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With the Legislature holding intermittent sessions during the general election campaign season, the Roll Call Report completes its review of key votes from the 2017-2018 session.
Senate Bill 897, Impose work requirement on able-bodied Medicaid recipients: Passed 26 to 11 in the Senate on April 19, 2018
To require state welfare officials to seek federal permission to allow requiring able-bodied individuals enrolled in the the federal health care law's Medicaid expansion to work at least 80 hours a month for at least nine months a year, or be in school, job-training or volunteer work. The bill authorizes exceptions for a parent with children under age six, individuals getting disability benefits or above age 62, a disabled person's caretaker and more.Add to your scorecard as In Favor or Against (select a scorecard)
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Senate Bill 897, Impose work requirement on able-bodied Medicaid recipients: Passed 62 to 47 in the House on June 6, 2018
The House vote on the bill described above.Add to your scorecard as In Favor or Against (select a scorecard)
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House Bill 4999, Ban local food and beverage taxes: Passed 101 to 7 in the House on October 5, 2017
To prohibit local governments and authorities from imposing a tax or fee on the manufacture, distribution, wholesaling or retail sale of food for immediate consumption or non-immediate consumption. Among other things this would prohibit local officials from imposing soda taxes.Add to your scorecard as In Favor or Against (select a scorecard)
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House Bill 4999, Ban local food and beverage taxes: Passed 30 to 5 in the Senate on October 12, 2017
The Senate vote on the bill described above.Add to your scorecard as In Favor or Against (select a scorecard)
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House Bill 4716, Remove parental rights for female genital mutilation: Passed 89 to 16 in the House on September 14, 2017
To take away the parental rights of a parent who subjects a child to female genital mutilation. This would be in the same section of law that terminates parental rights for severe child abuse and molestation.Add to your scorecard as In Favor or Against (select a scorecard)
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House Bill 4716, Remove parental rights for female genital mutilation: Passed 38 to 0 in the Senate on November 30, 2017
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House Bill 4557, Authorize prison for bringing 26 cases of beer or wine into state: Passed 99 to 8 in the House on May 25, 2017
To authorize up to four years in prison and a $5,000 fine for bringing more than around 26 cases of wine or beer into the state without all the required licenses mandated by the state. Smaller quantities would be subject to 93 days in jail.Add to your scorecard as In Favor or Against (select a scorecard)
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House Bill 4557, Authorize prison for bringing 26 or more cases of beer or wine into state: Passed 36 to 1 in the Senate on June 22, 2017
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Senate Bill 652, Create environmental rules review committee: Passed 57 to 51 in the House on May 22, 2018
To create a state environmental rules review committee comprised of certain officials and representatives of specified interests including business, government and environmentalist groups, with the duty to make judgments on whether Department of Environmental Quality rulemaking plans meet reasonableness and other standards. Final decisions would belong to the governor, however.Add to your scorecard as In Favor or Against (select a scorecard)
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Senate Bill 652, Create environmental rules review committee: Passed 25 to 11 in the Senate on June 12, 2018
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Senate Bill 574, Let charter schools get some ISD enhancement millage money: Passed 23 to 14 in the Senate on October 18, 2017
To require revenue extracted by future regional enhancement property taxes that are levied by Intermediate School Districts and distributed to conventional public school districts to also be shared with public charter schools within the ISD's territory.Add to your scorecard as In Favor or Against (select a scorecard)
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Senate Bill 574, Let charter schools get some ISD enhancement millage money: Passed 55 to 52 in the House on January 18, 2018
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House Bill 5040, “Bad driver tax” repeal and amnesty: Passed 103 to 5 in the House on November 2, 2017
To repeal the very costly “driver responsibility fees” (“bad driver tax”) assessed for various traffic violations, and clear any outstanding liability on individuals subject to them. These levies were imposed in 2003 to avoid state spending cuts by increasing revenue collections.Add to your scorecard as In Favor or Against (select a scorecard)
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House Bill 5040, “Bad driver tax” repeal and amnesty: Passed 36 to 0 in the Senate on February 14, 2018
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Most viewed bills
2018 Senate Bill 897Impose work requirement on able-bodied Medicaid recipients
2017 Senate Bill 584
Expand concealed pistol “gun free zone” exemptions
2017 Senate Bill 727
Revise interim teaching certificate detail
2018 Senate Bill 741
Ban local dog regulations based on breed
