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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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Nov. 5, 2009 | WI | SB 371 | Higher Education Student Data System | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 7) |
Nov. 5, 2009 | WI | SB 371 | Higher Education Student Data System | Bill Passed - House (73 - 20) |
Nov. 5, 2009 | WI | SB 223 | University of Wisconsin Board of Regents Geographic Composition Requirements | Bill Passed - House (59 - 34) |
Nov. 5, 2009 | WI | SB 372 | Teacher Evaluation Amendments | Bill Passed - House (47 - 46) |
Nov. 5, 2009 | WI | SB 372 | Teacher Evaluation Amendments | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 14) |
Nov. 5, 2009 | WI | AB 458 | Sex Education Curriculum Requirements | Bill Passed - House (48 - 43) |
Oct. 28, 2009 | WI | SB 372 | Teacher Evaluation Reform | |
Sept. 22, 2009 | WI | SB 107 | Electronics Sale and Disposal Regulations | Bill Passed - House (57 - 37) |
Sept. 22, 2009 | WI | AB 119 | Requiring Kindergarten for First Grade Enrollment | Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 15) |
Sept. 22, 2009 | WI | AB 138 | Board Appointment of the Secretary of Natural Resources | Bill Passed - House (61 - 32) |
Sept. 16, 2009 | WI | SB 185 | State Regulation of Wind Energy Systems | Bill Passed - House (65 - 31) |
Sept. 16, 2009 | WI | AB 119 | Requiring Kindergarten for First Grade Enrollment | Bill Passed - House (53 - 44) |
June 26, 2009 | WI | AB 75 | 2009-2011 Biennium Budget | Conference Report Adopted - House (51 - 46) |
June 26, 2009 | WI | AB 281 | Phosphorus in Cleaning Products | Bill Passed - House (60 - 37) |
June 25, 2009 | WI | AB 75 | 2009-2011 Biennium Budget | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (17 - 15) |
June 17, 2009 | WI | AB 75 | 2009-2011 Biennium Budget | Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 16) |
June 11, 2009 | WI | AB 75 | 2009-2011 Biennium Budget | Bill Passed - House (50 - 48) |
June 9, 2009 | WI | SB 107 | Electronics Sale and Disposal Regulations | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 10) |
June 9, 2009 | WI | SB 167 | Decreasing the Minimum Hunting Age | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 6) |
May 13, 2009 | WI | SB 181 | Indoor Smoking Ban | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 8) |
May 13, 2009 | WI | SB 181 | Indoor Smoking Ban | Bill Passed - House (61 - 38) |
April 29, 2009 | WI | SB 20 | Discriminatory Pay Compensation | Bill Passed - House (51 - 47) |
April 28, 2009 | WI | SB 20 | Discriminatory Pay Compensation | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 15) |
April 28, 2009 | WI | AB 100 | Restricting Health Insurance Companies' Ability to Exclude Individuals. | Bill Passed - House (61 - 38) |
April 23, 2009 | WI | SB 27 | Requires Insurance Coverage for Children's Hearing Aid Treatments | Bill Passed - House (80 - 16) |
March 24, 2009 | WI | SB 37 | Allowing Drivers To Keep Licenses While Paying Fines | Bill Passed - House (53 - 45) |
Feb. 18, 2009 | WI | SB 62 | 2008-2009 Budget Amendments | Bill Passed - House (51 - 48) |
Feb. 18, 2009 | WI | SB 62 | 2008-2009 Budget Amendments | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 15) |
Feb. 10, 2009 | WI | SB 1 | Minimum Wage Increase | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 14) |
Jan. 27, 2009 | WI | AB 2 | Mandatory State Contracting with Domestic Companies | Bill Passed - House (69 - 30) |
Jan. 27, 2009 | WI | AB 1 | Wisconsin-Based Products and Services Purchasing Goals | Bill Passed - House (77 - 22) |
Date | No. | Title | Outcome |
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11/05 | SB 371 | Higher Education Student Data System | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 7) |
11/05 | SB 371 | Higher Education Student Data System | Bill Passed - House (73 - 20) |
11/05 | SB 223 | University of Wisconsin Board of Regents Geographic Composition Requirements | Bill Passed - House (59 - 34) |
11/05 | SB 372 | Teacher Evaluation Amendments | Bill Passed - House (47 - 46) |
11/05 | SB 372 | Teacher Evaluation Amendments | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 14) |
11/05 | AB 458 | Sex Education Curriculum Requirements | Bill Passed - House (48 - 43) |
10/28 | SB 372 | Teacher Evaluation Reform | |
9/22 | SB 107 | Electronics Sale and Disposal Regulations | Bill Passed - House (57 - 37) |
9/22 | AB 119 | Requiring Kindergarten for First Grade Enrollment | Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 15) |
9/22 | AB 138 | Board Appointment of the Secretary of Natural Resources | Bill Passed - House (61 - 32) |
9/16 | SB 185 | State Regulation of Wind Energy Systems | Bill Passed - House (65 - 31) |
9/16 | AB 119 | Requiring Kindergarten for First Grade Enrollment | Bill Passed - House (53 - 44) |
6/26 | AB 75 | 2009-2011 Biennium Budget | Conference Report Adopted - House (51 - 46) |
6/26 | AB 281 | Phosphorus in Cleaning Products | Bill Passed - House (60 - 37) |
6/25 | AB 75 | 2009-2011 Biennium Budget | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (17 - 15) |
6/17 | AB 75 | 2009-2011 Biennium Budget | Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 16) |
6/11 | AB 75 | 2009-2011 Biennium Budget | Bill Passed - House (50 - 48) |
6/09 | SB 107 | Electronics Sale and Disposal Regulations | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 10) |
6/09 | SB 167 | Decreasing the Minimum Hunting Age | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 6) |
5/13 | SB 181 | Indoor Smoking Ban | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 8) |
5/13 | SB 181 | Indoor Smoking Ban | Bill Passed - House (61 - 38) |
4/29 | SB 20 | Discriminatory Pay Compensation | Bill Passed - House (51 - 47) |
4/28 | SB 20 | Discriminatory Pay Compensation | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 15) |
4/28 | AB 100 | Restricting Health Insurance Companies' Ability to Exclude Individuals. | Bill Passed - House (61 - 38) |
4/23 | SB 27 | Requires Insurance Coverage for Children's Hearing Aid Treatments | Bill Passed - House (80 - 16) |
3/24 | SB 37 | Allowing Drivers To Keep Licenses While Paying Fines | Bill Passed - House (53 - 45) |
2/18 | SB 62 | 2008-2009 Budget Amendments | Bill Passed - House (51 - 48) |
2/18 | SB 62 | 2008-2009 Budget Amendments | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 15) |
2/10 | SB 1 | Minimum Wage Increase | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 14) |
1/27 | AB 2 | Mandatory State Contracting with Domestic Companies | Bill Passed - House (69 - 30) |
1/27 | AB 1 | Wisconsin-Based Products and Services Purchasing Goals | Bill Passed - House (77 - 22) |