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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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April 11, 2024 | NE | LB 631 | Expands the Board of Parole in Nebraska | Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 4) |
May 1, 2024 | HI | SB 2919 | Authorizes Counties to Enact Zoning Ordinances | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (22 - 3) |
March 5, 2024 | WA | SB 6105 | Establishes Adult Entertainment Bill of Rights | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (29 - 20) |
May 6, 2024 | CO | SB 24-053 | Establishes an Independent Study on an Evaluation of Racial Equity for Black Coloradans | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (22 - 12) |
April 30, 2024 | CO | SB 24-131 | Prohibits Carrying Firearms in Sensitive Spaces | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (23 - 12) |
May 26, 2024 | IL | SB 3649 | Prohibits Forced Partiicpation in Employer Mandated Religious or Political Meetings | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (39 - 18) |
Feb. 29, 2024 | IN | SB 202 | Amends State University Tenure, Promotion and Diversity Policies | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (33 - 12) |
March 4, 2024 | WA | SB 5824 | Increases Legal Protections for State Public Libraries | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (44 - 5) |
April 19, 2024 | National | HR 7888 | Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act | Bill Passed - Senate (60 - 34) |
April 18, 2024 | National | HR 7888 | Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act | Cloture Invoked - Senate (67 - 32) |
Jan. 8, 2024 | NJ | S 723 | Establishes a Domestic Bill of Rights | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (24 - 7) |
Jan. 19, 2024 | LA | HB 17 | Authorizes Certain Offices to Conduct Closed Party Primary Elections and Amends Election Codes | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 9) |
May 20, 2024 | LA | HB 737 | Prohibits Anyone from Protesting in a Group Within 50 Feet of a Home | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 11) |
Jan. 25, 2024 | GA | HB 30 | Defines "Antisemitism" into State Law | Bill Passed - Senate (44 - 6) |
Feb. 15, 2024 | FL | HB 1377 | Establishes Exemptions From Public Document Requests | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 9) |
Jan. 25, 2024 | GA | HB 30 | Defines "Antisemitism" into State Law | Bill Passed - Senate (44 - 6) |
March 14, 2024 | ID | H 578 | Prohibits Religious Discrimination in Adoption and Foster Care Cases | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 2) |
Feb. 15, 2024 | UT | HB 249 | Prohibits Government Entities from Granting or Recognizing Legal Personhood in Certain Categories of Nonhumans | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 5) |
Feb. 27, 2024 | SD | HB 1098 | Repeals the Fee for Homeless Individuals to Obtain a Copy of Their Birth Certificate | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 5) |
March 5, 2024 | IN | HB 1002 | Defines Antisemitism as Discrimination on the Basis of the Jewish Religion | Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 6) |
March 12, 2024 | WI | AJR 109 | Prohibits Governments from Giving Preferential Treatment to Staff on the Basis of Race, Sex, or National Origin | Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (22 - 10) |
March 25, 2024 | ID | H 620 | Prohibits Local Regulation of the Carrying of Knives | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 7) |
June 26, 2024 | MI | SB 670 | Expands Coverage of Freedom of Information Requests | Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 2) |
March 28, 2024 | ID | SCR 135 | Establishes Opposition to Racism and Hate | Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (33 - 1) |
April 12, 2024 | IL | SB 3762 | Establishes the Language and Access Act | Bill Passed - Senate (45 - 8) |