amendment Rejected - House (28 - 102)
5/29 HB 17 Medicaid Funds Bill Bill Failed - House (55 - 53)
5/29 AB 2572 Nutritional Disclosure Bill Bill Passed - House (46 - 15)
4/02 HB 552 Mortgage Reform Concurrence Vote Passed - House (86 - 7)
4/04 Governor's Recommendation: Restaurant Smoking Ban Amendment Rejected - House (40 - 59)
5/05 HF 3149 Homeowner and Property Tax Bill Bill Passed - House (80 - 52)
6/10 SB 807 Cable Deregulation Bill Bill Passed - House (94 - 9)
5/28 AB 2279 Prohibiting Employment Discrimination Against Medical Marijuana Patients Bill Passed - House (41 - 35)
6/11 SB 1001 Real Estate Conveyance Tax Extension Bill Passed - House (82 - 51)
4/15 LD 2247 Alcohol and Soda Tax for Health Care Funding Concurrence Vote Passed - House (75 - 64)
5/29 AB 1830 Subprime Lending Regulations Bill Passed - House (47 - 28)
6/19 HR 2642 GI Bill, Funding for Midwest Flood Cleanup, Extension of Unemployment Benefits, and Other Provisions Concurrence Vote Passed - House (416 - 12)
6/04 HB 5068 Great Lakes Water Management Bill Passed - House (56 - 52)
6/11 H 4554 Life-Science Bill Conference Report Adopted - House (142 - 15)
6/23 HB 5105 Minimum Wage Increase Veto Override Passed - House (102 - 39)
6/24 HR 6346 Price Gouging Prevention Act Bill Failed - House (276 - 146)
7/09 SB 6009 Transportation Taxes Bill Failed - House (39 - 59)
6/25 HB 2156 Reviews for Potential Railroad Sites Concurrence Vote Passed - House (40 - 12)
6/26 HR 6377 Energy Futures Trading Bill Passed - House (402 - 19)
5/21 HB 1436 Automatic Continuation Clause in Collective Bargaining Agreements Concurrence Vote Passed - House (186 - 128)
3/18 HB 1436 Automatic Continuation Clause in Collective Bargaining Agreements Bill Passed - House (180 - 126)
6/04 SB 321 Cigarette Tax Increase and Wine Discount Reduction Conference Report Adopted - House (205 - 137)
6/26 HB 518 Alcohol Tax Increase Bill Passed - House (25 - 16)
5/29 AB 2076 Prohibiting E-verify Bill Passed - House (43 - 31)
6/30 SB 1137 Residential Property Foreclosures Bill Passed - House (55 - 18)
6/30 SB 823 Private Postsecondary Education Regulation Bill Failed - House (41 - 33)
7/20 HR 2601 State Department FY 2006/2007 Authorization Bill Bill Passed - House (351 - 78)
6/09 H J Res 27 Withdrawing Approval from the WTO Agreement Joint Resolution Failed - House (86 - 338)
7/08 HB 2690 Durham County Meals Tax Bill Passed - House (60 - 59)
7/14 AB 97 Trans Fats Ban Concurrence Vote Passed - House (47 - 28)
7/14 AB 1155 Penalties for Healthcare Service Plan Underpayments or Failures to Pay Service Providers Concurrence Vote Passed - House (47 - 26)
7/18 HB 2499 Water Management During Droughts Concurrence Vote Passed - House (68 - 36)
7/15 HB 2499 Water Management During Droughts Bill Passed - House (92 - 20)
7/15 SB 974 Shipping Fee Bill Passed - House (46 - 24)
7/15 SB 974 Shipping Fee Bill Passed - House (46 - 24)
7/15 SB 1695 Tractor Trailer Length Bill Passed - House (101 - 10)
5/07 Amendment No. 8A Requiring Employers to Verify Immigration the Status of Their Employees Amendment Adopted - House (80 - 33)
7/22 HB 3001 Natural Gas Pipeline to Canada Bill Passed - House (24 - 16)
6/09 H Amdt 763 Estate Tax Substitute Amendment Amendment Rejected - House (196 - 222)
8/03 H J Res 58 Economic Assistance to Vietnam Joint Resolution Failed - House (130 - 297)
5/13 H Amdt 621 Enhance Banking Flexibility Amendment Amendment Rejected - House (140 - 281)
7/30 HR 1108 FDA Regulation of Tobacco Bill Passed - House (326 - 102)
5/24 HR 4444 U.S.-China Relations Act of 2000 Bill Passed - House (237 - 197)
9/26 HR 5175 Small Business Superfund Exemption Bill Failed - House (253 - 161)
5/05 HR 833 Bankruptcy Reform bill Bill Passed - House (313 - 108)
7/19 H J Res 50 China Trade Relations bill Joint Resolution Failed - House (169 - 259)
7/01 HR 10 Financial Modernization bill Bill Passed - House (343 - 86)
3/17 HR 975 Steel Import Limitation bill Bill Passed - House (289 - 141)
9/25 HR 2621 Reciprocal Trade Agreement Bill Bill Failed - House (180 - 243)
9/24 HR 3736 Nonimmigrant Specialty Workers bill Bill Passed - House (288 - 133)
3/03 HR 1561 US Patent and Trademark Fee Modernization Act, 2004 Bill Passed - House (379 - 28)
7/21 H J Res 208 China's Most Favored Nation Status Joint Resolution Failed - House (105 - 318)
7/30 H J Res 120 Vietnam Trade Waiver Disapproval resolution Joint Resolution Failed - House (163 - 260)
3/06 HR 927 Cuba Sanctions Bill Conference Report Adopted - House (336 - 86)
7/22 H J Res 121 Disapproval of 'Normal Trade Relations' Status with China Joint Resolution Failed - House (166 - 264)
12/20 HR 1058 Legal Reform bill Veto Override Passed - House (319 - 100)
12/06 HR 1058 Legal Reform bill Conference Report Adopted - House (320 - 102)
3/08 HR 1058 Legal Reform bill Bill Passed - House (325 - 99)
4/05 HR 1215 Contract With America Tax Relief Act of 1995 Bill Passed - House (246 - 188)
8/02 HR 3448 Minimum Wage Increase bill Conference Report Adopted - House (354 - 72)
5/22 HR 3448 Minimum Wage Increase bill Bill Passed - House (414 - 10)
8/13 HB 5285 Extending Parental Health Insurance to Unmarried Dependents Concurrence Vote Passed - House (70 - 21)
5/13 HR 10 Financial Services Act of 1998 Bill Passed - House (214 - 213)
3/11 HR 1432 African Growth bill Bill Passed - House (233 - 186)
5/28 AB 2058 Paper and Plastic Bag Tax Bill Passed - House (44 - 33)
6/24 A 11258 Mandatory Cigarette Taxation Bill Passed - House (141 - 3)
8/12 AB 2270 Water Softener Regulations Concurrence Vote Passed - House (53 - 19)
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