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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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Feb. 9, 2010 | MN | SF 2360 | Construction Projects Authorizations and Appropriations | Bill Passed - Senate (52 - 14) |
May 11, 2007 | MN | SF 238 | Smoking Ban | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (43 - 21) |
March 27, 2007 | MN | SF 238 | Smoking Ban | Bill Passed - Senate (41 - 24) |
March 29, 2010 | IA | SF 2389 | Iowa Jobs II Program and Budget Amendments | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (27 - 17) |
April 10, 2006 | MN | SF 2702 | Labor Disputes, Eligibility for Unemployment, and Dislocated Worker Benefits | Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 28) |
March 28, 2007 | MN | SF 276 | School District Health Insurance Pool | Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 23) |
May 13, 2024 | MN | SF 3852 | Increases State Minimum Wage Among Other Various Labor Appropriations | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (34 - 33) |
March 8, 2007 | IA | SF 413 | Fair Share Union Fees | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 21) |
May 15, 2013 | MN | SF 778 | Authorizes the Unionization of Family Child Care Providers | Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 32) |
May 8, 2008 | MN | SF 875 | Minimum Wage Increase | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (40 - 18) |
April 23, 2007 | MN | SF 875 | Minimum Wage Increase | Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 23) |
June 26, 2007 | MI | Sub for SB 547 | Public School Employee Retirement Plan | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 17) |
Feb. 5, 2007 | VA | Sub SB 1327 | Minimum Wage Increase | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 8) |
Aug. 30, 2007 | MI | Sub SB 689 | State Employees' Retirement Act | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 16) |
May 31, 2007 | CT | Sub SB 847 | Workers' Compensation | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 15) |
Date | No. | Title | Outcome |
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2/09 | SF 2360 | Construction Projects Authorizations and Appropriations | Bill Passed - Senate (52 - 14) |
5/11 | SF 238 | Smoking Ban | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (43 - 21) |
3/27 | SF 238 | Smoking Ban | Bill Passed - Senate (41 - 24) |
3/29 | SF 2389 | Iowa Jobs II Program and Budget Amendments | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (27 - 17) |
4/10 | SF 2702 | Labor Disputes, Eligibility for Unemployment, and Dislocated Worker Benefits | Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 28) |
3/28 | SF 276 | School District Health Insurance Pool | Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 23) |
5/13 | SF 3852 | Increases State Minimum Wage Among Other Various Labor Appropriations | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (34 - 33) |
3/08 | SF 413 | Fair Share Union Fees | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 21) |
5/15 | SF 778 | Authorizes the Unionization of Family Child Care Providers | Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 32) |
5/08 | SF 875 | Minimum Wage Increase | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (40 - 18) |
4/23 | SF 875 | Minimum Wage Increase | Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 23) |
6/26 | Sub for SB 547 | Public School Employee Retirement Plan | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 17) |
2/05 | Sub SB 1327 | Minimum Wage Increase | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 8) |
8/30 | Sub SB 689 | State Employees' Retirement Act | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 16) |
5/31 | Sub SB 847 | Workers' Compensation | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 15) |