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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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Aug. 30, 2022 | CA | SB 222 | Establishes a State Water Rate Assistance Program | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 8) |
Aug. 30, 2022 | CA | SB 222 | Establishes a State Water Rate Assistance Program | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 8) |
Aug. 31, 2022 | CA | AB 1757 | Specifies Strategy Regarding Climate Change and Air Pollution | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 9) |
Aug. 31, 2022 | CA | AB 1757 | Specifies Strategy Regarding Climate Change and Air Pollution | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 9) |
April 19, 2022 | HI | SB 3311 | Establishes Long-Term Goals for Zero Emissions Transporation | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (25 - 0) |
May 25, 2022 | NY | A 10001 | Authorizes a Study on the Impact of the Urban Heat Effect on Disadvantaged Communities | Bill Passed - Senate (60 - 1) |
Sept. 20, 2022 | MI | SB 185 | Expands Regulation of Drinking Water | (35 - 1) |
April 12, 2022 | NE | LB 1068 | Requires a University of Nebraska Health Assessment Over Ethanol Production | Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 8) |
April 12, 2022 | NE | LB 1068 | Requires a University of Nebraska Health Assessment Over Ethanol Production | Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 8) |
Aug. 29, 2022 | CA | AB 1445 | Requires Governments Factor Climate Change and Sea-Level Rise when Determining Future Municipal Appropriations | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 9) |
March 23, 2022 | ID | H 720 | Prohibits Non-Human Entities From Being Granted Personhood | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 5) |
March 23, 2022 | ID | H 720 | Prohibits Non-Human Entities From Being Granted Personhood | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 5) |
Sept. 28, 2022 | MI | HB 6354 | Amends Law in Regard to Hunting | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 10) |
Sept. 28, 2022 | MI | HB 6354 | Amends Law in Regard to Hunting | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 10) |
Sept. 20, 2022 | PA | SB 431 | Amends Hunting and Furtaking Licenses | Bill Passed - Senate (45 - 5) |
March 23, 2022 | CT | HB 5501 | Repeals Taxes on Gas and Clothing | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 0) |
June 30, 2022 | DE | HB 386 | Prohibits Cat Declawing as Condition of Rental Agreement | Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 5) |
March 18, 2022 | MD | HB 1486 | Authorizes a Suspension of the Gas Tax | Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 0) |
June 29, 2022 | NC | HB 219 | Amends Various State Environmental Laws | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (41 - 2) |
May 2, 2022 | AK | SB 33 | Establishes Fisheries Product Development Tax Credit | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (18 - 1) |
Feb. 5, 2022 | NM | SB 41 | Amends the University Research Park and Economic Development Act | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 10) |
March 3, 2022 | TN | SB 2350 | Amends Certified Green Energy Production Facilities to Include Storage of Electricity | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 0) |
Nov. 30, 2022 | IL | HB 5189 | Amends Tax Credit for Electric Vehicle Manufacturers | Bill Passed - Senate (49 - 5) |
Dec. 13, 2022 | FL | SB 4-A | Expands Disaster Relief Programs | Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 0) |
Dec. 7, 2022 | OH | HB 507 | Amends the Definition of Green Energy to Include Natural Gas | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 7) |