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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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July 8, 2013 | OR | HB 2639 | Prohibits Discrimination in Selling, Renting, or Leasing Property | Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 13) |
June 13, 2013 | WA | HB 2075 | Repeals Marital Trust Estate Tax Exemption | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 19) |
May 29, 2013 | CA | SB 391 | Establishes Real Estate Transaction Fees | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 12) |
May 20, 2013 | MN | HF 677 | Amends State Taxes | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (36 - 30) |
May 15, 2013 | KS | HB 2249 | Repeals Project Limitations Near Historic Sites | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (29 - 10) |
April 3, 2013 | KS | SB 181 | Reduces Property Taxes for Motor Vehicles | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 16) |
April 2, 2013 | KS | HB 2055 | Reduces Casino Building Fee | Bill Failed - Senate (15 - 24) |
March 26, 2013 | KS | SB 72 | Exempts Health Clubs From Property Taxes | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 14) |
March 8, 2013 | WA | SB 5187 | Authorizes Livestock Owners to Dispatch Gray Wolves | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 23) |
Feb. 26, 2013 | UT | SB 109 | Authorizes the State Engineer to Manage Water Usage | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 9) |
Feb. 23, 2013 | MT | SB 175 | Increases Public Education Funding | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 17) |
Date | No. | Title | Outcome |
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7/08 | HB 2639 | Prohibits Discrimination in Selling, Renting, or Leasing Property | Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 13) |
6/13 | HB 2075 | Repeals Marital Trust Estate Tax Exemption | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 19) |
5/29 | SB 391 | Establishes Real Estate Transaction Fees | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 12) |
5/20 | HF 677 | Amends State Taxes | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (36 - 30) |
5/15 | HB 2249 | Repeals Project Limitations Near Historic Sites | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (29 - 10) |
4/03 | SB 181 | Reduces Property Taxes for Motor Vehicles | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 16) |
4/02 | HB 2055 | Reduces Casino Building Fee | Bill Failed - Senate (15 - 24) |
3/26 | SB 72 | Exempts Health Clubs From Property Taxes | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 14) |
3/08 | SB 5187 | Authorizes Livestock Owners to Dispatch Gray Wolves | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 23) |
2/26 | SB 109 | Authorizes the State Engineer to Manage Water Usage | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 9) |
2/23 | SB 175 | Increases Public Education Funding | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 17) |