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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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April 24, 2024 | LA | HB 611 | Repeals the State Rule Prohibiting Insurance Renewals for Failure of Payments | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 9) |
Feb. 10, 2008 | NM | HB 661 | Affordable Housing Tax Relief | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 12) |
Oct. 12, 2007 | IL | HB 664 | Homeowner Tax Exemption | Veto Override Passed - Senate (55 - 1) |
June 8, 2021 | CT | HB 6665 | Prohibits 'Whites Only' Covenants | Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 0) |
June 25, 2007 | LA | HB 678 | Insurance Funds Program | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 13) |
Aug. 11, 2017 | TX | HB 7 | Specifies Tree Removal Regulations Municipalities May Impose | Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 14) |
Oct. 1, 2020 | CT | HB 7001 | Amends The Connecticut Property Transfer Act of 1985 | Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 0) |
March 14, 2022 | FL | HB 7071 | Establishing Temporary Tax Exemptions | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 0) |
May 3, 2019 | FL | HB 7103 | Amends Law Relating to Community Development and Housing | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 13) |
April 18, 2023 | MT | HB 748 | Repeals Local Governments Ability to Pass Zoning Restrictions for the Purpose of Promoting "Morals" | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (38 - 12) |
Dec. 22, 2020 | OH | HB 75 | Requires a Resolution or Notice if the Government Contests Property Values | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 10) |
May 2, 2023 | MT | HB 819 | Establishes the Montana Community Reinvestment Act to Fund Workforce Housing | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (27 - 23) |
July 10, 2008 | NC | HB 822 | Swine Farm Rebuilding | Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 8) |
April 7, 2023 | MD | HB 830 | Authorizes Local Governments Require New Housing Units Have Electric Vehicle Parking Spaces | Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 4) |
June 22, 2009 | LA | HB 877 | Bluebonnet-Perkins Conference Hotel Taxing District | Bill Failed - Senate (15 - 17) |
April 19, 2023 | MT | HB 889 | Expands Legal Protections for Mobile Home Park Tenants | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 20) |
Jan. 17, 2008 | GA | HB 89 | Concealed Weapons in Motor Vehicles | Bill Passed - Senate (41 - 15) |
June 30, 2022 | NC | HB 911 | Reduces Regulations; Limits Public Access to "Sensitive" Information | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (45 - 2) |
April 13, 2022 | TN | HB 978 | Prohibits Camping and Soliciting on Public Highways | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 10) |
Feb. 23, 2024 | VA | HB 993 | Prohibits Landlords from Requiring Maintenance Fees from Tenants | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 18) |
April 19, 2006 | OK | HCS HB 2807 | Semipublic Community Act | Bill Failed - Senate (23 - 21) |
Feb. 23, 2012 | MN | HF 1467 | Expands the Use of Deadly Force in Self-Defense | Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 23) |
Jan. 19, 2010 | IA | HF 2030 | School District Budget Requirements | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 16) |
May 9, 2023 | MN | HF 2335 | Appropriates $1 Billion in Omnibus Housing Appropriations | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (34 - 32) |
July 14, 2006 | IA | HF 2351 | Eminent Domain | Veto Override Passed - Senate (41 - 8) |
April 19, 2022 | IA | HF 2562 | Amends Mobile Home Tenant Regulations | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 16) |
May 22, 2022 | MN | HF 4065 | Expands Health & Human Services Regulations | Bill Passed - Senate (66 - 0) |
May 20, 2013 | MN | HF 677 | Amends State Taxes | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (36 - 30) |
May 23, 2014 | OK | HJR 1033 | Authorizes Bonds for Capitol Repairs | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (34 - 8) |
Feb. 16, 2024 | UT | HJR 19 | Establishes the Legislature's support of Sen. Mike Lee's HOUSES Act | Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (16 - 5) |
May 4, 2011 | FL | HJR 381 | Homestead and Property Assessment | Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (25 - 12) |
March 28, 2008 | GA | HR 1246 | Property Tax Assessment Freeze | Resolution Passed - Senate (46 - 7) |
Oct. 1, 2008 | National | HR 1424 | Financial Asset Purchase Authority and Tax Law Amendments | Bill Passed - Senate (74 - 25) |
Oct. 13, 1999 | National | HR 1906 | FY 2000 Agriculture Appropriations bill | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (74 - 26) |
Sept. 22, 1993 | National | HR 2491 | Veterans Administration and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Bill Fiscal Year 1994 | Bill Passed - Senate (91 - 9) |
Nov. 8, 2001 | National | HR 2620 | Veterans Affairs and HUD Appropriations Act of 2002 | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (87 - 7) |
Oct. 15, 1999 | National | HR 2684 | Veterans Affairs and HUD Appropriations bill, FY 2000 | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (93 - 5) |
Oct. 20, 2005 | National | HR 3058 | Transportation, Treasury, HUD and Judiciary Appropriation | Bill Passed - Senate (93 - 1) |
July 26, 2008 | National | HR 3221 | Housing Bill with Energy Tax Credit Extensions | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (72 - 13) |
April 10, 2008 | National | HR 3221 | Housing Bill with Energy Tax Credit Extensions | Bill Passed - Senate (84 - 12) |
March 13, 2014 | National | HR 3370 | Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2014 | Bill Passed - Senate (72 - 22) |
July 15, 2010 | National | HR 4173 | Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (60 - 39) |
Oct. 8, 1998 | National | HR 4194 | FY 1999 VA-HUD Appropriations | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (96 - 1) |
Sept. 27, 1994 | National | HR 4624 | Fiscal Year 1995 Appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (90 - 9) |
Aug. 4, 1994 | National | HR 4624 | Fiscal Year 1995 Appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development | Bill Passed - Senate (86 - 9) |
Feb. 7, 2008 | National | HR 5140 | Economic Stimulus Plan | Bill Passed - Senate (81 - 16) |
Dec. 6, 1995 | National | HR 660 | Housing for Older Persons Act of 1995 | Bill Passed - Senate (94 - 3) |
July 14, 2000 | National | HR 8 | Estate Tax Elimination Act of 2000 | Bill Passed - Senate (59 - 39) |
April 11, 2012 | NE | LB 1161 | Authorizes Land Study in Nebraska for Keystone XL Pipeline Route | Bill Passed - Senate (44 - 5) |
April 11, 2024 | NE | LB 1301 | Establishes the Foreign-owned Real Estate National Security Act and Outlines Provisions for Foreign Ownership of Property | Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 0) |
Feb. 11, 2022 | NE | LB 310 | Reduces Inheritance Taxes; Increases Exemptions Therefrom | Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 1) |
April 29, 2021 | NE | LB 320 | Establishes District and County Courts Have Jurisdiction Over Complaints of Forcible Entry | Bill Passed - Senate (43 - 3) |
May 16, 2007 | NE | LB 367 | Tax Credits and Reductions | Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 2) |
March 11, 2021 | NE | LB 44 | Amends Criteria for the Adoption of an Affordable Housing Action Plan | Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 5) |
April 18, 2018 | NE | LB 496 | Amends and Establishes Requirements for Redevelopment Projects Under the Community Development Law | Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 8) |
June 1, 2023 | NE | LB 727 | Amend Provisions Relating to Revenue and Taxation | Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 0) |
June 5, 2009 | ME | LD 1088 | Income and Sales Tax Reform Bill | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 15) |
June 21, 2007 | ME | LD 1925 | Tax Cuts | Concurrence Vote Failed - Senate (7 - 28) |
April 25, 2022 | ME | LD 2003 | Amends Zoning Regulations to Allow Duplexes or 2-Housing Units on Any Plot Zoned for a Single-Family Home | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 11) |
June 19, 2019 | ME | LD 459 | Defines Homelessness in Laws Governing Emergency General Assistance | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 14) |
July 9, 2014 | National | PN 1736 | Nomination of Julian Castro to be Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Nomination Confirmed - Senate (71 - 26) |
March 10, 2021 | National | PN 78-6 | Nomination of Marcia Fudge as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Nomination Confirmed - Senate (66 - 34) |
March 30, 2023 | VT | S 100 | Expands Affordable Housing Access | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 2) |
June 15, 2023 | RI | S 1035 | Authorizes the Reuse of Commercial Structures Into High Density Residential Developments | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 9) |
June 15, 2023 | RI | S 1037 | Amends the Low and Moderate Income Housing Act | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 6) |
May 14, 2020 | NJ | S 1055 | Prohibits Rent Controlled Units From Being Converted into Condominiums | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 13) |
Feb. 8, 2006 | ID | S 1276 | Thermal Generation Power Plant Notification | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 8) |
May 6, 2009 | NY | S 1363 | Tenants' Protection In Foreclosure | Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 24) |
March 3, 2008 | ID | S 1400 | Real Estate Sales Price Disclosure | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 15) |
March 18, 2024 | NJ | S 1422 | Authorizes Taxpayers to Accelerate Depreciation of Eligible Property Expenditures in Connection with Construction of New Affordable Housing Developments | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 4) |
March 21, 1996 | National | S 1459 | Public Rangelands Management Act of 1996 | Bill Passed - Senate (50 - 47) |
June 25, 2012 | NJ | S 1566 | Authorizes the Conversion of Foreclosed Homes into Affordable Housing | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 18) |
March 16, 2015 | NJ | S 1593 | Establishes Interest-Free Housing Loans for Public Employees | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 14) |
Dec. 15, 2008 | NJ | S 1599 | Mortgage and Housing Assistance Programs | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (27 - 8) |
Jan. 30, 2014 | National | S 1926 | Delays the Implementation of Certain Provisions of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 and Amends the National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers | Bill Passed - Senate (67 - 32) |
Sept. 17, 2015 | MA | S 1981 | Requires Foreclosure Title Clearing | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 7) |
June 12, 2012 | RI | S 2052 | Homeless Bill of Rights | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (33 - 2) |
April 13, 1994 | National | S 21 | California Desert Protection Act of 1994 | Bill Passed - Senate (69 - 29) |
Feb. 10, 2022 | VT | S 210 | Expands Housing Regulations | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 9) |
March 1, 2016 | RI | S 2103 | Requires Property Owners to Maintain Trees and Shrubs | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 6) |
Oct. 25, 2012 | NJ | S 2157 | Establishes Residential Foreclosure | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 17) |
Oct. 25, 2012 | NJ | S 2202 | Requires the HMFA to Expand Participation in the New Jersey HomeKeeper Program | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 9) |
June 9, 2016 | MA | S 2311 | Amends Residential Zoning Regulations | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 15) |
June 15, 2022 | SC | S 233 | Amends Law Regarding Property Tax Exemptions | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (24 - 12) |
May 14, 2020 | NJ | S 2332 | Establishes the 2020 New Jersey Emergency Rental Assistance Program | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (39 - 0) |
July 30, 2020 | NJ | S 2412 | Requires Refunds or Credit for Certain Short-Term Rental Reservations During Public Health Emergency | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 6) |
June 29, 2020 | NJ | S 2485 | Authorizes Local Governments to Prohibit Evictions during COVID-19 Pandemic | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 15) |
April 6, 2021 | NY | S 2508 | Amends the New York Multiple Dwelling Law to Encourage the Conversion of Commercial and Hotel Properties to Residential Use | Bill Passed - Senate (43 - 20) |
March 10, 2005 | National | S 256 | Bankruptcy Reform Bill | Bill Passed - Senate (74 - 25) |
Oct. 27, 2021 | MA | S 2560 | Establishes Senatorial Districts | Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 3) |
March 16, 2009 | NJ | S 2577 | Age-Restricted Housing Exemptions | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (21 - 15) |
July 8, 2010 | NJ | S 29 | Reducing the property tax levy cap | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (36 - 3) |
June 28, 2010 | NJ | S 29 | Reducing the property tax levy cap | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 17) |
March 31, 2021 | NY | S 2929 | Establishes that Certain Zones in Brooklyn are Cease and Desist Zones | Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 24) |
June 21, 2007 | NJ | S 3000 | 2007-2008 Budget | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 15) |
June 15, 2023 | RI | S 311 | Prohibits Rental Application Fees | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 5) |
April 10, 2020 | VT | S 333 | Establishes a Temporary Moratorium on Evictions and Foreclosures during COVID-19 Pandemic | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 0) |
June 24, 2021 | NJ | S 3691 | Authorizes Financial Relief to Certain Landlords and Tenants in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic | Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 0) |
March 19, 2015 | NY | S 3709 | Limits Property Tax Increases for New York City | Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 15) |
Sept. 1, 2021 | NY | S 50001 | Authorizes New Yorkers to Participate in State and Local Government Meetings Virtually | Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 19) |