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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:

  1. The vote should be helpful in portraying how a member stands on a particular issue
  2. The vote should be clear for any person to understand
  3. The vote has received media attention
  4. The vote was passed or defeated by a very close margin
  5. Occasionally, if a specific bill is consistently inquired about on the Voter's Research Hotline, the vote will be added

Vote Smart provides a summary of the version of the bill text associated with each selected key vote. Our summaries are written by Vote Smart's staff and interns, who adhere to our strict policies and procedures in order to guarantee absolute impartiality and accuracy. They do not necessarily reflect the content of the final version of the bill, but rather the version voted on in that stage. While many procedural votes take place before a full chamber vote, our voting stages reflect the final reading of each chamber vote. Each key vote selection is reviewed by the project's community of advisors, who are political scientists and journalists from all fifty states.

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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
Oct. 26, 2021 MI SB 603 Prohibits Emergency Orders that Mandate the Use of Vaccines and Face Masks Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 15)
Oct. 25, 2021 WI SB 454 Amends State Reading Readiness Assessments Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 12)
Oct. 25, 2021 WI SB 125 Extends Tax Benefits to Provide Tuition Tax Breaks for Apprentices in Trade Schools Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 13)
Oct. 20, 2021 MI HB 5166 Authorizes the Distribution of Opioid Antagonists Bill Passed - House (100 - 4)
Oct. 19, 2021 WV HB 335 Limits Employer Discretion in Requiring Workers have the COVID-19 Vaccine Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 16)
Oct. 19, 2021 MI SB 688 Establishes Tax Credits for Individuals who Provide Funding for Supplemental Non-Public School Scholarships Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 16)
Oct. 15, 2021 WV HB 335 Limits Employer Discretion in Requiring Workers have the COVID-19 Vaccine Bill Passed - House (68 - 30)
Oct. 14, 2021 WV SB 3031 Exempting Sales of Certain Aircraft from Consumers Sales and Service Tax Bill Passed - House (71 - 23)
Oct. 8, 2021 AR SB 731 Establishes a Right of Privacy Concerning COVID-19 Vaccination Status Bill Failed - House (41 - 46)
Oct. 7, 2021 AR SB 731 Establishes a Right of Privacy Concerning COVID-19 Vaccination Status Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 11)
Oct. 6, 2021 AR HB 1977 Exempts Employees from Federal Mandates and Employer Mandates Related to COVID-19 Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 12)
Oct. 6, 2021 AR SB 739 Exempts Employees from Federal Vaccine Mandates Bill Passed - House (61 - 25)
Oct. 6, 2021 MI HB 5044 Establishes Guidelines for New Child Care Provider Contracts Bill Passed - House (87 - 16)
Oct. 5, 2021 CA AB 1403 Authorizes Planned Power Outages During State of Emergencies Concurrence Vote Passed - House (61 - 9)
Oct. 5, 2021 AR HB 1977 Exempts Employees from Federal Mandates and Employer Mandates Related to COVID-19 Bill Passed - House (68 - 23)
Oct. 4, 2021 AR SB 730 Extends Unemployment Benefits to Individuals Who Have Been Terminated After Refusing the COVID-19 Vaccine Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 13)
Oct. 4, 2021 AR SB 739 Exempts Employees from Federal Vaccine Mandates Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 12)
Oct. 4, 2021 AR SB 732 Prohibits the Process Known as "Vaccine Coercion" Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 11)
Sept. 28, 2021 WI SB 463 Requires School Boards to make Information about Learning Materials used for Pupil Instruction Public Bill Passed - House (60 - 38)
Sept. 28, 2021 WI SB 463 Requires School Boards to make Information about Learning Materials used for Pupil Instruction Public Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 12)
Sept. 28, 2021 WI AB 563 Requires Schools Teach Students on the Declaration of Independence, Constitution, Bill of Rights and Compare Democratic Principals to Communism, Socialism, and Totalitarianism Bill Passed - House (61 - 37)
Sept. 28, 2021 CT SR 76 Authorizes Governor's Renewed Emergency Declaration Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 15)
Sept. 24, 2021 National HR 3755 Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 Bill Passed - House (218 - 211)
Sept. 23, 2021 National HR 4350 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 Bill Passed - House (316 - 113)
Sept. 13, 2021 IL SB 2408 Increases the Growth of Wind, Solar and Other Forms of Renewable Energy Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (37 - 17)
Date No. Title Outcome
10/26 SB 603 Prohibits Emergency Orders that Mandate the Use of Vaccines and Face Masks Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 15)
10/25 SB 454 Amends State Reading Readiness Assessments Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 12)
10/25 SB 125 Extends Tax Benefits to Provide Tuition Tax Breaks for Apprentices in Trade Schools Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 13)
10/20 HB 5166 Authorizes the Distribution of Opioid Antagonists Bill Passed - House (100 - 4)
10/19 HB 335 Limits Employer Discretion in Requiring Workers have the COVID-19 Vaccine Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 16)
10/19 SB 688 Establishes Tax Credits for Individuals who Provide Funding for Supplemental Non-Public School Scholarships Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 16)
10/15 HB 335 Limits Employer Discretion in Requiring Workers have the COVID-19 Vaccine Bill Passed - House (68 - 30)
10/14 SB 3031 Exempting Sales of Certain Aircraft from Consumers Sales and Service Tax Bill Passed - House (71 - 23)
10/08 SB 731 Establishes a Right of Privacy Concerning COVID-19 Vaccination Status Bill Failed - House (41 - 46)
10/07 SB 731 Establishes a Right of Privacy Concerning COVID-19 Vaccination Status Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 11)
10/06 HB 1977 Exempts Employees from Federal Mandates and Employer Mandates Related to COVID-19 Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 12)
10/06 SB 739 Exempts Employees from Federal Vaccine Mandates Bill Passed - House (61 - 25)
10/06 HB 5044 Establishes Guidelines for New Child Care Provider Contracts Bill Passed - House (87 - 16)
10/05 AB 1403 Authorizes Planned Power Outages During State of Emergencies Concurrence Vote Passed - House (61 - 9)
10/05 HB 1977 Exempts Employees from Federal Mandates and Employer Mandates Related to COVID-19 Bill Passed - House (68 - 23)
10/04 SB 730 Extends Unemployment Benefits to Individuals Who Have Been Terminated After Refusing the COVID-19 Vaccine Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 13)
10/04 SB 739 Exempts Employees from Federal Vaccine Mandates Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 12)
10/04 SB 732 Prohibits the Process Known as "Vaccine Coercion" Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 11)
9/28 SB 463 Requires School Boards to make Information about Learning Materials used for Pupil Instruction Public Bill Passed - House (60 - 38)
9/28 SB 463 Requires School Boards to make Information about Learning Materials used for Pupil Instruction Public Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 12)
9/28 AB 563 Requires Schools Teach Students on the Declaration of Independence, Constitution, Bill of Rights and Compare Democratic Principals to Communism, Socialism, and Totalitarianism Bill Passed - House (61 - 37)
9/28 SR 76 Authorizes Governor's Renewed Emergency Declaration Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 15)
9/24 HR 3755 Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 Bill Passed - House (218 - 211)
9/23 HR 4350 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 Bill Passed - House (316 - 113)
9/13 SB 2408 Increases the Growth of Wind, Solar and Other Forms of Renewable Energy Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (37 - 17)

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