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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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Sept. 1, 2022 | ID | H 1 | Reduces Tax Rates; Appropriates Monies for Education | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 1) |
March 25, 2022 | ID | H 809 | Appropriates Money to the State Board of Education | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 3) |
March 25, 2022 | ID | H 635 | Amends Existing Law to Revise Provisions Regarding City Annexations | Bill Failed - Senate (12 - 19) |
March 24, 2022 | ID | H 778 | Amends Medical Debt Collection Process | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 3) |
March 24, 2022 | ID | H 782 | Amends Existing Law Regarding Members of the Judicial Council | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 9) |
March 23, 2022 | ID | H 720 | Prohibits Non-Human Entities From Being Granted Personhood | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 5) |
March 22, 2022 | ID | H 695 | Amends Process for Recall Elections | Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 0) |
March 22, 2022 | ID | H 705 | Amends State of Emergency Rules and Limitations | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 4) |
March 15, 2022 | ID | S 1390 | Appropriates Funds for Education | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 10) |
March 15, 2022 | ID | S 1381 | Prohibits Vaccine Requirements for COVID-19 | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 11) |
March 7, 2022 | ID | S 1285 | Amends Law to Prohibit Local Regulations of Smoking Products | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 10) |
March 3, 2022 | ID | S 1309 | Expands Abortion Restrictions; Authorizes Lawsuits by Family Members | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 6) |
March 1, 2022 | ID | S 1284 | Increases Legal Smoking and Vaping Age to 21 | Bill Passed - Senate |
Feb. 10, 2022 | ID | S 1262 | Expands Firearm Protections During Declared Disaster Emergencies | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 5) |
Feb. 10, 2022 | ID | S 1255 | Establishes the Empowering Parents Grant Program with Funds from the American Rescue Plan | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 1) |
Feb. 1, 2022 | ID | H 436 | Reduces Tax Rates | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 7) |