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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
May 20, 2009 CT HB 6600 SustiNet Health Insurance Plan Bill Passed - House (107 - 35)
May 30, 2009 CT HB 6600 SustiNet Health Insurance Plan Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 12)
Feb. 14, 2008 KS HB 2066 Restricting the Secretary of Health and Environment's Enforcement Powers Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 7)
May 30, 2009 CT HB 6582 Healthcare Partnership Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 12)
May 20, 2009 CT HB 6582 Healthcare Partnership Bill Passed - House (109 - 36)
Jan. 26, 2007 VA SB 1014 Payday Lending Restrictions Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 2)
May 20, 2009 OH HB 3 Moratorium on Foreclosures Bill Passed - House (54 - 43)
April 28, 2009 WI AB 100 Restricting Health Insurance Companies' Ability to Exclude Individuals. Bill Passed - House (61 - 38)
Feb. 19, 2008 IA HF 2212 Smoking Ban Bill Passed - House (56 - 44)
June 3, 2009 NY S 2020 SUNY Buffalo Education Bill Bill Passed - Senate (44 - 17)
May 28, 2009 LA SB 186 Indoor Smoking Ban Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 10)
June 4, 2009 RI H 5336 Coastal Resources Management Council Bill Passed - House (60 - 8)
Feb. 15, 2006 NM SB 449 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - House (37 - 28)
Feb. 5, 2007 CO HB 1072 Termination of All-Union Agreements Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 15)
June 9, 2009 RI H 6088 Limiting Alcohol Sales Bill Passed - House (35 - 33)
Feb. 21, 2008 UT SB 81 Expanding Immigration Enforcement Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 5)
June 9, 2009 WI SB 107 Electronics Sale and Disposal Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 10)
June 11, 2009 ME LD 1259 Menu Labeling Bill Passed - House (85 - 59)
June 11, 2009 ME LD 1259 Menu Labeling Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 14)
Jan. 22, 2007 CO HB 1072 Termination of All-Union Agreements Bill Passed - House (35 - 29)
Sept. 9, 2004 National HR 5006 Labor, HHS and Education Appropriations Bill- FY 2005 Bill Passed - House (388 - 13)
Jan. 25, 2006 AZ HB 2661 State Employees; Pay Increase Bill Passed - House (42 - 15)
Feb. 21, 2008 OR HB 3603 Mortgage Reform Bill Passed - House (31 - 29)
June 11, 2009 LA SB 136 Allowing Alcohol and Live Entertainment in Restaurants Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 12)
Feb. 5, 2007 VA Sub SB 1327 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 8)
Feb. 25, 2008 WV HB 4132 Prohibiting Mandatory Employee Participation in Political Events Bill Passed - House (64 - 33)
June 2, 2009 WV HB 105 Liquor License Bidding Bill Passed - House (71 - 27)
Jan. 31, 2008 SD SB 173 Eliminating Restrictions on Corporate Dairy Farms Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 8)
June 11, 2009 OR HB 3405 Corporate Tax Increase Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 11)
June 9, 2009 OR HB 3405 Corporate Tax Increase Bill Passed - House (36 - 24)
Feb. 14, 2006 NM SB 449 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 18)
June 16, 2009 AZ SB 1113 Handguns in Restaurants Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 10)
Feb. 25, 2008 SD SB 173 Eliminating Restrictions on Corporate Dairy Farms Bill Passed - House (63 - 6)
Feb. 22, 2007 MI HB 4044 Repealing Drug Company Liability Protection Bill Passed - House (70 - 39)
June 15, 2009 OR HB 2672 Increasing Moist Snuff Tobacco Tax and Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 9)
Feb. 21, 2008 MI HB 4675 Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association Open Meetings and Public Access Requirements Bill Passed - House (66 - 38)
June 1, 2009 CA AB 920 Solar Power Energy Credit Bill Passed - House (51 - 26)
June 26, 2009 National HR 2454 Energy and Environmental Law Amendments ("Cap and Trade") Bill Passed - House (219 - 212)
Feb. 21, 2008 MS HB 1013 Altering Medicaid and Medicare Eligibility and Increasing Cigarette Tax Bill Passed - House (75 - 41)
Feb. 14, 2007 CO HB 1011 Deadly Force in Self Defense Bill Passed - House (34 - 30)
June 24, 2009 NC SB 943 Expanding Production Company Tax Credit Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 17)
June 3, 2009 PA SB 81 Liquor Tastings and Liquor Code Updates Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 13)
April 27, 2006 CO SB 138 Ethanol Requirement Act Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 11)
Feb. 26, 2008 GA SB 454 Permitting Public Venue Alcohol Sales on Sundays Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 20)
May 19, 2009 LA HB 782 Wireless Phone Card Fees Bill Passed - House (79 - 13)
Jan. 26, 2006 IN HB 1142 Skills 2016 Training Fund Bill Passed - House (51 - 45)
June 9, 2009 LA HB 877 Bluebonnet-Perkins Conference Hotel Taxing District Bill Passed - House (53 - 28)
Feb. 7, 2007 IN HB 1132 Notification of Plant Closure or Mass Layoff Bill Passed - House (51 - 49)
Feb. 21, 2008 MS SB 2793 Utility Rate Increases During Planning or Construction of Plants Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 11)
June 26, 2009 WI AB 281 Phosphorus in Cleaning Products Bill Passed - House (60 - 37)
Feb. 8, 2008 NM HB 342 Uranium Cleanup Fund Bill Passed - House (55 - 11)
May 31, 2006 LA SB 700 Minimum Wage Bill Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
Feb. 22, 2007 MI HB 4045 Retroactive Drug Manufacturer Liability Bill Passed - House (60 - 49)
June 18, 2009 MI HB 4998 Cobo Convention Center Ownership Transfer Bill Passed - House (66 - 43)
Feb. 10, 2008 NM SB 487 Uranium Cleanup Fund Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 11)
June 24, 2009 MI HB 4476 Health Insurance for Autism Bill Passed - House (83 - 25)
June 24, 2009 MI HB 4183 Health Insurance for Autism Bill Passed - House (84 - 25)
July 30, 2010 National HR 5851 "Whistleblower Protection" for Offshore Oil Workers Bill Passed - House (315 - 93)
Feb. 5, 2007 VA SB 1161 Virginia Smoke-Free Air Act Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 16)
March 4, 2008 UT SB 211 Amending Alcohol Regulations Bill Passed - House (54 - 19)
June 29, 2009 DE HB 211 Cigarette Tax Increase Bill Passed - House (25 - 15)
June 30, 2009 DE HB 211 Cigarette Tax Increase Bill Passed - Senate (14 - 6)
Feb. 27, 2008 UT SB 211 Amending Alcohol Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 6)
June 30, 2009 DE HB 210 Liquor License Fee Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 3)
June 29, 2009 DE HB 210 Liquor License Fee Bill Passed - House (25 - 16)
May 31, 2006 LA SB 700 Minimum Wage Bill Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
Feb. 26, 2008 WI SB 178 Insurance Coverage for Autism Treatment Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 8)
March 6, 2009 UT HJR 8 Mandating Secret Ballots Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 8)
Feb. 16, 2007 VA Sub SB 1014 Payday Lending Restrictions Bill Passed - House (72 - 27)
March 4, 2009 UT HJR 8 Mandating Secret Ballots Bill Passed - House (53 - 22)
Feb. 27, 2008 CO HB 1107 Energy Efficiency Requirements Bill Passed - House (33 - 32)
Jan. 26, 2006 AZ HB 2661 State Employees; Pay Increase Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 2)
Feb. 22, 2007 MI HB 4046 Pharmaceutical Company Liability Bill Passed - House (58 - 49)
Feb. 25, 2008 CO SB 82 Removing Ban on Sunday Alcohol Sales Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 8)
May 4, 2006 CO SB 138 Ethanol Requirement Act Bill Passed - House (42 - 22)
Feb. 1, 2007 IA HF 5 Maximum Title Loan Finance Charge Bill Passed - House (84 - 12)
June 23, 2009 OR HB 3300 Promoting Green Jobs Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 7)
June 17, 2009 OR HB 3300 Promoting Green Jobs Bill Passed - House (42 - 16)
June 1, 2006 LA SB 753 Hiring of Undocumented Immigrants Bill Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 9)
Feb. 28, 2008 IN SB 345 Penalties for Employers of Undocumented Immigrants Bill Passed - House (66 - 33)
April 6, 2009 MN SF 10 Sharing Services For Schools Districts Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 33)
July 15, 2009 NC HB 1305 Beach Plan Changes Bill Passed - House (93 - 23)
March 19, 2007 IA HF 5 Maximum Title Loan Finance Charge Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 16)
June 16, 2006 LA SB 753 Hiring of Undocumented Immigrants Bill Bill Passed - House (91 - 5)
Feb. 12, 2007 SD SB 207 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 6)
May 12, 2009 NC HB 1289 Lottery Sales Ban at Check Cashing Sites Bill Passed - House (84 - 29)
May 5, 2006 CO SB 227 Healthcare Disclosure Act Bill Passed - House (33 - 32)
June 15, 2006 DE SB 62 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - House (26 - 14)
Feb. 27, 2008 CO HB 1228 Insurance Company Regulations Bill Passed - House (40 - 25)
April 22, 2009 VT H 446 Renewable Energy Amendments Bill Passed - House (88 - 44)
March 16, 2009 NJ A 3569 Stop-Work Orders and Workers' Compensation Requirements Bill Passed - House (46 - 24)
June 25, 2009 NJ A 3372 Wages in Board of Public Utilities Construction Projects Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 9)
May 21, 2009 NJ A 3372 Wages in Board of Public Utilities Construction Projects Bill Passed - House (54 - 22)
May 1, 2006 CO SB 227 Healthcare Disclosure Act Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 17)
April 23, 2009 WI SB 27 Requires Insurance Coverage for Children's Hearing Aid Treatments Bill Passed - House (80 - 16)
Feb. 27, 2008 CO SB 122 Wage Transparency Act Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 13)
June 15, 2006 DE SB 62 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - House (26 - 14)
May 30, 2006 NC HB 2174 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - House (72 - 43)
Feb. 20, 2007 MD HB 131 Maryland Clean Cars Act of 2007 Bill Passed - House (122 - 16)
Feb. 25, 2008 CO HB 1310 Payday Loan Restrictions Bill Passed - House (33 - 30)
Date No. Title Outcome
5/20 HB 6600 SustiNet Health Insurance Plan Bill Passed - House (107 - 35)
5/30 HB 6600 SustiNet Health Insurance Plan Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 12)
2/14 HB 2066 Restricting the Secretary of Health and Environment's Enforcement Powers Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 7)
5/30 HB 6582 Healthcare Partnership Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 12)
5/20 HB 6582 Healthcare Partnership Bill Passed - House (109 - 36)
1/26 SB 1014 Payday Lending Restrictions Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 2)
5/20 HB 3 Moratorium on Foreclosures Bill Passed - House (54 - 43)
4/28 AB 100 Restricting Health Insurance Companies' Ability to Exclude Individuals. Bill Passed - House (61 - 38)
2/19 HF 2212 Smoking Ban Bill Passed - House (56 - 44)
6/03 S 2020 SUNY Buffalo Education Bill Bill Passed - Senate (44 - 17)
5/28 SB 186 Indoor Smoking Ban Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 10)
6/04 H 5336 Coastal Resources Management Council Bill Passed - House (60 - 8)
2/15 SB 449 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - House (37 - 28)
2/05 HB 1072 Termination of All-Union Agreements Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 15)
6/09 H 6088 Limiting Alcohol Sales Bill Passed - House (35 - 33)
2/21 SB 81 Expanding Immigration Enforcement Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 5)
6/09 SB 107 Electronics Sale and Disposal Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 10)
6/11 LD 1259 Menu Labeling Bill Passed - House (85 - 59)
6/11 LD 1259 Menu Labeling Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 14)
1/22 HB 1072 Termination of All-Union Agreements Bill Passed - House (35 - 29)
9/09 HR 5006 Labor, HHS and Education Appropriations Bill- FY 2005 Bill Passed - House (388 - 13)
1/25 HB 2661 State Employees; Pay Increase Bill Passed - House (42 - 15)
2/21 HB 3603 Mortgage Reform Bill Passed - House (31 - 29)
6/11 SB 136 Allowing Alcohol and Live Entertainment in Restaurants Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 12)
2/05 Sub SB 1327 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 8)
2/25 HB 4132 Prohibiting Mandatory Employee Participation in Political Events Bill Passed - House (64 - 33)
6/02 HB 105 Liquor License Bidding Bill Passed - House (71 - 27)
1/31 SB 173 Eliminating Restrictions on Corporate Dairy Farms Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 8)
6/11 HB 3405 Corporate Tax Increase Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 11)
6/09 HB 3405 Corporate Tax Increase Bill Passed - House (36 - 24)
2/14 SB 449 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 18)
6/16 SB 1113 Handguns in Restaurants Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 10)
2/25 SB 173 Eliminating Restrictions on Corporate Dairy Farms Bill Passed - House (63 - 6)
2/22 HB 4044 Repealing Drug Company Liability Protection Bill Passed - House (70 - 39)
6/15 HB 2672 Increasing Moist Snuff Tobacco Tax and Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 9)
2/21 HB 4675 Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association Open Meetings and Public Access Requirements Bill Passed - House (66 - 38)
6/01 AB 920 Solar Power Energy Credit Bill Passed - House (51 - 26)
6/26 HR 2454 Energy and Environmental Law Amendments ("Cap and Trade") Bill Passed - House (219 - 212)
2/21 HB 1013 Altering Medicaid and Medicare Eligibility and Increasing Cigarette Tax Bill Passed - House (75 - 41)
2/14 HB 1011 Deadly Force in Self Defense Bill Passed - House (34 - 30)
6/24 SB 943 Expanding Production Company Tax Credit Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 17)
6/03 SB 81 Liquor Tastings and Liquor Code Updates Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 13)
4/27 SB 138 Ethanol Requirement Act Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 11)
2/26 SB 454 Permitting Public Venue Alcohol Sales on Sundays Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 20)
5/19 HB 782 Wireless Phone Card Fees Bill Passed - House (79 - 13)
1/26 HB 1142 Skills 2016 Training Fund Bill Passed - House (51 - 45)
6/09 HB 877 Bluebonnet-Perkins Conference Hotel Taxing District Bill Passed - House (53 - 28)
2/07 HB 1132 Notification of Plant Closure or Mass Layoff Bill Passed - House (51 - 49)
2/21 SB 2793 Utility Rate Increases During Planning or Construction of Plants Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 11)
6/26 AB 281 Phosphorus in Cleaning Products Bill Passed - House (60 - 37)
2/08 HB 342 Uranium Cleanup Fund Bill Passed - House (55 - 11)
5/31 SB 700 Minimum Wage Bill Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
2/22 HB 4045 Retroactive Drug Manufacturer Liability Bill Passed - House (60 - 49)
6/18 HB 4998 Cobo Convention Center Ownership Transfer Bill Passed - House (66 - 43)
2/10 SB 487 Uranium Cleanup Fund Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 11)
6/24 HB 4476 Health Insurance for Autism Bill Passed - House (83 - 25)
6/24 HB 4183 Health Insurance for Autism Bill Passed - House (84 - 25)
7/30 HR 5851 "Whistleblower Protection" for Offshore Oil Workers Bill Passed - House (315 - 93)
2/05 SB 1161 Virginia Smoke-Free Air Act Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 16)
3/04 SB 211 Amending Alcohol Regulations Bill Passed - House (54 - 19)
6/29 HB 211 Cigarette Tax Increase Bill Passed - House (25 - 15)
6/30 HB 211 Cigarette Tax Increase Bill Passed - Senate (14 - 6)
2/27 SB 211 Amending Alcohol Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 6)
6/30 HB 210 Liquor License Fee Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 3)
6/29 HB 210 Liquor License Fee Bill Passed - House (25 - 16)
5/31 SB 700 Minimum Wage Bill Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
2/26 SB 178 Insurance Coverage for Autism Treatment Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 8)
3/06 HJR 8 Mandating Secret Ballots Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 8)
2/16 Sub SB 1014 Payday Lending Restrictions Bill Passed - House (72 - 27)
3/04 HJR 8 Mandating Secret Ballots Bill Passed - House (53 - 22)
2/27 HB 1107 Energy Efficiency Requirements Bill Passed - House (33 - 32)
1/26 HB 2661 State Employees; Pay Increase Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 2)
2/22 HB 4046 Pharmaceutical Company Liability Bill Passed - House (58 - 49)
2/25 SB 82 Removing Ban on Sunday Alcohol Sales Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 8)
5/04 SB 138 Ethanol Requirement Act Bill Passed - House (42 - 22)
2/01 HF 5 Maximum Title Loan Finance Charge Bill Passed - House (84 - 12)
6/23 HB 3300 Promoting Green Jobs Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 7)
6/17 HB 3300 Promoting Green Jobs Bill Passed - House (42 - 16)
6/01 SB 753 Hiring of Undocumented Immigrants Bill Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 9)
2/28 SB 345 Penalties for Employers of Undocumented Immigrants Bill Passed - House (66 - 33)
4/06 SF 10 Sharing Services For Schools Districts Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 33)
7/15 HB 1305 Beach Plan Changes Bill Passed - House (93 - 23)
3/19 HF 5 Maximum Title Loan Finance Charge Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 16)
6/16 SB 753 Hiring of Undocumented Immigrants Bill Bill Passed - House (91 - 5)
2/12 SB 207 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 6)
5/12 HB 1289 Lottery Sales Ban at Check Cashing Sites Bill Passed - House (84 - 29)
5/05 SB 227 Healthcare Disclosure Act Bill Passed - House (33 - 32)
6/15 SB 62 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - House (26 - 14)
2/27 HB 1228 Insurance Company Regulations Bill Passed - House (40 - 25)
4/22 H 446 Renewable Energy Amendments Bill Passed - House (88 - 44)
3/16 A 3569 Stop-Work Orders and Workers' Compensation Requirements Bill Passed - House (46 - 24)
6/25 A 3372 Wages in Board of Public Utilities Construction Projects Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 9)
5/21 A 3372 Wages in Board of Public Utilities Construction Projects Bill Passed - House (54 - 22)
5/01 SB 227 Healthcare Disclosure Act Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 17)
4/23 SB 27 Requires Insurance Coverage for Children's Hearing Aid Treatments Bill Passed - House (80 - 16)
2/27 SB 122 Wage Transparency Act Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 13)
6/15 SB 62 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - House (26 - 14)
5/30 HB 2174 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - House (72 - 43)
2/20 HB 131 Maryland Clean Cars Act of 2007 Bill Passed - House (122 - 16)
2/25 HB 1310 Payday Loan Restrictions Bill Passed - House (33 - 30)
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