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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
June 27, 2025 CA SB 124 Establishes Regulations Relating to the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Public Resources Budget Bill Passed - House (74 - 1)
June 27, 2025 CA SB 127 Appropriates Funds for Climate Change Reform Bill Passed - House (58 - 19)
June 27, 2025 CA SB 141 Amends Funding for the California Cannabis Tax Fund Bill Passed - House (74 - 1)
June 27, 2025 CA SB 103 Amends the 2022-2024 State Budgets Bill Passed - House (58 - 17)
June 27, 2025 CA SB 103 Amends the 2022-2024 State Budgets Bill Passed - House (58 - 17)
June 27, 2025 CA SB 132 Amends Certain State Tax Codes Bill Passed - House (68 - 1)
June 27, 2025 CA SB 128 Appropriates Funding for the State Transportation Budget Bill Passed - House (58 - 18)
June 27, 2025 CA AB 143 Appropriates Funding for the State Developmental Services Budget Concurrence Vote Passed - House (58 - 18)
June 26, 2025 NH HB 1 Appropriates $15.9 Billion For Certain Departments Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2026 and June 30, 2027 Conference Report Adopted - House (185 - 180)
June 25, 2025 ME LD 698 Appropriates Funding to Sustain Emergency Homeless Shelters in Maine (76 - 62)
June 25, 2025 OH HB 96 Appropriates Funding for the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 State Budget Conference Report Adopted - House (59 - 38)
June 24, 2025 DE HB 225 Appropriates Funding for the 2025-2026 Fiscal Year State Operating Budget Bill Passed - House (35 - 5)
June 24, 2025 DE HB 225 Appropriates Funding for the 2025-2026 Fiscal Year State Operating Budget Bill Passed - House (35 - 5)
June 23, 2025 AZ HB 2704 Authorizes Tax Distribution for a New Arizona Diamondbacks Baseball Stadium Concurrence Vote Passed - House (35 - 20)
June 20, 2025 RI S 792 Authorizes and Regulates the Sale and Distribution of Kratom Concurrence Vote Passed - House (43 - 22)
June 18, 2025 ME LD 210 Appropriates Funding for the Future Budget $320 Million State Spending Plan "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (74 - 73)
June 18, 2025 MA H 4227 Appropriates Funds for Transportation and Education for Fiscal Year 2025 Bill Passed - House (148 - 4)
June 17, 2025 ME LD 1217 Amends the Maine New Markets Capital Investment Program and Establishes a New Tax Credit Authority "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - House (119 - 27)
June 17, 2025 RI H 5076 Appropriates Funding for the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 State Budget Bill Passed - House (66 - 9)
June 17, 2025 PA HB 1364 Transfers Funds for the Purpose of Public Transportation Bill Passed - House (107 - 96)
June 17, 2025 DE HB 91 Appropriates $3.2 million for All Public Schools to Offer Free Breakfast, Regardless of a Student's Income Level Bill Passed - House (35 - 1)
June 16, 2025 FL HB 7031 Requires the Department of Revenue to Report the State Sales Tax Rate and Discretionary Sales Surtax Rate as Zero for Any Certified Address with a Special Five-Digit Zip Code Conference Report Adopted - House (93 - 7)
June 13, 2025 CA SB 101 Appropriates Funding for the 2025 State Government Operations Budget Bill Passed - House (57 - 19)
June 12, 2025 LA HB 1 Appropriates Funds for the State Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Concurrence Vote Passed - House (100 - 1)
June 12, 2025 MI HB 4580 Reduces Operational Funding Budgets for Higher Education Institutions Bill Passed - House (56 - 41)
June 12, 2025 MI HB 4579 Appropriates Funding for the State Community College Budget Bill Passed - House (56 - 41)
June 11, 2025 MI HB 4578 Appropriates Funding for the Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential Bill Passed - House (56 - 53)
June 11, 2025 MI HB 4576 Appropriates Funding for the State Department of Education Bill Passed - House (56 - 53)
June 11, 2025 MI HB 4577 Appropriates Funding for Michigan's K-12 Public Schools Bill Passed - House (56 - 53)
June 9, 2025 MN SF 17 Appropriates Funding for Minnesota's FY 2026-2027 Budget and Establishes Policies Relating to Labor and Economic Development Bill Passed - House (96 - 37)
June 9, 2025 LA SB 100 Requires State Agencies to Track and Report the Services Received by Undocumented Immigrants to Determine the Amount of Tax Dollars Spent on Them Bill Passed - House (74 - 27)
June 4, 2025 CT SB 1358 Restructures the Compensation of Nonprofit Employees in Connecticut to Match Inflation Bill Passed - House (139 - 9)
June 4, 2025 MI HB 4420 Requires Legislators to Request Enhancement Grant Funds by April 1 to be Considered in That Years' Budget Bill Passed - House (108 - 0)
June 4, 2025 CT HB 7003 Appropriates Funding for the Connecticut State Budget Bill Passed - House (80 - 70)
June 4, 2025 CT HB 7288 Appropriates Funds for Connecticut's FY 2027 Budget and Amends Various Laws Relating to Bonds and Grants Bill Passed - House (144 - 4)
June 3, 2025 ME LD 1768 Appropriates the Tax Received from Buyers of Mobile Home Parks Entirely to the Housing Opportunities for Maine Fund "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (79 - 69)
June 3, 2025 CT SB 4 Authorizes Bonds to Pay for Public Benefits Charges Currently Included on Customers' Electric Bills Bill Passed - House (144 - 3)
June 3, 2025 RI H 5310 Establishes Reforms to the Rhode Island Housing and Conservation Trust Fund Bill Passed - House (59 - 10)
June 3, 2025 CA AB 1138 Expands California's Film and Television Tax Credit Program Bill Passed - House (73 - 1)
June 2, 2025 CT HB 7287 Appropriates Funding for the Connecticut State Budget Bill Passed - House (99 - 49)
May 31, 2025 TX SB 1 Appropriates Funding for the State General Budget for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Conference Report Adopted - House (107 - 21)
May 31, 2025 IL HB 1075 Appropriates and Designates Funding for Budget Implementation Concurrence Vote Passed - House (74 - 41)
May 31, 2025 IL HB 2755 Amends Revenue and Tax Changes Concurrence Vote Passed - House (71 - 43)
May 31, 2025 IL HB 2755 Amends Revenue and Tax Changes Concurrence Vote Passed - House (71 - 43)
May 31, 2025 IL SB 2510 Appropriates $55.2 Billion for the 2026 State Budget Bill Passed - House (75 - 41)
May 31, 2025 CT SB 1 Appropriates $300 Million for a Child Care Trust Bill Passed - House (101 - 45)
May 31, 2025 CT HB 5003 Establishes Requirements for New Programs of the Office of Early Childhood Bill Passed - House (133 - 10)
May 30, 2025 VT S 127 Establishes the Community Housing Infrastructure Program (CHIP) and Authorizes Localities to Fund Housing Projects With Loans Conference Report Adopted - House (137 - 2)
May 30, 2025 TX HB 500 Appropriates Supplemental Funding for the 2025-2026 State Budget Concurrence Vote Passed - House (112 - 24)
May 30, 2025 NV AB 238 Establishes a Program to Develop Film Studio Infrastructure and Workforce Training for the Entertainment Industry Bill Passed - House (22 - 20)
May 29, 2025 TX HB 2 Appropriates $7.7 Billion for the State Education Budget Concurrence Vote Passed - House (122 - 13)
May 29, 2025 TX HJR 7 Appropriates Billions of Dollars to Stave off a Looming Water Crisis Concurrence Vote Passed - House (122 - 2)
May 29, 2025 LA HB 300 Increases the Income Limit to Qualify for the Property Tax Special Assessment Program Bill Passed - House (91 - 2)
May 28, 2025 SC H 4025 Appropriates $14.4 Billion Funds for the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 State Budget Conference Report Adopted - House (88 - 25)
May 28, 2025 SC H 4025 Appropriates $14.4 Billion Funds for the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 State Budget Conference Report Adopted - House (88 - 25)
May 26, 2025 TX SB 7 Appropriates Billions of Dollars to Support Water Infrastructure and Potential Water Drought Bill Passed - House (143 - 3)
May 22, 2025 NJ S 862 Requires the Department of Transportation to Include Information about Potholes and Pothole Repair Projects in its Annual Roadway Pavement System Report Bill Passed - House (77 - 0)
May 22, 2025 TX SB 33 Prohibits Any State Funding From Going Toward Helping Women Get Out-of-State Abortions Bill Passed - House (87 - 58)
May 22, 2025 NC SB 257 Appropriates $65 Billion in Funding for the 2025-2026 State Budget Bill Passed - House (86 - 20)
May 22, 2025 NC SB 257 Appropriates $65 Billion in Funding for the 2025-2026 State Budget Bill Passed - House (86 - 20)
May 22, 2025 NJ A 5733 Expands Eligibility for State Utility Assistance and Energy Efficiency Programs Bill Passed - House (58 - 18)
May 22, 2025 NJ A 5358 Expands RetireReady NJ to Include Businesses with One or More Employees Bill Passed - House (49 - 28)
May 22, 2025 National HR 1 One Big Beautiful Bill Act Bill Passed - House (215 - 214)
May 22, 2025 ME LD 255 Appropriates 3.5 Million Dollars for the Manufactured and Mobile Home Park Preservation and Assistance Program Bill Passed - House (78 - 64)
May 22, 2025 OK HB 1460 Authorizes Removal of Certain Criminal Justice Fees and Court Waivers Bill Passed - House (84 - 3)
May 20, 2025 AK HB 57 Increases the Basic Input Into the State's Public School Funding Formula for the Base Student Allocation by $700 Veto Override Passed - House (29 - 11)
May 20, 2025 AK HB 55 Appropriates Funding for the State Mental Health Budget Conference Report Adopted - House (33 - 7)
May 20, 2025 TX SB 40 Amends Bail Bonds and Prohibits the Use of Public Tax Funds to Pay Bail Bonds Bill Passed - House (113 - 30)
May 20, 2025 LA HB 639 Increases the Tax on Online Gambling to 21% Bill Passed - House (74 - 16)
May 20, 2025 OK HB 2766 Appropriates Funding for the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Oklahoma State Budget Bill Passed - House (73 - 20)
May 19, 2025 MN SF 3045 Appropriates Funding for the Omnibus State Government Finance and Elections Bill Concurrence Vote Passed - House (116 - 18)
May 19, 2025 CT HB 6863 Specifies Deficiency Appropriations For The Fiscal Year 2025 Bill Passed - House (98 - 46)
May 18, 2025 MN HF 2563 Appropriates Funding for the 2025 State Legacy Budget Concurrence Vote Passed - House (113 - 21)
May 15, 2025 VT H 493 Appropriates Funding for the 2026 Fiscal Year State Budget Conference Report Adopted - House (132 - 3)
May 14, 2025 IA HF 1038 Authorizes Appropriations from the Opioid Settlement Fund Bill Passed - House (84 - 1)
Date No. Title Outcome
6/27 SB 124 Establishes Regulations Relating to the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Public Resources Budget Bill Passed - House (74 - 1)
6/27 SB 127 Appropriates Funds for Climate Change Reform Bill Passed - House (58 - 19)
6/27 SB 141 Amends Funding for the California Cannabis Tax Fund Bill Passed - House (74 - 1)
6/27 SB 103 Amends the 2022-2024 State Budgets Bill Passed - House (58 - 17)
6/27 SB 103 Amends the 2022-2024 State Budgets Bill Passed - House (58 - 17)
6/27 SB 132 Amends Certain State Tax Codes Bill Passed - House (68 - 1)
6/27 SB 128 Appropriates Funding for the State Transportation Budget Bill Passed - House (58 - 18)
6/27 AB 143 Appropriates Funding for the State Developmental Services Budget Concurrence Vote Passed - House (58 - 18)
6/26 HB 1 Appropriates $15.9 Billion For Certain Departments Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2026 and June 30, 2027 Conference Report Adopted - House (185 - 180)
6/25 LD 698 Appropriates Funding to Sustain Emergency Homeless Shelters in Maine (76 - 62)
6/25 HB 96 Appropriates Funding for the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 State Budget Conference Report Adopted - House (59 - 38)
6/24 HB 225 Appropriates Funding for the 2025-2026 Fiscal Year State Operating Budget Bill Passed - House (35 - 5)
6/24 HB 225 Appropriates Funding for the 2025-2026 Fiscal Year State Operating Budget Bill Passed - House (35 - 5)
6/23 HB 2704 Authorizes Tax Distribution for a New Arizona Diamondbacks Baseball Stadium Concurrence Vote Passed - House (35 - 20)
6/20 S 792 Authorizes and Regulates the Sale and Distribution of Kratom Concurrence Vote Passed - House (43 - 22)
6/18 LD 210 Appropriates Funding for the Future Budget $320 Million State Spending Plan "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (74 - 73)
6/18 H 4227 Appropriates Funds for Transportation and Education for Fiscal Year 2025 Bill Passed - House (148 - 4)
6/17 LD 1217 Amends the Maine New Markets Capital Investment Program and Establishes a New Tax Credit Authority "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - House (119 - 27)
6/17 H 5076 Appropriates Funding for the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 State Budget Bill Passed - House (66 - 9)
6/17 HB 1364 Transfers Funds for the Purpose of Public Transportation Bill Passed - House (107 - 96)
6/17 HB 91 Appropriates $3.2 million for All Public Schools to Offer Free Breakfast, Regardless of a Student's Income Level Bill Passed - House (35 - 1)
6/16 HB 7031 Requires the Department of Revenue to Report the State Sales Tax Rate and Discretionary Sales Surtax Rate as Zero for Any Certified Address with a Special Five-Digit Zip Code Conference Report Adopted - House (93 - 7)
6/13 SB 101 Appropriates Funding for the 2025 State Government Operations Budget Bill Passed - House (57 - 19)
6/12 HB 1 Appropriates Funds for the State Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Concurrence Vote Passed - House (100 - 1)
6/12 HB 4580 Reduces Operational Funding Budgets for Higher Education Institutions Bill Passed - House (56 - 41)
6/12 HB 4579 Appropriates Funding for the State Community College Budget Bill Passed - House (56 - 41)
6/11 HB 4578 Appropriates Funding for the Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential Bill Passed - House (56 - 53)
6/11 HB 4576 Appropriates Funding for the State Department of Education Bill Passed - House (56 - 53)
6/11 HB 4577 Appropriates Funding for Michigan's K-12 Public Schools Bill Passed - House (56 - 53)
6/09 SF 17 Appropriates Funding for Minnesota's FY 2026-2027 Budget and Establishes Policies Relating to Labor and Economic Development Bill Passed - House (96 - 37)
6/09 SB 100 Requires State Agencies to Track and Report the Services Received by Undocumented Immigrants to Determine the Amount of Tax Dollars Spent on Them Bill Passed - House (74 - 27)
6/04 SB 1358 Restructures the Compensation of Nonprofit Employees in Connecticut to Match Inflation Bill Passed - House (139 - 9)
6/04 HB 4420 Requires Legislators to Request Enhancement Grant Funds by April 1 to be Considered in That Years' Budget Bill Passed - House (108 - 0)
6/04 HB 7003 Appropriates Funding for the Connecticut State Budget Bill Passed - House (80 - 70)
6/04 HB 7288 Appropriates Funds for Connecticut's FY 2027 Budget and Amends Various Laws Relating to Bonds and Grants Bill Passed - House (144 - 4)
6/03 LD 1768 Appropriates the Tax Received from Buyers of Mobile Home Parks Entirely to the Housing Opportunities for Maine Fund "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (79 - 69)
6/03 SB 4 Authorizes Bonds to Pay for Public Benefits Charges Currently Included on Customers' Electric Bills Bill Passed - House (144 - 3)
6/03 H 5310 Establishes Reforms to the Rhode Island Housing and Conservation Trust Fund Bill Passed - House (59 - 10)
6/03 AB 1138 Expands California's Film and Television Tax Credit Program Bill Passed - House (73 - 1)
6/02 HB 7287 Appropriates Funding for the Connecticut State Budget Bill Passed - House (99 - 49)
5/31 SB 1 Appropriates Funding for the State General Budget for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Conference Report Adopted - House (107 - 21)
5/31 HB 1075 Appropriates and Designates Funding for Budget Implementation Concurrence Vote Passed - House (74 - 41)
5/31 HB 2755 Amends Revenue and Tax Changes Concurrence Vote Passed - House (71 - 43)
5/31 HB 2755 Amends Revenue and Tax Changes Concurrence Vote Passed - House (71 - 43)
5/31 SB 2510 Appropriates $55.2 Billion for the 2026 State Budget Bill Passed - House (75 - 41)
5/31 SB 1 Appropriates $300 Million for a Child Care Trust Bill Passed - House (101 - 45)
5/31 HB 5003 Establishes Requirements for New Programs of the Office of Early Childhood Bill Passed - House (133 - 10)
5/30 S 127 Establishes the Community Housing Infrastructure Program (CHIP) and Authorizes Localities to Fund Housing Projects With Loans Conference Report Adopted - House (137 - 2)
5/30 HB 500 Appropriates Supplemental Funding for the 2025-2026 State Budget Concurrence Vote Passed - House (112 - 24)
5/30 AB 238 Establishes a Program to Develop Film Studio Infrastructure and Workforce Training for the Entertainment Industry Bill Passed - House (22 - 20)
5/29 HB 2 Appropriates $7.7 Billion for the State Education Budget Concurrence Vote Passed - House (122 - 13)
5/29 HJR 7 Appropriates Billions of Dollars to Stave off a Looming Water Crisis Concurrence Vote Passed - House (122 - 2)
5/29 HB 300 Increases the Income Limit to Qualify for the Property Tax Special Assessment Program Bill Passed - House (91 - 2)
5/28 H 4025 Appropriates $14.4 Billion Funds for the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 State Budget Conference Report Adopted - House (88 - 25)
5/28 H 4025 Appropriates $14.4 Billion Funds for the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 State Budget Conference Report Adopted - House (88 - 25)
5/26 SB 7 Appropriates Billions of Dollars to Support Water Infrastructure and Potential Water Drought Bill Passed - House (143 - 3)
5/22 S 862 Requires the Department of Transportation to Include Information about Potholes and Pothole Repair Projects in its Annual Roadway Pavement System Report Bill Passed - House (77 - 0)
5/22 SB 33 Prohibits Any State Funding From Going Toward Helping Women Get Out-of-State Abortions Bill Passed - House (87 - 58)
5/22 SB 257 Appropriates $65 Billion in Funding for the 2025-2026 State Budget Bill Passed - House (86 - 20)
5/22 SB 257 Appropriates $65 Billion in Funding for the 2025-2026 State Budget Bill Passed - House (86 - 20)
5/22 A 5733 Expands Eligibility for State Utility Assistance and Energy Efficiency Programs Bill Passed - House (58 - 18)
5/22 A 5358 Expands RetireReady NJ to Include Businesses with One or More Employees Bill Passed - House (49 - 28)
5/22 HR 1 One Big Beautiful Bill Act Bill Passed - House (215 - 214)
5/22 LD 255 Appropriates 3.5 Million Dollars for the Manufactured and Mobile Home Park Preservation and Assistance Program Bill Passed - House (78 - 64)
5/22 HB 1460 Authorizes Removal of Certain Criminal Justice Fees and Court Waivers Bill Passed - House (84 - 3)
5/20 HB 57 Increases the Basic Input Into the State's Public School Funding Formula for the Base Student Allocation by $700 Veto Override Passed - House (29 - 11)
5/20 HB 55 Appropriates Funding for the State Mental Health Budget Conference Report Adopted - House (33 - 7)
5/20 SB 40 Amends Bail Bonds and Prohibits the Use of Public Tax Funds to Pay Bail Bonds Bill Passed - House (113 - 30)
5/20 HB 639 Increases the Tax on Online Gambling to 21% Bill Passed - House (74 - 16)
5/20 HB 2766 Appropriates Funding for the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Oklahoma State Budget Bill Passed - House (73 - 20)
5/19 SF 3045 Appropriates Funding for the Omnibus State Government Finance and Elections Bill Concurrence Vote Passed - House (116 - 18)
5/19 HB 6863 Specifies Deficiency Appropriations For The Fiscal Year 2025 Bill Passed - House (98 - 46)
5/18 HF 2563 Appropriates Funding for the 2025 State Legacy Budget Concurrence Vote Passed - House (113 - 21)
5/15 H 493 Appropriates Funding for the 2026 Fiscal Year State Budget Conference Report Adopted - House (132 - 3)
5/14 HF 1038 Authorizes Appropriations from the Opioid Settlement Fund Bill Passed - House (84 - 1)
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