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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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Aug. 1, 2007 | National | HR 3162 | State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) Reauthorization | Bill Passed - House (225 - 204) |
June 20, 2007 | AZ | HB 2779 | Employment of Undocumented Immigrants | Conference Report Adopted - House (47 - 11) |
May 17, 2007 | CT | HB 5656 | Immigrants and Postsecondary Education Act | Bill Passed - House (76 - 67) |
May 1, 2007 | OK | SCS HB 1804 | Immigration Reform | Bill Passed - House (84 - 14) |
April 25, 2007 | FL | CS HB 7189 | Kidcare Eligibility Expansion | Bill Passed - House (98 - 14) |
April 24, 2007 | TX | HB 218 | Voter Identification Requirement | Bill Passed - House (76 - 69) |
April 23, 2007 | AZ | SB 1132 | Volunteer Homeland Security Force | Bill Passed - House (34 - 21) |
April 19, 2007 | MN | H Amendment | Resident Tuition for Undocumented Immigrants | Amendment Rejected - House (61 - 71) |
April 19, 2007 | MN | SF 1989 | 2008-2009 Higher Education Budget | Bill Passed - House (95 - 37) |
April 5, 2007 | AZ | HB 2467 | Proof of Residency for Business Licensing | Bill Passed - House (31 - 22) |
March 28, 2007 | IL | HB 1100 | Driver's Certificates for Non-Citizens | Bill Passed - House (60 - 56) |
March 23, 2007 | MD | HB 6 | Resident Tuition for Undocumented Immigrants | Bill Passed - House (81 - 57) |
March 19, 2007 | ID | S 1172 | English as the Official Language | Bill Passed - House (46 - 20) |
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 7, 2007 | OK | HCS HB 1734 | Photo Identification Voting Requirement | Bill Passed - House (58 - 38) |
March 1, 2007 | MO | HB 269 | College Admission of Undocumented Immigrants | Bill Passed - House (120 - 35) |
Feb. 21, 2007 | KS | HB 2140 | English as the Official Language | Bill Passed - House (114 - 7) |
Feb. 16, 2007 | VA | Sub SB 1204 | In-State Tuition for Undocumented Immigrants | Bill Passed - House (81 - 16) |
Feb. 8, 2007 | MS | HB 1144 | Out-of-State Tuition for Undocumented Immigrants | Bill Passed - House (84 - 33) |
Feb. 1, 2007 | VA | Sub HB 2623 | Denying In-State Tuition to Undocumented Immigrants | Bill Passed - House (74 - 23) |
Jan. 31, 2007 | UT | HB 224 | Repeal of Exemptions from Nonresident Tuition | Motion Rejected - House (36 - 38) |
Jan. 25, 2007 | WY | HB 271 | False Citizenship or Resident Alien Documents | Bill Failed - House (29 - 30) |
Date | No. | Title | Outcome |
---|---|---|---|
8/01 | HR 3162 | State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) Reauthorization | Bill Passed - House (225 - 204) |
6/20 | HB 2779 | Employment of Undocumented Immigrants | Conference Report Adopted - House (47 - 11) |
5/17 | HB 5656 | Immigrants and Postsecondary Education Act | Bill Passed - House (76 - 67) |
5/01 | SCS HB 1804 | Immigration Reform | Bill Passed - House (84 - 14) |
4/25 | CS HB 7189 | Kidcare Eligibility Expansion | Bill Passed - House (98 - 14) |
4/24 | HB 218 | Voter Identification Requirement | Bill Passed - House (76 - 69) |
4/23 | SB 1132 | Volunteer Homeland Security Force | Bill Passed - House (34 - 21) |
4/19 | H Amendment | Resident Tuition for Undocumented Immigrants | Amendment Rejected - House (61 - 71) |
4/19 | SF 1989 | 2008-2009 Higher Education Budget | Bill Passed - House (95 - 37) |
4/05 | HB 2467 | Proof of Residency for Business Licensing | Bill Passed - House (31 - 22) |
3/28 | HB 1100 | Driver's Certificates for Non-Citizens | Bill Passed - House (60 - 56) |
3/23 | HB 6 | Resident Tuition for Undocumented Immigrants | Bill Passed - House (81 - 57) |
3/19 | S 1172 | English as the Official Language | Bill Passed - House (46 - 20) |
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) |
3/07 | HCS HB 1734 | Photo Identification Voting Requirement | Bill Passed - House (58 - 38) |
3/01 | HB 269 | College Admission of Undocumented Immigrants | Bill Passed - House (120 - 35) |
2/21 | HB 2140 | English as the Official Language | Bill Passed - House (114 - 7) |
2/16 | Sub SB 1204 | In-State Tuition for Undocumented Immigrants | Bill Passed - House (81 - 16) |
2/08 | HB 1144 | Out-of-State Tuition for Undocumented Immigrants | Bill Passed - House (84 - 33) |
2/01 | Sub HB 2623 | Denying In-State Tuition to Undocumented Immigrants | Bill Passed - House (74 - 23) |
1/31 | HB 224 | Repeal of Exemptions from Nonresident Tuition | Motion Rejected - House (36 - 38) |
1/25 | HB 271 | False Citizenship or Resident Alien Documents | Bill Failed - House (29 - 30) |