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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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March 15, 2021 | ID | H 127 | Establishes the Idaho Broadband Fund | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 10) |
March 1, 2021 | ID | H 127 | Establishes the Idaho Broadband Fund | Bill Passed - House (40 - 27) |
Feb. 10, 2021 | ID | H 53 | Authorizes Electronic Publication of Government Notices | Bill Failed - House (32 - 38) |
Feb. 28, 2020 | ID | H 521 | Exempts Large Data Centers from the New State Sales Tax | Bill Passed - House (37 - 21) |
March 12, 2015 | ID | S 1108 | Authorizes Testing Autonomous Driven Vehicles | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 17) |
Feb. 13, 2013 | ID | HB 55 | Authorizes Telecommunications Businesses to Solicit Existing Customers | Bill Passed - House (65 - 5) |
March 23, 2012 | ID | S 1274 | Prohibits Texting While Driving | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (29 - 5) |
March 20, 2012 | ID | S 1274 | Prohibits Texting While Driving | Bill Passed - House (53 - 17) |
March 15, 2012 | ID | S 1358 | Amends Bullying Laws | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 8) |
Feb. 21, 2012 | ID | S 1274 | Prohibits Texting While Driving | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 6) |
April 1, 2011 | ID | S 1184 | Technology in the Classroom | Bill Passed - House (44 - 26) |
March 24, 2011 | ID | S 1184 | Technology in the Classroom | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15) |
March 29, 2010 | ID | H 729 | Prohibiting Text Messaging While Driving | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 4) |
March 26, 2010 | ID | H 729 | Prohibiting Text Messaging While Driving | Bill Passed - House (51 - 16) |
March 10, 2010 | ID | S 1352 | Prohibiting Text Messaging While Driving | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 5) |
May 8, 2009 | ID | H 374 | Allowing Diversion of Funds to Virtual Education | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 9) |
May 7, 2009 | ID | H 374 | Allowing Diversion of Funds to Virtual Education | Bill Passed - House (49 - 15) |
April 14, 2009 | ID | H 303 | Online Public Education | Bill Passed - House (51 - 19) |
Date | No. | Title | Outcome |
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3/15 | H 127 | Establishes the Idaho Broadband Fund | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 10) |
3/01 | H 127 | Establishes the Idaho Broadband Fund | Bill Passed - House (40 - 27) |
2/10 | H 53 | Authorizes Electronic Publication of Government Notices | Bill Failed - House (32 - 38) |
2/28 | H 521 | Exempts Large Data Centers from the New State Sales Tax | Bill Passed - House (37 - 21) |
3/12 | S 1108 | Authorizes Testing Autonomous Driven Vehicles | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 17) |
2/13 | HB 55 | Authorizes Telecommunications Businesses to Solicit Existing Customers | Bill Passed - House (65 - 5) |
3/23 | S 1274 | Prohibits Texting While Driving | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (29 - 5) |
3/20 | S 1274 | Prohibits Texting While Driving | Bill Passed - House (53 - 17) |
3/15 | S 1358 | Amends Bullying Laws | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 8) |
2/21 | S 1274 | Prohibits Texting While Driving | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 6) |
4/01 | S 1184 | Technology in the Classroom | Bill Passed - House (44 - 26) |
3/24 | S 1184 | Technology in the Classroom | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15) |
3/29 | H 729 | Prohibiting Text Messaging While Driving | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 4) |
3/26 | H 729 | Prohibiting Text Messaging While Driving | Bill Passed - House (51 - 16) |
3/10 | S 1352 | Prohibiting Text Messaging While Driving | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 5) |
5/08 | H 374 | Allowing Diversion of Funds to Virtual Education | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 9) |
5/07 | H 374 | Allowing Diversion of Funds to Virtual Education | Bill Passed - House (49 - 15) |
4/14 | H 303 | Online Public Education | Bill Passed - House (51 - 19) |