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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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Nov. 20, 2019 | PA | HB 321 | Prohibits Abortions Based on a Diagnosis of Down Syndrome | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 22) |
Nov. 20, 2019 | PA | HB 321 | Prohibits Abortions Based on a Diagnosis of Down Syndrome | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 22) |
Nov. 6, 2019 | OH | SB 208 | Establishes Requirements for Abortions Resulting in Premature Birth | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 9) |
Nov. 6, 2019 | OH | SB 155 | Requires Potential Abortion Reversal Drugs be made Available | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 10) |
Nov. 6, 2019 | OH | SB 208 | Establishes Requirements for Abortions Resulting in Premature Birth | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 9) |
Nov. 6, 2019 | OH | SB 155 | Requires Potential Abortion Reversal Drugs be made Available | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 10) |
Oct. 23, 2019 | OH | SB 26 | Repeals the Tax on Feminine Hygiene Products | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (30 - 1) |
Sept. 4, 2019 | CA | AB 500 | Requires Paid Maternity Leave for California Teachers | Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 2) |
Sept. 4, 2019 | CA | AB 500 | Requires Paid Maternity Leave for California Teachers | Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 2) |
June 19, 2019 | RI | H 5125 | Establishes Abortion Procedures as Protected State Law | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 17) |
June 17, 2019 | NY | S 2387 | Requires Menstrual Product Packaging List Ingredients | Bill Passed - Senate (51 - 11) |
June 14, 2019 | NY | S 5864 | Establishes the Television Diversity Tax Credit | Bill Passed - Senate (44 - 18) |
June 11, 2019 | NY | S 2071 | Repeals Prohibitions on Surrogacy and In Vitro Fertilization | Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 21) |
June 5, 2019 | WI | AB 179 | Establishes Requirements for Abortions Resulting in Premature Birth | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 14) |
June 5, 2019 | WI | AB 179 | Establishes Requirements for Abortions Resulting in Premature Birth | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 14) |
June 5, 2019 | WI | AB 180 | Requires Potential Abortion Reversal Drugs be made Available | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 13) |
May 30, 2019 | AL | HB 225 | Prohibits Pay Discrimination Based on Sex and Race | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (27 - 0) |
May 21, 2019 | CA | SB 142 | Requires Additional Lactation Accommodations for Employees | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 9) |
May 20, 2019 | CA | SB 24 | Requires Public Universities Offer and Cover the Cost of Abortion Drugs | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 10) |
April 30, 2019 | CO | SB 19-085 | Establishes the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (21 - 14) |
April 29, 2019 | CO | SB 19-007 | Establishes Standards for Sexual Misconduct Policies at Higher Education Institutions | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15) |
April 26, 2019 | IA | HF 766 | Establishes a Health and Human Services Budget for FY 2019-2020 | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 19) |
April 18, 2019 | MT | HB 500 | Prohibits Abortions After 20th Week of Pregnancy | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 19) |
April 11, 2019 | CA | SB 92 | Amends Tax Policies | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 9) |
April 10, 2019 | OH | SB 23 | Prohibits Abortion After a Fetal Heartbeat is Detected | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (18 - 13) |
April 10, 2019 | OH | SB 23 | Prohibits Abortion After a Fetal Heartbeat is Detected | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (18 - 13) |
April 2, 2019 | IN | HB 1211 | Prohibits Dilation and Evacuation Abortions | Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 10) |
April 1, 2019 | IN | SB 201 | Authorizes Health Providers to Abstain from Participating in Abortion Procedures | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (38 - 8) |
March 29, 2019 | GA | HB 345 | Establishes Rights for Pregnant Inmates | Bill Passed - Senate (52 - 1) |
March 28, 2019 | MA | H 3638 | Appropriates Funding to Family Planning and Women Reproductive Health Clinics | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 5) |
March 28, 2019 | MA | H 3638 | Appropriates Funding to Family Planning and Women Reproductive Health Clinics | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 5) |
March 27, 2019 | IA | SF 513 | Authorizes Women to Buy Birth Control Without Prescriptions | Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 6) |
March 27, 2019 | IA | SF 513 | Authorizes Women to Buy Birth Control Without Prescriptions | Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 6) |
March 22, 2019 | GA | HB 481 | Prohibits Abortion After a Fetal Heartbeat is Detected | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 18) |
March 22, 2019 | GA | HB 481 | Prohibits Abortion After a Fetal Heartbeat is Detected | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 18) |
March 15, 2019 | ND | HB 1336 | Requires Potential Abortion Reversal Drugs be made Available | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 11) |
March 14, 2019 | NM | HB 89 | Requires Insurance Companies Provide Coverage for Contraceptives | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 8) |
March 14, 2019 | NM | HB 89 | Requires Insurance Companies Provide Coverage for Contraceptives | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 8) |
March 14, 2019 | NM | HB 51 | Amends State Law to Decriminalize Abortion | Bill Failed - Senate (18 - 24) |
March 13, 2019 | OH | SB 23 | Prohibits Abortion After a Fetal Heartbeat is Detected | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 13) |
March 13, 2019 | OH | SB 23 | Prohibits Abortion After a Fetal Heartbeat is Detected | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 13) |
Feb. 25, 2019 | WY | HB 103 | Requires Doctor Reporting of Abortions | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 9) |
Feb. 22, 2019 | KY | SB 18 | Establishes Employment Protections for Pregnant Women | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 7) |
Feb. 14, 2019 | NH | SB 142 | Requires Public Schools Provide Menstrual Products | Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 6) |
Feb. 12, 2019 | MT | SB 100 | Requires Abortion Providers Offer Patients an Ultrasound | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 19) |
Feb. 7, 2019 | AR | SB 149 | Establishes The Arkansas Human Life Protection Act | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 6) |
Jan. 31, 2019 | NJ | S 1784 | Expands State Medicaid Program to Include Doula Maternity Care Coverage | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 6) |
Jan. 31, 2019 | NJ | S 1784 | Expands State Medicaid Program to Include Doula Maternity Care Coverage | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 6) |
Jan. 11, 2019 | KY | SB 50 | Requires Reporting of Abortion Drugs | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 6) |