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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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May 31, 2007 | CT | HB 7400 | Tax Code Modification | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 17) |
May 31, 2007 | NH | SB 42 | Smoking Ban | Bill Passed - House (224 - 117) |
May 31, 2007 | CT | Sub SB 847 | Workers' Compensation | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 15) |
May 31, 2007 | TN | SB 2326 | Cigarette Tax Increase | Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 16) |
June 1, 2007 | NV | AB 595 | Highway Funding Act | Bill Passed - House (40 - 2) |
June 1, 2007 | CT | HB 7432 | Energy and Electricity Efficiency | Bill Passed - House (128 - 19) |
June 1, 2007 | CT | HB 7032 | State Job Retention | Bill Passed - House (125 - 25) |
June 2, 2007 | CT | HB 7432 | Energy and Electricity Efficiency | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 3) |
June 4, 2007 | CA | AB 514 | Diacetyl Toxic Substance Ban | Bill Passed - House (43 - 33) |
June 4, 2007 | TN | SB 2326 | Cigarette Tax Increase | Bill Passed - House (59 - 35) |
June 5, 2007 | CA | AB 35 | Sustainable Government Building Standards | Bill Passed - House (46 - 33) |
June 5, 2007 | CA | AB 1108 | Phthalates in Children Products | Bill Passed - House (41 - 34) |
June 6, 2007 | CA | AB 70 | Government Flood Liability | Bill Passed - House (44 - 33) |
June 6, 2007 | CA | AB 1470 | Solar Water Heating and Efficiency Act of 2007 | Bill Passed - House (44 - 34) |
June 6, 2007 | CA | SB 974 | Shipping Fee | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 12) |
June 6, 2007 | CA | SB 840 | California Universal Healthcare Agency | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 15) |
June 7, 2007 | CA | SB 456 | Diacetyl Toxic Substance Ban | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 18) |
June 7, 2007 | CA | SB 48 | Health Care Coverage and Cost Control Act | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 16) |
June 7, 2007 | CA | AB 8 | Expanding Subsidized Health Care Eligibility | Bill Passed - House (47 - 32) |
June 11, 2007 | NJ | SS for S 1195 | Requiring Pharmacists to Fill All Prescriptions | Bill Passed - House (55 - 19) |
June 13, 2007 | ME | LD 1925 | Tax Cuts | Bill Passed - House (87 - 49) |
June 14, 2007 | DE | SB 36 | State Employee Collective Bargaining | Bill Passed - Senate (14 - 6) |
June 20, 2007 | MI | Sub for SB 448 | State Registration for CAFOs | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 17) |
June 20, 2007 | PA | HB 1202 | Clean Fuels and Energy Independence Act | Bill Passed - House (138 - 60) |
June 20, 2007 | PA | HB 1200 | Alternative Energy Incentives | Bill Passed - House (128 - 70) |
June 20, 2007 | MI | Sub for SB 447 | Insurance for Water Pollution | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 16) |
June 26, 2007 | DE | HB 249 | Cigarette Tax Increase | Bill Passed - House (29 - 12) |
June 26, 2007 | PA | SB 246 | Smoking Ban | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 17) |
June 26, 2007 | MI | Sub for SB 547 | Public School Employee Retirement Plan | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 17) |
June 26, 2007 | WI | SS SB 40 | 2007-2009 Biennium Budget | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 15) |
June 28, 2007 | PA | HB 1631 | Funding for Local County Projects | Bill Passed - House (121 - 77) |
June 29, 2007 | DE | SB 36 | State Employee Collective Bargaining | Bill Passed - House (26 - 10) |
May 10, 2007 | NH | HB 790 | Extending Medical Insurance Coverage for Dependents | Bill Passed - Senate (13 - 10) |
Jan. 10, 2007 | National | HR 2 | Minimum Wage Increase | Bill Passed - House (315 - 116) |
Jan. 22, 2007 | CO | HB 1072 | Termination of All-Union Agreements | Bill Passed - House (35 - 29) |
Jan. 26, 2007 | KS | HB 2034 | Increase in Electric and Gas Utility Rate | Bill Passed - House (65 - 54) |
Jan. 26, 2007 | VA | SB 1014 | Payday Lending Restrictions | Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 2) |
Jan. 30, 2007 | IN | HB 1027 | Minimum Wage Increase and Estate/Death Tax Cut | Bill Passed - House (71 - 29) |
Feb. 1, 2007 | IA | HF 5 | Maximum Title Loan Finance Charge | Bill Passed - House (84 - 12) |
Feb. 5, 2007 | VA | SB 1161 | Virginia Smoke-Free Air Act | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 16) |
Feb. 5, 2007 | CO | HB 1072 | Termination of All-Union Agreements | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 15) |
Feb. 5, 2007 | VA | Sub SB 1327 | Minimum Wage Increase | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 8) |
Feb. 7, 2007 | IN | HB 1132 | Notification of Plant Closure or Mass Layoff | Bill Passed - House (51 - 49) |
Feb. 12, 2007 | SD | SB 207 | Minimum Wage Increase | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 6) |
Feb. 13, 2007 | OR | HB 2203 | Expanding Payday and Title Loan Regulations | Bill Passed - House (41 - 17) |
Feb. 14, 2007 | SD | SB 196 | Smoking Ban | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 17) |
Feb. 14, 2007 | CO | HB 1011 | Deadly Force in Self Defense | Bill Passed - House (34 - 30) |
Feb. 15, 2007 | ND | SB 2397 | Oil Well Tax Cut | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 13) |
Feb. 16, 2007 | VA | Sub SB 1014 | Payday Lending Restrictions | Bill Passed - House (72 - 27) |
Feb. 16, 2007 | WV | Com Sub HB 2718 | Racetrack Table Games | Bill Passed - House (53 - 40) |
Feb. 16, 2007 | WA | HB 1024 | Prohibition of PBDEs | Bill Passed - House (71 - 24) |
Feb. 19, 2007 | MN | SF 372 | Legalization of Ticket Scalping | Bill Passed - Senate (48 - 15) |
Feb. 20, 2007 | MD | HB 131 | Maryland Clean Cars Act of 2007 | Bill Passed - House (122 - 16) |
Feb. 21, 2007 | VA | H Sub to Sub SB 1416 | Regulation of Electric Utilities | Bill Passed - House (82 - 16) |
Feb. 21, 2007 | KY | HCS HB 305 | Minimum Wage Increase | Bill Passed - House (89 - 10) |
Feb. 21, 2007 | NH | HB 143 | Damages in Civil Actions | Bill Passed - House (202 - 150) |
Feb. 22, 2007 | MI | HB 4046 | Pharmaceutical Company Liability | Bill Passed - House (58 - 49) |
Feb. 22, 2007 | MI | HB 4045 | Retroactive Drug Manufacturer Liability | Bill Passed - House (60 - 49) |
Feb. 22, 2007 | NH | SB 42 | Smoking Ban | Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 7) |
Feb. 22, 2007 | MI | HB 4044 | Repealing Drug Company Liability Protection | Bill Passed - House (70 - 39) |
Feb. 23, 2007 | IN | HB 1835 | Slot Machines at Race Tracks | Bill Passed - House (54 - 39) |
Feb. 27, 2007 | IN | SB 577 | State Lottery Privatization | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 20) |
Feb. 28, 2007 | WV | Com Sub for Com Sub SB 337 | Greenhouse Gas Inventory | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 6) |
Feb. 28, 2007 | CO | HB 1269 | Casino Smoking Ban | Bill Passed - House (36 - 29) |
March 7, 2007 | SC | H 3505 | Jasper County Port Authority | Joint Resolution Passed - House (80 - 35) |
March 7, 2007 | IA | SF 128 | Tobacco Tax Increase | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 14) |
March 8, 2007 | IA | SF 413 | Fair Share Union Fees | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 21) |
March 8, 2007 | OR | HB 2707 | Oregon Rainy Day Fund | Bill Passed - House (48 - 9) |
March 13, 2007 | OR | SB 426 | School Districts Insurance Pool | Bill Passed - House (36 - 20) |
March 13, 2007 | IA | SF 128 | Tobacco Tax Increase | Bill Passed - House (58 - 40) |
March 13, 2007 | OK | SB 861 | Sales Tax Holiday | Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 5) |
March 15, 2007 | AZ | HB 2779 | Employment of Undocumented Immigrants | Bill Passed - House (46 - 13) |
March 15, 2007 | OR | HB 2707 | Oregon Rainy Day Fund | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 8) |
March 15, 2007 | KS | HB 2530 | Physician Liability Exemption | Bill Passed - House (109 - 14) |
March 19, 2007 | IA | HF 5 | Maximum Title Loan Finance Charge | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 16) |
March 20, 2007 | NV | AJR 5 | Lottery Constitutional Amendment | Joint Resolution Passed - House (29 - 13) |
March 22, 2007 | AR | SB 1004 | Beer Tax | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 7) |
March 23, 2007 | VT | H. 353 | Amending Unionization Requirements for State Employees | Bill Passed - House (78 - 59) |
March 24, 2007 | MD | HB 359 | Indoor Smoking Ban | Bill Passed - House (98 - 40) |
March 26, 2007 | CO | HB 1269 | Casino Smoking Ban | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 16) |
March 26, 2007 | MD | SB 91 | Indoor Smoking Ban | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 13) |
March 27, 2007 | MN | SF 238 | Smoking Ban | Bill Passed - Senate (41 - 24) |
March 28, 2007 | AR | SB 1004 | Beer Tax | Bill Passed - House (51 - 39) |
March 28, 2007 | MN | SF 276 | School District Health Insurance Pool | Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 23) |
March 29, 2007 | IL | SB 500 | Smoke Free Illinois Act | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 23) |
April 3, 2007 | WA | HB 1024 | Prohibition of PBDEs | Bill Passed - Senate (41 - 8) |
April 4, 2007 | NH | HB 254 | Mandatory Employer Meetings | Bill Passed - House (232 - 127) |
April 4, 2007 | NH | HB 514 | Minimum Wage Increase | Bill Passed - House (286 - 69) |
April 5, 2007 | AZ | HB 2467 | Proof of Residency for Business Licensing | Bill Passed - House (31 - 22) |
April 6, 2007 | MD | HB 430 | State Living Wage | Bill Passed - House (88 - 50) |
April 10, 2007 | SC | S 332 | Workers' Compensation | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 7) |
April 11, 2007 | ME | LD 805 | Washington County Indian Casino Authorization Act | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 12) |
April 17, 2007 | CO | SB 25 | Sexual Orientation Workplace Discrimination | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15) |
April 17, 2007 | MI | Sub HB 4221 | Landfill Fee Increase | Bill Passed - House (56 - 53) |
April 18, 2007 | IA | SF 263 | Land-Based Casinos | Bill Passed - House (71 - 26) |
April 19, 2007 | NV | SB 409 | HPV Vaccine Coverage Act | Bill Passed - Senate (14 - 7) |
April 20, 2007 | IL | SB 1592 | Electric Rates Freeze | Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 20) |
April 23, 2007 | NV | AB 494 | Unemployment Compensation for Workers in a Lockout | Bill Passed - House (28 - 14) |
April 23, 2007 | NV | AB 494 | Unemployment Compensation for Workers in a Lockout | Bill Passed - House (28 - 14) |
April 23, 2007 | MN | SF 875 | Minimum Wage Increase | Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 23) |
Date | No. | Title | Outcome |
---|---|---|---|
5/31 | HB 7400 | Tax Code Modification | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 17) |
5/31 | SB 42 | Smoking Ban | Bill Passed - House (224 - 117) |
5/31 | Sub SB 847 | Workers' Compensation | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 15) |
5/31 | SB 2326 | Cigarette Tax Increase | Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 16) |
6/01 | AB 595 | Highway Funding Act | Bill Passed - House (40 - 2) |
6/01 | HB 7432 | Energy and Electricity Efficiency | Bill Passed - House (128 - 19) |
6/01 | HB 7032 | State Job Retention | Bill Passed - House (125 - 25) |
6/02 | HB 7432 | Energy and Electricity Efficiency | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 3) |
6/04 | AB 514 | Diacetyl Toxic Substance Ban | Bill Passed - House (43 - 33) |
6/04 | SB 2326 | Cigarette Tax Increase | Bill Passed - House (59 - 35) |
6/05 | AB 35 | Sustainable Government Building Standards | Bill Passed - House (46 - 33) |
6/05 | AB 1108 | Phthalates in Children Products | Bill Passed - House (41 - 34) |
6/06 | AB 70 | Government Flood Liability | Bill Passed - House (44 - 33) |
6/06 | AB 1470 | Solar Water Heating and Efficiency Act of 2007 | Bill Passed - House (44 - 34) |
6/06 | SB 974 | Shipping Fee | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 12) |
6/06 | SB 840 | California Universal Healthcare Agency | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 15) |
6/07 | SB 456 | Diacetyl Toxic Substance Ban | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 18) |
6/07 | SB 48 | Health Care Coverage and Cost Control Act | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 16) |
6/07 | AB 8 | Expanding Subsidized Health Care Eligibility | Bill Passed - House (47 - 32) |
6/11 | SS for S 1195 | Requiring Pharmacists to Fill All Prescriptions | Bill Passed - House (55 - 19) |
6/13 | LD 1925 | Tax Cuts | Bill Passed - House (87 - 49) |
6/14 | SB 36 | State Employee Collective Bargaining | Bill Passed - Senate (14 - 6) |
6/20 | Sub for SB 448 | State Registration for CAFOs | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 17) |
6/20 | HB 1202 | Clean Fuels and Energy Independence Act | Bill Passed - House (138 - 60) |
6/20 | HB 1200 | Alternative Energy Incentives | Bill Passed - House (128 - 70) |
6/20 | Sub for SB 447 | Insurance for Water Pollution | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 16) |
6/26 | HB 249 | Cigarette Tax Increase | Bill Passed - House (29 - 12) |
6/26 | SB 246 | Smoking Ban | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 17) |
6/26 | Sub for SB 547 | Public School Employee Retirement Plan | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 17) |
6/26 | SS SB 40 | 2007-2009 Biennium Budget | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 15) |
6/28 | HB 1631 | Funding for Local County Projects | Bill Passed - House (121 - 77) |
6/29 | SB 36 | State Employee Collective Bargaining | Bill Passed - House (26 - 10) |
5/10 | HB 790 | Extending Medical Insurance Coverage for Dependents | Bill Passed - Senate (13 - 10) |
1/10 | HR 2 | Minimum Wage Increase | Bill Passed - House (315 - 116) |
1/22 | HB 1072 | Termination of All-Union Agreements | Bill Passed - House (35 - 29) |
1/26 | HB 2034 | Increase in Electric and Gas Utility Rate | Bill Passed - House (65 - 54) |
1/26 | SB 1014 | Payday Lending Restrictions | Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 2) |
1/30 | HB 1027 | Minimum Wage Increase and Estate/Death Tax Cut | Bill Passed - House (71 - 29) |
2/01 | HF 5 | Maximum Title Loan Finance Charge | Bill Passed - House (84 - 12) |
2/05 | SB 1161 | Virginia Smoke-Free Air Act | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 16) |
2/05 | HB 1072 | Termination of All-Union Agreements | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 15) |
2/05 | Sub SB 1327 | Minimum Wage Increase | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 8) |
2/07 | HB 1132 | Notification of Plant Closure or Mass Layoff | Bill Passed - House (51 - 49) |
2/12 | SB 207 | Minimum Wage Increase | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 6) |
2/13 | HB 2203 | Expanding Payday and Title Loan Regulations | Bill Passed - House (41 - 17) |
2/14 | SB 196 | Smoking Ban | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 17) |
2/14 | HB 1011 | Deadly Force in Self Defense | Bill Passed - House (34 - 30) |
2/15 | SB 2397 | Oil Well Tax Cut | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 13) |
2/16 | Sub SB 1014 | Payday Lending Restrictions | Bill Passed - House (72 - 27) |
2/16 | Com Sub HB 2718 | Racetrack Table Games | Bill Passed - House (53 - 40) |
2/16 | HB 1024 | Prohibition of PBDEs | Bill Passed - House (71 - 24) |
2/19 | SF 372 | Legalization of Ticket Scalping | Bill Passed - Senate (48 - 15) |
2/20 | HB 131 | Maryland Clean Cars Act of 2007 | Bill Passed - House (122 - 16) |
2/21 | H Sub to Sub SB 1416 | Regulation of Electric Utilities | Bill Passed - House (82 - 16) |
2/21 | HCS HB 305 | Minimum Wage Increase | Bill Passed - House (89 - 10) |
2/21 | HB 143 | Damages in Civil Actions | Bill Passed - House (202 - 150) |
2/22 | HB 4046 | Pharmaceutical Company Liability | Bill Passed - House (58 - 49) |
2/22 | HB 4045 | Retroactive Drug Manufacturer Liability | Bill Passed - House (60 - 49) |
2/22 | SB 42 | Smoking Ban | Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 7) |
2/22 | HB 4044 | Repealing Drug Company Liability Protection | Bill Passed - House (70 - 39) |
2/23 | HB 1835 | Slot Machines at Race Tracks | Bill Passed - House (54 - 39) |
2/27 | SB 577 | State Lottery Privatization | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 20) |
2/28 | Com Sub for Com Sub SB 337 | Greenhouse Gas Inventory | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 6) |
2/28 | HB 1269 | Casino Smoking Ban | Bill Passed - House (36 - 29) |
3/07 | H 3505 | Jasper County Port Authority | Joint Resolution Passed - House (80 - 35) |
3/07 | SF 128 | Tobacco Tax Increase | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 14) |
3/08 | SF 413 | Fair Share Union Fees | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 21) |
3/08 | HB 2707 | Oregon Rainy Day Fund | Bill Passed - House (48 - 9) |
3/13 | SB 426 | School Districts Insurance Pool | Bill Passed - House (36 - 20) |
3/13 | SF 128 | Tobacco Tax Increase | Bill Passed - House (58 - 40) |
3/13 | SB 861 | Sales Tax Holiday | Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 5) |
3/15 | HB 2779 | Employment of Undocumented Immigrants | Bill Passed - House (46 - 13) |
3/15 | HB 2707 | Oregon Rainy Day Fund | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 8) |
3/15 | HB 2530 | Physician Liability Exemption | Bill Passed - House (109 - 14) |
3/19 | HF 5 | Maximum Title Loan Finance Charge | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 16) |
3/20 | AJR 5 | Lottery Constitutional Amendment | Joint Resolution Passed - House (29 - 13) |
3/22 | SB 1004 | Beer Tax | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 7) |
3/23 | H. 353 | Amending Unionization Requirements for State Employees | Bill Passed - House (78 - 59) |
3/24 | HB 359 | Indoor Smoking Ban | Bill Passed - House (98 - 40) |
3/26 | HB 1269 | Casino Smoking Ban | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 16) |
3/26 | SB 91 | Indoor Smoking Ban | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 13) |
3/27 | SF 238 | Smoking Ban | Bill Passed - Senate (41 - 24) |
3/28 | SB 1004 | Beer Tax | Bill Passed - House (51 - 39) |
3/28 | SF 276 | School District Health Insurance Pool | Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 23) |
3/29 | SB 500 | Smoke Free Illinois Act | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 23) |
4/03 | HB 1024 | Prohibition of PBDEs | Bill Passed - Senate (41 - 8) |
4/04 | HB 254 | Mandatory Employer Meetings | Bill Passed - House (232 - 127) |
4/04 | HB 514 | Minimum Wage Increase | Bill Passed - House (286 - 69) |
4/05 | HB 2467 | Proof of Residency for Business Licensing | Bill Passed - House (31 - 22) |
4/06 | HB 430 | State Living Wage | Bill Passed - House (88 - 50) |
4/10 | S 332 | Workers' Compensation | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 7) |
4/11 | LD 805 | Washington County Indian Casino Authorization Act | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 12) |
4/17 | SB 25 | Sexual Orientation Workplace Discrimination | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15) |
4/17 | Sub HB 4221 | Landfill Fee Increase | Bill Passed - House (56 - 53) |
4/18 | SF 263 | Land-Based Casinos | Bill Passed - House (71 - 26) |
4/19 | SB 409 | HPV Vaccine Coverage Act | Bill Passed - Senate (14 - 7) |
4/20 | SB 1592 | Electric Rates Freeze | Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 20) |
4/23 | AB 494 | Unemployment Compensation for Workers in a Lockout | Bill Passed - House (28 - 14) |
4/23 | AB 494 | Unemployment Compensation for Workers in a Lockout | Bill Passed - House (28 - 14) |
4/23 | SF 875 | Minimum Wage Increase | Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 23) |