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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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May 19, 2011 | LA | HB 112 | Bullying in Public Schools | Bill Failed - House (43 - 54) |
June 1, 2011 | LA | SB 133 | Amends the Smoke-free Air Act | Bill Failed - Senate (15 - 22) |
April 25, 2011 | LA | HB 338 | Prohibits Handheld Cellular Devices While Driving | |
June 9, 2011 | LA | HB 338 | Prohibits Handheld Cellular Devices While Driving | Bill Failed - House (33 - 55) |
June 16, 2011 | LA | HB 591 | Permanent Cigarette Tax | Veto Override Failed - House (58 - 44) |
June 2, 2011 | LA | HB 591 | Permanent Cigarette Tax | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 8) |
May 24, 2011 | LA | HB 591 | Permanent Cigarette Tax | Bill Passed - House (70 - 30) |
April 13, 2011 | LA | HB 6 | Congressional Redistricting | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (64 - 35) |
April 13, 2011 | LA | HB 6 | Congressional Redistricting | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 13) |
April 11, 2011 | LA | SB 1 | State Senate Redistricting | Bill Passed - House (71 - 28) |
April 11, 2011 | LA | HB 1 | State House Redistricting | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 9) |
June 23, 2011 | LA | SB 259 | Establishes a Commission to Repeal Income Taxes | Motion Rejected - House (46 - 32) |
June 19, 2011 | LA | HB 342 | Requires Certain Employers to Use E-Verify | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 8) |
June 21, 2011 | LA | HB 7 | Drug Testing for Welfare Recipients | Bill Failed - Senate (20 - 12) |
May 17, 2011 | LA | HB 7 | Drug Testing for Welfare Recipients | Bill Passed - House (67 - 26) |
May 4, 2011 | LA | HB 52 | Increasing New Orleans Traffic Court Costs | Bill Failed - House (49 - 22) |
June 7, 2011 | LA | HB 138 | Parole Eligibility for Elderly Inmates | Bill Passed - House (65 - 25) |
May 31, 2011 | LA | SB 108 | Limits Tax and Bond Elections | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 12) |
May 25, 2011 | LA | SB 6 | Teacher Retirement | Bill Failed - Senate (17 - 19) |
June 14, 2011 | LA | SB 6 | Teacher Retirement | Bill Passed - House (57 - 28) |
Date | No. | Title | Outcome |
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5/19 | HB 112 | Bullying in Public Schools | Bill Failed - House (43 - 54) |
6/01 | SB 133 | Amends the Smoke-free Air Act | Bill Failed - Senate (15 - 22) |
4/25 | HB 338 | Prohibits Handheld Cellular Devices While Driving | |
6/09 | HB 338 | Prohibits Handheld Cellular Devices While Driving | Bill Failed - House (33 - 55) |
6/16 | HB 591 | Permanent Cigarette Tax | Veto Override Failed - House (58 - 44) |
6/02 | HB 591 | Permanent Cigarette Tax | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 8) |
5/24 | HB 591 | Permanent Cigarette Tax | Bill Passed - House (70 - 30) |
4/13 | HB 6 | Congressional Redistricting | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (64 - 35) |
4/13 | HB 6 | Congressional Redistricting | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 13) |
4/11 | SB 1 | State Senate Redistricting | Bill Passed - House (71 - 28) |
4/11 | HB 1 | State House Redistricting | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 9) |
6/23 | SB 259 | Establishes a Commission to Repeal Income Taxes | Motion Rejected - House (46 - 32) |
6/19 | HB 342 | Requires Certain Employers to Use E-Verify | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 8) |
6/21 | HB 7 | Drug Testing for Welfare Recipients | Bill Failed - Senate (20 - 12) |
5/17 | HB 7 | Drug Testing for Welfare Recipients | Bill Passed - House (67 - 26) |
5/04 | HB 52 | Increasing New Orleans Traffic Court Costs | Bill Failed - House (49 - 22) |
6/07 | HB 138 | Parole Eligibility for Elderly Inmates | Bill Passed - House (65 - 25) |
5/31 | SB 108 | Limits Tax and Bond Elections | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 12) |
5/25 | SB 6 | Teacher Retirement | Bill Failed - Senate (17 - 19) |
6/14 | SB 6 | Teacher Retirement | Bill Passed - House (57 - 28) |