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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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April 14, 2013 | AK | SB 21 | Amends the Oil Industry Tax Rate Structure | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (12 - 8) |
June 6, 2016 | AK | HB 247 | Amends Oil and Gas Tax Credit System | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (13 - 6) |
April 20, 2014 | AK | SB 138 | Establishes a Liquefied Natural Gas Production Framework | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (16 - 4) |
April 20, 2014 | AK | HB 287 | Authorizes Tax Credits for In-State Oil Refineries | Bill Passed - Senate (14 - 6) |
April 17, 2015 | AK | HB 158 | Establishes Refined Fuel Surcharge | Bill Passed - Senate (13 - 7) |
March 21, 2013 | AK | SB 21 | Amends the Oil Industry Tax Rate Structure | Bill Passed - Senate (11 - 9) |
March 23, 2016 | AK | SB 125 | Amends Alaska Gasline Development Corporation Board of Directors | Bill Passed - Senate (13 - 7) |
March 31, 2015 | AK | HB 132 | Prohibits Alaska Gasline Development Corporation Participation in Certain Projects | Bill Passed - Senate (13 - 7) |
March 18, 2014 | AK | SB 138 | Establishes a Liquefied Natural Gas Production Framework | Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 5) |
April 15, 2014 | AK | HB 383 | Authorizes the Governor to Appoint Non-Residents to the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation Board | Bill Passed - Senate (13 - 7) |
Nov. 3, 2015 | AK | SB 3001 | Appropriates Funds for Liquid Natural Gas (AKLNG) Pipeline | Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 3) |
March 2, 2020 | AK | SB 115 | Increases the State Highway Motor Fuel Tax | Bill Passed - Senate (12 - 5) |
March 12, 2020 | AL | SB 45 | Amends Criminal Trespassing Penalties Relating to Critical Infrastructure | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 3) |
Feb. 22, 2011 | AR | SB 275 | Reduction of Excise Tax on Electricity and Natural Gas | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 9) |
Sept. 11, 2013 | CA | SB 4 | Amends Hydraulic Fracturing Laws | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (29 - 8) |
Sept. 9, 2021 | CA | SB 47 | Increases the Spending Cap on the Geologic Energy Management Division Account for Abandoned Oil Wells | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (27 - 10) |
Aug. 31, 2022 | CA | SB 1137 | Prohibits New Oil Wells Near Schools and Hospitals | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (25 - 10) |
Sept. 3, 2019 | CA | AB 1440 | Amends State Law Concerning Oil and Gas Extraction | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 11) |
Sept. 11, 2019 | CA | AB 936 | Amends Environmental Protections Relating to Heavy Crude Oils | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 7) |
Sept. 13, 2023 | CA | AB 1167 | Prohibits Oil Well Owners from Transferring Ownership to Another Unless They File for a Bond | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 11) |
May 29, 2014 | CA | SB 1132 | Establishes a Moratorium on Hydraulic Fracturing | Bill Failed - Senate (16 - 16) |
March 5, 2018 | CA | AJR 29 | Expresses Opposition to Executive Offshore Drilling Proposal | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 5) |
Aug. 23, 2010 | CA | AB 234 | Marine Oil Shipping Regulations | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 14) |
May 29, 2019 | CA | SB 551 | Amends Oil and Gas Pipeline Facility Decommissioning Regulations | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 13) |
June 3, 2015 | CA | SB 788 | Repeals Offshore Oil and Gas Leases | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 14) |
April 6, 2017 | CA | SB 1 | Increases Gas and Vehicle Taxes to Pay for Road and Bridge Repairs | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 11) |
May 30, 2012 | CA | SB 1054 | Requires Notifying Property Owners Prior to Hydraulic Fracturing | Bill Failed - Senate (17 - 18) |
April 3, 2019 | CO | SB 19-181 | Amends Local Environmental Regulations | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (19 - 16) |
May 11, 2022 | CO | HB 22-1348 | Requires Further Chemical Information Disclosure By Oil, Gas, and Fracking Corporations | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15) |
May 3, 2019 | CO | HB 19-1298 | Prohibits Drivers of Fossil Fuel-Powered Cars and Non-Charging Electric Vehicles to Park in Front of Charging Stations | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15) |
March 13, 2019 | CO | SB 19-181 | Amends Local Environmental Regulations | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 15) |
March 8, 2012 | FL | HB 4001 | Repeals Provisions for Cap and Trade Regulations | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 5) |
Feb. 27, 2023 | GA | SB 145 | Prohibits Local Ordinances Against Gas Powered Leaf Blowers | Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 16) |
March 14, 2012 | ID | H 464 | Prohibits Local Ordinances from Limiting Oil and Gas Extraction | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 10) |
May 11, 2023 | IL | SB 1769 | Requires State Government Vehicles be Zero Emission by 2030 | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 20) |
Feb. 15, 2021 | IN | SB 386 | Establishes Refinancing Plans to Retire Coal Plants | Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 6) |
March 24, 2015 | KY | HB 299 | Increases Wholesale Gas Tax | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (29 - 9) |
March 2, 2023 | KY | SB 4 | Requires Permission from the Kentucky Public Service Commission before Retiring Fossil Fuel Electric Generators | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 8) |
May 30, 2014 | LA | SB 469 | Prohibits Government Entities from Pursuing Cause of Action under the Coastal Management Program | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (25 - 11) |
May 20, 2020 | LA | SB 440 | Limits Environmental Lawsuits Against Oil and Gas Companies | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15) |
March 29, 2013 | MD | HB 1515 | Increases the Gas Tax | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 20) |
March 18, 2022 | MD | HB 1486 | Authorizes a Suspension of the Gas Tax | Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 0) |
March 27, 2017 | MD | HB 1325 | Prohibits Fracking | Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 10) |
March 24, 2015 | MD | SB 458 | Increases Liabilities for Hydraulic Fracturing | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 17) |
June 10, 2021 | ME | LD 99 | Requires the PERS to Divest from Fossil Fuel Related Investments | "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - Senate (18 - 15) |
Dec. 19, 2014 | MI | HB 5477 | Increases Gasoline and Diesel Tax | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (23 - 15) |
Nov. 13, 2014 | MI | HB 5477 | Increases Gasoline and Diesel Tax | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 14) |
June 12, 2014 | MI | HB 5477 | Increases Gasoline and Diesel Tax | Bill Failed - Senate (17 - 20) |
Sept. 1, 2021 | MI | HB 4272 | Exempts Michigan Made Gas Cans from Federal Regulations | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 16) |
May 26, 2022 | MI | SB 1029 | Repeals the State Fuel Tax During Summer Months | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 7) |
May 15, 2017 | MN | SF 1937 | Authorizes the Construction and Repair of Statewide Oil Pipelines | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (34 - 30) |
March 11, 2021 | MO | SB 262 | Authorizes New Gas Tax | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 13) |
April 6, 2016 | MO | SB 623 | Increases Motor Fuel Tax | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 10) |
April 28, 2011 | MT | SB 329 | Oil and Natural Gas Revenue for Schools | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (31 - 19) |
April 13, 2017 | MT | SB 299 | Requires Public Disclosure of Fracking Chemicals | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (34 - 16) |
April 13, 2017 | MT | HB 473 | Increases Taxes on Gasoline and Diesel Fuels | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 22) |
June 14, 2005 | National | S Amdt 781 | Environmental Effects Caused by Ethanol Amendment | Amendment Tabled - Senate (59 - 38) |
June 10, 2008 | National | S 3044 | Increasing Taxes on Profits, Rescinding Certain Tax Deductions, and Increasing Tax Incentives for Alternative Energy Programs for Oil Companies | Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (51 - 43) |
April 6, 2000 | National | S Amdt 2955 | Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Drilling amendment | Amendment Tabled - Senate (51 - 49) |
Aug. 3, 1994 | National | S Amdt 2446 | Ethanol Amendment | Amendment Tabled - Senate (51 - 50) |
June 10, 2003 | National | S Amdt 871 | Reduction of Foreign Oil Dependence Amendment | Amendment Adopted - Senate (99 - 1) |
March 13, 2008 | National | S Amdt 4329 | Amendment on Certain Energy-Related Programs, Including the Development of Oil and Natural Gas in Coastal Areas Not Covered by a Moratorium | Amendment Adopted - Senate (56 - 43) |
March 13, 2008 | National | S Amdt 4207 | Amendment on Certain Energy-Related Programs, Including the Development of Oil Shale and Offshore Natural Gas | Amendment Rejected - Senate (47 - 51) |
Nov. 3, 2005 | National | S Amdt 2400 | Alaska Judicial Review of Oil Revenue Amendment | Amendment Rejected - Senate (48 - 51) |
Nov. 17, 2005 | National | S Amdt 2612 | Price-Gouging During Emergencies Amendment | Motion Rejected - Senate (57 - 42) |
Nov. 17, 2005 | National | S Amdt 2626 | Temporary Tax on Crude Oil Amendment | Motion Rejected - Senate (50 - 48) |
Nov. 3, 2005 | National | S Amdt 2358 | ANWR Amendment | Amendment Rejected - Senate (48 - 51) |
June 16, 2005 | National | S Amdt 784 | Reduction in Dependence on Foreign Oil | Amendment Rejected - Senate (47 - 53) |
June 19, 2007 | National | S Amdt 1519 | Preventing Petroleum Export Organizations (NOPEC Act of 2007) | Amendment Adopted - Senate (70 - 23) |
June 14, 2007 | National | S Amdt 1566 | Offshore Drilling in Virginia | Amendment Rejected - Senate (43 - 44) |
May 11, 2006 | National | HR 4297 | Tax Relief Extension Reconciliation Act of 2005 | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (54 - 44) |
Sept. 27, 2008 | National | HR 2638 | Continuing Appropriations | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (78 - 12) |
Dec. 13, 2007 | National | HR 6 | Energy Act of 2007 | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (86 - 8) |
Dec. 18, 2007 | National | HR 2764 | Inclusion of Iraq and Afghanistan Military Operations Funding with the Consolidated Appropriations | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (76 - 17) |
July 31, 2003 | National | HR 6 | Energy Omnibus bill | Bill Passed - Senate (84 - 14) |