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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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Dec. 8, 2009 | National | S Amdt 2962 | Prohibiting Federally Funded Abortion Services | Amendment Tabled - Senate (54 - 45) |
Dec. 23, 2009 | National | HR 3590 | Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act | Cloture Invoked - Senate (60 - 39) |
Dec. 3, 2009 | National | S Amdt 2791 | Preventive Services Coverage Requirements | Amendment Adopted - Senate (61 - 39) |
Dec. 22, 2009 | National | S Amdt 3276 | Senate Health Care Bill Amendments | Amendment Adopted - Senate (60 - 39) |
May 13, 2009 | MO | HB 46 | Expansion of Abortion Laws | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 7) |
Dec. 24, 2009 | National | HR 3590 | Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act | Bill Passed - Senate (60 - 39) |
June 3, 2009 | OR | HB 2794 | Mandatory HPV Vaccination Coverage | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 6) |
May 18, 2009 | OR | HB 2509 | Sexual Education | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 9) |
Feb. 20, 2009 | MT | SB 46 | Amending Constitutional Right to Privacy with Regards to Abortion | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 22) |
Feb. 25, 2009 | MT | SB 374 | Parental Notification for Underage Abortions | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 21) |
March 2, 2009 | KY | SB 79 | Pre-Abortion Ultrasound Requirements | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 4) |
March 2, 2009 | KY | SB 79 | Pre-Abortion Ultrasound Requirements | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 4) |
Feb. 10, 2009 | IN | SB 90 | Pre-Abortion Notification Requirement | Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 11) |
May 29, 2009 | NE | LB 675 | Establishes Procedures for Ultrasounds Performed Prior to Abortions | Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 5) |
July 1, 2009 | AZ | SB 1175 | Prohibiting Non-Physicians from Performing Abortions | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (16 - 11) |
July 1, 2009 | AZ | SB 1175 | Prohibiting Non-Physicians from Performing Abortions | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (16 - 11) |
Sept. 9, 2009 | CA | AB 98 | Required Maternity Services Coverage | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 11) |
Feb. 23, 2009 | HI | SB 777 | Requiring Comprehensive Sex Education When Using State Funds | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 3) |
May 7, 2009 | KS | SB 218 | Partial-Birth/Late-Term Abortion Law Amendments | Veto Override Failed - Senate (25 - 13) |
April 27, 2009 | MN | Ban on State Funds for Abortions | Amendment Rejected - Senate (26 - 39) | |
April 3, 2009 | ND | HB 1572 | Legislative Intent With Regards to the Legal Definition of Life | Bill Failed - Senate (16 - 29) |
April 3, 2009 | ND | HB 1572 | Legislative Intent With Regards to the Legal Definition of Life | Bill Failed - Senate (16 - 29) |
Date | No. | Title | Outcome |
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12/08 | S Amdt 2962 | Prohibiting Federally Funded Abortion Services | Amendment Tabled - Senate (54 - 45) |
12/23 | HR 3590 | Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act | Cloture Invoked - Senate (60 - 39) |
12/03 | S Amdt 2791 | Preventive Services Coverage Requirements | Amendment Adopted - Senate (61 - 39) |
12/22 | S Amdt 3276 | Senate Health Care Bill Amendments | Amendment Adopted - Senate (60 - 39) |
5/13 | HB 46 | Expansion of Abortion Laws | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 7) |
12/24 | HR 3590 | Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act | Bill Passed - Senate (60 - 39) |
6/03 | HB 2794 | Mandatory HPV Vaccination Coverage | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 6) |
5/18 | HB 2509 | Sexual Education | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 9) |
2/20 | SB 46 | Amending Constitutional Right to Privacy with Regards to Abortion | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 22) |
2/25 | SB 374 | Parental Notification for Underage Abortions | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 21) |
3/02 | SB 79 | Pre-Abortion Ultrasound Requirements | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 4) |
3/02 | SB 79 | Pre-Abortion Ultrasound Requirements | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 4) |
2/10 | SB 90 | Pre-Abortion Notification Requirement | Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 11) |
5/29 | LB 675 | Establishes Procedures for Ultrasounds Performed Prior to Abortions | Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 5) |
7/01 | SB 1175 | Prohibiting Non-Physicians from Performing Abortions | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (16 - 11) |
7/01 | SB 1175 | Prohibiting Non-Physicians from Performing Abortions | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (16 - 11) |
9/09 | AB 98 | Required Maternity Services Coverage | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 11) |
2/23 | SB 777 | Requiring Comprehensive Sex Education When Using State Funds | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 3) |
5/07 | SB 218 | Partial-Birth/Late-Term Abortion Law Amendments | Veto Override Failed - Senate (25 - 13) |
4/27 | Ban on State Funds for Abortions | Amendment Rejected - Senate (26 - 39) | |
4/03 | HB 1572 | Legislative Intent With Regards to the Legal Definition of Life | Bill Failed - Senate (16 - 29) |
4/03 | HB 1572 | Legislative Intent With Regards to the Legal Definition of Life | Bill Failed - Senate (16 - 29) |