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Vote Smart provides easy access to congressional and state voting records and maintains a collection of key votes grouped by issue. Vote Smart uses the following criteria to select key votes:

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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
April 29, 2024 MN SF 5289 Appropriates Funding for Employment Training Programs Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 33)
April 26, 2024 MS SB 3231 Repeals and Restricts State Retirement Board Authority Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 14)
April 25, 2024 OK SB 473 Establishes Judicial Offices in Tulsa and Oklahoma City for Business Courts Bill Passed - House (56 - 26)
April 25, 2024 OK HB 3780 Amends Provisions of the Oklahoma Open Meetings Act Related to Video or Teleconferencing Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 1)
April 25, 2024 MA S 2736 Establishes Consumer Automobile Protections Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 0)
April 24, 2024 CT HB 5005 Expands Paid Sick Days in the State Bill Passed - House (88 - 61)
April 24, 2024 CT HB 5005 Expands Paid Sick Days in the State Bill Passed - House (88 - 61)
April 24, 2024 CO SB 24-149 Amends State Worker Compensation Insurance Laws Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 13)
April 19, 2024 MS SB 3105 Establishes an Excise Tax On Heated Tobacco Products Under The Tobacco Tax Law (47 - 4)
April 19, 2024 IA SF 2411 Repeals Work-Based Learning Programs Bill Passed - House (72 - 21)
April 19, 2024 IA SF 2411 Repeals Work-Based Learning Programs Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 13)
April 19, 2024 IL HB 3763 Requires Employers with 5 or More Employees Provide Copies of Personnel Records to Employees Upon Request Bill Passed - House (71 - 35)
April 19, 2024 CO HB 24-1008 Establishes New Wage Theft Protections for Construction Workers Bill Passed - House (43 - 17)
April 19, 2024 CO SB 24-190 Expands the Rural Opportunity Office's Role in Supporting Diversification in Workforce Training Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 3)
April 18, 2024 CT SB 222 Amends State Paid Family And Medical Leave Statutes Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 11)
April 17, 2024 IA SF 345 Amends State Rules Governing Tobacco Products Concurrence Vote Passed - House (68 - 27)
April 17, 2024 IL SB 3592 Establishes the Strengthening Community Media Act Bill Passed - Senate (43 - 13)
April 17, 2024 DE SB 233 Amends The Delaware Code Relating To The Service Worker Protection Act. Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 6)
April 16, 2024 TN SB 2508 Establishes Requirement for the State IRS to Report Ticket Sales Publicly Bill Passed - House (88 - 4)
April 16, 2024 AL HB 390 Repeals and Removes the Department of Agriculture and Industries from the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission Bill Passed - House (95 - 4)
April 11, 2024 NH HB 1649 Prohibits Toxic Chemicals (PFAs) in the State Beginning in 2027 "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (233 - 140)
April 11, 2024 NE LB 1017 Establishes Compensation for Injuries resulting in disability under the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Act Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 8)
April 11, 2024 IL SB 2933 Establishes Revisions for the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act Bill Passed - Senate (58 - 0)
April 11, 2024 TN SB 2508 Establishes Requirement for the State IRS to Report Ticket Sales Publicly Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 0)
April 11, 2024 IL SB 3310 Extends the Timeline for Employees to File Human Rights Charges Against Employers Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 18)
April 11, 2024 MO HB 2274 Establishes Revisions to Corporate Income Taxes Bill Passed - House (100 - 50)
April 10, 2024 National H J Res 98 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Labor Relations Board relating to "Standard for Determining Joint Employer Status". Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (50 - 48)
April 10, 2024 IL SB 2960 Prohibits Hotels from Using Single Use Plastics Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 16)
April 9, 2024 IL SB 3098 Prohibits Online Individual Sales of Vape Products Bill Passed - Senate (55 - 0)
April 9, 2024 LA HB 748 Establishes Annual Imported Seafood Safety Fees Bill Passed - House (78 - 22)
April 5, 2024 KS HB 2711 Amends Various Kansas Public Employees Retirement System Provisions Conference Report Adopted - House (118 - 5)
April 5, 2024 PA SB 745 Requires Contracts for Information Technology Commodities Bill Passed - Senate (48 - 0)
April 4, 2024 KS HB 2711 Amends Various Kansas Public Employees Retirement System Provisions Conference Report Adopted - Senate (30 - 8)
April 4, 2024 MO SB 894 Establishes an Office of Entrepreneurship with an Emphasis on Strengthening Locally-Owned Businesses Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 1)
April 3, 2024 MS SB 2567 Authorizes the Department of Revenue to Issue Tobacco Permits to Allow Permittees to Sell Alcoholic Beverages on Licensed Premises Bill Passed - House (98 - 17)
April 2, 2024 IA HF 2605 Establishes Hemp Regulations and Penalties Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 18)
April 2, 2024 AL HB 227 Repeals the Current Ethics Laws for Public Officials and Employees Bill Passed - House (79 - 9)
April 2, 2024 AL HB 102 Repeals the Requirement that Minors Have a Permit Issued to be Employed After School Bill Passed - House (97 - 2)
March 29, 2024 MD HB 649 Requires Employers Disclose Wage Information to Applicants for Employment Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 7)
March 29, 2024 MD HB 649 Requires Employers Disclose Wage Information to Applicants for Employment Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 7)
March 28, 2024 GA SB 354 Repeals Certain Cosmetology Licensing Requirements Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (40 - 11)
March 28, 2024 TN SB 2100 Authorizes the Use of Certain Third-Party Examiners Bill Passed - House (83 - 2)
March 28, 2024 RI S 2121 Increases Eligible Benefits and Pay to Employees on Leave Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 3)
March 28, 2024 SC H 5118 Requires Privatization of the Dominion Energy Company Bill Passed - House (83 - 21)
March 28, 2024 SC H 4289 Prohibits Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Hiring at Public Universities Bill Passed - House (77 - 30)
March 27, 2024 AK SB 93 Establishes a Fund for the Compensation of Fishermen Bill Passed - House (39 - 1)
March 27, 2024 AZ SB 1021 Amends and Repeals Parts of the Arizona Statutes Concerning Health Professionals Bill Passed - House (40 - 13)
March 26, 2024 GA SB 354 Repeals Certain Cosmetology Licensing Requirements Bill Passed - House (96 - 76)
March 26, 2024 KY SB 16 Increases Various Corporate Trespass Laws and Penalties and Limits Whistleblowing Bill Passed - House (72 - 25)
March 26, 2024 DE HB 299 Amends the Definition of Places of Public Accommodation to Include Libraries Under the State's Equal Accommodations Law Bill Passed - House (30 - 5)
March 20, 2024 GA SB 362 Prohibits Companies from Receiving State Tax Incentives Unless Their Decision to Unionize was via Secret Ballot Bill Passed - House (96 - 78)
March 19, 2024 MI SB 744 Amends Requirements for Teachers to Successfully Complete Probationary Employment Periods to be More Broad Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 17)
March 18, 2024 NJ S 1313 Establishes a State Certification Process for LGBTQ+ Businesses Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 3)
March 18, 2024 NJ S 1313 Establishes a State Certification Process for LGBTQ+ Businesses Bill Passed - House (61 - 8)
March 18, 2024 MD HB 67 Establishes Violations for Unauthorized Insurers Bill Passed - House (100 - 37)
March 15, 2024 CO HB 24-1139 Amends Death Benefit Statutes after Remarriage Concurrence Vote Passed - House (57 - 6)
March 15, 2024 MD HB 649 Requires Employers Disclose Wage Information to Applicants for Employment Bill Passed - House (99 - 35)
March 15, 2024 CO SB 24-020 Authorizes Restaurants to Serve To-Go Alcohol Permanently Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 2)
March 15, 2024 MD HB 649 Requires Employers Disclose Wage Information to Applicants for Employment Bill Passed - House (99 - 35)
March 13, 2024 CO HB 24-1139 Amends Death Benefit Statutes after Remarriage Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (29 - 5)
March 13, 2024 MS HB 1590 Amends Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) Membership Board Oversight Bill Passed - House (85 - 34)
March 12, 2024 WI AB 1073 Amends Several Worker Compensation Laws Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 1)
March 12, 2024 ID S 1390 Amends Definition of "In-Demand Careers" Regarding Idaho Launch Grant program Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 10)
March 12, 2024 ID S 1390 Amends Definition of "In-Demand Careers" Regarding Idaho Launch Grant program Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 10)
March 12, 2024 IA HF 2605 Establishes Hemp Regulations and Penalties Bill Passed - House (79 - 16)
March 11, 2024 KY HB 15 Establishes Protections on Consumer Data Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 0)
March 9, 2024 WV HB 4793 Authorizes Individuals 21 and Older to Manufacture Moonshine for Personal or Family Use Concurrence Vote Passed - House (64 - 34)
March 9, 2024 WV HB 5349 Requires Labeling for Food Products be More Specific Concurrence Vote Passed - House (88 - 9)
March 9, 2024 WV HB 4793 Authorizes Individuals 21 and Older to Manufacture Moonshine for Personal or Family Use Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 14)
March 8, 2024 WY SF 41 Exempts Employees of the Division of Banking from State Personnel Classification and Compensation Provisions Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (24 - 7)
March 8, 2024 WV SB 755 Increases Age Verification Requirements for Online Tobacco Products Bill Passed - House (92 - 3)
March 8, 2024 WV HB 5257 Authorizes State Appeals Court to Set Pay Scales for Employees Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 9)
March 8, 2024 WV SB 727 Amends the Process for County Boards of Education to Hire Aides, Early Childhood Classroom Assistant Teachers, and Secretaries Bill Passed - House (61 - 34)
March 8, 2024 FL HB 433 Prohibits Any County's Ability to Create Their Own Rules and Regulations to Address Extreme Heat Bill Passed - House (74 - 36)
March 8, 2024 FL HB 433 Prohibits Any County's Ability to Create Their Own Rules and Regulations to Address Extreme Heat Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 15)
Date No. Title Outcome
4/29 SF 5289 Appropriates Funding for Employment Training Programs Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 33)
4/26 SB 3231 Repeals and Restricts State Retirement Board Authority Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 14)
4/25 SB 473 Establishes Judicial Offices in Tulsa and Oklahoma City for Business Courts Bill Passed - House (56 - 26)
4/25 HB 3780 Amends Provisions of the Oklahoma Open Meetings Act Related to Video or Teleconferencing Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 1)
4/25 S 2736 Establishes Consumer Automobile Protections Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 0)
4/24 HB 5005 Expands Paid Sick Days in the State Bill Passed - House (88 - 61)
4/24 HB 5005 Expands Paid Sick Days in the State Bill Passed - House (88 - 61)
4/24 SB 24-149 Amends State Worker Compensation Insurance Laws Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 13)
4/19 SB 3105 Establishes an Excise Tax On Heated Tobacco Products Under The Tobacco Tax Law (47 - 4)
4/19 SF 2411 Repeals Work-Based Learning Programs Bill Passed - House (72 - 21)
4/19 SF 2411 Repeals Work-Based Learning Programs Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 13)
4/19 HB 3763 Requires Employers with 5 or More Employees Provide Copies of Personnel Records to Employees Upon Request Bill Passed - House (71 - 35)
4/19 HB 24-1008 Establishes New Wage Theft Protections for Construction Workers Bill Passed - House (43 - 17)
4/19 SB 24-190 Expands the Rural Opportunity Office's Role in Supporting Diversification in Workforce Training Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 3)
4/18 SB 222 Amends State Paid Family And Medical Leave Statutes Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 11)
4/17 SF 345 Amends State Rules Governing Tobacco Products Concurrence Vote Passed - House (68 - 27)
4/17 SB 3592 Establishes the Strengthening Community Media Act Bill Passed - Senate (43 - 13)
4/17 SB 233 Amends The Delaware Code Relating To The Service Worker Protection Act. Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 6)
4/16 SB 2508 Establishes Requirement for the State IRS to Report Ticket Sales Publicly Bill Passed - House (88 - 4)
4/16 HB 390 Repeals and Removes the Department of Agriculture and Industries from the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission Bill Passed - House (95 - 4)
4/11 HB 1649 Prohibits Toxic Chemicals (PFAs) in the State Beginning in 2027 "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (233 - 140)
4/11 LB 1017 Establishes Compensation for Injuries resulting in disability under the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Act Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 8)
4/11 SB 2933 Establishes Revisions for the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act Bill Passed - Senate (58 - 0)
4/11 SB 2508 Establishes Requirement for the State IRS to Report Ticket Sales Publicly Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 0)
4/11 SB 3310 Extends the Timeline for Employees to File Human Rights Charges Against Employers Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 18)
4/11 HB 2274 Establishes Revisions to Corporate Income Taxes Bill Passed - House (100 - 50)
4/10 H J Res 98 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Labor Relations Board relating to "Standard for Determining Joint Employer Status". Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (50 - 48)
4/10 SB 2960 Prohibits Hotels from Using Single Use Plastics Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 16)
4/09 SB 3098 Prohibits Online Individual Sales of Vape Products Bill Passed - Senate (55 - 0)
4/09 HB 748 Establishes Annual Imported Seafood Safety Fees Bill Passed - House (78 - 22)
4/05 HB 2711 Amends Various Kansas Public Employees Retirement System Provisions Conference Report Adopted - House (118 - 5)
4/05 SB 745 Requires Contracts for Information Technology Commodities Bill Passed - Senate (48 - 0)
4/04 HB 2711 Amends Various Kansas Public Employees Retirement System Provisions Conference Report Adopted - Senate (30 - 8)
4/04 SB 894 Establishes an Office of Entrepreneurship with an Emphasis on Strengthening Locally-Owned Businesses Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 1)
4/03 SB 2567 Authorizes the Department of Revenue to Issue Tobacco Permits to Allow Permittees to Sell Alcoholic Beverages on Licensed Premises Bill Passed - House (98 - 17)
4/02 HF 2605 Establishes Hemp Regulations and Penalties Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 18)
4/02 HB 227 Repeals the Current Ethics Laws for Public Officials and Employees Bill Passed - House (79 - 9)
4/02 HB 102 Repeals the Requirement that Minors Have a Permit Issued to be Employed After School Bill Passed - House (97 - 2)
3/29 HB 649 Requires Employers Disclose Wage Information to Applicants for Employment Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 7)
3/29 HB 649 Requires Employers Disclose Wage Information to Applicants for Employment Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 7)
3/28 SB 354 Repeals Certain Cosmetology Licensing Requirements Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (40 - 11)
3/28 SB 2100 Authorizes the Use of Certain Third-Party Examiners Bill Passed - House (83 - 2)
3/28 S 2121 Increases Eligible Benefits and Pay to Employees on Leave Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 3)
3/28 H 5118 Requires Privatization of the Dominion Energy Company Bill Passed - House (83 - 21)
3/28 H 4289 Prohibits Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Hiring at Public Universities Bill Passed - House (77 - 30)
3/27 SB 93 Establishes a Fund for the Compensation of Fishermen Bill Passed - House (39 - 1)
3/27 SB 1021 Amends and Repeals Parts of the Arizona Statutes Concerning Health Professionals Bill Passed - House (40 - 13)
3/26 SB 354 Repeals Certain Cosmetology Licensing Requirements Bill Passed - House (96 - 76)
3/26 SB 16 Increases Various Corporate Trespass Laws and Penalties and Limits Whistleblowing Bill Passed - House (72 - 25)
3/26 HB 299 Amends the Definition of Places of Public Accommodation to Include Libraries Under the State's Equal Accommodations Law Bill Passed - House (30 - 5)
3/20 SB 362 Prohibits Companies from Receiving State Tax Incentives Unless Their Decision to Unionize was via Secret Ballot Bill Passed - House (96 - 78)
3/19 SB 744 Amends Requirements for Teachers to Successfully Complete Probationary Employment Periods to be More Broad Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 17)
3/18 S 1313 Establishes a State Certification Process for LGBTQ+ Businesses Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 3)
3/18 S 1313 Establishes a State Certification Process for LGBTQ+ Businesses Bill Passed - House (61 - 8)
3/18 HB 67 Establishes Violations for Unauthorized Insurers Bill Passed - House (100 - 37)
3/15 HB 24-1139 Amends Death Benefit Statutes after Remarriage Concurrence Vote Passed - House (57 - 6)
3/15 HB 649 Requires Employers Disclose Wage Information to Applicants for Employment Bill Passed - House (99 - 35)
3/15 SB 24-020 Authorizes Restaurants to Serve To-Go Alcohol Permanently Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 2)
3/15 HB 649 Requires Employers Disclose Wage Information to Applicants for Employment Bill Passed - House (99 - 35)
3/13 HB 24-1139 Amends Death Benefit Statutes after Remarriage Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (29 - 5)
3/13 HB 1590 Amends Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) Membership Board Oversight Bill Passed - House (85 - 34)
3/12 AB 1073 Amends Several Worker Compensation Laws Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 1)
3/12 S 1390 Amends Definition of "In-Demand Careers" Regarding Idaho Launch Grant program Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 10)
3/12 S 1390 Amends Definition of "In-Demand Careers" Regarding Idaho Launch Grant program Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 10)
3/12 HF 2605 Establishes Hemp Regulations and Penalties Bill Passed - House (79 - 16)
3/11 HB 15 Establishes Protections on Consumer Data Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 0)
3/09 HB 4793 Authorizes Individuals 21 and Older to Manufacture Moonshine for Personal or Family Use Concurrence Vote Passed - House (64 - 34)
3/09 HB 5349 Requires Labeling for Food Products be More Specific Concurrence Vote Passed - House (88 - 9)
3/09 HB 4793 Authorizes Individuals 21 and Older to Manufacture Moonshine for Personal or Family Use Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 14)
3/08 SF 41 Exempts Employees of the Division of Banking from State Personnel Classification and Compensation Provisions Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (24 - 7)
3/08 SB 755 Increases Age Verification Requirements for Online Tobacco Products Bill Passed - House (92 - 3)
3/08 HB 5257 Authorizes State Appeals Court to Set Pay Scales for Employees Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 9)
3/08 SB 727 Amends the Process for County Boards of Education to Hire Aides, Early Childhood Classroom Assistant Teachers, and Secretaries Bill Passed - House (61 - 34)
3/08 HB 433 Prohibits Any County's Ability to Create Their Own Rules and Regulations to Address Extreme Heat Bill Passed - House (74 - 36)
3/08 HB 433 Prohibits Any County's Ability to Create Their Own Rules and Regulations to Address Extreme Heat Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 15)
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