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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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Feb. 8, 2006 | CO | Amendment | Transportation Funding Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (29 - 36) |
April 8, 2008 | CO | HB 1001 | Expanding Bioscience Research Funding | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 9) |
Feb. 27, 2008 | CO | HB 1001 | Expanding Bioscience Research Funding | Bill Passed - House (52 - 13) |
Feb. 25, 2009 | CO | HB 1001 | Tax Credit for Job Creation | Bill Passed - House (52 - 13) |
July 8, 2006 | CO | HB 1020 | Business Deductions for Employees Restrictions | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 13) |
Feb. 27, 2008 | CO | HB 1180 | Unemployment Benefits for Military Spouses | Bill Passed - House (60 - 5) |
Feb. 16, 2010 | CO | HB 1189 | Repealing Sales Tax Exemption | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (37 - 28) |
Feb. 10, 2010 | CO | HB 1189 | Repealing Sales Tax Exemption | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 15) |
Feb. 1, 2010 | CO | HB 1189 | Repealing Sales Tax Exemption | Bill Passed - House (37 - 28) |
Feb. 16, 2010 | CO | HB 1190 | Suspending Sales Tax Exemption | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (35 - 30) |
Feb. 10, 2010 | CO | HB 1190 | Suspending Sales Tax Exemption | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 16) |
Feb. 3, 2010 | CO | HB 1190 | Suspending Sales Tax Exemption | Bill Passed - House (35 - 30) |
Feb. 16, 2010 | CO | HB 1191 | Repealing Sales Tax Exemption | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (36 - 29) |
Feb. 10, 2010 | CO | HB 1191 | Repealing Sales Tax Exemption | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 17) |
Feb. 1, 2010 | CO | HB 1191 | Repealing Sales Tax Exemption | Bill Passed - House (36 - 29) |
Feb. 16, 2010 | CO | HB 1192 | Repealing Sales Tax Exemption | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (34 - 31) |
Feb. 10, 2010 | CO | HB 1192 | Repealing Sales Tax Exemption | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 17) |
Feb. 1, 2010 | CO | HB 1192 | Repealing Sales Tax Exemption | Bill Passed - House (35 - 30) |
Feb. 16, 2010 | CO | HB 1193 | Internet Sales Tax | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (34 - 31) |
Feb. 10, 2010 | CO | HB 1193 | Internet Sales Tax | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 16) |
Feb. 1, 2010 | CO | HB 1193 | Internet Sales Tax | Bill Passed - House (33 - 32) |
Feb. 16, 2010 | CO | HB 1194 | Repealing Sales Tax Exemption | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (34 - 29) |
Feb. 10, 2010 | CO | HB 1194 | Repealing Sales Tax Exemption | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 17) |
Feb. 1, 2010 | CO | HB 1194 | Repealing Sales Tax Exemption | Bill Passed - House (34 - 30) |
Feb. 16, 2010 | CO | HB 1195 | Suspending Sales Tax Exemption | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (34 - 31) |
Feb. 10, 2010 | CO | HB 1195 | Suspending Sales Tax Exemption | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 17) |
Feb. 1, 2010 | CO | HB 1195 | Suspending Sales Tax Exemption | Bill Passed - House (34 - 31) |
Feb. 10, 2010 | CO | HB 1196 | Repealing Income Tax Credit | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 17) |
Feb. 1, 2010 | CO | HB 1196 | Repealing Income Tax Credit | Bill Passed - House (38 - 27) |
Feb. 16, 2010 | CO | HB 1199 | Temporary Limit on Income Tax Reduction for Net Operating Loss | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (37 - 28) |
Feb. 10, 2010 | CO | HB 1199 | Temporary Limit on Income Tax Reduction for Net Operating Loss | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 16) |
Jan. 22, 2010 | CO | HB 1199 | Temporary Limit on Income Tax Reduction for Net Operating Loss | Bill Passed - House (37 - 28) |
April 27, 2010 | CO | HB 1200 | Temporary Limit on Income Tax Exemption | Bill Passed - House (33 - 32) |
March 31, 2017 | CO | HB 1242 | Increases State Sales Tax | Bill Passed - House (41 - 24) |
Feb. 27, 2008 | CO | HB 1297 | Supplemental Department of Public Safety Funding | Bill Passed - House (45 - 20) |
March 18, 2008 | CO | HB 1297 | Supplemental Department of Public Safety Funding | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 9) |
May 8, 2013 | CO | HB 1317 | Establishes Regulations for the Retail Marijuana Industry | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (37 - 28) |
May 8, 2013 | CO | HB 1317 | Establishes Regulations for the Retail Marijuana Industry | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 6) |
May 1, 2008 | CO | HB 1357 | Changing student testing requirements | Bill Passed - House (35 - 29) |
May 6, 2009 | CO | HB 1366 | Capital Gains Income Tax Reduction Modification | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (37 - 28) |
May 6, 2009 | CO | HB 1366 | Capital Gains Income Tax Reduction Modification | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 14) |
April 17, 2006 | CO | HB 1375 | Public School Finance Act | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (29 - 4) |
April 10, 2008 | CO | HB 1375 | 2008-2009 Budget | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (21 - 14) |
April 10, 2008 | CO | HB 1375 | 2008-2009 Budget | Conference Report Adopted - House (39 - 23) |
April 5, 2006 | CO | HB 1375 | Public School Finance Act | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 11) |
May 9, 2017 | CO | HB 1375 | Requires School Districts to Develop a Plan to Equitably Distribute Funds | Bill Passed - House (65 - 0) |
April 16, 2010 | CO | HB 1376 | 2010-2011 Budget | Conference Report Adopted - House (38 - 25) |
April 16, 2010 | CO | HB 1376 | 2010-2011 Budget | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (23 - 12) |
March 31, 2006 | CO | HB 1385 | 2006-2007 Budget | Bill Passed - House (45 - 19) |
April 1, 2010 | CO | HB 1387 | Highway User Tax Fund Diversion to Licensing Services Fund | Bill Passed - House (38 - 27) |
Date | No. | Title | Outcome |
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2/08 | Amendment | Transportation Funding Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (29 - 36) |
4/08 | HB 1001 | Expanding Bioscience Research Funding | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 9) |
2/27 | HB 1001 | Expanding Bioscience Research Funding | Bill Passed - House (52 - 13) |
2/25 | HB 1001 | Tax Credit for Job Creation | Bill Passed - House (52 - 13) |
7/08 | HB 1020 | Business Deductions for Employees Restrictions | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 13) |
2/27 | HB 1180 | Unemployment Benefits for Military Spouses | Bill Passed - House (60 - 5) |
2/16 | HB 1189 | Repealing Sales Tax Exemption | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (37 - 28) |
2/10 | HB 1189 | Repealing Sales Tax Exemption | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 15) |
2/01 | HB 1189 | Repealing Sales Tax Exemption | Bill Passed - House (37 - 28) |
2/16 | HB 1190 | Suspending Sales Tax Exemption | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (35 - 30) |
2/10 | HB 1190 | Suspending Sales Tax Exemption | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 16) |
2/03 | HB 1190 | Suspending Sales Tax Exemption | Bill Passed - House (35 - 30) |
2/16 | HB 1191 | Repealing Sales Tax Exemption | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (36 - 29) |
2/10 | HB 1191 | Repealing Sales Tax Exemption | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 17) |
2/01 | HB 1191 | Repealing Sales Tax Exemption | Bill Passed - House (36 - 29) |
2/16 | HB 1192 | Repealing Sales Tax Exemption | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (34 - 31) |
2/10 | HB 1192 | Repealing Sales Tax Exemption | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 17) |
2/01 | HB 1192 | Repealing Sales Tax Exemption | Bill Passed - House (35 - 30) |
2/16 | HB 1193 | Internet Sales Tax | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (34 - 31) |
2/10 | HB 1193 | Internet Sales Tax | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 16) |
2/01 | HB 1193 | Internet Sales Tax | Bill Passed - House (33 - 32) |
2/16 | HB 1194 | Repealing Sales Tax Exemption | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (34 - 29) |
2/10 | HB 1194 | Repealing Sales Tax Exemption | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 17) |
2/01 | HB 1194 | Repealing Sales Tax Exemption | Bill Passed - House (34 - 30) |
2/16 | HB 1195 | Suspending Sales Tax Exemption | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (34 - 31) |
2/10 | HB 1195 | Suspending Sales Tax Exemption | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 17) |
2/01 | HB 1195 | Suspending Sales Tax Exemption | Bill Passed - House (34 - 31) |
2/10 | HB 1196 | Repealing Income Tax Credit | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 17) |
2/01 | HB 1196 | Repealing Income Tax Credit | Bill Passed - House (38 - 27) |
2/16 | HB 1199 | Temporary Limit on Income Tax Reduction for Net Operating Loss | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (37 - 28) |
2/10 | HB 1199 | Temporary Limit on Income Tax Reduction for Net Operating Loss | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 16) |
1/22 | HB 1199 | Temporary Limit on Income Tax Reduction for Net Operating Loss | Bill Passed - House (37 - 28) |
4/27 | HB 1200 | Temporary Limit on Income Tax Exemption | Bill Passed - House (33 - 32) |
3/31 | HB 1242 | Increases State Sales Tax | Bill Passed - House (41 - 24) |
2/27 | HB 1297 | Supplemental Department of Public Safety Funding | Bill Passed - House (45 - 20) |
3/18 | HB 1297 | Supplemental Department of Public Safety Funding | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 9) |
5/08 | HB 1317 | Establishes Regulations for the Retail Marijuana Industry | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (37 - 28) |
5/08 | HB 1317 | Establishes Regulations for the Retail Marijuana Industry | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 6) |
5/01 | HB 1357 | Changing student testing requirements | Bill Passed - House (35 - 29) |
5/06 | HB 1366 | Capital Gains Income Tax Reduction Modification | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (37 - 28) |
5/06 | HB 1366 | Capital Gains Income Tax Reduction Modification | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 14) |
4/17 | HB 1375 | Public School Finance Act | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (29 - 4) |
4/10 | HB 1375 | 2008-2009 Budget | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (21 - 14) |
4/10 | HB 1375 | 2008-2009 Budget | Conference Report Adopted - House (39 - 23) |
4/05 | HB 1375 | Public School Finance Act | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 11) |
5/09 | HB 1375 | Requires School Districts to Develop a Plan to Equitably Distribute Funds | Bill Passed - House (65 - 0) |
4/16 | HB 1376 | 2010-2011 Budget | Conference Report Adopted - House (38 - 25) |
4/16 | HB 1376 | 2010-2011 Budget | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (23 - 12) |
3/31 | HB 1385 | 2006-2007 Budget | Bill Passed - House (45 - 19) |
4/01 | HB 1387 | Highway User Tax Fund Diversion to Licensing Services Fund | Bill Passed - House (38 - 27) |