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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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March 4, 2020 | MI | HB 5479 | Prohibits Gun Buyback Programs by Local Governments | Bill Passed - House (58 - 49) |
Sept. 24, 2020 | MI | SB 757 | Authorizes Cities With Over 25,000 Residents to Begin Processing Absentee Ballots the Day Before an Election | Bill Passed - House (94 - 11) |
Sept. 15, 2020 | MI | SB 757 | Authorizes Cities With Over 25,000 Residents to Begin Processing Absentee Ballots the Day Before an Election | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 2) |
Dec. 9, 2020 | MI | SB 1252 | Appropriates $600 Million to the Flint Water Settlement Trust Fund | Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 0) |
Date | No. | Title | Outcome |
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3/04 | HB 5479 | Prohibits Gun Buyback Programs by Local Governments | Bill Passed - House (58 - 49) |
9/24 | SB 757 | Authorizes Cities With Over 25,000 Residents to Begin Processing Absentee Ballots the Day Before an Election | Bill Passed - House (94 - 11) |
9/15 | SB 757 | Authorizes Cities With Over 25,000 Residents to Begin Processing Absentee Ballots the Day Before an Election | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 2) |
12/09 | SB 1252 | Appropriates $600 Million to the Flint Water Settlement Trust Fund | Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 0) |