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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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March 3, 2020 | WA | SB 6037 | Requires Public Companies to have a Gender-Diverse Board of Directors | Bill Passed - House (56 - 40) |
March 3, 2020 | WA | SB 6261 | Expands Farm Labor Contractor System | Bill Passed - House (57 - 39) |
March 3, 2020 | HI | HB 2541 | Increases the State Minimum Wage | Bill Passed - House (48 - 2) |
Feb. 28, 2020 | MD | HB 14 | Prohibits Employers From Retaliating Against Employees | Bill Passed - House (99 - 37) |
Feb. 27, 2020 | MO | HB 1559 | Authorizes for State Minimum Wage Exemption for Private School Employees | Bill Passed - House (94 - 53) |
Feb. 26, 2020 | KY | HB 32 | Establishes a Tax on Vaping Products and Increases Taxes on Other Tobacco Products | Bill Passed - House (75 - 17) |
Feb. 25, 2020 | VT | S 23 | Increases the State Minimum Wage | Veto Override Passed - House (100 - 49) |
Feb. 20, 2020 | VT | H 568 | Repeals Prohibitions on Sex Work | Bill Passed - House (126 - 19) |
Feb. 19, 2020 | CO | HB 20-1044 | Amends the State Pension Plan for Firefighters and Police Officers | Bill Passed - House (42 - 21) |
Feb. 18, 2020 | UT | HB 243 | Requires Warning Labels on Pornography | Bill Passed - House (60 - 12) |
Feb. 18, 2020 | NM | HB 364 | Expands Bargaining Rights of Public Employees | Bill Passed - House (43 - 25) |
Feb. 13, 2020 | WA | HB 2614 | Amends the Paid Family Medical Leave Program for Union Employees | Bill Passed - House (60 - 37) |
Feb. 12, 2020 | OH | HB 308 | Establishes Workers' Compensation for First Responders with PTSD | Bill Passed - House (74 - 22) |
Feb. 11, 2020 | CO | HB 20-1048 | Establishes the CROWN Act | Bill Passed - House (42 - 21) |
Feb. 6, 2020 | National | HR 2474 | Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019 | Bill Passed - House (224 - 194) |
Feb. 6, 2020 | VA | HB 827 | Prohibits Discrimination on the Basis of Pregnancy | Bill Passed - House (66 - 31) |
Feb. 6, 2020 | VA | HB 582 | Amends State Collective Bargaining Laws Relating to Right to Work Protections | Bill Passed - House (54 - 45) |
Feb. 3, 2020 | IN | HB 1414 | Requires Notification from Utility Companies Prior to Closure of Energy Plant | Bill Passed - House (52 - 41) |
Jan. 31, 2020 | KY | HB 168 | Requires Legislative Ethics Commission to Review Sexual Harassment Complaints | Bill Passed - House (85 - 0) |
Jan. 29, 2020 | FL | HB 1189 | Prohibits Genetic Information Usage by Insurance Companies | Bill Passed - House (117 - 1) |
Jan. 27, 2020 | CA | AB 979 | Requires Corporations to Have Directors From Under-Represented Groups | Bill Passed - House (73 - 0) |
Jan. 23, 2020 | CA | AB 323 | Establishes the Save Local Journalism Act | Bill Passed - House (77 - 0) |
Jan. 16, 2020 | GA | HB 276 | Establishes an Online Sales Tax | Conference Report Adopted - House (111 - 54) |
Jan. 15, 2020 | National | HR 1230 | Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act | Bill Passed - House (261 - 155) |
Jan. 9, 2020 | NH | HB 102 | Authorizes Municipalities to Regulate Single-Use Bags | "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (215 - 151) |