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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
June 10, 2020 MI SB 942 Extends To-Go and Delivery Options to Cocktails Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 1)
June 11, 2020 CO HB 20-1420 Amends State Tax Breaks Bill Passed - House (39 - 26)
June 11, 2020 OH HB 674 Amends Liquor Laws Bill Passed - House (76 - 16)
June 15, 2020 NC SB 818 Authorizes Bonuses for Public School Teachers During the COVID-19 Pandemic Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 16)
June 18, 2020 DE HB 346 Authorizes Voting by Mail for 2020 Elections Bill Passed - House (25 - 13)
June 24, 2020 MI SB 956 Prohibits Nursing Homes from Admitting or Retaining COVID-19 Positive Patients Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 13)
May 14, 2020 NJ S 2437 Limits Fees Charged to Restaurants by Third-Party Food Delivery Applications Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 0)
March 14, 2020 National HR 6201 Families First Coronavirus Response Act Bill Passed - House (363 - 40)
June 19, 2020 VT H 966 Appropriates Funds for Broadband Connectivity, Housing, and Economic Relief During the COVID-19 Emergency Bill Passed - House (143 - 1)
July 29, 2020 National HR 7027 Child Care Is Essential Act Bill Passed - House (249 - 163)
July 29, 2020 National HR 7327 Child Care for Economic Recovery Act Bill Passed - House (250 - 161)
March 9, 2020 MN SF 3813 Appropriates Funding for the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Public Health Response Planning Bill Passed - Senate (56 - 0)
March 16, 2020 NJ A 3865 Limits Return Items to Retail Stores Under Certain Circumstances Bill Passed - House (49 - 4)
July 21, 2020 National HR 6395 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 Bill Passed - House (295 - 125)
March 16, 2020 NJ A 3847 Amends Paid Leave Laws for Local Government Employees Who Test Positive for COVID-19 Bill Passed - House (56 - 4)
March 25, 2020 NE LB 1198 Appropriates Emergency Funds for COVID-19 Response Bill Passed - Senate (45 - 0)
March 16, 2020 IA SF 2408 Appropriates Funds, Expands Power of Governor, and Waives School Time Requirements in Response to Coronavirus Outbreak Bill Passed - Senate (43 - 0)
July 1, 2020 National HR 2 Moving Forward Act Bill Passed - House (233 - 188)
May 27, 2020 NY S 8192 Extends Eviction Protections for Tenants During Emergency Shutdowns Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 23)
March 18, 2020 NY S 8091 Establishes Paid Sick Leave for Employees Affected by the COVID-19 Coronavirus Disease Bill Passed - Senate (50 - 6)
June 26, 2020 CA SB 1410 Authorizes COVID-19 Eviction Relief Agreements Between Tenants and Landlords Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 9)
March 26, 2020 MN HF 4531 Appropriates Emergency Funds for COVID-19 Response Bill Passed - House (99 - 4)
March 19, 2020 TN HB 2821 Establishes the State Budget for Fiscal Years 2019-2020 and Appropriates Funding for COVID-19 Initiatives Bill Passed - House (86 - 3)
March 19, 2020 AZ SB 1690 Establishes the Emergency Crisis Contingency and Safety Net Fund Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 3)
May 28, 2020 PA HR 836 Establishes a Resolution to Terminate the Governor's Emergency Declaration Bill Passed - House (117 - 85)
March 17, 2020 ME LD 2126 Appropriates Funds for the Expenditures of State Government, Including Response to COVID-19 Bill Passed - House (130 - 5)
April 10, 2020 VT S 114 Establishes Emergency Judicial Response Standards during COVID-19 Pandemic Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 0)
March 27, 2020 AR SB 2 Establishes a COVID-19 Emergency Fund Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 0)
March 19, 2020 AZ SB 1694 Amends State Unemployment Laws Due to the COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 0)
April 14, 2020 WI AB 1038 Establishes Various Provisions in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic Bill Passed - House (97 - 2)
Feb. 3, 2020 VA HB 340 Establishes Housing Relief to Furloughed Government Employees Bill Passed - House (65 - 34)
April 10, 2020 VT S 333 Establishes a Temporary Moratorium on Evictions and Foreclosures during COVID-19 Pandemic Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 0)
March 3, 2020 HI SB 75 Appropriates Funds to the Departments of Health, Transportation, and Defense to Help Combat the COVID-19 Pandemic Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 0)
June 9, 2020 CO HB 20-1413 Establishes a Small Business Tax Credit for the COVID-19 Response Bill Passed - House (43 - 18)
June 18, 2020 CA AB 3216 Expands Medical Leave Protections for Workers during the COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic Bill Passed - House (44 - 17)
July 24, 2020 National HR 7608 Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2021 Bill Passed - House (224 - 189)
July 31, 2020 National HR 7617 Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2021 Bill Passed - House (217 - 197)
July 22, 2020 MI HB 5912 Requires Districts to Have at Least 75 Percent Attendance to Avoid Prorated Funding Bill Passed - House (57 - 47)
July 28, 2020 CT HB 6002 Authorizes Statewide Absentee Voting Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 1)
July 23, 2020 CT HB 6002 Authorizes Statewide Absentee Voting Bill Passed - House (144 - 2)
July 22, 2020 MI HB 5911 Expands Access to Virtual Classes at Parental Request Due to Health Concerns Bill Passed - House (57 - 47)
July 31, 2020 NV AB 4 Authorizes Mostly Mail-In Election for 2020 Presidential Election Bill Passed - House (29 - 12)
Aug. 5, 2020 NV SB 4 Establishes Liability Protections for Businesses during COVID-19 Pandemic Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 5)
June 10, 2020 OH HB 624 Requires Different Reporting Methods for COVID-19 Statistics Bill Passed - House (61 - 34)
Aug. 20, 2020 UT SB 6005 Exempts Certain Loans and Grants From State Income Tax Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 0)
July 22, 2020 MI HB 5913 Requires School Districts to Administer Math and Reading Exams During E-Learning Bill Passed - House (55 - 49)
Aug. 26, 2020 ID H 6 Establishes Liability Protections for Businesses, Schools, and Cities during COVID-19 Pandemic Bill Passed - House (54 - 15)
Aug. 27, 2020 NJ S 2519 Authorizes Public Health Emergency Credits for Certain Inmates Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 16)
June 2, 2020 VT S 348 Authorizes Mail-In Absentee Voting for the 2020 General Election Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 7)
Sept. 2, 2020 PA HB 2788 Authorizes Students to Repeat a Grade Level Due to COVID-19 Bill Passed - House (197 - 5)
Date No. Title Outcome
6/10 SB 942 Extends To-Go and Delivery Options to Cocktails Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 1)
6/11 HB 20-1420 Amends State Tax Breaks Bill Passed - House (39 - 26)
6/11 HB 674 Amends Liquor Laws Bill Passed - House (76 - 16)
6/15 SB 818 Authorizes Bonuses for Public School Teachers During the COVID-19 Pandemic Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 16)
6/18 HB 346 Authorizes Voting by Mail for 2020 Elections Bill Passed - House (25 - 13)
6/24 SB 956 Prohibits Nursing Homes from Admitting or Retaining COVID-19 Positive Patients Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 13)
5/14 S 2437 Limits Fees Charged to Restaurants by Third-Party Food Delivery Applications Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 0)
3/14 HR 6201 Families First Coronavirus Response Act Bill Passed - House (363 - 40)
6/19 H 966 Appropriates Funds for Broadband Connectivity, Housing, and Economic Relief During the COVID-19 Emergency Bill Passed - House (143 - 1)
7/29 HR 7027 Child Care Is Essential Act Bill Passed - House (249 - 163)
7/29 HR 7327 Child Care for Economic Recovery Act Bill Passed - House (250 - 161)
3/09 SF 3813 Appropriates Funding for the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Public Health Response Planning Bill Passed - Senate (56 - 0)
3/16 A 3865 Limits Return Items to Retail Stores Under Certain Circumstances Bill Passed - House (49 - 4)
7/21 HR 6395 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 Bill Passed - House (295 - 125)
3/16 A 3847 Amends Paid Leave Laws for Local Government Employees Who Test Positive for COVID-19 Bill Passed - House (56 - 4)
3/25 LB 1198 Appropriates Emergency Funds for COVID-19 Response Bill Passed - Senate (45 - 0)
3/16 SF 2408 Appropriates Funds, Expands Power of Governor, and Waives School Time Requirements in Response to Coronavirus Outbreak Bill Passed - Senate (43 - 0)
7/01 HR 2 Moving Forward Act Bill Passed - House (233 - 188)
5/27 S 8192 Extends Eviction Protections for Tenants During Emergency Shutdowns Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 23)
3/18 S 8091 Establishes Paid Sick Leave for Employees Affected by the COVID-19 Coronavirus Disease Bill Passed - Senate (50 - 6)
6/26 SB 1410 Authorizes COVID-19 Eviction Relief Agreements Between Tenants and Landlords Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 9)
3/26 HF 4531 Appropriates Emergency Funds for COVID-19 Response Bill Passed - House (99 - 4)
3/19 HB 2821 Establishes the State Budget for Fiscal Years 2019-2020 and Appropriates Funding for COVID-19 Initiatives Bill Passed - House (86 - 3)
3/19 SB 1690 Establishes the Emergency Crisis Contingency and Safety Net Fund Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 3)
5/28 HR 836 Establishes a Resolution to Terminate the Governor's Emergency Declaration Bill Passed - House (117 - 85)
3/17 LD 2126 Appropriates Funds for the Expenditures of State Government, Including Response to COVID-19 Bill Passed - House (130 - 5)
4/10 S 114 Establishes Emergency Judicial Response Standards during COVID-19 Pandemic Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 0)
3/27 SB 2 Establishes a COVID-19 Emergency Fund Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 0)
3/19 SB 1694 Amends State Unemployment Laws Due to the COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 0)
4/14 AB 1038 Establishes Various Provisions in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic Bill Passed - House (97 - 2)
2/03 HB 340 Establishes Housing Relief to Furloughed Government Employees Bill Passed - House (65 - 34)
4/10 S 333 Establishes a Temporary Moratorium on Evictions and Foreclosures during COVID-19 Pandemic Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 0)
3/03 SB 75 Appropriates Funds to the Departments of Health, Transportation, and Defense to Help Combat the COVID-19 Pandemic Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 0)
6/09 HB 20-1413 Establishes a Small Business Tax Credit for the COVID-19 Response Bill Passed - House (43 - 18)
6/18 AB 3216 Expands Medical Leave Protections for Workers during the COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic Bill Passed - House (44 - 17)
7/24 HR 7608 Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2021 Bill Passed - House (224 - 189)
7/31 HR 7617 Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2021 Bill Passed - House (217 - 197)
7/22 HB 5912 Requires Districts to Have at Least 75 Percent Attendance to Avoid Prorated Funding Bill Passed - House (57 - 47)
7/28 HB 6002 Authorizes Statewide Absentee Voting Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 1)
7/23 HB 6002 Authorizes Statewide Absentee Voting Bill Passed - House (144 - 2)
7/22 HB 5911 Expands Access to Virtual Classes at Parental Request Due to Health Concerns Bill Passed - House (57 - 47)
7/31 AB 4 Authorizes Mostly Mail-In Election for 2020 Presidential Election Bill Passed - House (29 - 12)
8/05 SB 4 Establishes Liability Protections for Businesses during COVID-19 Pandemic Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 5)
6/10 HB 624 Requires Different Reporting Methods for COVID-19 Statistics Bill Passed - House (61 - 34)
8/20 SB 6005 Exempts Certain Loans and Grants From State Income Tax Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 0)
7/22 HB 5913 Requires School Districts to Administer Math and Reading Exams During E-Learning Bill Passed - House (55 - 49)
8/26 H 6 Establishes Liability Protections for Businesses, Schools, and Cities during COVID-19 Pandemic Bill Passed - House (54 - 15)
8/27 S 2519 Authorizes Public Health Emergency Credits for Certain Inmates Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 16)
6/02 S 348 Authorizes Mail-In Absentee Voting for the 2020 General Election Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 7)
9/02 HB 2788 Authorizes Students to Repeat a Grade Level Due to COVID-19 Bill Passed - House (197 - 5)
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