21.   In recent weeks, the Indiana and Utah legislatures have passed bills similar to the one in Missouri, he said.

22.   Last year, the Massachusetts legislature passed a law repealing all rent control statewide.

23.   Last year the legislature passed civil rights legislation.

24.   More than a dozen legislatures have passed laws entitling private college forces to have arrest powers, as long as the officers met local police training standards.

25.   Numerous state legislatures have passed or considered laws cracking down on aggressive driving.

26.   Pataki also predicted that the legislature would pass a death penalty bill early in the year and said he would sign it.

27.   Pataki promised to sign a bill reinstating executions if, as expected, the legislature passes such a measure.

28.   Safir called on the state legislature to pass a bill that would make it easier to discipline police officers.

29.   Six years later, the state legislature passes the Organic Food Law, and California becomes the first state to actively enforce proper use of the organic label.

30.   The California legislature passed special laws that enabled Orange County to divert funds from county agencies.