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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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May 30, 2014 | IL | SB 274 | Requires Salary Payments to State Legislators | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (39 - 18) |
May 30, 2014 | IL | SB 274 | Requires Salary Payments to State Legislators | Bill Passed - House (65 - 48) |
May 30, 2014 | IL | HB 6093 | 2014-2015 K-12 Education Budget | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 19) |
May 30, 2014 | IL | HB 6097 | 2014-2015 Department Budgets | Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 21) |
May 30, 2014 | IL | HB 6095 | 2014-2015 Department Budgets | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 23) |
May 30, 2014 | IL | HB 6096 | 2014-2015 Department Budgets | Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 17) |
May 30, 2014 | IL | HB 6094 | 2014-2015 Higher Education Budget | Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 20) |
May 29, 2014 | IL | SB 741 | Expands Medicaid Services | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (46 - 10) |
May 28, 2014 | IL | SB 741 | Expands Medicaid Services | Bill Passed - House (75 - 37) |
May 27, 2014 | IL | HB 6095 | 2014-2015 Department Budgets | Bill Passed - House (68 - 47) |
May 27, 2014 | IL | SB 16 | Amends Formula for School Funding | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 19) |
May 27, 2014 | IL | HB 6097 | 2014-2015 Department Budgets | Bill Passed - House (65 - 49) |
May 27, 2014 | IL | HB 6093 | 2014-2015 K-12 Education Budget | Bill Passed - House (68 - 47) |
May 27, 2014 | IL | HB 6094 | 2014-2015 Higher Education Budget | Bill Passed - House (66 - 48) |
May 27, 2014 | IL | HB 6096 | 2014-2015 Department Budgets | Bill Passed - House (67 - 48) |
May 15, 2014 | IL | HB 6021 | 2014-2015 Education Budget | Bill Passed - House (61 - 55) |
May 15, 2014 | IL | HB 6021 | 2014-2015 Education Budget | Bill Passed - House (61 - 55) |
April 8, 2014 | IL | SB 1922 | Amends the City of Chicago Employee Pensions | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 23) |
April 8, 2014 | IL | SB 1922 | Amends the City of Chicago Employee Pensions | Bill Passed - House (73 - 41) |
Feb. 5, 2014 | IL | SB 1227 | Extends the Date for the Governor to Submit the State Budget | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (37 - 15) |
Feb. 5, 2014 | IL | SB 1227 | Extends the Date for the Governor to Submit the State Budget | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (37 - 15) |
Feb. 4, 2014 | IL | SB 1227 | Extends the Date for the Governor to Submit the State Budget | Bill Passed - House (62 - 48) |
Feb. 4, 2014 | IL | SB 1227 | Extends the Date for the Governor to Submit the State Budget | Bill Passed - House (62 - 48) |
Date | No. | Title | Outcome |
---|---|---|---|
5/30 | SB 274 | Requires Salary Payments to State Legislators | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (39 - 18) |
5/30 | SB 274 | Requires Salary Payments to State Legislators | Bill Passed - House (65 - 48) |
5/30 | HB 6093 | 2014-2015 K-12 Education Budget | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 19) |
5/30 | HB 6097 | 2014-2015 Department Budgets | Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 21) |
5/30 | HB 6095 | 2014-2015 Department Budgets | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 23) |
5/30 | HB 6096 | 2014-2015 Department Budgets | Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 17) |
5/30 | HB 6094 | 2014-2015 Higher Education Budget | Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 20) |
5/29 | SB 741 | Expands Medicaid Services | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (46 - 10) |
5/28 | SB 741 | Expands Medicaid Services | Bill Passed - House (75 - 37) |
5/27 | HB 6095 | 2014-2015 Department Budgets | Bill Passed - House (68 - 47) |
5/27 | SB 16 | Amends Formula for School Funding | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 19) |
5/27 | HB 6097 | 2014-2015 Department Budgets | Bill Passed - House (65 - 49) |
5/27 | HB 6093 | 2014-2015 K-12 Education Budget | Bill Passed - House (68 - 47) |
5/27 | HB 6094 | 2014-2015 Higher Education Budget | Bill Passed - House (66 - 48) |
5/27 | HB 6096 | 2014-2015 Department Budgets | Bill Passed - House (67 - 48) |
5/15 | HB 6021 | 2014-2015 Education Budget | Bill Passed - House (61 - 55) |
5/15 | HB 6021 | 2014-2015 Education Budget | Bill Passed - House (61 - 55) |
4/08 | SB 1922 | Amends the City of Chicago Employee Pensions | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 23) |
4/08 | SB 1922 | Amends the City of Chicago Employee Pensions | Bill Passed - House (73 - 41) |
2/05 | SB 1227 | Extends the Date for the Governor to Submit the State Budget | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (37 - 15) |
2/05 | SB 1227 | Extends the Date for the Governor to Submit the State Budget | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (37 - 15) |
2/04 | SB 1227 | Extends the Date for the Governor to Submit the State Budget | Bill Passed - House (62 - 48) |
2/04 | SB 1227 | Extends the Date for the Governor to Submit the State Budget | Bill Passed - House (62 - 48) |