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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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April 10, 2015 | WA | SB 5153 | Requires Nonprofits to Disclose Campaign Contributions | Bill Passed - House (65 - 32) |
Sept. 26, 2017 | PA | HB 171 | Authorizes Any Registered Vote to be Appointed a Poll Watcher | Bill Passed - House (106 - 91) |
Oct. 17, 2017 | NC | S 656 | Prohibits Part Primaries for Certain 2018 Court Elections | Veto Override Passed - House (72 - 40) |
Jan. 23, 2018 | AL | HB 17 | Repeals Special Elections | Bill Passed - House (67 - 31) |
Feb. 13, 2018 | AZ | HB 2153 | Prohibits Localities from Requiring Campaign Donation Disclosure | Bill Passed - House (33 - 25) |
March 7, 2018 | WA | HB 2595 | Authorizes Automatic Voter Registration | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (50 - 48) |
March 28, 2018 | MD | SB 1048 | Authorizes Automatic Voter Registration | Bill Passed - House (93 - 46) |
March 6, 2018 | NH | HB 1264 | Amends Residency Definiton | "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (171 - 144) |
March 15, 2018 | MI | HB 5669 | Authorizes Additional Forms of Voter Identification | Bill Passed - House (62 - 44) |
April 12, 2018 | NJ | A 2014 | Authorizes Automatic Voter Registration at More Locations | Bill Passed - House (50 - 23) |
April 26, 2018 | CT | HB 5421 | Authorizes National Popular Vote Interstate Compact | Bill Passed - House (77 - 73) |
May 11, 2018 | MO | HJR 100 | Prohibits Counting Non-Citizens for Redistricting Purposes | Bill Passed - House (90 - 34) |
June 5, 2018 | NC | SB 757 | Requires Judicial Redistricting | Bill Passed - House (70 - 45) |
June 21, 2018 | NJ | A 3463 | Requires Polling Places to Post Count of Voters | Bill Passed - House (49 - 23) |
June 26, 2018 | NC | HB 1092 | Requires Photo Identification to Vote | Bill Passed - House (74 - 43) |
June 28, 2018 | CA | SB 1171 | Authorizes Same Day Voter Registration | Bill Passed - House (53 - 23) |
July 2, 2018 | CA | AB 216 | Authorizes Free Postage for Vote by Mail | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (61 - 14) |
Sept. 26, 2018 | MI | HB 5548 | Establishes Online Voter Registration | Bill Passed - House (107 - 0) |
Oct. 29, 2018 | NJ | A 4674 | Authorizes US Congresspersons to Run for Congress and Presidency during Primary Election | Bill Passed - House (47 - 26) |
Feb. 12, 2018 | WA | HB 1513 | Authorizes Automatic Voter Pre-Registration for 16 and 17 Year Old Individuals | Bill Passed - House (52 - 46) |
July 9, 2018 | ME | LD 1912 | Prohibit Campaign Fundraising at Voting Place | Bill Passed - House (81 - 48) |
March 8, 2018 | MD | HB 532 | Establishes Election Day Voter Registration and Same-Day Voting | Bill Passed - House (91 - 46) |
Dec. 5, 2018 | WI | SB 884 | Reduces Period for Early Voting and Limits Powers of the State Attorney General | Bill Passed - House (56 - 27) |
Dec. 18, 2018 | MI | SB 1176 | Establishes Misdemeanor Crimes for Public Officials Requiring nonprofit groups Disclose Donors Information | Bill Passed - House (58 - 51) |
Dec. 12, 2018 | MI | HB 6595 | Increases Requirements for State Ballot Initiatives | Bill Passed - House (60 - 49) |
Dec. 20, 2018 | MI | SB 1238 | Authorizes State Absentee Ballot Voting | Bill Passed - House (57 - 51) |
Dec. 20, 2018 | MI | SB 1239 | Authorizes Automatic Voter Registration | Bill Passed - House (60 - 48) |
Jan. 14, 2019 | NY | S 1102 | Establishes Early Voting Period | Bill Passed - House (110 - 33) |
Jan. 14, 2019 | NY | A 774 | Authorizes Voter Pre-Registration | Bill Passed - House (107 - 39) |
Feb. 21, 2019 | CO | SB 19-042 | Authorizes Interstate Agreement to Elect the President by Popular Vote | Bill Passed - House (34 - 29) |
Feb. 2, 2018 | CO | HB 18-1033 | Expands Employee Leave | Bill Passed - House (35 - 28) |
April 27, 2018 | CO | HB 18-1403 | Expands Disclosure Requirements | Bill Passed - House (35 - 29) |
Feb. 7, 2018 | NM | HB 49 | Amends Municipality Recall Elections | Bill Passed - House (47 - 21) |
May 2, 2018 | KS | HB 2539 | Amends Gubernatorial Qualifications | Conference Report Adopted - House (70 - 52) |
March 26, 2018 | SD | SB 76 | Amends Voter Registration | Veto Override Passed - House (56 - 7) |
Feb. 7, 2019 | MO | HB 445 | Prohibits Lobbyist Gifts to Government Officials | Bill Passed - House (103 - 47) |
May 17, 2018 | LA | SB 31 | Prohibits Convicted Felons From Obtaining Public Office | Bill Passed - House (70 - 24) |
May 17, 2018 | LA | HB 265 | Authorizes Registration and Voting by Individuals Convicted of Felonies | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (55 - 42) |
June 13, 2018 | NC | HB 496 | Amends Placement of Candidates on Official Election Ballots Laws | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (80 - 30) |
June 26, 2018 | NC | HB 913 | Establishes a Bipartisan Board of Ethics and Election Enforcement | Amendment Adopted - House (74 - 44) |
June 27, 2018 | NC | SB 813 | Requires the Redistricting of Asheville City Council Districts | Bill Passed - House (64 - 52) |
Feb. 1, 2019 | NM | HB 55 | Authorizes Interstate Agreement to Elect the President by Popular Vote | Bill Passed - House (41 - 27) |
June 27, 2018 | NC | SB 325 | Amends One-Stop Voting Schedules | Veto Override Passed - House (74 - 45) |
June 20, 2018 | NC | SB 486 | Amends Various Election Laws | Veto Override Passed - House (74 - 42) |
March 3, 2018 | OR | SB 1510 | Amends Election Laws | Bill Passed - House (35 - 23) |
Sept. 18, 2019 | NH | HB 706 | Establishes an Independent Redistricting Commission | Veto Override Failed - House (227 - 145) |
Feb. 28, 2019 | NH | HB 706 | Establishes an Independent Redistricting Commission | Bill Passed - House (218 - 123) |
March 8, 2019 | National | HR 1 | For the People Act of 2019 | Bill Passed - House (234 - 193) |
March 1, 2019 | HI | HB 210 | Establishes Ranked Choice Voting | Bill Passed - House (41 - 9) |
March 4, 2019 | WA | SB 5273 | Amends Presidential Primary Dates | Bill Passed - House (54 - 42) |
March 14, 2019 | National | H Con Res 24 | Expressing the sense of Congress that the report of Special Counsel Mueller should be made available to the public and to Congress. | Bill Passed - House (420 - 0) |
March 14, 2019 | DE | SB 22 | Authorizes Interstate Agreement to Elect the President by Popular Vote | Bill Passed - House (24 - 17) |
March 29, 2019 | ID | S 1159 | Increases Threshold for Ballot Initiative Requirements | Bill Passed - House (40 - 30) |
March 19, 2019 | DE | HB 38 | Amends Early Voting Regulations | Bill Passed - House (34 - 6) |
March 29, 2019 | ID | H 296 | Amends Ballot Initiative Requirements | Bill Passed - House (47 - 22) |
March 18, 2019 | AZ | SB 1072 | Requires Identification for Early Voting | Bill Passed - House (31 - 27) |
June 5, 2019 | OR | SB 870 | Authorizes Interstate Agreement to Elect the President by Popular Vote | Bill Passed - House (37 - 22) |
Oct. 29, 2019 | IL | SB 1970 | Authorizes Student Absences for Voting | Bill Passed - House (74 - 40) |
April 15, 2019 | TN | HB 1079 | Increases Penalties for Voter Registration Errors | Bill Passed - House (71 - 26) |
April 16, 2019 | NV | AB 186 | Authorizes Nevada to Join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact | Bill Passed - House (23 - 17) |
April 24, 2019 | FL | HB 7089 | Requires Felons to Pay Court Fees Prior to Voter Registration | Bill Passed - House (71 - 45) |
March 7, 2019 | NH | HB 611 | Increases Access to Absentee Voting | "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (198 - 163) |
June 12, 2019 | ME | LD 816 | Authorizes Interstate Agreement to Elect the President by Popular Vote | Bill Passed - House (77 - 69) |
March 7, 2019 | NH | HB 105 | Repeals State Photo Identification Voter ID Laws | Bill Passed - House (209 - 155) |
May 28, 2019 | CT | HB 7160 | Authorizes Voting Access to Parolees | Bill Passed - House (84 - 60) |
June 19, 2019 | ME | LD 1083 | Increases the Use of Ranked Choice Voting | "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - House (86 - 59) |
June 27, 2019 | National | HR 2722 | Securing America's Federal Elections (SAFE) Act | Bill Passed - House (225 - 184) |
May 3, 2019 | FL | SB 7066 | Requires Felons Pay Outstanding Court Fees Prior to Voting Rights Restoration | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (67 - 42) |
June 27, 2019 | PA | SB 48 | Amends State Election Laws Regarding Straight Party Voting | Bill Passed - House (111 - 88) |
June 5, 2019 | ME | LD 1463 | Establishes Automatic Voter Registration | Bill Passed - House (88 - 56) |
June 30, 2019 | OR | SB 861 | Requires State to Pay for Ballot Return Envelopes | Bill Passed - House (38 - 17) |
June 6, 2019 | OR | HB 2983 | Requires Disclosure of Organizations Giving Certain Monetary Donations to Campaigns | Bill Passed - House (39 - 17) |
July 8, 2019 | CA | SB 27 | Requires Presidential and Gubernatorial Candidates to Release Tax Returns | Bill Passed - House (57 - 17) |
May 2, 2019 | ME | LD 431 | Establishes Election Day as a State Holiday | "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - House (74 - 69) |
June 30, 2019 | OR | SJR 18 | Establishes a Constitutional Amendment Referral for Allowing Campaign Contribution and Expenditure Limits | Bill Passed - House (43 - 11) |
June 4, 2019 | ME | LD 1626 | Establishes a Presidential Primary System in Maine | "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - House (88 - 53) |
Aug. 27, 2019 | NJ | S 4069 | Amends Absentee Ballot Regulations | Bill Passed - House (45 - 14) |
May 28, 2019 | IL | SB 2090 | Expands Access to Voting in Jails | Bill Passed - House (69 - 45) |
June 1, 2019 | IL | HB 2625 | Requires Subcircuit Judicial Boundary Lines be Redrawn | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (66 - 46) |
Jan. 14, 2019 | NY | A 776 | Limits Campaign Contributions by Closing LLC Loophole | Bill Failed - House (133 - 13) |
May 24, 2019 | AZ | SB 1451 | Amends Ballot Initiative Requirements | Conference Report Adopted - House (31 - 29) |
March 13, 2019 | UT | HB 145 | Amends Initiative and Referendum Provisions and Nomination Petition Provisions | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (50 - 21) |
May 3, 2019 | FL | HB 5 | Increases Ballot Initiative Signature Collection Requirements | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (67 - 43) |
Jan. 31, 2019 | MT | HB 245 | Increases Ballot Initiative Signature Collection Requirements | Bill Passed - House (60 - 39) |
Oct. 30, 2019 | NC | SB 250 | Amends Voting Rolls to Correlate with Jury Selection Excusals | Conference Report Adopted - House (59 - 51) |
May 24, 2019 | NV | SB 450 | Amends Provisions Relating to Recall Elections | Bill Passed - House (30 - 9) |
March 14, 2019 | UT | HB 119 | Increases Ballot Initiative Voter Referendum Requirements | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (59 - 12) |
June 20, 2019 | NY | S 6532 | Extends Voter Registration Cutoff | Bill Passed - House (106 - 41) |
May 3, 2019 | CO | HB 19-1318 | Amends Campaign Finance Regulations | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (40 - 24) |
May 2, 2019 | CO | SB 19-235 | Expands Automatic Voter Registration System | Bill Passed - House (40 - 23) |
April 30, 2019 | CO | HB 19-1278 | Authorizes Primary Voting for 17 Year Olds and Increases Rural Voter Services | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (38 - 27) |
Oct. 23, 2019 | National | HR 4617 | Stopping Harmful Interference in Elections for a Lasting Democracy (SHIELD) Act | Bill Passed - House (227 - 181) |
Feb. 23, 2019 | VA | HJR 615 | Establishes an Independent Redistricting Commission | Conference Report Adopted - House (83 - 15) |
Feb. 19, 2019 | VA | SB 1026 | Authorizes No-Excuse Absentee Voting | Bill Passed - House (89 - 10) |
March 9, 2019 | WV | SB 622 | Increases Election and Campaign Contribution Limits | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (57 - 42) |
Sept. 13, 2019 | CA | AB 681 | Requires Voter Party Affiliation Notification Prior To Primary Elections | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (65 - 13) |
June 27, 2019 | NH | HB 315 | Repeals Participation in Interstate Voter Registration Crosscheck Program | Conference Report Adopted - House (203 - 142) |
Oct. 29, 2019 | PA | SB 421 | Establishes Mail-In Voting | Bill Passed - House (138 - 61) |
Jan. 29, 2019 | SD | HB 1027 | Amends Election Day Voting Laws Related to Voting Centers and Precinct Workers | Bill Passed - House (50 - 20) |
April 29, 2019 | MO | HJR 48 | Establishes a Constitutional Amendment to Amend Campaign Finance and State Election Laws | Bill Passed - House (104 - 49) |