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Bill Information	Sort By Bill Number	Sort By Sponsor	Sort By Filed Date Time	Filed
S 158 c1 General Bill by Hutson Identification Cards and Driver Licenses	158	Hutson	20151008163601	10/8/2015 4:36 PM
S 484 Memorial by Thompson Caribbean American Heritage Month	484	Thompson	20151008161044	10/8/2015 4:10 PM
S 482 Memorial by Thompson Reinstatement of Citizenship for Dominicans of Haitian Descent	482	Thompson	20151008161030	10/8/2015 4:10 PM
S 480 General Bill by Bullard High School Graduation Requirements	480	Bullard	20151008155633	10/8/2015 3:56 PM
H 341 General Bill by Raschein Public Educational Facilities	341	Raschein	20151008145129	10/8/2015 2:51 PM
S 478 General Bill by Joyner State Employee Salaries	478	Joyner	20151008142204	10/8/2015 2:22 PM
S 476 General Bill by Joyner Driver License or Driving Privilege Suspensions	476	Joyner	20151008140520	10/8/2015 2:05 PM
S 474 General Bill by Braynon Landlords and Tenants	474	Braynon	20151008140502	10/8/2015 2:05 PM
S 472 General Bill by Bean Exceptional Student Education	472	Bean	20151008140447	10/8/2015 2:04 PM
S 470 General Bill by Brandes Blended Learning Courses	470	Brandes	20151008130934	10/8/2015 1:09 PM
H 339 General Bill by Rouson Housing Discrimination	339	Rouson	20151008130401	10/8/2015 1:04 PM
H 337 General Bill by Peters Vision Care Plans	337	Peters	20151008130127	10/8/2015 1:01 PM
S 468 General Bill by Ring Computer Coding Instruction	468	Ring	20151008093059	10/8/2015 9:30 AM

Amendments
Amendment Information	Sort By Bill Number	Sort By Sponsor	Sort By Filed Date Time	Filed
H 69 - 581393 (pdf) by Smith Amendment	10/8/2015 8:28 AM
S 202 - 741346 (pdf) by CF (Hutson) Late Filed Amendment	10/8/2015 8:06 AM

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Thursday, October 8, 2015 Open Calendar

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August Back-To-School Sales Tax Holiday

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Year-Round Tax Savings for Hurricane Preparedness

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Senator Geraldine Thompson

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