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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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Sept. 14, 2023 | CA | AB 531 | Appropriates $6.4 Billion in Bonds to Build Infrastructure for 10,000 New Behavioral Health Treatment Slots | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (66 - 8) |
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) |
June 29, 2022 | CA | AB 205 | Establishes New Energy Relief and Environmental Programs | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 8) |
June 29, 2022 | CA | AB 205 | Establishes New Energy Relief and Environmental Programs | Bill Passed - House (64 - 13) |
July 15, 2021 | CA | AB 164 | Appropriates Funds for the 2021 State Budget | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (73 - 5) |
July 15, 2021 | CA | AB 133 | Expands Medi-Cal Eligibility to Low-Income Adults Regardless of Immigration Status | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 8) |
June 14, 2021 | CA | AB 128 | Appropriates Funding for the 2021 State Budget | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (58 - 18) |
June 14, 2021 | CA | AB 128 | Appropriates Funding for the 2021 State Budget | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 8) |
Feb. 25, 2021 | CA | AB 133 | Expands Medi-Cal Eligibility to Low-Income Adults Regardless of Immigration Status | Bill Passed - House (56 - 18) |
Feb. 25, 2021 | CA | AB 213 | Extends One-Time Grant Payments to Recipients of SSI/SSP Benefits | Bill Passed - House (56 - 18) |
Feb. 22, 2021 | CA | SB 130 | Appropriates Funds for Education Related Expenses | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 8) |
Jan. 21, 2021 | CA | SB 85 | Appropriates Funding for the State's Annual Budget | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 2) |
Jan. 21, 2021 | CA | SB 88 | Authorizes Distributing a $600 Payment to Low Income Residents | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 2) |
Jan. 15, 2021 | CA | AB 88 | Exempts Stimulus Payments from Garnishment | Bill Passed - House (48 - 13) |
Aug. 31, 2020 | CA | SB 1383 | Expands Protections for Paid Family Leave | Bill Passed - House (46 - 16) |
July 2, 2020 | CA | SB 1383 | Expands Protections for Paid Family Leave | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 12) |
June 26, 2020 | CA | SB 1410 | Authorizes COVID-19 Eviction Relief Agreements Between Tenants and Landlords | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 9) |
June 25, 2020 | CA | ACA 11 | Establishes the "Home Protection for Seniors, Severely Disabled, Families, and Victims of Wildfire or Natural Disasters Act" | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 5) |
June 25, 2020 | CA | SB 795 | Appropriates Funds for Affordable Housing and Homelessness Aid | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 10) |
June 22, 2020 | CA | SB 1138 | Requires Land Zoned for Shelters Meet Certain Standards | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 8) |
June 15, 2020 | CA | AB 3300 | Establishes the California Access to Housing and Services Fund | Bill Passed - House (62 - 2) |
June 15, 2020 | CA | AB 3300 | Establishes the California Access to Housing and Services Fund | Bill Passed - House (62 - 2) |
June 10, 2020 | CA | AB 3269 | Requires the Establishment of Plans to Reduce Homelessness | Bill Passed - House (58 - 10) |
March 16, 2020 | CA | SB 89 | Amends 2019-2020 State Budget to Appropriate Funds for the COVID-19 Emergency | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (32 - 0) |
March 16, 2020 | CA | SB 117 | Appropriates Funds to Public Schools Amid COVID-19 Emergency Shut-Down | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (32 - 0) |
July 8, 2019 | CA | AB 1054 | Establishes Wildfire Victim Compensation Fund | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 7) |
June 13, 2019 | CA | AB 74 | Appropriates Funds for Fiscal Year 2019-2020. | Conference Report Adopted - House (60 - 17) |
May 28, 2019 | CA | AB 4 | Authorizes Medi-Cal Benefits for Undocumented Immigrants | Bill Passed - House (51 - 17) |
May 22, 2019 | CA | AB 163 | Requires State Oversight of Unaccompanied Undocumented Minors | Bill Passed - House (60 - 5) |
May 20, 2019 | CA | AB 74 | Appropriates Funds for Fiscal Year 2019-2020. | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 10) |
April 11, 2019 | CA | AB 74 | Appropriates Funds for Fiscal Year 2019-2020. | Bill Passed - House (54 - 13) |
Aug. 31, 2016 | CA | SB 1234 | Authorizes Implementation of Retirement Savings Plan | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (27 - 12) |
Aug. 31, 2016 | CA | AB 1889 | Appropriates Funds for High-Speed Rail Project | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (48 - 30) |
Aug. 31, 2016 | CA | SB 654 | Authorizes Paid Family Leave | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (24 - 12) |
Aug. 31, 2016 | CA | SB 859 | Reduces Greenhouse Gas Emission Levels | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (25 - 11) |
Aug. 31, 2016 | CA | SB 859 | Reduces Greenhouse Gas Emission Levels | Bill Passed - House (51 - 20) |
Aug. 26, 2016 | CA | SB 839 | Prohibits Orca Captivity and Breeding | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (26 - 13) |
Aug. 25, 2016 | CA | AB 1889 | Appropriates Funds for High-Speed Rail Project | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 12) |
Aug. 25, 2016 | CA | SB 1234 | Requires Eligible Employers to Provide Retirement Savings Funds to Employees | Bill Passed - House (52 - 26) |
June 16, 2016 | CA | SB 839 | Prohibits Orca Captivity and Breeding | Bill Passed - House (48 - 28) |
June 15, 2016 | CA | SB 826 | Approves Spending Plan for 2016-2017 Fiscal Year | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (27 - 11) |
June 15, 2016 | CA | SB 826 | Approves Spending Plan for 2016-2017 Fiscal Year | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (52 - 27) |
June 3, 2015 | CA | SB 185 | Requires Public Retirement Systems to Divest from Coal Companies | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 14) |
Aug. 30, 2014 | CA | AB 1522 | Requires Paid Sick Leave for Employees | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (52 - 25) |
Aug. 29, 2014 | CA | AB 1522 | Requires Paid Sick Leave for Employees | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 8) |
June 15, 2014 | CA | SB 852 | 2014-2015 Budget | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (25 - 11) |
June 15, 2014 | CA | SB 852 | 2014-2015 Budget | Conference Report Adopted - House (55 - 24) |
May 29, 2014 | CA | AB 1522 | Requires Paid Sick Leave for Employees | Bill Passed - House (52 - 23) |
May 29, 2014 | CA | SB 837 | Establishes the California Prekindergarten Program | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 10) |
Sept. 12, 2013 | CA | SB 359 | Appropriates Funds for Hybrid and Zero Emission Vehicle Use | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (27 - 10) |