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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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June 15, 2023 | OH | SB 21 | Restructures Where Individuals can Contest State Agency Orders | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (24 - 7) |
March 16, 2023 | KY | SB 9 | Increases Anti-Hazing Laws | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (30 - 4) |
June 15, 2023 | OR | SB 1043 | Requires Hospitals to Provide Narcan | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (21 - 1) |
April 13, 2023 | WA | SB 5006 | Amends Firearm Waiver Rights for At-Risk Individuals | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (33 - 14) |
June 13, 2023 | AZ | SB 1013 | Extends Expanded Free Speech Protections to College Campuses | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (23 - 5) |
April 12, 2023 | VA | SB 989 | Establishes Greater Victims Rights in Court | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (35 - 5) |
April 12, 2023 | VA | SB 989 | Establishes Greater Victims Rights in Court | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (35 - 5) |
June 5, 2023 | NV | AB 404 | Authorizes Caps for Medical Malpractice Lawsuits to Increase | Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 5) |
June 5, 2023 | NV | AB 404 | Authorizes Caps for Medical Malpractice Lawsuits to Increase | Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 5) |
July 25, 2023 | ME | LD 279 | Prohibits Public Entities from Discriminating Against Individuals | "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - Senate (22 - 13) |
June 8, 2023 | NH | HB 315 | Prohibits the Use of the "Gay Panic" Murder Defense | "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - Senate (20 - 4) |
June 14, 2023 | ME | LD 52 | Authorizes Certain Employees to Carry Firearms on School Property | "Ought Not to Pass" Report Adopted - Senate (22 - 13) |
March 27, 2023 | GA | HB 557 | Authorizes Certain Physicians to Prescribe Schedule 2 Controlled Subtances | (53 - 1) |
May 5, 2023 | FL | HB 1285 | Authorizes the Creation of a Specialized State Guard as a Part of State Law Enforcement | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (28 - 11) |
June 5, 2023 | NV | AB 452 | Amends Regulations and Visitation Rights of Prisoners | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (16 - 5) |
March 21, 2023 | MT | HB 356 | Prohibits the State from Contracting with Companies that Discriminate Against Firearms | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (33 - 16) |
June 5, 2023 | NV | AB 452 | Amends Regulations and Visitation Rights of Prisoners | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (16 - 5) |
June 6, 2023 | LA | SB 56 | Extends and Reinstates the Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (35 - 3) |
May 2, 2023 | VT | H 230 | Establishes New Restrictions on Firearm Purchase to Prevent Suicide | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 9) |
April 7, 2023 | MD | HB 824 | Prohibits Certain Individuals on Probation from Receiving a Concealed Carry Permit | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 13) |
June 24, 2023 | OR | HB 2395 | Authorizes Specified Persons to Distribute and Administer Short-Acting Opioid Reversal Drugs and Kits | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 3) |
April 28, 2023 | MT | HB 479 | Appropriates $5 Million for Law Enforcement Services on the Flathead Indian Reservation | Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 14) |
Feb. 24, 2023 | SD | HB 1090 | Authorizes Protections for Farmers and Agricultural Operations from Frivolous Lawsuits | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 8) |
Feb. 24, 2023 | UT | HB 208 | Amends Criminal Trespass Laws | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 4) |
Feb. 24, 2023 | UT | HB 208 | Amends Criminal Trespass Laws | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 4) |