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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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Dec. 11, 2021 | NM | SB 1 | Amends State Congressional Districts | Bill Passed - House (44 - 24) |
Dec. 10, 2021 | SC | H 3126 | Prohibits Political Subdivisions from Accepting Federal Funds to Enforce Unlawful Mask Mandates | Bill Passed - House (60 - 25) |
Dec. 10, 2021 | NM | SB 1 | Amends State Congressional Districts | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 15) |
Dec. 10, 2021 | SC | H 3126 | Prohibits Political Subdivisions from Accepting Federal Funds to Enforce Unlawful Mask Mandates | Bill Passed - House (60 - 25) |
Dec. 9, 2021 | MD | HB 1 | Amends State Congressional Districts | Veto Override Passed - House (96 - 42) |
Dec. 9, 2021 | OH | HB 458 | Amends State Election Laws | Bill Passed - House (68 - 22) |
Dec. 7, 2021 | National | HR 5314 | Protecting Our Democracy Act | Bill Passed - House (220 - 208) |
Nov. 18, 2021 | NC | SB 326 | Requires State Election Officials to Stop Collecting Mail-In Ballots After Election Day | Bill Passed - House (62 - 48) |
Nov. 18, 2021 | NC | SB 725 | Prohibits County Boards of Elections from Accepting Private Donations to Administer Election Services | Bill Passed - House (63 - 48) |
Nov. 18, 2021 | OH | SB 258 | Establishes Congressional District Boundaries | Bill Passed - House (55 - 37) |
Nov. 18, 2021 | OH | SB 258 | Establishes Congressional District Boundaries | Bill Passed - House (55 - 37) |
Nov. 18, 2021 | NC | HB 259 | Requires that All Voting Machines Purchased in the Future be Manufactured in the U.S | Bill Passed - House (61 - 48) |
Nov. 17, 2021 | OK | SB 4 | Specifies the Application of Certain Reapportioned Districts to Certain Elections | Bill Passed - Senate (47 - 0) |
Nov. 17, 2021 | National | H Res 789 | Censuring Representative Paul Gosar | Resolution Passed - House (223 - 207) |
Nov. 16, 2021 | NV | SB 1 | Amends State Congressional Districts | Bill Passed - House (25 - 17) |
Nov. 16, 2021 | OH | SB 258 | Establishes Congressional District Boundaries | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 7) |
Nov. 16, 2021 | OH | SB 258 | Establishes Congressional District Boundaries | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 7) |
Nov. 15, 2021 | GA | SB 1 | Amends State Legislative Districts | Bill Passed - House (96 - 70) |
Nov. 14, 2021 | NV | SB 1 | Amends State Congressional Districts | Bill Passed - Senate (12 - 9) |
Nov. 11, 2021 | WI | SB 622 | Amends State Congressional Districts | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (60 - 38) |
Nov. 10, 2021 | SD | HB 1001 | Amends State Legislative Districts | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (30 - 2) |
Nov. 10, 2021 | SD | HB 1001 | Amends State Legislative Districts | Conference Report Adopted - House (37 - 31) |
Nov. 10, 2021 | UT | SB 2004 | Establishes Workplace COVID-19 Vaccine Exemptions | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (24 - 5) |
Nov. 10, 2021 | UT | SB 2004 | Establishes Workplace COVID-19 Vaccine Exemptions | Bill Passed - House (55 - 17) |
Nov. 10, 2021 | UT | HB 2004 | Amends State Congressional Districts | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 7) |
Nov. 9, 2021 | GA | SB 1 | Amends State Legislative Districts | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 21) |
Nov. 9, 2021 | UT | HB 2004 | Amends State Congressional Districts | Bill Passed - House (50 - 22) |
Nov. 8, 2021 | WI | SB 622 | Amends State Congressional Districts | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 12) |
Nov. 4, 2021 | NC | HB 976 | Amends State Congressional Districts | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 21) |
Nov. 4, 2021 | NC | SB 740 | Amends Congressional Districts | Bill Passed - House (65 - 49) |
Nov. 4, 2021 | NC | SB 740 | Amends Congressional Districts | Bill Passed - House (65 - 49) |
Nov. 3, 2021 | AL | HB 2 | Amends State Congressional Districts | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 7) |
Nov. 2, 2021 | NC | SB 740 | Amends Congressional Districts | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 22) |
Nov. 2, 2021 | NC | HB 976 | Amends State Congressional Districts | Bill Passed - House (67 - 49) |
Nov. 2, 2021 | NC | SB 740 | Amends Congressional Districts | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 22) |
Nov. 1, 2021 | AL | HB 2 | Amends State Congressional Districts | Bill Passed - House (68 - 35) |
Nov. 1, 2021 | DE | HCR 42 | Establishes Request for Advisory Opinion of Delaware Supreme Court | Bill Passed - House (25 - 8) |
Nov. 1, 2021 | DE | HCR 42 | Establishes Request for Advisory Opinion of Delaware Supreme Court | Bill Passed - House (25 - 8) |
Oct. 28, 2021 | IL | HB 1291 | Amends State Congressional Districts | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (71 - 43) |
Oct. 28, 2021 | IL | HB 1291 | Amends State Congressional Districts | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (71 - 43) |
Oct. 28, 2021 | IL | HB 1291 | Amends State Congressional Districts | Bill Passed - Senate (41 - 18) |
Oct. 28, 2021 | IL | HB 1291 | Amends State Congressional Districts | Bill Passed - Senate (41 - 18) |
Oct. 28, 2021 | IA | SF 621 | Establishes Congressional and Legislative Districts | Bill Passed - Senate (48 - 1) |
Oct. 28, 2021 | IA | SF 621 | Establishes Congressional and Legislative Districts | Bill Passed - Senate (48 - 1) |
Oct. 26, 2021 | MI | SB 602 | Prohibits the Department of Health and Human Services from Enforcing Vaccine or Mask Mandates | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 15) |
Oct. 21, 2021 | National | H Res 730 | Recommending that the House of Representatives find Stephen K. Bannon in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena duly issued by the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol | Resolution Passed - House (229 - 202) |
Oct. 21, 2021 | National | H Res 730 | Recommending that the House of Representatives find Stephen K. Bannon in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena duly issued by the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol | Resolution Passed - House (229 - 202) |
Oct. 20, 2021 | WV | SB 3034 | Amends State Congressional Districts | Bill Passed - House (72 - 19) |
Oct. 20, 2021 | National | S 2747 | Freedom to Vote Act | Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (49 - 51) |
Oct. 18, 2021 | TX | SB 6 | Amends State Congressional Districts | Conference Report Adopted - House (84 - 59) |
Oct. 14, 2021 | MI | SB 303 | Repeals the Option for Voters to Sign an Affidavit to Affirm Their Identity Before Casting a Ballot | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (56 - 51) |
Oct. 14, 2021 | MI | SB 304 | Requires Voters Who Cast a Provisional Ballot to Confirm Their Information with the Local Clerk | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (56 - 51) |
Oct. 8, 2021 | TX | SB 6 | Amends State Congressional Districts | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 13) |
Oct. 7, 2021 | MI | HB 5007 | Rescinds Fees for Obtaining or Renewing a State ID Card Starting in 2022 | (20 - 16) |
Oct. 7, 2021 | AR | SB 743 | Amends State Congressional Districts | Bill Passed - House (53 - 35) |
Oct. 7, 2021 | AR | HB 1982 | Establishes State Congressional Districts | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 12) |
Oct. 6, 2021 | MI | SJR G | Amends State Constitution to Protect Certain Public Employees | "Ought Not to Pass" Report Rejected - House (65 - 38) |
Oct. 6, 2021 | MI | SB 280 | Requires the Board of State Canvassers to Complete a Canvass of an Initiative Petition Within 100 Days After It Has Been Filed | Bill Passed - House (55 - 48) |
Oct. 6, 2021 | AR | SB 739 | Exempts Employees from Federal Vaccine Mandates | Bill Passed - House (61 - 25) |
Oct. 6, 2021 | AR | SB 743 | Amends State Congressional Districts | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 10) |
Oct. 6, 2021 | AR | HB 1982 | Establishes State Congressional Districts | Bill Passed - House (59 - 30) |
Oct. 4, 2021 | AR | SB 739 | Exempts Employees from Federal Vaccine Mandates | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 12) |
Oct. 1, 2021 | IN | HB 1581 | Amends Redistricting Maps | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (64 - 25) |
Oct. 1, 2021 | IN | HB 1581 | Amends Redistricting Maps | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (64 - 25) |
Oct. 1, 2021 | IN | HB 1581 | Amends Redistricting Maps | Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 12) |
Oct. 1, 2021 | IN | HB 1581 | Amends Redistricting Maps | Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 12) |
Sept. 30, 2021 | MI | HB 4528 | Requires Election Challengers to Undergo Training | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (81 - 24) |
Sept. 30, 2021 | MI | HB 4528 | Requires Election Challengers to Undergo Training | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 15) |
Sept. 30, 2021 | MI | HB 4838 | Prohibits Electronic Poll Books from Being Connected to the Internet | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 15) |
Sept. 30, 2021 | MI | HB 4492 | Expands Polling Place Locations | Bill Passed - House (84 - 21) |
Sept. 30, 2021 | MI | HB 4837 | Prohibits Third Parties from Accessing the Qualified Voter File | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 15) |
Sept. 30, 2021 | MI | HB 4492 | Expands Polling Place Locations | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 15) |
Sept. 30, 2021 | MI | SB 280 | Requires the Board of State Canvassers to Complete a Canvass of an Initiative Petition Within 100 Days After It Has Been Filed | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 16) |
Sept. 30, 2021 | NE | LB 1 | Amends State Congressional Districts | Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 11) |
Sept. 28, 2021 | WI | SJR 63 | Establishes State Legislative Districts | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 12) |
Sept. 28, 2021 | WI | AB 414 | Prohibit Government Agencies from Holding Employee Training Sessions that Say Individuals are Responsible for Past Acts by People of the Same Race | Bill Passed - House (60 - 38) |
Sept. 28, 2021 | CT | SR 76 | Authorizes Governor's Renewed Emergency Declaration | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 15) |
Sept. 28, 2021 | WI | AB 563 | Requires Schools Teach Students on the Declaration of Independence, Constitution, Bill of Rights and Compare Democratic Principals to Communism, Socialism, and Totalitarianism | Bill Passed - House (61 - 37) |
Sept. 28, 2021 | WI | SJR 63 | Establishes State Legislative Districts | Bill Passed - House (60 - 38) |
Sept. 27, 2021 | OR | SB 882 | Amends State Legislative Districts | Bill Passed - House (31 - 18) |
Sept. 27, 2021 | OR | SB 881 | Amends State Congressional Districts | Bill Passed - House (33 - 16) |
Sept. 27, 2021 | PA | SB 738 | Establishes a Public Website to Track Constitutional Amendments | Bill Passed - Senate (43 - 6) |
Sept. 27, 2021 | PA | SB 738 | Establishes a Public Website to Track Constitutional Amendments | Bill Passed - Senate (43 - 6) |
Sept. 23, 2021 | MA | H 4121 | Establishes House Working Group on COVID-19 | Bill Passed - House (131 - 28) |
Sept. 23, 2021 | MA | H 4121 | Establishes House Working Group on COVID-19 | Bill Passed - House (131 - 28) |
Sept. 20, 2021 | OR | SB 882 | Amends State Legislative Districts | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 11) |
Sept. 20, 2021 | OR | SB 881 | Amends State Congressional Districts | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 11) |
Sept. 15, 2021 | NC | SB 360 | Prohibits Any State Agency from Settling Certain Lawsuits Without the Approval of the General Assembly | Bill Passed - House (58 - 47) |
Sept. 9, 2021 | CA | AB 105 | Requires State Boards and Committees to be More Diverse | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (58 - 12) |
Sept. 8, 2021 | CA | SB 660 | Prohibits Recall Organizers from Paying Signature Gatherers on a Per-Signature Basis | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (26 - 11) |
Sept. 8, 2021 | CA | AB 105 | Requires State Boards and Committees to be More Diverse | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 8) |
Sept. 7, 2021 | CA | AB 970 | Reduces Obstacles to Electric Vehicle Infrastructure | Bill Passed - House (59 - 11) |
Sept. 3, 2021 | CA | SB 594 | Amends Redistricting Regulations for Congressional Districts | Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 0) |
Sept. 2, 2021 | CA | SB 714 | Authorizes DREAMers to Participate in County Central Committees | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (30 - 6) |
Sept. 2, 2021 | CA | SB 660 | Prohibits Recall Organizers from Paying Signature Gatherers on a Per-Signature Basis | Bill Passed - House (51 - 18) |
Sept. 2, 2021 | CA | AB 970 | Reduces Obstacles to Electric Vehicle Infrastructure | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 9) |
Sept. 1, 2021 | CA | AB 1203 | Amends Property Tax Laws and the Assessment Appeals Court | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (61 - 15) |
Sept. 1, 2021 | CA | SB 714 | Authorizes DREAMers to Participate in County Central Committees | Bill Passed - House (57 - 11) |
Sept. 1, 2021 | NY | S 50001 | Authorizes New Yorkers to Participate in State and Local Government Meetings Virtually | Bill Passed - House (81 - 60) |
Sept. 1, 2021 | MI | HB 4061 | Prohibits Using the Public Threat Alert System for Executive Orders | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 16) |