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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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April 21, 2010 | AL | SB 162 | PACT Funding and Tuition Restrictions | Conference Report Adopted - House (85 - 7) |
April 21, 2010 | AL | SB 121 | Highway Construction Appropriations from the Alabama Trust Fund | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (25 - 8) |
April 21, 2010 | AL | SB 162 | PACT Funding and Tuition Restrictions | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (28 - 3) |
April 21, 2010 | AL | SB 121 | Highway Construction Appropriations from the Alabama Trust Fund | Conference Report Adopted - House (86 - 13) |
April 21, 2010 | AL | HB 105 | Required Physical Education | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (72 - 7) |
April 14, 2010 | AL | HB 105 | Required Physical Education | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 8) |
April 1, 2010 | AL | SB 233 | Prohibiting Individual Health Care Mandate | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 8) |
March 30, 2010 | AL | SB 380 | Authorization, Regulation, and Taxation of Bingo | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 13) |
March 4, 2010 | AL | HB 44 | Tennessee Valley Authority Fund Allocation Modification | Veto Override Passed - Senate (19 - 10) |
March 4, 2010 | AL | HB 44 | Tennessee Valley Authority Fund Allocation Modification | Veto Override Passed - House (56 - 21) |
Feb. 23, 2010 | AL | HJR 54 | Referendum on Constitutional Convention | Motion Agreed - House (58 - 32) |
Feb. 16, 2010 | AL | HB 44 | Tennessee Valley Authority Payment Allocation Modification | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (52 - 26) |
Feb. 16, 2010 | AL | HB 44 | Tennessee Valley Authority Payment Allocation Modification | Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 7) |
Date | No. | Title | Outcome |
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4/21 | SB 162 | PACT Funding and Tuition Restrictions | Conference Report Adopted - House (85 - 7) |
4/21 | SB 121 | Highway Construction Appropriations from the Alabama Trust Fund | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (25 - 8) |
4/21 | SB 162 | PACT Funding and Tuition Restrictions | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (28 - 3) |
4/21 | SB 121 | Highway Construction Appropriations from the Alabama Trust Fund | Conference Report Adopted - House (86 - 13) |
4/21 | HB 105 | Required Physical Education | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (72 - 7) |
4/14 | HB 105 | Required Physical Education | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 8) |
4/01 | SB 233 | Prohibiting Individual Health Care Mandate | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 8) |
3/30 | SB 380 | Authorization, Regulation, and Taxation of Bingo | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 13) |
3/04 | HB 44 | Tennessee Valley Authority Fund Allocation Modification | Veto Override Passed - Senate (19 - 10) |
3/04 | HB 44 | Tennessee Valley Authority Fund Allocation Modification | Veto Override Passed - House (56 - 21) |
2/23 | HJR 54 | Referendum on Constitutional Convention | Motion Agreed - House (58 - 32) |
2/16 | HB 44 | Tennessee Valley Authority Payment Allocation Modification | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (52 - 26) |
2/16 | HB 44 | Tennessee Valley Authority Payment Allocation Modification | Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 7) |