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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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March 31, 2022 | AL | HB 135 | Appropriates $23 Billion for the State Education Budget | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 0) |
Feb. 24, 2022 | AZ | SB 1494 | Prohibits the Non-Vaccinated Terminated Persons from Being Denied Unemployment Benefits | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 9) |
March 14, 2022 | AZ | SB 1567 | Requires Employers to Allow Covid-19 Vaccine Religious Exemptions | Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 13) |
May 3, 2022 | MI | SB 831 | Appropriates Funds for the 2022-2023 Fiscal Year Budget | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 13) |
May 19, 2022 | National | S 4008 | Small Business COVID Relief Act of 2022 | Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (52 - 43) |
March 3, 2022 | OR | HB 4157 | Extends COVID-19 Relief Payments | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 2) |
March 11, 2022 | WY | SF 98 | Limits Expenditure of COVID-19 Relief Funds | Veto Override Passed - Senate (28 - 1) |
March 8, 2022 | WY | SF 66 | Appropriates COVID-19 Relief Funds | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (24 - 5) |
Date | No. | Title | Outcome |
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3/31 | HB 135 | Appropriates $23 Billion for the State Education Budget | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 0) |
2/24 | SB 1494 | Prohibits the Non-Vaccinated Terminated Persons from Being Denied Unemployment Benefits | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 9) |
3/14 | SB 1567 | Requires Employers to Allow Covid-19 Vaccine Religious Exemptions | Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 13) |
5/03 | SB 831 | Appropriates Funds for the 2022-2023 Fiscal Year Budget | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 13) |
5/19 | S 4008 | Small Business COVID Relief Act of 2022 | Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (52 - 43) |
3/03 | HB 4157 | Extends COVID-19 Relief Payments | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 2) |
3/11 | SF 98 | Limits Expenditure of COVID-19 Relief Funds | Veto Override Passed - Senate (28 - 1) |
3/08 | SF 66 | Appropriates COVID-19 Relief Funds | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (24 - 5) |