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Date | No. | Title | Outcome |
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10/24 | HB 1549 | Amends Requirements to Receive Income Tax Relief | Bill Passed - House (71 - 19) |
4/28 | SB 2284 | Appropriates $6 Million to Provide Low-Income K-12 Students Free School Meals | Conference Report Adopted - House (77 - 15) |
4/17 | SB 2181 | Expands Medicaid Assistance and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families for Pregnant Women | Bill Passed - House (87 - 3) |
3/29 | SB 2291 | Requires a Study on Utilization of the Federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program | Bill Passed - House (81 - 9) |
1/19 | HB 1266 | Authorizes Cities with Expired Renaissance Zone Community Revitalization Areas to Reapply to the Program | Bill Passed - House (84 - 7) |
2/27 | HB 1362 | Expands Medicaid Eligibility | Bill Passed - House (57 - 36) |
2/22 | HB 1385 | Requires Drug Testing for Welfare Recipients | Bill Failed - House (19 - 72) |
2/08 | HB 1377 | Children's Health Insurance Program | Bill Failed - House (25 - 67) |