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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
July 26, 2007 National HR 3093 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2008 Bill Passed - House (281 - 142)
July 19, 2007 National HR 3043 Appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Bill Passed - House (276 - 140)
July 17, 2007 National HR 980 Collective Bargaining for Public Safety Officers Bill Passed - House (314 - 97)
July 11, 2007 National S 1701 Extension of Funding for Transitional Medical Assistance and Abstinence Education Bill Passed - House (291 - 126)
Oct. 25, 2007 National HR 3963 Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 (CHIP) Bill Passed - House (265 - 142)
Dec. 11, 2007 National H Res 847 Recognition of the Importance of Christmas and Christianity Resolution Passed - House (372 - 9)
Oct. 16, 2007 National HR 2102 Reporter's Source Confidentiality Guidelines Bill Passed - House (398 - 21)
May 3, 2007 National HR 1592 Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2007 Bill Passed - House (237 - 180)
Aug. 1, 2007 National HR 3162 State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) Reauthorization Bill Passed - House (225 - 204)
Jan. 11, 2007 National HR 3 Stem Cell Research Act of 2007 Bill Passed - House (253 - 174)
June 6, 2007 National HR 2560 Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2007 Bill Failed - House (204 - 213)
Aug. 5, 2007 National HR 3222 Department of Defense Appropriations, Fiscal Year 2008 Bill Passed - House (395 - 13)
June 7, 2007 National S 5 Stem Cell Research Act of 2007 Bill Passed - House (247 - 176)
July 19, 2007 NC CS SB 563 Traffic and Personal Safety Regulations Concurrence Vote Passed - House (80 - 34)
June 4, 2007 NC CS HB 1473 2007-2008 Operating Budget Nonconcurrence Vote Passed - House (68 - 47)
April 19, 2007 NC HB 573 Concealed Weapons for Judges Bill Passed - House (86 - 15)
May 2, 2007 NC HB 259 Smoking Ban Bill Failed - House (55 - 61)
April 23, 2007 ND HB 1466 Abortion Ban Conference Report Adopted - House (68 - 24)
Jan. 26, 2007 ND HB 1466 Abortion Ban Bill Passed - House (61 - 26)
March 9, 2007 ND SB 2417 Verifying Employee Work Status Bill Failed - House (18 - 70)
March 2, 2007 ND HCR 3052 In-State Lottery Joint Resolution Failed - House (14 - 75)
March 1, 2007 ND SB 2138 Repeal of Cohabitation Laws Bill Passed - House (48 - 41)
Feb. 12, 2007 ND HB 1319 Deadly Force in Self Defense Bill Passed - House (50 - 44)
March 23, 2007 ND SB 2181 Prenatal Care for Minors Bill Failed - House (46 - 46)
Feb. 12, 2007 ND HB 1319 Deadly Force in Self Defense Bill Passed - House (50 - 44)
Feb. 7, 2007 ND HB 1254 Mandatory Seatbelt Use Bill Failed - House (40 - 52)
Jan. 26, 2007 ND HB 1489 Felony to Perform Abortions Bill Failed - House (20 - 69)
March 27, 2007 NH HB 923 Dog Racing Prohibition "Inexpedient to Legislate" Vote Passed - House (198 - 138)
March 27, 2007 NH HB 923 Dog Racing Prohibition "Inexpedient to Legislate" Vote Passed - House (198 - 138)
March 28, 2007 NH CACR 1 Constitutional Amendment Defining Marriage "Inexpedient to Legislate" Vote Passed - House (233 - 124)
March 28, 2007 NH HB 774 Medical Marijuana "Inexpedient to Legislate" Vote Passed - House (186 - 177)
June 7, 2007 NH SB 223 Funeral Protest Ban Bill Passed - House (299 - 22)
March 28, 2007 NH HB 235 Recognition of Out-of-State Marriages Bill Failed - House (169 - 171)
March 28, 2007 NH HB 235 Recognition of Out-of-State Marriages Bill Failed - House (169 - 171)
March 21, 2007 NH HB 51 Adoptions by Unmarried Couples Bill Passed - House (234 - 127)
April 4, 2007 NH HB 254 Mandatory Employer Meetings Bill Passed - House (232 - 127)
April 4, 2007 NH HB 437 Same-Sex Civil Unions Bill Passed - House (243 - 129)
June 6, 2007 NH SB 18 Raising the Compulsory School Age Bill Passed - House (201 - 156)
March 7, 2007 NH HB 184 Abortion Parental Notification Bill Passed - House (226 - 130)
March 28, 2007 NH HB 235 Recognition of Out-of-State Marriages Bill Failed - House (169 - 171)
Dec. 13, 2007 NJ S 171 Eliminating the Death Penalty Bill Passed - House (44 - 36)
March 8, 2007 NM SB 238 Medical Marijuana Legalization Bill Failed - House (33 - 36)
March 11, 2007 NM SB 1174 HPV Vaccine Requirement for Sixth Graders Bill Passed - House (49 - 16)
Feb. 12, 2007 NM HB 190 Abolishing the Death Penalty Bill Passed - House (41 - 28)
April 24, 2007 NV AB 248 Regulation of Tip Sharing Agreements Bill Passed - House (32 - 10)
March 20, 2007 NV AJR 5 Lottery Constitutional Amendment Joint Resolution Passed - House (29 - 13)
May 25, 2007 NV AB 510 Parole Credit Act Bill Passed - House (35 - 4)
May 22, 2007 NV AB 150 Methamphetamine Control Bill Bill Failed - House (27 - 14)
June 19, 2007 NY A 8590 Same-Sex Marriage Bill Passed - House (85 - 61)
June 19, 2007 NY A 8590 Same-Sex Marriage Bill Passed - House (85 - 61)
March 6, 2007 NY S 3318 Sex Offender Management and Treatment Act Bill Passed - House (127 - 19)
May 29, 2007 NY A 7526 Ticket Resale Price Cap Removal Bill Passed - House (106 - 36)
Oct. 10, 2007 OH Amendment Foster Parent Confidentiality Amendment Adopted - House (52 - 44)
Oct. 10, 2007 OH Amendment Foster Parent Confidentiality Amendment Adopted - House (52 - 44)
June 19, 2007 OH HB 119 2008-2009 Budget Concurrence Vote Failed - House (46 - 53)
May 1, 2007 OK SCS HB 1804 Immigration Reform Bill Passed - House (84 - 14)
April 17, 2007 OK SB 507 Comprehensive tort reform-Provide Bill Passed - House (57 - 39)
March 7, 2007 OK HCS HB 1734 Photo Identification Voting Requirement Bill Passed - House (58 - 38)
March 7, 2007 OK HCS HB 1734 Photo Identification Voting Requirement Bill Passed - House (58 - 38)
May 1, 2007 OK SCS HB 1804 Immigration Reform Bill Passed - House (84 - 14)
June 15, 2007 OR SB 571 Smoking Ban Expansion Bill Passed - House (38 - 21)
June 12, 2007 OR HB 2967 Tobacco Tax Increase for Children’s Health Care Bill Failed - House (35 - 22)
April 3, 2007 OR HB 2650 School Food Nutritional Standards Bill Passed - House (46 - 11)
June 11, 2007 OR SB 392 Mandatory School Age Bill Failed - House (22 - 33)
July 16, 2007 PA SB 246 Smoking Ban Bill Passed - House (141 - 62)
June 28, 2007 PA HB 1631 Funding for Local County Projects Bill Passed - House (121 - 77)
June 15, 2007 RI Article 22 of H5300A Classifying Seventeen Year-Olds as Adults in Criminal Cases Amendment Adopted - House (48 - 19)
June 15, 2007 RI Article 22 of H5300A Classifying Seventeen Year-Olds as Adults in Criminal Cases Amendment Adopted - House (48 - 19)
June 19, 2007 RI H 5127 Mandatory Minimum Drug Possession Sentence Repeal Bill Passed - House (54 - 6)
June 19, 2007 RI H 5127 Mandatory Minimum Drug Possession Sentence Repeal Bill Passed - House (54 - 6)
Jan. 25, 2007 SC H 3063 Defining Marriage Bill Passed - House (92 - 7)
Jan. 25, 2007 SC H 3063 Defining Marriage Bill Passed - House (92 - 7)
Feb. 7, 2007 SD HB 1160 Physician Presence at Executions Bill Passed - House (56 - 14)
Feb. 6, 2007 SD HB 1175 Lethal Injection Reform Bill Passed - House (51 - 19)
April 12, 2007 TX F 2 Marriage License Fee Bill Not Tabled - House (61 - 76)
Date No. Title Outcome
7/26 HR 3093 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2008 Bill Passed - House (281 - 142)
7/19 HR 3043 Appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Bill Passed - House (276 - 140)
7/17 HR 980 Collective Bargaining for Public Safety Officers Bill Passed - House (314 - 97)
7/11 S 1701 Extension of Funding for Transitional Medical Assistance and Abstinence Education Bill Passed - House (291 - 126)
10/25 HR 3963 Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 (CHIP) Bill Passed - House (265 - 142)
12/11 H Res 847 Recognition of the Importance of Christmas and Christianity Resolution Passed - House (372 - 9)
10/16 HR 2102 Reporter's Source Confidentiality Guidelines Bill Passed - House (398 - 21)
5/03 HR 1592 Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2007 Bill Passed - House (237 - 180)
8/01 HR 3162 State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) Reauthorization Bill Passed - House (225 - 204)
1/11 HR 3 Stem Cell Research Act of 2007 Bill Passed - House (253 - 174)
6/06 HR 2560 Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2007 Bill Failed - House (204 - 213)
8/05 HR 3222 Department of Defense Appropriations, Fiscal Year 2008 Bill Passed - House (395 - 13)
6/07 S 5 Stem Cell Research Act of 2007 Bill Passed - House (247 - 176)
7/19 CS SB 563 Traffic and Personal Safety Regulations Concurrence Vote Passed - House (80 - 34)
6/04 CS HB 1473 2007-2008 Operating Budget Nonconcurrence Vote Passed - House (68 - 47)
4/19 HB 573 Concealed Weapons for Judges Bill Passed - House (86 - 15)
5/02 HB 259 Smoking Ban Bill Failed - House (55 - 61)
4/23 HB 1466 Abortion Ban Conference Report Adopted - House (68 - 24)
1/26 HB 1466 Abortion Ban Bill Passed - House (61 - 26)
3/09 SB 2417 Verifying Employee Work Status Bill Failed - House (18 - 70)
3/02 HCR 3052 In-State Lottery Joint Resolution Failed - House (14 - 75)
3/01 SB 2138 Repeal of Cohabitation Laws Bill Passed - House (48 - 41)
2/12 HB 1319 Deadly Force in Self Defense Bill Passed - House (50 - 44)
3/23 SB 2181 Prenatal Care for Minors Bill Failed - House (46 - 46)
2/12 HB 1319 Deadly Force in Self Defense Bill Passed - House (50 - 44)
2/07 HB 1254 Mandatory Seatbelt Use Bill Failed - House (40 - 52)
1/26 HB 1489 Felony to Perform Abortions Bill Failed - House (20 - 69)
3/27 HB 923 Dog Racing Prohibition "Inexpedient to Legislate" Vote Passed - House (198 - 138)
3/27 HB 923 Dog Racing Prohibition "Inexpedient to Legislate" Vote Passed - House (198 - 138)
3/28 CACR 1 Constitutional Amendment Defining Marriage "Inexpedient to Legislate" Vote Passed - House (233 - 124)
3/28 HB 774 Medical Marijuana "Inexpedient to Legislate" Vote Passed - House (186 - 177)
6/07 SB 223 Funeral Protest Ban Bill Passed - House (299 - 22)
3/28 HB 235 Recognition of Out-of-State Marriages Bill Failed - House (169 - 171)
3/28 HB 235 Recognition of Out-of-State Marriages Bill Failed - House (169 - 171)
3/21 HB 51 Adoptions by Unmarried Couples Bill Passed - House (234 - 127)
4/04 HB 254 Mandatory Employer Meetings Bill Passed - House (232 - 127)
4/04 HB 437 Same-Sex Civil Unions Bill Passed - House (243 - 129)
6/06 SB 18 Raising the Compulsory School Age Bill Passed - House (201 - 156)
3/07 HB 184 Abortion Parental Notification Bill Passed - House (226 - 130)
3/28 HB 235 Recognition of Out-of-State Marriages Bill Failed - House (169 - 171)
12/13 S 171 Eliminating the Death Penalty Bill Passed - House (44 - 36)
3/08 SB 238 Medical Marijuana Legalization Bill Failed - House (33 - 36)
3/11 SB 1174 HPV Vaccine Requirement for Sixth Graders Bill Passed - House (49 - 16)
2/12 HB 190 Abolishing the Death Penalty Bill Passed - House (41 - 28)
4/24 AB 248 Regulation of Tip Sharing Agreements Bill Passed - House (32 - 10)
3/20 AJR 5 Lottery Constitutional Amendment Joint Resolution Passed - House (29 - 13)
5/25 AB 510 Parole Credit Act Bill Passed - House (35 - 4)
5/22 AB 150 Methamphetamine Control Bill Bill Failed - House (27 - 14)
6/19 A 8590 Same-Sex Marriage Bill Passed - House (85 - 61)
6/19 A 8590 Same-Sex Marriage Bill Passed - House (85 - 61)
3/06 S 3318 Sex Offender Management and Treatment Act Bill Passed - House (127 - 19)
5/29 A 7526 Ticket Resale Price Cap Removal Bill Passed - House (106 - 36)
10/10 Amendment Foster Parent Confidentiality Amendment Adopted - House (52 - 44)
10/10 Amendment Foster Parent Confidentiality Amendment Adopted - House (52 - 44)
6/19 HB 119 2008-2009 Budget Concurrence Vote Failed - House (46 - 53)
5/01 SCS HB 1804 Immigration Reform Bill Passed - House (84 - 14)
4/17 SB 507 Comprehensive tort reform-Provide Bill Passed - House (57 - 39)
3/07 HCS HB 1734 Photo Identification Voting Requirement Bill Passed - House (58 - 38)
3/07 HCS HB 1734 Photo Identification Voting Requirement Bill Passed - House (58 - 38)
5/01 SCS HB 1804 Immigration Reform Bill Passed - House (84 - 14)
6/15 SB 571 Smoking Ban Expansion Bill Passed - House (38 - 21)
6/12 HB 2967 Tobacco Tax Increase for Children’s Health Care Bill Failed - House (35 - 22)
4/03 HB 2650 School Food Nutritional Standards Bill Passed - House (46 - 11)
6/11 SB 392 Mandatory School Age Bill Failed - House (22 - 33)
7/16 SB 246 Smoking Ban Bill Passed - House (141 - 62)
6/28 HB 1631 Funding for Local County Projects Bill Passed - House (121 - 77)
6/15 Article 22 of H5300A Classifying Seventeen Year-Olds as Adults in Criminal Cases Amendment Adopted - House (48 - 19)
6/15 Article 22 of H5300A Classifying Seventeen Year-Olds as Adults in Criminal Cases Amendment Adopted - House (48 - 19)
6/19 H 5127 Mandatory Minimum Drug Possession Sentence Repeal Bill Passed - House (54 - 6)
6/19 H 5127 Mandatory Minimum Drug Possession Sentence Repeal Bill Passed - House (54 - 6)
1/25 H 3063 Defining Marriage Bill Passed - House (92 - 7)
1/25 H 3063 Defining Marriage Bill Passed - House (92 - 7)
2/07 HB 1160 Physician Presence at Executions Bill Passed - House (56 - 14)
2/06 HB 1175 Lethal Injection Reform Bill Passed - House (51 - 19)
4/12 F 2 Marriage License Fee Bill Not Tabled - House (61 - 76)
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