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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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April 24, 2008 | MO | HB 1851 | Minimum Wage and Overtime Pay Changes | Bill Failed - House (68 - 82) |
April 24, 2008 | MO | HB 2059 | Establishes the Professional Relationships Between Teachers and School Districts Act. | Bill Passed - House (83 - 67) |
April 22, 2008 | CT | HB 5105 | Minimum Wage Increase | Bill Passed - House (106 - 45) |
April 22, 2008 | CO | HB 1325 | Seasonal Foreign Worker Pilot Program | Bill Passed - House (46 - 18) |
April 16, 2008 | NH | SB 502 | Expanding Unemployment Compensation Eligibility | Bill Passed - House (219 - 113) |
April 16, 2008 | IA | HF 2686 | Employee Identification Verification | Bill Passed - House (84 - 16) |
April 10, 2008 | MN | HF 3569 | Workers' Lung Health Study | Bill Passed - House (88 - 45) |
April 1, 2008 | AZ | HB 2745 | Amending Undocumented Immigrant Employment Sanctions | Bill Passed - House (41 - 16) |
March 27, 2008 | KS | Carlson Amnd. | Employment Eligibility Verification Amendment | Amendment Adopted - House (86 - 36) |
March 20, 2008 | KS | SB 461 | Electronic Wage Reports and Reimbursement Payments | Motion Agreed - House (63 - 58) |
March 20, 2008 | KS | HB 2947 | 2008-2009 Budget Amendments | Bill Passed - House (71 - 51) |
March 19, 2008 | IA | HF 2645 | Public Employee Collective Bargaining and Teacher Termination Policy | Bill Passed - House (52 - 47) |
March 18, 2008 | CO | SB 139 | Undocumented Immigrant Hiring Ban Notification | Bill Passed - House (52 - 12) |
March 18, 2008 | NH | HB 1645 | State Retirement System Amendments | Bill Passed - House (259 - 60) |
March 18, 2008 | NH | HB 1436 | Automatic Continuation Clause in Collective Bargaining Agreements | Bill Passed - House (180 - 126) |
March 18, 2008 | ID | S 1393 | Non-Compete Agreements | Bill Passed - House (43 - 27) |
March 17, 2008 | CO | SB 122 | Wage Transparency Act | Bill Passed - House (37 - 26) |
March 5, 2008 | MS | SB 2988 | Prohibiting Employment of Undocumented Immigrants | Bill Passed - House (112 - 8) |
March 3, 2008 | UT | SB 81 | Expanding Immigration Enforcement | Bill Passed - House (56 - 15) |
Feb. 29, 2008 | KS | HB 2870 | Employment Incentive for Teachers | Bill Failed - House (59 - 63) |
Feb. 25, 2008 | WV | HB 4132 | Prohibiting Mandatory Employee Participation in Political Events | Bill Passed - House (64 - 33) |
Feb. 19, 2008 | WA | HB 2815 | Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions | Bill Passed - House (64 - 31) |
Jan. 30, 2008 | CO | HB 1189 | State Employee Strike Prohibition | Bill Passed - House (53 - 12) |
Jan. 24, 2008 | VA | HB 852 | Collective Bargaining for Governmental Employees | Motion Rejected - House (43 - 55) |
Nov. 19, 2007 | MD | HB 1 | 2007-2008 Budget Amendments | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (100 - 33) |
Nov. 13, 2007 | MD | HB 1 | 2007-2008 Budget Amendments | Bill Passed - House (103 - 36) |
Oct. 11, 2007 | MA | H 4282 | Supplemental Budget | Bill Passed - House (126 - 18) |
Oct. 1, 2007 | MI | H Sub for S Sub SB 546 | Public School Employee Retirement Benefits | Bill Passed - House (65 - 44) |
Oct. 1, 2007 | MI | H Sub for Sub SB 547 | Public School Employee Retirement Plan | Bill Passed - House (56 - 53) |
July 17, 2007 | National | HR 980 | Collective Bargaining for Public Safety Officers | Bill Passed - House (314 - 97) |
July 16, 2007 | PA | SB 246 | Smoking Ban | Bill Passed - House (141 - 62) |
July 12, 2007 | CA | SB 180 | Collective Bargaining Representation for Agricultural Workers | Bill Passed - House (46 - 33) |
July 6, 2007 | IL | HB 2055 | State Lottery Privatization | Bill Failed - House (6 - 78) |
June 29, 2007 | DE | SB 36 | State Employee Collective Bargaining | Bill Passed - House (26 - 10) |
June 28, 2007 | DE | HA 1 | Employee Paycheck Consent | Amendment Rejected - House (15 - 23) |
June 26, 2007 | LA | HB 489 | Salary Increase for Statewide Elected Officials | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (73 - 28) |
June 20, 2007 | AZ | HB 2779 | Employment of Undocumented Immigrants | Conference Report Adopted - House (47 - 11) |
June 15, 2007 | RI | LCO # 1305/22 to H5300A | Privatization of State Services | Amendment Adopted - House (61 - 13) |
June 15, 2007 | OR | SB 571 | Smoking Ban Expansion | Bill Passed - House (38 - 21) |
June 6, 2007 | LA | HB 489 | Salary Increase for Statewide Elected Officials | Bill Passed - House (57 - 42) |
June 4, 2007 | CA | AB 514 | Diacetyl Toxic Substance Ban | Bill Passed - House (43 - 33) |
June 1, 2007 | CT | HB 7032 | State Job Retention | Bill Passed - House (125 - 25) |
May 17, 2007 | MN | HF 464 | School District Health Insurance Pool | Bill Passed - House (81 - 52) |
May 16, 2007 | WI | AB 30 | Felon Employment in Educational Agencies | Bill Passed - House (64 - 29) |
May 11, 2007 | MN | SF 238 | Smoking Ban | Conference Report Adopted - House (81 - 48) |
May 9, 2007 | WI | AB 260 | Employment Discrimination Exception for Sexual or Violent Offenders | Bill Passed - House (61 - 33) |
May 2, 2007 | TN | HB 625 | Tennessee Minimum Wage Act | Bill Passed - House (59 - 37) |
May 2, 2007 | NC | HB 259 | Smoking Ban | Bill Failed - House (55 - 61) |
May 1, 2007 | IL | SB 500 | Smoke Free Illinois Act | Bill Passed - House (73 - 42) |
April 29, 2007 | IN | HB 1678 | Employer Health Insurance Plans | Conference Report Adopted - House (70 - 29) |
April 26, 2007 | MN | SF 238 | Smoking Ban | Bill Passed - House (85 - 45) |
April 24, 2007 | NV | AB 248 | Regulation of Tip Sharing Agreements | Bill Passed - House (32 - 10) |
April 23, 2007 | NV | AB 494 | Unemployment Compensation for Workers in a Lockout | Bill Passed - House (28 - 14) |
April 20, 2007 | ND | SB 2046 | Teachers Retirement Fund | Conference Report Adopted - House (57 - 27) |
April 16, 2007 | NV | AB 601 | Local Government Employee-Management Relations Act | Bill Passed - House (28 - 14) |
April 9, 2007 | MD | HB 430 | State Living Wage | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (91 - 49) |
April 6, 2007 | MD | HB 430 | State Living Wage | Bill Passed - House (88 - 50) |
April 4, 2007 | NH | HB 514 | Minimum Wage Increase | Bill Passed - House (286 - 69) |
April 3, 2007 | MD | SB 91 | Indoor Smoking Ban | Bill Passed - House (99 - 39) |
March 24, 2007 | MD | HB 359 | Indoor Smoking Ban | Bill Passed - House (98 - 40) |
March 23, 2007 | VT | H. 353 | Amending Unionization Requirements for State Employees | Bill Passed - House (78 - 59) |
March 15, 2007 | AZ | HB 2779 | Employment of Undocumented Immigrants | Bill Passed - House (46 - 13) |
March 9, 2007 | ND | SB 2417 | Verifying Employee Work Status | Bill Failed - House (18 - 70) |
March 8, 2007 | AZ | HB 2589 | Labor Solicitation and Criminal Trespass | Bill Passed - House (35 - 23) |
March 2, 2007 | SD | SB 207 | Minimum Wage Increase | Bill Passed - House (62 - 8) |
March 1, 2007 | NM | SB 324 | Minimum Wage Increase | Bill Passed - House (39 - 29) |
March 1, 2007 | National | HR 800 | Union Organization Bill | Bill Passed - House (241 - 185) |
Feb. 21, 2007 | KY | HCS HB 305 | Minimum Wage Increase | Bill Passed - House (89 - 10) |
Feb. 7, 2007 | IN | HB 1088 | Collective Bargaining for Public Employees | Bill Passed - House (51 - 49) |
Feb. 7, 2007 | IN | HB 1132 | Notification of Plant Closure or Mass Layoff | Bill Passed - House (51 - 49) |
Jan. 31, 2007 | ND | HB 1177 | School District Salary Cap Exemptions | Bill Passed - House (73 - 17) |
Jan. 30, 2007 | IN | HB 1027 | Minimum Wage Increase and Estate/Death Tax Cut | Bill Passed - House (71 - 29) |
Jan. 23, 2007 | IA | HF 1 | Minimum Wage Increase | Bill Passed - House (79 - 19) |
Jan. 22, 2007 | CO | HB 1072 | Termination of All-Union Agreements | Bill Passed - House (35 - 29) |
Jan. 9, 2007 | MS | HB 237 | Minimum Wage Increase | Bill Passed - House (68 - 50) |
Jan. 8, 2007 | NJ | A 1044 | Notification of Job Loss and Plant Closures | Bill Passed - House (52 - 24) |
Aug. 30, 2006 | CA | SB 1414 | Health Care Requirements for Large Companies | Bill Passed - House (41 - 37) |
Aug. 28, 2006 | CA | AB 2536 | Overtime Pay for Personal Attendants | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (47 - 31) |
July 10, 2006 | CO | HB 1017 | Employer Verification of Employee Work Status Requirements | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (45 - 18) |
June 30, 2006 | PA | SB 1090 | Minimum Wage Bill | Bill Passed - House (161 - 37) |
June 20, 2006 | MI | HB 6213 | Overtime Provisions | Bill Passed - House (57 - 49) |
June 15, 2006 | DE | HA 5 | Minimum Wage Exception Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (16 - 24) |
June 15, 2006 | DE | SB 62 | Minimum Wage Increase | Bill Passed - House (26 - 14) |
June 6, 2006 | LA | HB 194 | Minimum Wage for State Employees | Bill Passed - House (66 - 35) |
May 31, 2006 | CA | AB 2555 | Wage Discrimination Penalties | Bill Passed - House (48 - 32) |
May 30, 2006 | NC | HB 2174 | Minimum Wage Increase | Bill Passed - House (72 - 43) |
May 26, 2006 | TN | HB 3402 | Tennessee Minimum Wage Act | Bill Passed - House (52 - 43) |
May 25, 2006 | AZ | HB 2577 | Immigration Law; Employment; Enforcement | Conference Report Adopted - House (33 - 22) |
May 25, 2006 | CA | AB 2122 | Shareholder Distribution Restrictions | Bill Passed - House (48 - 32) |
May 24, 2006 | MA | H 4988 | Nurse Staffing Bill | Bill Passed - House (133 - 20) |
May 17, 2006 | LA | HB 853 | Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment in State Government | Bill Failed - House (38 - 58) |
May 12, 2006 | MO | SS2 SCS HCS HB 1456 | Unemployment Compensation Changes | Bill Passed - House (90 - 65) |
April 24, 2006 | MO | HB 1910 | Public Construction and Labor Requirements | Bill Passed - House (83 - 70) |
April 11, 2006 | ME | LD 235 | Minimum Wage Increase | Bill Passed - House (73 - 70) |
April 5, 2006 | PA | HB 257 | Minimum Wage Increase | Bill Passed - House (146 - 50) |
April 5, 2006 | AR | HB 1033 | Minimum Wage | Bill Passed - House (92 - 2) |
March 30, 2006 | HI | SB 3008 | Public Work Projects; Hours and Wages; Violations | Bill Passed - House (34 - 9) |
March 25, 2006 | MD | HB 1035 | Uninsured Employers' Fund -- Liability of Corporate Officers | Bill Passed - House (90 - 45) |
March 22, 2006 | NH | HB 1496 | Association with Labor Unions | "Inexpedient to Legislate" Vote Passed - House (255 - 85) |
March 15, 2006 | KS | SB 461 | Workers' Compensation Regulation | Bill Passed - House (67 - 56) |
Date | No. | Title | Outcome |
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4/24 | HB 1851 | Minimum Wage and Overtime Pay Changes | Bill Failed - House (68 - 82) |
4/24 | HB 2059 | Establishes the Professional Relationships Between Teachers and School Districts Act. | Bill Passed - House (83 - 67) |
4/22 | HB 5105 | Minimum Wage Increase | Bill Passed - House (106 - 45) |
4/22 | HB 1325 | Seasonal Foreign Worker Pilot Program | Bill Passed - House (46 - 18) |
4/16 | SB 502 | Expanding Unemployment Compensation Eligibility | Bill Passed - House (219 - 113) |
4/16 | HF 2686 | Employee Identification Verification | Bill Passed - House (84 - 16) |
4/10 | HF 3569 | Workers' Lung Health Study | Bill Passed - House (88 - 45) |
4/01 | HB 2745 | Amending Undocumented Immigrant Employment Sanctions | Bill Passed - House (41 - 16) |
3/27 | Carlson Amnd. | Employment Eligibility Verification Amendment | Amendment Adopted - House (86 - 36) |
3/20 | SB 461 | Electronic Wage Reports and Reimbursement Payments | Motion Agreed - House (63 - 58) |
3/20 | HB 2947 | 2008-2009 Budget Amendments | Bill Passed - House (71 - 51) |
3/19 | HF 2645 | Public Employee Collective Bargaining and Teacher Termination Policy | Bill Passed - House (52 - 47) |
3/18 | SB 139 | Undocumented Immigrant Hiring Ban Notification | Bill Passed - House (52 - 12) |
3/18 | HB 1645 | State Retirement System Amendments | Bill Passed - House (259 - 60) |
3/18 | HB 1436 | Automatic Continuation Clause in Collective Bargaining Agreements | Bill Passed - House (180 - 126) |
3/18 | S 1393 | Non-Compete Agreements | Bill Passed - House (43 - 27) |
3/17 | SB 122 | Wage Transparency Act | Bill Passed - House (37 - 26) |
3/05 | SB 2988 | Prohibiting Employment of Undocumented Immigrants | Bill Passed - House (112 - 8) |
3/03 | SB 81 | Expanding Immigration Enforcement | Bill Passed - House (56 - 15) |
2/29 | HB 2870 | Employment Incentive for Teachers | Bill Failed - House (59 - 63) |
2/25 | HB 4132 | Prohibiting Mandatory Employee Participation in Political Events | Bill Passed - House (64 - 33) |
2/19 | HB 2815 | Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions | Bill Passed - House (64 - 31) |
1/30 | HB 1189 | State Employee Strike Prohibition | Bill Passed - House (53 - 12) |
1/24 | HB 852 | Collective Bargaining for Governmental Employees | Motion Rejected - House (43 - 55) |
11/19 | HB 1 | 2007-2008 Budget Amendments | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (100 - 33) |
11/13 | HB 1 | 2007-2008 Budget Amendments | Bill Passed - House (103 - 36) |
10/11 | H 4282 | Supplemental Budget | Bill Passed - House (126 - 18) |
10/01 | H Sub for S Sub SB 546 | Public School Employee Retirement Benefits | Bill Passed - House (65 - 44) |
10/01 | H Sub for Sub SB 547 | Public School Employee Retirement Plan | Bill Passed - House (56 - 53) |
7/17 | HR 980 | Collective Bargaining for Public Safety Officers | Bill Passed - House (314 - 97) |
7/16 | SB 246 | Smoking Ban | Bill Passed - House (141 - 62) |
7/12 | SB 180 | Collective Bargaining Representation for Agricultural Workers | Bill Passed - House (46 - 33) |
7/06 | HB 2055 | State Lottery Privatization | Bill Failed - House (6 - 78) |
6/29 | SB 36 | State Employee Collective Bargaining | Bill Passed - House (26 - 10) |
6/28 | HA 1 | Employee Paycheck Consent | Amendment Rejected - House (15 - 23) |
6/26 | HB 489 | Salary Increase for Statewide Elected Officials | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (73 - 28) |
6/20 | HB 2779 | Employment of Undocumented Immigrants | Conference Report Adopted - House (47 - 11) |
6/15 | LCO # 1305/22 to H5300A | Privatization of State Services | Amendment Adopted - House (61 - 13) |
6/15 | SB 571 | Smoking Ban Expansion | Bill Passed - House (38 - 21) |
6/06 | HB 489 | Salary Increase for Statewide Elected Officials | Bill Passed - House (57 - 42) |
6/04 | AB 514 | Diacetyl Toxic Substance Ban | Bill Passed - House (43 - 33) |
6/01 | HB 7032 | State Job Retention | Bill Passed - House (125 - 25) |
5/17 | HF 464 | School District Health Insurance Pool | Bill Passed - House (81 - 52) |
5/16 | AB 30 | Felon Employment in Educational Agencies | Bill Passed - House (64 - 29) |
5/11 | SF 238 | Smoking Ban | Conference Report Adopted - House (81 - 48) |
5/09 | AB 260 | Employment Discrimination Exception for Sexual or Violent Offenders | Bill Passed - House (61 - 33) |
5/02 | HB 625 | Tennessee Minimum Wage Act | Bill Passed - House (59 - 37) |
5/02 | HB 259 | Smoking Ban | Bill Failed - House (55 - 61) |
5/01 | SB 500 | Smoke Free Illinois Act | Bill Passed - House (73 - 42) |
4/29 | HB 1678 | Employer Health Insurance Plans | Conference Report Adopted - House (70 - 29) |
4/26 | SF 238 | Smoking Ban | Bill Passed - House (85 - 45) |
4/24 | AB 248 | Regulation of Tip Sharing Agreements | Bill Passed - House (32 - 10) |
4/23 | AB 494 | Unemployment Compensation for Workers in a Lockout | Bill Passed - House (28 - 14) |
4/20 | SB 2046 | Teachers Retirement Fund | Conference Report Adopted - House (57 - 27) |
4/16 | AB 601 | Local Government Employee-Management Relations Act | Bill Passed - House (28 - 14) |
4/09 | HB 430 | State Living Wage | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (91 - 49) |
4/06 | HB 430 | State Living Wage | Bill Passed - House (88 - 50) |
4/04 | HB 514 | Minimum Wage Increase | Bill Passed - House (286 - 69) |
4/03 | SB 91 | Indoor Smoking Ban | Bill Passed - House (99 - 39) |
3/24 | HB 359 | Indoor Smoking Ban | Bill Passed - House (98 - 40) |
3/23 | H. 353 | Amending Unionization Requirements for State Employees | Bill Passed - House (78 - 59) |
3/15 | HB 2779 | Employment of Undocumented Immigrants | Bill Passed - House (46 - 13) |
3/09 | SB 2417 | Verifying Employee Work Status | Bill Failed - House (18 - 70) |
3/08 | HB 2589 | Labor Solicitation and Criminal Trespass | Bill Passed - House (35 - 23) |
3/02 | SB 207 | Minimum Wage Increase | Bill Passed - House (62 - 8) |
3/01 | SB 324 | Minimum Wage Increase | Bill Passed - House (39 - 29) |
3/01 | HR 800 | Union Organization Bill | Bill Passed - House (241 - 185) |
2/21 | HCS HB 305 | Minimum Wage Increase | Bill Passed - House (89 - 10) |
2/07 | HB 1088 | Collective Bargaining for Public Employees | Bill Passed - House (51 - 49) |
2/07 | HB 1132 | Notification of Plant Closure or Mass Layoff | Bill Passed - House (51 - 49) |
1/31 | HB 1177 | School District Salary Cap Exemptions | Bill Passed - House (73 - 17) |
1/30 | HB 1027 | Minimum Wage Increase and Estate/Death Tax Cut | Bill Passed - House (71 - 29) |
1/23 | HF 1 | Minimum Wage Increase | Bill Passed - House (79 - 19) |
1/22 | HB 1072 | Termination of All-Union Agreements | Bill Passed - House (35 - 29) |
1/09 | HB 237 | Minimum Wage Increase | Bill Passed - House (68 - 50) |
1/08 | A 1044 | Notification of Job Loss and Plant Closures | Bill Passed - House (52 - 24) |
8/30 | SB 1414 | Health Care Requirements for Large Companies | Bill Passed - House (41 - 37) |
8/28 | AB 2536 | Overtime Pay for Personal Attendants | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (47 - 31) |
7/10 | HB 1017 | Employer Verification of Employee Work Status Requirements | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (45 - 18) |
6/30 | SB 1090 | Minimum Wage Bill | Bill Passed - House (161 - 37) |
6/20 | HB 6213 | Overtime Provisions | Bill Passed - House (57 - 49) |
6/15 | HA 5 | Minimum Wage Exception Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (16 - 24) |
6/15 | SB 62 | Minimum Wage Increase | Bill Passed - House (26 - 14) |
6/06 | HB 194 | Minimum Wage for State Employees | Bill Passed - House (66 - 35) |
5/31 | AB 2555 | Wage Discrimination Penalties | Bill Passed - House (48 - 32) |
5/30 | HB 2174 | Minimum Wage Increase | Bill Passed - House (72 - 43) |
5/26 | HB 3402 | Tennessee Minimum Wage Act | Bill Passed - House (52 - 43) |
5/25 | HB 2577 | Immigration Law; Employment; Enforcement | Conference Report Adopted - House (33 - 22) |
5/25 | AB 2122 | Shareholder Distribution Restrictions | Bill Passed - House (48 - 32) |
5/24 | H 4988 | Nurse Staffing Bill | Bill Passed - House (133 - 20) |
5/17 | HB 853 | Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment in State Government | Bill Failed - House (38 - 58) |
5/12 | SS2 SCS HCS HB 1456 | Unemployment Compensation Changes | Bill Passed - House (90 - 65) |
4/24 | HB 1910 | Public Construction and Labor Requirements | Bill Passed - House (83 - 70) |
4/11 | LD 235 | Minimum Wage Increase | Bill Passed - House (73 - 70) |
4/05 | HB 257 | Minimum Wage Increase | Bill Passed - House (146 - 50) |
4/05 | HB 1033 | Minimum Wage | Bill Passed - House (92 - 2) |
3/30 | SB 3008 | Public Work Projects; Hours and Wages; Violations | Bill Passed - House (34 - 9) |
3/25 | HB 1035 | Uninsured Employers' Fund -- Liability of Corporate Officers | Bill Passed - House (90 - 45) |
3/22 | HB 1496 | Association with Labor Unions | "Inexpedient to Legislate" Vote Passed - House (255 - 85) |
3/15 | SB 461 | Workers' Compensation Regulation | Bill Passed - House (67 - 56) |