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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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March 15, 2007 | KS | Amend HB 2542 | Presidential Primary Funding | Amendment Adopted - House (85 - 34) |
Feb. 19, 2007 | KS | HB 2006 | Legal Status of an Unborn Child/Fetus | Bill Passed - House (94 - 28) |
April 3, 2007 | KS | HB 2019 | Voter Identification | Concurrence Vote Failed - House (61 - 61) |
March 28, 2007 | KS | HB 2019 | Voter Identification | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 14) |
Jan. 26, 2007 | KS | HB 2034 | Increase in Electric and Gas Utility Rate | Bill Passed - House (65 - 54) |
Feb. 5, 2007 | KS | HB 2038 | Tax Exemption for Nuclear Power Facilities | Bill Passed - House (95 - 28) |
April 25, 2007 | KS | HB 2062 | Violence Against Unborn Children | Conference Report Adopted - House (97 - 27) |
March 28, 2007 | KS | HB 2062 | Violence Against Unborn Children | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 14) |
March 20, 2007 | KS | HB 2140 | English as the Official Language | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 8) |
Feb. 21, 2007 | KS | HB 2140 | English as the Official Language | Bill Passed - House (114 - 7) |
April 26, 2007 | KS | HB 2528 | Concealed Firearms | Veto Override Passed - House (98 - 26) |
April 27, 2007 | KS | HB 2528 | Concealed Firearms | Veto Override Passed - Senate (30 - 10) |
March 27, 2007 | KS | HB 2528 | Concealed Firearms | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 11) |
March 21, 2007 | KS | HB 2528 | Concealed Gun Regulations | Bill Passed - House (107 - 17) |
March 15, 2007 | KS | HB 2530 | Physician Liability Exemption | Bill Passed - House (109 - 14) |
March 16, 2007 | KS | HB 2540 | Capital Improvement Budget | Bill Passed - House (99 - 24) |
March 16, 2007 | KS | HB 2541 | State Government Appropriations, 2007 | Bill Passed - House (105 - 18) |
March 16, 2007 | KS | HB 2542 | 2007-2008, 2008-2009, 2009-2010, 2010-2011, 2011-2012 Budget | Bill Passed - House (79 - 44) |
May 22, 2007 | KS | HCS SB 357 | Disclosure for Late-Term Abortions | Veto Override Failed - Senate (19 - 10) |
Feb. 15, 2007 | KS | SB 169 | Identification Requirement to Vote | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 12) |
March 27, 2007 | KS | SB 385 | State Employee Pay Increase | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 11) |
March 28, 2007 | KS | SB 66 | Kansas Expanded Lottery Act | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (22 - 18) |
March 26, 2007 | KS | SB 66 | Kansas Expanded Lottery Act | Bill Passed - House (64 - 58) |
April 30, 2007 | KS | Sub HB 2237 | Maintenance for State Colleges and Universities | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (30 - 8) |
April 30, 2007 | KS | Sub HB 2237 | Maintenance for State Colleges and Universities | Conference Report Adopted - House (102 - 20) |
Feb. 22, 2007 | KS | Sub SB 152 | Elections for Senate Vacancies | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 15) |
Date | No. | Title | Outcome |
---|---|---|---|
3/15 | Amend HB 2542 | Presidential Primary Funding | Amendment Adopted - House (85 - 34) |
2/19 | HB 2006 | Legal Status of an Unborn Child/Fetus | Bill Passed - House (94 - 28) |
4/03 | HB 2019 | Voter Identification | Concurrence Vote Failed - House (61 - 61) |
3/28 | HB 2019 | Voter Identification | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 14) |
1/26 | HB 2034 | Increase in Electric and Gas Utility Rate | Bill Passed - House (65 - 54) |
2/05 | HB 2038 | Tax Exemption for Nuclear Power Facilities | Bill Passed - House (95 - 28) |
4/25 | HB 2062 | Violence Against Unborn Children | Conference Report Adopted - House (97 - 27) |
3/28 | HB 2062 | Violence Against Unborn Children | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 14) |
3/20 | HB 2140 | English as the Official Language | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 8) |
2/21 | HB 2140 | English as the Official Language | Bill Passed - House (114 - 7) |
4/26 | HB 2528 | Concealed Firearms | Veto Override Passed - House (98 - 26) |
4/27 | HB 2528 | Concealed Firearms | Veto Override Passed - Senate (30 - 10) |
3/27 | HB 2528 | Concealed Firearms | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 11) |
3/21 | HB 2528 | Concealed Gun Regulations | Bill Passed - House (107 - 17) |
3/15 | HB 2530 | Physician Liability Exemption | Bill Passed - House (109 - 14) |
3/16 | HB 2540 | Capital Improvement Budget | Bill Passed - House (99 - 24) |
3/16 | HB 2541 | State Government Appropriations, 2007 | Bill Passed - House (105 - 18) |
3/16 | HB 2542 | 2007-2008, 2008-2009, 2009-2010, 2010-2011, 2011-2012 Budget | Bill Passed - House (79 - 44) |
5/22 | HCS SB 357 | Disclosure for Late-Term Abortions | Veto Override Failed - Senate (19 - 10) |
2/15 | SB 169 | Identification Requirement to Vote | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 12) |
3/27 | SB 385 | State Employee Pay Increase | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 11) |
3/28 | SB 66 | Kansas Expanded Lottery Act | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (22 - 18) |
3/26 | SB 66 | Kansas Expanded Lottery Act | Bill Passed - House (64 - 58) |
4/30 | Sub HB 2237 | Maintenance for State Colleges and Universities | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (30 - 8) |
4/30 | Sub HB 2237 | Maintenance for State Colleges and Universities | Conference Report Adopted - House (102 - 20) |
2/22 | Sub SB 152 | Elections for Senate Vacancies | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 15) |