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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
Nov. 14, 2023 WI SB 312 Appropriates Funding for Grants to Local Governments and Landowners to Address PFAS Contamination Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 11)
Nov. 8, 2023 MI HB 5120 Authorizes the Michigan Public Service Commission Power Over Clean-Energy Projects Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
Nov. 8, 2023 MI SB 271 Requires Consumers Energy and DTE Energy to Reach 80% Carbon-Free Electricity by 2035 and 100% by 2040 Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 17)
Nov. 8, 2023 MI SB 273 Increases Energy-Efficiency Improvement Requirements of State Utilities from 1% to 1.5% Per Year Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15)
Nov. 8, 2023 National S J Res 38 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Highway Administration relating to "Waiver of Buy America Requirements for Electric Vehicle Chargers". Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (50 - 48)
Nov. 7, 2023 MI SB 474 Repeals Several Medically Unnecessary Abortion and Reproductive Health Care Restrictions Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (20 - 17)
Nov. 7, 2023 MI SB 474 Repeals Several Medically Unnecessary Abortion and Reproductive Health Care Restrictions Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (20 - 17)
Nov. 7, 2023 MI SB 476 Amends and Repeals Certain Late Term Abortion Restrictions Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (20 - 17)
Nov. 7, 2023 MI HB 4949 Establishes Rights to Reproductive Freedoms Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 17)
Nov. 7, 2023 MI HB 4953 Amends and Revises Previous State Jurisdiction Policies to Reflect Repealed Abortion Laws Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 17)
Nov. 1, 2023 MI HB 4852 Establishes Manoomin (Wild Rice) as the Official Native Grain of Michigan Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 10)
Oct. 26, 2023 MI SB 502 Requires the Utilities Efficiency Program To Be Equitable, Reliable, and Affordable Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
Oct. 17, 2023 WI SB 139 Establishes a Statewide Wolf Population Goal Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 10)
Oct. 17, 2023 WI SB 145 Increases Professional Autonomy for Nurses with Advanced Credentials Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 9)
Oct. 5, 2023 MI SB 441 Amends Reporting Requirements for the Commercial Fishing Industry Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 16)
Oct. 4, 2023 MI SB 483 Establishes the Prescription Drug Affordability Board to Review Prescription Costs Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 17)
Oct. 4, 2023 MI SB 485 Requires The Social Welfare Act to Comply with the Prescription Drug Cost and Affordability Review Act Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 17)
Sept. 28, 2023 National S J Res 24 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for Northern Long-Eared Bat". Veto Override Failed - Senate (47 - 45)
Sept. 14, 2023 CA SB 43 Authorizes First Responders to Place Individuals Experiencing Homelessness With Severe Mental Illnesses into Treatment Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (40 - 0)
Sept. 14, 2023 CA SB 525 Increases the Minimum Wage for Health Care Workers to $25 an Hour Starting in 2025 Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 9)
Sept. 14, 2023 CA AB 1373 Appropriates Funding for Various State Clean Energy Programs Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 10)
Sept. 14, 2023 CA AB 531 Appropriates $6.4 Billion in Bonds to Build Infrastructure for 10,000 New Behavioral Health Treatment Slots Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 2)
Sept. 13, 2023 CA SB 261 Requires Large Companies Doing Business in California Disclose Their Climate Risk Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (28 - 8)
Sept. 13, 2023 CA AB 352 Requires Information on Fertility and Menstrual Tracking Apps Be Subject to Medical Privacy Laws Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 7)
Sept. 13, 2023 CA AB 1633 Requires Local Government Review of State Environmental Policies Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 3)
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)
Sept. 12, 2023 CA SB 253 Requires Large Companies Doing Business in California Disclose Their Carbon Emissions Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (27 - 8)
Sept. 12, 2023 CA AB 33 Establishes a Fentanyl Misuse and Overdose Prevention Task Force Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 0)
Sept. 12, 2023 CA AB 659 Requires All Students be Vaccinated against HPV Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 6)
Sept. 11, 2023 CA SB 487 Prohibits Health Insurers from Penalizing a Doctor who Performs an Abortion Procedure Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 8)
Sept. 11, 2023 CA AB 418 Prohibits Certain Chemicals Found in Candies such as Skittles and Hot Tamales Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 3)
Sept. 7, 2023 CA SB 345 Establishes State Protections for Health Care Providers who Prescribe an Abortion or Gender-Affirming Care from Out-of-State Legal Action Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (32 - 8)
Sept. 7, 2023 CA SB 58 Amends Laws and Statutes Concerning the Decriminalization of Certain Hallucinogens Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (21 - 14)
Aug. 30, 2023 PA HB 1300 Authorizes Funding for Home Repair Subsidies, Adult Mental Health Services, and Public Defenders Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 18)
Aug. 16, 2023 NC HB 808 Prohibits Gender Transition Procedures for Minors Veto Override Passed - Senate (27 - 18)
July 18, 2023 LA HB 399 Requires Vaccination Information Communicated by Schools to Include Exemption Information Veto Override Failed - Senate (23 - 16)
July 6, 2023 ME LD 258 Appropriates Funding for the Fiscal Year 2023-2025 State Budget Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 9)
July 6, 2023 ME LD 1619 Amends and Updates State Abortion and Reproductive Privacy Laws Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 11)
July 5, 2023 CA SB 147 Amends the Fish and Game Code to Protect Certain Species Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (33 - 5)
June 30, 2023 NJ S 3275 Requires the State Create a Website Outlining Individual's Reproductive Rights Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (23 - 11)
June 30, 2023 DE HB 3 Extends Allowed Student Absences to Mental Health Issues Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 6)
June 30, 2023 NJ S 3929 Authorizes Hospitals With a Temporary Court Order to Involuntarily Detain Someone for Up To 6 Days Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 1)
June 30, 2023 NJ S 524 Establishes a Statewide Mental Health Diversion Program Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 15)
June 30, 2023 NJ S 1615 Establishes an Independent Board of Experts to Guide the State on Prescription Drug Policy Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 11)
June 30, 2023 NJ S 1615 Establishes an Independent Board of Experts to Guide the State on Prescription Drug Policy Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 11)
June 29, 2023 DE HB 185 Rescinds the Three Month Waiting Period for the State to Pay its Share of Premium Subscription Charges for Health Care Coverage Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 6)
June 29, 2023 DE HB 65 Authorizes Bereavement Leave for Miscarriages Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 1)
June 27, 2023 NC HB 808 Prohibits Gender Transition Procedures for Minors Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 16)
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)
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)
Date No. Title Outcome
11/14 SB 312 Appropriates Funding for Grants to Local Governments and Landowners to Address PFAS Contamination Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 11)
11/08 HB 5120 Authorizes the Michigan Public Service Commission Power Over Clean-Energy Projects Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
11/08 SB 271 Requires Consumers Energy and DTE Energy to Reach 80% Carbon-Free Electricity by 2035 and 100% by 2040 Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 17)
11/08 SB 273 Increases Energy-Efficiency Improvement Requirements of State Utilities from 1% to 1.5% Per Year Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15)
11/08 S J Res 38 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Highway Administration relating to "Waiver of Buy America Requirements for Electric Vehicle Chargers". Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (50 - 48)
11/07 SB 474 Repeals Several Medically Unnecessary Abortion and Reproductive Health Care Restrictions Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (20 - 17)
11/07 SB 474 Repeals Several Medically Unnecessary Abortion and Reproductive Health Care Restrictions Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (20 - 17)
11/07 SB 476 Amends and Repeals Certain Late Term Abortion Restrictions Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (20 - 17)
11/07 HB 4949 Establishes Rights to Reproductive Freedoms Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 17)
11/07 HB 4953 Amends and Revises Previous State Jurisdiction Policies to Reflect Repealed Abortion Laws Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 17)
11/01 HB 4852 Establishes Manoomin (Wild Rice) as the Official Native Grain of Michigan Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 10)
10/26 SB 502 Requires the Utilities Efficiency Program To Be Equitable, Reliable, and Affordable Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
10/17 SB 139 Establishes a Statewide Wolf Population Goal Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 10)
10/17 SB 145 Increases Professional Autonomy for Nurses with Advanced Credentials Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 9)
10/05 SB 441 Amends Reporting Requirements for the Commercial Fishing Industry Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 16)
10/04 SB 483 Establishes the Prescription Drug Affordability Board to Review Prescription Costs Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 17)
10/04 SB 485 Requires The Social Welfare Act to Comply with the Prescription Drug Cost and Affordability Review Act Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 17)
9/28 S J Res 24 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for Northern Long-Eared Bat". Veto Override Failed - Senate (47 - 45)
9/14 SB 43 Authorizes First Responders to Place Individuals Experiencing Homelessness With Severe Mental Illnesses into Treatment Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (40 - 0)
9/14 SB 525 Increases the Minimum Wage for Health Care Workers to $25 an Hour Starting in 2025 Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 9)
9/14 AB 1373 Appropriates Funding for Various State Clean Energy Programs Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 10)
9/14 AB 531 Appropriates $6.4 Billion in Bonds to Build Infrastructure for 10,000 New Behavioral Health Treatment Slots Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 2)
9/13 SB 261 Requires Large Companies Doing Business in California Disclose Their Climate Risk Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (28 - 8)
9/13 AB 352 Requires Information on Fertility and Menstrual Tracking Apps Be Subject to Medical Privacy Laws Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 7)
9/13 AB 1633 Requires Local Government Review of State Environmental Policies Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 3)
9/13 AB 1167 Prohibits Oil Well Owners from Transferring Ownership to Another Unless They File for a Bond Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 11)
9/12 SB 253 Requires Large Companies Doing Business in California Disclose Their Carbon Emissions Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (27 - 8)
9/12 AB 33 Establishes a Fentanyl Misuse and Overdose Prevention Task Force Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 0)
9/12 AB 659 Requires All Students be Vaccinated against HPV Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 6)
9/11 SB 487 Prohibits Health Insurers from Penalizing a Doctor who Performs an Abortion Procedure Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 8)
9/11 AB 418 Prohibits Certain Chemicals Found in Candies such as Skittles and Hot Tamales Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 3)
9/07 SB 345 Establishes State Protections for Health Care Providers who Prescribe an Abortion or Gender-Affirming Care from Out-of-State Legal Action Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (32 - 8)
9/07 SB 58 Amends Laws and Statutes Concerning the Decriminalization of Certain Hallucinogens Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (21 - 14)
8/30 HB 1300 Authorizes Funding for Home Repair Subsidies, Adult Mental Health Services, and Public Defenders Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 18)
8/16 HB 808 Prohibits Gender Transition Procedures for Minors Veto Override Passed - Senate (27 - 18)
7/18 HB 399 Requires Vaccination Information Communicated by Schools to Include Exemption Information Veto Override Failed - Senate (23 - 16)
7/06 LD 258 Appropriates Funding for the Fiscal Year 2023-2025 State Budget Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 9)
7/06 LD 1619 Amends and Updates State Abortion and Reproductive Privacy Laws Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 11)
7/05 SB 147 Amends the Fish and Game Code to Protect Certain Species Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (33 - 5)
6/30 S 3275 Requires the State Create a Website Outlining Individual's Reproductive Rights Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (23 - 11)
6/30 HB 3 Extends Allowed Student Absences to Mental Health Issues Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 6)
6/30 S 3929 Authorizes Hospitals With a Temporary Court Order to Involuntarily Detain Someone for Up To 6 Days Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 1)
6/30 S 524 Establishes a Statewide Mental Health Diversion Program Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 15)
6/30 S 1615 Establishes an Independent Board of Experts to Guide the State on Prescription Drug Policy Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 11)
6/30 S 1615 Establishes an Independent Board of Experts to Guide the State on Prescription Drug Policy Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 11)
6/29 HB 185 Rescinds the Three Month Waiting Period for the State to Pay its Share of Premium Subscription Charges for Health Care Coverage Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 6)
6/29 HB 65 Authorizes Bereavement Leave for Miscarriages Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 1)
6/27 HB 808 Prohibits Gender Transition Procedures for Minors Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 16)
6/24 HB 2395 Authorizes Specified Persons to Distribute and Administer Short-Acting Opioid Reversal Drugs and Kits Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 3)
6/24 HB 2395 Authorizes Specified Persons to Distribute and Administer Short-Acting Opioid Reversal Drugs and Kits Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 3)
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