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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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Jan. 27, 2009 | WI | AB 2 | Mandatory State Contracting with Domestic Companies | Bill Passed - House (69 - 30) |
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) |
Jan. 27, 2009 | WI | AB 1 | Wisconsin-Based Products and Services Purchasing Goals | Bill Passed - House (77 - 22) |
Feb. 10, 2009 | WI | SB 1 | Minimum Wage Increase | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 14) |
April 23, 2009 | WI | SB 27 | Requires Insurance Coverage for Children's Hearing Aid Treatments | Bill Passed - House (80 - 16) |
April 28, 2009 | WI | AB 100 | Restricting Health Insurance Companies' Ability to Exclude Individuals. | Bill Passed - House (61 - 38) |
April 28, 2009 | WI | SB 20 | Discriminatory Pay Compensation | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 15) |
April 29, 2009 | WI | SB 20 | Discriminatory Pay Compensation | Bill Passed - House (51 - 47) |
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) |
June 9, 2009 | WI | SB 107 | Electronics Sale and Disposal Regulations | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 10) |
June 26, 2009 | WI | AB 281 | Phosphorus in Cleaning Products | Bill Passed - House (60 - 37) |
Sept. 16, 2009 | WI | SB 185 | State Regulation of Wind Energy Systems | Bill Passed - House (65 - 31) |
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. 16, 2009 | WI | AB 119 | Requiring Kindergarten for First Grade Enrollment | Bill Passed - House (53 - 44) |
Date | No. | Title | Outcome |
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1/27 | AB 2 | Mandatory State Contracting with Domestic Companies | Bill Passed - House (69 - 30) |
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) |
1/27 | AB 1 | Wisconsin-Based Products and Services Purchasing Goals | Bill Passed - House (77 - 22) |
2/10 | SB 1 | Minimum Wage Increase | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 14) |
4/23 | SB 27 | Requires Insurance Coverage for Children's Hearing Aid Treatments | Bill Passed - House (80 - 16) |
4/28 | AB 100 | Restricting Health Insurance Companies' Ability to Exclude Individuals. | Bill Passed - House (61 - 38) |
4/28 | SB 20 | Discriminatory Pay Compensation | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 15) |
4/29 | SB 20 | Discriminatory Pay Compensation | Bill Passed - House (51 - 47) |
5/13 | SB 181 | Indoor Smoking Ban | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 8) |
5/13 | SB 181 | Indoor Smoking Ban | Bill Passed - House (61 - 38) |
6/09 | SB 107 | Electronics Sale and Disposal Regulations | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 10) |
6/26 | AB 281 | Phosphorus in Cleaning Products | Bill Passed - House (60 - 37) |
9/16 | SB 185 | State Regulation of Wind Energy Systems | Bill Passed - House (65 - 31) |
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) |
9/16 | AB 119 | Requiring Kindergarten for First Grade Enrollment | Bill Passed - House (53 - 44) |