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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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Dec. 13, 2023 | PA | HB 301 | Appropriates Millions for Various State Education Funding Costs | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (43 - 7) |
May 10, 2023 | PA | SB 350 | Amends and Reforms the State Permitting Process | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 19) |
July 7, 2022 | PA | SB 1284 | Appropriates Funds for State-Related Universities | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (43 - 7) |
June 20, 2022 | PA | SB 1283 | Prohibits Fetal Tissue Research at Universities | Bill Passed - Senate (44 - 5) |
June 25, 2021 | PA | SB 255 | Appropriates Funds for Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Departments | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (43 - 7) |
Jan. 27, 2021 | PA | SB 109 | Appropriates Funds for COVID-19 Relief | Bill Passed - Senate (48 - 0) |
Nov. 20, 2020 | PA | SB 1350 | Appropriates Funds for the 2021 General Budget | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 18) |
Nov. 20, 2020 | PA | HB 2536 | Appropriates funds for the Emergency COVID-19 Response | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 16) |
March 25, 2020 | PA | SB 751 | Authorizes Financial Assistance for Schools Amid COVID-19-Related Shutdown | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (50 - 0) |
March 25, 2020 | PA | HB 1232 | Authorizes Emergency Finances and Tax Provisions in Response to the COVID-19 Emergency | Bill Passed - Senate (50 - 0) |
June 26, 2019 | PA | HB 33 | Repeals a General Assistance Program for Adults with Disabilities | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 24) |
Oct. 17, 2018 | PA | HB 2138 | Establishes Medicaid Work Requirements | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 19) |
June 22, 2018 | PA | HB 2121 | Establishes a State Budget for Fiscal year 2018-2019 | Bill Passed - Senate (47 - 2) |
July 27, 2017 | PA | HB 453 | Establishes Budget for Fiscal Year 2017-2018 | Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 10) |
June 30, 2017 | PA | HB 218 | Establishes a Budget for the Fiscal Year 2017-2018 | Bill Passed - Senate (43 - 7) |
June 30, 2015 | PA | HB 1192 | Establishes State Budget for FY 2015-2016 | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 19) |
July 3, 2013 | PA | HB 1075 | Amends Public Welfare Code | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (27 - 22) |
June 29, 2012 | PA | SB 1466 | 2012-2013 Budget | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (32 - 17) |
June 29, 2012 | PA | HB 1261 | Repeals the General Assistance Cash Program | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 18) |
June 5, 2012 | PA | SB 1310 | Authorizes Repayment of Unemployment Debt to the Federal Government | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (29 - 19) |
Oct. 26, 2011 | PA | SB 1 | Charter School Guidelines | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 22) |
Oct. 18, 2011 | PA | SB 1151 | Fiscal Emergency Bill | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (37 - 13) |
June 30, 2011 | PA | HB 960 | Public Assistance Program Amendments | Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 15) |
June 28, 2011 | PA | HB 1485 | 2011-2012 Budget | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 20) |
Date | No. | Title | Outcome |
---|---|---|---|
12/13 | HB 301 | Appropriates Millions for Various State Education Funding Costs | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (43 - 7) |
5/10 | SB 350 | Amends and Reforms the State Permitting Process | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 19) |
7/07 | SB 1284 | Appropriates Funds for State-Related Universities | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (43 - 7) |
6/20 | SB 1283 | Prohibits Fetal Tissue Research at Universities | Bill Passed - Senate (44 - 5) |
6/25 | SB 255 | Appropriates Funds for Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Departments | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (43 - 7) |
1/27 | SB 109 | Appropriates Funds for COVID-19 Relief | Bill Passed - Senate (48 - 0) |
11/20 | SB 1350 | Appropriates Funds for the 2021 General Budget | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 18) |
11/20 | HB 2536 | Appropriates funds for the Emergency COVID-19 Response | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 16) |
3/25 | SB 751 | Authorizes Financial Assistance for Schools Amid COVID-19-Related Shutdown | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (50 - 0) |
3/25 | HB 1232 | Authorizes Emergency Finances and Tax Provisions in Response to the COVID-19 Emergency | Bill Passed - Senate (50 - 0) |
6/26 | HB 33 | Repeals a General Assistance Program for Adults with Disabilities | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 24) |
10/17 | HB 2138 | Establishes Medicaid Work Requirements | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 19) |
6/22 | HB 2121 | Establishes a State Budget for Fiscal year 2018-2019 | Bill Passed - Senate (47 - 2) |
7/27 | HB 453 | Establishes Budget for Fiscal Year 2017-2018 | Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 10) |
6/30 | HB 218 | Establishes a Budget for the Fiscal Year 2017-2018 | Bill Passed - Senate (43 - 7) |
6/30 | HB 1192 | Establishes State Budget for FY 2015-2016 | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 19) |
7/03 | HB 1075 | Amends Public Welfare Code | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (27 - 22) |
6/29 | SB 1466 | 2012-2013 Budget | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (32 - 17) |
6/29 | HB 1261 | Repeals the General Assistance Cash Program | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 18) |
6/05 | SB 1310 | Authorizes Repayment of Unemployment Debt to the Federal Government | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (29 - 19) |
10/26 | SB 1 | Charter School Guidelines | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 22) |
10/18 | SB 1151 | Fiscal Emergency Bill | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (37 - 13) |
6/30 | HB 960 | Public Assistance Program Amendments | Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 15) |
6/28 | HB 1485 | 2011-2012 Budget | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 20) |