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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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March 23, 2006 | ID | H 421 | Property Tax-Homestead Exemption | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 7) |
Feb. 8, 2006 | ID | S 1276 | Thermal Generation Power Plant Notification | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 8) |
Feb. 14, 2006 | ID | S 1327 | Background Checks for Adults Who Work With Children | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 12) |
Feb. 15, 2006 | ID | HJR 2 | Marriage Amendment Ballot Question | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 9) |
Feb. 22, 2006 | ID | H 582 | Breathalyzer Refusal Penalty | Bill Passed - House (47 - 19) |
Feb. 27, 2006 | ID | H 551 | Public Works Contractors Licensing Fees | Bill Passed - House (53 - 15) |
Feb. 27, 2006 | ID | H 624 | School Property Disposal | Bill Passed - House (48 - 18) |
Feb. 27, 2006 | ID | H 609 | Motor Vehicle Special License Plate Program | Bill Passed - House (42 - 25) |
Feb. 28, 2006 | ID | S 1337 | Controlled Substances Relating to Pregnant Women & Children Bill | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 16) |
Feb. 28, 2006 | ID | H 485 | Public Infrastructure Improvement Districts (PIDS) | Bill Failed - House (30 - 39) |
March 1, 2006 | ID | SJR 106 | Right to Hunt, Fish and Trap | Joint Resolution Failed - Senate (18 - 16) |
March 2, 2006 | ID | H 610 | Highway Distribution Account | Bill Failed - House (27 - 41) |
March 3, 2006 | ID | S 1382 | Idaho Mathematics, Science and Engineering Scholarship Act | Bill Failed - Senate (17 - 18) |
March 6, 2006 | ID | H 630 | School Grounds - Violence | Bill Passed - House (49 - 12) |
March 8, 2006 | ID | H 551 | Public Works Contractors Licensing Fees | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 6) |
March 10, 2006 | ID | H 751 | Math & Science Teacher Loan Program Bill | Bill Failed - House (31 - 34) |
March 10, 2006 | ID | H 703 | College Loan Program | Bill Failed - House (27 - 38) |
March 16, 2006 | ID | H 663 | Medicaid Personal Health Accounts | Bill Passed - House (53 - 13) |
March 16, 2006 | ID | H 609 | Motor Vehicle Special License Plate Program | Bill Failed - Senate (17 - 18) |
March 20, 2006 | ID | H 768 | Public Charter Schools | Bill Failed - House (18 - 46) |
March 20, 2006 | ID | S 1393 | Biodegradable Fuel | Bill Failed - Senate (11 - 23) |
March 20, 2006 | ID | H 544 | Irrigation Voting Procedure | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 14) |
March 21, 2006 | ID | H 823 | State Affairs Building Code Board | Bill Failed - House (33 - 36) |
March 22, 2006 | ID | H 814 | Judge Salaries | Bill Passed - House (41 - 27) |
March 22, 2006 | ID | H 777 | Serving Alcohol in Movie Theaters | Bill Failed - House (30 - 38) |
Date | No. | Title | Outcome |
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3/23 | H 421 | Property Tax-Homestead Exemption | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 7) |
2/08 | S 1276 | Thermal Generation Power Plant Notification | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 8) |
2/14 | S 1327 | Background Checks for Adults Who Work With Children | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 12) |
2/15 | HJR 2 | Marriage Amendment Ballot Question | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 9) |
2/22 | H 582 | Breathalyzer Refusal Penalty | Bill Passed - House (47 - 19) |
2/27 | H 551 | Public Works Contractors Licensing Fees | Bill Passed - House (53 - 15) |
2/27 | H 624 | School Property Disposal | Bill Passed - House (48 - 18) |
2/27 | H 609 | Motor Vehicle Special License Plate Program | Bill Passed - House (42 - 25) |
2/28 | S 1337 | Controlled Substances Relating to Pregnant Women & Children Bill | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 16) |
2/28 | H 485 | Public Infrastructure Improvement Districts (PIDS) | Bill Failed - House (30 - 39) |
3/01 | SJR 106 | Right to Hunt, Fish and Trap | Joint Resolution Failed - Senate (18 - 16) |
3/02 | H 610 | Highway Distribution Account | Bill Failed - House (27 - 41) |
3/03 | S 1382 | Idaho Mathematics, Science and Engineering Scholarship Act | Bill Failed - Senate (17 - 18) |
3/06 | H 630 | School Grounds - Violence | Bill Passed - House (49 - 12) |
3/08 | H 551 | Public Works Contractors Licensing Fees | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 6) |
3/10 | H 751 | Math & Science Teacher Loan Program Bill | Bill Failed - House (31 - 34) |
3/10 | H 703 | College Loan Program | Bill Failed - House (27 - 38) |
3/16 | H 663 | Medicaid Personal Health Accounts | Bill Passed - House (53 - 13) |
3/16 | H 609 | Motor Vehicle Special License Plate Program | Bill Failed - Senate (17 - 18) |
3/20 | H 768 | Public Charter Schools | Bill Failed - House (18 - 46) |
3/20 | S 1393 | Biodegradable Fuel | Bill Failed - Senate (11 - 23) |
3/20 | H 544 | Irrigation Voting Procedure | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 14) |
3/21 | H 823 | State Affairs Building Code Board | Bill Failed - House (33 - 36) |
3/22 | H 814 | Judge Salaries | Bill Passed - House (41 - 27) |
3/22 | H 777 | Serving Alcohol in Movie Theaters | Bill Failed - House (30 - 38) |