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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
Feb. 15, 2006 KS HB 2619 Property Taxes Bill Passed - House (108 - 14)
April 24, 2006 TX HB 2 Property Tax Reduction Bill Passed - House (82 - 66)
March 23, 2006 KS HCR 5025 Eminent Domain Constitutional Amendment Amendment Rejected - House (81 - 43)
Feb. 15, 2006 KS Sub HB 2525 Taxation Bill Passed - House (106 - 15)
March 16, 2006 IA HF 2671 Undocumented Immigrants Restrictions Bill Passed - House (69 - 25)
May 5, 2006 VT H 865 Non-Discrimination Bill Concurrence Vote Passed - House (88 - 47)
May 2, 2006 MN HF 4142 Property Tax - Rebate Checks Bill Passed - House (86 - 47)
Feb. 22, 2006 SC H 3381 Outdoor Advertising Veto Override Passed - House (78 - 25)
April 13, 2006 MO HCS HB 1944 Eminent Domain Bill Passed - House (154 - 4)
Feb. 28, 2006 ID H 485 Public Infrastructure Improvement Districts (PIDS) Bill Failed - House (30 - 39)
April 30, 2006 CT LCO # 5227 Estate/Death and Gift Taxes Amendment Amendment Rejected - House (49 - 98)
April 30, 2006 CT LCO # 5219 Repeal of Estate/Death Tax for Primary Residence & Working Farm Amendment Amendment Rejected - House (63 - 84)
April 30, 2006 CT LCO # 5212 Death/Estate Tax Exemption Amendment Amendment Rejected - House (60 - 87)
April 12, 2006 MO HA 9 Eminent Domain Amendment Rejected - House (23 - 129)
March 21, 2006 ID H 823 State Affairs Building Code Board Bill Failed - House (33 - 36)
Jan. 26, 2006 CA AB 802 Local Governments Assessment of Flood Risks Bill Passed - House (41 - 34)
April 19, 2006 IL SB 3086 Eminent Domain – Blight Bill Passed - House (85 - 6)
May 4, 2006 CA AB 140 Disaster Preparedness and Flood Prevention Bond Act Bill Passed - House (62 - 9)
May 15, 2006 TX HB 2 Property Tax Reduction Conference Report Adopted - House (89 - 56)
May 1, 2006 LA HB 1164 Eminent Domain Bill Passed - House (53 - 42)
April 18, 2006 AL SB 446 Eminent Domain Conference Report Rejected - House (54 - 25)
April 6, 2006 AL SB 446 Eminent Domain Bill Passed - House (94 - 3)
Feb. 23, 2006 KY HCS HB 338 Affordable Housing Trust Fund Bill Bill Passed - House (83 - 15)
May 5, 2006 CA SB 1689 Housing and Emergency Shelter Trust Fund Act of 2006 Bill Passed - House (54 - 16)
May 31, 2006 LA HB 1108 Lower Ninth Ward Improvement Authority Bill Passed - House (60 - 39)
July 1, 2006 DE SB 397 State Resource Maps Bill Passed - House (21 - 14)
March 2, 2006 NJ A 798 New Jersey Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act Bill Passed - House (55 - 14)
June 22, 2006 NJ A 3257 Eminent Domain and Redevelopment Programs Bill Passed - House (51 - 18)
May 31, 2006 CA AB 1899 Flood Assessment Requirements for Building Bill Passed - House (42 - 35)
May 31, 2006 CA AB 2378 Affordable Housing Bill Bill Passed - House (49 - 27)
June 29, 2006 CA SB 1 Solar Energy Bill Passed - House (49 - 19)
Aug. 30, 2006 CA AB 1953 Amount of Lead in Plumbing Requirements Concurrence Vote Passed - House (42 - 36)
Feb. 15, 2006 SC H 3881 South Carolina Priority Investment Act Bill Passed - House (62 - 41)
July 14, 2006 IA HF 2351 Eminent Domain Veto Override Passed - House (90 - 8)
May 24, 2006 OH Am Sub SB 185 Mortgage Lending Bill Conference Report Adopted - House (84 - 7)
June 14, 2006 PA HB 39 Property Taxes (Special Session) Conference Report Adopted - House (137 - 61)
May 24, 2006 OK SB 1337 Cities and Towns, Modifying Provisions For Clean Up of Agricultural Property. Bill Passed - House (60 - 41)
May 23, 2006 National HR 5384 Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA Appropriations Act Bill Passed - House (378 - 46)
June 22, 2006 National HR 5638 Death/Estate Tax Amendment Bill Passed - House (269 - 156)
Sept. 7, 2000 National HR 8 Estate Tax Elimination Act of 2000 Veto Override Failed - House (274 - 157)
Oct. 6, 1998 National HR 4194 FY 1999 VA-HUD Appropriations Conference Report Adopted - House (409 - 14)
Oct. 1, 1999 National HR 1906 FY 2000 Agriculture Appropriations bill Conference Report Adopted - House (240 - 175)
Sept. 26, 2006 National HR 4772 Private Property Rights Implementation Act of 2005 Bill Failed - House (234 - 172)
Sept. 29, 2006 National HR 4772 Private Property Rights Implementation Act of 2006 Bill Passed - House (231 - 181)
Nov. 8, 2001 National HR 2620 Veterans Affairs and HUD Appropriations Act of 2002 Conference Report Adopted - House (401 - 18)
Oct. 14, 1999 National HR 2684 Veterans Affairs and HUD Appropriations bill, FY 2000 Conference Report Adopted - House (406 - 18)
Sept. 24, 1996 National HR 3666 Veterans Affairs, HUD FY97 Appropriations bill Conference Report Adopted - House (388 - 25)
Jan. 29, 2007 NJ A 1 Property Tax Relief and Appropriations Bill Passed - House (71 - 8)
July 25, 2003 National HR 2861 Veterans Affairs and HUD Appropriations Act, 2004 Bill Passed - House (316 - 109)
April 14, 2005 National S 256 Bankruptcy Reform Bill Bill Passed - House (302 - 126)
Feb. 27, 2007 WY SF 152 Methamphetamine Lab Decontamination Bill Failed - House (30 - 30)
Feb. 14, 2007 ND HB 1449 Property Tax Relief Bill Failed - House (27 - 65)
March 24, 2007 MD HB 1220 Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Green Fund Bill Passed - House (96 - 41)
Feb. 12, 2007 GA HB 89 Concealed Weapons in Motor Vehicles Bill Passed - House (130 - 38)
April 18, 2007 FL HJR 7089 Property Tax Reduction Amendment Resolution Passed - House (78 - 40)
April 27, 2007 CO SB 199 Education Funding and Property Tax Freeze Bill Passed - House (41 - 20)
March 14, 2007 MI Sub HB 4440 State Equalized Value Property Tax Increase Bill Passed - House (77 - 31)
March 14, 2007 MI Sub HB 4441 Property Transfer Tax Increase Bill Passed - House (58 - 50)
May 1, 2007 FL CS HB 1277 Early Rental Termination Fee Act Bill Passed - House (101 - 14)
May 24, 2007 NC HB 878 Eminent Domain for Private Use Bill Passed - House (104 - 15)
June 2, 2007 CT Sub SB 167 Restricting Eminent Domain Concurrence Vote Passed - House (132 - 7)
May 2, 2007 MI Sub HB 4367 Michigan Business Tax Act Bill Passed - House (61 - 48)
June 14, 2007 FL SJR 4B Property Tax Amendments Joint Resolution Passed - House (74 - 43)
June 13, 2007 ME LD 1925 Tax Cuts Bill Passed - House (87 - 49)
June 6, 2007 CA AB 1470 Solar Water Heating and Efficiency Act of 2007 Bill Passed - House (44 - 34)
June 6, 2007 CA AB 70 Government Flood Liability Bill Passed - House (44 - 33)
May 30, 2007 LA HB 486 Building Code Revision Bill Passed - House (89 - 13)
May 17, 2007 LA HB 486 Building Code Revision Bill Failed - House (49 - 48)
June 20, 2007 PA HB 1200 Alternative Energy Incentives Bill Passed - House (128 - 70)
June 5, 2007 CA AB 35 Sustainable Government Building Standards Bill Passed - House (46 - 33)
June 21, 2007 NJ S 3000 2007-2008 Budget Bill Passed - House (50 - 30)
July 12, 2007 National HR 1851 Section 8 Voucher Adjustments Act of 2007 Bill Passed - House (333 - 83)
June 27, 2007 MI Sub HB 4463 Public Use of Road Ends on Waterways Bill Passed - House (61 - 48)
Aug. 4, 2007 National HR 3221 Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007 Bill Passed - House (241 - 172)
Sept. 18, 2007 National HR 1852 Expanding American Homeownership Act of 2007 Bill Passed - House (348 - 72)
March 29, 2007 IL HB 414 Community College Student Housing Bill Passed - House (82 - 32)
Oct. 4, 2007 National HR 3648 Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007 Bill Passed - House (386 - 27)
Oct. 10, 2007 National HR 2895 National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act of 2007 Bill Passed - House (264 - 148)
Oct. 3, 2007 IL HB 664 Homeowner Tax Exemption Veto Override Passed - House (92 - 19)
Nov. 8, 2007 National HR 3355 Homeowners' Catastrophic Insurance Act of 2007 Bill Passed - House (258 - 155)
Nov. 15, 2007 National HR 3915 Mortgage Reform and Anti-Subprime Lending Act Bill Passed - House (291 - 127)
May 7, 1992 National H Amdt 529 Elimination of Funds for Seawolf Submarines and Other Programs Amendment Rejected - House (150 - 266)
Nov. 29, 2007 WA Sub SB 6178 Property Tax Deferral Bill Passed - House (55 - 39)
Nov. 29, 2007 WA HB 2416 Adjusting the Property Tax Cap Bill Passed - House (86 - 8)
Feb. 7, 2008 National HR 5140 Economic Stimulus Plan Concurrence Vote Passed - House (380 - 34)
Jan. 29, 2008 National HR 5140 Economic Stimulus Plan Bill Passed - House (385 - 35)
Feb. 28, 2008 IN SJR 1 Constitutional Property Tax Cap Bill Passed - House (64 - 35)
Jan. 22, 2008 IN Amnd. 72 School Construction Exemption Amendment Adopted - House (49 - 44)
Feb. 6, 2008 WA SB 6272 Financial Literacy for Homeowners Bill Passed - House (69 - 27)
March 5, 2008 GA SR 796 Property Tax Assessment Cap Resolution Failed - House (110 - 62)
Feb. 21, 2008 OR HB 3603 Mortgage Reform Bill Passed - House (31 - 29)
Feb. 15, 2008 OR HB 3618 Inheritance Tax Credit Bill Passed - House (41 - 18)
Feb. 26, 2008 SD SB 174 Railroad Eminent Domain Bill Passed - House (54 - 16)
Feb. 29, 2008 WY SF 11 County Regulation on Subdivisions Bill Passed - House (37 - 22)
March 14, 2008 IN HB 1001 Property Tax Reduction Conference Report Adopted - House (82 - 17)
Feb. 26, 2008 IN Amdt 1 to SJR 1 Adjusting the Constitutional Property Tax Cap Amendment Rejected - House (50 - 50)
Feb. 27, 2008 CO HB 1270 Prohibiting Restrictions on Energy Efficiency Measures Bill Passed - House (45 - 20)
March 14, 2008 IN SJR 1 Constitutional Property Tax Cap Conference Report Adopted - House (79 - 20)
Feb. 27, 2008 CO HB 1280 Extending Water Rights Bill Passed - House (59 - 6)
March 6, 2008 WY HB 137 Deadly Force in Self Defense Concurrence Vote Passed - House (57 - 2)
Date No. Title Outcome
2/15 HB 2619 Property Taxes Bill Passed - House (108 - 14)
4/24 HB 2 Property Tax Reduction Bill Passed - House (82 - 66)
3/23 HCR 5025 Eminent Domain Constitutional Amendment Amendment Rejected - House (81 - 43)
2/15 Sub HB 2525 Taxation Bill Passed - House (106 - 15)
3/16 HF 2671 Undocumented Immigrants Restrictions Bill Passed - House (69 - 25)
5/05 H 865 Non-Discrimination Bill Concurrence Vote Passed - House (88 - 47)
5/02 HF 4142 Property Tax - Rebate Checks Bill Passed - House (86 - 47)
2/22 H 3381 Outdoor Advertising Veto Override Passed - House (78 - 25)
4/13 HCS HB 1944 Eminent Domain Bill Passed - House (154 - 4)
2/28 H 485 Public Infrastructure Improvement Districts (PIDS) Bill Failed - House (30 - 39)
4/30 LCO # 5227 Estate/Death and Gift Taxes Amendment Amendment Rejected - House (49 - 98)
4/30 LCO # 5219 Repeal of Estate/Death Tax for Primary Residence & Working Farm Amendment Amendment Rejected - House (63 - 84)
4/30 LCO # 5212 Death/Estate Tax Exemption Amendment Amendment Rejected - House (60 - 87)
4/12 HA 9 Eminent Domain Amendment Rejected - House (23 - 129)
3/21 H 823 State Affairs Building Code Board Bill Failed - House (33 - 36)
1/26 AB 802 Local Governments Assessment of Flood Risks Bill Passed - House (41 - 34)
4/19 SB 3086 Eminent Domain – Blight Bill Passed - House (85 - 6)
5/04 AB 140 Disaster Preparedness and Flood Prevention Bond Act Bill Passed - House (62 - 9)
5/15 HB 2 Property Tax Reduction Conference Report Adopted - House (89 - 56)
5/01 HB 1164 Eminent Domain Bill Passed - House (53 - 42)
4/18 SB 446 Eminent Domain Conference Report Rejected - House (54 - 25)
4/06 SB 446 Eminent Domain Bill Passed - House (94 - 3)
2/23 HCS HB 338 Affordable Housing Trust Fund Bill Bill Passed - House (83 - 15)
5/05 SB 1689 Housing and Emergency Shelter Trust Fund Act of 2006 Bill Passed - House (54 - 16)
5/31 HB 1108 Lower Ninth Ward Improvement Authority Bill Passed - House (60 - 39)
7/01 SB 397 State Resource Maps Bill Passed - House (21 - 14)
3/02 A 798 New Jersey Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act Bill Passed - House (55 - 14)
6/22 A 3257 Eminent Domain and Redevelopment Programs Bill Passed - House (51 - 18)
5/31 AB 1899 Flood Assessment Requirements for Building Bill Passed - House (42 - 35)
5/31 AB 2378 Affordable Housing Bill Bill Passed - House (49 - 27)
6/29 SB 1 Solar Energy Bill Passed - House (49 - 19)
8/30 AB 1953 Amount of Lead in Plumbing Requirements Concurrence Vote Passed - House (42 - 36)
2/15 H 3881 South Carolina Priority Investment Act Bill Passed - House (62 - 41)
7/14 HF 2351 Eminent Domain Veto Override Passed - House (90 - 8)
5/24 Am Sub SB 185 Mortgage Lending Bill Conference Report Adopted - House (84 - 7)
6/14 HB 39 Property Taxes (Special Session) Conference Report Adopted - House (137 - 61)
5/24 SB 1337 Cities and Towns, Modifying Provisions For Clean Up of Agricultural Property. Bill Passed - House (60 - 41)
5/23 HR 5384 Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA Appropriations Act Bill Passed - House (378 - 46)
6/22 HR 5638 Death/Estate Tax Amendment Bill Passed - House (269 - 156)
9/07 HR 8 Estate Tax Elimination Act of 2000 Veto Override Failed - House (274 - 157)
10/06 HR 4194 FY 1999 VA-HUD Appropriations Conference Report Adopted - House (409 - 14)
10/01 HR 1906 FY 2000 Agriculture Appropriations bill Conference Report Adopted - House (240 - 175)
9/26 HR 4772 Private Property Rights Implementation Act of 2005 Bill Failed - House (234 - 172)
9/29 HR 4772 Private Property Rights Implementation Act of 2006 Bill Passed - House (231 - 181)
11/08 HR 2620 Veterans Affairs and HUD Appropriations Act of 2002 Conference Report Adopted - House (401 - 18)
10/14 HR 2684 Veterans Affairs and HUD Appropriations bill, FY 2000 Conference Report Adopted - House (406 - 18)
9/24 HR 3666 Veterans Affairs, HUD FY97 Appropriations bill Conference Report Adopted - House (388 - 25)
1/29 A 1 Property Tax Relief and Appropriations Bill Passed - House (71 - 8)
7/25 HR 2861 Veterans Affairs and HUD Appropriations Act, 2004 Bill Passed - House (316 - 109)
4/14 S 256 Bankruptcy Reform Bill Bill Passed - House (302 - 126)
2/27 SF 152 Methamphetamine Lab Decontamination Bill Failed - House (30 - 30)
2/14 HB 1449 Property Tax Relief Bill Failed - House (27 - 65)
3/24 HB 1220 Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Green Fund Bill Passed - House (96 - 41)
2/12 HB 89 Concealed Weapons in Motor Vehicles Bill Passed - House (130 - 38)
4/18 HJR 7089 Property Tax Reduction Amendment Resolution Passed - House (78 - 40)
4/27 SB 199 Education Funding and Property Tax Freeze Bill Passed - House (41 - 20)
3/14 Sub HB 4440 State Equalized Value Property Tax Increase Bill Passed - House (77 - 31)
3/14 Sub HB 4441 Property Transfer Tax Increase Bill Passed - House (58 - 50)
5/01 CS HB 1277 Early Rental Termination Fee Act Bill Passed - House (101 - 14)
5/24 HB 878 Eminent Domain for Private Use Bill Passed - House (104 - 15)
6/02 Sub SB 167 Restricting Eminent Domain Concurrence Vote Passed - House (132 - 7)
5/02 Sub HB 4367 Michigan Business Tax Act Bill Passed - House (61 - 48)
6/14 SJR 4B Property Tax Amendments Joint Resolution Passed - House (74 - 43)
6/13 LD 1925 Tax Cuts Bill Passed - House (87 - 49)
6/06 AB 1470 Solar Water Heating and Efficiency Act of 2007 Bill Passed - House (44 - 34)
6/06 AB 70 Government Flood Liability Bill Passed - House (44 - 33)
5/30 HB 486 Building Code Revision Bill Passed - House (89 - 13)
5/17 HB 486 Building Code Revision Bill Failed - House (49 - 48)
6/20 HB 1200 Alternative Energy Incentives Bill Passed - House (128 - 70)
6/05 AB 35 Sustainable Government Building Standards Bill Passed - House (46 - 33)
6/21 S 3000 2007-2008 Budget Bill Passed - House (50 - 30)
7/12 HR 1851 Section 8 Voucher Adjustments Act of 2007 Bill Passed - House (333 - 83)
6/27 Sub HB 4463 Public Use of Road Ends on Waterways Bill Passed - House (61 - 48)
8/04 HR 3221 Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007 Bill Passed - House (241 - 172)
9/18 HR 1852 Expanding American Homeownership Act of 2007 Bill Passed - House (348 - 72)
3/29 HB 414 Community College Student Housing Bill Passed - House (82 - 32)
10/04 HR 3648 Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007 Bill Passed - House (386 - 27)
10/10 HR 2895 National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act of 2007 Bill Passed - House (264 - 148)
10/03 HB 664 Homeowner Tax Exemption Veto Override Passed - House (92 - 19)
11/08 HR 3355 Homeowners' Catastrophic Insurance Act of 2007 Bill Passed - House (258 - 155)
11/15 HR 3915 Mortgage Reform and Anti-Subprime Lending Act Bill Passed - House (291 - 127)
5/07 H Amdt 529 Elimination of Funds for Seawolf Submarines and Other Programs Amendment Rejected - House (150 - 266)
11/29 Sub SB 6178 Property Tax Deferral Bill Passed - House (55 - 39)
11/29 HB 2416 Adjusting the Property Tax Cap Bill Passed - House (86 - 8)
2/07 HR 5140 Economic Stimulus Plan Concurrence Vote Passed - House (380 - 34)
1/29 HR 5140 Economic Stimulus Plan Bill Passed - House (385 - 35)
2/28 SJR 1 Constitutional Property Tax Cap Bill Passed - House (64 - 35)
1/22 Amnd. 72 School Construction Exemption Amendment Adopted - House (49 - 44)
2/06 SB 6272 Financial Literacy for Homeowners Bill Passed - House (69 - 27)
3/05 SR 796 Property Tax Assessment Cap Resolution Failed - House (110 - 62)
2/21 HB 3603 Mortgage Reform Bill Passed - House (31 - 29)
2/15 HB 3618 Inheritance Tax Credit Bill Passed - House (41 - 18)
2/26 SB 174 Railroad Eminent Domain Bill Passed - House (54 - 16)
2/29 SF 11 County Regulation on Subdivisions Bill Passed - House (37 - 22)
3/14 HB 1001 Property Tax Reduction Conference Report Adopted - House (82 - 17)
2/26 Amdt 1 to SJR 1 Adjusting the Constitutional Property Tax Cap Amendment Rejected - House (50 - 50)
2/27 HB 1270 Prohibiting Restrictions on Energy Efficiency Measures Bill Passed - House (45 - 20)
3/14 SJR 1 Constitutional Property Tax Cap Conference Report Adopted - House (79 - 20)
2/27 HB 1280 Extending Water Rights Bill Passed - House (59 - 6)
3/06 HB 137 Deadly Force in Self Defense Concurrence Vote Passed - House (57 - 2)
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