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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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Sept. 29, 2006 | National | HR 4772 | Private Property Rights Implementation Act of 2006 | Bill Passed - House (231 - 181) |
Sept. 26, 2006 | National | HR 4772 | Private Property Rights Implementation Act of 2005 | Bill Failed - House (234 - 172) |
Aug. 30, 2006 | CA | AB 1953 | Amount of Lead in Plumbing Requirements | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (42 - 36) |
Aug. 29, 2006 | CA | AB 1953 | Amount of Lead in Plumbing Requirements | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 18) |
July 18, 2006 | NC | HB 2873 | Drinking Water From Private Wells Regulations | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 19) |
July 14, 2006 | IA | HF 2351 | Eminent Domain | Veto Override Passed - House (90 - 8) |
July 14, 2006 | IA | HF 2351 | Eminent Domain | Veto Override Passed - Senate (41 - 8) |
July 1, 2006 | DE | SB 397 | State Resource Maps | Bill Passed - House (21 - 14) |
June 29, 2006 | CA | SB 1 | Solar Energy | Bill Passed - House (49 - 19) |
June 22, 2006 | National | HR 5638 | Death/Estate Tax Amendment | Bill Passed - House (269 - 156) |
June 22, 2006 | NJ | A 3257 | Eminent Domain and Redevelopment Programs | Bill Passed - House (51 - 18) |
June 14, 2006 | PA | HB 39 | Property Taxes (Special Session) | Conference Report Adopted - House (137 - 61) |
June 14, 2006 | National | HR 5576 | Transportation, Treasury and Housing Appropriations Act | Bill Passed - House (406 - 22) |
May 31, 2006 | SC | H 4449 | Sales and Property Taxes | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (32 - 11) |
May 31, 2006 | CA | AB 2378 | Affordable Housing Bill | Bill Passed - House (49 - 27) |
May 31, 2006 | CA | AB 1899 | Flood Assessment Requirements for Building | Bill Passed - House (42 - 35) |
May 31, 2006 | LA | HB 1108 | Lower Ninth Ward Improvement Authority | Bill Passed - House (60 - 39) |
May 30, 2006 | CA | SB 1576 | Transitional Housing Services for Foster Youth | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 13) |
May 30, 2006 | CA | SB 1796 | Overhaul Flood and Levee Board | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 12) |
May 24, 2006 | OH | Am Sub SB 185 | Mortgage Lending Bill | Conference Report Adopted - House (84 - 7) |
May 24, 2006 | OH | Am Sub SB 185 | Mortgage Lending Bill | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (30 - 3) |
May 24, 2006 | OK | SB 1337 | Cities and Towns, Modifying Provisions For Clean Up of Agricultural Property. | Bill Passed - House (60 - 41) |
May 23, 2006 | National | HR 5384 | Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA Appropriations Act | Bill Passed - House (378 - 46) |
May 15, 2006 | TX | HB 2 | Property Tax Reduction | Conference Report Adopted - House (89 - 56) |
May 9, 2006 | TX | CSHB 2 | Property Tax Reduction | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 10) |
May 5, 2006 | VT | H 865 | Non-Discrimination Bill | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (88 - 47) |
May 5, 2006 | CA | SB 1689 | Housing and Emergency Shelter Trust Fund Act of 2006 | Bill Passed - House (54 - 16) |
May 4, 2006 | CA | AB 140 | Disaster Preparedness and Flood Prevention Bond Act | Bill Passed - House (62 - 9) |
May 4, 2006 | CA | SB 1689 | Housing and Emergency Shelter Trust Fund Act of 2006 | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 11) |
May 4, 2006 | CA | AB 140 | Disaster Preparedness and Flood Prevention Bond Act | Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 1) |
May 2, 2006 | PA | HB 39 | Property Taxes (Special Session) | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (40 - 9) |
May 2, 2006 | MN | HF 4142 | Property Tax - Rebate Checks | Bill Passed - House (86 - 47) |
May 1, 2006 | LA | HB 1164 | Eminent Domain | Bill Passed - House (53 - 42) |
May 1, 2006 | LA | SB 693 | Insurance Rate Increases Approval | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 15) |
April 30, 2006 | CT | LCO # 5219 | Repeal of Estate/Death Tax for Primary Residence & Working Farm Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (63 - 84) |
April 30, 2006 | CT | LCO # 5212 | Death/Estate Tax Exemption Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (60 - 87) |
April 30, 2006 | CT | LCO # 5227 | Estate/Death and Gift Taxes Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (49 - 98) |
April 24, 2006 | TX | HB 2 | Property Tax Reduction | Bill Passed - House (82 - 66) |
April 20, 2006 | MI | SB 1111 | Industrial Development Districts | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 16) |
April 19, 2006 | IL | SB 3086 | Eminent Domain Blight | Bill Passed - House (85 - 6) |
April 19, 2006 | OK | HCS HB 2807 | Semipublic Community Act | Bill Failed - Senate (23 - 21) |
April 18, 2006 | AL | SB 446 | Eminent Domain | Conference Report Rejected - House (54 - 25) |
April 13, 2006 | MO | HCS HB 1944 | Eminent Domain | Bill Passed - House (154 - 4) |
April 12, 2006 | MO | HA 9 | Eminent Domain | Amendment Rejected - House (23 - 129) |
April 6, 2006 | AL | SB 446 | Eminent Domain | Bill Passed - House (94 - 3) |
April 6, 2006 | MD | SB 320 | Emergency Goods & Services Price Restriction Bill | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 15) |
March 30, 2006 | IL | HB 5284 | Carbon Monoxide Detector Act | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 22) |
March 29, 2006 | AL | SB 446 | Eminent Domain | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 7) |
March 28, 2006 | MD | SB 539 | Hate Crimes Against Homeless Persons Bill | Bill Failed - Senate (20 - 25) |
March 27, 2006 | MD | SB 539 | Hate Crimes Against Homeless Persons Bill | Bill Failed - Senate (23 - 22) |
March 24, 2006 | MD | SB 257 | Little Blackwater River Golf Course Conservation Bill | Bill Failed - Senate (20 - 27) |
March 23, 2006 | ID | H 421 | Property Tax-Homestead Exemption | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 7) |
March 23, 2006 | KS | HCR 5025 | Eminent Domain Constitutional Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (81 - 43) |
March 21, 2006 | ID | H 823 | State Affairs Building Code Board | Bill Failed - House (33 - 36) |
March 21, 2006 | KS | SCS SB 323 | Eminent Domain | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 13) |
March 16, 2006 | IA | HF 2671 | Undocumented Immigrants Restrictions | Bill Passed - House (69 - 25) |
March 2, 2006 | NJ | A 798 | New Jersey Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act | Bill Passed - House (55 - 14) |
March 1, 2006 | ID | SJR 106 | Right to Hunt, Fish and Trap | Joint Resolution Failed - Senate (18 - 16) |
Feb. 28, 2006 | ID | H 485 | Public Infrastructure Improvement Districts (PIDS) | Bill Failed - House (30 - 39) |
Feb. 23, 2006 | KY | HCS HB 338 | Affordable Housing Trust Fund Bill | Bill Passed - House (83 - 15) |
Feb. 22, 2006 | SC | H 3381 | Outdoor Advertising | Veto Override Passed - Senate (28 - 13) |
Feb. 22, 2006 | SC | H 3381 | Outdoor Advertising | Veto Override Passed - House (78 - 25) |
Feb. 15, 2006 | SC | H 3881 | South Carolina Priority Investment Act | Bill Passed - House (62 - 41) |
Feb. 15, 2006 | LA | SB 49 | Louisiana Housing and Land Trust | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 11) |
Feb. 15, 2006 | KS | HB 2619 | Property Taxes | Bill Passed - House (108 - 14) |
Feb. 15, 2006 | KS | Sub HB 2525 | Taxation | Bill Passed - House (106 - 15) |
Feb. 8, 2006 | ID | S 1276 | Thermal Generation Power Plant Notification | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 8) |
Jan. 31, 2006 | IN | SB 145 | Vehicle Seizure and Driving While Intoxicated | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 16) |
Jan. 30, 2006 | IN | SB 354 | Forestry Classifications | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 20) |
Jan. 26, 2006 | CA | AB 802 | Local Governments Assessment of Flood Risks | Bill Passed - House (41 - 34) |
Date | No. | Title | Outcome |
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9/29 | HR 4772 | Private Property Rights Implementation Act of 2006 | Bill Passed - House (231 - 181) |
9/26 | HR 4772 | Private Property Rights Implementation Act of 2005 | Bill Failed - House (234 - 172) |
8/30 | AB 1953 | Amount of Lead in Plumbing Requirements | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (42 - 36) |
8/29 | AB 1953 | Amount of Lead in Plumbing Requirements | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 18) |
7/18 | HB 2873 | Drinking Water From Private Wells Regulations | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 19) |
7/14 | HF 2351 | Eminent Domain | Veto Override Passed - House (90 - 8) |
7/14 | HF 2351 | Eminent Domain | Veto Override Passed - Senate (41 - 8) |
7/01 | SB 397 | State Resource Maps | Bill Passed - House (21 - 14) |
6/29 | SB 1 | Solar Energy | Bill Passed - House (49 - 19) |
6/22 | HR 5638 | Death/Estate Tax Amendment | Bill Passed - House (269 - 156) |
6/22 | A 3257 | Eminent Domain and Redevelopment Programs | Bill Passed - House (51 - 18) |
6/14 | HB 39 | Property Taxes (Special Session) | Conference Report Adopted - House (137 - 61) |
6/14 | HR 5576 | Transportation, Treasury and Housing Appropriations Act | Bill Passed - House (406 - 22) |
5/31 | H 4449 | Sales and Property Taxes | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (32 - 11) |
5/31 | AB 2378 | Affordable Housing Bill | Bill Passed - House (49 - 27) |
5/31 | AB 1899 | Flood Assessment Requirements for Building | Bill Passed - House (42 - 35) |
5/31 | HB 1108 | Lower Ninth Ward Improvement Authority | Bill Passed - House (60 - 39) |
5/30 | SB 1576 | Transitional Housing Services for Foster Youth | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 13) |
5/30 | SB 1796 | Overhaul Flood and Levee Board | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 12) |
5/24 | Am Sub SB 185 | Mortgage Lending Bill | Conference Report Adopted - House (84 - 7) |
5/24 | Am Sub SB 185 | Mortgage Lending Bill | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (30 - 3) |
5/24 | SB 1337 | Cities and Towns, Modifying Provisions For Clean Up of Agricultural Property. | Bill Passed - House (60 - 41) |
5/23 | HR 5384 | Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA Appropriations Act | Bill Passed - House (378 - 46) |
5/15 | HB 2 | Property Tax Reduction | Conference Report Adopted - House (89 - 56) |
5/09 | CSHB 2 | Property Tax Reduction | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 10) |
5/05 | H 865 | Non-Discrimination Bill | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (88 - 47) |
5/05 | SB 1689 | Housing and Emergency Shelter Trust Fund Act of 2006 | Bill Passed - House (54 - 16) |
5/04 | AB 140 | Disaster Preparedness and Flood Prevention Bond Act | Bill Passed - House (62 - 9) |
5/04 | SB 1689 | Housing and Emergency Shelter Trust Fund Act of 2006 | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 11) |
5/04 | AB 140 | Disaster Preparedness and Flood Prevention Bond Act | Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 1) |
5/02 | HB 39 | Property Taxes (Special Session) | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (40 - 9) |
5/02 | HF 4142 | Property Tax - Rebate Checks | Bill Passed - House (86 - 47) |
5/01 | HB 1164 | Eminent Domain | Bill Passed - House (53 - 42) |
5/01 | SB 693 | Insurance Rate Increases Approval | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 15) |
4/30 | LCO # 5219 | Repeal of Estate/Death Tax for Primary Residence & Working Farm Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (63 - 84) |
4/30 | LCO # 5212 | Death/Estate Tax Exemption Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (60 - 87) |
4/30 | LCO # 5227 | Estate/Death and Gift Taxes Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (49 - 98) |
4/24 | HB 2 | Property Tax Reduction | Bill Passed - House (82 - 66) |
4/20 | SB 1111 | Industrial Development Districts | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 16) |
4/19 | SB 3086 | Eminent Domain Blight | Bill Passed - House (85 - 6) |
4/19 | HCS HB 2807 | Semipublic Community Act | Bill Failed - Senate (23 - 21) |
4/18 | SB 446 | Eminent Domain | Conference Report Rejected - House (54 - 25) |
4/13 | HCS HB 1944 | Eminent Domain | Bill Passed - House (154 - 4) |
4/12 | HA 9 | Eminent Domain | Amendment Rejected - House (23 - 129) |
4/06 | SB 446 | Eminent Domain | Bill Passed - House (94 - 3) |
4/06 | SB 320 | Emergency Goods & Services Price Restriction Bill | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 15) |
3/30 | HB 5284 | Carbon Monoxide Detector Act | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 22) |
3/29 | SB 446 | Eminent Domain | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 7) |
3/28 | SB 539 | Hate Crimes Against Homeless Persons Bill | Bill Failed - Senate (20 - 25) |
3/27 | SB 539 | Hate Crimes Against Homeless Persons Bill | Bill Failed - Senate (23 - 22) |
3/24 | SB 257 | Little Blackwater River Golf Course Conservation Bill | Bill Failed - Senate (20 - 27) |
3/23 | H 421 | Property Tax-Homestead Exemption | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 7) |
3/23 | HCR 5025 | Eminent Domain Constitutional Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (81 - 43) |
3/21 | H 823 | State Affairs Building Code Board | Bill Failed - House (33 - 36) |
3/21 | SCS SB 323 | Eminent Domain | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 13) |
3/16 | HF 2671 | Undocumented Immigrants Restrictions | Bill Passed - House (69 - 25) |
3/02 | A 798 | New Jersey Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act | Bill Passed - House (55 - 14) |
3/01 | SJR 106 | Right to Hunt, Fish and Trap | Joint Resolution Failed - Senate (18 - 16) |
2/28 | H 485 | Public Infrastructure Improvement Districts (PIDS) | Bill Failed - House (30 - 39) |
2/23 | HCS HB 338 | Affordable Housing Trust Fund Bill | Bill Passed - House (83 - 15) |
2/22 | H 3381 | Outdoor Advertising | Veto Override Passed - Senate (28 - 13) |
2/22 | H 3381 | Outdoor Advertising | Veto Override Passed - House (78 - 25) |
2/15 | H 3881 | South Carolina Priority Investment Act | Bill Passed - House (62 - 41) |
2/15 | SB 49 | Louisiana Housing and Land Trust | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 11) |
2/15 | HB 2619 | Property Taxes | Bill Passed - House (108 - 14) |
2/15 | Sub HB 2525 | Taxation | Bill Passed - House (106 - 15) |
2/08 | S 1276 | Thermal Generation Power Plant Notification | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 8) |
1/31 | SB 145 | Vehicle Seizure and Driving While Intoxicated | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 16) |
1/30 | SB 354 | Forestry Classifications | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 20) |
1/26 | AB 802 | Local Governments Assessment of Flood Risks | Bill Passed - House (41 - 34) |