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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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April 25, 2007 | KS | HB 2062 | Violence Against Unborn Children | Conference Report Adopted - House (97 - 27) |
March 26, 2007 | KS | SB 66 | Kansas Expanded Lottery Act | Bill Passed - House (64 - 58) |
April 26, 2007 | KS | HB 2528 | Concealed Firearms | Veto Override Passed - House (98 - 26) |
May 6, 2008 | KS | HB 2019 | Voter Identification | Conference Report Adopted - House (67 - 56) |
April 3, 2007 | KS | HB 2019 | Voter Identification | Concurrence Vote Failed - House (61 - 61) |
March 15, 2007 | KS | HB 2530 | Physician Liability Exemption | Bill Passed - House (109 - 14) |
March 15, 2007 | KS | Amend HB 2542 | Presidential Primary Funding | Amendment Adopted - House (85 - 34) |
April 30, 2007 | KS | Sub HB 2237 | Maintenance for State Colleges and Universities | Conference Report Adopted - House (102 - 20) |
March 16, 2007 | KS | HB 2541 | State Government Appropriations, 2007 | Bill Passed - House (105 - 18) |
March 16, 2007 | KS | HB 2540 | Capital Improvement Budget | Bill Passed - House (99 - 24) |
March 5, 2008 | KS | SB 327 | Expansion of Coal-Fired Power Plants | Conference Report Adopted - House (75 - 47) |
Feb. 19, 2008 | KS | SB 327 | Expansion of Coal-Fired Power Plants | Bill Passed - House (77 - 45) |
Feb. 14, 2008 | KS | HB 2617 | Mandatory Drug Testing for Drivers Causing Serious Accidents | Bill Passed - House (117 - 5) |
Feb. 28, 2008 | KS | HB 2605 | Changing School Finance Formula | Bill Failed - House (62 - 63) |
Feb. 29, 2008 | KS | HB 2870 | Employment Incentive for Teachers | Bill Failed - House (59 - 63) |
May 7, 2008 | KS | SB 586 | Incentives to Develop Nuclear Power Facilities | Conference Report Adopted - House (101 - 22) |
March 28, 2008 | KS | SB 586 | Incentives to Develop Nuclear Power Facilities | Bill Passed - House (104 - 19) |
Feb. 27, 2008 | KS | McKinney Amnd. A to HB 2760 | Per Student Public School Funding | Amendment Rejected - House (50 - 70) |
March 17, 2008 | KS | HB 2938 | Sales Tax Exemptions | Bill Passed - House (96 - 26) |
March 17, 2008 | KS | HB 2762 | Income Tax Reduction | Bill Passed - House (109 - 13) |
March 18, 2008 | KS | SB 389 | Partial-Birth/Late-Term Abortion Law Amendments | Bill Passed - House (84 - 40) |
March 17, 2008 | KS | Mah Amdt | Abortion Reporting Requirements | Amendment Rejected - House (48 - 74) |
March 14, 2008 | KS | HB 2873 | Department of Corrections Bonds | Bill Passed - House (104 - 18) |
March 25, 2008 | KS | SB 81 | Health Care Reform | Bill Passed - House (103 - 20) |
March 20, 2008 | KS | HB 2936 | Capital Improvements Funding | Bill Passed - House (87 - 35) |
Date | No. | Title | Outcome |
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4/25 | HB 2062 | Violence Against Unborn Children | Conference Report Adopted - House (97 - 27) |
3/26 | SB 66 | Kansas Expanded Lottery Act | Bill Passed - House (64 - 58) |
4/26 | HB 2528 | Concealed Firearms | Veto Override Passed - House (98 - 26) |
5/06 | HB 2019 | Voter Identification | Conference Report Adopted - House (67 - 56) |
4/03 | HB 2019 | Voter Identification | Concurrence Vote Failed - House (61 - 61) |
3/15 | HB 2530 | Physician Liability Exemption | Bill Passed - House (109 - 14) |
3/15 | Amend HB 2542 | Presidential Primary Funding | Amendment Adopted - House (85 - 34) |
4/30 | Sub HB 2237 | Maintenance for State Colleges and Universities | Conference Report Adopted - House (102 - 20) |
3/16 | HB 2541 | State Government Appropriations, 2007 | Bill Passed - House (105 - 18) |
3/16 | HB 2540 | Capital Improvement Budget | Bill Passed - House (99 - 24) |
3/05 | SB 327 | Expansion of Coal-Fired Power Plants | Conference Report Adopted - House (75 - 47) |
2/19 | SB 327 | Expansion of Coal-Fired Power Plants | Bill Passed - House (77 - 45) |
2/14 | HB 2617 | Mandatory Drug Testing for Drivers Causing Serious Accidents | Bill Passed - House (117 - 5) |
2/28 | HB 2605 | Changing School Finance Formula | Bill Failed - House (62 - 63) |
2/29 | HB 2870 | Employment Incentive for Teachers | Bill Failed - House (59 - 63) |
5/07 | SB 586 | Incentives to Develop Nuclear Power Facilities | Conference Report Adopted - House (101 - 22) |
3/28 | SB 586 | Incentives to Develop Nuclear Power Facilities | Bill Passed - House (104 - 19) |
2/27 | McKinney Amnd. A to HB 2760 | Per Student Public School Funding | Amendment Rejected - House (50 - 70) |
3/17 | HB 2938 | Sales Tax Exemptions | Bill Passed - House (96 - 26) |
3/17 | HB 2762 | Income Tax Reduction | Bill Passed - House (109 - 13) |
3/18 | SB 389 | Partial-Birth/Late-Term Abortion Law Amendments | Bill Passed - House (84 - 40) |
3/17 | Mah Amdt | Abortion Reporting Requirements | Amendment Rejected - House (48 - 74) |
3/14 | HB 2873 | Department of Corrections Bonds | Bill Passed - House (104 - 18) |
3/25 | SB 81 | Health Care Reform | Bill Passed - House (103 - 20) |
3/20 | HB 2936 | Capital Improvements Funding | Bill Passed - House (87 - 35) |