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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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April 9, 2007 | MD | HB 148 | Presidential Election by Popular Vote | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 17) |
April 2, 2007 | MD | HB 148 | Presidential Election by Popular Vote | Bill Passed - House (85 - 54) |
Feb. 16, 2007 | MD | HB 201 | Early Voting | Bill Passed - House (101 - 31) |
March 23, 2007 | MD | HB 6 | Resident Tuition for Undocumented Immigrants | Bill Passed - House (81 - 57) |
March 26, 2007 | MD | HB 992 | Parole for Drug Offenders | Bill Passed - House (71 - 66) |
April 9, 2007 | MD | HB 992 | Parole for Drug Offenders | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 18) |
March 28, 2007 | MD | SB 634 | Presidential Election by Popular Vote | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 17) |
April 6, 2007 | MD | SB 634 | Presidential Election by Popular Vote | Bill Passed - House (84 - 54) |
April 6, 2007 | MD | HB 430 | State Living Wage | Bill Passed - House (88 - 50) |
March 24, 2007 | MD | HB 1220 | Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Green Fund | Bill Passed - House (96 - 41) |
March 26, 2007 | MD | SB 488 | Felon Voting Rights | Bill Passed - House (78 - 60) |
March 23, 2007 | MD | SB 488 | Felon Voting Rights | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 19) |
March 24, 2008 | MD | SB 309 | Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 16) |
April 2, 2009 | MD | SB 277 | Authorizing Speed Monitoring Systems | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 20) |
April 10, 2009 | MD | SB 277 | Authorizing Speed Monitoring Systems | Bill Passed - House (94 - 41) |
March 26, 2008 | MD | SB 373 | Tax Credit for Educational Donations | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 17) |
March 12, 2008 | MD | SB 42 | Temporary Confiscation of Firearms | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 17) |
April 4, 2008 | MD | HB 1626 | Public Utilitiy Regulation | Bill Passed - House (98 - 41) |
Feb. 21, 2008 | MD | SB 111 | Expanding Hate Crimes Classification to Homeless | Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 4) |
March 20, 2008 | MD | SB 2 | Banning Cell Phones While Driving | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 21) |
March 4, 2008 | MD | HB 362 | Department of Information Technology | Bill Passed - House (105 - 31) |
Feb. 22, 2008 | MD | SB 243 | Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Requirements | Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 10) |
March 6, 2008 | MD | SB 646 | Allowing For-Profit Entities to Provide Credit Counseling | Bill Passed - Senate (41 - 5) |
April 5, 2008 | MD | SB 646 | Allowing For-Profit Entities to Provide Credit Counseling | Bill Passed - House (124 - 12) |
March 18, 2008 | MD | SB 269 | Authorizing Speed Monitoring Systems | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 21) |
Date | No. | Title | Outcome |
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4/09 | HB 148 | Presidential Election by Popular Vote | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 17) |
4/02 | HB 148 | Presidential Election by Popular Vote | Bill Passed - House (85 - 54) |
2/16 | HB 201 | Early Voting | Bill Passed - House (101 - 31) |
3/23 | HB 6 | Resident Tuition for Undocumented Immigrants | Bill Passed - House (81 - 57) |
3/26 | HB 992 | Parole for Drug Offenders | Bill Passed - House (71 - 66) |
4/09 | HB 992 | Parole for Drug Offenders | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 18) |
3/28 | SB 634 | Presidential Election by Popular Vote | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 17) |
4/06 | SB 634 | Presidential Election by Popular Vote | Bill Passed - House (84 - 54) |
4/06 | HB 430 | State Living Wage | Bill Passed - House (88 - 50) |
3/24 | HB 1220 | Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Green Fund | Bill Passed - House (96 - 41) |
3/26 | SB 488 | Felon Voting Rights | Bill Passed - House (78 - 60) |
3/23 | SB 488 | Felon Voting Rights | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 19) |
3/24 | SB 309 | Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 16) |
4/02 | SB 277 | Authorizing Speed Monitoring Systems | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 20) |
4/10 | SB 277 | Authorizing Speed Monitoring Systems | Bill Passed - House (94 - 41) |
3/26 | SB 373 | Tax Credit for Educational Donations | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 17) |
3/12 | SB 42 | Temporary Confiscation of Firearms | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 17) |
4/04 | HB 1626 | Public Utilitiy Regulation | Bill Passed - House (98 - 41) |
2/21 | SB 111 | Expanding Hate Crimes Classification to Homeless | Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 4) |
3/20 | SB 2 | Banning Cell Phones While Driving | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 21) |
3/04 | HB 362 | Department of Information Technology | Bill Passed - House (105 - 31) |
2/22 | SB 243 | Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Requirements | Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 10) |
3/06 | SB 646 | Allowing For-Profit Entities to Provide Credit Counseling | Bill Passed - Senate (41 - 5) |
4/05 | SB 646 | Allowing For-Profit Entities to Provide Credit Counseling | Bill Passed - House (124 - 12) |
3/18 | SB 269 | Authorizing Speed Monitoring Systems | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 21) |