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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
April 5, 2006 AR HB 1033 Minimum Wage Bill Passed - House (92 - 2)
April 24, 2006 TX HB 3 Business Tax Revisions Bill Passed - House (80 - 68)
June 28, 2006 PA HB 243 Flood Insurance Premium Assistance Program Bill Passed - House (180 - 13)
March 5, 2008 ID H 561 Tax Exemptions for the Processing of Fuel for Energy Production Bill Passed - House (60 - 10)
Feb. 10, 2006 WA Sub HB 2738 Minimum Renewable Fuel Content Requirements Bill Passed - House (70 - 28)
May 7, 2008 NH SB 312 Insurance Coverage for Obesity Treatments Bill Passed - House (209 - 139)
April 13, 2006 CO HB 1126 Child Product Safety Requirements Bill Passed - House (34 - 31)
April 6, 2007 MD HB 430 State Living Wage Bill Passed - House (88 - 50)
March 20, 2008 IA HF 2145 Mandatory HPV Vaccination Coverage Bill Passed - House (81 - 16)
March 17, 2008 ID H 594 Amending Property Tax Formula Bill Passed - House (41 - 27)
June 20, 2006 MI HB 6213 Overtime Provisions Bill Passed - House (57 - 49)
April 2, 2008 AR SB 1 Natural Gas Tax Bill Passed - House (82 - 17)
April 1, 2008 AR HB 1004 Natural Gas Tax Bill Passed - House (81 - 16)
March 20, 2007 NV AJR 5 Lottery Constitutional Amendment Joint Resolution Passed - House (29 - 13)
Feb. 18, 2008 ID H 348 Legalizing Alcohol Sales on Election Day Bill Passed - House (44 - 25)
March 19, 2008 NH HB 1472 Affordable Workforce Housing Bill Passed - House (176 - 149)
April 4, 2007 NH HB 514 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - House (286 - 69)
March 5, 2008 ID H 562 Tax Exemption for New Capital Investments Bill Passed - House (41 - 27)
March 28, 2008 ID H 655 Tax Rebate for Road Projects Bill Passed - House (40 - 25)
March 14, 2006 MI SB 318 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - House (73 - 34)
March 27, 2008 ID H 680 Community Infrastructure Districts Bill Passed - House (50 - 18)
March 23, 2007 VT H. 353 Amending Unionization Requirements for State Employees Bill Passed - House (78 - 59)
March 20, 2008 KS HB 2936 Capital Improvements Funding Bill Passed - House (87 - 35)
Feb. 16, 2007 WA HB 1024 Prohibition of PBDEs Bill Passed - House (71 - 24)
Dec. 11, 2009 National HR 4173 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Bill Passed - House (223 - 202)
Dec. 11, 2009 National HR 4173 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Bill Passed - House (223 - 202)
Jan. 26, 2006 UT HB 109 Sales and Use Tax on Food Bill Passed - House (57 - 17)
April 5, 2008 MD SB 46 Computer Services Sales Tax Repeal and Other Tax Adjustments Bill Passed - House (93 - 44)
Feb. 27, 2006 ID H 551 Public Works Contractors Licensing Fees Bill Passed - House (53 - 15)
April 4, 2008 MD HB 1626 Public Utilitiy Regulation Bill Passed - House (98 - 41)
May 2, 2007 AL HB 507 Sunday Liquor Sales Bill Passed - House (59 - 28)
April 10, 2008 National H Res 1092 Postponing the Consideration of the Trade Agreement with Colombia Resolution Passed - House (224 - 195)
April 1, 2008 AZ HB 2745 Amending Undocumented Immigrant Employment Sanctions Bill Passed - House (41 - 16)
March 14, 2006 IA SF 2330 Prohibition of Video Gambling Machines Bill Passed - House (80 - 18)
April 5, 2007 AZ HB 2467 Proof of Residency for Business Licensing Bill Passed - House (31 - 22)
April 15, 2008 AL HB 274 Food Sales Tax Repeal Bill Passed - House (63 - 38)
April 26, 2007 FL CS HB 323 Baseball Stadium Funding Eligibility Bill Passed - House (86 - 24)
March 31, 2008 CO HB 1123 Funeral Registration Bill Passed - House (41 - 24)
March 31, 2008 CO HB 1161 Mining Regulation Bill Passed - House (49 - 16)
April 17, 2008 MI HB 5524 Energy Utility Regulations Bill Passed - House (78 - 30)
April 17, 2008 MI HB 5525 Energy Efficiency Program Bill Passed - House (81 - 18)
Jan. 7, 2007 IL SB 1714 Competitive Electric Utilities Bill Passed - House (71 - 29)
April 17, 2008 MI HB 5548 Renewable Energy Portfolios Bill Passed - House (86 - 21)
March 16, 2006 IA HF 2671 Undocumented Immigrants Restrictions Bill Passed - House (69 - 25)
April 16, 2008 IA HF 2686 Employee Identification Verification Bill Passed - House (84 - 16)
July 21, 2010 National HR 4380 Temporary Tariff Suspensions and Reductions Bill Passed - House (378 - 43)
May 7, 2008 MO HB 2393 Mega-Project Tax Credits Bill Passed - House (138 - 14)
June 17, 2010 National HR 5297 Small Business Lending Fund and Tax Law Amendments Bill Passed - House (241 - 182)
April 4, 2007 NH HB 254 Mandatory Employer Meetings Bill Passed - House (232 - 127)
June 17, 2010 National HR 5297 Small Business Lending Fund and Tax Law Amendments Bill Passed - House (241 - 182)
April 21, 2008 MO HB 2393 Mega-Project Tax Credits Bill Passed - House (125 - 16)
Jan. 26, 2007 KS HB 2034 Increase in Electric and Gas Utility Rate Bill Passed - House (65 - 54)
April 23, 2008 MN HF 3195 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Cap and Trade Program Report Bill Passed - House (91 - 38)
April 17, 2008 MI HB 5549 Renewable Energy Portfolio Exemptions Bill Passed - House (84 - 21)
April 18, 2007 IA SF 263 Land-Based Casinos Bill Passed - House (71 - 26)
April 22, 2008 CT HB 5105 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - House (106 - 45)
Sept. 16, 2010 National HR 4785 Authorizing Loans for Energy Efficiency Purposes Bill Passed - House (240 - 172)
Jan. 30, 2007 IN HB 1027 Minimum Wage Increase and Estate/Death Tax Cut Bill Passed - House (71 - 29)
April 30, 2008 OH HB 545 Short Term Loans Bill Passed - House (69 - 26)
March 15, 2007 KS HB 2530 Physician Liability Exemption Bill Passed - House (109 - 14)
Jan. 5, 2006 MS HB 206 Bonds for Economic Development Bill Passed - House (77 - 40)
April 9, 2010 MD SB 279 Prohibits False Claims Against State Health Plans and Programs Bill Passed - House (105 - 33)
May 5, 2008 CT HB 5577 Mortgage Assistance Bill Passed - House (124 - 24)
May 1, 2007 FL CS HB 1277 Early Rental Termination Fee Act Bill Passed - House (101 - 14)
May 3, 2006 IA SF 2377 Confinement Feeding Operations Bill Passed - House (66 - 25)
April 30, 2007 FL CS HB 1079 Funding for Professional Sports Franchise Facilities Bill Passed - House (74 - 41)
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 14, 2005 National S 256 Bankruptcy Reform Bill Bill Passed - House (302 - 126)
April 23, 2008 CT HB 5536 Health Insurance Pool Bill Passed - House (102 - 43)
May 24, 2007 AL HB 112 Gill Net Fishing Ban Bill Passed - House (74 - 21)
Feb. 15, 2011 ND HB 1189 Corporate Income Tax Reductions Bill Passed - House (72 - 22)
June 4, 2007 TN SB 2326 Cigarette Tax Increase Bill Passed - House (59 - 35)
April 10, 2008 MA H 4645 Cigarette Tax Increase Bill Passed - House (131 - 23)
March 15, 2006 OK HCS HB 3120 Tort Reform Bill Bill Passed - House (58 - 41)
July 20, 2006 National HR 5684 U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation Bill Passed - House (221 - 205)
May 7, 2008 PA HB 2297 Expansion of the Keystone Opportunity Zone Bill Passed - House (126 - 72)
May 30, 2007 CT HB 7400 Tax Code Modification Bill Passed - House (90 - 58)
May 19, 2008 LA HB 1312 Drivers Insurance Increase Bill Passed - House (57 - 35)
May 30, 2007 CT HB 7400 Tax Code Modification Bill Passed - House (90 - 58)
March 11, 1998 National HR 1432 African Growth bill Bill Passed - House (233 - 186)
March 16, 2006 MI HB 5743 Repeal the Single Business Tax Bill Bill Passed - House (63 - 42)
March 21, 2006 NH HB 1177 Smoking Ban Bill Passed - House (189 - 156)
April 24, 2007 WI AB 205 Restrictions on Off-Reservation Native American Casinos Bill Passed - House (57 - 38)
May 5, 1999 National HR 833 Bankruptcy Reform bill Bill Passed - House (313 - 108)
June 23, 2011 National HR 1249 Patent Law Amendments Bill Passed - House (304 - 117)
June 1, 2007 CT HB 7032 State Job Retention Bill Passed - House (125 - 25)
June 5, 2007 CA AB 1108 Phthalates in Children Products Bill Passed - House (41 - 34)
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)
July 28, 2005 National HR 3045 CAFTA Implementation Bill Bill Passed - House (217 - 215)
June 5, 2007 CA AB 35 Sustainable Government Building Standards Bill Passed - House (46 - 33)
May 29, 2008 CA AB 2572 Nutritional Disclosure Bill Bill Passed - House (46 - 15)
Feb. 16, 2006 RI S 2112 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - House (51 - 6)
April 17, 2007 MI Sub HB 4221 Landfill Fee Increase Bill Passed - House (56 - 53)
May 29, 2007 NY A 7526 Ticket Resale Price Cap Removal Bill Passed - House (106 - 36)
April 5, 1995 National HR 1215 Contract With America Tax Relief Act of 1995 Bill Passed - House (246 - 188)
May 5, 2008 MN HF 3149 Homeowner and Property Tax Bill Bill Passed - House (80 - 52)
June 1, 2007 NV AB 595 Highway Funding Act Bill Passed - House (40 - 2)
June 4, 2007 CA AB 514 Diacetyl Toxic Substance Ban Bill Passed - House (43 - 33)
Date No. Title Outcome
4/05 HB 1033 Minimum Wage Bill Passed - House (92 - 2)
4/24 HB 3 Business Tax Revisions Bill Passed - House (80 - 68)
6/28 HB 243 Flood Insurance Premium Assistance Program Bill Passed - House (180 - 13)
3/05 H 561 Tax Exemptions for the Processing of Fuel for Energy Production Bill Passed - House (60 - 10)
2/10 Sub HB 2738 Minimum Renewable Fuel Content Requirements Bill Passed - House (70 - 28)
5/07 SB 312 Insurance Coverage for Obesity Treatments Bill Passed - House (209 - 139)
4/13 HB 1126 Child Product Safety Requirements Bill Passed - House (34 - 31)
4/06 HB 430 State Living Wage Bill Passed - House (88 - 50)
3/20 HF 2145 Mandatory HPV Vaccination Coverage Bill Passed - House (81 - 16)
3/17 H 594 Amending Property Tax Formula Bill Passed - House (41 - 27)
6/20 HB 6213 Overtime Provisions Bill Passed - House (57 - 49)
4/02 SB 1 Natural Gas Tax Bill Passed - House (82 - 17)
4/01 HB 1004 Natural Gas Tax Bill Passed - House (81 - 16)
3/20 AJR 5 Lottery Constitutional Amendment Joint Resolution Passed - House (29 - 13)
2/18 H 348 Legalizing Alcohol Sales on Election Day Bill Passed - House (44 - 25)
3/19 HB 1472 Affordable Workforce Housing Bill Passed - House (176 - 149)
4/04 HB 514 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - House (286 - 69)
3/05 H 562 Tax Exemption for New Capital Investments Bill Passed - House (41 - 27)
3/28 H 655 Tax Rebate for Road Projects Bill Passed - House (40 - 25)
3/14 SB 318 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - House (73 - 34)
3/27 H 680 Community Infrastructure Districts Bill Passed - House (50 - 18)
3/23 H. 353 Amending Unionization Requirements for State Employees Bill Passed - House (78 - 59)
3/20 HB 2936 Capital Improvements Funding Bill Passed - House (87 - 35)
2/16 HB 1024 Prohibition of PBDEs Bill Passed - House (71 - 24)
12/11 HR 4173 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Bill Passed - House (223 - 202)
12/11 HR 4173 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Bill Passed - House (223 - 202)
1/26 HB 109 Sales and Use Tax on Food Bill Passed - House (57 - 17)
4/05 SB 46 Computer Services Sales Tax Repeal and Other Tax Adjustments Bill Passed - House (93 - 44)
2/27 H 551 Public Works Contractors Licensing Fees Bill Passed - House (53 - 15)
4/04 HB 1626 Public Utilitiy Regulation Bill Passed - House (98 - 41)
5/02 HB 507 Sunday Liquor Sales Bill Passed - House (59 - 28)
4/10 H Res 1092 Postponing the Consideration of the Trade Agreement with Colombia Resolution Passed - House (224 - 195)
4/01 HB 2745 Amending Undocumented Immigrant Employment Sanctions Bill Passed - House (41 - 16)
3/14 SF 2330 Prohibition of Video Gambling Machines Bill Passed - House (80 - 18)
4/05 HB 2467 Proof of Residency for Business Licensing Bill Passed - House (31 - 22)
4/15 HB 274 Food Sales Tax Repeal Bill Passed - House (63 - 38)
4/26 CS HB 323 Baseball Stadium Funding Eligibility Bill Passed - House (86 - 24)
3/31 HB 1123 Funeral Registration Bill Passed - House (41 - 24)
3/31 HB 1161 Mining Regulation Bill Passed - House (49 - 16)
4/17 HB 5524 Energy Utility Regulations Bill Passed - House (78 - 30)
4/17 HB 5525 Energy Efficiency Program Bill Passed - House (81 - 18)
1/07 SB 1714 Competitive Electric Utilities Bill Passed - House (71 - 29)
4/17 HB 5548 Renewable Energy Portfolios Bill Passed - House (86 - 21)
3/16 HF 2671 Undocumented Immigrants Restrictions Bill Passed - House (69 - 25)
4/16 HF 2686 Employee Identification Verification Bill Passed - House (84 - 16)
7/21 HR 4380 Temporary Tariff Suspensions and Reductions Bill Passed - House (378 - 43)
5/07 HB 2393 Mega-Project Tax Credits Bill Passed - House (138 - 14)
6/17 HR 5297 Small Business Lending Fund and Tax Law Amendments Bill Passed - House (241 - 182)
4/04 HB 254 Mandatory Employer Meetings Bill Passed - House (232 - 127)
6/17 HR 5297 Small Business Lending Fund and Tax Law Amendments Bill Passed - House (241 - 182)
4/21 HB 2393 Mega-Project Tax Credits Bill Passed - House (125 - 16)
1/26 HB 2034 Increase in Electric and Gas Utility Rate Bill Passed - House (65 - 54)
4/23 HF 3195 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Cap and Trade Program Report Bill Passed - House (91 - 38)
4/17 HB 5549 Renewable Energy Portfolio Exemptions Bill Passed - House (84 - 21)
4/18 SF 263 Land-Based Casinos Bill Passed - House (71 - 26)
4/22 HB 5105 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - House (106 - 45)
9/16 HR 4785 Authorizing Loans for Energy Efficiency Purposes Bill Passed - House (240 - 172)
1/30 HB 1027 Minimum Wage Increase and Estate/Death Tax Cut Bill Passed - House (71 - 29)
4/30 HB 545 Short Term Loans Bill Passed - House (69 - 26)
3/15 HB 2530 Physician Liability Exemption Bill Passed - House (109 - 14)
1/05 HB 206 Bonds for Economic Development Bill Passed - House (77 - 40)
4/09 SB 279 Prohibits False Claims Against State Health Plans and Programs Bill Passed - House (105 - 33)
5/05 HB 5577 Mortgage Assistance Bill Passed - House (124 - 24)
5/01 CS HB 1277 Early Rental Termination Fee Act Bill Passed - House (101 - 14)
5/03 SF 2377 Confinement Feeding Operations Bill Passed - House (66 - 25)
4/30 CS HB 1079 Funding for Professional Sports Franchise Facilities Bill Passed - House (74 - 41)
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)
4/14 S 256 Bankruptcy Reform Bill Bill Passed - House (302 - 126)
4/23 HB 5536 Health Insurance Pool Bill Passed - House (102 - 43)
5/24 HB 112 Gill Net Fishing Ban Bill Passed - House (74 - 21)
2/15 HB 1189 Corporate Income Tax Reductions Bill Passed - House (72 - 22)
6/04 SB 2326 Cigarette Tax Increase Bill Passed - House (59 - 35)
4/10 H 4645 Cigarette Tax Increase Bill Passed - House (131 - 23)
3/15 HCS HB 3120 Tort Reform Bill Bill Passed - House (58 - 41)
7/20 HR 5684 U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation Bill Passed - House (221 - 205)
5/07 HB 2297 Expansion of the Keystone Opportunity Zone Bill Passed - House (126 - 72)
5/30 HB 7400 Tax Code Modification Bill Passed - House (90 - 58)
5/19 HB 1312 Drivers Insurance Increase Bill Passed - House (57 - 35)
5/30 HB 7400 Tax Code Modification Bill Passed - House (90 - 58)
3/11 HR 1432 African Growth bill Bill Passed - House (233 - 186)
3/16 HB 5743 Repeal the Single Business Tax Bill Bill Passed - House (63 - 42)
3/21 HB 1177 Smoking Ban Bill Passed - House (189 - 156)
4/24 AB 205 Restrictions on Off-Reservation Native American Casinos Bill Passed - House (57 - 38)
5/05 HR 833 Bankruptcy Reform bill Bill Passed - House (313 - 108)
6/23 HR 1249 Patent Law Amendments Bill Passed - House (304 - 117)
6/01 HB 7032 State Job Retention Bill Passed - House (125 - 25)
6/05 AB 1108 Phthalates in Children Products Bill Passed - House (41 - 34)
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)
7/28 HR 3045 CAFTA Implementation Bill Bill Passed - House (217 - 215)
6/05 AB 35 Sustainable Government Building Standards Bill Passed - House (46 - 33)
5/29 AB 2572 Nutritional Disclosure Bill Bill Passed - House (46 - 15)
2/16 S 2112 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - House (51 - 6)
4/17 Sub HB 4221 Landfill Fee Increase Bill Passed - House (56 - 53)
5/29 A 7526 Ticket Resale Price Cap Removal Bill Passed - House (106 - 36)
4/05 HR 1215 Contract With America Tax Relief Act of 1995 Bill Passed - House (246 - 188)
5/05 HF 3149 Homeowner and Property Tax Bill Bill Passed - House (80 - 52)
6/01 AB 595 Highway Funding Act Bill Passed - House (40 - 2)
6/04 AB 514 Diacetyl Toxic Substance Ban Bill Passed - House (43 - 33)
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