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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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Oct. 17, 2011 | UT | SB 3002 | Congressional Redistricting | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (20 - 5) |
Oct. 4, 2011 | UT | HB 3001 | State House Redistricting | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 1) |
Feb. 24, 2016 | UT | SJR 2 | Urges Congress to Repeal the 17th Amendment | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 6) |
Jan. 27, 2012 | UT | HB 286 | State House Redistricting | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 0) |
Feb. 26, 2024 | UT | SB 240 | Specifies Daily Calendars for State Elected Officials are No Longer Considered Public Government Records | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 7) |
April 11, 2011 | VA | HB 5001 | Legislative Redistricting | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (22 - 17) |
March 6, 2012 | VA | HB 1228 | Increases Salary for State Legislators | Bill Failed - Senate (9 - 31) |
Jan. 20, 2012 | VA | HB 251 | Congressional Redistricting | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 19) |
April 13, 2023 | VT | S 39 | Increases Compensation and Benefits for Members of the Vermont General Assembly | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 10) |
March 4, 2022 | WA | HB 1927 | Requires Employer Flexibility for Part-Time Legislators | Bill Passed - Senate (44 - 4) |
Feb. 23, 2018 | WA | SB 6617 | Exempts Legislators from Public Records Law | Bill Passed - Senate (41 - 7) |
Feb. 1, 2012 | WA | EHCR 4409 | Congressional and State Legislative Redistricting | Bill Passed - Senate (44 - 4) |
Feb. 15, 2010 | WA | SB 6562 | Expanding State University Tuition Authority | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 19) |
Jan. 23, 2024 | WI | AB 415 | Establishes a 5-Member Advisory Commission to Examine State Legislative District Maps | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (17 - 14) |
Feb. 11, 2014 | WI | AB 161 | Authorizes the Appeal of Court Orders that Suspend State Law | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 14) |
June 23, 2021 | WI | AB 369 | Amends Congressional Districts | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 12) |
May 2, 2017 | WI | SB 15 | Expands Legislature's Regulatory Review Powers | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 14) |
Jan. 3, 2023 | WI | SJR 1 | Establishes the 2023 Legislative Session Schedule | Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (26 - 6) |
Jan. 29, 2013 | WI | SB 2 | Limits the Secretary of State's Role in Legislation | Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 14) |
March 16, 2021 | WI | SJR 20 | Establishes February 2021 as Black History Month and Honors Black Legislators | Joint Resolution Failed - Senate (11 - 20) |
Dec. 5, 2018 | WI | SB 884 | Reduces Period for Early Voting and Limits Powers of the State Attorney General | Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 16) |
July 19, 2011 | WI | SB 149 | Congressional Redistricting | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 14) |
July 19, 2011 | WI | SB 148 | Legislative Redistricting | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 14) |
Aug. 5, 2011 | WV | SB 1008 | Congressional Redistricting | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (27 - 1) |
Aug. 21, 2011 | WV | HB 201 | State House Redistricting | Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 14) |
Aug. 3, 2011 | WV | SB 1006 | Redistricing State Senate | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 4) |
Date | No. | Title | Outcome |
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10/17 | SB 3002 | Congressional Redistricting | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (20 - 5) |
10/04 | HB 3001 | State House Redistricting | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 1) |
2/24 | SJR 2 | Urges Congress to Repeal the 17th Amendment | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 6) |
1/27 | HB 286 | State House Redistricting | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 0) |
2/26 | SB 240 | Specifies Daily Calendars for State Elected Officials are No Longer Considered Public Government Records | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 7) |
4/11 | HB 5001 | Legislative Redistricting | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (22 - 17) |
3/06 | HB 1228 | Increases Salary for State Legislators | Bill Failed - Senate (9 - 31) |
1/20 | HB 251 | Congressional Redistricting | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 19) |
4/13 | S 39 | Increases Compensation and Benefits for Members of the Vermont General Assembly | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 10) |
3/04 | HB 1927 | Requires Employer Flexibility for Part-Time Legislators | Bill Passed - Senate (44 - 4) |
2/23 | SB 6617 | Exempts Legislators from Public Records Law | Bill Passed - Senate (41 - 7) |
2/01 | EHCR 4409 | Congressional and State Legislative Redistricting | Bill Passed - Senate (44 - 4) |
2/15 | SB 6562 | Expanding State University Tuition Authority | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 19) |
1/23 | AB 415 | Establishes a 5-Member Advisory Commission to Examine State Legislative District Maps | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (17 - 14) |
2/11 | AB 161 | Authorizes the Appeal of Court Orders that Suspend State Law | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 14) |
6/23 | AB 369 | Amends Congressional Districts | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 12) |
5/02 | SB 15 | Expands Legislature's Regulatory Review Powers | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 14) |
1/03 | SJR 1 | Establishes the 2023 Legislative Session Schedule | Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (26 - 6) |
1/29 | SB 2 | Limits the Secretary of State's Role in Legislation | Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 14) |
3/16 | SJR 20 | Establishes February 2021 as Black History Month and Honors Black Legislators | Joint Resolution Failed - Senate (11 - 20) |
12/05 | SB 884 | Reduces Period for Early Voting and Limits Powers of the State Attorney General | Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 16) |
7/19 | SB 149 | Congressional Redistricting | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 14) |
7/19 | SB 148 | Legislative Redistricting | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 14) |
8/05 | SB 1008 | Congressional Redistricting | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (27 - 1) |
8/21 | HB 201 | State House Redistricting | Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 14) |
8/03 | SB 1006 | Redistricing State Senate | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 4) |