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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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June 6, 2007 | ME | LD 203 | Student Voter Registration Bill | "Ought Not to Pass" Report Adopted - House (90 - 49) |
June 19, 2007 | SC | S 99 | Presidential Primaries Conducted by the State Election Commission | Veto Override Passed - House (87 - 18) |
April 8, 2006 | MD | HB 1674 | Restrictions on Campaign Fund-Raising Activities by Members of the Board of Regents | Veto Override Passed - House (88 - 49) |
April 8, 2006 | MD | HB 1368 | Election Changes | Veto Override Passed - House (93 - 45) |
June 6, 2006 | RI | H 6874 | Ballot Questions from Governor | Veto Override Passed - House (50 - 23) |
March 15, 2007 | KS | Amend HB 2542 | Presidential Primary Funding | Amendment Adopted - House (85 - 34) |
May 26, 2006 | TN | HA 1609 to HB 1114 | Primary Election Regulations Amendment | Amendment Adopted - House (48 - 45) |
Sept. 17, 2009 | National | HR 3221 | Prohibiting Federal Assistance to ACORN | Motion Agreed - House (345 - 75) |
July 16, 1998 | National | H Amdt 723 | Increase FEC Funding | Amendment Adopted - House (214 - 210) |
May 5, 2008 | MN | Severson Amendment: Income Tax Refund | Amendment Adopted - House (75 - 54) | |
Aug. 3, 1998 | National | H Amdt 690 | Shays Amendment | Amendment Adopted - House (237 - 186) |
June 16, 2006 | LA | SB 382 | Gift Ban on Cultural and Sporting Events for Elected Officials | Motion Agreed - House (49 - 43) |
July 20, 1998 | National | H Amdt 716 | Noncitizen Campaign Contribution Amendment | Amendment Adopted - House (267 - 131) |
May 11, 2006 | MO | CCS SS HCS HB 1900 | Campaign Finance and Lobbying | Conference Report Adopted - House (88 - 67) |
May 12, 2006 | MO | CCS2 HCS SS2 SCS SB 1014 | Voter Identification and Poll Regulation | Conference Report Adopted - House (84 - 73) |
April 29, 2009 | IN | HB 1491 | St. Joseph Superior Court Judges | Conference Report Adopted - House (68 - 22) |
May 6, 2008 | CO | HB 1329 | Voter Registration Confirmation Card | Conference Report Adopted - House (49 - 15) |
May 8, 2006 | KS | SB 142 | Campaign Finance | Conference Report Adopted - House (75 - 45) |
March 3, 2007 | SD | HB 1048 | Campaign Contribution Reform | Conference Report Adopted - House (45 - 22) |
Jan. 31, 2006 | OH | HB 3 | Election Law Reform Bill | Conference Report Adopted - House (57 - 40) |
May 5, 1993 | National | HR 2 | Motor Voter Registration | Conference Report Adopted - House (259 - 164) |
Feb. 14, 2006 | PA | HB 1318 | Voter Identification Requirements | Conference Report Adopted - House (106 - 91) |
Oct. 10, 2002 | National | HR 3295 | Help America Vote Act of 2002 | Conference Report Adopted - House (357 - 48) |
May 6, 2008 | KS | HB 2019 | Voter Identification | Conference Report Adopted - House (67 - 56) |
May 6, 2008 | CO | HB 1378 | Allowing Ranked Voting Methods | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (37 - 27) |
Jan. 25, 2006 | GA | SB 84 | Voter Identification | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (111 - 60) |
April 22, 2009 | WA | HB 1517 | Expediting the Restoration of Felons' Voting Rights | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (52 - 44) |
Aug. 30, 2008 | CA | AB 583 | Public Financing of Elections | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (42 - 32) |
May 12, 2007 | AK | SCS CSHB 109 | Disclosure & Ethics Bill | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (39 - 0) |
Feb. 15, 2006 | LA | HB 12 | Elections; Voting; State of Emergency | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (66 - 32) |
Sept. 15, 2020 | SC | H 5305 | Authorizes Absentee Voting Due to the Declared State of Emergency | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (115 - 1) |
March 8, 2006 | IN | HB 1011 | Miscellaneous Election Law Matters | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (52 - 47) |
Nov. 9, 2011 | MI | HB 4005 | School Board Election Dates | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (69 - 39) |
April 11, 2022 | MD | HB 862 | Amends Ballot Counting Process | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (92 - 41) |
May 31, 2009 | IL | HB 7 | Campaign Contribution Limits | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (64 - 46) |
Jan. 9, 2008 | IL | HB 1685 | National Popular Vote Act | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (64 - 50) |
May 21, 2009 | NJ | A 2451 | Vote by Mail | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (45 - 29) |
July 26, 2006 | NC | HB 1024 | Instant Runoff Voting | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (59 - 52) |
Dec. 16, 2008 | OH | SB 380 | Election Law Amendments | Bill Passed - House (55 - 43) |
May 29, 2008 | CA | AB 1819 | Voter Registration Age Minimum Changes | Bill Passed - House (45 - 31) |
Jan. 12, 2006 | GA | SB 84 | Voter Identification | Bill Passed - House (110 - 64) |
Feb. 5, 2009 | UT | SB 25 | Online Voter Registration | Bill Passed - House (58 - 14) |
Feb. 22, 2008 | LA | SB 3 | Restrictions on Gifts to Elected Officials | Bill Passed - House (95 - 5) |
July 31, 2007 | National | S 1 | Lobbying and Donation Regulations | Bill Passed - House (411 - 8) |
July 10, 2007 | PA | HB 289 | Presidential Primary Date Change | Bill Passed - House (117 - 85) |
Feb. 18, 2008 | WY | HB 9 | Limitations on Campaign Contributions | Bill Passed - House (58 - 2) |
Feb. 1, 2006 | PA | HB 1318 | Voter Identification Requirements | Bill Passed - House (106 - 85) |
May 9, 2006 | MN | HF 1443 | Voter Registration Photo ID | Bill Passed - House (71 - 62) |
March 22, 2006 | IA | HF 2597 | Voter Identification Act | Bill Passed - House (51 - 48) |
March 14, 2006 | OK | HCS HB 3119 | Voter ID, Repealing Tuition Assistance, and Reporting of Illegal Immigrants | Bill Passed - House (63 - 24) |
Date | No. | Title | Outcome |
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6/06 | LD 203 | Student Voter Registration Bill | "Ought Not to Pass" Report Adopted - House (90 - 49) |
6/19 | S 99 | Presidential Primaries Conducted by the State Election Commission | Veto Override Passed - House (87 - 18) |
4/08 | HB 1674 | Restrictions on Campaign Fund-Raising Activities by Members of the Board of Regents | Veto Override Passed - House (88 - 49) |
4/08 | HB 1368 | Election Changes | Veto Override Passed - House (93 - 45) |
6/06 | H 6874 | Ballot Questions from Governor | Veto Override Passed - House (50 - 23) |
3/15 | Amend HB 2542 | Presidential Primary Funding | Amendment Adopted - House (85 - 34) |
5/26 | HA 1609 to HB 1114 | Primary Election Regulations Amendment | Amendment Adopted - House (48 - 45) |
9/17 | HR 3221 | Prohibiting Federal Assistance to ACORN | Motion Agreed - House (345 - 75) |
7/16 | H Amdt 723 | Increase FEC Funding | Amendment Adopted - House (214 - 210) |
5/05 | Severson Amendment: Income Tax Refund | Amendment Adopted - House (75 - 54) | |
8/03 | H Amdt 690 | Shays Amendment | Amendment Adopted - House (237 - 186) |
6/16 | SB 382 | Gift Ban on Cultural and Sporting Events for Elected Officials | Motion Agreed - House (49 - 43) |
7/20 | H Amdt 716 | Noncitizen Campaign Contribution Amendment | Amendment Adopted - House (267 - 131) |
5/11 | CCS SS HCS HB 1900 | Campaign Finance and Lobbying | Conference Report Adopted - House (88 - 67) |
5/12 | CCS2 HCS SS2 SCS SB 1014 | Voter Identification and Poll Regulation | Conference Report Adopted - House (84 - 73) |
4/29 | HB 1491 | St. Joseph Superior Court Judges | Conference Report Adopted - House (68 - 22) |
5/06 | HB 1329 | Voter Registration Confirmation Card | Conference Report Adopted - House (49 - 15) |
5/08 | SB 142 | Campaign Finance | Conference Report Adopted - House (75 - 45) |
3/03 | HB 1048 | Campaign Contribution Reform | Conference Report Adopted - House (45 - 22) |
1/31 | HB 3 | Election Law Reform Bill | Conference Report Adopted - House (57 - 40) |
5/05 | HR 2 | Motor Voter Registration | Conference Report Adopted - House (259 - 164) |
2/14 | HB 1318 | Voter Identification Requirements | Conference Report Adopted - House (106 - 91) |
10/10 | HR 3295 | Help America Vote Act of 2002 | Conference Report Adopted - House (357 - 48) |
5/06 | HB 2019 | Voter Identification | Conference Report Adopted - House (67 - 56) |
5/06 | HB 1378 | Allowing Ranked Voting Methods | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (37 - 27) |
1/25 | SB 84 | Voter Identification | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (111 - 60) |
4/22 | HB 1517 | Expediting the Restoration of Felons' Voting Rights | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (52 - 44) |
8/30 | AB 583 | Public Financing of Elections | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (42 - 32) |
5/12 | SCS CSHB 109 | Disclosure & Ethics Bill | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (39 - 0) |
2/15 | HB 12 | Elections; Voting; State of Emergency | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (66 - 32) |
9/15 | H 5305 | Authorizes Absentee Voting Due to the Declared State of Emergency | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (115 - 1) |
3/08 | HB 1011 | Miscellaneous Election Law Matters | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (52 - 47) |
11/09 | HB 4005 | School Board Election Dates | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (69 - 39) |
4/11 | HB 862 | Amends Ballot Counting Process | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (92 - 41) |
5/31 | HB 7 | Campaign Contribution Limits | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (64 - 46) |
1/09 | HB 1685 | National Popular Vote Act | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (64 - 50) |
5/21 | A 2451 | Vote by Mail | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (45 - 29) |
7/26 | HB 1024 | Instant Runoff Voting | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (59 - 52) |
12/16 | SB 380 | Election Law Amendments | Bill Passed - House (55 - 43) |
5/29 | AB 1819 | Voter Registration Age Minimum Changes | Bill Passed - House (45 - 31) |
1/12 | SB 84 | Voter Identification | Bill Passed - House (110 - 64) |
2/05 | SB 25 | Online Voter Registration | Bill Passed - House (58 - 14) |
2/22 | SB 3 | Restrictions on Gifts to Elected Officials | Bill Passed - House (95 - 5) |
7/31 | S 1 | Lobbying and Donation Regulations | Bill Passed - House (411 - 8) |
7/10 | HB 289 | Presidential Primary Date Change | Bill Passed - House (117 - 85) |
2/18 | HB 9 | Limitations on Campaign Contributions | Bill Passed - House (58 - 2) |
2/01 | HB 1318 | Voter Identification Requirements | Bill Passed - House (106 - 85) |
5/09 | HF 1443 | Voter Registration Photo ID | Bill Passed - House (71 - 62) |
3/22 | HF 2597 | Voter Identification Act | Bill Passed - House (51 - 48) |
3/14 | HCS HB 3119 | Voter ID, Repealing Tuition Assistance, and Reporting of Illegal Immigrants | Bill Passed - House (63 - 24) |