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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
April 24, 2007 WI AB 205 Restrictions on Off-Reservation Native American Casinos Bill Passed - House (57 - 38)
April 25, 2007 IA SF 604 Commercial Residential Property Tax Reduction Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 22)
April 26, 2007 NH HB 514 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 5)
April 26, 2007 FL CS HB 323 Baseball Stadium Funding Eligibility Bill Passed - House (86 - 24)
April 30, 2007 FL CS HB 1079 Funding for Professional Sports Franchise Facilities Bill Passed - House (74 - 41)
April 30, 2007 TX CSSB 987 Complex Loan Counseling Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 5)
May 1, 2007 IL SB 500 Smoke Free Illinois Act Bill Passed - House (73 - 42)
May 1, 2007 FL CS HB 1277 Early Rental Termination Fee Act Bill Passed - House (101 - 14)
May 2, 2007 AL HB 507 Sunday Liquor Sales Bill Passed - House (59 - 28)
May 2, 2007 TN HB 625 Tennessee Minimum Wage Act Bill Passed - House (59 - 37)
May 2, 2007 MI Sub HB 4367 Michigan Business Tax Act Bill Passed - House (61 - 48)
May 3, 2007 MI Sub for SB 94 Business and Economic Stimulus Tax Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 17)
May 3, 2007 OR HB 2871 Consumer Finance Regulation Bill Passed - House (37 - 21)
May 3, 2007 MI Sub HB 4047 Landfill Moratorium Bill Passed - House (85 - 24)
May 3, 2007 MI Sub for SB 96 Industrial Personal Property Tax Exemption Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 17)
May 3, 2007 MI Sub for SB 95 Business Income Tax Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 17)
May 3, 2007 FL CS HB 1047 Casino Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 9)
May 9, 2007 CT SB 1015 Trans Fat Ban Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 10)
May 9, 2007 WI AB 260 Employment Discrimination Exception for Sexual or Violent Offenders Bill Passed - House (61 - 33)
July 26, 2007 MA HB 2876 Sales Tax Holiday Bill Passed - House (145 - 8)
July 31, 2007 MA HB 2876 Sales Tax Holiday Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 4)
July 31, 2007 National HR 2831 Equal Pay Bill Bill Passed - House (225 - 199)
Aug. 22, 2007 KY HCS HB 1 Renewable Energy Tax Incentives Bill Passed - House (87 - 10)
Aug. 23, 2007 MO HCS HB 1 Economic Development Bill Passed - House (129 - 20)
Aug. 24, 2007 KY HCS HB 1 Renewable Energy Tax Incentives Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 1)
Aug. 29, 2007 MO SCS HCS HB 1 Economic Development Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 7)
Sept. 4, 2007 MI Sub SB 418 Public Employees Health Benefit Act Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
Sept. 7, 2007 National HR 1908 Patent Reform Act of 2007 Bill Passed - House (220 - 175)
Oct. 1, 2007 MI H Sub for Sub SB 547 Public School Employee Retirement Plan Bill Passed - House (56 - 53)
Oct. 15, 2007 WI SB 2 Transportation Funding Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 14)
Oct. 24, 2007 MI Sub HB 5282 Independent Health Benefit Plans Bill Passed - House (89 - 17)
Oct. 24, 2007 MI HB 5284 Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Michigan Insurance Regulation Bill Passed - House (84 - 22)
Oct. 26, 2007 HI HB 1 Superferry Environmental Assessment Bill Passed - House (37 - 9)
Oct. 29, 2007 HI SB 1 Superferry Environmental Assessment Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 5)
Oct. 31, 2007 HI SB 1 Superferry Environmental Assessment Bill Passed - House (39 - 11)
Oct. 31, 2007 National HR 3920 Trade and Globalization Act of 2007 Bill Passed - House (264 - 157)
Nov. 7, 2007 National HR 3685 Sexual Orientation Employment Nondiscrimination Act (ENDA) Bill Passed - House (235 - 184)
Nov. 7, 2007 MI Sub SB 838 Amending the Use Tax Act Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 15)
Nov. 8, 2007 MI HB 5408 Michigan Business Tax Surcharge Bill Passed - House (58 - 48)
Nov. 11, 2007 AK CSHB 2001 Oil and Gas Production Tax Bill Passed - House (27 - 13)
Nov. 16, 2007 AK SCS CSHB 2001 Oil and Gas Production Tax Bill Passed - Senate (14 - 5)
Dec. 5, 2007 MI HB 4163 Workplace Smoking Ban Bill Passed - House (56 - 46)
March 28, 2007 ID H 121 Smoking Ban in Bowling Alleys Veto Override Passed - Senate (29 - 6)
March 28, 2007 ID H 121 Smoking Ban in Bowling Alleys Veto Override Passed - House (57 - 13)
Nov. 19, 2007 MD HB 5 Sales Tax Increase Concurrence Vote Passed - House (81 - 52)
March 13, 2007 ID H 121 Smoking Ban in Bowling Alleys Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 4)
Nov. 19, 2007 MD HB 5 Sales Tax Increase Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 20)
Feb. 23, 2007 ID H 121 Smoking Ban in Bowling Alleys Bill Passed - House (48 - 17)
Nov. 11, 2007 MD HB 5 Sales Tax Increase Bill Passed - House (80 - 56)
Nov. 11, 2007 MD HB 2 Tax Reform Act of 2007 Bill Passed - House (82 - 55)
April 26, 2007 ME LD 805 Washington County Indian Casino Authorization Act Veto Override Failed - House (38 - 92)
April 4, 2007 VA Governor's Recommendation: Restaurant Smoking Ban Amendment Rejected - House (40 - 59)
Oct. 26, 2007 HI HFA 1 Expanding Superferry Environmental Restrictions Amendment Rejected - House (11 - 35)
June 28, 2007 DE HA 1 Employee Paycheck Consent Amendment Rejected - House (15 - 23)
June 19, 2007 RI LCO # 2572/2 to H5300A Privatization of State Services Repeal Amendment Rejected - Senate (9 - 24)
Sept. 27, 2007 MA Koutoujian Amendment Expanding Pension Fund Divestment to Any State with a History of Genocide Amendment Rejected - House (53 - 101)
Sept. 27, 2007 MA Jones Amendment Expanding Pension Fund Divestments to Any State Sponsor of Terrorism Amendment Rejected - House (32 - 124)
July 16, 2007 PA SB 246 Smoking Ban Concurrence Vote Failed - Senate (13 - 36)
June 21, 2007 ME LD 1925 Tax Cuts Concurrence Vote Failed - Senate (7 - 28)
March 9, 2007 ND SB 2417 Verifying Employee Work Status Bill Failed - House (18 - 70)
Feb. 5, 2007 WY HB 128 Multi-State Lottery Bill Failed - House (27 - 31)
Feb. 13, 2007 ND SB 2122 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Failed - Senate (20 - 26)
June 12, 2007 OR HB 2967 Tobacco Tax Increase for Children’s Health Care Bill Failed - House (35 - 22)
April 3, 2007 MT SB 558 Montana Electric and Gas Authority Act Bill Failed - Senate (25 - 25)
June 6, 2007 CA AB 493 New Car Purchases Fees and Rebates Bill Failed - House (35 - 35)
May 22, 2007 NV AB 150 Methamphetamine Control Bill Bill Failed - House (27 - 14)
March 2, 2007 ND HCR 3052 In-State Lottery Joint Resolution Failed - House (14 - 75)
Feb. 8, 2007 SD SB 190 Liquor License Development Districts Bill Failed - Senate (14 - 20)
May 17, 2007 LA HB 486 Building Code Revision Bill Failed - House (49 - 48)
May 4, 2007 TX CSHB 10 Tribal Casino Gaming Bill Failed - House (66 - 66)
Feb. 8, 2007 ND SB 2164 Public Smoking Ban Bill Failed - Senate (15 - 30)
May 2, 2007 NC HB 259 Smoking Ban Bill Failed - House (55 - 61)
March 22, 2007 MI SB 307 Service Providers Excise Tax Act Bill Failed - Senate (16 - 22)
March 27, 2007 GA HCS HB 163 Payday Loan Legalization and Regulation Bill Failed - House (82 - 77)
Date No. Title Outcome
4/24 AB 205 Restrictions on Off-Reservation Native American Casinos Bill Passed - House (57 - 38)
4/25 SF 604 Commercial Residential Property Tax Reduction Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 22)
4/26 HB 514 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 5)
4/26 CS HB 323 Baseball Stadium Funding Eligibility Bill Passed - House (86 - 24)
4/30 CS HB 1079 Funding for Professional Sports Franchise Facilities Bill Passed - House (74 - 41)
4/30 CSSB 987 Complex Loan Counseling Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 5)
5/01 SB 500 Smoke Free Illinois Act Bill Passed - House (73 - 42)
5/01 CS HB 1277 Early Rental Termination Fee Act Bill Passed - House (101 - 14)
5/02 HB 507 Sunday Liquor Sales Bill Passed - House (59 - 28)
5/02 HB 625 Tennessee Minimum Wage Act Bill Passed - House (59 - 37)
5/02 Sub HB 4367 Michigan Business Tax Act Bill Passed - House (61 - 48)
5/03 Sub for SB 94 Business and Economic Stimulus Tax Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 17)
5/03 HB 2871 Consumer Finance Regulation Bill Passed - House (37 - 21)
5/03 Sub HB 4047 Landfill Moratorium Bill Passed - House (85 - 24)
5/03 Sub for SB 96 Industrial Personal Property Tax Exemption Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 17)
5/03 Sub for SB 95 Business Income Tax Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 17)
5/03 CS HB 1047 Casino Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 9)
5/09 SB 1015 Trans Fat Ban Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 10)
5/09 AB 260 Employment Discrimination Exception for Sexual or Violent Offenders Bill Passed - House (61 - 33)
7/26 HB 2876 Sales Tax Holiday Bill Passed - House (145 - 8)
7/31 HB 2876 Sales Tax Holiday Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 4)
7/31 HR 2831 Equal Pay Bill Bill Passed - House (225 - 199)
8/22 HCS HB 1 Renewable Energy Tax Incentives Bill Passed - House (87 - 10)
8/23 HCS HB 1 Economic Development Bill Passed - House (129 - 20)
8/24 HCS HB 1 Renewable Energy Tax Incentives Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 1)
8/29 SCS HCS HB 1 Economic Development Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 7)
9/04 Sub SB 418 Public Employees Health Benefit Act Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
9/07 HR 1908 Patent Reform Act of 2007 Bill Passed - House (220 - 175)
10/01 H Sub for Sub SB 547 Public School Employee Retirement Plan Bill Passed - House (56 - 53)
10/15 SB 2 Transportation Funding Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 14)
10/24 Sub HB 5282 Independent Health Benefit Plans Bill Passed - House (89 - 17)
10/24 HB 5284 Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Michigan Insurance Regulation Bill Passed - House (84 - 22)
10/26 HB 1 Superferry Environmental Assessment Bill Passed - House (37 - 9)
10/29 SB 1 Superferry Environmental Assessment Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 5)
10/31 SB 1 Superferry Environmental Assessment Bill Passed - House (39 - 11)
10/31 HR 3920 Trade and Globalization Act of 2007 Bill Passed - House (264 - 157)
11/07 HR 3685 Sexual Orientation Employment Nondiscrimination Act (ENDA) Bill Passed - House (235 - 184)
11/07 Sub SB 838 Amending the Use Tax Act Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 15)
11/08 HB 5408 Michigan Business Tax Surcharge Bill Passed - House (58 - 48)
11/11 CSHB 2001 Oil and Gas Production Tax Bill Passed - House (27 - 13)
11/16 SCS CSHB 2001 Oil and Gas Production Tax Bill Passed - Senate (14 - 5)
12/05 HB 4163 Workplace Smoking Ban Bill Passed - House (56 - 46)
3/28 H 121 Smoking Ban in Bowling Alleys Veto Override Passed - Senate (29 - 6)
3/28 H 121 Smoking Ban in Bowling Alleys Veto Override Passed - House (57 - 13)
11/19 HB 5 Sales Tax Increase Concurrence Vote Passed - House (81 - 52)
3/13 H 121 Smoking Ban in Bowling Alleys Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 4)
11/19 HB 5 Sales Tax Increase Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 20)
2/23 H 121 Smoking Ban in Bowling Alleys Bill Passed - House (48 - 17)
11/11 HB 5 Sales Tax Increase Bill Passed - House (80 - 56)
11/11 HB 2 Tax Reform Act of 2007 Bill Passed - House (82 - 55)
4/26 LD 805 Washington County Indian Casino Authorization Act Veto Override Failed - House (38 - 92)
4/04 Governor's Recommendation: Restaurant Smoking Ban Amendment Rejected - House (40 - 59)
10/26 HFA 1 Expanding Superferry Environmental Restrictions Amendment Rejected - House (11 - 35)
6/28 HA 1 Employee Paycheck Consent Amendment Rejected - House (15 - 23)
6/19 LCO # 2572/2 to H5300A Privatization of State Services Repeal Amendment Rejected - Senate (9 - 24)
9/27 Koutoujian Amendment Expanding Pension Fund Divestment to Any State with a History of Genocide Amendment Rejected - House (53 - 101)
9/27 Jones Amendment Expanding Pension Fund Divestments to Any State Sponsor of Terrorism Amendment Rejected - House (32 - 124)
7/16 SB 246 Smoking Ban Concurrence Vote Failed - Senate (13 - 36)
6/21 LD 1925 Tax Cuts Concurrence Vote Failed - Senate (7 - 28)
3/09 SB 2417 Verifying Employee Work Status Bill Failed - House (18 - 70)
2/05 HB 128 Multi-State Lottery Bill Failed - House (27 - 31)
2/13 SB 2122 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Failed - Senate (20 - 26)
6/12 HB 2967 Tobacco Tax Increase for Children’s Health Care Bill Failed - House (35 - 22)
4/03 SB 558 Montana Electric and Gas Authority Act Bill Failed - Senate (25 - 25)
6/06 AB 493 New Car Purchases Fees and Rebates Bill Failed - House (35 - 35)
5/22 AB 150 Methamphetamine Control Bill Bill Failed - House (27 - 14)
3/02 HCR 3052 In-State Lottery Joint Resolution Failed - House (14 - 75)
2/08 SB 190 Liquor License Development Districts Bill Failed - Senate (14 - 20)
5/17 HB 486 Building Code Revision Bill Failed - House (49 - 48)
5/04 CSHB 10 Tribal Casino Gaming Bill Failed - House (66 - 66)
2/08 SB 2164 Public Smoking Ban Bill Failed - Senate (15 - 30)
5/02 HB 259 Smoking Ban Bill Failed - House (55 - 61)
3/22 SB 307 Service Providers Excise Tax Act Bill Failed - Senate (16 - 22)
3/27 HCS HB 163 Payday Loan Legalization and Regulation Bill Failed - House (82 - 77)
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