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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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July 19, 2011 | MN | HF 26 | 2011-2013 Biennium Education Budget | Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 28) |
July 19, 2011 | MN | HF 25 | 2011-2013 Health and Human Services Biennium Budget | Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 27) |
July 19, 2011 | MN | HF 4 | Higher Education Appropriations | Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 30) |
July 19, 2011 | MN | HF 20 | 2011-2013 Biennium Budget | Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 27) |
July 19, 2011 | MN | SF 2 | 2011-2013 Biennium Budget | Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 23) |
June 30, 2011 | PA | SB 330 | Amending The Taxpayer Relief Act | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (32 - 17) |
June 29, 2011 | NJ | S 4000 | 2011-2012 Budget | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 15) |
June 28, 2011 | OH | HB 153 | 2011-2013 Budget | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (22 - 11) |
June 28, 2011 | PA | HB 1485 | 2011-2012 Budget | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 20) |
June 21, 2011 | National | S 782 | Economic Development Revitalization Act | Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (49 - 51) |
June 20, 2011 | OR | SB 909 | Appropriates Education Funds | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 8) |
June 16, 2011 | WI | AB 40 | 2011-2013 Biennium Budget | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 14) |
June 15, 2011 | NC | HB 200 | 2011-2013 Budget | Veto Override Passed - Senate (31 - 19) |
June 15, 2011 | NY | S 5596 | Revising The Metropolitan Commuter Transportation Mobility Tax | Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 22) |
June 15, 2011 | NY | S 5596 | Revising The Metropolitan Commuter Transportation Mobility Tax | Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 22) |
June 14, 2011 | National | S Amdt 436 | Repeals the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax | Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (40 - 59) |
June 13, 2011 | OR | HB 2541 | Amends Inheritance Taxes | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 5) |
June 5, 2011 | NV | AB 580 | 2011-2013 Biennium Budget | Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 6) |
June 3, 2011 | TX | SB 1 | 2011-2013 Biennium Education Budget | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 12) |
June 2, 2011 | LA | HB 591 | Permanent Cigarette Tax | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 8) |
June 1, 2011 | CT | SB 1152 | Funding for Construction at the University of Connecticut Health Center | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 11) |
May 31, 2011 | LA | SB 108 | Limits Tax and Bond Elections | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 12) |
May 28, 2011 | TX | HB 1 | 2011-2013 Budget | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (20 - 11) |
May 27, 2011 | CT | HB 6650 | Appropriations for Judicial Branch and Other Agencies | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 14) |
May 26, 2011 | MI | HB 4325 | Education Appropriations for 2011-2013 | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (21 - 17) |
Date | No. | Title | Outcome |
---|---|---|---|
7/19 | HF 26 | 2011-2013 Biennium Education Budget | Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 28) |
7/19 | HF 25 | 2011-2013 Health and Human Services Biennium Budget | Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 27) |
7/19 | HF 4 | Higher Education Appropriations | Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 30) |
7/19 | HF 20 | 2011-2013 Biennium Budget | Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 27) |
7/19 | SF 2 | 2011-2013 Biennium Budget | Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 23) |
6/30 | SB 330 | Amending The Taxpayer Relief Act | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (32 - 17) |
6/29 | S 4000 | 2011-2012 Budget | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 15) |
6/28 | HB 153 | 2011-2013 Budget | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (22 - 11) |
6/28 | HB 1485 | 2011-2012 Budget | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 20) |
6/21 | S 782 | Economic Development Revitalization Act | Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (49 - 51) |
6/20 | SB 909 | Appropriates Education Funds | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 8) |
6/16 | AB 40 | 2011-2013 Biennium Budget | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 14) |
6/15 | HB 200 | 2011-2013 Budget | Veto Override Passed - Senate (31 - 19) |
6/15 | S 5596 | Revising The Metropolitan Commuter Transportation Mobility Tax | Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 22) |
6/15 | S 5596 | Revising The Metropolitan Commuter Transportation Mobility Tax | Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 22) |
6/14 | S Amdt 436 | Repeals the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax | Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (40 - 59) |
6/13 | HB 2541 | Amends Inheritance Taxes | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 5) |
6/05 | AB 580 | 2011-2013 Biennium Budget | Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 6) |
6/03 | SB 1 | 2011-2013 Biennium Education Budget | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 12) |
6/02 | HB 591 | Permanent Cigarette Tax | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 8) |
6/01 | SB 1152 | Funding for Construction at the University of Connecticut Health Center | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 11) |
5/31 | SB 108 | Limits Tax and Bond Elections | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 12) |
5/28 | HB 1 | 2011-2013 Budget | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (20 - 11) |
5/27 | HB 6650 | Appropriations for Judicial Branch and Other Agencies | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 14) |
5/26 | HB 4325 | Education Appropriations for 2011-2013 | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (21 - 17) |