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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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March 31, 2019 | NY | A 2006 | Establishes an Education, Labor, Housing and Family Assistance Budget for FY 2019-2020 | Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 22) |
May 23, 2019 | CA | AB 1253 | Increases Income Taxes For People Who Earn More Than $1 Million | Bill Passed - House (59 - 17) |
May 24, 2019 | CA | AB 1593 | Authorizes Certain Tax Breaks for Undocumented Families | Bill Passed - House (55 - 18) |
Feb. 13, 2019 | WI | AB 4 | Amends Individual Income Tax Brackets | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 14) |
April 23, 2019 | NV | AB 443 | Establishes Permanent Sales Tax for Cop Funding | Bill Passed - House (33 - 8) |
June 26, 2019 | WI | AB 56 | Appropriates Funds for Fiscal Years 2019-2021 | Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 16) |
June 25, 2019 | WI | AB 56 | Appropriates Funds for Fiscal Years 2019-2021 | Bill Passed - House (60 - 39) |
June 13, 2019 | CA | AB 74 | Appropriates Funds for Fiscal Year 2019-2020. | Conference Report Adopted - House (60 - 17) |
May 20, 2019 | CA | AB 74 | Appropriates Funds for Fiscal Year 2019-2020. | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 10) |
April 11, 2019 | CA | AB 74 | Appropriates Funds for Fiscal Year 2019-2020. | Bill Passed - House (54 - 13) |
March 28, 2019 | ID | H 259 | Establishes an Internet Sales Tax | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 11) |
May 21, 2019 | SC | H 4000 | Establishes a State Budget for Fiscal Year 2019-2020 | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (32 - 8) |
May 20, 2019 | SC | H 4243 | Authorizes Tax Incentives for Carolina Panthers Training Facilities | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (23 - 17) |
March 26, 2019 | SC | H 4243 | Authorizes Tax Incentives for Carolina Panthers Training Facilities | Bill Passed - House (90 - 25) |
Feb. 1, 2019 | VT | H 47 | Increases the E-Cigarette Sales Tax | Bill Passed - House (134 - 6) |
May 26, 2019 | TX | HB 1 | Appropriates Funds for Fiscal Years 2020-2021 | Conference Report Adopted - House (148 - 1) |
June 6, 2019 | NH | HB 1 | Appropriates $12.9 Billion to State Agencies | "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - Senate (14 - 10) |
April 11, 2019 | NH | HB 1 | Appropriates $12.9 Billion to State Agencies | Bill Passed - House (225 - 159) |
April 23, 2019 | IN | HB 1003 | Establishes the Fiscal Year 2019 Public Education Budget | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 14) |
Feb. 11, 2019 | IN | HB 1003 | Establishes the Fiscal Year 2019 Public Education Budget | Bill Passed - House (68 - 27) |
Feb. 18, 2019 | ND | HB 1053 | Reduces Income Tax for Military Veterans | Bill Passed - House (50 - 42) |
April 19, 2019 | ND | HB 1383 | Establishes an Environmental Impact Mitigation Fund | Conference Report Adopted - House (72 - 19) |
Feb. 12, 2019 | IN | HB 1444 | Authorizes the Taxation of Vaping Liquids | Bill Passed - House (53 - 40) |
June 28, 2019 | PA | HB 1615 | Expands Tax Credit Education Scholarships | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (160 - 39) |
June 27, 2019 | PA | HB 1615 | Expands Tax Credit Education Scholarships | Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 13) |
July 17, 2019 | OH | HB 166 | Establishes a $69 Billion Budget for Fiscal Year 2019-2021 | Conference Report Adopted - House (75 - 17) |
May 9, 2019 | OH | HB 166 | Establishes a $69 Billion Budget for Fiscal Year 2019-2021 | Bill Passed - House (85 - 9) |
April 27, 2019 | CO | HB 19-1239 | Appropriates $12 Million for Census Outreach | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 14) |
April 11, 2019 | CO | HB 19-1239 | Appropriates $12 Million for Census Outreach | Bill Passed - House (41 - 23) |
May 3, 2019 | CO | HB 19-1245 | Reduces Sales Tax Vendor Fee Allowance and Increases Funding for Affordable Housing | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (37 - 27) |
May 2, 2019 | CO | HB 19-1245 | Reduces Sales Tax Vendor Fee Allowance and Increases Funding for Affordable Housing | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 12) |
May 1, 2019 | CO | HB 19-1333 | Establishes a Tax on Cigarette, Tobacco, and Nicotine Products | Bill Passed - House (34 - 31) |
April 25, 2019 | MT | HB 2 | Establishes Budget for 2019-2021 Biennium | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (73 - 25) |
June 6, 2019 | NH | HB 2 | Appropriates Funds for Various Community Development Initiatives | "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - Senate (14 - 9) |
April 8, 2019 | MT | HB 2 | Establishes Budget for 2019-2021 Biennium | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 21) |
March 21, 2019 | MT | HB 2 | Establishes Budget for 2019-2021 Biennium | Bill Passed - House (54 - 45) |
Feb. 21, 2019 | NM | HB 2 | Establishes General Appropriation Act of 2019 | Bill Passed - House (46 - 23) |
July 29, 2019 | AK | HB 2001 | Appropriates Funds for the 2020 Operating Budget and Repeals Various Vetoed Appropriations | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (23 - 15) |
May 29, 2019 | KS | HB 2033 | Reduces State Tax Rates | Veto Override Failed - House (78 - 39) |
May 29, 2019 | KS | HB 2033 | Reduces State Tax Rates | Veto Override Failed - House (78 - 39) |
April 28, 2019 | WA | HB 2158 | Establishes a Business Tax to Finance a Higher Education Fund | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (52 - 46) |
April 28, 2019 | WA | HB 2158 | Establishes a Business Tax to Finance a Higher Education Fund | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 22) |
April 28, 2019 | WA | HB 2167 | Increases Business and Occupation Tax on Large Financial Institutions | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 24) |
April 26, 2019 | WA | HB 2167 | Increases Business and Occupation Tax on Large Financial Institutions | Bill Passed - House (53 - 43) |
June 25, 2019 | DE | HB 225 | Appropriates Funds for Fiscal Year 2019-2020 | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 1) |
June 30, 2019 | OR | HB 2270 | Authorizes a Ballot Measure to Increase Tobacco Taxes | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 8) |
June 20, 2019 | OR | HB 2270 | Authorizes a Ballot Measure to Increase Tobacco Taxes | Bill Passed - House (39 - 21) |
May 3, 2019 | TX | HB 2271 | Authorizes the Advertisement of "Choose Life Grant" Funds | Bill Passed - House (94 - 47) |
Oct. 30, 2019 | NC | HB 231 | Authorizes Pay Raises for UNC Systems and Community College Employees | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (61 - 49) |
Oct. 24, 2019 | NC | HB 231 | Authorizes Pay Raises for UNC Systems and Community College Employees | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 21) |
May 27, 2019 | AZ | HB 2749 | Appropriates Funds for K-12 Education for Fiscal Year 2020-2021 | Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 12) |
May 25, 2019 | AZ | HB 2749 | Appropriates Funds for K-12 Education for Fiscal Year 2020-2021 | Bill Passed - House (31 - 28) |
May 21, 2019 | OK | HB 2751 | Authorizes Settlement Monies be Allocated to State Treasury | Bill Passed - House (73 - 8) |
May 27, 2019 | AZ | HB 2753 | Authorizes Environmental State Budget for Fiscal Year 2020 | Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 13) |
May 24, 2019 | AZ | HB 2753 | Authorizes Environmental State Budget for Fiscal Year 2020 | Bill Passed - House (31 - 29) |
May 27, 2019 | AZ | HB 2754 | Appropriates Funds for Health-Related Costs and Areas for Fiscal Year 2020-2021 | Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 13) |
May 24, 2019 | AZ | HB 2754 | Appropriates Funds for Health-Related Costs and Areas for Fiscal Year 2020-2021 | Bill Passed - House (31 - 29) |
May 21, 2019 | OK | HB 2765 | Authorizes State Budget for Fiscal Year 2019-2020 | Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 11) |
May 17, 2019 | OK | HB 2765 | Authorizes State Budget for Fiscal Year 2019-2020 | Bill Passed - House (76 - 23) |
April 1, 2019 | OR | HB 2975 | Reduces Oregon's "Kicker" Tax Rebate | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 11) |
March 14, 2019 | OR | HB 2975 | Reduces Oregon's "Kicker" Tax Rebate | Bill Passed - House (36 - 23) |
March 8, 2019 | WV | HB 3142 | Reduces Severance Tax on Steam Coal | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 12) |
May 13, 2019 | OR | HB 3427 | Increases Business Taxes to Enhance School Funding | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 11) |
May 13, 2019 | OR | HB 3427 | Increases Business Taxes to Enhance School Funding | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 11) |
May 1, 2019 | OR | HB 3427 | Increases Business Taxes to Enhance School Funding | Bill Passed - House (37 - 21) |
May 1, 2019 | OR | HB 3427 | Increases Business Taxes to Enhance School Funding | Bill Passed - House (37 - 21) |
Oct. 30, 2019 | NC | HB 377 | Increases State Teacher Pay | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (61 - 49) |
Oct. 24, 2019 | NC | HB 377 | Increases State Teacher Pay | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 20) |
April 11, 2019 | AK | HB 39 | Appropriates Funding for State Agencies | Bill Passed - House (24 - 14) |
Oct. 30, 2019 | NC | HB 398 | Appropriates State Funding for a Cybersecurity Development Initiative | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 21) |
Oct. 24, 2019 | NC | HB 398 | Appropriates State Funding for a Cybersecurity Development Initiative | Bill Passed - House (54 - 49) |
Sept. 24, 2019 | MI | HB 4231 | Appropriates $2.2 Billion for the State Corrections Budget for Fiscal Year 2020 | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (22 - 16) |
Sept. 24, 2019 | MI | HB 4231 | Appropriates $2.2 Billion for the State Corrections Budget for Fiscal Year 2020 | Conference Report Adopted - House (58 - 51) |
Sept. 24, 2019 | MI | HB 4236 | Establishes a Higher Education Budget for Fiscal Year 2019-2020 | Conference Report Adopted - House (58 - 51) |
Sept. 19, 2019 | MI | HB 4242 | Establishes K-12 Education Budget for Fiscal Year 2019-2020 | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (21 - 17) |
Jan. 22, 2019 | CT | HB 5765 | Authorizes Interest-Free Loans for Federal Employees During Shutdown | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 1) |
April 2, 2019 | OH | HB 62 | Increases Gas and Diesel Tax | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (22 - 10) |
May 29, 2019 | IL | HB 62 | Appropriates $45 Billion for Infrastructure Repairs | Bill Passed - House (76 - 39) |
March 7, 2019 | OH | HB 62 | Increases Gas and Diesel Tax | Bill Passed - House (71 - 27) |
Feb. 28, 2019 | NH | HB 623 | Establishes Rates of Business Profits Tax | Bill Passed - House (200 - 141) |
Feb. 28, 2019 | NH | HB 686 | Amends Capital Gains Tax Regulations | Bill Passed - House (199 - 143) |
April 25, 2019 | FL | HB 7127 | Reduces Corporate Income Tax | Bill Passed - House (71 - 41) |
June 4, 2019 | CT | HB 7424 | Authorizes State Budget for Fiscal Years 2019-2021 | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 16) |
Oct. 24, 2019 | OH | HB 76 | Establishes the Ballot Uniformity and Transparency Act for Tax Levies | Bill Passed - House (54 - 39) |
June 25, 2019 | PA | HB 790 | Establishes State Budget for Fiscal Year 2019-2020 | Bill Passed - House (140 - 62) |
June 11, 2019 | PA | HB 800 | Increases Amount of Tax Credits Available for Students to Attend the School of Their Choice | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 21) |
May 7, 2019 | PA | HB 800 | Increases Amount of Tax Credits Available for Students to Attend the School of Their Choice | Bill Passed - House (111 - 85) |
April 8, 2019 | MD | HB 814 | Establishes the Maryland Easy Enrollment Health Insurance Program | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (123 - 15) |
April 24, 2019 | MO | HB 923 | Authorizes Film Tax Credit Incentives | Bill Passed - House (84 - 38) |
April 24, 2019 | MO | HB 923 | Authorizes Film Tax Credit Incentives | Bill Passed - House (84 - 38) |
June 27, 2019 | NC | HB 966 | Appropriates Funds for Fiscal Years 2019-2021 | Conference Report Adopted - House (64 - 49) |
June 27, 2019 | NC | HB 966 | Appropriates Funds for Fiscal Years 2019-2021 | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (33 - 15) |
May 1, 2019 | MN | HF 2400 | Appropriates Funds for Education Finance | Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 30) |
April 23, 2019 | MN | HF 2400 | Appropriates Funds for Education Finance | Bill Passed - House (78 - 55) |
April 30, 2019 | MN | HF 2414 | Appropriates Funds to Various State Agencies | Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 28) |
Feb. 11, 2019 | IA | HF 306 | Increases School Funding by 2 Percent | Bill Passed - House (53 - 47) |
April 27, 2019 | IA | HF 766 | Establishes a Health and Human Services Budget for FY 2019-2020 | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (52 - 47) |
April 26, 2019 | IA | HF 766 | Establishes a Health and Human Services Budget for FY 2019-2020 | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 19) |
Jan. 3, 2019 | National | H J Res 1 | Making Further Continuing Appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for Fiscal Year 2019, and for Other Purposes | Bill Passed - House (239 - 192) |
Jan. 23, 2019 | National | H J Res 28 | Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 | Bill Passed - House (229 - 184) |