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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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Feb. 3, 2006 | MS | HB 1089 | Deer Baiting | Bill Passed - House (63 - 46) |
Feb. 7, 2006 | MS | HB 1090 | Juvenile Sentencing | Bill Passed - House (74 - 48) |
Feb. 9, 2006 | MS | HB 1115 | Tobacco Settlement Payments | Bill Passed - House (71 - 47) |
Jan. 25, 2006 | MS | HB 123 | Smoking Ban in Government Buildings | Bill Passed - House (83 - 37) |
Jan. 26, 2006 | MS | HB 1318 | Hurricane Katrina Response and Recovery Oversight Act | Bill Passed - House (79 - 42) |
Feb. 1, 2006 | MS | HB 1416 | Notification of Public Funds Used in the Media | Bill Passed - House (89 - 30) |
Feb. 22, 2006 | MS | HB 1638 | Funding for Wireless Communications and Cooperative Data Systems | Bill Passed - House (80 - 42) |
Feb. 21, 2006 | MS | HB 1643 | Food and Tobacco Taxes | Bill Passed - House (94 - 28) |
Feb. 9, 2006 | MS | HB 199 | Juvenile Delinquent Program Changes | Bill Passed - House (74 - 47) |
Jan. 5, 2006 | MS | HB 206 | Bonds for Economic Development | Bill Passed - House (77 - 40) |
Feb. 7, 2006 | MS | HB 300 | Revised Marriage License Requirements | Bill Passed - House (66 - 55) |
Feb. 7, 2006 | MS | HB 300 - Amendment 1 | Marriage Counseling Requirement | Amendment Rejected - House (45 - 74) |
Jan. 12, 2006 | MS | HB 409 | Seat Belt Law | Bill Passed - House (95 - 25) |
Jan. 17, 2006 | MS | HB 519 | Campaign Finance Reform | Bill Passed - House (99 - 22) |
Feb. 9, 2006 | MS | HB 638 | Executive Branch Salaries | Bill Passed - House (64 - 55) |
Jan. 11, 2006 | MS | SB 2310 | Food and Tobacco Taxes | Bill Passed - House (90 - 30) |
March 8, 2006 | MS | SB 2400 | Salary Fixes for Certain Elected State and District Officials | Bill Passed - House (78 - 40) |
March 8, 2006 | MS | SB 2511 | Parole Eligibility for First-Time Nonviolent Offenders Under Twenty-Five | Bill Passed - House (67 - 51) |
March 2, 2006 | MS | SB 2922 | Abortion Ban With Some Exceptions | Bill Passed - House (94 - 25) |
March 2, 2006 | MS | SB 2922-Amendment 1 | Abortion Ban with Exceptions for Rape and Incest | Amendment Adopted - House (62 - 56) |
March 6, 2006 | MS | SB 3084 | Food and Tobacco Taxes | Conference Report Adopted - House (79 - 41) |
Feb. 24, 2006 | MS | SB 3084 | Food and Tobacco Taxes | Bill Passed - House (87 - 34) |
Date | No. | Title | Outcome |
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2/03 | HB 1089 | Deer Baiting | Bill Passed - House (63 - 46) |
2/07 | HB 1090 | Juvenile Sentencing | Bill Passed - House (74 - 48) |
2/09 | HB 1115 | Tobacco Settlement Payments | Bill Passed - House (71 - 47) |
1/25 | HB 123 | Smoking Ban in Government Buildings | Bill Passed - House (83 - 37) |
1/26 | HB 1318 | Hurricane Katrina Response and Recovery Oversight Act | Bill Passed - House (79 - 42) |
2/01 | HB 1416 | Notification of Public Funds Used in the Media | Bill Passed - House (89 - 30) |
2/22 | HB 1638 | Funding for Wireless Communications and Cooperative Data Systems | Bill Passed - House (80 - 42) |
2/21 | HB 1643 | Food and Tobacco Taxes | Bill Passed - House (94 - 28) |
2/09 | HB 199 | Juvenile Delinquent Program Changes | Bill Passed - House (74 - 47) |
1/05 | HB 206 | Bonds for Economic Development | Bill Passed - House (77 - 40) |
2/07 | HB 300 | Revised Marriage License Requirements | Bill Passed - House (66 - 55) |
2/07 | HB 300 - Amendment 1 | Marriage Counseling Requirement | Amendment Rejected - House (45 - 74) |
1/12 | HB 409 | Seat Belt Law | Bill Passed - House (95 - 25) |
1/17 | HB 519 | Campaign Finance Reform | Bill Passed - House (99 - 22) |
2/09 | HB 638 | Executive Branch Salaries | Bill Passed - House (64 - 55) |
1/11 | SB 2310 | Food and Tobacco Taxes | Bill Passed - House (90 - 30) |
3/08 | SB 2400 | Salary Fixes for Certain Elected State and District Officials | Bill Passed - House (78 - 40) |
3/08 | SB 2511 | Parole Eligibility for First-Time Nonviolent Offenders Under Twenty-Five | Bill Passed - House (67 - 51) |
3/02 | SB 2922 | Abortion Ban With Some Exceptions | Bill Passed - House (94 - 25) |
3/02 | SB 2922-Amendment 1 | Abortion Ban with Exceptions for Rape and Incest | Amendment Adopted - House (62 - 56) |
3/06 | SB 3084 | Food and Tobacco Taxes | Conference Report Adopted - House (79 - 41) |
2/24 | SB 3084 | Food and Tobacco Taxes | Bill Passed - House (87 - 34) |