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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
Feb. 27, 2008 CO SB 122 Wage Transparency Act Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 13)
Feb. 26, 2008 CO SB 139 Undocumented Immigrant Hiring Ban Notification Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 4)
March 12, 2008 IA SF 2355 Time Off to Attend Presidential Precinct Caucuses Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 10)
Feb. 21, 2008 UT SB 81 Expanding Immigration Enforcement Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 5)
March 24, 2008 IA HF 2645 Public Employee Collective Bargaining and Teacher Termination Policy Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 23)
March 19, 2008 ID S 1447 Capping Medical Benefits for State Government Retirees Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 10)
April 28, 2008 AZ HB 2745 Amending Undocumented Immigrant Employment Sanctions Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 4)
March 19, 2008 CO HB 1189 State Employee Strike Prohibition Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 2)
May 1, 2008 CT SB 217 Mandatory Sick Leave Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 16)
Aug. 14, 2009 AL HB 13 Authorizes an Occupational Tax for Jefferson County Bill Passed - Senate (12 - 9)
May 5, 2008 CT HB 5105 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 11)
May 15, 2008 CA SB 1322 Communist Party Membership Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 16)
May 27, 2009 RI S 659 Minimum Wage Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 6)
April 24, 2007 AZ HB 2589 Labor Solicitation and Criminal Trespass Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 13)
April 10, 2006 MN SF 2702 Labor Disputes, Eligibility for Unemployment, and Dislocated Worker Benefits Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 28)
April 12, 2006 MN SF 1459 School District Employees Statewide Health Insurance Pool Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 27)
Feb. 2, 2006 RI S 2112 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 2)
Jan. 5, 2006 NJ S 1412 Development Subsidies Application and Reporting Requirements Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 15)
Feb. 8, 2006 WV SB 539 Mine Director Qualifications Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 3)
May 16, 2006 AZ HB 2577 Immigration Law; Employment; Enforcement Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 7)
March 7, 2006 HI SB 3008 Public Work Projects; Hours and Wages; Violations Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 4)
April 6, 2006 AR HB 1033 Minimum Wage Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 1)
March 24, 2006 CO HB 1010 Requiring Legislative Approval Before Entering International Trade Agreements Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 17)
Feb. 14, 2006 NM SB 449 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 18)
March 8, 2006 ID H 551 Public Works Contractors Licensing Fees Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 6)
June 1, 2006 CA SB 1162 Minimum Wage Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 14)
July 10, 2006 NC HB 2174 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 12)
May 31, 2006 LA SB 700 Minimum Wage Bill Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
Aug. 17, 2006 CA AB 2555 Wage Discrimination Penalties Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 13)
Aug. 23, 2006 CA AB 2536 Overtime Pay for Personal Attendants Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 14)
June 22, 2006 PA SB 1090 Minimum Wage Bill Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 14)
July 10, 2006 CO HB 1017 Employer Verification of Employee Work Status Requirements Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 8)
March 26, 2007 MD SB 91 Indoor Smoking Ban Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 13)
Feb. 12, 2007 SD SB 207 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 6)
March 28, 2007 MN SF 276 School District Health Insurance Pool Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 23)
May 31, 2007 CT Sub SB 847 Workers' Compensation Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 15)
May 21, 2007 CA SB 180 Collective Bargaining Representation for Agricultural Workers Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 15)
Aug. 30, 2007 MI Sub SB 689 State Employees' Retirement Act Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 16)
March 20, 2008 NH SB 502 Expanding Unemployment Compensation Eligibility Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 8)
May 24, 2007 TN SB 1325 Indoor Smoking Ban Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 5)
March 8, 2007 IA SF 413 “Fair Share” Union Fees Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 21)
March 27, 2007 KS SB 385 State Employee Pay Increase Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 11)
June 26, 2007 MI Sub for SB 547 Public School Employee Retirement Plan Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 17)
June 7, 2007 CA SB 456 Diacetyl Toxic Substance Ban Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 18)
Jan. 24, 2007 IA HF 1 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 8)
Feb. 5, 2007 CO HB 1072 Termination of All-Union Agreements Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 15)
Feb. 5, 2007 VA Sub SB 1327 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 8)
June 14, 2007 DE SB 36 State Employee Collective Bargaining Bill Passed - Senate (14 - 6)
March 31, 2011 CA SB 104 Labor Representatives Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 14)
April 23, 2007 MN SF 875 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 23)
Date No. Title Outcome
2/27 SB 122 Wage Transparency Act Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 13)
2/26 SB 139 Undocumented Immigrant Hiring Ban Notification Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 4)
3/12 SF 2355 Time Off to Attend Presidential Precinct Caucuses Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 10)
2/21 SB 81 Expanding Immigration Enforcement Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 5)
3/24 HF 2645 Public Employee Collective Bargaining and Teacher Termination Policy Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 23)
3/19 S 1447 Capping Medical Benefits for State Government Retirees Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 10)
4/28 HB 2745 Amending Undocumented Immigrant Employment Sanctions Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 4)
3/19 HB 1189 State Employee Strike Prohibition Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 2)
5/01 SB 217 Mandatory Sick Leave Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 16)
8/14 HB 13 Authorizes an Occupational Tax for Jefferson County Bill Passed - Senate (12 - 9)
5/05 HB 5105 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 11)
5/15 SB 1322 Communist Party Membership Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 16)
5/27 S 659 Minimum Wage Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 6)
4/24 HB 2589 Labor Solicitation and Criminal Trespass Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 13)
4/10 SF 2702 Labor Disputes, Eligibility for Unemployment, and Dislocated Worker Benefits Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 28)
4/12 SF 1459 School District Employees Statewide Health Insurance Pool Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 27)
2/02 S 2112 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 2)
1/05 S 1412 Development Subsidies Application and Reporting Requirements Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 15)
2/08 SB 539 Mine Director Qualifications Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 3)
5/16 HB 2577 Immigration Law; Employment; Enforcement Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 7)
3/07 SB 3008 Public Work Projects; Hours and Wages; Violations Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 4)
4/06 HB 1033 Minimum Wage Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 1)
3/24 HB 1010 Requiring Legislative Approval Before Entering International Trade Agreements Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 17)
2/14 SB 449 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 18)
3/08 H 551 Public Works Contractors Licensing Fees Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 6)
6/01 SB 1162 Minimum Wage Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 14)
7/10 HB 2174 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 12)
5/31 SB 700 Minimum Wage Bill Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
8/17 AB 2555 Wage Discrimination Penalties Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 13)
8/23 AB 2536 Overtime Pay for Personal Attendants Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 14)
6/22 SB 1090 Minimum Wage Bill Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 14)
7/10 HB 1017 Employer Verification of Employee Work Status Requirements Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 8)
3/26 SB 91 Indoor Smoking Ban Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 13)
2/12 SB 207 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 6)
3/28 SF 276 School District Health Insurance Pool Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 23)
5/31 Sub SB 847 Workers' Compensation Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 15)
5/21 SB 180 Collective Bargaining Representation for Agricultural Workers Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 15)
8/30 Sub SB 689 State Employees' Retirement Act Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 16)
3/20 SB 502 Expanding Unemployment Compensation Eligibility Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 8)
5/24 SB 1325 Indoor Smoking Ban Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 5)
3/08 SF 413 “Fair Share” Union Fees Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 21)
3/27 SB 385 State Employee Pay Increase Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 11)
6/26 Sub for SB 547 Public School Employee Retirement Plan Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 17)
6/07 SB 456 Diacetyl Toxic Substance Ban Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 18)
1/24 HF 1 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 8)
2/05 HB 1072 Termination of All-Union Agreements Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 15)
2/05 Sub SB 1327 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 8)
6/14 SB 36 State Employee Collective Bargaining Bill Passed - Senate (14 - 6)
3/31 SB 104 Labor Representatives Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 14)
4/23 SF 875 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 23)
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