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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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Feb. 12, 2009 | AR | HB 1204 | Tobacco Tax Increase | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 7) |
April 14, 2021 | AR | SB 628 | Authorizes Online Tobacco Sales Out of State | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 2) |
Jan. 27, 2011 | AR | SB 113 | Prohibit Abortion Health Care Coverage | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 8) |
April 6, 2013 | AR | HB 1536 | Authorizes Sale of Unpasteurized Whole Milk | Bill Passed - House (60 - 19) |
Feb. 7, 2011 | AR | HB 1013 | Hiring of Unauthorized Workers | Bill Passed - House (54 - 39) |
Oct. 4, 2021 | AR | SB 730 | Extends Unemployment Benefits to Individuals Who Have Been Terminated After Refusing the COVID-19 Vaccine | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 13) |
April 12, 2021 | AR | HB 1712 | Authorizes the State HVACR Licensing Board to Establish Annual Continuing Education Requirement | Bill Passed - House (52 - 37) |
Oct. 5, 2021 | AR | HB 1977 | Exempts Employees from Federal Mandates and Employer Mandates Related to COVID-19 | Bill Passed - House (68 - 23) |
March 25, 2015 | AR | HB 1426 | Establishes Paid Maternity Leave for State Employees | Bill Passed - House (56 - 28) |
March 12, 2015 | AR | SB 366 | Authorizes Additional Compensations to Teachers | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 8) |
April 8, 2013 | AR | HB 1870 | Appropriates Funds for Certain Steel Mills | Bill Passed - House (78 - 17) |
Feb. 5, 2009 | AR | HB 1204 | Tobacco Tax Increase | Bill Passed - House (75 - 24) |
May 25, 2006 | AZ | HB 2577 | Immigration Law; Employment; Enforcement | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (16 - 9) |
June 20, 2007 | AZ | HB 2779 | Employment of Undocumented Immigrants | Conference Report Adopted - House (47 - 11) |
June 20, 2007 | AZ | HB 2779 | Employment of Undocumented Immigrants | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (20 - 4) |
June 20, 2007 | AZ | SB 1552 | Air Pollution Control | Conference Report Adopted - House (47 - 8) |
June 19, 2007 | AZ | SB 1552 | Air Pollution Control | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (23 - 3) |
April 24, 2008 | AZ | HB 2395 | Driving and Boating Under the Influence | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (35 - 15) |
June 25, 2008 | AZ | HB 2156 | Reviews for Potential Railroad Sites | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (40 - 12) |
April 30, 2008 | AZ | SB 1450 | Theme Park Funding | Bill Passed - House (39 - 17) |
June 16, 2008 | AZ | HB 2485 | Public Sale of Animals | Bill Failed - Senate (12 - 12) |
June 23, 2008 | AZ | HB 2156 | Reviews for Potential Railroad Sites | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 6) |
May 23, 2007 | AZ | HB 2779 | Employment of Undocumented Immigrants | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 4) |
April 9, 2007 | AZ | SB 1552 | Air Pollution Control | Bill Passed - House (35 - 21) |
June 16, 2009 | AZ | SB 1113 | Handguns in Restaurants | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 10) |
Date | No. | Title | Outcome |
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2/12 | HB 1204 | Tobacco Tax Increase | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 7) |
4/14 | SB 628 | Authorizes Online Tobacco Sales Out of State | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 2) |
1/27 | SB 113 | Prohibit Abortion Health Care Coverage | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 8) |
4/06 | HB 1536 | Authorizes Sale of Unpasteurized Whole Milk | Bill Passed - House (60 - 19) |
2/07 | HB 1013 | Hiring of Unauthorized Workers | Bill Passed - House (54 - 39) |
10/04 | SB 730 | Extends Unemployment Benefits to Individuals Who Have Been Terminated After Refusing the COVID-19 Vaccine | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 13) |
4/12 | HB 1712 | Authorizes the State HVACR Licensing Board to Establish Annual Continuing Education Requirement | Bill Passed - House (52 - 37) |
10/05 | HB 1977 | Exempts Employees from Federal Mandates and Employer Mandates Related to COVID-19 | Bill Passed - House (68 - 23) |
3/25 | HB 1426 | Establishes Paid Maternity Leave for State Employees | Bill Passed - House (56 - 28) |
3/12 | SB 366 | Authorizes Additional Compensations to Teachers | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 8) |
4/08 | HB 1870 | Appropriates Funds for Certain Steel Mills | Bill Passed - House (78 - 17) |
2/05 | HB 1204 | Tobacco Tax Increase | Bill Passed - House (75 - 24) |
5/25 | HB 2577 | Immigration Law; Employment; Enforcement | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (16 - 9) |
6/20 | HB 2779 | Employment of Undocumented Immigrants | Conference Report Adopted - House (47 - 11) |
6/20 | HB 2779 | Employment of Undocumented Immigrants | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (20 - 4) |
6/20 | SB 1552 | Air Pollution Control | Conference Report Adopted - House (47 - 8) |
6/19 | SB 1552 | Air Pollution Control | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (23 - 3) |
4/24 | HB 2395 | Driving and Boating Under the Influence | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (35 - 15) |
6/25 | HB 2156 | Reviews for Potential Railroad Sites | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (40 - 12) |
4/30 | SB 1450 | Theme Park Funding | Bill Passed - House (39 - 17) |
6/16 | HB 2485 | Public Sale of Animals | Bill Failed - Senate (12 - 12) |
6/23 | HB 2156 | Reviews for Potential Railroad Sites | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 6) |
5/23 | HB 2779 | Employment of Undocumented Immigrants | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 4) |
4/09 | SB 1552 | Air Pollution Control | Bill Passed - House (35 - 21) |
6/16 | SB 1113 | Handguns in Restaurants | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 10) |