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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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Feb. 3, 2022 | GA | HB 218 | Requires the State to Recognize Gun Carry Permits from Other States | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (96 - 70) |
June 30, 2022 | NC | SB 101 | Requires Sheriffs to Cooperate with ICE | Bill Passed - House (65 - 47) |
Jan. 27, 2022 | VT | S 30 | Establishes A Ban On Firearms In Hospitals | Bill Passed - House (97 - 49) |
June 30, 2022 | CA | SB 57 | Establishes Safe Injection Sites | Bill Passed - House (42 - 29) |
Dec. 1, 2022 | OH | SB 185 | Prohibits Local Governments from Confiscating Firearms During Declared Emergencies | Bill Passed - House (57 - 22) |
Jan. 10, 2022 | CA | AJR 22 | Establishes Sense of Assembly Regarding Jan. 6 Events, Investigation | Bill Passed - House (54 - 2) |
Jan. 11, 2022 | IN | HB 1077 | Repeals Certain Gun Regulations | Bill Passed - House (64 - 29) |
Jan. 10, 2022 | NJ | S 896 | Exempts Public Defender Fee Requirements for Defendants Under the Age of 18 | (56 - 23) |
Jan. 19, 2022 | NY | A 6319 | Amends the State Definition of Rape to Include Additional Forms of Non-Consensual Sexual Conduct | Bill Passed - House (129 - 16) |
Jan. 5, 2022 | IL | HB 3512 | Amends Criminal Justice Law | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (67 - 42) |
Jan. 25, 2022 | MI | HB 4277 | Expands Prohibition on Device Use While Driving | Bill Passed - House (75 - 26) |
Jan. 10, 2022 | NH | HB 579 | Requires Police Provide Public Notice Before Conducting Immigration Checkpoints | "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (254 - 85) |
March 3, 2022 | MS | SB 2113 | Prohibits Teaching the Topic Known as "Critical Race Theory" | Bill Passed - House (75 - 43) |
Jan. 26, 2022 | IN | HB 1134 | Prohibits Teaching Certain Concepts on Race, Gender, and Ethnicity | Bill Passed - House (60 - 37) |
March 4, 2022 | WA | SB 5078 | Prohibits Sale of High-Capacity Firearm Magazines | Bill Passed - House (55 - 42) |
March 29, 2022 | AL | HB 17 | Authorizes Deploying Wiretaps for Drug Related Offenses | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (84 - 7) |
March 29, 2022 | AL | HB 17 | Authorizes Deploying Wiretaps for Drug Related Offenses | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (84 - 7) |
Feb. 9, 2022 | AL | HB 17 | Authorizes Deploying Wiretaps for Drug Related Offenses | Bill Passed - House (84 - 7) |
Feb. 9, 2022 | AL | HB 17 | Authorizes Deploying Wiretaps for Drug Related Offenses | Bill Passed - House (84 - 7) |
Feb. 2, 2022 | UT | HB 161 | Establishes a Working Group on Overdose Harm Reduction | Bill Failed - House (26 - 43) |
Feb. 2, 2022 | MS | HB 621 | Increases Penalties for Fleeing Police | Bill Passed - House (84 - 34) |
Feb. 9, 2022 | KY | HB 48 | Increases Penalties for False Emergency Reports | Bill Passed - House (86 - 7) |
Feb. 23, 2022 | ID | S 1262 | Expands Firearm Protections During Declared Disaster Emergencies | Bill Passed - House (58 - 9) |
Jan. 26, 2022 | ME | LD 842 | Authorizes Parole for Certain Prisoners | Bill Passed - House (81 - 50) |
Feb. 16, 2022 | OH | HB 109 | Increases Penalties for Specific Criminal Offenses | Bill Passed - House (60 - 35) |