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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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Jan. 30, 2018 | AL | HB 26 | Prohibits Smoking Tobacco in Cars where a Minor is Present | Bill Passed - House (41 - 30) |
March 28, 2018 | AZ | SB 1393 | Authorizes Parents to Use Frozen Embryos after Divorce | Bill Passed - House (33 - 25) |
Feb. 22, 2018 | AZ | SB 1393 | Authorizes Parents to Use Frozen Embryos after Divorce | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 12) |
Aug. 31, 2018 | CA | SB 901 | Requires Utilities to File Wildfire Mitigation Plans | Conference Report Adopted - House (49 - 14) |
June 28, 2018 | CA | AB 1838 | Prohibits Local Grocery Taxes | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (70 - 2) |
Aug. 21, 2018 | CA | SB 1192 | Requires Beverages Included in Kids' Meals to be Milk or Water | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (29 - 9) |
Aug. 21, 2018 | CA | SB 1192 | Requires Beverages Included in Kids' Meals to be Milk or Water | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (29 - 9) |
May 17, 2018 | CA | AB 1668 | Requires Water-Use Targets | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (45 - 26) |
Aug. 28, 2018 | CA | SB 100 | Increases the State Renewable Energy Target | Bill Passed - House (44 - 33) |
Aug. 16, 2018 | CA | SB 1192 | Requires Beverages Included in Kids' Meals to be Milk or Water | Bill Passed - House (46 - 26) |
May 10, 2018 | CA | AB 1668 | Requires Water-Use Targets | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 12) |
Aug. 16, 2018 | CA | SB 1192 | Requires Beverages Included in Kids' Meals to be Milk or Water | Bill Passed - House (46 - 26) |
June 28, 2018 | CA | AB 1838 | Prohibits Local Grocery Taxes | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 7) |
March 5, 2018 | CA | AJR 29 | Expresses Opposition to Executive Offshore Drilling Proposal | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 5) |
May 10, 2018 | CA | AB 1815 | Authorizes Loan Repayment Assistance for Medicaid Providers | Bill Passed - House (50 - 22) |
May 7, 2018 | CA | AB 2741 | Limits Amount of Opioids that can be Prescribed to Minors | Bill Passed - House (58 - 0) |
May 10, 2018 | CA | AB 1815 | Authorizes Loan Repayment Assistance for Medicaid Providers | Bill Passed - House (50 - 22) |
May 29, 2018 | CA | SB 836 | Prohibits Smoking on State Beaches | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 11) |
Feb. 8, 2018 | CA | AJR 29 | Expresses Opposition to Executive Offshore Drilling Proposal | Bill Passed - House (56 - 9) |
May 30, 2018 | CA | AB 2965 | Authorizes Medicaid Benefits for Undocumented Children | Bill Passed - House (47 - 25) |
May 30, 2018 | CA | SB 905 | Authorizes Alcohol Sales Until 4 AM | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 9) |
May 31, 2018 | CA | SB 1138 | Requires Prisons to Provide Vegan Meal Options | Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 0) |
May 9, 2018 | CO | SB 18-272 | Establishes School Grants for Suicide-Prevention Training | Bill Passed - House (53 - 12) |
May 7, 2018 | CO | SB 18-272 | Establishes School Grants for Suicide-Prevention Training | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 8) |
May 2, 2018 | CT | HB 5460 | Requires Raise for Home Care Employees | Bill Passed - House (88 - 62) |
June 30, 2018 | DE | HB 165 | Authorizes Shipment of Wine from Out-of-State Sellers | Concurrence Vote Failed - House (19 - 21) |
June 27, 2018 | DE | HB 165 | Authorizes Shipment of Wine from Out-of-State Sellers | Bill Passed - Senate (11 - 10) |
June 28, 2018 | DE | HB 425 | Prohibits Pharmaceutical "Gag Clauses" | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 0) |
June 7, 2018 | DE | HB 165 | Authorizes Shipment of Wine from Out-of-State Sellers | Bill Passed - House (25 - 13) |
Jan. 12, 2018 | FL | HB 41 | Requires State to Contract with Pregnancy Support Services Network | Bill Passed - House (73 - 29) |
April 10, 2018 | HI | SB 2571 | Prohibits Sunscreens with Ingredients that Kill Corals | Bill Passed - House (46 - 5) |
March 29, 2018 | HI | HB 2739 | Authorizes Medical Aid in Dying | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 2) |
March 16, 2018 | ID | H 649 | Amends Drug Use Laws | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 1) |
March 12, 2018 | ID | S 1243 | Requires Public Information Regarding Abortion Interventions | Bill Passed - House (55 - 11) |
Feb. 20, 2018 | ID | S 1243 | Requires Public Information Regarding Abortion Interventions | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 6) |
May 31, 2018 | IL | HB 2617 | Requires Coverage of Egg or Sperm Preservation | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (76 - 30) |
May 31, 2018 | IL | HB 2617 | Requires Coverage of Egg or Sperm Preservation | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (76 - 30) |
May 30, 2018 | IL | SB 2332 | Increases Minimum Purchase Age for Tobacco Products | Bill Passed - House (61 - 49) |
May 31, 2018 | IL | SB 336 | Establishes the Alternatives to Opioids Act of 2018 | Bill Passed - House (72 - 38) |
May 31, 2018 | IL | SB 336 | Establishes the Alternatives to Opioids Act of 2018 | Bill Passed - House (72 - 38) |
April 27, 2018 | IL | HB 5245 | Requires Nurses to Complete Sexual Assault Response Training | Bill Passed - House (101 - 0) |
April 25, 2018 | IL | SB 2332 | Increases Minimum Purchase Age for Tobacco Products | Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 20) |
March 14, 2018 | IN | HB 1317 | Amends Prescription Cost Disclosures | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (36 - 13) |
March 1, 2018 | IN | HB 1058 | Requires Dissemination of Vaccine Information | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 14) |
Feb. 27, 2018 | IN | HB 1359 | Increases Penalties for Drug Dealers Connected to Overdose Deaths | Bill Passed - Senate (41 - 9) |
Jan. 23, 2018 | IN | HB 1058 | Requires Dissemination of Vaccine Information | Bill Passed - House (51 - 45) |
May 1, 2018 | KS | HB 2470 | Amends Alcoholic Beverage Laws | Conference Report Adopted - House (94 - 28) |
April 7, 2018 | KS | HB 2028 | Establishes the Kansas Telemedicine Act | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (24 - 14) |
April 7, 2018 | KS | HB 2028 | Establishes the Kansas Telemedicine Act | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (24 - 14) |
March 22, 2018 | KS | HB 2457 | Establishes the Asbestos Trust Claims Transparency Act | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 16) |
Feb. 27, 2018 | KY | HB 4 | Amends Malpractice Regulations | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 13) |
March 16, 2018 | KY | HB 604 | Requires Mental Health Workers in Schools | Bill Passed - House (81 - 1) |
March 6, 2018 | KY | HB 363 | Requires Welfare Eligibility Tracking | Bill Passed - House (63 - 32) |
May 1, 2018 | LA | SB 325 | Authorizes Department of Health to Close Clinics that Falsify Records | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 3) |
July 30, 2018 | MA | H 4835 | Authorizes Funds for Climate Change Adaptation and Environmental Protection | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (36 - 0) |
June 28, 2018 | MA | H 4479 | Increases Minimum Purchase Age for Tobacco Products | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 3) |
July 31, 2018 | MA | H 4857 | Increases State Clean Energy Requirements | Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 0) |
May 9, 2018 | MA | H 4479 | Increases Minimum Purchase Age for Tobacco Products | Bill Passed - House (147 - 4) |
June 19, 2018 | MA | H 4617 | Increases Access to Affordable High Quality Health Insurance | Bill Passed - House (117 - 32) |
July 12, 2018 | MA | S 2595 | Establishes Commission to Study Lead in Drinking Water at Schools | Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 0) |
April 5, 2018 | MD | HB 1782 | Establishes Individual Market Stabilization within Healthcare | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (89 - 48) |
March 30, 2018 | MD | HB 908 | Requires Insurance Companies to Cover Fertility Treatments for Cancer Patients | Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 0) |
March 30, 2018 | MD | HB 908 | Requires Insurance Companies to Cover Fertility Treatments for Cancer Patients | Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 0) |
March 30, 2018 | MD | HB 908 | Requires Insurance Companies to Cover Fertility Treatments for Cancer Patients | Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 0) |
March 15, 2018 | MD | HB 908 | Requires Insurance Companies to Cover Fertility Treatments for Cancer Patients | Bill Passed - House (133 - 2) |
March 15, 2018 | MD | HB 908 | Requires Insurance Companies to Cover Fertility Treatments for Cancer Patients | Bill Passed - House (133 - 2) |
Feb. 12, 2018 | MD | SB 138 | Requires Governor to Include Maryland as a Member of US Climate Alliance | Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 10) |
March 15, 2018 | MD | HB 908 | Requires Insurance Companies to Cover Fertility Treatments for Cancer Patients | Bill Passed - House (133 - 2) |
June 12, 2018 | MI | SB 542 | Establishes Pesticide Notification Registry | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (24 - 12) |
June 12, 2018 | MI | SB 542 | Establishes Pesticide Notification Registry | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (24 - 12) |
June 12, 2018 | MI | SB 653 | Establishes a New Environmental Rules Committee | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (25 - 11) |
Jan. 23, 2018 | MI | SB 409 | Authorizes Private Harbor Permits in the Great Lakes | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (23 - 14) |
June 12, 2018 | MI | HB 4265 | Require Cars Passing Bicyclists to Give 3 Feet When Passing | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (99 - 10) |
June 12, 2018 | MI | SB 654 | Establishes an Environmental Science Review Board | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (25 - 11) |
June 12, 2018 | MI | SB 652 | Establishes 11-Member Stakeholder Committee to Review and Amend Environmental Regulations | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate |
June 12, 2018 | MI | SB 542 | Establishes Pesticide Notification Registry | Bill Passed - House (66 - 42) |
June 12, 2018 | MI | SB 542 | Establishes Pesticide Notification Registry | Bill Passed - House (66 - 42) |
June 6, 2018 | MI | SB 897 | Establishes Work Requirements for Medicaid Recipients | Bill Passed - House (62 - 47) |
May 22, 2018 | MI | SB 652 | Establishes 11-Member Stakeholder Committee to Review and Amend Environmental Regulations | Bill Passed - House (57 - 51) |
May 22, 2018 | MI | SB 654 | Establishes an Environmental Science Review Board | Bill Passed - House (59 - 49) |
May 22, 2018 | MI | SB 653 | Establishes a New Environmental Rules Committee | Bill Passed - House (58 - 50) |
June 12, 2018 | MI | HB 5901 | Extends Funding for Statewide Trauma System | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 13) |
May 15, 2018 | MI | SB 881 | Amends Certain Environmental Laws Regarding Mining and Water Pollution | Bill Passed - House (63 - 45) |
May 15, 2018 | MI | HB 5901 | Extends Funding for Statewide Trauma System | Bill Passed - House (69 - 39) |
May 17, 2018 | MI | SB 826 | Establishes Licensing for Naturopaths | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 11) |
Oct. 3, 2018 | MI | HB 6201 | Amends Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act | (105 - 2) |
April 19, 2018 | MI | SB 897 | Establishes Work Requirements for Medicaid Recipients | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 11) |
Oct. 3, 2018 | MI | HB 6200 | Prohibit Ship Operators from Dropping Anchor in the Straits of Mackinac | Bill Passed - House (106 - 1) |
Dec. 5, 2018 | MI | SB 1197 | Establishes Mackinac Straits Corridor Authority | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 13) |
May 3, 2018 | MO | SB 782 | Amends Department of Natural Resources Regulations | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (21 - 11) |
May 3, 2018 | MO | SB 917 | Authorizes State to Establish Coal Ash Regulations | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (25 - 8) |
April 19, 2018 | MO | HB 2155 | Authorizes State to Regulate Powdered Alcohol | Bill Passed - House (117 - 30) |
April 3, 2018 | MO | HB 1486 | Establishes Work Requirements for SNAP Benefits | Bill Passed - House (107 - 43) |
March 6, 2018 | MS | HB 1510 | Prohibits Abortion After 15 Weeks of Pregnancy | Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 14) |
Feb. 28, 2018 | MS | SB 2588 | Authorizes Localities to Designate Open Container Districts | Bill Passed - House (88 - 29) |
Feb. 6, 2018 | MS | SB 2836 | Authorizes Continued Medicaid Funding | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 16) |
Feb. 5, 2018 | MS | SB 2588 | Authorizes Localities to Designate Open Container Districts | Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 9) |
Feb. 5, 2018 | MS | HB 1510 | Prohibits Abortion After 15 Weeks of Pregnancy | Bill Passed - House (80 - 31) |
Feb. 6, 2018 | MS | SB 2836 | Authorizes Continued Medicaid Funding | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 16) |
Jan. 31, 2018 | MS | HB 415 | Amends Alcoholic Beverage Regulations | (86 - 26) |